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Joanna (Spruill-Spruiell)333, 334 was born 1654334, and died July 29, 1719 in Chowan District, North Carolina334. She married Godfrey Spruill.

 Includes NotesNotes for Joanna (Spruill-Spruiell):
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More About Joanna (Spruill-Spruiell):
Ancestral File Number: 153X-BG5.334
Date born 2: Abt. 1654, .334
Date born 3: 1654, Tyrell Co., NC.334
Date born 4: 1654, Tyrell Co., NC.334
Date born 5: 1654, Tyrell County, North Carolina.334
Burial 1: 1675, Tyrell Co., NC.334
Burial 2: 1675, Tyrell Co., NC.334
Record Change: February 13, 2005334

 Includes NotesMarriage Notes for Joanna (Spruill-Spruiell) and Godfrey Spruill:
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Godfrey Spruill, “Connebbys creek” and “Matoromet crick” , 1699
Posted by: JSpruell (ID *****0579) Date: May 27, 2002 at 07:41:52
of 692

The earliest deeds that I can find for Godfrey Spruell in North Carolin a may or may not pre-date his Roundabout Plantation located between the S cuppernong and Bull’s Bay. Abstracts of two of the entries dated 5 Mar 1 699 and 6 Feb 1699 identify land that he sold along “Connebbys creek” a nd “Matoromet crick.” The former is of particular interest to myself be cause it identifies land that Godfrey “entered and settled.” Godfrey do es thereafter identify himself as “Doctor Godfrey Spruell of Scopernung , Chyurgin…” in a later 26 May 1701/02 entry.

My question is does anybody know where either “Connebbys creek” or “Mat oromet crick” is located? Secondly if someone lives close enough to the N orth Carolina archives to be able to make a copy of the original, I wou ld love to know if there is any more information in the original entry a bout where this land is located, etc. I’ve already checked the family h istory library in SLC to see if a copy of Chowan Deed Book #1 is in the ir holdings…with no success.

As always, thanks ahead of time,
Jim

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2 July 1694
"These may certify yt at a Crt. Holden for the precinct of Chowan ye. S econd of July 1694: Godfrey Spruell proved these Eight rights as follow eth: Godfrey Spruell Sen., Joana Spruell, Susanah Spruell, Ana Margerit ta Spruell, Saml. Spruell, Godfrey Spruell Junr., Nicholas Phelps, Sara h Walker. Attest: Nathanl. Chevin Crk."
... Book of Warrants and Surveys, 1681-1706, for land in the North Caro lina county palatine of Albemarle ... presently in the North Carolina S tate Archives (shelf mark: Secretary of State 978.1)
… Note: this is abstracted in Old Albemarle County, North Carolina Book o f Land Warrants and Surveys 1671-1706 by Weynette Parks Haun, 1984

5 Mar 1699
“Coll. Thomas Pollock of Chowan Prect., Albemarle Co. to Silvester Sand ifort mariner 5 Mar. 1699 consideration 640 acres entered and settled b y Dr. Godfrey Spruell and bought of him by me being on ye sowwest side o f Connebbys creek all houses, gardens, orchards, etc.”
… Wit.: He. Humphreys, Jeremiah Cannon
… Reg. 2 Apr. 1700
… Deed Book W #1, Chowan County, N. C., page 4 (deed number 8)

6 Feb 1699
“Abraham Lewis of Chowan Prect., mariner with the consent of Elizabeth m y now wife to Nathaniel Chevin of Chowan Prect. 6 Feb. 1699 for 15 poun ds 150 arkers more or less according to the anchant bounds, at the mout h of Matoromet crick being part of a thousand arkers taken up by Thomas H orskinse and sold by him to Will Hankrock’s father ( ) and purchased by G odrey Spruell of the foresd. Hankrock and by sd. Spruell sold to us.
Wit.: James Bount, Thomas Waine, Richard Lewis.
… Reg. 2 Apr. 1700
… Deed Book W #1, Chowan County, N. C., page 6 (deed number 11)

26 May 1701/1702
“Doctor Godfrey Spruell of Scopernung, Chyurgin and Joanna my wife to J ohn Stuard…”
… Reg. 3 Mar 1702
… Deed Book W #1, Chowan County, N. C., page 27 (deed number 49)

-JSpruell

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Re: Godfrey Spruill, “Connebbys creek” and “Matoromet crick” , 1699
Posted by: Joseph Spruill (ID *****8480) Date: July 30, 2002 at 20:50: 43
In Reply to: Godfrey Spruill, “Connebbys creek” and “Matoromet crick” , 1 699 by JSpruell of 692

