General Notes

Assembly of 1655-1656  This Assembly first met in March 1654-5, and, by adjoumments, on March 10, 1655-56, and December 1st, 1656 (Hening I, 407, 414), There is no complete list of members.  Lancaster: Lt. Col. Moore Fauntleroy, Sir Henry Chicheley, Knt. Northampton: Col. [Edmund] Scarborough. Lower Norfolk: Col. John Sidney, Lemuel Mason, Bartholomew Hoskins, Thos. Lambert, Capt. Richard Foster. James City: Lt. Col. [William] Whittaker, Theophilus Hone, Col. John Flood, Robert Holt, Robert Ellyson. Isle of Wight: Major John Bond, Nicholas Smith, Robert Beazley. Henrico: Thomas Lyggon, Major William Harris. Charles City: Anthony Wyatt, Col. Abraham Wood, Captain Danid Lluellin. York: Lt. Col. George Read; John Page, Joseph Croshaw, Capt. Ralph Langley, Capt. Francis Willis, Nathaniel Bacon, Armiger Wade. Warwick: Thomas Davis. Northumberland: John Trussell. Gloucester: Capt. Thos. Ramsey. Nansemond: Capt. Edward Streeter, John Wilcox, Captain Blake. Elizabeth City: Peter Ashton. "Mr. Holmewood," George Lobb, William Thomas, "Mr. Wright," and Lt. Colonel John Walker (who was soon afterwards a member of the Council), can not, with certainty, be assigned to counties.   Sources: Hening I, 414, 421, 422. "Proceedings" of this Assembly in "Edmund Randolph MS," Congressional Library, printed in Va. Mag. Hist. and Biog. VIII, 388-389. In a number of instances Christian names and counties are not given; but these can be readily and certainly supplied from lists of other years, and from other contemporary records. Records of York County, 1657.

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Armiger Wade York Co., Virginia
Records No. 13. 1706/10. pags. 172/174
12 Aug 1708 Proved: 24 Nov. 1708 At York County, Va.
William Trotter son-in-law too Armiger Wade
(mentioned in his will) Who is this William Trotter that married Ann Wade??

Armiger Wade of Tinkershaws, York County.
To be buried at the discretion of my exor. To My son-in-law William Trotter my planation at Tinkershaws during his life, except 40 acres of the land bounding upon Mr. Anthony Robinson's land and Mr. Kirby's which I give to my son-in-law John Robinson, provided his father, Mr. Anthony Robinson, gives him the same complement of land adjacent; and after my son-in-law William Trotter's decease, the above sd land at Tinkershaws to be equally divided betweeen my two grandson, John and William Trotter, and in case they should die without issue to fall to my daughter Anne Trotter's other children successively. To my grandson William Trotter one negro man named Tom. To my grandson John Trotter one negro man named Harry, living at the lower plantation. To my daughter Ann Trotter on negrom woman named Nell. To my son-in-law Edmund Curtis and Mary his wife, the plantation I now live on with the land I bought of Stephen Pond, until such time that my grandson, Armiger Trotter, reaches 21, but if he should die in his minority then until my grandson Thomas Trotter, son of my daughter Ann Trotter, come of age. My will is that the pklatation I now live on with the land I bought of Stephen Pond, be equally divided between my grandsons Armiger Trotter and Thomas Trotter, when my grandson Armiger reaches 21. but in case either of them should die in their minority or without issuee, then the sd land to fall to the next succeeding heir of my daughter Anne Trotter. To my daughter Dorothy Parsons one negro man named Mingo and one negro girl named Hannah, with her increase. To my daughter Mary Curtis two negro women called Sarah & Jenny, with their increase. To my granddaughter Frances Curtis on negro girl called Sarah and her increase. To my daughter Frances Robinson one negro man called Jack and one negro girl called Frank and her increase, & the side saddle I lent her and one broken horse. To my grandson William Trotter, over and above what is already mentioned one negro boy named James. To my grandson Armiger Parsons one negro boy named Billy, and one old black mare with her colt. To my grandson James Parson a negro boy named Ausy, and the other black mare. To my son-in-law Edmund Curtis and Mary, his wife, one negro man called Great Harry and one young horse which my son-in-law Curtis is now breaking. To my daughter Anne Trotter one young mare about 16 months old. To my son-in-law John Robinson one white mare. To my daughter Elizageth Hayward one young horse about two years old. To my son-in-law Henry Hayward 18. To my son-in-law Humphrey Tompkins 30/-. To my son-in-law James Parsons Jr., 30/-. To my nephew Robert Hayward Sr., one negro woman named Abigail. The remaining part of my personal estate, viz: what money I have in England with the produce of what tobacco I have already shipped or is to ship, and alowhat money, goods, cattle and hogs I have in Virginia to be equally divided between my four daughters, Anne Troter, Dorothy Parsons, Mary Curtis and Frances Robinson. My son i-in-law William Trotter, exor; if he should die before probate of my will, then I constitute my son-in-law James Parson exor.
Witnesses:
Gerard Roberts, Anthony Lamb, Bennet Tompkins.