From Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666; Chapter: Surnames, C-D; Page: 101

Dunston, Cicely, 1636, by John Dunston (her husband), James City County

John and Cicely Dunston arrived without children. Their children are later identified as:

• (1) Ann Dunston (she married 1st Richard Shortland and they had a son Ralph Shortland and as a widow she married Andrew Robinson 25 Sept 1659 in Surry County, Virginia (see records below)
• (2) Ralph Dunston
• (3) John Dunston (III), and
• (4) Peleg Dunston. (see records below).

All of their children were born in Virginia.

notes

Page 215. 8 May 1663. Whereas Cecillye Dunstan, Widdow, late of the County of Curry, in her last Will & Test. ordered that a mare colt should be purchased for SUSANNAH ROBBINSON, daughter of ANDREW ROBBINSON, know all that I, Robert Carter, have sold to Peleg Dunstan and Ralph Dunston exors, of sd Cecillye Dunstan, for the use of SUSANNAH ROBBINSON, one mare etc. Wit.: Alice Parke, Roger Potter. (Surry County Records; Book I, 1652-1672 page 46)

From Records on John Dunston & Cicely his wife

While there are family trees that show that John Dunston married Cicely Greene, there is no documentation to support this that I have found.

These trees also show that Cicely Greene was born 1607 in Nottinghamshire, England, again with no documentation.

I have searched all the England Birth, Baptism and Marriage records from 1590-1636 when John Dunston and Cicely Dunston arrived in James City County, Virginia. These are the only records that I have found for that time period in England.

There was a Cicely Greene in Nottinghamshire, England, but she married William Fish on 03 Feb 1669-70.

Source:
(1) Nottinghamshire, England, Extracted Parish Records about William Fish & Cicely Greene (2) Abstracts of Nottinghamshire marriage licences (3) Nottinghamshire, England, Extracted Parish Records about William Fish Cicely Green

From Surry Co VA Robinson's

It's very likely Ciecely Dunston was a Green. See the following reasons:

• 1. The list of people living in VA on 16 Feb 1623 listed a Sisley Greene in James City Co VA.
• 2. On 17 Dec 1671 a John Solway of Lawnes Crk Par sells 200A on SS of the James River and on the WS of head of Lawnes Crk Par adj to May Hill, Richard Draw [Drew] by cow path betwixt Capt Bakers and the new mill. Same obtained by Katherine Green, dec'd, by indenture, 51 Oct last from John Dunston and Mary Reddick, co-heirs of Peter Green, dec’d.
• 3. James Reddick married 1652 Surry Co VA Mary Dunston.
• 4. 1639: John Dunston LG 20 May 1639 250A in Hogg Island main East upon the land of Robert Sheppard. James City Co VA Bk 1 Pg 647.
• 5. 1639: John Dunston LG 20 May 1639 600A 20 May 1639 600A in Hogg Island main beg upon a valley coming out of the great swamp callled the Arrow reed swamp. John Dunston transported twelve persons into this Colony James City Co: Thomas Woodall, Jon Garrett, Marmaduke Kitson, ffra. ffurbush, Eliz Sames, Winifred Newell, Rose? Hill, Rich Sharp, Edward ....., Wm Coledge, Martin Hamond, John Harcock. VA Bk 1 Pg 647.

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• Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents.The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jul., 1897), pp. 92-101. Published by: Virginia Historical Society. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4242023. Page Count: 10. Page 100, 101. "On March 22, 1653, Richard Shortland, attormey of Mrs. Cicely Dunton, gave a discharge (recorded Surry) to Roger Nicholson, for all debts due William Lee, deceased, his mother, or father-in-law."
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• Updated from FamilySearch Family Tree via John Dunston by SmartCopy: Mar 22 2015, 0:45:23 UTC