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[Page 169]
Abrahall, Robert, came
to Virginia about 1650 and settled in New Kent county, which he represented in the house of
burgesses in 1654 and 1660. In the first year he was captain in the New Kent militia, and in the
last he was lieutenant-colonel. He used a seal having the arms of Abrahall of Hertfordshire.
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Abbott, Jeffrey, came to
Virginia in the "Food Supply" in 1608; he had served as a soldier in Ireland and the Netherlands,
and according to Smith was an excellent colonist. But rebelling against the tyranny of Sir Thomas
Dale, he was executed in 1611.
[Page 169]
Acrill, William, was a
member of the house of burgesses from Charles City county in 1736, and died in November, 1738. He
married Anne Cocke, of Surry, sister of Richard Cocke and Benjamin Cocke. He left a son, William
Acrill, Jr.
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Acrill, William, Jr.,
was a member of the house of burgesses for Charles City county from 1766 to 1775, and of the
conventions of 1774, 1775 and 1776.
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Ackiss, John, burgess for
Princess Anne county in the assembly of May, 1769, and 1679-1771.
[Page 169]
Adams, Richard, son of
Ebenezer Adams, of New Kent county, Virginia, and grandson of Richard Adams, of Abridge, county
Essex, England, citizen and merchant tailor of London, was born in New Kent county, May 17,1726;
member of the house of burgesses from new Kent and Henrico from 1752 to 1775; Henrico county
committee, 1774-75; Virginia convention in 1775; house of delegates, 1776-1778; Virginia senate,
1779-1782. Died in Richmond, Aug. 2, 1800. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Leroy and Mary Anne
Griffin.
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Adams (Addams), Robert,
was a member of the house of burgesses, 1623-24.
[Page 169]
Aitchison, William,
was burgess from Norfolk borough in the assembly of 1758-1761. He was a prominent merchant of
Norfolk, and died Nov. 15, 1776. His tombstone, with a coat-of-arms upon it, is still standing.
He left a son William.
[Page 169]
Alexander, Gerard
(Gerrard), was burgess from Fairfax county, session of 1752-1755. He was a great-grandson of
John Alexander, the immigrant, and son of Robert Alexander, of Stafford county, and his wife,
Anne Fowke, daughter of Col. Gerard Fowke, of Alexandria. AT one time he resided at Holm's
Island, Prince William county. In 1753 he docked the entail of a tract of 6,000 acres left him by
his father, and settled other lands in Frederic and Fairfax counties to the same
uses. His will was proved in Fairfax, Sept. 16, 1761. It names wife, Mary (Dent?), and six
children, and disposes of houses and lots in Alexandria, chairs and horses, and land in Loudoun
county.
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Alexander, John, son of
Capt. Philip Alexander, of King George county, was born Nov. 15, 1730, was burgess for Stafford
county in the assemblies of Oct., 1765, 1766-1768, May, 1769, 1769-1772, 1772-1774. He married
Lucy Thornton, daughter of William Thornton, and died about 1775.
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Allen, Maj. Arthur, was
the son and heir of Arthur Allen, of Surry county, and of his wife, Alice tucker. Maj. Allen's
father, in 1749, patented 200 acres between Lawne's creek and Lower Chippoakes creek. Maj. Allen
was burgess from Surry county in 1682, in 185-86 and in 1688. In the last-named session he was
speaker of the assembly. He married Katherine, daughter and heiress of Cap. Laurence Baker, of
Surry. On July 3, 1677, Mr. Arthur Allen sued Mr. Robert Burgess for that "during the most Horrid
Rebellion (Bacon's rebellion) he with others did seize and keep garrison in the pit's house neare
fower months." This ancient brick mansion is still standing, one of the oldest houses in
Virginia, and is known as "Bacon's Castle" (1914). Maj. Allen's will was proved in Surry court,
Sept. 5, 1710.
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Allen, Edmund, was burgess
from Accomac in the session of Feb. 5, 1752. He resigned to accept the place of sheriff, and for
the remainder of that assembly his place was supplied by Ralph Justice. He also represented
Accomac in the assemblies of 1756-1758 and 1758-1761.
