Edwin Conway (c1610-c1674)

EDWIN CONWAY, SR. / Info / Genealogy

Edwin Conway, Sr.was born ca 1610 in Worcestershire, England. He married Martha Eltonhead daughter of Richard Eltonhead and Ann Sutton of Lancashire, England. Edwin Conway, Sr. died before 26 September 1678 in Lancaster County, Virginia.

Edwin Conway, Sr. and Martha Eltonhead are my 9th great grandparents. It has been stated by many that Edwin Conway, Sr. is the son of Viscount Edward Conway and Dorothy Tracy from Warwickshire, England. There is no data to prove that lineage but speculation. By research it could be possible that Edwin, Sr. could be a nephew and of the same Conway family but not as a son of Edward Conway and Dorothy Tracy. Research continues on Edwin's parents.

In 1652, Edwin brought Martha from England to Virginia as well as a John Sutton. Edwin made a total of four trips from Virginia to England bringing others to the colony. He received vast amounts of land in Virginia which includes Northampton, Middlesex. Lancaster and Richmond counties. On one of the trips, which was dated 6 December 1652, Edwin was given grant for 1000 acres in Lancaster county SE side of Cortoman River in which he and Martha are named as headrights. Edwin first appeared in Northampton County, Virginia June 1642 and was the third clerk of the county. In his first land grant in October 1644 in Northampton county, Virginia his name is spelled Edwyn Connaway.

Children: EDWIN CONWAY, JR. was born 11 May 1644 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia. He died before 7 September 1698 in Richmond County, Virginia. He married first to Sarah Fleete, daughter of Col. Henry Fleete, and after Sarah died Edwin, Jr. married second to Elizabeth Thornton daughter of Francis Thornton and Alice Stafford Savage.

ELTONHEAD CONWAY, was born about 1646 in Northampton County, Virginia and died 28 October 1689 in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia. Eltonhead married Henry Thacker, Sr. about 1662 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Henry, Sr. died after 4 January 1673 in Middlesex County and Eltonhead marrried William Stanard.

I descend from Eltonhead Conway and Henry Thacker, Sr. through their son, Henry Thacker, Jr. who married Elizabeth Payne, daughter of John Payne, Sr. and Margaret Robinson or Margaret Jennings. Margaret's maiden name has not been established without questions on her lineage although this family was close to the Robinson's in this part of Virginia.