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Edwin Conway, II

Male Abt 1644 - 1698  (~ 54 years)


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  • Name Edwin Conway 
    Suffix II 
    Born Abt 1644  Northumberland Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aug 1698  Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10833  MyTree
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2011 

    Father Edwyn Conway (Connaway), I,   b. Abt 1620, Wigorn, Worchestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1675, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Mother Martha Eltonhead,   b. Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Lancaster Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1640  Worchestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5676  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Walker,   b. Abt 1640, Glochester Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1694, Northumberland (Lancaster Co.), VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Married Between 1675 and 1680  Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Edwin Conway, III,   b. Abt 1681, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1763, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)
    +2. Mary Conway,   b. 16 Feb 1686, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1730, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F5669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Thompson 
    Married Aft 1694  Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F5675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • Note: Lancaster & Accomack Co., VA.
      Long before the first white settlers arrived in what is now Virginia, the Native Americans called the Eastern Shore by the name Accawmacke ---meaning the "across the water place". Accawmacke was settled very early by the English. According to history, the natives on the Eastern Shore were friendly and access to the area was easy. The word Chesapeake is the modern English spelling of the native term for "great water". To the early settlers, this "great water" made for easier travel than trying to go into the interior of the New World. So, early settlement was concentrated in the coastal areas.
      The original shire of Accomac, created in 1634, covered the entire Eastern Shore. The name of the shire was changed to Northampton in 1642. This name change was part of an effort by the English to eliminate "heathen" names in the New World. So, an English name, Northampton, was chosen.
      By the year 1663, many, many settlers has chosen the Eastern Shore as their new home. It was decided that the area should be divided into two counties. So, the northern half got back its original name--- but spelled Accomac.
      Accomac County was abolished for a time in 1670. Governor William Berkeley, wanted to arrest Col. Edmund Scarburgh for the murders of some native chiefs. This was one of the incidents that led to Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. Scarburgh claimed to be a Burgess for Accomac, and members of the General Assembly were immune to arrest. So, to circumvent this situation, Governor Berkeley nullified the law that created the county. This eliminated Scarburgh's protection from being arrested. When Scarburgh died in 1671, the General Assembly re-created Accomac County.
      Lancaster Co. was formed from York and Northumberland in 1651.