This Wilbourn was here really early.
May 11, 1697: Ordered that the suit between John Blandall and John Willburn be referred till the next Court at the defendants’ request (p. 56)
November 23, 1697: Ordered that ye suit between Tho. Gouldman and Jno. Wilburn be dismissed for want [lack] of persecution (p. 84)
SOURCE
Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Virginia County Court Records, Order Book Abstracts of Essex County, Virginia, 1695-1699, McLean, Virginia, 1991. This book includes abstracts from Essex County Courts held from 10 February 1695 to 21 June 1699.
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My Direct Line in Virginia:
Earliest Wilbourns of Virginia
Thomas Wilbourn and Hannah Lamkin
Other Wilbourns in This Series (in alphabetical order):
Early Wilbourns of Accomack County
Early Wilbourns of Albemarle County
Early Wilbourns of Brunswick County
Early Wilbourns of Buckingham County
Early Wilbourns of Campbell County
Early Wilbourns of Caroline County
Early Wilbourns of Cumberland County
Early Wilbourns of Essex County
Early Wilbourns of Fauquier County
Early Wilbourns of Frederick County
Early Wilbourns of Goochland County
Early Wilbourns of Greenville County
Early Wilbourns of Halifax County
Early Wilbourns of King and Queen County
Early Wilbourns of Louisa County
Early Wilbourns of Lunenburg County
Early Wilbourns of Mecklenburg County
Early Wilbourns of Middlesex County
Early Wilbourns of Norfolk County
Early Wilbourns of Powhatan County
Early Wilbourns of Prince Edward County
Early Wilbourns of Prince George County
Early Wilbourns of Prince William County
Early Wilbourns of Princess Anne County
Early Wilbourns of Spotsylvania County
Early Wilbourns of Surry County
Early Wilbourns of Sussex County
Early Wilbourns of Westmoreland County
Most of these posts have names other than Wilbourn. Some posts have hundreds of names.