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I am new to this kind of correspondence so I hope maybe you can answer a
quick question or two for me:
1) Is email the vehicle that I use to post a query?
2) While the last surname I'm really interested in is "Claxon" I have
resources tell me that perhaps it's a derivative of "Claxton". This being
the case, I'd like to determine when and where the name changed? Any
suggestions and / or remarks are most appreciated.
If I am doing this wrong or in the wrong arena, I apologize.
Thank you and have a great day.
Ron Holmes, M.B.A.
I am new to this kind of correspondence so I hope maybe you can answer a
quick question or two for me:
1) Is email the vehicle that I use to post a query?
2) While the last surname I'm really interested in is "Claxon" I have
resources tell me that perhaps it's a derivative of "Claxton". This being
the case, I'd like to determine when and where the name changed? Any
suggestions and / or remarks are most appreciated.
If I am doing this wrong or in the wrong arena, I apologize.
Thank you and have a great day.
Ron Holmes, M.B.A.
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>Briefs to collect charitable donations granted to certain persons, 5 July
>1653 -
>Vpon the humble petition of John Claxsonn an old Virginian, and the
>testimony
>of the comissioners of the countie of Yorke where hee lived of the great
>loss he
>sustained by ffire to his vtter vndoeing, not able to maintain himselfe and
>five
>children, The Grand Assembly duely weighing his distressed estate hath
>granted
>him the said Claxsonn, an order as a breife to gather the charitable
>benevolence
>of well disposed persons. The like also is granted vnto Thomas Bagwell of
>the
>Isle of Wight county and to Richard New of James Cittie county.
>Source The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of all the Laws of
>Virginia,
>Volume 1, by William Waller Hening, R. & W. & G. Bartow, New York, 1823,
>reprinted for the Jamestown Foundation, Univ. of VA Press, Charlottesville,
>1969
>(spelling as shown in the book)
>
>This shows that John Claxsonn of York County, VA was probably old enough to
>have
>been the same John Claxon/Clackson who came to Jamestown in 1619, and who
>showed
>up in the muster roll in 1621 and census in 1623, and who left a will in
>York
>County in 1659.
>
>I think this means that he had five children still living at home in 1653
>and,
>therefore, maybe more children who were already grown and on their own. I
>have
>no proof, but it is possible that he was the ancestor of some of the
>Claxton
>families of Virginia.
>
>Kathryn
Briefs to collect charitable donations granted to certain persons, 5 July 1653 -
Vpon the humble petition of John Claxsonn an old Virginian, and the testimony
of the comissioners of the countie of Yorke where hee lived of the great loss he
sustained by ffire to his vtter vndoeing, not able to maintain himselfe and five
children, The Grand Assembly duely weighing his distressed estate hath granted
him the said Claxsonn, an order as a breife to gather the charitable benevolence
of well disposed persons. The like also is granted vnto Thomas Bagwell of the
Isle of Wight county and to Richard New of James Cittie county.
Source The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of all the Laws of Virginia,
Volume 1, by William Waller Hening, R. & W. & G. Bartow, New York, 1823,
reprinted for the Jamestown Foundation, Univ. of VA Press, Charlottesville, 1969
(spelling as shown in the book)
This shows that John Claxsonn of York County, VA was probably old enough to have
been the same John Claxon/Clackson who came to Jamestown in 1619, and who showed
up in the muster roll in 1621 and census in 1623, and who left a will in York
County in 1659.
I think this means that he had five children still living at home in 1653 and,
therefore, maybe more children who were already grown and on their own. I have
no proof, but it is possible that he was the ancestor of some of the Claxton
families of Virginia.
Kathryn
More Granville County, NC records:
Jeremiah CLAYTON and William CLAYTON are listed in the muster roll for Captain
John Sallis's Company in the regiment from Granville County under command of
Col William Eaton on 8 Oct. 1754
source - The State Records of North Carolina, Vol. XXII, Miscellaneous, by
Walter Clark, 1907, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Goldsboro NC
James CLAXTON, of the Dutch District, Granville County, NC, took the oath of
allegiance to NC in 1778
source - The State Records of North Carolina, Vol. XXII, Miscellaneous, by
Walter Clark, 1907, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Goldsboro NC
Kathryn
> Could this James CLAXTON of Granville County, NC be the father of the Claxton
>
> families that moved to Wilson, Smith, and Bedford Counties TN?