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Allen, Edward, was burgess
from Accomac in the session of May 22, 1740, in the place of Henry Scarburgh, deceased. H also
represented Accomac in the assembly of 1748-1749.
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Allen, William, came in
1622; burgess for Henry Throckmorton's Plantation in 1629.
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Allen, William, son of
Joseph Allen and grandson of Maj. Arthur Allen, who was burgess and speaker, was educated at
William and Mary College, was burgess for Surry county in the assemblies of 1758-1761, colonel of
the militia, etc. He married (first) Clara Walker, and (second) Mary Lightfoot, daughter of
William Lightfoot, of "Sandy Point," Charles City county, and by the last had Col. William Allen,
of "Claremont," James river (1768-1831).
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Allerton, Willoughby,
son of Col. Isaac Allerton, of the council, and Elizabeth Willoughby, daughter of Capt.
Thomas Willoughby, was a burgess for Westmoreland county in 1699, 1710, 1712 and 1712-1714;
collector of customs for Potomac river in 1711. He married Hannah, daughter of William Keene, of
Northumberland county, and widow of John Bushrod. He died in 1723-24, leaving issue —
Elizabeth and Isaac.
[Page 170]
Allington, Lieut. Giles,
of Kecoughtan, gentleman; member of the London Company in 1620 and was probably of the
family of Allington of Horschester, Cambridgeshire; he was an "ancient planter," but the year in
which he came to Virginia is not known.
[Page 170]
Ambler, Edward, son of
Richard Ambler, was born in 1733; was, like his brother John, schooled at Wakefield and
Cambridge, and finished his education by making "the grand tour" of Europe. On his return to
Virginia he was made collector of the port of Yorktown, and in 1766 succeeded his brother John as
the representative for Jamestown in the assembly. He died Oct. 30, 1768. He married Mary,
daughter of Col. Wilson Miles Cary.
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Ambler, John, eldest
son of Richard Ambler, merchant of Jamestown and Yorktown, was born at Yorktown, Dec. 31, 1735;
educated at Leeds Academy, near Wakefield, in Yorktown, and at the University of Cambridge and
the Middle Temple, from which last he graduated as barrister at law. He represented Jamestown in
the house of burgesses in 1760, and was elected to that of 1766, but died before he took his seat
May 27, 1766.
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Ambler, Richard, son of
John Ambler, sheriff of Yorkshire, England, in 1721, and Elizabeth Bickadike, his wife. The son
came to Virginia in the early part of the eighteenth century and settled at Yorktown. He married
Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Jaquelin, and succeeded to the Jaquelin estates at Jamestown. He
was also largely engaged as a merchant at Yorktown, at which place he died in 1766, leaving three
sons — John, Edward and Jaquelin.
[Page 171]
Anderson, Rev. Charles,
was minister for twenty-four years of Westover parish, Charles City county. His tombstone at
Westover states that he died April 7, 1718. He left a son Charles, and daughters — Frances,
who married Thomas Pinkard; Elizabeth, who married John Stith; Charlotte, whom married Henry
Taylor, and Jane, who married Ellyson Armistead.
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Anderson, Charles,
was burgess from Prince Edward in the sessions of Feb. 14, 1754, Aug. 22, 1754, Oct. 17, 1754,
May 1, 1755, Oct. 27, 1755, and in the assemblies of 1756-1758 and 1758-1761.
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Anderson, David, a
native of Scotland, was born in 1760, came to Petersburg, Va., was long a member of the Common
Hall of the town, and a chamberlain of the same. He founded the Anderson Seminary for the
corporation of Petersburg. He died June 18, 1812.
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Anderson, George,
burgess for Stafford county in 1715.
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Anderson, Matthew,
succeeded, on the death of John Syme, as a burgess from Hanover county in 1732, and continued til
the end of the assembly (1734).
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Anderson, Robert,
burgess for Louisa county in 1752-1755, in the place of Thomas Walker, who accepted the office of
coroner. He was son of Robert Anderson, of "Gold Mine," and Mary Overton, his wife, was born Jan.
