Biography

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William Stokes, who ultimately inherited most of the lands of his father, Christopher Stokes, was born 1619, Stanshawes Court, Gloucestershire (NOT Essex), England.

He came to Virginia Colony with his mother, Elizabeth, and brothers, Christopher Jr, Henry, Lancelot & Robert, before/after his father had patented land on the New Poquoson in Charles City County. Two other brothers, Francis & Thomas, were born in Virginia after the family immigrated.