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[Page 189]
Blow, Michael, was burgess
for Sussex county in the last assembly, 1775-1776. He was son of Richard Blow, whose will was
proved Feb. 18, 1762.
[Page 189]
Bolling, Alexander,
was a burgess from Prince George county in the general assembly of 1756-58; and in those of
1758-1761; 1765; 1766-68. Peter Poythress was a member of the session of March 31, 1768, from
Prince George county, "in place of Alexander Bolling deceased." He was son of Stith Bolling, and
grandson of Col. Robert Bolling, the immigrant.
[Page 189]
Bolling, John, son of
Col. Robert Bolling, (q. v.) and Jane Rolfe, his wife, was born Jan. 26, 1676, in Charles City
county. He lived at "Cobbs" in Chesterfield county, formerly a part of Henrico. He was an active
merchant and planter and took a large part in politics. He was a justice of Henrico in 1699 and
other years. In 1707 he is styled captain and later was major. He was member of the house of
burgesses for Henrico in the assemblies of 1710-1712, 1712-1714, 1718 and 1723-26. he died April
20, 1729, leaving issue by Mary Kennon, his wife, John Bolling Jr., (q. v.).
[Page 189]
Bolling, John, son of
Maj. John Bolling, of "Cobbs," was born Jan. 20, 1700, was burgess for Henrico county in the
assemblies of 1727-1734, 1742-1748, 1748-1749 and for Chesterfield in the assemblies of 1752-1755
and 1756-1758, though he died Sept. 6, 1757. He was colonel commanding the Chesterfield militia,
and justice of the peace. He added greatly to the estates inherited by him. He married (first)
Elizabeth Lewis; (second) Elizabeth Blair.
[Page 189]
Bolling, John, son of
Col. John Bolling, of "Cobbs," (q. v.), lived first in Gloucester county from which he was a
delegate in the house of burgesses in 1766-1769. Afterwards, in 1778, he was a member of the
house of delegates from Chesterfield county. He married Mary, sister of Thomas Jefferson. he was
born June 24, 1737, and died in 179—.
[Page 189]
Bolling, Robert, a descendant of the Bollings of Bradford in
Yorkshire, was son of John Bolling, of the parish of All-Hallows Barking, Tower street, London.
he was born Dec. 26, 1646, and came to Virginia in 1660. He engaged in trade as a merchant and
acquired large tracts of land. His residence was in Charles City county on the south side of
James river in what is now Prince George county. The name of his residence was "Kippax." He was
sheriff and lieutenant-colonel of the militia and in 1688, 1692 and 1699 he represented Charles
City county in the house of burgesses, and in 1704, 1705-06 he represented Prince George county.
He died July 17, 1709. His first wife was Jane Rolfe, daughter of Capt. Thomas Rolfe, son of
Pocahontas, and his second was Anne Stith, daughter of Capt. John Stith, of Charles City county.
[Pages 189-190]
Bolling, Robert,
son of Col. Robert Bolling (q. v.), was born Jan. 25, 1686, and was burgess for Prince George
county in 1710-1712; 1712-1714, 1723-1726 and 1727-1734. He married Anne Meriwether and had
issue: 1. Mary, married William Stark. 2. Elizabeth, married James Munford. 3. Anne, married John
Hall. 4. Lucy, married Peter Randolph. 5. Jane, married Hugh Miller. 6. Martha, married Richard
Eppes. 7. Susanna, married Alexander Bolling. 8. Robert, married Mary Tabb. He died 1749.
[Page 190]
Bolling, Robert, son
of Robert Bolling (q. v.), and grandson of Col. Robert Bolling, was born June 12, 1730, was
burgess for Dinwiddie county from 1758 to 1774. He settled at Petersburg, where his residence was
known as "Bollingbrook." He was colonel of the militia and had large estates. He married (first)
Martha Bannister; and (second) Mary Marshall Tabb. He died Feb. 24, 1775.
