Mini bio: John & Margery (Henshaw?) Gilliam

Brief biography of John Gilliam (1614-~1673) and his wife, Margery Henshaw (abt 1617-1688).

John Gilliam
Birth: 1614 in England
Parents: Capt. Lieut. John Gilliam and Amy[?] Ffountayne
Known residences:
--- 1635 Immigrated to Virginia aboard the ship "George"
--- owned land in Henrico County and Charles City County, Virginia
--- home "near the mouth of the Appomattox River" (Virginia) named "Monte Alto", possibly after his old neighborhood in London.
--- 1673 lived in Prince George County, Virginia
Occupation: farmer
Death: 1673, in Prince George County, Virginia

Margery Henshaw?
Birth: 1617 in England
Parents: possibly Thomas Henshaw & Elizabeth Cresser
Death: before 27 May 1688 in Surry County, Virginia

Marriage and Children:

Marriages:
John Gilliam married Margery Henshaw? in about 1650 in Virginia. John died in 1673.
The widow Margery Gilliam then married Henry Briggs in about 1680.

Children of John & Margery Gilliam
--- Charles Gilliam: born about 1650
*** Elizabeth Gilliam: born about 1653, married a Mr. West, William Bevin, then Francis Maybury
--- Hinchia or Hinshaw Gilliam: born about 1660, married Fortune Flood
--- John Gilliam: born about 1666

note: most information from
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mabry/collins/gp391.html
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mabry/francis.html
http://www.virginians.com/redirect.htm?topics&1168

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Mini bio: Francis & Elizabeth (Gilliam) Maybury

Brief biography of Francis Maybury (about 1650/60 - about 1712) and his wife Frances Parham (about 1697 - about 1747).

Francis Maybury
Birth: between 1650 and 1660 in England
Parents: unknown
Known residences:
--- before October 1679 arrived in Virginia Colony
--- 1685 in Henrico County, Virginia
--- briefly in Charles City County, Virginia
--- 1701 in Surry County, Virginia
Occupation: farmer
Death: between March and June, 1712 in Surry County, Virginia

Elizabeth Gilliam
Birth: about 1653 in Virginia
Parents: John Gilliam & Margery Henshaw
Death: about 1716 in Surry County, Virginia

Marriage and Children:

Marriages:
- Elizabeth Gilliam married a Mr. West about 1671
- Elizabeth (Gilliam) West married William Bevin about 1678.
- Elizabeth (Gilliam West) Bevin married Francis Maybury in 1685 in Henrico County, Virginia.

Children of Elizabeth (Gilliam) West
--- John West: born about 1672
--- Francis West: born about 1674

Children of William & Elizabeth (Gilliam West) Bevin
--- Elizabeth Bevin: born before 1684, married Thomas Elam, Thomas Paine, Isaac Shepherd, and John Burton
--- Matthew Bevin: born before 1684
--- William Bevin: born before 1684

Children of Francis & Elizabeth (Gilliam West Bevin) Maybury
--- Ann Maybury: born about 1685/6, married David Peebles, Abraham Burton
--- Mary Maybury: born about 1687/8, married George Fox
--- Francis Maybury, Jr.: born about 1689/90, married Eleanor Wyche
--- George Maybury: born about 1691/92, married Martha Bradley
--- Charles Maybury: born about 1693/94, married Rebeccah ?
--- Judith Maybury: born about 1695/96
*** Hinchia Mabry: born about 1697, married Frances Parham, Mrs. Anne Jackson, and Mrs. Ann (Clack) Courtney

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