James RICKETTS

- 1723

• Name	James RICKETTS
  Gender	Male
  OFFH	Nov 1720 - Jun 1723	Williamsburg, VA   [1]
  	James served as an Elizabeth City County delegate to the Virginia House of Burgesses from 2 November 1720 through 20 June 1723.
  Death	Between 21 Nov 1723 and 17 Mar 1724/5  [2, 3]
  	James' death occurred after 21 November 1723, when Deeds of Lease & Release to him were acknowledged in Elizabeth City County Court by Joshua and Sarah Curle, but before 17 March 1724/5, when an inventory of James' estate was ordered by the Court.
  inventory	17 Mar 1724/25	Elizabeth City Co, VA   [3]
  	On 17 March 1724/5 the Elizabeth City County Court ordered an inventory of James' estate. The inventory was taken on 24 March 1724/5 by John King, Charles Jennings and Edward Lattimer. It was presented to the Court 21 July 1725 and ordered to be recorded. James served as an Elizabeth City County delegate to the Virginia House of Burgesses from 5 December 1722 through 20 June 1723
  Estate Settlement	17 Jun 1745	Elizabeth City Co, VA   [4]
  	Court orders for final settlement of James' estate had not been met as late as June 1745.
  Estate Settlement	16 Jul 1745	Elizabeth City Co, VA   [5]
  	The Estate was finally settled on 16 July 1745 by Joseph Banister, Jacob Walker and William Westwood. It was presented to the Court on 17 July 1745 and duly recorded.
  Person ID	I42585	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Jane WILSON   d. c 1757
  Marriage	Between 15 Sep 1714 and 21 Sep 1715  [6, 7]
  	Jane and James were married between 15 Sep 1714, when she was granted probate on Nicolas Curle's will as Jane Curle, and 21 Sep 1715, when she was noted as 'being married' in the dismissal order of a law suit filed against the Curle estate by Matthew Small.
  Children	1. Elizabeth RICKETTS
  Family ID	F2003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S323] Cynthia Miller Leonard, compiler, Leonard, The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30 1619 - January 11, 1978., ((Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978)), p. 70, 72., ISBN 0-88490-008-8. [S939] Joshua Curle et ux to James Ricketts, Elizabeth City Co, VA deeds (1723). [S940] James Ricketts, Elizabeth City Co, VA inventory & appraisal (1724/5). [S5012] Nicholas Curle & James Ricketts, Elizabeth City Co, VA estate settlement orders (1745). [S321] Nicholas Curle & James Ricketts, Elizabeth City Co, VA estate settlements (1745). . [S4994] Nicholas Curle, Will, 12 Aug 1714. [S5018] Small v. Curle (1715), Elizabeth City Co, VA.