[Page 190]
Bolling, Robert, Jr.,
was son of Col. John Bolling, of "Cobbs," and lived at "Chellowe" in Buckingham county. he was
born at Varina, Henrico county, Aug. 17, 1738, and was educated at Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
he was a man of learning, and wrote "The Bolling Memoir," besides two volumes of verse. He was a
member of the house of burgesses for Cumberland from 1761 to 1765, and of the convention of July,
1775. He married (first) Mary Burton; (second) Susannah Watson. Died in 1775.
[Page 190]
Bonall, James, vine
dresser, was doubtless a near relative of John Bonall, or Bonnell, silkworm raised to the King at
Oakland, England, who selected the vine dressers sent to Buckroe, Elizabeth City, Virginia, in
1620. James Bonall was one of these. In 1627 he leased fifty acres from the government at
Buckroe, where the public lands lay, Bonnell may have been later anglicised into "Bonny," the
name of a well known family of Princess Anne.
[Page 190]
Bond, Maj. John, was burgess
for Isle of Wight county in 1654, 1656, 1658, 1659 and 1660. he was a Puritan, and after the
restoration in 1660 he was removed by the general assembly from his office as justice "because of
factious and schismatical behavior." His will dated May 2, 1669, was proved June 9, 1669, and by
it he left two sons William and John.
[Page 190]
Booker, Edmund, son of
Col. Edmund Booker and grandson of Capt. Richard Booker, of Gloucester county, was a burgess for
Amelia county, 1758-1761. He married Edith Marot, daughter of Samuel Cobbs of Amelia, and his
will, dated Sept. 26, 1792, was proved in Amelia Sept. 24, 1793.
[Page 190]
Booker, Edward, son of
Capt. Richard Booker and Rebecca, his wife, was baptized June 2, 1680. He removed from Gloucester
to the part of Prince George which is now Amelia county, and was appointed justice of Prince
George in 1733, and was one of the first justices of Amelia county in 1736. The same year he
represented Amelia in the house of burgesses, and continued a member till 1747. He was lieutenant
colonel of the militia of Amelia. He died in 1750. His residence was called "Winterham."
[Page 190]
Booker, Richard, son of
Col. Edward Booker, of "Winterham," Amelia county, was colonel in the militia, and represented
his county in the house of burgesses form 1756 to 1760. he married Rachel Marot, daughter of Jean
Marot, of Williamsburg. He had sons Edward, Richard, Parham, John, and William Marshall Booker.
[Pages 190-191]
Booth, Robert, was
clerk of York county from about 1640 till his death 1657; burgess for York county in 1653 and
1654, married Frances ———, and was father of (1) Robert, captain and justice of
the peace for York county, who married Anne, daughter of James Bray, Esq., and Angelica, his
wife; (2) Elizabeth, wh married Dr. Patrick Napier; and (3) probably William, J. P. of York
county.
[Page 191]
Booth, Thomas, merchant,
born in Lancashire, England, in 1663, came to Ware parish, Gloucester county, Virginia, about
1690, and died there Oct. 11, 1736. He was son of St. John booth, of the same family as George
Booth, first Lord Delamere. He married Mary Cooke, and left numerous issue.
[Page 191]
Borden, (Burden) Benjamin,
was a merchant of New Jersey, who came to Virginia and became an agent for Lord Fairfax. He
procured a grant for 500,000 acres of land on the upper waters of the Shenandoah and James
rivers, comprising the southern part of Augusta and the whole of the present Rockbridge county.
His surveyor was Capt. John McDowell. He died in 1742 and left issue a son Benjamin, who died in
1753, leaving issue.
[Page 191]
Boucher, Daniel, was a
burgess for Isle of Wight county in 1653, and a justice in 1667. He died in 1667-1668, leaving a
daughter Elizabeth and a kinsman Robert Boucher in Virginia. There is some reason to believe that
he was connected with Henry Boucher, a royalist, who tried to secure the city of Bristol for
Prince Rupert in 1643.
