Gilbert GUYE

c.1609 - 1640

• Name	Gilbert GUYE
  	The surname is spelled GYE or GUY in some documents.
  Birth	c.1609  [1]
  	On 15 May 1637, the Court of Lower Norfolk County took the deposition "of Gilbert Guy aged 28 years or thereabouts...".
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1633	Virginia Colony   [2]
  	On 24 June 1635, Capt. Adam Thorowgood was granted 5252 acres of Virginia Colony land that was due for the transportation of 105 individuals into the colony. Gilbert Gye, who arrived in the Hopewell in 1633, was among the headrights by whom Thorowgood claimed his acreage.
  OFFH	1639/40	Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	Gilbert served as the under sheriff of Lower Norfolk County during March 1639/40.
  Death	c. 1640	Virginia Colony
  Will	2 May 1640	Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [4]
  Will proved	4 Jan 1640/41	Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [5]
  	Gilbert's will was proved by the oaths of Thomas Bullock, Christopher Burroughs and Robert Hayes before the Lower Norfolk County Court on 4 January 1640/1. And though not noted in the Lower Norfolk County Court records until 26 May 1642, Sarah was appointed administratrix of Gilbert's estate.
  estate audit	16 May 1643	Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [6]
  	A final audit of Sarah Hancock's administration of Gilbert's estate was presented to the Lower Norfolk County Court by Mr. Cornelius Lloyd and Mr. Christopher Burroughs on 16 May 1643.
  Person ID	I61027	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Sarah (UNKNOWN)   d. 1689, Virginia Colony
  Marriage	Before 2 May 1640  [7]
  Family ID	F6492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Alice Granbery Walter, abstractor & compiler, Walter, Lower Norfolk County Virginia Court Records Book "A" 1637 - 1646 & Book "B" 1646 - 1651/2, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1994)). Book A, p. 1 [f. 1]. [S2051] Nell Marion Nugent, abstractor, Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Volume One: 1623 - 1666, ((1934, Rpt. Richmond: Virginia State Library and Archives, 1992)), ISBN 0-88490-174-2 v.1.. pp. 22-23 [Patent Book 1, Part 1]. [S74] Alice Granbery Walter, abstractor & compiler, Walter, Lower Norfolk County Virginia Court Records Book "A" 1637 - 1646 & Book "B" 1646 - 1651/2, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1994)). Book A, p. 26 [f. 16]. [S74] Alice Granbery Walter, abstractor & compiler, Walter, Lower Norfolk County Virginia Court Records Book "A" 1637 - 1646 & Book "B" 1646 - 1651/2, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1994)). Book A, p. 46 [f. 30]. [S74] Alice Granbery Walter, abstractor & compiler, Walter, Lower Norfolk County Virginia Court Records Book "A" 1637 - 1646 & Book "B" 1646 - 1651/2, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1994)). Book A, p. 46 [f. 30] and p. 93 [f. 58]. [S74] Alice Granbery Walter, abstractor & compiler, Walter, Lower Norfolk County Virginia Court Records Book "A" 1637 - 1646 & Book "B" 1646 - 1651/2, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1994)). Book A, p. 132 [f. 27] and p. 133 [f. 27a]. [S74] Alice Granbery Walter, abstractor & compiler, Walter, Lower Norfolk County Virginia Court Records Book "A" 1637 - 1646 & Book "B" 1646 - 1651/2, ((Baltimore: GPC, 1994)). Book A, p. 46 [f. 30] and p. 47 [ff. 30a-31] and p. 93 [f. 58].