John CHEESMAN

8 - 1665  (165 years)

• Name	John CHEESMAN
  	In some records his surname is spelled CHISMAN.
  Birth	c.1597/8	England   [1]
  	The 1624/5 muster of Virginia inhabitants notes Johns age as 27 years.
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1621	Virginia Colony   [1]
  	John arrived in the Virginia Colony aboard the Flying Hart during 1621.
  resided	Apr 1623 - Feb 1625	Elizabeth City, Virginia Colony   [2]
  	John was listed among those living at "Elizabeth City" in both the 16 February 1623/4 enumeration and the 7 February 1624/5 muster.
  Residence	8 Apr 1634	Charles River Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	The court records of York County note that John was serving as a justice for Charles River County [later became York] by 8 April 1634.
  Residence	Before 22 Aug 1661	St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Bermondsey, Surry, England   [4]
  	By 22 August 1661, John had returned to England to live.
  Will	Dec 1663	St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Bermondsey, Surry, England   [5]
  	His will appointed " my loved wife Margarett executirx of this my last will and testament so long as she shall remayne a widow". John signed his will by signature and seal during December 1663. Richard -----, Jonathan Mond-- and ---- Andrews, Senr. witnessed his signature. John's will stated that he resided in St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Bermondsey in the county of Surrey.
  Death	c. 1665	England
  	John died during the late winter or early spring of 1665.
  Will proved	2 May 1665	London, England   [5]
  	John's will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury at London by the oath of Margaret Cheesman on 2 May 1665.
  Person ID	I55962	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	(unknown) CHEESMAN
  Mother	(UNKNOWN)
  Family ID	F6502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret GANEY,   b. England d. 1680, England
  Children	1. (unknown) CHEESMAN   d. Before Dec 1663
  Family ID	F4272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  FOR MORE ON JOHN'S VIRGINIA RESIDENCY SEE P&P pp. 568-571.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4223] Peter Wilson Coldham, Coldham,The Complete Book Of Emigrants, 1607 - 1660, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1993, c. 1987)), p. 65., ISBN 0-8063-1192-4. [S4223] Peter Wilson Coldham, Coldham,The Complete Book Of Emigrants, 1607 - 1660, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1993, c. 1987)), pp. 44, 65., ISBN 0-8063-1192-4. [S364] John Frederick Dorman, compiler and editor, Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person VIRGINIA 1607 - 1624/5, ((4th ed.; Baltimore, MD: GPC, 2004 - 2007)). Vol. 1, p, 568 [York Co. Deeds, Orders, Wills &c 1, p. 9]. [S364] John Frederick Dorman, compiler and editor, Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person VIRGINIA 1607 - 1624/5, ((4th ed.; Baltimore, MD: GPC, 2004 - 2007)). Vol. 1, p. 569 [York Co. Deeds, Orders, Wills &c 3, pp 162-164]. [S1805] John Cheesman will (1665), London, England, PCC (PROB 11/316 [46 Hyde]).