General Notes

Allis Proctor's husband John Proctor did not undertake th
e voyage
to the Colonies for reasons of proverty as so many did, a
s his wife,
followed him to Jamestown, Virginia accompanied by a servan
t and ample
possessions to earn the title of "Gentlewoman." John and hi
s wife Allis
settled on the Pace Plantation called "Paces Pain," in a la
rge typical
18th century house. In March of 1622, the Quinoughcohannoc
k Indians
conducted the first large scale attack upon the English set
tlers in the
colonies [The Great Massacre of 1622]. It is thought that J
ohn Proctor
was in England settling his brothers estate at the time o
f the massace as
it is recorded that "{Mistress Proctor}" a proper, civil, a
nd modest
gentlewoman held out against the Indians until the Englis
h officers
forced her to leave the house for her own safety. The India
ns then
burned the house. Of an estimated 1244 settlers, 334 of the
m were
slaughtered and the first section of the colony was abandon
ed. After the
loss of their home, the Proctors moved to Surry, Virginia (
Near
Jamestown] on the James River. John Proctor received a pate
nt for land
from the Virginia Company on July of 1623, and received 10
0 acres in
Henrico, Virginia on the James River in 1626. John died an
d his will
mentions his brother Thomas Proctor, a haberdasher in Londo
n, England.
There is evidence that John Proctor and Allis Graye had sev
en children.