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In an effort to prove or disprove that Peter Weare who married Anstice Foote is the same Peter Ware of York Co.,
Virginia, the following information is provided.  I was unable either prove or disprove this Devon Peter Weare / Ware
is the same Peter Ware who immigrated to York Co., VA.

Crediton is southwest of Exeter and St. Sidwell in Exeter is where Peter Weare / Ware married Anstice Foote. 
Honiton Clyst or Clyst Honiton (both ways are used) is a short distance from St. Sidwell as is Halberton. On
28 Jul 1646 a Peter Weare married Mary Sargeant at St. Paul’s Parish, Exeter, could this be Mary Hickes? 
It’s possible she remarried prior to attending Orphan’s Court, but was still referred to as the widow of Peter Ware. 

Weare Blazon: Argent on a bend vert between six crosses crosslet gules three crosiers or. CREST: A demi
lion rampant argent holding in the dexter paw a cross crosslet MOTTO: Sumus ubi fuimus. Meaning "We are where we have been."

Nicholas Ware b. 1494 of Honiton, Devon, England m. abt. 1520 and d. aft 1564
     John Ware b. 1534 of Honiton, Devon, England
            Thomas Ware b. 1551 of Honiton, Devon, England
     Edmund Weare will dated 8 Dec 1584 Exeter, Devon, England