In response to your query:
1. "Connebbys creek". I have a NC gazeteer that ientifies "Conaby Creek " as follows: ...rises in w. Washington County s. of the town of Plymou th and flows ne. into Roanoke River. Appears as Conalis Creek on the Co llett Map, 1770, and as Conaly Creek on maps as recent as the 1932 Soil S urvey map. Shown as Coneby Creek on the McRae map, 1833, and referred t o as Conoby Creek in Doc. No. 259, House of Representatives, 63d Congre ss, lst Session, 1913.
2. "Matoromet crick". The same gazeteer refers to a Mattacomack Creek a nd refers to it as Queen Anne's Creek as follows: ... rises in s. Chowa n County and flows sw. into the e. side of Edenton Bay. Prior to 1712 k nown as Mattacomack Creek. ...

Comments: These may appear to be a stretch but from my research into Dr . Godfrey's history here in Virginia I know that he owned land in sever al places and have been something of a land speculator. I don't remembe r ever hearing any names similar to these in Tyrrell County and we know t hat Dr. Godfrey is mentioned in the Vestry Records of St. Paul's in Ede nton around 1700 so must have been there on numerous occasions. I belie ve that when he initially moved from Virginia he may have lived in Eden ton for a time. Further, Washington County was created out of Tyrrell C ounty so that reference is not too far fetched.

I have pursued Dr. Godfrey for many years, along with the early history o f the family and would love to communicate further with you. I live in W illamsburg, Virginia. My email is: jsprl@erols.com.

-- Joseph Spruill

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Dr. Godfrey Spruill's Origins
Posted by: Joseph Spruill (ID *****8480)
Date: August 16, 2002 at 21:06:30

Many of us have been searching for Dr. Godfrey's origins. We have assum ed he was born in Scotland about 1650 (based on the Aug 1,1689, referen ce to his age). I'd like to propose two alternative possibilities. The p rincipal reference we go back to is the land grant in James City County , VA, from 1684. But that citation says clearly "by the said Spruell's p lantation." This implies that by October, 1684, he had been in Virginia l ong enough to have established a plantation (not just a farm or small h olding), and to have acquired sufficient wealth to pay for the transpor tation of seven persons. This would have been a significant accomplishm ent for a 34-year old man, especially if his education had also include d two or three years of medical education. Two alternative scenarios co me to mind: (1) Maybe this reference is not to Dr. Godfrey but to his f ather or perhaps an uncle. Following this logic, or Dr. Godfrey could h ave been born in Virginia or possibly in the West Indies or Bermuda ins tead of Scotland. (Many early settlers in Virginia and South Carolina h ad previously settled in ones of these areas). Our Dr. Godfrey could ha ve returned to the British Isles for his education (including medical), a s was fairly common among the Virginia gentry. If this is the case, we s hould perhaps be seeking an earlier Godfrey in Scotland, born roughly s ome time between 1600 and 1630. On the other hand, since I have not fou nd a single Godfrey among the hundreds of 16th and 17th century Spruell s (and tewnty-odd other spellings) in Scotland I have looked at, maybe t here is another possibility. (2) Perhaps the 1684 land grant was to Dr. G odfrey, already here at the age of 34, who had inherited the earlier pl antation from his father or some other relative. This scenario offers t he possibility that his father was not named Godfrey. It was a Scottish c ustom in the period to name the first son for his paternal grandfather. U nfortunately, we do not know for sure the birth order of Dr. Godfrey's s ons although his will names Samuel first, implying that he was the elde st. Perhaps we should be looking for a Samuel Spruell in Scotland who c ould have been born any time from about 1595 to 1635; although 1600 to 1 630 seems a more probable period. Dr. Godfrey, if born in the new world , might have been named in honor of someone other than a family member, p ossibly even for someone whose surname was Godfrey. Using surnames for f irst names was very common in Virginia.

Both of these scenarios open up the Scottish connection to a much wider t ime period and possible first names, but also make to more burdensome t o try and find the ancestor. Since we seem to have hit a brick wall wit h Godfrey born about 1650, maybe this new approach is worth a try. I wo uld appreciate any comments.