1, 1712, and died 1792. He was grandfather of Robert Anderson, who commanded at Fort Sumter in
1861.
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Andrews, Rev. Robert,
was the son of Moses Andrews, of Pennsylvania, and great-grandson of John Andrews, who
emigrated in 1654 from Leicestershire, England, to Maryland. He was educated at the College of
Philadelphia, and was tutor for several years in the family of Mann Page, of "Rosewell," Va., and
in 1772 went to England for ordination; professor of moral philosophy in William and Mary
College, 1779; transferred to the mathematical chair in 1784; in 1781 was private secretary of
Gen. Nelson; in 1788 represented Williamsburg in the state convention of 1788, and in 1798 was a
member of the legislature and voted against the celebrated resolutions of Mr. Madison. He served
with President James Madison, of William and Mary College, on a commission to define the Virginia
and Pennsylvania line. He married (first) Elizabeth Ballard, (second) Mary Blair.
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Andrews, William, an
ancient planter, came before 1616, was living on the eastern shore in 1624; lieutenant-colonel of
the militia of Northampton county; died in 1654 or 1655, leaving issue — William, John,
Robert, Andrew and daughter Susanna, and grandchildren, Elisheba and Elizabeth Andrews.
[Page 172]
Andrews, William,
Jr., son of Lieut.-Col. William Andrews, was sheriff of Northampton county in 1655, and burgess
in 1663. He married Dorothea, the widow of Mountjoy Evelyn and daughter of Col. Obedience Robins,
of "Cherrystone." He was a justice, Major of militia, etc.
[Page 172]
Anne, Queen of the Pamunkey
Indians in 1676, and widow of Tobopotomoi. She was a relative of Opechaucanough. Bacon attacked
her tribe and she was forced to flee for her life. Sir Herbert Jefferyes completed a treaty of
peace with her on May 29, 1677, at which time he gave her a coronet, of frontal, adorned with
false jewels. By an English colonel she had a son Capt. John West, who was about twenty in 1676.
Her coronet is preserved by the Virginia Historical Society.
[Page 172]
Appleton, John, was born
in 1640, and was probably from New England, where the name is prominent. He was burgess from
Westmoreland in the session of March 7, 1675-76, and was a captain. He married Frances Gerard
(widow of Thomas Speke and Valentine Peyton). His widow married (fourthly) Col. John Washington,
ancestor of George Washington. He had a "brother, Mr. Richard Colbourn, neare Spittlesfields
Gate, in London," in 1674. Capt. Appleton died in 1676.
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Capt. Applewhaite, Henry,
was a burgess for Isle of Wight county at the assembly of 1700-1702. He came from Barbadoes,
and died in 1704,leaving issue — sons, Henry (q. v.), Thomas and William, and daughter Anne.
[Page 172]
Applewhaite, Henry,
son of Henry Applewhaite, was burgess for Isle of Wight county in 1723-1726.
[Page 172]
Archer, Capt. James,
ensign in the regiment of Col. Herbert Jefferyes, sent over in 1676 to subdue Bacon's rebellion;
settled in Virginia and was justice of the peace for York county. His daughter Anne married Maj. William Barber (q. v.).
[Page 172]
Armistead, Anthony,
was son of the emigrant, William Armistead, who was son of Anthony Armistead and Frances
Thompson, his wife, of Kirkdeighton, in Yorkshire, England, and resided in Elizabeth City county.
He was one of Sir William Berkeley's court-martial in 1676 to try the Bacon insurgents; justice
of the peace and captain of horse in 1680; burgess from Elizabeth City county in 1693, 1696,
1697, 1699; and one of the committee in 1700 to report a revision of the laws which was approved
by the general assembly in 1705. He married Hannah, daughter of Dr. Robert Ellyson, of James City
county.
