John Echols (born 1619)
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| Read Which Echols Went to America? for information regarding John Echols' son and early American connections. |
| Born | Circa 1619 |
| Died | … |
| Parents | … |
| Spouse | … |
| Children | Possibly John Echols (born 1650) |
Summary
At the time, surnames were often spelled phonetically and inconsistently across documents. For the sake of continuity, the page name is titled "John Echols".
This person should be treated as an unconnected early candidate, not as a proven ancestor. The 1635 passenger record establishes that a "John Ecles" went to Virginia, but it does not connect him to the later New Kent / King and Queen County John Eckholls who appears with the Cave family. However, he is still notable for being the earliest Echols (or similar spelling) in America.
Timeline
Referenced in Genealogy: A Journal of American Ancestry (under the name "John Ecles") as a 16 year old passenger on a ship from "the Towne of Gravesend" in England to Virginia.