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- STRONG FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY by Robert T. Strong, Jr.
512. John STRONG, Jr., was born before 24 NOV 1698 in St. Peter's Parish, probably in that part of the parish located in New Kent Co., VA. He was christened on 24 NOV 1698 in St. Peter's Parish. He died before 1752 in western Hanover Co., VA (St. Martin's Parish of the Church of England).
[Mrs.?] Mary STRONG, who attended the Quaker weddings of some of Ann Stanley Strong's siblings and who apparently resided with John Strong, III, in Goochland County after 1770, was likely the widow of John Strong, Jr., of Hanover County. They were likely married before 1730, probably in Hanover Co., VA. 513. [Mrs.?] Mary STRONG died after 1786 in probably Goochland Co., VA. Mary was not the wife of John Strong, III, with whom she apparenlty resided, as John Strong, III, had a wife named Elizabeth when he sold his land in Goochland County shortly after the last record of Mary Strong was recorded there. Mary Strong was likely the mother of John Strong, III.
In the absence of vital records about this family, an effort has been made to reconstruct the family from bits and pieces of information gathered from many sources. Several clues regarding this family were found in the family's charge account at the local general store, operated by "Col." John Chiswell. [Several of the Stanley families also traded at this store, proving that the Strongs and Stanleys resided in the same general vicinity.]
The following were probable or possible children of John Strong, Jr., and his wife, probably "Mary Strong".
256 i. Martin STRONG, 1st
ii. "Matt" [STRONG?] made purchases to the estate of John Strong, Jr. It is not clear whether or not he was a son of John Strong. If a son, he was likely born before 1732, probably in Hanover Co., VA. He perhaps died after 1751 in Hanover County.
iii. Mrs. Sarah [STRONG?] BLALOCK also made purchases charged to the account of the estate of John Strong, Jr., and is thus presumed to have been a daughter of John Strong, Jr. If so, she was likely born before 1731 in Hanover Co., VA, and she likely died died after sometime after 1752.
iv. Sherwood STRONG, 1st, is a proven brother of John Strong, III, and of Martin Strong, 1st. Sherwood Strong was probably born about 1733 in Hanover Co., VA. Between 1754 and 1763, Sherwood Strong served in the British colonial army for at least one six month tour of duty. He and his brother, JOhn, served in the 2nd Virginia Regiment, French and Indian Wars. Sherwood Strong died before 1780 in Virginia, probably in Hanover County. He had no surviving sons, and probably no daughters, to inherit his land rights.
v. Elizabeth STRONG was probably born before 1735 in Hanover Co., VA. She, too, made purchases that were charged to the estate of John Strong, Jr. No records of her have been found after the early 1750s. She likely married but may have died after 1751 in Hanover Co., VA.
vi. John STRONG, 3rd, also served in the British colonial army between 1754 and 1763 for at least one six month tour of duty in the 2nd Virginia Regiment, French and Indian Wars. John Strong was probably born before 1736 in Hanover County, VA. He died in 1815 in Clarke or Oglethorpe Co., GA. His will was recorded in Clarke County, GA.
vii. William STRONG, Sr., was born before 1738 in Hanover Co.?, VA. He died in 1816 in Clarke Co., GA. He was a resident of St. Martin's Parish, Hanover County, in 1759 when he and his wife purchased land in Goochland County. They resided in eastern Goochland County until 1776 then moved to adjacent Buckingham County. After the Revolution, his sons began to migrate to Georgia, possibly to obtain military land grants. William Strong, Sr., also relocated to Georgia and settled in the area that became Clarke County.
viii. Nathan(iel) STRONG, Sr., was born about 1744, probably in Hanover Co., VA. He resided in Louisa and Goochland Counties in close proximity to John Strong, III, if not on his brother's land prior to purchasing some of his brother's land. Around 1815 he relocated to Madison County, Mississippi Territory, now Madison County, Alabama. He died testate in 1823 in Madison Co., AL.
ix. Martha STRONG, the first Mrs. Eleazar(ius) Williams, resided in the same part of Goochland County where John, Nathan, and Mrs. Ann Strong resided. Based on this proximity in time and place, she is judged to be a likely daughter of John Strong, Jr. Martha was born probably before 1750 in probably Hanover Co., VA. She died before 1778 in Goochland Co., VA.