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Armistead, Anthony,
son of Anthony Armistead, son of William, the emigrant, was burgess from Elizabeth City
county, in the assembly of 1720-1722. He was lieutenant-colonel of militia in 1724. He was
justice and high sheriff of Elizabeth City county. He was called Anthony, Armistead, Senor, to
distinguish him from his nephew, Anthony Armistead, of Warwick county. He married, it is
believed, twice: (First) Anne, who united with Anthony Armistead in a deed in 1717, (secondly)
Elizabeth Westwood, sister of William Westwood. His will was probated Dec. 18, 1728.
[Page 173]
Armistead, Gill, was the
son and heir of Capt. John Armistead, of New Kent, and his wife, Elizabeth (Gill?). He lived in
Blissland parish, New Kent. He was sheriff in 1751, and colonel in 1758. He married Betty Allen,
of James City. He was burgess from new Kent in the sessions of Nov. 3, 1761, Jan. 14, 1762, March
30, 1762. In the sessions of Nov. 2, 1762, Burwell Bassett represented New Kent in place of Gill
Armistead, deceased.
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Armistead, Col. Henry,
was son of Col. John Armistead, of the council, and lived first at "Hesse," at the mouth of
Pianketank river in Gloucester (now Mathews county). In 1733 he was sworn county lieutenant of
Caroline, and must have lived, during the latter portion of his life, in Caroline county. He
married Martha (baptized Nov. 16, 1685), daughter of Maj. Lewis Burwell. He had issue: 1.
William, of Hesse. 2. Lucy, married Thomas Nelson, of Yorktown, secretary of state. 3. Martha,
married Dudley Digges. 4. Robert.
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Armistead, Robert, son
of Anthony Armistead, and Hannah Ellyson, his wife, and grandson of the emigrant, William, was a
burgess for Elizabeth City county in 1714, succeeding Nicholas Curle, who died; in 1715, agent
for Row's warehouse on Poquosin river; justice and sheriff of York county; married (first) Miss
Booth, (second) Katherine Nutting, and his will was proved in Elizabeth City county, May9, 1742.
He left issue — Ellyson Armistead and others.
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Armistead, Robert,
was burgess from Elizabeth City county in the session of May 12, 1726. He was son of Maj. William
Armistead; married Ann, daughter of Rev. James Wallace, who came from Error, in Perthshire,
Scotland. In 1737 the trustees for Eaton's Free School land rented him a portion of the land, for
the natural lives of his sons, Robert, William and James, conditioned on his building two tobacco
houses, planting and caring for an orchard of 200 winter apple trees and paying to the trustees
the annual rent of six pounds current money. Robert Armistead was for many years church warden of
his parish, and colonel of the militia. His will is dated July 28, 1771 and was proved Nov. 24,
1774.
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Armistead, William,
was son of Anthony Armistead (q. v.) and his wife,
Hannah Ellyson. He resided in Elizabeth City county, and was major in the militia, high sheriff
of Elizabeth City county in the assembly of 1696-1697, and in the sessions of May 13 and June 18,
1792, Oct. 25, 1710, and Nov. 16, 1714. He married several times. His first wife was Hannah, born
July 1, 1673, daughter of Thomas Hinde (or Hine) by his wife Hannah. Maj. Armistead's last wife
was Rebecca, daughter of Edward Moss, J. P., of York county. Maj. Armistead's will is dated Jan.
5 (year blank), and probated Feb. 17, 1715-16.
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Arundell or Erondelle,
John, son of Peter Arundell, of Buckroe, was born in 1602. Appointed a commissioner of
Elizabeth City in Feb., 1732; member of the house of burgesses, Feb., 1633.
[Page 174]
Arundell or Erondelle, Peter,
gentleman, a native of Normandy; member of the London Company and a French teacher in
London; published several books; came to Virginia in 1620; in 1624 he was living at Buckroe, in
the corporation of Elizabeth City, with his children — John (q. v.), Elizabeth and Margaret.
[Page 174]
Ashton, Charles, son of
John Ashton, of Northumberland county, and Grace, his wife, was burgess for Westmoreland county
in 1703-1705. He married (first) Miss Burdett, (second) in 1706, Margaret Hart, daughter of
Edward Hart, and had issue — Burdett and Charles.
