Ann Bray Thoroughgood: Appalachian Aristocracy

1618 - 1683 (65 years)

Generation: 1

Ann Bray Thoroughgood was born 1618, England (daughter of Adam Thoroughgood and Sarah Offley); died 18 Jan 1683, Norfolk, Norfolk Co. VA.

Ann married Thomas Keeling 1630, Lynnhaven Parish, Norfolk Co. VA. Thomas was born 1613, Worcestershire, England; died 17 Oct 1664, Norfolk, Norfolk Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Adam Keeling was born 1638, Lynnhaven, Parish Norfolk Co. VA; died 25 Apr 1683, Norfolk, Norfolk Co. VA.

Generation: 2

Adam Thoroughgood was born 15 Jul 1602, Grimston, Norfolk England (son of Rev. William Thoroughgood and Anne Edwards); died 27 Apr 1640, Elizabeth City Co. VA.

Notes:

He was a colonist and community leader in the Virginia Colony who helped settle the area of South Hampton Roads known in today as the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Thoroughgood was from a prominent family in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. At the age of 18, he became an indentured servant to pay for passage to the Virginia Colony, a project of the Virginia Company of London at the time. Around 1622, he settled in an area south of the Chesapeake Bay and a few miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean.

Serving his period of indenture, he returned to England, to return to Virginia with a wife and 105 men. Granted a large landholding, he became a leading citizen of the area. He was elected to the House of Burgesses and the Governor's Council, and as a Justice of the Court. He also became a Captain in the local militia and started the first ferry service in Hampton Roads.

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Adam married Sarah Offley 18 Jul 1627, St Annes Church, London, England. Sarah was born 16 Apr 1609, St Benet Gracechurch, London, England; died 16 Jan 1657, Lynnhaven, Norfolk Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Offley was born 16 Apr 1609, St Benet Gracechurch, London, England; died 16 Jan 1657, Lynnhaven, Norfolk Co. VA.

Children:

1. Ann Bray Thoroughgood was born 1618, England; died 18 Jan 1683, Norfolk, Norfolk Co. VA.

Generation: 3

4.	Rev. William Thoroughgood was born ca 1560, Grimston, Norfolk England; died 19 May 1625, Norwich, Norfolk England. Notes: He was the Rector of Grimston. William married Anne Edwards. Anne was born 1558, Norwich, Norfolk, England; died 1620, Grimston, Norfolk England. [Group Sheet]

Anne Edwards was born 1558, Norwich, Norfolk, England; died 1620, Grimston, Norfolk England.

Children:

2. Adam Thoroughgood was born 15 Jul 1602, Grimston, Norfolk England; died 27 Apr 1640, Elizabeth City Co. VA.