>
>
> Mary CLANTON posts bond as admnx of estate of her deceased husband, William
> CLANTON, Sept. 19, 1759, sur. Peter GREEN, William JOHNSON, Joseph DUKE of
> Granville County
> source History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina,
> 1746
> 1800, by Thomas McAdory Owen, 1993, Southern Historical Press, Greenville
> SC
>
> Will of Dennis LINSEY of Granville County, 3 Aug. 1762 son Benj & dau
> Winney
> (under 16 years of age) to be in care of Ephraim CLANTON, but if said CLANTON
>
> will not teach son Benj. the carpenters trade, their son William to have care
>
> of him
> source History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina,
> 1746
> 1800, by Thomas McAdory Owen, 1993, Southern Historical Press, Greenville
> SC
>
> Jno CLAYTON of Granville County NC bill of sale to Len Henley BULLOCK, Feb
> 10,
> 1764, sold stock and furniture, witnesses Philemon HAWKINS and Zach BULLOCK
> source History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina,
> 1746
> 1800, by Thomas McAdory Owen, 1993, Southern Historical Press, Greenville
> SC
>
> Granville County, NC list of taxables for 1769
> CLANTON, Richard, 1 white 1 black
> CLAYTON, Richard, 1 white 1 black
> CLAYTON, Daniel, 1 white 1 black
> CLAXTON, James, 1 white
> source Kinfolks of Granville County North Carolina 1765 1826, by Zae
> Hargett Gwynn, 1974, privately published Rocky Mount NC
>
> Oct. 17, 1770, the King vs James CLAXTON, offense not stated, trial by jury,
>
> deft found guilty, court ordered that the Sheriff take him to the public
> whipping post & give him thirty nine lashes well laid on, & keep him in
> custody
> until the fees are paid
> source History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina,
> 1746
> 1800, by Thomas McAdory Owen, 1993, Southern Historical Press, Greenville
> SC
>
> Granville County, NC deed book P, Isabell WADE bill of sale of a slave to
> James
> CLAXTON, July 24, 1792
> source Kinfolks of Granville County North Carolina 1765 1826, by Zae
> Hargett Gwynn, 1974, privately published Rocky Mount NC
>
> Marriage bond of Mary CLANTON to William OMAHANDRUE, 22 Dec. 1794, bondsman
> George BULLOCK
> source Hicks History of Granville County North Carolina, Vol 1, Marriage
> Bonds, by Elizabeth Hicks Hummel, 1965, privately published Oxford NC
>
> Kathryn
>
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The timing looks good for John Claxon/Clackson in Virginia in 1619, 1621,
and 1623
to be the same person as Jno. CLAXTON who left a will in York County in 1659.
Carolyn
In a message dated 03/03/2006 11:26:12 AM Central Standard Time,
kh5567(a)toadmail.com writes:
Could it be that this John Claxon/Clackson in Virginia in 1619, 1621, and
1623
is the same person as Jno. CLAXTON who left a will in York County in 1659?
source - Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632 - 1800, an Index, by
Clayton
Torrence, (no date), The William Byrd Press, Richmond VA
Kathryn
> John Claxon came to Virginia on the ship “Bona Nova” in 1619. In 1621, he
and
>
> David Mansfield who came on the same ship are both listed as hired servants
> in
> the muster roll of Georg Sandis at the Treasurors Plant in James Citty
> Virginia.
> Source – The Original Lists of Persons of Quality, Emigrants, Religious
> Exiles,
> Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices,
Children
>
> Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the
> American
> Plantations 1600 – 1700, edited by John Camden Hotten, 1980, Virginia Book
> Company, Berryville, Virginia.
>
> I think he is probably the same person listed as John Clackfon in the list
of
>
> those living at Elizabeth Cittie from the Lists of the Livinge and Dead in
> Virginia, Feb 16, 1623.