[Page 174]
Ashton, Henry, was son of
Capt. John Ashton and Grace (Meese?), his wife. He was born July 30, 1671. He was burgess from
Westmoreland in the assemblies of 1702, 1703, 1705 and 1715. He was a colonel and a justice. He
married (first) Elizabeth Hardidge (Hardwich), born 1678, died Feb., 1722, daughter and heiress
of William Hardidge. Col. Ashton married (secondly) Mary Watts, daughter of Richard Watts. Col.
Ashton was sheriff of Westmoreland county in 1717-18. He died Nov. 3, 1731.
[Page 174]
Ashton, James, brother of
Col. Peter Ashton was of Kirby Underwood, county Lincoln, England, came to Virginia after 1671;
was a justice of Stafford county in 1680; died Aug., 1686.
[Page 174]
Ashton, Peter, was
descended from the Ashtons of Chatterton, in Lancashire England. He came to Virginia about 1650,
and was a member of the house of burgesses for Charles City county in 1656 and for Northumberland
county, 1659, 1660; sheriff of Northumberland, 1658, and had the title of colonel. He gave his
property in Virginia to his brothers, John Ashton, of Lowth, Lincolnshire, and James Ashton, of
Kirby Underwood, in Lincolnshire, both of whom came to Virginia and died issueless.
[Page 174]
Aston, Walter, son of
Walter Aston, of Longden, Stafford county, England, gentleman, and great grandson of Sir Walter
Aston, knighted in 1560, came to Virginia about 1628. In 1630 he represented Shirley Hundred as
burgess. He patented in 1634, in Shirley Hundred 1,046 acres, endowing 200 acres known as
"Cawsey's Cave," He was a justice of the peace for Charles City county and lieutenant-colonel of
the militia. He was born in 1607, and died April 6, 1656, leaving a son of the same name, who was
also lieutenant-colonel.
[Page 174]
Atkins, John, was burgess
from Warrosqueake, in the assembly of 1629-30.
[Page 174]
Atkinson, Roger, son of
Roger and Jane Benson Atkinson, of Whitehaven, Cumberland county, England, was born June 25,
1725; came to Virginia about 1750, settled near Petersburg, and became a prosperous merchant.
From 1760 to 1784 he was a member of the vestry of Bristol parish, dying shortly after 1784. He
called his home "Mansfield," and used the arms of Atkinson of Newcastle. He married April 21,
1753, Ann, daughter of John Pleasants.
[Page 174]
Aubrey, Henry, was burgess
from Rappahannock in the assembly of 1688.
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Aylett (Aylet), William,
of "Fair Field," King William county, gentleman, son of Philip Aylett of "Fair Field," was
burgess from King William county in the assembly of 1723-26. He bore arms which were to be seen
pasted in a copy of Donne's "Poems," some time ago. He was a grandson of Capt. John Aylett or
Ayloffe, a royalist officer who came to Virginia in 1656, son of Sir Benjamin Ayloffe, of county
Essex, England. Issue, William and Philip.
[Page 175]
Aylett (Aylet), William,
son of Col. William Aylett, of "Fairfield" was burgess from Westmoreland in the assembly of
1736-1740. Capt. William Aylett, Jr., of Westmoreland, married (first) Anne Ashton, of
Westmoreland, and (secondly) Elizabeth Eskridge, daughter of Maj. George Eskridge, of "Sandy
Point." One of Capt. William Aylett's daughters married Richard Henry Lee, and another Augustine
Washington.
[Page 175]
Aylett, William, son
of Philip Aylett, of "Fairfield," and grandson of Col. William Aylett, of "Fairfield," (q. v.),
was born 1743; was burgess for King William county at the assemblies of 1772-1774 and of
1775-1776; member of the conventions of 1774, 1775 and 1776; resigned from the convention May 2,
1776, to accept commission as deputy commissary general in Virginia. He died at Yorktown, 1780.
He married Elizabeth Macon, daughter of Col. James Macon and Elizabeth Moore, daughter of
Augustine Moore, of "Chelsea."
