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From the records, it is proved that Vincent Vass of Essex County, VA was married to Anne Sharpe, the youngest d/o John Sharpe and his wife Judith. John Sharpe and Judith had two other daughters: Mary, the eldest, who married John Dyke, and Judith. John Sharpe died some time between 1665 and 1669.
Anne Sharpe, born before 1663, was still single in 1677. However, soon after, she married Thomas Roberts who died about 1683 according to an inventory of his estate. A deposition given in the records of Old Rappahannock County, indicates that Roberts was born about 1649. Thomas Roberts and Anne had a daughter, Judith Roberts, and perhaps other children.
Soon after the death of Thomas Roberts c.1683, the widow Anne (Sharpe) Roberts married Thomas Gillette who was the son of John Gillette and his wife Jane. Jane Gillette married as her second husband, Thomas Button. Thomas Gillette died before 1688, and his widow Anne married Vincent Vass of Essex.
Vincent Vass left a will in Essex Co. Va dated 18 Dec 1726 and proved 19 Sep 1727. In the will of Vincent Vass, he says: "I give unto Ann Cauthorn, the wife of Richard Cauthorn, she being my daughter in Law, four cows."
In the 17th century, the term "daughter in law" most often meant "step-daughter" suggesting that Ann Cauthorn was very probably a daughter of Anne (Sharpe)(Roberts)(Gillette)Vass by either Thomas Roberts or Thomas Gillette. The records of Essex indicate this Richard Cauthorn was born by about 1674.
John Penne of Old Rappahannock made a will dated 13 Jan 1676/77 and proved 2 May 1677. In this will, Penne left his 500 acre plantation and 50 pounds sterling money to Anne Sharpe d/o John. He also 50 pounds sterling to Judith Sharpe d/o John. In addition, Penne left 50 pounds sterling to Elizabeth Harwar, d/o Thomas Harwar. The bequest to Anne Sharpe was to be delivered on the day of her marriage.
Penne's will indicates a close relation between the Sharpe and Harwar families. A deposition in the Old Rappahannock records indicates that Thomas Harwar was born about 1639. Other records indicate that Thomas Harwar was married to Judith by the 1670s, possibly the Judith Sharpe, widow of John Sharpe. If this is correct, Anne and Judith Sharpe would have been step-sisters to Elizabeth Harwar.
The book, "Social Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century," by Philip Alexander Bruce says (p.94) that the Harwar family of eastern Virginia probably springs from Samuel Harwar, a merchant tailor of London citing York County records, Vol. 1657-62, p. 458. In fact, the Essex County records of the early 1700s mention another Samuel Harwar, possibly a son of Thomas. The Richard Cauthorn who married Anne was the son of another Richard Cauthorn, and grandson of yet another Richard Cauthorn, both of whom were also members of merchant tailors guild of London, so very possibly acquainted with Samuel Harwar, merchant tailor of London. The Cauthorns were also related to the Abrahall family that also had early connections to eastern VA.
The will of George Ludlow, of York Countyl, VA, dated 8 Sep 1655, leaves to his nephew Thomas Ludlow, eldest son of his brother Gabriel Ludlow, Esq., his whole estate of lands, servants, cattle, sheep, hoses and household stuff now in Virginia. He also leaves to Thomas Ludlow "his sixteenth part of the ship Mayflower (Captain William White commander), bought from Mr. SAMUEL HARWAR of London, merchant. The testator also gives authority to Mr. William Allen of London, merchant, and Mr. John Gary who lives at the Green Man on Ludgate Hill, authority to receive debts from Mr. SAMUEL HARWAR at the Sun and Harp in Milk Street, London, and from any others.
It turns out that there is a family connection between this Ludlow family and the Vaulx/Vaux/Vaus/Vause family of Virginia, i.e. to the 5 brothers (Thomas, Robert, Humphrey, John, James) who emigrated to Virginia from Wiltshire, England. This is proved by a number of York County, VA records. For example, on 1 Dec 1647, a tobacco purchase of Robert Vaus of Hampton Parish (later Bruton parish) was witnessed by Col. George Ludlow, member of the Virginia Council. Ten years later on 24 Feb 1658/9, Elizabeth Vaulx (wife of Robert the emigrant) made a deal witnessed by Thomas Ludlow, nephew of the above George Ludlow of the will. Another York County record states that on 3 May 1659, Thomas Ludlow made Thomas Ballard his attorney, witnessed by Humphrey Vaulx (later Ballard was a friend of Robert and Thomas Vaulx). And on 7 Feb 1659/60 Humphrey Vaulx assigned some land, witnessed by Thomas Ludlow and Mary Ludlow his wife. The Ludlows, like the Vaulxes, were also from Wiltshire, England.
Any additional information on these connections appreciated.
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