> Source – Colonial Records of Virginia, Originally Published as Senate
> Document -
> -- Extra, Richmond, 1874, reprinted by Clearfield Company, Baltimore, MD,
> 1992.
> (The letter “f” is an “s” as seen by other words in the same list such
> as “William Richardfon” “Ifabella, negroes” and “Mr. Keth, minifter”)
>
> I am not sure if this John Claxon was the ancestor of any of the other
later
>
> Claxton families of Virginia and we will probably never be able to prove
it –
>
> just an interesting thought.
>
> Kathryn
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Could this James CLAXTON of Granville County, NC be the father of the Claxton
families that moved to Wilson, Smith, and Bedford Counties TN?
Mary CLANTON posts bond as admnx of estate of her deceased husband, William
CLANTON, Sept. 19, 1759, sur. Peter GREEN, William JOHNSON, Joseph DUKE of
Granville County
source History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746
1800, by Thomas McAdory Owen, 1993, Southern Historical Press, Greenville SC
Will of Dennis LINSEY of Granville County, 3 Aug. 1762 son Benj & dau Winney
(under 16 years of age) to be in care of Ephraim CLANTON, but if said CLANTON
will not teach son Benj. the carpenters trade, their son William to have care
of him
source History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746
1800, by Thomas McAdory Owen, 1993, Southern Historical Press, Greenville SC
Jno CLAYTON of Granville County NC bill of sale to Len Henley BULLOCK, Feb 10,
1764, sold stock and furniture, witnesses Philemon HAWKINS and Zach BULLOCK
source History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746
1800, by Thomas McAdory Owen, 1993, Southern Historical Press, Greenville SC
Granville County, NC list of taxables for 1769
CLANTON, Richard, 1 white 1 black
CLAYTON, Richard, 1 white 1 black
CLAYTON, Daniel, 1 white 1 black
CLAXTON, James, 1 white
source Kinfolks of Granville County North Carolina 1765 1826, by Zae
Hargett Gwynn, 1974, privately published Rocky Mount NC
Oct. 17, 1770, the King vs James CLAXTON, offense not stated, trial by jury,
deft found guilty, court ordered that the Sheriff take him to the public
whipping post & give him thirty nine lashes well laid on, & keep him in custody
until the fees are paid
source History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746
1800, by Thomas McAdory Owen, 1993, Southern Historical Press, Greenville SC
Granville County, NC deed book P, Isabell WADE bill of sale of a slave to James
CLAXTON, July 24, 1792
source Kinfolks of Granville County North Carolina 1765 1826, by Zae
Hargett Gwynn, 1974, privately published Rocky Mount NC
Marriage bond of Mary CLANTON to William OMAHANDRUE, 22 Dec. 1794, bondsman
George BULLOCK
source Hicks History of Granville County North Carolina, Vol 1, Marriage
Bonds, by Elizabeth Hicks Hummel, 1965, privately published Oxford NC
Kathryn
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John Claxon came to Virginia on the ship Bona Nova in 1619. In 1621, he and
David Mansfield who came on the same ship are both listed as hired servants in
the muster roll of Georg Sandis at the Treasurors Plant in James Citty Virginia.
Source The Original Lists of Persons of Quality, Emigrants, Religious Exiles,
Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children
Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American
Plantations 1600 1700, edited by John Camden Hotten, 1980, Virginia Book
Company, Berryville, Virginia.
I think he is probably the same person listed as John Clackfon in the list of
those living at Elizabeth Cittie from the Lists of the Livinge and Dead in
Virginia, Feb 16, 1623.
Source Colonial Records of Virginia, Originally Published as Senate Document -
-- Extra, Richmond, 1874, reprinted by Clearfield Company, Baltimore, MD, 1992.
(The letter f is an s as seen by other words in the same list such
as William Richardfon Ifabella, negroes and Mr. Keth, minifter)
I am not sure if this John Claxon was the ancestor of any of the other later
Claxton families of Virginia and we will probably never be able to prove it
just an interesting thought.
Kathryn