[Page 175]
Aylmer, Justinian, was
born in 1635, matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford, 1646, and became A. M. in 1657. He was
grandson of Theophilus Aylmer, archdeacon of London. In 1661 he was minister of Hampton parish,
York county, Virginia, and a little later was minister of Jamestown, He died before 1671.
[Page 175]
Bacon, Edmund, ancestor of
the Bacon family in the south, patented land in New Kent county in 1687. He was captain of the
militia. He probably married Anne Lyddall, daughter of Capt. George Lyddall. Edmund Bacon was, it
is believed, a near kinsman of Nathaniel Bacon, Jr., the rebel.
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Bacon, John, was son of
Capt. Edmund Bacon, of New Kent, who patented land in 1687. John Bacon was vestryman of St.
Peter's Church, sheriff in the county and burgess in 1727-1734. He married (first) Sarah Langston
and (second) Susanna Parke.
[Page 175]
Bagnall, James, burgess
for Isle of Wight county in 1646 and for Lancaster county in 1654.
[Page 175]
Bagnall, Roger, was a
burgess for Isle of Wight county in 1641. His will dated October 19, 1647, is recorded in that
county. He left a son James Bagnall.
[Page 175]
Bagnell, Henry, was a
member of the house of burgesses from Accomack, March, 1629-30, and Sept. 1632. His descendants
have lived on the eastern shore to the present time. John Bagnell who was living in Accomac in
1679 was probably his son; Charles Bagnell was a vestryman of Accomack parish in 1772; Charles
Bagnell was lieutenant-colonel of militia during the war of 1812; and Edmund R. Bagnell was
brigadier-general of militia in 1870.
[Page 175]
Bagwell, Thomas, an old
settler, was burgess for Pasbehay, in James City corporation in 1629.
[Page 175]
Bailey, Thomas,
succeeded Henry Browne, deceased, as burgess for Surry county in Nov., 1762, and was burgess from
that time till 1771.
[Page 175]
Baker, Benjamin, of
Nansemond, was a member of the convention of 1774.
[Page 176]
Baker, Henry, of Nansemond,
was son and heir of Lieut.-Col. Henry Baker, of Isle of Wight county. He was member of the house
of burgesses for Nansemond in 1723-1726. He left a son Lawrence Baker.
[Page 176]
Baker, Henry, of Isle of
Wight county, was a merchant and planter living there as early as 1676. He was a justice of the
peace and lieutenant-colonel of the militia; burgess for the county in 1692-93. His will dated
June 10, 1707 was proved July 28, 1712. He was father of Henry Baker, of Nansemond, and of James,
Lawrence and William Baker, of Isle of Wight county.
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Baker, Cap. Lawrence, of
Surry county, was a justice of Surry from 1652 to his death 1681. He was also a member of the
house of burgesses from 1666 to 1676. His will was dated March 18, 1681 and was proved Sept. 6,
1681, and by it he left his whole estate to his wife Elizabeth, and to his daughter Catherine,
wife of Arthur Allen of Surry county. He was a kinsman of Lieut.-Col. Henry Baker, of Isle of
Wight county.
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Baker, Richard, son of
Lawrence Baker, of Isle of Wight county, and grandson of Lieut.-Col. Henry Baker, was vestryman
of the upper parish, Isle of Wight county, in 1747, burgess in 1768 and 1769, and clerk of the
county. He died in 1771, leaving a son Judge Richard H. Baker.
[Page 176]
Baker, Thomas, burgess for
a county not names, in 1702.
[Page 176]
Baldry, Robert, was
burgess from York county, in the session of 1659-1660. He was born in 1617, came to Virginia in
1635, was appointed justice of the peace for York county in 1661, was captain of the militia, and
died in 1675; left his estate to the children of Capt. Thomas Ballard, of the council.
[Page 176]
Baldridge, Thomas,
represented Northumberland county in the house of burgesses in 1651. The Baldridges are a
prominent Maryland family. The Westmoreland county (Virginia) records contain a "Deed of James
Baldridge, administrator of my late brother, Major Thomas Baldridge, 1656." Grace Baldridge,
widow of Maj. Thomas Baldridge, married John Tew, of Westmoreland.
