ELIZABETH 4
Born: About 168? (Surry County, VA)
married: 1) Abt 1705 Matthew KINCHEN
Will of Matthew Kinchen - 1736


Died: ?
Parents: Robert and Elizabeth Watkins



It was long thought that William Kinchen married Elizabeth RUFFIN.John Boddie
states this in his Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County pg 230-32.

However, we now believe that Elizabeth RUFFIN married MATTHEW Kinchen the son of
William and Elizabeth ? (perhaps Joyner).

1.  Richard Cocke b.1749 stated in 1813 that he was the son of
  Richard Cocke and Elizabeth Ruffin, the widow of Mr. Kinchen.

 Source:LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA, GENEALOGICAL NOTES COLLECTION, COCKE
FAMILY, ACC.26363 COPIED FROM THE BIBLE AT BREMO IN 1872.

2.	Elizabeth Kinchen of Isle of Wight makes a deed of gift to her son
  William and grandson William - Nov. 1740 [Bertie Co., NC Deed
  book F, pp.176, 204], included are 2 slaves Rose and Secor


 We can conclude that Elizabeth Kinchen is a grandmother in Nov 1740.  She gave slaves:
ROSE and SECOR
 to her son, WILLIAM   with instructions that they were to go to her grandson
 (his son, also named William)

We concluded from the above birth day of Richard Cocke (1749)....that if
 Elizabeth Kinchen was a grandmother in 1740....then she probably wasn't the
 mother of Richard in 1749.


 3.
 William Kinchen's will

 William gives these Slaves:

 To daughter, Martha Jarrell :  "one Negro
woman named Patience and THREE children by name, Ned, FREEMAN
and JAmmey.

 To daughter, Patience Taylor:  "three negros by name, MOll,
Luke & NaN"
 (also mentions her husband by name: Etheldred Taylor)

 To son William Kinchen:  "two Negros by names Peter & HANNAH"

 To wife, Elizabeth: "Negro woman called ROSE, ONE Negro man
called SARCO
 ****Lyn stated:  Rose and Sarco*** I AM READING FROM
MICROFILM ENLARGED AND VERY LEGIBLE

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 The conclusion here is  that William Kinchen's wife Elizabeth (somebody
 other than Ruffin) is giving away to her son and grandson, both named
 William,  Rose and Secor the very same two slaves that her husband, William
 Kinchen, had given to her just 5 years earlier
 =====

 To son, Matthew: "six Negroes by name:  Dick, Robbin, Sam,
Jack & MIngo
 (who is the other one?)  Lyn Hart's note names these 5 alos.
IT DOES SAY SIX BUT ONLY LISTS FIVE.>
 To grandson, William Kinchen:  One Negro boy called JOHN
PETRO.

TO GRANDAUGHTER MARY JONES NEGRO BOY PETER.

 ***Note:  the will is written   13th day of August 1734.  Proved July 28,
 1735. (so we can assume William died in the summer of 1735.


 4. Matthew Kinchen's Will:
 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/isleofwight/wills/k5250001.txt

 This Will was submitted to the list, July 13 by Wilma.

 Matthew doesn't really live much longer than his father...  He makes his
 will on 4th day of March 1735/6  THE
DATING OF YEARS WAS DONE THIS WAY BECAUSE THE YEAR BEGAN
DIFFERENTLY FROM THE WAY WE DO IT NOW - THUS SEPTEMBER - THE
SEVENTH MONTH IN THE OLD CALENDAR IS THE NINTH MONTH NOW.  THE
SLASH DATE INDICATED THAT THE DATE WAS AFTER JANUARY AND IS
WHAT WE WOULD CALL 1736 IN THIS CASE.
 Proved May 24th 1736.    So only a year has passed since the Negroes were
 named in his father's will.

 To mother, Elizabeth : two Negroes named Harry and Janey

 To brother, William:three Negroes named Tom, Hannah and London

 To wife, Elizabeth: Seven Negros named: Dick, Robin, Abraham, Jammy, Luke,
 Phillis and Judy

 (If the child to be born after his death is a BOY,  he gets all 7 Negroes:
 Mingo, Jack, Simon,  Sam,  M(?Mall)       ??    Doll)

 (If it is a girl, she gets Negroes given to mother and wife above:  a total
 of nine)

 Now: if she doesn't have a child at all:
 William Taylor (son of Etheldred Taylor) gets:  Jack and Mall
 William Jones (son of sister Elizabeth Exxum) gets:  Mingo and Doll
 William Jarrell (doesn't say, but we know from father William Kinchen's will
 this is Martha Jarrell)    Simon
 His mother, Elizabeth, gets:   Sam
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 So ALL negroes to have gone to the "boy child" are redistributed to
 Matthew's nephews.

 To:  William Kinchen son of brother, William Kinchen, the plantation, etc.

