Rawleigh Travers family

Children of Elizabeth according to the Daniels family
John Travers*	b. abt 1656	d.	m.
Rawleigh Travers*	b. abt 1658	d. 1701	m. Hannah Ball N. Farnham Parish, Richmond, VA [will of Eliz. T. in 1693] her 2m. Simon Pearson
Million Travers*	b. abt 1660	d. 1728 Lancaster Co., VA	m. William Downman 1679 N. Farnham Parish, Richmond, VA [will of Eliz. T. in 1693]
Giles Travers*	b. abt 1662	d. 11 Sep 1717	m. Ann Waugh 1679 N. Farnham Parish, Richmond, VA
Elizabeth Travers*	b. abt 1664	d. 1693/94	1m. John Carter Jr. N. Farnham Parish, Richmond, VA 2m. Christopher Wormeley [will of Eliz. T. in 1693]

*children based on the will of Eliz. T. in 1693

1653 - Rawleigh Travers immigrates to the Tidewater counties of Virginia. He seems to have been sponsored by John Cable.

Cable, John. Certificate for land for transportation of Rawleigh Travers. 6 October 1653. p. 79
To pay levy on 1 tytheabled to Mr Ja Bagnell. 6 Feb 1654/5. p.174 [Fleet. p. 179]

1653 - Mary Marloe apparently has her passage by Rawleigh Travers. [Early Virginia Immigrants. 1623-1666. ]
John Heath apparently has paid the passage by Rawleigh Travers. [Early Virginia Immigrants. 1623-1666. ]

"Mr Rawleigh Travers," first appears in Virginia, 1653, when he received 300 a. south side Rappahannock; then as witness to a deed in Lancaster Co., 1658.

1655-

Ordered to pay debt of 550 lb tobo due Capt Hen Fleete. 25 Oct 1655. p. 212
To pay Raleigh Travers, atty of Hen Caus--, 681 lb Tobo and 1 bu corn. 25 Oct 1655. p. 212. [Fleet p. 221]

1656, 23rd Sept. -

p. 42. Inventory of estate of Jo Philips, decd., appraised by Mr. Rawleigh Travers & Mr. Thos. Griffith {sic} the 30th of Jan. 1655/6 Total val. 4535 lb. tobo. Signed Rawleigh Travers, Tho Griffin his marke [sic]. Exhib. 6 mar 1655/6 Rec. 23rd Sept. 1656. [Fleet p. 106]

1662 -

p. 240. Thos Willyums sells cattle to Chynn and Davys. Dated 3 July 1662. Signed Tho Willyums. Wit: Rawleigh Travers, Edward Dale. Rec. 1st Aug 1662. [Fleet p. 139]

He receives a land grant on the Rappahannock River.
1663 -

Rawleigh Travers received a patent for 3650 acres. "The land was an east-running penisula, bounded on the north by little Accokeek Creek and on the south by broad Potomoc Creek. Up on the ridge that runs along the peninsula was perhaps the place where once the Potomac chief's house stood. The ridge is covered today by a fine forest, and it rises more than 150 feet above water level, an unusual height for the Tidewater country. "

[Bridge. page 7]

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William Travers of Rappahannock Co., VA Gent., made his will Gave to my dear Mother, Rebecca Rice, 5000 pounds of tobocco, during her natural life to be left in the hands of my brother Samuel Travers, to be at her disposal when she shall be pleased to call for it & after her death to return to my said brother Samll TRAVERS, & Rawleigh their heires executrs. Gave to my father in law John RICE. my riding horse with furniture. Gave all the rest of my estate unto my two loveing brother Samil & Rawleigh TRAVERS, their heires executrs Adminstrs forever equally to be divided between them. My will is that if my Father in law, Mr John RICE, pay 15000 pounds of tobacco as part of my estate unto my said loveing brothers their heirs or order on the 10th day of march wich will be in the year of our Lord 1687/8 that then he shall have the liverty to pay the rparning part from thence until the tenth day of October which will be in the year of our Lord God 16889. I do constitute and appoint my two loveing Brothers Samil & Rawleigh TTravers my lawful executrs of this my last Will and Testament. Signed Wm. Travers.
Wits. Wm Sloughter, Geo Baker, Joanna Graydeon.

Rawleigh Travers of Richmond Co., VA, Gent, one of ye sons of Colo. Wm. Travers late of Rappahannock Co., dec'd, whereas my said Father inter alla dyed seized a certain divident or Tract of lande in Stafford Co. upon ye hear of Doeggs Creeke containinge 786 acres of lands as by ye Survey & Pattent will appeare writ Pattent beares date 22 Mar 1677 recorded in ye Secretaries Ofie and forasmuch as that ye aforesaid Samil. Traverse in consideration of his Brotherly love and naturall affection to me ye said Rawleigh Travese did sell and sett over in Fee simple to me ye said Rawleigh as appeares by his Deed of Conveyance to me executed & recorded in Rappahannock Co. Court records, Now Know yee that I ye said Rawleigh Traverse for ye sume of 5000 poundes of tobacco in handse paid mee by Wm. Lambert of Northumberland Co., Panter, have sold unto ye said Wm. Lambert his heires & assignes ye uppermotst 200 acres of ye said Divident, bounded begininge alt an old marked pohickorie standing at ye head of Dogues Creeke close by ye Horse Road Cove and against a great branch that is on ye Northeast o said Creeke and exetendings into ye woods accordinge to ye Pattent North West by a line of trees West South West to a Corner tree to be marked & from thence North East & by East to ye above mentioned pohichkorie. Signed Rawleige Traverse; Wits. George Brent, John Pyke, Rawleigh Traverse doe by these presents authorize my good friends & Kinsman Mr. Rawleigh Traverse of Ocouakeeke in Stafford Co. my true & Lawfull atturney to acknoledge my Deed of Sale in Stafford Court to William Lambert or his Atturney. Signed Taw. Traverse Wits. George Brent , John Pyke. Tawleigh Traverse y Atturney of ye above said Rawleigh Traverse came into Court 14 Dec 1692 and acknowledged ye above siad Deed of Sale.

children of Hannah Ball
Sarah Travers	b. abt 1705	d. Oct 15, 1749	1m. Capt. Pierson 2m. Peter Daniel

"Mr Rawleigh Travers," first appears in Virginia, 1653, when he received 300 a. south side Rappahannock; then as witness to a deed in Lancaster Co., 1658.

