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FOLLOW-UP MEMORANDUM:
June 7, 2004
Otis:
Two factors came to me following my last memorandum to you that I think are of special note regarding the name of Joseph as well as the name of Gallejo:
The first is something I have never seen addressed by anyone in the Mizell family. I found a record in Early Virginia Immigrants regarding a Joseph Mesele and an additional record in Virginia Cavaliers and Pioneers regarding Joseph Mesell. Eight years following the immigration of Luke Misle, “Mesele, Jos., 1643, by Joseph Croshawe,” county left blank. However, the other record states, “Joseph Croshawe, 350 acres on the S. end of the Indian Field, parallel with his own land until it meets with the land of Capt. Jno. West. Due sd. Crowshaw for trans. of 7 persons: Jno. Pratt, Mary Green, Richd. Croshaw, Jos. Mesell, Wm. Large. (2 names destroyed). Oct. 19, 1643, Pg 946. (Record partially destroyed).”
Who was Joseph Mesele or Mesell? They are obviously one in the same, considering the records. The name of Croshaw or Croshawe is fairly prominent in the Commonwealth of Virginia, even now. Glen Croshaw is a Senator in the Virginia Assembly. Unfortunately, the county was left blank. However, Joseph Croshawe was very prominent and most definitely from Yorke Co., now named York Co. There are many land, tobacco, estate, importation for “head rights” transactions in which he was involved. He served in the Virginia General Assembly in the mid-1600s. By my reckoning, that would have put Jos. Mesele or Mesell in York Co., VA, in 1643. Was Jos. Mesell related to Luke Misle? Who knows, but it is certainly an interesting thought.
Now, for the other matter--I could find absolutely NOTHING of the Gallegos or any of its spellings in the Carolinas or in Tennessee where I have good sources. I will next take a look at Georgia as well. But after I thought about it again, I thought to myself, think phonetic. I always come back to that since most were not educated at the time and record keepers who could read and write were at the mercy of listening to a name and recording it as best he could, phonetically. Try this wherever you look for the name Gallegos, but drop the “G” and insert “C”. Callegos or in the following case, “Callio” or “Calliho”. Voila! In Spanish, a C and a G are almost interchangeable, phonetically, at times. What I found in Virginia as well as N. Carolina was both revealing but serves to muddy the waters even further, as follows:
In English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records, List of Patents, states: “75 acres, Henrico (Co.) Joseph Callio – Part of French refugees land, Oct. 31, 1716.” This presents two or three problems. One, I didn’t know the French had “lands” that early in colonial history. Apparently, they did. Secondly, the date of 1716 is well before we had Jos. Gallejo immigrating to Virginia. Thirdly, is there any relationship at all?
In addition, I found a record in Abstract of N. Carolina Wills, 1690-1760, a record which clearly states, “Callio, Joseph. April 29, 1719. County not given. Wife and daughter: Jane and Elizabeth Callio (Executors). Witnesses: Thomas Harrys, Adam Moore, Louis Thomas. Recorded in Book 1712-1722, page 217. Original missing.”
Now, I found a Thomas Harriss, see witness above, Thomas Harrys, in a land record in 1711 in N. Carolina. There were only 8 possible counties in N. Carolina (Carolina Territory) in 1711. Just above the Harriss record is a record of William Charlton and wife Susannah in the same year. Just following the Harriss record is a record of Edward Smithwick, Sr. and John Smithwick, 1710. All things considered, this would put Jos. “Callio” in the same general neighborhood as Wm. Charlton and Edward Smithwicke, Sr. The Harriss land record describes the area as “land known as Red Bank”. I think I will put them in Chowan Co. due to a record in 1740 of another witness, above, Lawrence McGue, in Bertie Co., which was created from Chowan Co. exclusively, in 1722. A 1717 set of land records reference Lawrence McGue living in a plantation on Indian Town Creek on the west side of the Chowan River. Some of the neighbors were: Thomas Bray, Robert Evans, Edward Taylor, Edward Barnes, William Doe, John Gordon, etc.
The above may raise as many questions as it answers. I will post this on the Mizell Genforum site so someone may help us answer some of the questions. As soon as I can collate this information as well as anything I find in Georgia, I will mail it to you.
Steve Matthews
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