Individual Details

!John Easley lived on the 324 acre grant which had been granted to Jeremiah Benskin, his father-in-law. In August 1711 he petitioned for acquisition of his wife's estate, then in the hands of John Bolling. He was involved in law suits with Philip Purcell, Edward Watkins, William Byrd, William Finney, John Bolling and John Martin between 1709 and 1724. On October 6. 1735, he bought 400 acres on Powhick Creek in Dale Parish, Henrico Co., from Henry Cary for 24 pounds. In 1736 he paid quit rents on both tracts. In November, 1739, he and his son John acknowledged a deed to his brother Warham. He died shortly before April 1742, and his will was probated by his brother Warham as his executor in May 1742. ["American Origins" by David Trimble, p. 25.]

Robert Easley,I was the 1st &only Easley to go to Jamestown Colony&the best
evidence that he was a Huguenot was that he was a mem.of the Huguenot Society/
Virginia & was granted land from the allotment made to French refugees 1st
Easleys were found in south Switz. & were silk merchants & originally spelled
their name:Islyn & in Fr.:Esle, some early American records spelled it Esle &
later became Easley. From Switz. they moved to France(ca.1400s)& were Huguenots..
After the Massacre of St.Barthelomew, they fled to the British Isles.

Birth	1682	Fine Creek, Henrico, Virginia, British America
Marriage	20 Aug 1711	Henrico, Virginia, British America - Mary BENSKIN
Death	4 Apr 1742	Manakintown, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Burial	7 Apr 1742	Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Alt name		John Daniel EASLEY

Spouse	Mary BENSKIN (1690 - 1742)
Child	Daniel EASLEY Jr. (1721 - 1786)
Child	Robert EASLEY (1720 - )
Child	Moses BAKER Jr (1727 - 1775)
Child	Ann EASLEY (1740 - 1795)
Child	Stephen EASLEY (1718 - 1803)
Child	John EASLEY Jr (1712 - 1746)
Child	William EASLEY (1714 - 1752)
Child	Warham EASLEY (ll) (1716 - 1790)

Father	Robert EASLEY (1655 - 1711)
Mother	Ann Warham PARKER (1663 - 1720)