Ralph HOLBROOK

   Other names for Ralph were Randle of Little Budworth, Randle HOLBROOK and Randolph HOLBROOK.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Biography. I-9. RANDOL. JOHN AND WILLIAM HOLBROOK.

of Cheshire, England, Stafford and King George Counties, VA.

Ralph Holbrook of Waigherton, Cheshire, states in his 1725 will that his children are: Elizabeth, married to Samuel Venables; John (to be given a share of the estate if he should come and claim It in 7 years); Thomas; William; and Randol, who had a son Randol named in this will. Nowhere is a share given to Randol, his son.

Parish registers show that John married Mary Brassy in 1720 and had Mary, 1720; William, 1722. The fate of Mary is unknown and his 1733 will names his wife as Katherine. His son, William, married 1744, Stafford Co VA and is found In Stokes Co NC after a 1758 tax list. This 1733 Will also names as a brother, Randolph of Stafford Co VA and, godsons, Edy, Randolph, and John.

This brother Randolph moved to Goochiand Co., VA shout 1752 where he died 1777. His sons moved to Wilkes Co., NC In the late 1770. and all three are found there in a 1787 state census.

Edy went to SC and GA prior to 1790 with the other two staying in Wilkes; Randolph died 1793 and John about 1808.

Searching the records of Cheshire has continued for over 8 years. Hopefully some information will be found that will answer the remaining questions. The generations prior to Ralph (with the 1725 will) may have been identified and corraborating evidence is being sought. The problem is that Ralph (with 1725 Will) appears to fit one place, but there is a Randolph and John who are untraced and it is possible they are the Virginia Randolph and John. This entire branch has been traced back to the late 1500s.

Another William Holbrook is found in Stafford Co. Virginia, who appears to be related to Ralph who had the 1725 Will. He died 1754 leaving son, William Jr. who died Summer, 1755 at Ft Cumberland.. Few records have been found of either, other than where William Sr. was charged with adultry and paid a fine in 1730. The son seems to have been at "Braddock's Defeat', for Braddock raised his army to fight the indians in the Stafford Co VA area, the went to Ft. Cumberland where they were defeated in the Summer of 1755. No other issue has been found and there are no strays around so it is believed that this line died out.

RALPH HOULBROOK, will 1725, Walgherton, Cheshire. Children, others also:

1. RANDOLPH, married 1730, Elizabeth (Pattison) Conyers, had a) Edy, who married Mary Tolben and had, William, Zachariah, Edy, Jesse, Randolph. b) Randolph, who married Mary, and had Robert, Colby, Randolph, Larkin, William, Ralph, and Isaac. c) John who married Mary (Hargis) Hammon and had, John, Randolph, and Hargis. d) Elizabeth, who married Earle.

2. JOHN HOLBROOK, died 1733, married Mary Brassy, names wife in Will as Katherine. Had William, 1722, Cheshire, who married, 1744 Elizabeth King, and married second, Susannah Riddle, had, John, James, William, George, and Henry. Elizabeth, born Cheshire. No further trace.



http://www.laurenceholbrook.net/holbrookreport1988/page11.html

• Alt. Death, 15 Jan 1726.

• Will, 1725, Cheshire, England. First Name: RALPH
Surname: HOLBROOK
Place: WALGHERTON
Occupation: YEOMAN
Date: 1725
http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recordoffice/wills/Details.htm?id=46629

• See also. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=11782&id=I2088

http://members.firstinter.net/chasebob/htree.htm#wh

Ralph married Elizabeth HODGEKISSON on 28 Sep 1685 in Cheshire, England. (Elizabeth HODGEKISSON died on 11 Nov 1699 in Cheshire, England.)

  Marriage Notes:

Place: Action Parish, Cheshire England

Ralph next married Mary WILLCOCKSON on 28 Jul 1687 in Walgherton, Cheshire, ENGLAND. (Mary WILLCOCKSON was born in 1667 in Walgherton, Cheshire, ENGLAND and died in 1744.)