Belson Genealogy, Edmund Belson, Virginia

Generation One

Children of EDMOND BELSON and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN:

i	EDMOND BELSON was born Abt. 1638 in Nansemond Co., Virginia, and died on 19 Jan 1679 at Nansemond County, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH UNKNOWN. She was born 1640.
ii	ELIZABETH BELSON was born at Nansemond, Virginia. She married JOHN SCOTT, son of WILLIAM SCOTT SR, on 19 Oct 1682 at Nansemond, Virginia. WILLIAM SCOTT was born at Nansemond, Virginia. He married CHRISTIAN JORDAN, daughter of ROBERT JORDAN SR and CHRISTIAN TABERER, on 27 Aug 1707 at Isle of Wight, Virginia. 2. ELIZABETH SCOTT was born on 5 Apr 1686 at Nansemond, Virginia.
iii	EDMOND BELSON, b. September 11, 1664, Nansemond Co., Virginia.
iv	MARY BELSON was born on 24 May 1673 at Nansemond, Virginia. She married ROBERT JORDAN SR, son of THOMAS JORDAN JR and MARGARET BRASSEUR, on 10 May 1690 at Nansemond, Virginia.
v	EDWARD BELSON was born at Nansemond, Virginia. He married JOAN RIDDICK, daughter of ROBERT RIDDICK and MRS (--?--), on 11 May 1689 at Nansemond, Virginia.

Generation Two

EDMOND BELSON (EDMOND¹) was born September 11, 1664 in Nansemond Co., Virginia. He married MARY TOOKE (CREW) December 13, 1684 in Nansemond Co., VA, daughter of THOMAS TOOKE and ? MARY. She was born 1666 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, and died December 18, 1688 in Virginia.

Their marriage records from Quaker Records: Minute Book - Lower Virginia Meeting 1673-1709

Belson, Edmond son of Elizbeth Belson of Nansemond Co. and Mry Crew, the dau. of Mary Tooke of Isle of Wight Co. 13 day of 10 mo 1684.

Children of EDMOND BELSON and MARY TOOKE (CREW) are:

i	MARY BELSON, b. November 24, 1685, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia; d. Bef. 1746, James City, Virginia.
ii	ELIZABETH BELSON, married (--?--) SMALL at Isle of Wight, Virginia. She was born on 13 Jan 1688 at Isle of Wight, Virginia. She died on 25 Jul 1717 at Nansemond, Virginia, at age 29.

Generation Three

MARY BELSON was born November 24, 1685 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, and died Bef. 1746 in James City, Virginia. She married ABRAHAM RICKS March 16, 1702/03 in Isle of Wright Co., VA, son of ISAAC RICKS RIX and KATHRYN ?. He was born October 03, 1674 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, and died July 24, 1746 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia.

Children of MARY BELSON and ABRAHAM RICKS are:

i	MOURNING RICKS married JOSIAH JORDAN, son of MATTHEW JORDAN and DOROTHY NEWBY, at Virginia. She was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. She died after 18 Sep 1789 at Isle of Wight, Virginia. MARY RICKS was born on 1 Sep 1704 at Isle of Wight, Virginia. She married JOSEPH JORDAN JR, son of JOSEPH JORDAN SR and ______ CHRISTIAN, on 10 Apr 1723 at Isle of Wight, Virginia.
ii	ELIZABETH RICKS married THOMAS PRITCHARD at Virginia. She was born on 18 Jan 1707 at Isle of Wight, Virginia.
iii	LYDIA RICKS married BENJAMIN BEALE at Virginia. She was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia.
iv	MARTHA RICKS married JOHN LAWRENCE, son of JOHN LAWRENCE JR and MARGARET MURPHY, at Isle of Wight, Virginia. She was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia.
v	ANN RICKS married JOHN MARSHALL at Virginia. She was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia.
vi	PATIENCE RICKS married JOSEPH JORDAN at Virginia.
vii	Mary Ricks, born July 1,, 1704, Nansemond Co., VA (our line)

Generation Four

MARY RICKS was born July 01, 1704 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, and died October 06, 1767 in North Carolina. She married JOSEPH JORDON February 10, 1722/23, son of JOSEPH JORDON and FILIA AKEHURST. He was born 1700, and died December 1752.

Child of MARY RICKS and JOSEPH JORDON is:

i MARY JORDON, b. February 05, 1722/23, Pasquotank Co., North Carolina; d. February 04, 1762, Randolph Co., North Carolina; m. JOHN HENLEY, August 02, 1740, Pasquotank Co., NC; b. November 07, 1717, Pasquotank, NC; d. July 10, 1753, Pasquotank, NC. She married second to Benjamin Morris.