 To: Patience and James Godwin's children: James Martha and Matthew

 Uncle:  Thomas Joyner  (We aren't sure of this relationship; possibly
mother's brother?
THE JOYNER CONNECTION HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTLY ESTABLISHED TO
MY KNOWLEDGE.  THERE IS NO PROOF THAT I HAVE SEEN TO PROVE THAT
ELIZABETH WAS A JOYNER.  THERE IS ALSO A RAIFORD CONNECTION
WITH THE KINCHENS - UNEXPLAINED BUT PERHAPS THEY ALL MARRIED
SISTERS?

 5. 1757  Southampton County Deed Book 2, p. 172
 Slaves mentioned:  Robin,
  Abram, (Is this Abraham that Matthew gave to his wife, Elizabeth?)
  Harry,(1736 Matthew gave to mother, Elizabeth)
  Peter, (1735 given to William's grandson, William Kincehn)
  Daniel,
  Mourning,
  Beck,
  Isbel,
  Abram,
  Judy and her child Lucy.
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 Redistribution because "child was a girl": ???
 Seven Negros named: Dick, Robin, Abraham, Jammy, Luke, Phillis and Judy
  two Negroes named Harry and Janey
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 Now this is 21 years LATER than Matthew's wills....so that could account for
 some of the slaves having died, and some others being born.   BUT wasn't
 there careful accounting of this kept somewhere?   Does this mean that
 Elizabeth (the unborn daughter) was about 21 at this time and she died
 without issue)  therefore everything resorted back to her father's siblings
 and their heirs??  THE REVERSION OF THE SLAVES WAS PROVIDED
FOR IN THE WILL OF MATTHEW - SEE ABSTRACT.  ACCOUNTING OF SLAVE
BIRTHS WOULD BE THE FAMILY'S RESPONSIBILITY.
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 These are all sold to Richard Cocke.  (BUT NOT the Richard Cocke who was the
 son, he would only have been 8...so it must have been to Elizabeth Ruffin
 Kinchen's 2nd husband, Richard Cocke)  Lyn believes Elizabeth to be Mathew's
 widow.

 The sellers (grantors) are:  (As identified by Lyn Hart)

 Matthew's SIBLINGS:
 William
 Patience, (wife of Etheldred Taylor)
 Joseph Exum (brother-in-law 2nd husband of Elizabeth Jones Kinchen)
 Henry Thomas  (2nd husband of Martha Jarrell Kinchen)
 Nephews:  Godwin   (sons of Sarah Kinchen Godwin)
 Husband of niece:  Minton   (who married a Minton?) Martha Godwin (mentioned
 as a granddaughter in William's will??? and as niece in Matthew's will?

 "They are disposing of their inherited interest in their neice, Elizabeth
 Kinchen's property."

  So the above "expected child"  WAS a GIRL??
THE ASSUMPTION BASED ON THE SLAVE NAMES AND INHERITANCE IS THAT
THE CHILD WAS A GIRL.  THIS IS THE ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION
THAT I CAN THINK OF FOR THESE PEOPLE AND THOSE SLAVES TO BE
INVOLVED TOGETHER.

Although, it is not so stated.  These are all the siblings or
their representatives of Matthew.  They appear to be selling
their right to slaves inherited by a daughter [based on the
names given] of Mathew.  That is the only explanation that I
can think of for otherwise unrelated individuals to be
disposing of this property.  As the property was disposed of
specifically in the will by reversionary clauses, the normal
inheritance was not implemented.

Children of William and Elizabeth (?Joyner) Kinchen
Matthew
Elizabeth  married  ? EXUM
Martha  married ? Jarrell
Patience married  Etheldred Taylor
Sarah  married ? Godwin
William
I checked the citation WDB2, p.486 and it is the will of Thomas Joyner.  He
mentions a daughter Elizabeth [no surname given] and she is
given 5 shillings.  There are two other bequests for land
adjoining or formerly lived on by William Kinchen.  No
relationship is implied in either and the land is going to
sons.  They were obviously neighbours at one time.  I have
never thought Elizabeth was a Joyner, but think this is a
perfect example of where it is dangerous to rely on printed
compilations.  The will of Philip Raiford mentions that William
Kinchen is his brother in law [as is William Crumpler]. This
supposed marriage is not mentioned in the same book of
purported marriages. The Christian names of Patience and Mathew
[among others] appear in the Raiford family as well.  Neither is a common
name and I have thought that perhaps Raiford, Joyner, and Kinchen married
sisters.  This would fill the bill relationship wise and could
account for the appearance of those Christian names in all
three families.  THIS IS ALL THEORY, BUT HAS AS MUCH VALIDITY
AS THE OTHER PROPOSED SOLUTION.  I think it would be much more
productive for researchers to try and figure out this link and
give the Ruffin connection to the Kinchens a rest.  I do not
mean to be abrupt, but if the evidence is not there or if there
is contrary evidence, why can't people see and accept it.
Thanks for moderating this and I hope we can find a wife for
William Kinchen.

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More about William Kinchen can be found at this site which summarizes the Diary of
William Byrd. Diary
of William Byrd

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