Stokes county, north carolina history, genealogy records. Thomas stokes seemed to be more interested in recording connections with the county families than in members of the stokes family. What does stokes mean stokes means one who came from stoke or stokes outlying farm. Private with public biography and family tree yellow.
In 1891 there were 1,803 stokes families living in london. This was about 9% of all the recorded stokes s in the usa. Page 3 research stokes in the surnames forums on genealogy. William stokes 1817 1865 genealogy geni family tree. Genealogy of the stokes family 1903 edition open library.
Full text of the booker family see other formats stop early journal content on jstor, free to anyone in the world this article is one of nearly 500,000 scholarly works digitized and made freely available to everyone in the world by jstor. Browse for all the origins, histories, and meanings of stokes and almost 2,000,000 other surnames. Where can find stokes county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Essex county, virginia compiled genealogies genealogy. Welcome to the stokes family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Research stokes in the surnames forums on genealogy. The most stokes families were found in the usa in 1880. After about two years of work we have completed a major upgrade to new river notes. Start your genealogy to find your personal stokes family ancestry. Abstracts of partitions and divisions of the new jersey counties of monmouth, mercer, and burlington. Ontario had the highest population of stokes families in 1911. Pennsylvania had the highest population of stokes families in 1840. Find the origins, meaning of the stokes name, photos, and more.
Ancestors of andor from high point, north carolina. City surry co, va, daughter of john bishop and elizabeth booker. Genealogy of the stokes family descended from thomas and mary stokes who settled in burlington county, n. Frances, frances stokes in her will, dated november 1, 1751, bequeathed property to her brother george booker, of gloucester county, and to his children. Stokes is an ancient welsh name that is also found in england and scotland. Genealogy of the stokes family, descended from thomas and mary stokes who settled in burlington county, n. Search 4,933 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Stokes county vital records can be found at the north carolina department of health which has copies of birth records after 19 and death records after 1930, copies of marriage since jan 1962 and a divorce records since 1958. Book of stokes, 12011915 family records collection. State of tennessee blair vs gardenhire and pathkiller 1820,transcribed copy of testimony of the court case pathkiller blair ferry case,non. Notes for henry stokes and elizabeth university of michigan. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the stokes surname. It was named for captain john stokes, a revolutionary war officer and a member of the north carolina house of commons. Donald stokes historical records and family trees myheritage.
Thomas reade son of george reade and elizabeth martian, ancestors. Gloucester and essex counties and the northern neck, with some of the descendants and related. Prior to the norman conquest, stokes family history. Historical records and family trees related to donald stokes. Genealogy of the stokes family, descended from thomas and. In 1911 there were 314 stokes families living in ontario. Descended from thomas and mary stokes who settled in burlington county, n. Genealogy profile for william stokes william stokes 1817 1865 genealogy genealogy for william stokes 1817 1865 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. This is a variant of stoke,stoke being a habitational name from a number of places within england named stoke. Meaning of stokes last name surname family name stokes. We need the help of good genealogists to grow a completely free shared family tree to connect us all. Frances booker, married stokes, and died in amelia county, in 1752, leaving a. In 1910 anson phelps stokes, an american millionaire banker, wrote a history of the stokes family which he had printed privately in new york. Stokes genealogy mailing list for correspondence and sharing of information pertaining to family histories of the stokes surname and its variations.
Descended from thomas and mary stokes who settled in burlington county, new jersey 1903. Guide to the stokes family genealogical research papers. The history of stokes originates from a background. Genealogy of the stokes family managed by rick pierpont. In 1840 there were 50 stokes families living in pennsylvania.
Their name, however, is a reference to stock, near caen, normandy, the family s place of residence prior to the norman conquest of england in 1066. Hi stokes researchers, im researching my stokes family who came to wales from essex, gone back to the great leighs area in. Please consider adding some of your own research, either as an editor or with journals below. This was about 61% of all the recorded stokes s in canada. Or check the index of mailing lists for a soundalike name. If you intend for your family history to stand as a reference for future family historians, use standard, commonly accepted genealogy formats. Stokes family genealogical research papers scope and content note this collection consists of genealogical research materials on the phelps and stokes families, who.
To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. Stokes last name meaning stokes at rootsweb databases. Internet archive bookreader genealogy of the stokes family. This was about 9% of all the recorded stokess in the usa. London had the highest population of stokes families in 1891. Genealogy of the stokes family, descended from thomas and mary stokes, who settled in burlington county, n. Frances2 booker, married stokes, and died in amelia. Stokes is one of the many names that the normans brought with them when they conquered england in 1066. Grass fed beef and natural pork by appointment only.
Genealogy of the stokes family, descended from thomas and mary. Gloucester county, virginia compiled genealogies genealogy. County courthouse edit edit source stokes county courthouse hwy 89 danbury, nc 27016 phone. There is more to stokes family history than the origin of your surname. William stratton the stratton family trace their line of ancestry to william stratton, of stratforduponavon, county of warwick, england, through his two sons, emanuel and mark, as the ancestors of the family in new jersey. Conecuh county, alabama genealogy and family history linkpendium familysearch catalog the familysearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications in their collection. The stokes family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Derived from the old english stocc and middle english stoke, meaning trunk of a tree, it referred to a place of stumpclearings. Hello all, ive been working to get all of our available titles up into the new store. Stokes county is located in the northwestern portion of north carolina and shares a border with virginia. George booker was born in gloucester county 16971699 and was the youngest child of this union.
Frances booker stokes 1695 gloucester, virginia bef 28 dec 1752. Mar 11, 2019 stokes family history, genealogy, and family tree. Conecuh county, alabama genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Seems to have originally meant place,used more for an outlying hamlet or settlement. Indexed eight generations of the thomas and mary stokes family who originally settled in burlington county, new jersey are recorded in this database. Discover a list of ancestors and a genealogy for the stokes family for free. We hope you find these resources useful whilst you are researching your stokes family history.
Just begin your family tree with what you already know. Resources for researching the stokes family tree research another surname explore the detail of the stokes genealogy using the links below. Genealogy publishing software may automatically format charts and other family. On january 21, 2014 we switched in the last of the updated files and final page revisions. Search 1,411 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names.
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