Sylvanius Stokes, Sr.^[1]

1636 - 1704  (68 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

William Stokes

1618 - Bef 1699  (< 80 years)

Birth	11 Dec 1618	Chppenham, Co., Wiltshire, England
Died	Bef 13 Oct 1699	York Co., VA?
Family	Jane Scarsbrook,   b. 1621, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Children	1. John Stokes + 2. Sylvanius Stokes, Sr.,   b. 1636, Charles City Co., VA

Jane Scarsbrook

1621 - 1695  (74 years)

Birth	1621	Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Died	Dec 1695	Virginia, United States
	Age: 73-74
Family	William Stokes,   b. 11 Dec 1618, Chppenham, Co., Wiltshire, England
Children	1. John Stokes + 2. Sylvanius Stokes, Sr.,   b. 1636, Charles City Co., VA

Mary Bishop

Abt 1642 - Aft 1704  (> 63 years)

Birth	Abt 1642	Charles City Co., VA
Died	Aft 1704	Charles City Co., VA
Father	John Bishop, Captain,   b. 1590, London, England
Mother	Elizabeth Booker,   b. Abt 1602, Surrey, England
Married	Abt 1632
Family	Sylvanius Stokes, Sr.,   b. 1636, Charles City Co., VA
Married	29 Jul 1658	Charles City Co., VA
Children	1. John Stokes   2. Elizabeth Stokes,   b. 1660, Essex, Virginia, United States   3. Elizabeth Stokes,   b. 1667, Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States + 4. Sylvanus Stokes, Jr.,   b. Abt 1670, Charles City, VA   5. Young Stokes,   b. 1700, VA, Virginia, United States   6. Phoebe Stokes,   b. 1732, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

John Stokes

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Father	Sylvanius Stokes, Sr.,   b. 1636, Charles City Co., VA
Mother	Mary Bishop,   b. Abt 1642, Charles City Co., VA
Married	29 Jul 1658	Charles City Co., VA

Elizabeth Stokes

1660 - 1718  (58 years)

Birth	1660	Essex, Virginia, United States
Died	1718	Essex, Virginia, United States
	Age: 57-58
Father	Sylvanius Stokes, Sr.,   b. 1636, Charles City Co., VA
Mother	Mary Bishop,   b. Abt 1642, Charles City Co., VA
Married	29 Jul 1658	Charles City Co., VA

Elizabeth Stokes

1667 - 1757  (90 years)

Birth	1667	Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Died	1757	Virginia, United States
	Age: 89-90
Father	Sylvanius Stokes, Sr.,   b. 1636, Charles City Co., VA
Mother	Mary Bishop,   b. Abt 1642, Charles City Co., VA
Married	29 Jul 1658	Charles City Co., VA

Sylvanus Stokes, Jr.

Abt 1670 - Bef 1747  (< 77 years)

Birth	Abt 1670	Charles City, VA
Died	Bef 6 Feb 1746/47	VA
Father	Sylvanius Stokes, Sr.,   b. 1636, Charles City Co., VA
Mother	Mary Bishop,   b. Abt 1642, Charles City Co., VA
Married	29 Jul 1658	Charles City Co., VA
Family	,   b. Abt 1669, Charles City, VA
Married	1698
Children	+ 1. (Sherard) Young Stokes,   b. Abt 1699, Lunnenburg Co., VA

Young Stokes

1700 - 1770  (70 years)

Birth	1700	VA, Virginia, United States
Died	5 Dec 1770	Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
	Age: 69-70
Father	Sylvanius Stokes, Sr.,   b. 1636, Charles City Co., VA
Mother	Mary Bishop,   b. Abt 1642, Charles City Co., VA
Married	29 Jul 1658	Charles City Co., VA

Phoebe Stokes

1732 - 1778  (46 years)

Birth	1732	Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Died	16 Jul 1778	Albemarle, Sussex, Virginia, United States
	Age: 45-46
Father	Sylvanius Stokes, Sr.,   b. 1636, Charles City Co., VA
Mother	Mary Bishop,   b. Abt 1642, Charles City Co., VA
Married	29 Jul 1658	Charles City Co., VA

• Name	Sylvanius Stokes
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1636	Charles City Co., VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1704	Charles City Co., VA
  Person ID	I1014	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Stokes,   b. 11 Dec 1618, Chppenham, Co., Wiltshire, England d. Bef 13 Oct 1699, York Co., VA? (Age < 80 years)
  Mother	Jane Scarsbrook,   b. 1621, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England d. Dec 1695, Virginia, United States (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Bishop,   b. Abt 1642, Charles City Co., VA d. Aft 1704, Charles City Co., VA (Age > 63 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1658	Charles City Co., VA
  Children	1. John Stokes   2. Elizabeth Stokes,   b. 1660, Essex, Virginia, United States d. 1718, Essex, Virginia, United States (Age 58 years)   3. Elizabeth Stokes,   b. 1667, Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 1757, Virginia, United States (Age 90 years) + 4. Sylvanus Stokes, Jr.,   b. Abt 1670, Charles City, VA d. Bef 6 Feb 1746/47, VA (Age < 77 years)   5. Young Stokes,   b. 1700, VA, Virginia, United States d. 5 Dec 1770, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States (Age 70 years)   6. Phoebe Stokes,   b. 1732, Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States d. 16 Jul 1778, Albemarle, Sussex, Virginia, United States (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1636 - Charles City Co., VA Marriage - 29 Jul 1658 - Charles City Co., VA Death - 1704 - Charles City Co., VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S500021] Donald Stamps, Stamps Family Site (23andMe), 6 May 2016, Sylvanus Stokes (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match