Wi11 William Withers

 Wi11 William Withers was the son of  John Withers (Wi12) b: 1574 in Melling, Lancaster County, England, and  Jenett WIDDER/Wither b: 1576 in Arkholme
 

Born: 1600 in Arkholme Melling, Lancastershire, England  Event: Entered U. S. 1655 to Stafford Co., Va.  Reference Number: 564  Married: Anna x b: ABT. 1645 in Arkholme, Melling, England, Died:  10 JUN 1684 in Stafford County, Virginia  10 Oct 1666 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book, 1664-1668. No. 331 [Roads to be cleared] “…from pastenare to the filly at Potomack Creek and from thence to the Ferry at Acquia and from then to Chopwamsick Cr. The Court doth order that John MATHEWS and William HARRIS be surveighors from Paspetanze to Potomack Creek and Mr. Edward SANDERS and Wm. WITHERS from thence to Aquia and Mr. Robert MOSLEY and Mr. William BEACH to Chopmowamsick…”

WILLIAM WITHER, yeoman, son of John Withers, was married before 1630. The first name of his wife is not certain, in the burial record for her the name evidently was faded as it is given as '. . . Wither, wife of William Wither of Arkholme was buried 20 Aug 1661. WILLIAM WITHER, yeoman, is probably the William Wither of Arkholme, whose death is recorded on the register of Melling 10 Jun 1684." Authentic records give WILLIAM WITHER sons who sent to Stafford County, VA, and a son Thomas Wither who was Rector of Halton, and a daughter [Mary] who married John, son of Gyles Moore. The full records of this family of WILLIAM WITHERS, yeoman, must be given to show the connection between this family and the family in Stafford County, VA." The progenitor of this line is Sir Robert Wythers, Knight, who was born abt 1129 and married Joan de Bostock. Their descendants resided primarily in Lancashire, England. The first of their line in the United States were brothers, John and William Withers who appear to have imigrated from England in 1655, settling in Stafford Co., Va. The descendants of William Withers lived in Fauquier and Stafford Co. in Va. and Garrard and Lincoln Co., in Ky. Source: Sr. Robert Edwin Withers," Withers Family" Withers Family of the County Lancaster, England and of Stafford County, Virginia, 1189-1947 (n.p.: Dietz Publishing Co., 1947 on Greg Lamberson's Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~glamberson/Main-site-p/p321.htm#i7686 1189-1947

William Withers and Anna had children: Wi10 William Withers, Jr. b: ABT. 1636 in Lancashire, England  James WITHERS

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