1.  ROBERT WARE b. c1548 m. c1571
     2.  ROBERT WARE b. c1572
          3.  ALICE WARE Chr 11 AUG 1594 Crediton, Devon, England
     2.  PRISCILLA WARE Chr 10 FEB 1574 Crediton, Devon, England
     2.  ANDREW WARE Chr NOV 1575 Crediton, Devon, England
1.  THOMAS WARE b. c1550 Honiton, Devon, England M. ELIZABETH WEST 26 NOV 1571
     2.  THOMAS WARE b. c1572
          3.  JOHN WEARE Chr SEP 1604 Crediton, Devon, England
     2.  ELIZABETH WARE Chr 12 APR 1574 Crediton, Devon, England
     2.  CHRISTIAN WARE Chr 12 FEB 1576 Crediton, Devon, Eng m. JOHN PHILLIP 29 Sep 1608 Crediton, Devon
2.  ROBERT WARE Chr 07 APR 1578 Crediton, Devon, England
          3.  JOAN WARE b. C1599 M. RICHARD PHILLIP 16 FEB 1616
     2.  EDMOND WEARE b. c1580 of Halberton, Devon–In 1620 a Devon Visitation Pedigree headed by Edmond Weare of Halberton, father of Thomas Weare of Clyst Honiton with four sons: Richard, Edmund of Clyst Honiton, Roger & Gilbert with no armorial bearings.
          3.  THOMAS WEARE b. c1599 of “WEARE’S OF CLYST HONITON” Devon m. JOANE BALE c1622
               4.  RICHARD WEARE  b. c1623
                    5.  THOMAS WEARE b. c1645
                    5.  ELIZABETH WEARE b. c1647
                    5.  JOHANE WEARE b. c1649
                    5.  CHRISTIAN WEARE b. c1651
          3.  EDMOND WEARE b. c1601 d. 12/17/1647 West Putford m. MARY SHORT d/o John
          3.  ROGER WEARE b. c1603
          3.  GILBERT WEARE b. c1605 m. Jane, 26 Nov 1626, Mar. Lic. Exeter
     2.  ELIANOR WARE Chr 21 JAN 1587 Crediton, Devon, England
1.  GILBERT WARE b. c1552 m. 28 JAN 1574 Crediton, Devon England THOMASINE TRAWS
     2.  RICHARD WARE Chr OCT 1574 Crediton, Devon, England
     2.  ALICE WARE Chr 07 DEC 1576 Crediton, Devon, England
     2.  ELIZABETH WARE Chr 18 JAN 1579 Crediton, Devon, England
     2.  JOHN WARE Chr 11/1/1587 Crediton m. 1/14/1605 TAMZIN d/o PHILIP BUCKINGHAM Chr. 6/26/1589 Crediton
          3. CHRISTOPHER WARE Chr 09 JAN 1606 Crediton, Devon, England m. MARIE OR MARY
              4. MARIE OR MARY WARE Chr 27 MAY 1649 Crediton, Devon, England 
              4. JOHN WARE Chr 04 MAY 1651 Crediton, Devon, England
              4. THOMASINE WARE Chr 21 AUG 1653 Crediton, Devon, England
          3.  SUSAN WARE b. c1608  M. JOHN DANE 7 FEB 1624
1.  NICHOLAS WARE b. c1556 m. MARY WEST 18 Nov 1573  Crediton, Devon, England
      2.  JOHN WARE Chr 7/1/1579 Crediton m. c1600
          3.  PETER WEARE b. c1601 m. ANSTICE FOOTE 5/30/1624 St. Sidwell Exeter
               4.  THOMAS WEARE Chr 27 FEB 1624 Crediton, Devon, Eng 
                    5. THOMAS WARE Chr JAN 1651 Crediton, Devon, England
               4.  PETER WARE b. c1626 m. MARIE/MARY 28 Jul 1646 St. Pauls, Exeter, Devon
                    5. NICHOLAS WEARE Chr 12 MAR 1647 Crediton, Devon, England  d. 9 May 1655 Crediton
                    5. THOMAS WEARE Chr 03 NOV 1653 Crediton, Devon, England
               4.  JOHN WEARE Chr 14 SEP 1628 Crediton, Devon, England
                    5. THOMAS WEARE Chr 15 MAY 1653 Crediton, Devon, England
                    5. JOHN WARE Chr 25 MAY 1662 Crediton, Devon, England
               4.  UNK WARE b. c1630
               4.  MARY WARE Chr 11 JUN 1634 Crediton, Devon, England
               4.  JANE WARE b. c1636
               4.  DOROTHIE WEARE Chr 17 MAR 1639 Crediton, Devon, England
               4.  NICHOLAS WARE b. c1640 Crediton, Devon, England
               4.  ELIZABETH WARE b. c1642 Crediton, Devon, England
               4.  UNK Ware b. c1644 Crediton, Devon, England
               4.  UNK Ware b. c1646 Crediton, Devon, England
               4.  EDWARD WARE b. c1648 York Co., VA
          3. JOHN WARE Chr 25 DEC 1603 Crediton, Devon, England m. MARGERY COFFUN 28 Apr 1625
              4. ELIZABETH WARE Chr 10/29/1626 Crediton, Devon m. RICHARD HAYDEN 6/1/1658 Ottery St. Mary Devon
              4. SARAH WARE Chr 31 MAY 1629 Crediton, Devon, England
              4. JOHN WARE Chr 25 JUL 1630 Crediton, Devon, England
              4. PHILIP WEARE Chr 07 APR 1632 Crediton, Devon, England
          3. THOMAS WARE Chr 22 SEP 1605 Crediton, Devon, England  
          3. NICHOLAS WARE Chr 31 JAN 1607 Crediton, Devon m. ELIZABETH REEVE 7 Nov 1630 Crediton
              4. NICHOLAS WARE Chr 18 AUG 1632 Crediton, Devon, Eng. 
              4. MARIE OR MARY WEARE Chr 22 MAR 1634 Crediton, Devon, England
              4. WILLIAM WARE Chr 27 NOV 1636 Crediton, Devon, England
          3. WILLIAM WARE Chr 27 JAN 1609 Crediton, Devon, England

Devon PCC Wills 1584-1604 http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DevonWills/Wills1584.html has the will of Thomas Weare of
Clyst Honiton dated 1592 (Register – Harrington).

