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1. Connecting John Lewis, Boatwright to the Tankersleys:
John Lewis was born c. 1725 Essex Co VA. And, from the 1746 record, we know he was a boatwright. And if not the actual ferryman, a boatwright would have been employed by the owners of the ferry.
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Lewis Records in Caroline Co VA: |
And, the purported son or grandson of John Lewis, Boatwright, also named John Lewis b. c. 1775 Caroline Co VA married Caroline Matilda Tankersley, the daughter of George Tankersley, Sr., whose family operated the ferry.
2. Connecting the Tankersleys to the Roys:
George Tankersley, Sr. was born in about 1726. And he married Dorothy Roy in 1767 in Caroline Co VA. The Roys are important because the original ferry was from the Roy's warehouse in Caroline across the Rappahannock to King George Co VA.
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OF VIRGINIA, AUGUST 1734: GEORGE II. CHAP. XVIII. An Act for appointing several new Ferries: And lessening the former rates settled for the Ferriage of Wheel-Carriages: And altering several Court days. I. WHEREAS the ferries already appointed by law are not sufficient, Be it enacted, by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That public ferries be constantly kept at the places herein after named; and that the rates for passing the said ferries, be as follows: that is to say, New ferries established. . . And from Roy's warehouse landing, in the county of Caroline, over the river, to Gibson's warehouse, in the said county of King George, the price for a man, four pence, and for an horse, four pence. |
3. Connecting the Tankersleys to the Longs:
George Tankersley, Sr. who married Dorothy Roy was the son of George Tankersley b. c. 1680 in England. And, it was this George Tankersley who is cited as the operator of the ferry from Dogue VA to the Roy Warehouse.
In 1718 in Richmond (now King George in 1720) Co VA, George Tankersley was wed to Mary Long b. c. 1698. And, Mary was the cousin (1C1R) of Elizabeth Long who married James Lewis of Essex/Caroline Co VA and a progenitor of my branch of the family.
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Tankersley
operated the ferry over Rappahannock River, succeeding William
Taliaferro at The Mount, above present Rappahannock Academy in Caroline
County. The ferry cross to land of Joseph Berry near Dogue Creek in King
George County. Taliaferro had been a magistrate of Caroline in 1735. Tankersley
was a vertryman (1723-57) of Hanover
Parish, King George,
and tobacco inspector at John Moore's tobacco warehouse opposite Port
Royal. Tankersley's will was proved in King George in 1758. (“The
Diary of Robert Rose - A View of Virginia by a Scottish Colonial Parson
- 1746-1751”, Edited & Annotated by Ralph Emmett Fall, Port Royal,
Virginia, 1977.p. 174 note #222)
King George Geo. 1758 will (“Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800” compiled by Clayton Torrence. 193-, reprinted: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1995 p. 413) |
4. Connecting the Longs back to the Lewises:
a. Mary Long, wife of George Tankersley was born c. 1698 in Richmond Co VA. Mary was the daughter of Henry Long of King George Co VA.
b. Henry Long was born 1650 in Wiltshire, England. In about 1675 in Old Rappahannock (now Richmond in 1692), Henry married Anne Churchill b. c. 1655 Oxfordshire, England.
c. Henry was the son of Richard Long born in about 1620 in Wiltshire, England. Richard is believed to be the immigrant ancestor of the Long family. And, his spouse is unknown.
d. Richard was the father of Jeremiah Long b. c. 1645 in Wiltshire, England. In about 1670 in Old Rappahannock (now Essex in 1692) Co VA, Jeremiah married Frances whose maiden name is unknown.
e. Jeremiah was the father of Richard Long b. c. 1670 in Old Rappahannock Co VA. In about 1695 in Essex (now Caroline in 1720) Co VA, Richard married Ann whose maiden name is unknown.
f. Richard was the father of Elizabeth Long b. c. 1700 Essex Co VA. In 1721 in Essex Co VA, Elizabeth married our James Lewis b. 11/30/1690 Middlesex Co VA.
