GEN 2 VIRGINIA KIDDS

CREDITS:
Research by
Reiley Kidd, MD,
and Sandra Kidd on the
Kidds of Virginia 1646-1850, https://www.kiddroots.org

KIDDS OF
COLONIAL VIRGINIA

For 47 years after their father’s death, Thomas and Jane’s sons, Thomas Jr and William, would live side by side on adjoining plantations close by the Dragon Run, raising their families and their crops.
They likely never traveled more than 10 miles from home during their lifetimes.

COLONIAL KIDDS 1646-1850

THE SECOND GENERATION IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA:
The Children of Thomas and Jane Kidd...

Thomas Kidd, Jr., the elder son of Thomas Kidd, likely was born by 1669, before Middlesex Co VA was formed from Lancaster County, Virginia. No parish books of Lancaster Co have survived, and Thomas’s birth is not recorded in the Middlesex Co Christ Church Parish Register, although the births of his brother William and three sisters are recorded in Middlesex.

William Kidd, younger son of Thomas Kidd, was born 22 March 1675/1676 in Middlesex Co VA and baptized at Christ Church Parish as the son of Thomas and Jane Kidd. The Kidds worshipped at the Upper Chapel of Christ Church Parish, since they lived in that part of the county.

EPIDEMIC!! In the spring of 1727, some sort of disease or epidemic struck Middlesex County. Robert Carter, Governor of Virginia Colony, issued a proclamation calling for religious community fasting to combat the disease that was the cause of death to many in the colony.
It was to take the lives of Margaret, William, and Thomas Jr. over a period of two months. Margaret died first in March 1727, then William in April 1727, and Thomas Jr. in May 1727.

By the summer of 1727, all of Thomas Kidd’s grandchildren were left orphaned. At this time, the youngest of Thomas Jr.’s children (twins) were eight years old, and the youngest of William’s was only six. It is likely that the older siblings, some already married with their own families, took care of the younger children following their parents’ deaths.

The deaths of William and Thomas Jr. in 1727 were to have a major impact on their descendants, setting into motion the transfer of all the Kidd family lands into the ownership of Thomas Kidd III, the eldest son of Thomas Kidd Jr. Thomas Kidd Jr.’s children stayed in Middlesex County or settled in neighboring Essex County.
With no land to call their own, a number of William and Margaret Kidd’s children left Middlesex County and headed westward across Virginia. See Kidds of Virginia Colony, Generation III

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CREDITS: Research by Reiley Kidd, MD, and Sandra Kidd on the Kidds of Virginia 1646-1850, https://www.kiddroots.org KIDDS OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA For 47 years after their father’s death, Thomas and Jane’s sons, Thomas Jr and William, would live side by side on adjoining plantations close by the Dragon Run, raising their families and their crops. They likely never traveled more than 10 miles from home during their lifetimes.
	COLONIAL KIDDS 1646-1850
	THE SECOND GENERATION IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA: The Children of Thomas and Jane Kidd... Thomas Kidd, Jr., the elder son of Thomas Kidd, likely was born by 1669, before Middlesex Co VA was formed from Lancaster County, Virginia. No parish books of Lancaster Co have survived, and Thomas’s birth is not recorded in the Middlesex Co Christ Church Parish Register, although the births of his brother William and three sisters are recorded in Middlesex. William Kidd, younger son of Thomas Kidd, was born 22 March 1675/1676 in Middlesex Co VA and baptized at Christ Church Parish as the son of Thomas and Jane Kidd. The Kidds worshipped at the Upper Chapel of Christ Church Parish, since they lived in that part of the county. EPIDEMIC!! In the spring of 1727, some sort of disease or epidemic struck Middlesex County. Robert Carter, Governor of Virginia Colony, issued a proclamation calling for religious community fasting to combat the disease that was the cause of death to many in the colony. It was to take the lives of Margaret, William, and Thomas Jr. over a period of two months. Margaret died first in March 1727, then William in April 1727, and Thomas Jr. in May 1727. By the summer of 1727, all of Thomas Kidd’s grandchildren were left orphaned. At this time, the youngest of Thomas Jr.’s children (twins) were eight years old, and the youngest of William’s was only six. It is likely that the older siblings, some already married with their own families, took care of the younger children following their parents’ deaths. The deaths of William and Thomas Jr. in 1727 were to have a major impact on their descendants, setting into motion the transfer of all the Kidd family lands into the ownership of Thomas Kidd III, the eldest son of Thomas Kidd Jr. Thomas Kidd Jr.’s children stayed in Middlesex County or settled in neighboring Essex County. With no land to call their own, a number of William and Margaret Kidd’s children left Middlesex County and headed westward across Virginia. See Kidds of Virginia Colony, Generation III

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