Sir William Strother, II

Wm. (first of the name in Virginia) was born c. 1630. He immigrated from Northumberland, England to Virginia about 1650. Reaching Virginia, he settled in Sittenborne Parish along the Rappahannock River, just north of the present day Port Conway. He married Dorothy c. 1664. The first appearance of William's name was when he purchased 500 acres of land along the Rappahannock River in 1669. The property became known as the Strother Tract. It included the site of present day Millbank. Near by was a creek known as Strother Creek now known as Millbank Creek. He built his first Manor House shortly after he purchased the land. His name also appeared in court records in 1673 when appeared to designate a mark for his cattle. His will was dated 30 Dec., 1700 and was probated in Nov., 1702. He names his wife, Dorothy and six children in the will. Dorothy is thought to of lived until sometime after 1716.

17. William Strother, son of William and Dorothy Strother, was born about 1663 and died 1726. He was High Sheriff of King George County, Virginia, and a vestryman of Handover Parish and was called "Captain Strother". He was Gentleman Justice of King George County.

On March 6, 1723, a meeting of the Justice Court was held in King George County, with the following members present:

William Strother

Joseph Strother

Samuel Skinker

Benjamin Strother

Thomas Vivian

Meredith Price

Roland Thornton

William Strother III

William Strother, son of the above William Strother and Dorothy Savage, married his first cousin, Margaret Thornton. Their mothers, Dorothy Savage Strother and Alice Savage Thornton, being sisters and daughters of Captain Anthony Savage and his wife, Sarah Constable

William and Margaret Strother were close friends and neighbors of Augustine Washington, father of George Washington. Their farms adjoined and after the death of William Strother in 1726, two hundred eighty acres of this homestead with its two-story (8 bedroom) house was sold to Augustine Washington and became a part of Wakefield, recently restored as the birthplace of George Washington (Tim's note: This information is incorrect. This property was Ferry Farms not Wakefield. While George Washington did spend some of his younger years here he was not born here.) In 1929 this large brick house was said to have been in good condition.

http://www.mindspring.com/~tkemp/stroth1.html

Date and details of emirgation are unknown. William settled in Cittenborne parish on the Rappahannock river near present day Port Conway, then in Rappahannock, later in Richmond and now in King George Co.

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Genealogies of Virginia Families
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The direct descent of the Strother Family is as follows:
Alan del Strother.
William, 3rd son: d. 1315.
Henry, Lord of Newton; d. 1379.
John (d. 1394) ; m. Mary, dau. of Sir Alan Heton.
William, d. 1409.
Thomas, Knight (d. 1440) ; m.

• 2 Daughter of John Selby (d. 1565), son of William Selby and his wife, Elizabeth Grey who was a granddaughter of john Fenwick (d. 1475), son of John Fenwick who married Mary Strother, daughter of William Strother (d. 1417), son of Alan del Strother (d. 1381), son of Alan del Strother (d. 1357), son of William Strother (d. 1315) (q. v.) and his wife, Johanna Corbet (supra), daughter of Walter Corbet, grandson of Patrick, fifth Earl of Dunbar, by his wife, Ada, natural daughter of William the Lion, King of Scotland from 1165 to 1214.

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William Strother II
Birth 1630
Northumberland, England
Death 4 Nov 1702 (aged 71–72)
Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Cenotaph William Strother Memorial Stone
Port Conway, King George County, Virginia, USA
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 209527586
This is a cenotaph, a memorial placed just outside the entrance to Millbank in 1990 by the William Strother Society, Incorporated. Millbank is a historic house, archaeological site, and national historic district located near Port Conway, King George County, Virginia. The current house is was built about 1900 on a basement dating to the eigteentth century. The plantation was initially settled in 1669.
The plaque on the William Strother memorial Stone reads:
"WILLIAM STROTHER ca. 1630-1702 from Northumberland, England first Strother in America. He settled original 500 acre Tract in 1669 which included present Millbank. Descendants include presidents, statesmen and military leaders. Dedicated by the Society of Descendants of William Strother, King George, Virginia, August 25, 1990."
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William Strother (II) in 1650/51 "emigrated" to Virginia and settled near Richmond, VA.
Son of William (I) and and Elizabeth Strother
Husband of Dorothy (Savage) Strother ~ married 1651
William (II) and Dorothy (Savage) Strother had 6 children and they were:
1. William Strother, III (m. Margaret Thornton)
2. James Strother
3. Jeremiah Strother
4. Robert Strother
5. Benjamin Strother
6. Joseph Strother
Family Members
Parents
William Strother I
1598–1667

Spouse
Dorothy Savage Strother
1635–1716 (m. 1651)

Children
William B Strother III
1653–1726

Robert Strother
1680–1735
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209527586/william-strother
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