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by Carey Bracewell

 June 20, 1642

FRANCIS ENGLAND received a patent for 746 acres for, transportation of 15 persons including ELIZABETH WEBB and SARAH ENGLAND.

 

July 26, 1652

FRANCIS ENGLAND received patents totaling 1,066 acres: 746 acres in Isle of Wight in renewal of a previous patent plus 200 additional acres which had been assigned to him; 120 more acres in Isle of Wight for the transportation of JESSE ENGLAND and two others.

 

September 29, 1664

FRANCIS ENGLAND received a patent for 2,366 acres for the transportation of 26 persons including ) himself, JOYCE, his wife, and GEORGE CRIPPS. Also, ELIZABETH HALFPENNY.

 

Circa 1668

CAPTAIN FRANCIS ENGLAND commanded a company of infantry.

 

May 13, 1677

FRANCIS ENGLAND signed his will as "FRANCIS ENGLAND OF BLACKWATER.

 

April 8, 073

JOYCE ENGLAND married GEORGE CRIPPS. ROBERT FLAKE is mentioned in the marriage bond.

 

April 18, 1679

 

JOYCE CRIPPS mentioned in a legal record as the wife of GEORGE CRIPPS and the former wife of FRANCIS ENGLAND. Left 1300 acres to her "sister SKINNER" and mentions "my mother FLAKE".

 

April 18, 1679

JOYCE CRIPPS made her will and mentioned that "SUSAN BRASWELL" was the daughter of her sister" and left her one shilling.

 

June 7, 1680

MARY SKINNER, widow, sold GEORGE CRIPPS of Blackwater the 1300 acres she received from JOYCE CRIPPS, her late sister, deceased, wife of said GEORGE CRIPPS.

 

September 7, 1630

MARY SKINNER had married JOHN COLLINS by this date.

 

March 6, 1688

ANNE ENGLAND, the only daughter of  FRANCIS ENGLAND, made her will this date and mentioned the 1300 acres her father left to her mother, JOYCE, on May 13, 1677.

 

 

October 1, 1694

On this date an Isle of Wight legal entry was made reading : "Order is granted SUSANNA BRASWELL against JOHN COLLING, SR., for four -hundred pounds of tobacco for looking after COLLING'S wife in her late extremity when she was beaten by COLLING, with costs.

 

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