[Page 176]
Ball, George, son of Capt.
George Ball, was burgess for Northumberland in the assembly of May, 1769. He was justice,
vestryman, captain, married in1736, Anne Taylor and died in 1770.
[Page 176]
Ball, George, son of Capt
William Ball Jr., (born in England June 2, 1641; died in Lancaster county, Virginia, Sept. 30,
1694) was born about 1683; captain of militia; resided in Wicomico, Northumberland county, which
he represented in the assembly of 1723-1726, 1727-1734, 1734-1740. He died in 1746, and names in
his will sons George, John, David, Richard, Joseph, and daughter Harris Downman.
[Page 176]
Ball, Henry, burgess for
Elizabeth City in 1646. Richard Ball in 1627 leased six acres in Elizabeth City.
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Ball, Col. James, Jr.,
commonly called "The Young Colonel" of "Bewdley," Lancaster county, was the son of Maj. James
Ball and his second wife, Mary Conway Daingerfield. He was born Dec. 31, 1718. He married (first)
——— (this marriage is recorded in the charts, but the name is not given); (second)
Mildred ———, whose family name is not known; (third) in 1753, Lettice Lee,
daughter of Richard Lee and his wife Miss Silk. Col. Ball was burgess from Lancaster county,
1755, resigning that year to accept the office of sheriff. Col. Ball was a vestryman of St.
Stephen's parish, Northumberland county, 1744-1789. In 1745 he was elected church warden when
James Ball, Sr., was in the vestry. he was frequently church warden, and July 22, 1785, elected
treasurer. he was with Col. Thomas Gaskins executor of Maj. Peter Conway's estate. For many years
he was a delegate, and in 1788 a member of the Virginia convention.
[Page 177]
Ball, Maj. James, of
"Bewdley," Lancaster county, was son of Capt. William Ball and his second wife, Miss Harris, of
Northumberland. He was born 1678. He was burgess from Lancaster county in the assemblies of 1715,
1718, 1720-22, in the session of may 18, 1732, and in the assembly to 1736-1740. He married
(first) July 15, 1699, Eliza Howson, died Jan. 22, 1704-05, probably daughter of Leonard Howson.
He married (secondly) April 16, 17—, Mary Conway Daingerfield, daughter of Col. Edwin
Conway, and widow of John Daingerfield. She died Sept. 15, 1730. He married (thirdly) April 25,
1742, Mary Ann (Bertrand) Ballendine, daughter of Rev. John Bertrand, of Rappahannock county, and
widow of Capt. William Ballendine. Maj. Ball was a vestryman of Christ Church, Lancaster county,
and church warden 1743. In 1740 he and Mr. Joseph Ball were allowed to build a gallery in White
Chapel Church for their families, provided that it be completed at the same time with the church
and furnished in the same style as the west gallery. He died Oct. 13, 1754. His will was dated
July 15, 1754, probated Lancaster county, Nov. 15, 1754.
[Page 177]
Ball, Col. Joseph, of
"Epping Forest," Lancaster, was son of Col. William Ball, of Lancaster, and his wife, Hannah
Atherold. He was born in England, May 24, 1649, and came to Virginia in his infancy. he was
burgess from Lancaster county in the assemblies of 1695 and 1698, and in the sessions of Aug. 6,
1701, and May 13, and Jun e18, 1702. He was lieutenant-colonel and a vestryman. He married
(first), it is said, in England, Elizabeth Rogers, or Elizabeth Romney, daughter of William
Romney, of London. He married (secondly) 1707-08, Mary Johnson, of Lancaster county, widow, born
in England. Col. Ball's youngest daughter, Mary, married Augustine Washington, and was the mother
of President George Washington. Col. Ball died at "Epping Forest," June, 1711. His will was dated
June 25, probated Lancaster county July 11, 1711.