He m. cir., 1640, Elizabeth _____. (Was she a Hussy or a Cole?) He and his wife Elizabeth executed a deed in Essex Co., 1661. He received, Dec. 29, 1662, a pat. for 300 a. W. side Morattico Creek, Lanc'r Co. (L. Bk. V., 147.) Also 3650 a. S. side Potomac R. on Potomac Crk., adjoining lands of Capt Brent, and granted, 1662, to Col. Gerard Fowke, and my him assigned to Travers, 1663, confirmed Oct. 24,, 1665. (V., 521)

Also, Sep. 12, 1668, for 12 persons, 500 a. S. side Rapp'k Co. (VI. 194) He was Burgess for Lanc'r Co. 1663-6. In Hen. II. 197, he appears as "Mr. Rawleigh ffrances," but on p. 205 "Mr. Rawleigh Travers" was excused for sickness, the name "ffrances," being evidently a typographical error. In 1660 an Act of Assembly was passed for building a State House in James City (Hen. II., 13,) "for the right honorable the Governor and Council to keep Courts and for future Grand Assemblies to meet in." This was erected under the direction of the Gov'r, Sir Wm Berkeley, and a Committee of six, of whom were Col. Gerard Fowkes and Mr. Rawleigh Travers. This house was burnt 1676. (Va. His. Reg. II., 139)

May 26, 1665, Rawleigh Travers rec'd 12,470 lb. tobacco for the use of Rich'd, Gower & Co., from Wm. Hall, by the hands of Leo Howson. (I., 312.) April 1, 1668, John Carpenter of Lanc'r Co., Taylor, and Mary his wife., executor of the will of Anthony Stephens and his heir, deeded land to Rawleigh Travers, gentleman, for L4 and 7000 lbs. of tobacco. Mar. 8 1669, Elizabeth Travers app'd her son, Mr. William Travers, her att'y to acknowledgge to John Chinn the "qr.pt." of her will. (IV., 96) At the same time Rawleigh Travers and Elizabeth Travers signed the contract; and, p. 128, John Chinn and Eliz'b Chinn signed the contract. When he died does not appear. An appeal was sent to the Gen'l Court from Lanc'r Co., 1674, in re Richard James vs. Mr. Robert Beckingham, who had m. the relict of Mr. Travers. Could this have been Elizabeth Travers? Had - 5. William 6. Rawleigh (?). 7 Mrs. Thomas Beale (?.) 8 Mrs. Rawleigh Downman(?), p. 74. "

The five known children of Rawleigh1 Travers and Elizabeth (--?--) were as follows:

2 i. JOHN2 TRAVERS was born circa 1656.
· He was was named as the oldest son of Mr. Raleigh Travers, deceased, in a suit against the estate on 10 Mar 1674/75 in Lancaster Co., Virginia.
+ 3 ii. RAWLEIGH TRAVERS, born circa 1658; married Hannah Ball.
+ 4 iii. MILLION TRAVERS, born circa 1660 in Gloucester County, Virginia; married William Downman.
+ 5 iv. GILES TRAVERS, born circa 1662; married Ann Waugh.
6 v. ELIZABETH TRAVERS was born circa 1664. She married 1 John Carter Jr. She married 2 Christopher Wormeley. She died in 1693/94 in Middlesex Co., Virginia.

· 12 Nov 1693 Middlesex Co.,Va., Will of Elizabeth Wormeley, Rec. 5 Mar 1693: Mother:Mrs. Elizabeth Spencer; Sister: MillionDownman; Brother: RawleighTravers; Brother: Giles Travers; Children of sister Million Downman: Wilmoth Downman, Million Downman the younger, Elizabeth Downman, Husband: Christopher Wormeley, his children: Judith Wormeley, Thomas Wormeley, William Wormeley. (Hopkins, Middlesex Wills & Inv. 1673-1812, p.54).

CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 3; Pg 240

RAWLEIGH TRAVERS, 300 acs. on the S. side of Rappa. River., about 2 mi. Sly. from the plantation of Mr. James &gnat, 9 Mar. 1653, p. 28. Trans. of 6 pers: Mary Marloe, Jon. Heath, Antho., Negro, Margt., Negro; & 100 acs. by assignment from Mr. Spry to Mr. Bagnall, wch. was found lesse than the bounds of a former pattent mentioned.

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CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 4; Pg 333

MR. JOHN PAINE, 610 acs. on the head of the Eastern Br. of Pepoticke Cr. on N. side of Rappa. Riv. 6 Oct. 1656, p. 42, (64). Trans. of 13 pers: Marga. Paine, Jno. Paine, Junr., Wm. Emaston, Morris Williams, Elizabeth Pusie, Jno. Capell, Raughley Travers, Rich. Peacocke, Mary Smith, Law. Thompson, Wm. Walker, Tho. Jelly.

Rawleigh Travers was a Burgess in Lancaster County, Virginia in numerous years.
March 1660-61, March 1661-62, Dec 1662, Sep 1664, Oct 1665, June 1666, Oct 1666, Oct 1669, Oct 1670,