Col. John Wise, Sr.

Bef 1617 - Bef 1695  (< 78 years)

• Name	John Wise  [1]
  Title	Col.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Bef 1617  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	04 Jul 1635	Devonshire, England   [2]
  Memo	John Wise, of Devonshire, the progenitor of the Wise family in Virginia, sailed, according to Hotten, from Gravesend in the ship Transport, bound for Virginia, July 4, 1635, and settled on the Eastern Shore. He was a mere youth when he arrived in Accomac, but soon married Hannah, the daughter of Captain Edmund Scarburgh, and froin him five consecutive generations of John Wises descended, each in turn occupying high positions among their people.
  Reference Number	872
  Death	Bef 1695  [1]
  Person ID	I872	ESVA Connections
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2013

  
  

  Family	Hannah Scarburgh,   b. Bef 25 Dec 1625   d. 14 Jan 1694 (Age > 68 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Mary Wise,   b. Abt 1649   d. Bef 1678 (Age < 28 years)   2. Barbary Wise,   b. Abt 1652   3. William Wise,   b. Abt 1656   d. Bef 1745 (Age < 88 years)
  Last Modified	11 May 2022
  Family ID	F362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Moody Kellem Miles II, M.K. Miles, (1983 to 2011), Roland Harry Satchell - Pedigree Chart. [S145] Jennings Cropper Wise, Ye Kingdom of Accawmacke, (The Bell Book and Stationery Co, Richmond, VA, 1911), Page 87. John Wise, of Devonshire, the progenitor of the Wise family in Virginia, sailed, according to Hotten, from Gravesend in the ship Transport, bound for Virginia, July 4, 1635, and settled on the Eastern Shore. He was a mere youth when he arrived in Accomac, but soon married Hannah, the daughter of Captain Edmund Scarburgh, and froin him five consecutive generations of John Wises descended, each in turn occupying high positions among their people. [S145] Jennings Cropper Wise, Ye Kingdom of Accawmacke, (The Bell Book and Stationery Co, Richmond, VA, 1911), Page 87.