[Page 191]
Bouldin, Thomas, yeoman,
an ancient planter came in 1610, living in Elizabeth City in 1625, with his wife Mary, and
William Bouldin.
[Page 191]
Bourne (Borne), Capt. Robert,
was a burgess for York county in 1658.
[Page 191]
Boush, Maximillian,
was a son of Maximillian Boush by his wife Mary, relict of Rev. Jonathan Saunders. He was Queen's
counsel for the counties of Princess Anne, Norfolk and Nansemond and lieutenant colonel of the
militia in the reign of Queen Anne, and King's council for Princess Anne and Norfolk counties in
the reign of King George the First. From 1710 to 1727, he represented Princess Anne county in the
house of burgesses. He died in 1728 leaving two sons Samuel and Maximillian.
[Page 191]
Boush, Samuel, son of
Maximilian Boush (q.v.), was first mayor of Norfolk, and burgess for Norfolk county in 1734-1740.
[Page 191]
Boush, Samuel, Jr., son
of Samuel Boush (q. v.), was burgess for Norfolk county in 1752-1755. He discharged the office of
clerk of the county from 1742 to 1774.
[Page 191]
Bowden, William, was
attorney general of Virginia from 1743 to 1748. But little is known of him.
[Page 191]
Bowdoin, Peter, was
burgess for Northampton county in the assembly of 1727-1734, but vacated his office in 1732, by
accepting the position of tobacco inspector. He was burgess again in 1736-1740.
[Page 191]
Bowyer, John, was captain
of the Augusta militia 1763, member of the first county court of Botetourt, 1771, and burgess for
that county in the assemblies of 1769-1771, 1772-1774, 1775-1776, and member of the convention of
1774, 1775, 1776, signer of the Williamsburg association 1772.
[Pages 191-192]
Boyse, Cheney, born
1586, came to Virginia in 1617, and was member of the houseof burgesses from Hog Island Oct.,
1629, March, 1629-30, and Sept., 1632. His wife Sarah was carried off by the Indians, during the
massacre of 1622, but was returned later apparreled as an Indian queen. Cheney Boyse was
doubtless a brother of John Boyse (q. v.) and a son of Rev. John Boyse, deacon of Canterbury.
[Page 192]
Boyse, John, was a member of
the first house of burgesses in 1619 from Martin's Hundred. He returned to England died on his
way back in 1649.
[Page 192]
Boyse, Luke, born 1580, came
to Virginia in 1619, was a member of the house of burgesses 1623-24 and died before 1635. He
married Alice, who subsequently married Matthew Edloe and had one daughter, Hannah.
[Page 192]
Bowker, Rev. James, was
brother of Rev. Ralph Bowker, minister of St. Stephen's parish, in King and Queen county. He was
elected by the vestry of St. Peter's Church, New Kent county, rector of the parish July 10, 1698,
and continued minister till his death March 10, 1703.
[Page 192]
Bowker, Rev. Ralph, came
to Virginia before 1700, and was minister of St. Stephen's parish, King and Queen county. He was
a member of the conventions of the clergy which assembled at Williamsburg in 1705 and 1719. His
daughter Anne married John Smith, son of Rev. Guy Smith.
[Page 192]
Bradley, Thomas, (born
1633) a merchant in Virginia in 1665,, eldest son of Thomas Bradley, D. D., chaplain to Charles
I., prebend of York, and rector of Ackworth, a great royalist, and his wife Frances, daughter of
John Lord Saville of Pontefract.
[Page 192]
Bradley, William,
burgess for Norfolk county, succeeding George Veale in 1759.
[Page 192]
Branch, Christopher,
emigrated to Virginia in 1620, and in 1625 he and his wife Mary Branch and son Thomas Branch,
nine months old, were residents at the College Land." In 1634 he patented 100 acres at
"Arrowhattocks" in Henrico county, but the permanent home of Christopher Branch was a plantation
almost immediately opposite "Arrowhattocks" on the south side of James river. He was descended
from an ancient family of Abingdon, Berkshire, England. He was son of Lionel Branch, of that
place, and grandson of William Branch, gent. (died 1602). He was a burgess for Henrico in 1639,
and a justice of the peace in 1656. He died at a very advanced age about 1682, leaving issue.