Devon 'House of Lords Journal Vo. 6: 3 Aug 1643', Journal of the House of Lords: vol. 6: 1643 (1802), pp. 163-70. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=37311. Date accessed: 7 Aug 2006. "For the County of Devon; Sir John Pool, Sir John Northcot, Baronets, Sir Edmund Fowell Knight, Sir Samuell Roll, Sir Shilston Calmady, Sir Nicholas Martin, Sir Richard Strode, Sir Henry Ruswell, Knights, Sir Francis Drake Baronet, Rbt Savory, Henry Walrond, Esquires, Sir Jn Bamfield Baronet, Henry Worth, Hugh Fortescue, Arthur Upton, Geo. Trowbridge, Esquires, Charl's Vaughan, Wm Gould, Tho. Bond, George Perd, Richard Ferris, Esquires, John Champney, John Weare of Halberton, Thomas Drake of Wishcomb, William Fry, John Yeo, Hampson Hele, and John Waddon, Esquires.  "For the City of Exon; Christopher Clark Mayor, Richard Saunders, Tho. Crossing, Adam Bennet, Walter White, and John Hakewill, Aldermen, James Gould.

"Whereas John Weare, of Silferton, in the County of Devon, Esquire, Counsellor at Law, and John Weare his Son, have by both Houses of Parliament been admitted to their Fine of Five Hundred and Twenty-six Pounds; the Father having been a Commissioner of Array, and assisted the Forces raised against the Parliament; the Son having been in Arms against the Parliament: The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament do hereby authorize and appoint His Majesty's Solicitor General to prepare a Pardon to the said John Weare Senior, and John Weare his Son, for their said Offences, in such Form as is agreed by both Houses for like Offenders, together with a Grant of, and Restitution to them, their Heirs and Assigns, of all their Lands, Goods, and Chattels, and other Estate for which the said Fine was accepted, according to a Particular thereof made, and entered with the Committee at Gouldsmiths Hall, and of all Mean Profits thereof, from the 31th Day of July, 1646, with an Exception of the Right or Estate of the said John Weare Senior, and John Weare Junior, in or to all Advowsons, Presentations, and Right of Patronage, to any Church or Chapel; which said Pardon, so prepared, the Commissioners of the Great Seal of England for the Time being are hereby likewise authorized to pass under the said Great Seal accordingly: Provided always, That this Ordinance, or the said Pardon thereon to be passed, shall not extend to free the said John Weare Senior & Junior from a further Composition, for any other Lands, Goods, or Chattels, than what are contained in the Particular aforesaid; and that, in case the said Lands mentioned in the said Particular were of greater Yearly Values than are therein expressed during Three Years before the Year of our Lord 1640, then the said John Weare, and John Ware his Son, shall pay such further Fine, by Way of Composition, as both Houses of Parliament shall appoint." House of Lords Journal Vol.10 7 Feb 1648.

From: 'House of Lords Journal Vol. 10: 7 February 1648', Journal of the House of Lords: Vol. 10:

1648-1649 (1802), pp. 25-32. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=32747

Date accessed: 10 August 2006. 

To see the Ware information below under Generation Three, go to www.familysearch.org, and click Advanced Search, then select International Genealogical Index on the left, and enter the surname Ware, British Isles as the Region and Batch #'s C050741, M050741, M050511, 6930446. Peter Ware and Anstice Foote married in 1624, giving Peter an estimated birth year of 1603.  They had at least 8 children prior to their last IGI recorded child in 1639. If there were additional children after 1639, their birth was not recorded, as we already know this happened to Jane as she is shown as a daughter of Peter and Anstice in the will of Johan Foote, but is not in the IGI record. 
 