- http://fly.hiwaay.net/~jgilbert/va/john1/john2/rtstrong2/d6.htm#P10
64. John STRONG, Jr., was born before 24 NOV 1698, when he was christened in St. Peter's Parish. His parents probably resided in the part of the parish that was located in New Kent County, Virginia. Nothing is known of the life of John Strong, Jr. A person named John Strong died before 1752 (1751 or earlier) in western Hanover County, Virginia, which was in St. Martin's Parish of the Church of England. This was proved by the store accounts of "Colonel" John Chiswell, who owned land adjacent to John Stanley, "the eldest", father of Ann Stanley Strong. Records in the store account, dated 1751 and later, refer to "the estate of John Strong". Martin Strong was one of the persons who made purchases that were charged to the estate of John Strong. This establishes that Martin Strong and Ann Stanley probably resided in the same neighborhood shortly prior to Ann's marriage to a Mr. Strong about late 1753. [Col. Chiswell owned "Scotchtown", later acquired by Patrick Henry, 2nd, and now a national monument.] John Strong's widow was probably Mary Strong, whose records begin in the 1750s and continue until 1787 in Goochland County. It is likely that John Strong, Jr., married in the 1720s, as he was age 21 or 22 by 1720.
65. [Mrs.?] Mary STRONG may have been born Mary Martin, based on naming traditons of the time. The first son was usually given the surname of his mother's father. There were indeed Martins residing in the area at the time. Mary was closely affiliated with John Strong, 3rd. She probably resided with John Strong, 3rd, and his wife, Elizabeth, in Goochland County in the 1770s and 1780s. Mary Strong was also closely affiliated with Ann Stanley Strong, attending the Quaker weddings of two of Ann's siblings and the wedding of a sister of the first husband of Nancy Strong, daughter (probably eldest child) of Ann Strong. The signature of Mary Strong as a witness to the 1787 wedding of Sally Carrell was the last record of Mary Strong that has been discovered. Children were:
32 i. Martin STRONG.
ii. [Matt] [STRONG] was born before 1732 in Hanover Co.?, VA. He (or she) died after 1751. It is not certain that Matt was a Strong or that he was a son of John Strong.
iii. Sarah [STRONG] was born before 1731 in Hanover Co.?, VA. She died after 1752. It is not certain that Mrs. Sarah Bla(y)lock was a daughter of John Strong, but the fact that she made purchases that were charged to the estate of John Strong implies a family relationship.
iv. Sherwood STRONG , 1st was born about 1733 in Hanover Co.?, VA. He served in the military for a least one six month tour between 1754 and 1763 in 2nd VA Rgmt, French & Indian Wars. He died before 1780 in Hanover Co.?, VA.
v. Elizabeth STRONG was born before 1735 in Hanover Co.?, VA. She died after 1751 in Hanover Co.?, VA.
vi. John STRONG, 3rd, was born before 1736 in Hanover Co.?, VA. He served in the military for at least one six month tour between 1754 and 1763 in 2nd VA Rgmt, French & Indian Wars. He died in 1815 in Clarke or Oglethorpe Co., GA. John Strong swore before the Goochland County, VA, Court in 1779 that Sherwood Strong was deceased and that John's brother, Martin, was the heir at law of Sherwood Strong. By implication Martin Strong was the eldest surviving brother of Sherwood Strong.
vii. William STRONG, Sr., was born before 1738 in Hanover Co.?, VA. He died in 1816 in Clarke Co., GA.
viii. Nathan(iel) STRONG, Sr., was born about 1744 in Hanover Co.?, VA. He died in 1823 in Madison Co., AL.
ix. Martha STRONG was born before 1750 in Hanover Co.?, VA. She died before 1778 in Goochland Co., VA.
- http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/genealogy/176110.htm
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Abt 1698 - 1751 (~ 53 years)