[Page 192]
Branch, John, owned land in
Elizabeth City county as early as 1636. In 1639 he was a receiver of tobacco and in 1641 a
burgess for the county.
[Page 192]
Brasseur, John, son of
Robert Brasseur, was a burgess for Nansemond county at the assemblies of 1685, 1695-1696,
1696-1697. He married Mary, daughter of Col. Robert Pitt, of the council and Martha Lear, his
wife, sister of Col. John Lear.
[Page 192]
Braxton, George, was
born in 1677, and appears as a merchant in Virginia in 1703. Later he is styled Col. George
Braxton. he was a member of the house of burgesses for King and Queen in 1718, 1720, 1723-1726,
1727-1728, 1742, 1744, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748. He died July 1, 1748. He left issue one son George
Braxton Jr., and two daughters.
[Page 193]
Braxton, George, Jr.,
son of Col. George Braxton, was a member of the house of burgesses for King and Queen county in
1758-1761, in which latter year he died. He married Mary, daughter of Col. Robert Carter, and was
the father of George Braxton and Carter Braxton, the last a signer of the Declaration of
Independence.
[Page 193]
Bray, James, son of James
bray, Esq., of the council, was justice of the peace from James City county, and member of the
house of burgesses in 1688 and 1702. He married about 1697 Mourning, widow of Thomas Pettus, of
"Little Town," James City county. He died Nov. 25, 1725, leaving issue Thomas, James and
Elizabeth.
[Page 193]
Bray, Robert, justice of
the peace for Lower Norfolk county, and lieutenant colonel of the militia. He was son of Edward
Bray of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. He died in 1681. He had a brother Plomer Bray, also resident
of Lower Norfolk county.
[Page 193]
Breman, Thomas, was a
burgess of Gloucester county in 1654.
[Page 193]
Brent, George, a royalist,
son of George Brent, of Gloucestershire, England, and Marianna Peyton, daughter of Sir John
Peyton of Dodington, Cambridgeshire, came to Virginia about the year 1650, settled in Stafford
county, and secured large grants of land, including the estates of Woodstock and Brenton. he was
a Roman Catholic, and James II. granted him and his associates the free exercise of their
religion. He was captain of the militia in 1675, agent for Lord Fairfax, a member of the house of
burgesses for Stafford county in 1688, and a partner in the practice of the law with William
Fitzhugh. On May 2, 1683, he was appointed receiver general north of the Rappahannock. In
1688-89, when there was a wild rumor of Catholics inciting Indian uprisings, Capt. Brent,
incurred many dangers on account of his religion, but was protected by William Fitzhugh. He died
about 1694. He married (first) a daughter of William Green and niece of Sir William Layton, and
(second) a daughter of Col. Henry Sewell, of Maryland, whose widow married Lord Baltimore.
[Page 193]
Brent, Giles, son of
Richard Brent, Esq. of Gloucestershire, England, emigrated to Maryland in 1637 and was followed
by his brother Fulke and sisters Margaret and Mary. In Maryland he filled the highest offices,
was a burgess in 1639, commander of Kent Island in 1640, member of the council in 1642, and in
1643 he was appointed by Gov. Calvert as governor, lieutenant general and admiral, in his absence
to England. He was a strong royalist. In 1645 he removed to Virginia where he patented large
tracts of land in Stafford county, including the estates of "Peace" and "Richland." He married
(first) Mary ———; and (second) Frances Whitgreaves, widow of Dr. Jeremiah
Harrison, and daughter of Thomas Whitgreaves who saved the life of Charles II. at the battle of
Worcester. Giles Brent died in 1671.