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Ball, Col. Spencer, of
Northumberland county, was born cir. 1700-05. He married Judith Jones. He was burgess from
Northumberland county in 1748-1749, 1752-1755, 1756-1758, 1758-1761, 1761-1765 and 1766-1768. He
was captain, justice and member Northumberland county court, 1735; inspector of tobacco, 1737;
vestryman of St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland county, 1738; qualified as lieutenant-colonel,
1753; was executor of Tunstall Hack, Nov., 1757; member of Westmoreland Association, Feb. 27,
1766, and signed the resolutions passed that day expressing in unmistakable language the purpose
to resist the stamp act. He also signed the association of 1770. he died Feb. 11, 1767; his will
was dated Jan. 21, 1767, probated Northumberland county, March 9, 1767. A daughter married
William Roane of Essex, and was mother of Judge Spencer Roane, of the supreme court of Virginia.
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Ball, Spencer Mottrom,
son of Col. Spencer Ball, lived at "Coan," Northumberland county; was burgess in 1769-1771
and 1772-1774; resigned in 1773 to accept the office of sheriff. He was one of the signers of the
Westmoreland Association against the stamp act. He married Elizabeth Waring, daughter of Col.
Francis Waring, of "Goldsberry," Essex county. He died in Nov. or Dec., 1786.
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Ball, Capt. William, Jr.,
was on of Col. William Ball, of Lancaster county in the sessions of Sept. 17, 1668, Oct. 3,
1670, Sep. 21, 1674, in the assemblies of 1677, 1682, 1685-86 and 1688, and in the sessions of
April 1, 1692. In 1687 Capt. William Ball, of Lancaster, was appointed to lay off the boundary
between Lancaster and Northumberland counties. He was justice in 1680. He married (first) Mary
Williamson, daughter of Dr. James Williamson, of Rappahannock, to whom John Hammond dedicated his
tract "Leah and Rachel;" (secondly) Miss Harris, of "Bay View," Northumberland county; (thirdly)
in 1675, Margaret Downman, daughter of Rawleigh Downman. Capt. Ball died in Lancaster county,
Sept. 30, 1694. His will was dated Sept. 28, 1694, and probated Nov 4, 1694.
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Ball, Col. William, of
Lancaster county, was the son of Capt. William Ball Jr. and his second wife, Miss Harris, of
Northumberland county. He was a burgess from Lancaster county in the assembly of 1702-03-05, in
the sessions of April 24, 1706, and Nov., 7, 1722, and in the assemblies of 1712-14, 1715 and
1723-26. He was the surveyor of Northumberland county in 1724. He was a vestryman of Christ
Church, Lancaster county, in 1740-47. He married Hannah Heale. He died March, 1744-45. His will
was dated Aug. 14, 1744, and probated March 8, 1744-45.
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Ball, William, of
"Millenbeck," St. Mary's White Chapel Parish, Lancaster county, was son of Capt William Ball and
Margaret Ball, his wife. He was burgess for Lancaster, 1757-58, and delegate, 1780. He married
(first) ————, (second) in 1740 (?) Lettice Lee, who died in Lancaster county,
Oct., 1788, daughter of Col. Henry Lee, of "Lee Hall," and his wife Mary William Ball signed the
Westmoreland address, 1766.
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Ballard, Francis, son
of Col. Thomas Ballard, of York county, moved to Elizabeth City county, where he was a burgess in
1710-12. He married Mary Servant, daughter of Bertram Servant, and had sons, Francis and Servant
Ballard, and daughters, Frances, Mary, Lucy and Anne Ballard.
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Ballard, Robert, was son
of Capt. John Ballard, of York county, who died in 1745, and a great-grandson of Thomas Ballard,
of the governor's council; was clerk of Princess Anne from 1761 to 1765, and burgess in
1766-1768. He married Anne, daughter of Nathaniel Newton and Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of
Charles Sayer (clerk of Princess Anne, 1716-1740.)
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Ballard, Thomas, son of
Col. Thomas Ballard, of the council of state, was one of the justices of York county and colonel
of the militia. He was burgess for the county in 1693, 1697, 1698, 1699, 1700-1702, 1703-1705 and
1710-1712. He married Catherine, daughter of John Hubard. His will was proved in York county,
June 18, 1711. He left issue, and among them was Capt. John Ballard, of York county, who died in
1745.