Question for the Forum.



My earliest known, to me that is, ancestor is Thomas Cullum who lived in Surry/Sussex Co., VA as early as 1725.  He married Elizabeth Johnson & they lived on land given by her father adjacent to what is now Waverly.  Since they started out living on the largess of her father I'm reasonable sure he had no resources of his own & I guess he was an indentured servant .  After he died his family dispersed to North Carolina & other southern states.  I haven't been able to trace him before 1725. There were Cullu(o)ms in Maryland but I can't make a connection.  There were Cullu(o)ms in Devon, England at the time but I can't identify the immigrant.  I was hoping that some of the learned members of the forum might make an educated guess as to how he arrived in Virginia.  Is it more likely that he came overland from Maryland or, since they were across the river from Jamestown, is it more likely he came by ship from England?  Any contributions would be appreciated.

 

John Cullom

Catonsville, MD 

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