• General Notes

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  !(1) "Virginia Genealogies - A Genealogy of the Glassell Family," by Rev.   Horace Edwin Hayd en (Genealogical         Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1966) p.225-226,228.
  (2) Lancaster Co., VA Tithables 1659, "Tidewater Virginia Families," Vol. 1,
  No. 1, May/Jun 1992, p.24.
  !Birth: (1) Probably c.1610, Worcestershire, England.
  Marriage to Martha Eltonhead: (1) England.
  Marriage to __ __: (1) Probably m. in VA a sister or sister-in-law of John Carter of Corotoma n, who made a deed in 1656 to his niece Eltonhead, d/o Edwyn Connaway.
  Death: (1) 1675, Lancaster Co., VA.
  (1) Of Co. Wigorn, that is, Co. Worcester, England.
  (1) c.1640: Came to VA.
  (1) 1642, Jun: Third Clerk of Northampton Co., VA. Appears frequently in the records as Cler k 1642-1645.
  (1) 1644, 8 Oct: Edwyn Conaway, Clarke, was granted 500 acres in Northampton Co., VA at Hunga r's Creek, bounded on the south by the creek, on the east by lands of Richard Smith, on the w est running down Hungar's Creek and northerly extending into the woods, for transporting 10 p ersons into the colony: William Burrell and Elizabeth his wife, Fra. Harison, Richard Ffixmus , Jas. Landwood, John Powell, Eliza Potter, Edward Daniell. On the same day Wm. Burrell assig ned his head-right to Edwyn Conaway. Wits. Thomas Knight, Mary Knight, Richard Lathberry.
  (1) 1644, 26 Oct: Edwyne Conaway of Northampton, Clarke, deeded his rights to the land patent ed 8 Oct 1644 to Mrs. Burdgett Charleton for the use of her child John Severne, when he shal l come to the age of 18 years. Wits. Regnald Hawis, John Ellis.
  (1) 1645, 22 Jul: The patent of 8 oct 1644 was renewed by Sir William Berkeley in the name o f John Severne.
  (1) 1652, 6 Dec: Was granted 1000 acres in Lancaster Co., VA on the southeast side of Corotom an River, in which he and his wife Martha are named as head-rights. The grant states that Edw yn Conway had come to VA four times.
  (1) 1653, 13 Oct: 1000 acres in Northumberland Co. was patented to John Faucett, Freeman Conn away and John Howard for transporting 20 persons.
  (1) 1654, 27 Mar: Elias Edmonds of Lancaster Co. named him executor of his will.
  (1) 1654, 6 Apr: Received a grant for 250 acres in Lancaster Co. on the SE side of Corotoma n River for transporting five persons: William Collins, Edward Bennett, Alice Ellis, Ann Robe rts and Samuel Coleman.
  (1) 1656, 8 Jan: Assigned his rights, title and interest to his 1000 acre grant in Lancaste r Co. to Robert Pollard and Thomas Smyth.
  (1) 1656, 3 Mar: Mr. Edwin Conway and Mr. Gervase Dodson were granted 1000 acres in Lancaste r Co.
  (1) 1657, 5 Feb: Mr. Edwin Conaway and Hannah Mountney, widow, were granted 1600 acres in Lan caster Co.
  (1) 1657: Edwin Conaway, Gent., was granted 2500 acres in Lancaster Co. of which 1250 was du e by patent of 1654, and 1250 for 25 persons .
  (2) 1659, Nov: Mr. Connoway was assessed for 2 titheables on the list of Col. Jo. Carter, Lan caster Co., VA.
  (1) 1678, 26 Sep: 1650 acres were granted to Edwin Conway, son and heir of Mr. Edwin Conaway , dec'd, who had patented it in 1659. On the same day 400 acres in Essex Co. were granted t o Edwin Conway.

Details of Edwin's family with Martha Eltonhead