Stodgell, John
| Birth Name | John Stodgell 1 |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Birth | before 1615; St. Stokes Parish, Somerset County. England |
| Death | about 1690; Spottsylvania County, Va |
| Christening | 1615; North Pemberton Parish of Somersetshire, England |
| Immigration | Brought by James Hurd under "headright" program., 1650;; Essex County, VA |
Parents
| Father | Richard Stodgell | ||
Families
| Wife | Franks | ||
| Children | James Stodgel | b. 1660 | |
| John Stogdil | b. 1665 | d. 1732 | |
Narrative
The records of the North Pemberton Parish of Somerset County, England show that a John Stodgell, son of Richard Stodgell, was christained there in 1615. He was probably the progenitor of the Sturgill family in America, but this is not proven. The first appearance of the name in America is in the record of an inquest held in Jamestown VA in 1636 when William Stodgel was found dead. the town buried him as he had no known relatives, so we know he was not a direct ancestor even though he may have been the first of the family to come to America.
The name next appears when James Hurd brought John Stogdel from St. Stokes parish of Somerset Co. England to Essex Co. Va in 1650 under the "headright" system. John Stogdel signed a voluntary indenture of seven years service to pay for his transportation after which he was granted 100 acres of land. Tax records show that he owned 100a on the waters of the "potowmack" river in 1659. these records show that this land was on Piscataway creek in present Spottsylvania county and it is believed that John lived out his life there and died about 1690. **
It is not known who John married but there are several indications that she may have been a FRANKS. Families of this name did live in the area.
As there were no other men with the same or similar name in the area at that time the two listed are believed to be sons of John. There probably were some daughters also but no record of them has been found. - pg 29
** Piscataway creek empties into the Rappahonnock River not the Potomac. -pg 29
NOTE: (THS) Online research does not indicate a Pemberton or North Pemberton parish in Somerset. Pemberton is in Lancashire to the north, Somerset is a maritime county to the west. There is however, a North PETHERTON parish in Somerset. This appears to be a transcription error. Also, there is not a St. Stokes, but is a Stoke St Mary Magdalin ('Stoke' apparently meaning village.) This parish, in the 'hundred' of Taunton, does contain records of the Stodgell surname. I hope to get microfische of the parish records from the early 1600s to transcribe. Records from the late 1600s are online and show numerous Stodgell baptisms, marriages, and burials.
Source References
| 1. | A Branch of the Sturgill Family: Vol 1 Descendants of Francis Sturgill Sr & Rebecca Hash Page: pg 29 Confidence: Normal |
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