Northumberland County, Virginia was created in 1648 . It was originally known as the Indian district Chickacoan. Of the 172 counties that have existed in Virginia, Northumberland was "ancestor" to 116 of these.
Jon Eves (Eaves) came to Jamestown, Virginia under the care of Henry Southwell in 1636.
By 1639, Jon was in Northumberland County, Virginia on the northern banks of the Wicomico River. At that time it was the Indian district of Chickacoan.
William Eaves was born about 1640.
William participated in many land and tobacco transactions. William, or his father Jon, bought his land from the indigenous people.
William's children may have included:
John Eaves (1661, died age 10),
Ralph Eaves (1662),
Daughter Eaves (1663, married Loftin),
William Eaves (1665),
Isaac Eaves (1667),
Richard Eaves (1669),
Thomas Eaves (1671),
George Eaves (1672),
Margaret Eaves (1673, married Isaac Hester), Graves Eaves (1675),
Mary Eaves (1679).
In 1607 the London Company established Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony.
from Cavaliers and Pioneers; Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800 by Nugent, Nell Marion; Virginia State Library; Virginia Genealogical Society
HENRY SOUTHELL, 700 acs. upon the Chesopeian shore, within the Territorie of Lyn Haven, butting Nly. upon
land of William Layton, Wly. upon the
river, Ely. into the woods & Sly. upon
the river. 25 Nov. 1636, p. 399.
Trans,
of 14 pers:
Elias Light,
Richard Light,
Wm. Layton,
Geo. Lento,
Wm. Basnett,
Jathen. Right,
Jon. Eves,
Sarah Palmer,
Jon. Duncome,
Rowd. Buddy,
Thomas
Heath,
Ralph Simpkins,
Hannah Waddington,
Alice (or Eliz.) Alcott.
Note:
Renewed in the name of Lt. Richard
Popley. Rich. Kemp, Seer.
Early European settlers in the American colonies were mostly farmers and craftsmen. They had to work hard to provide daily neccesities for themselves.
from Northumberland County, Virginia Apprenticeships 1650-1750, compiled by W. Preston Haynie, Heritage Books, Inc. page 15
Item 62. 20 November 1689 - Mary Eves (ye daughter of Wm. and Eves late of this County deced) being ten years old ye next June is by ye Court ordered to serve Richard Nutt until she attaine ye age of eighteen years, the said Nutt teaching or causing ye said Mary to be taught to read and sew and ordered yt he give caution to perform ye same.