Nicholas Ware is first documented in Virginia in 1660: Peter Ware (Jr.) and Nicholas Ware signed as witnesses of a deposition given by Francis Carpenter, for Thomas Bucke's estate.  (VSLA, York Co. VA Records 1659-1662).  From this it was assumed he was born about 1639, but there is no reason he could not have been 18 at the time he witnessed this deposition, (or born 1642). It is somewhat puzzling why Peter Ware is not mentioned as being in Virginia by Johan Foote, as his will is written in 1647, and Peter was clearly in Virginia by that time. [1646 - 4 Sep - Peter Ware and Thomas Gibson inventory estate of John Davis, Sr. of Queen's Creek, York Co., VA, estate totaled 3066 lbs. Tobacco. (Beverly Fleet, VA. Colonial Abstract 25, York Co. Page. 19)]
 
Peter Ware, Jr. was clearly age 21 by 1660, as the following is recorded:  In 1660 Peter Ware (Jr.) was appointed assistant constable to William Baker of the Upper Precinct of Hampton Parish (VSLA, York Co. VA Records 1659-1662), so we know he was born before 1659.  This was also definitely Peter Ware, Jr., as Mary Hickes was in Orphan's Court prior to this date, placing Peter as being born prior to his sister Mary.  I still don't fully understand why Mary Hickes was referred to as widow of Peter Ware, but not referred to as Mary Ware if they were from Crediton, Devon, England.  I guess it's possible Peter married her in York Co., and she was from an area where it was customary to keep her maiden name, or she had remarried and the record failed to address her in that manner.
 
While this Peter Ware is the top runner to be the same Peter Ware who settled in York Co. due to the naming pattern of the Crediton Ware's, and the age of this Peter Ware, it's still puzzling why Johan Foote only names two of his daughter's children in his will.  We clearly know that Peter and Nicholas were alive in 1647.  It is also puzzling why Johan gave the token sum of 1 shilling to Peter, which is the same amount he bequeathed to the younger daughter Jane.  I know it is said that Johan Foote's will was found recorded in early records of York Co., Virginia, I have been unable to document this as being true.
 
GENERATION ONE

John [Johannis] Foote b. c1559 m. abt. 1580 m. Unk Spouse.

Children (IGI)

1.  John [Johannis] Foote Chr 31 Jan 1581 Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England 
2.  Richard [Richardus] Foote Chr 17 Apr 1582 Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England 
3.  Peter [Petrus] Foote Chr 11 Aug 1584 Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England 
4.  Probably Edward Foote b. c1585 had 1) Humphrey Foote Chr 1 Nov 1615 Tedburn, St Mary, Devon England 2) Tiffanye Foote b. Aug 1604 Crediton, Devon, England 3) Katherine Foote married 6 Oct 1625 Crediton, Devon England to Nicholas Smith.
5.  Nicholas [Nicholasus] Foote Chr 7 Mar 1587 Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
6.  Probably Elizabeth Foote c1590 m. John Westcott 6 Feb 1608 St. Andrews, Plymouth Devon
7.  Thomas Foote Chr 25 Jul 1593 Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
8.  Mary [Maria] Foote Chr 31 Mar 1596 Buckland Monachrorum, Devon, England
9.  Margaret [Margareta] Foote Chr 21 Oct 1598 Buckland Monachrorum, Devon, England

GENERATION TWO

John [Johannis] Foote Christening: 31 Jan 1581 Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England  s/o Johannis Foote m. UNK Spouse. His will shows, Johan Foote of Tedbourne, St. Mary in the county of Devon, will of 27 Dec 1647 proved 2 Sep 1653. His residence at death was Tedbourne St. Mary, County Devon, England. He was a widower. He lists Peter Ware as his son-in-law in will dated 27 Dec 1647 and proved on 2 Sep 1653.  Had sons Humphrey Foote and Richard Foote.  Children mentioned in his will are:

1.  Mary Foote b c1608 m. Anthony Westcott 1 Jun 1629 Tedburn St Mary, Devon, England (IGI) had Agnes & Anthony (will).
2.  Anstice Foote b. c1603 m. Peter Ware 30 May 1624 St. Sidwell, Exeter, Devon England (IGI / will)
3.  Humphrey Foote, had daughter Margaret Foote (will)
 