-- Joseph Spruiell

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Re: Dr. Godfrey Spruill's Origins
Posted by: D. Harold Davenport (ID *****9365) Date: August 24, 2003 at 1 9:36:02
In Reply to: Dr. Godfrey Spruill's Origins by Joseph Spruill of 692

Joseph and James: I am related to Godfrey Spruill through my great gran dmother Celia Ann Spruill who married James Madison Davenport in 1852 i n Washington County NC. In looking for Godfrey's origins have you consi dered DNA testing? We have a Davenport DNA site and now have over 30 pa rticipants. What has been the biggest suprise to Albemarle Davenports i s the complete 25/25 marker match with the decendents of Rev. John Dave nport b. 1597 in Coventry England and died in New Haven Ct. in 1670. Re v. John Davenport came to Boston in 1637. Our Albemarle patriarch, Rich ard R. Davenport was born abt. 1642 and died in 1713. We now know that h e could have been born in either New England or the Coventry area of En gland. This is far more than we have ever known before. Also the lineag e of Rev. John Davenport is well documented back to Edward Davenport b. 1 504 in Coventry. The DNA testing is not expensive and will certainly di rect us all in either the direction of Scotland or England and may have s ome direct matches with data already in the database.

-- D. Harold Davenport - An Albemarle Davenport

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Re: Dr. Godfrey Spruill's Origins
Posted by: James Spruell (ID *****0579)
Date: August 24, 2002 at 10:09:02
In Reply to: Dr. Godfrey Spruill's Origins by Joseph Spruill

Joe,

In a recent email you asked for my opinion on your scenarios posted abo ve. I've thought about your genforum posting for the past week, and wen t over some of the Godfrey Spruill documents. Your thought about the po ssibility that Godfrey actually returned to England to attend Medical s chool would actually explain several items. Godfrey is mentioned in qui te a few documents in at least 3 counties prior to 1694 when he sold hi s land in Henrico county. Not one time is he listed as Dr. or "Chururgi on". From 1694/5 to 1699 his name is noticably absent, and I'm not awar e of any entries for that period. After 1699, Godfrey proudly announces h imself as a physician in most of the 68 + entries that I've found... qu ite a change. On-the-other-hand, in the pre-1694 entries, Godfrey descr ibes himself as Gentleman... a very important distinction. Of course, t his may be just coincidence, but is consistent with your scenario.

The July 1694 warrants that Godfrey received is for 8 rights of which 7 a re members of his family. Comparing this to the earlier 1684 entry one h as to ask who was on that list, i.e., 10 years had passed which is enou gh time to actually have as many as 5 children to go with any that were b orn in Scotland...

I also think that quite possibly Godfrey was in America prior to 1684, a nd would not be surprised to find other Spruell's (parents or otherwise ) that came over with him. Maybe yes, maybe no. I also beleive that som ewhere in Godfrey's maternal line was the last name Godfrey... and like ly wasn't Scottish. Scottish Origens contains the official records of S cotland from 1500+(?) and is searchable. A search on the last name Godf rey for that period came up quite empty...two names if I recall. I susp ect that it is an English name. I also would not be surprized if Godfre y Spruell wasn't at least distantly related to the very prominent Godfr ey's of Albemarle. I've seen no evidence that they are... just that for e xample one of Godfrey's trials was held at the home of Mrs. Godfrey, et c.

Lastly some of the closest spelling of this period to the Spruill/Sprue ll entries found in Virginia come from the 1659 Donegal Rapho Barony wh ich listed:

Tituladoes / Townland / Parish
Archibald Spruell & John / Boggagh /& Raphoe
Spruell gents / Stranorlaghan / "


In the 1665 Heath roles of Donegal (SLC Film #100181) we find:
John Spruel ... of Glanree
Jennett Spruel, widow ... of Glanree
Archibald Sproule ...of Lismontigly
John Sproull ...of Stranorlaghan

Which also brings up the etta of Henrietta/Anna Margareita children nam es... as is Jennett... just a curiosity. In the above entries I am also c urious as to who the gents were...

-- Jim

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Re: Dr. Godfrey Spruill's Origins Typo
Posted by: James Spruell (ID *****0579)
Date: August 24, 2002 at 10:12:26
In Reply to: Re: Dr. Godfrey Spruill's Origins by James Spruell

6 not 7 of the 1694 Warrant entry are members of Godfrey's family (Godf rey Spruell Sen., Joana Spruell, Susanah Spruell, Ana Margeritta Spruel l, Saml. Spruell, Godfrey Spruell Junr.,)

- James
http://genforum.genealogy.com/spruill/messages/587.html
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Children of Joanna (Spruill-Spruiell) and Godfrey Spruill are:
  1. +Samuel William Spruiell, b. 1720, North Carolina335, 336, d. 1765, At age 28 years.336.
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