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John Trammell appears in the records of Stafford County, Virginia, in the late 1690's. He was a constable and sub-sheriff in Westmoreland, Stafford County, Virginia Since he appears in the records about 23 years after his father Thomas obtained his freedom, we suppose that Thomas married about the time he was liberated or before and had a son John born about 1676, possibly earlier. In 1694, he was Constable and sub-Sheriff in Westmoreland, Stafford County, Virginia. He married a French woman named Mary Gerrard Hutt.. John was of legal age and married in 1698, as indicated by this entry in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Book 2, Page 177, dated Oct. 26, 1698: "John Trammell of lower Mackotick, Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, and Mary his wife, sell to John Gardner land in Stafford and Westmoreland County . . . a part of a tract of land devised to said John Trammell by John Williams, deceased." This record suggests that John's mother was (might have been) a daughter of this John Williams, or else the wife of John may have been the daughter of John Williams. there is no proof that either possibility is true, but both appear to be reasonable assumptions. (Boddie, in Historical Southern Families, Vol. 1, p227, mentions a land sale by John Trammell in 1691.) There are several records of land transactions by John Trammell during the next several years, to 1705. The records for the period 1709 to 1729 were destroyed by fire during the Civil War, and we lose sight of the Trammells for a time. He inherited land from his grandfather John Williams and lived in Westmoreland County, Virginia Four brothers - John, Sampson, Gerrard, and William owned large tracts of land in and around Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia. On 20 March, 1746, by deed of record in Fairfax Courthouse, John Trammell transferred by deed to the Vestry of Truro Parish in Fairfax County a certain parcel of land containing "two acres where the upper church is to be laid off in such a manner as the Vestr y shall think proper, to include said church, church yard, spring, and all appurtenances to the said premises." John Trammell received fifty shillings sterling for the land. The contract awarded on 9 June, 1753, is the earliest record concerning the building at Falls Church. By order of the Vestry dated 13 October, 1754, John Trammell was paid 320 pounds of tobacco "for grubbing a place for the church."

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Line ignored as not understood Line 3147587: 3 DATA
Skipped subordinate line Line 3147588: 4 TEXT The husband of Mary Gerrard. John Trammell and Mary (Gerrard) Trammell
married 10 Sept 1698 Westmoreland Co. Virginia
They were the parents of
Mary Ann Trammell born 1698
John Trammell born 1700
Garrard Trammell born 1702
William T. Trammell born 1704
Mary Trammell born 1706
Daniel Trammell born 1706
Thomas Trammell born 1710
Sampson Trammell born 1712
John and Mary purchased a plantation from
Philip Peyton and his wife Mary Rush Peyton
daughter of William Rush and Ann Gray
my relatives on my mom's side.
Thank you for all of your work.
Find A Grave contributor,
Carolyn Bailey Petty
Line ignored as not understood Line 3147624: 2 DATA
Skipped subordinate line Line 3147625: 3 TEXT The husband of Mary Gerrard. John Trammell and Mary (Gerrard) Trammell
married 10 Sept 1698 Westmoreland Co. Virginia
They were the parents of
Mary Ann Trammell born 1698
John Trammell born 1700
Garrard Trammell born 1702
William T. Trammell born 1704
Mary Trammell born 1706
Daniel Trammell born 1706
Thomas Trammell born 1710
Sampson Trammell born 1712
John and Mary purchased a plantation from
Philip Peyton and his wife Mary Rush Peyton
daughter of William Rush and Ann Gray
my relatives on my mom's side.
Thank you for all of your work.
Find A Grave contributor,
Carolyn Bailey Petty