"The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," published quarterly by the Virginia Historical Society 31 Dec 1920, VOL XXVIII, pp. 239-240. (Reprinted with permission of the original publisher by Kraus Reprint Corporation, New York, 1968)

Johan Foote of Tedbourne, St. Mary, county Devon, widow. Will 27 December 1647; proved 2 September 1653. I bequeath unto Agnis Westcott, daughter of Anthony Westcott, 20 pounds. To Anthony, son of Anthony Westcott of Tedbourne aforesaid, 1 pound. To Peter Ware, my son-in-law, 1 shilling. To Mary Ware, daughter of said Peter, 10 shillings. To Jane Ware, her sister, 1shilling. To Margaret Foote daughter of Humpfrey Foote, my son, 1shilling. All the residue of my goods not bequested, I give unto Anthony Westcott, my son-in-law, whom I make my executor; I desire Robert Poope (Pope) of Holcombe Bornell and Giles Westcott to be my overseers, to who I give 1s apiece for their pains. The mark of John Foote. Witnesses: The mark of Thomas Ponsford; Will Squier (Squire). Proved by the executor named. (I have a copy of the original will). 

Note:  Giles Westcott b. c1615 m. Susan Bramscombe on 21 Jul 1638 St. Mary Major, Exeter, Devon, England.
Note:  Thomas Ponsford b. c1615 m. Isott March on 23 Oct 1615 Ilsington, Devon, England
Note:  William Squire b. 5 Jan 1601 was the son of Peter of Parracombe, Devon, England 
Note:  John Squire Chr. 21 Mar 1590 Otterton, Devon, England son of Thomas Squire
Note:  Anstis Ware m. John Squire 22 Oct 1613 Ottery St. Mary Devon, England.
Note:  Robert Pope b. 20 May 1580 Crediton, Devon, England was the son of Robert.
Note:  Anthony Westcott Chr. 10 Feb 1614 Highweek, Devon, England, son of Anthony, later of Tedbourne, Devon, Eng.

GENERATION THREE

Anstice Foote (c1603-bfr.1647) m. 30 May 1624 St. Sidwell, Exeter, Devon England, Peter Ware (c1603-c1659) son of John Ware born c1585 of Crediton, Devon, England, and brother of Nicholas Ware Chr. 31 Jan 1607 Crediton, Devon, England. John Ware born c1585 Crediton, Devon, England, had a brother Robert Ware Chr. 7 Apr 1578, Crediton, Devon, England.  The above information came from International Genealogical Index (IGI) at www.familysearch.org.

Children with Anstice Foote:
1.   Thomas Weare Chr. 27 Feb 1624 Crediton, Devon, England s/o Peter Weare (IGI)
2.   Son or Daughter Ware b. Abt. Dec 1626
3.   John Weare (Ware) Chr 14 Sep 1628 Crediton, Devon England
4.   Son or Daughter Ware b. Abt. 1630
5.   Peter Ware, Jr. b. Abt. 1632
6.   Marie (Mary) Ware Chr. 22 Mar 1634 Crediton Devon England (d/o Peter Weare and Anstiss) 
7.   Jane Ware b. c1636 Crediton Devon England, Mary's sister according to will of Johan Foote
8.   Dorothie (Dorothy) Weare Chr. 17 Mar 1639 Crediton, Devon, England d/o Peter Weare and Anstice Foote (IGI)
9.   Nicholas Ware b. c1640
10.  Elizabeth Ware b. c1642

Children with Mary Hickes:
11. FNU Ware b. c1644, died young
12. FNU Ware b. c1646, died young
13. Edward Ware b. c1648, estate appraiser in 1673 Hampton Parish

IGI Ware's / Weare's of Crediton:

Gilbert Ware m. 28 Jan 1574 Thomasyn Traws Crediton, Devon, England
Nicholas Ware m. Mary West 18 Nov 1573 Crediton, Devon, England
Thomas Ware m. Elizabeth West 26 Nov 1571 Crediton, Devon, England
Elizabeth Ware Chr. 12 Apr 1574 Crediton, Devon, England
Robert Ware Chr 7 Apr 1578 Crediton, Devon, England
Richard Ware Chr Oct 1574 Crediton, Devon, England
Christian Ware Chr 12 Feb 1576 Crediton, Devon, England
Eleanor 21 JAN 1587  Crediton, Devon, England d/o Thomas Ware
Christian Ware m. John Phillip 29 SEP 1608  Crediton, Devon, England
Joan Ware m. Richard Phillp 16 SEP 1616  Crediton, Devon, England
Susan Ware 07 FEB 1624  Crediton, Devon, England  m. John Dane
Elizabeth Ware 29 OCT 1626  Crediton, Devon, England  d/o John Ware
Christopher Ware 09 JAN 1606  Crediton, Devon, England s/o John
William Ware 27 JAN 1609  Crediton, Devon, England s/o John
Andrew Ware NOV 1575  Crediton, Devon, England
John Ware Chr 01 JUL 1579  Crediton, Devon, England
John Ware 01 NOV 1587 Crediton, Devon, England s/o Gilbert Ware
Alice Ware d/o Robert Ware 11 AUG 1594  Crediton, Devon, England
Alice Ware 07 DEC 1576  Crediton, Devon, England
William Ware 27 NOV 1636  Crediton, Devon, England  s/o Nicholas and Elizabeth
John Ware, son of John Ware Chr. 25 Dec 1603 Crediton, Devon, England
Thomas Ware, s/o John Ware Chr. 22 Sep 1605, Crediton, Devon, England
Nicholas Ware, s/o John Ware Chr. 31 Jan 1607, Crediton, Devon, England
Peter Ware. s/o John Ware b. c1609, probably Crediton, Devon, England [no record in IGI]
Phillip Weare s/o John Ware Chr 7 Apr 1632 Crediton, Devon England (IGI)
Peter Weeare m. Anstice Foote 30 May 1624 St. Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England
Nicholas Ware Chr. 18 Aug 1632, Crediton, Devon, England, s/o Nicholas
Sarah Ware Chr 31 May 1629 Crediton, Devon, England d/o John Ware
Thomas Weare Chr. 27 Feb 1624 Crediton, Devon, England s/o Peter Weare
John Weare Chr 14 Sep 1628, Crediton, Devon, England s/of Peter Weare
Marie (Mary) Weare Chr. 22 Mar 1634 Crediton, Devon, England, daughter of Peter Weare and Anstiss (IGI)
Jane Weare b. c1636 Crediton, Devon, England, d/o Peter Ware and Anstice Foote (from will)
Dorothie Weare Chr 17 Mar 1639 Crediton, Devon, England d/o Peter Weare and Anstice Foote (IGI)
Pricillas Ware Chr. 10 Feb 1574 Crediton, Devon, England
Elizabeth Whare Chr. 12 Apr 1574 Crediton, Devon, England
Robert Ware Chr 7 Apr 1578 Crediton, Devon, England
Elizabeth Ware Chr. 18 Jan 1579 Crediton, Devon, England
John Ware Chr 1 Jul 1579 Crediton, Devon, England
Nicholas Ware m. Elizabeth Reeve 7 Nov 1630 Crediton, Devon, England
Ansties Ware 19 SEP 1609  Ottery Saint Mary, Devon, England d/o Richard Ware
Anstice Ware Chr. 19 AUG 1590  Clyst Hydon, Devon, England
Nicholas Weare Chr. 12 Mar 1647 Crediton, Devon, England son of Peter Weare and Marie died 9 May 1655
John Ware m. Tamzin Buckingham 14 Jan 1605 Crediton, Devon, England