[Pages 193-194]
Brent, Giles, son of
Col. Giles Brent, of Maryland and Virginia, and his wife Mary, was born in Virginia about 1652.
Under a commission from Nathaniel Bacon Jr., created general by the assembly in 1676, he raised a
body of troops to march against the Indians, but on learning that Bacon had been denounced as a
rebel by Gov. Berkeley marched, instead, against his general. His troops, however, would not
follow him and disbanded. He married a daughter of George Brent and Marianne Peyton, died in
Middlesex county, Sept. 2, 1679.
[Page 194]
Brent, Margaret,
daughter of Richard Brent, Esq., of Gloucestershire, England, came to Maryland in 1638. Gov.
Leonard Calvert relied greatly upon her, and made her his attorney and at his death in 1648 his
administratrix; keenly alive to her rights, she claimed the right to vote in the assembly "for
herself and also as his Lordship's attorney." Some years later she went with her sister Mary to
"Peace," her brother Col. Giles Brent's estate in Westmoreland county (now Stafford) Virginia.
She made her will in 1663.
[Page 194]
Brent, William, of
"Richland" Stafford county, was son of Giles Brent, first of Maryland and then of Virginia. In
1708 he went to England to recover an inheritance, and married May 12, 1709, Sarah Gibbons of Box
parish, Middlesex county, England, daughter of William Gibbons and sister of Sir John Gibbons, M.
P., for Middlesex. William Brent died in England Dec. 26, 1709. His widow married (secondly) in
Virginia, Rev. Alexander Scott of Overwharton parish, Stafford county. William and Sarah Brent
had one child, William Brent of "Richland."
[Page 194]
Brereton, Thomas, was
clerk of the council in 1661, one of the justices of Northumberland county and
lieutenant-colonel; he married Jane Claiborne, daughter of Colonel William Claiborne, and died
about 1688, leaving issue. The records refer to his ring, with his coat-of-arms upon it; and he
appears to have come from the county of Chester, as in 1736 Thomas Brereton, of Shotwick Park,
Chester, who seems to have been a descendant, made a deed for land in Northumberland county,
Virginia.
[Page 194]
Brewer, John, son of John
Brewer, Esq., of the council of state, was a member of the house of burgesses for Isle of Wight
county in 1657-58. The name has continued in Nansemond to the present day.
[Page 194]
Brewster, Edward, son
of William Brewster, who is supposed to have been the same as the Pilgrim Father, was a member of
the Virginia Company of London in 1609, and came to Virginia with Lord Delaware in 1610, when the
latter arrived at Point Comfort, he dispatched Brewster in command of the pinnace Virginia
to Jamestown, June 8,1610; he met the settlers at Mulberry Island on their way to England
and turned them back. he performed a useful part against the Indians, and in 1618 had charge of
Lord Delaware's estate in Virginia. Having complained of Gov. Samuel Argall's unlawful use of
Lord Delaware's servants; he was arrested and sentenced to death. On petition, however, of the
ministers of the colony his life was spared and he was banished. The company in London set the
order aside. He remained in London and in 1635 he and Henry Seile were booksellers near the north
door of St. Paul's Cathedral.
[Page 194]
Brewster, Richard, was
living in Virginia before 1624, and in 1629 was a burgess for Neck of Land in James City
corporation.
[Pages 194-195]
Brewster (Brewer),
Thomas, "alias Sackferd, of Sackferd Hall in the county of Suffolk, gent.," was married to
Elizabeth Watkins, widow of John Watkins, of Surry county, Virginia, in 1655. He has descendants
in Virginia.
[Page 195]
Bridger, James, son of
Col. William Bridger of "White Marsh," was burgess for Isle of Wight in 1758-1761, 1761-1765,
1766-1768; coroner of the county in 1768; then burgess in 1769, 1770, 1772, 1773, 1774.
[Page 195]
Bridger, Col. Joseph, of
"White Marsh," son of William Bridger, son of Col. William Bridger, of "White Marsh," Isle of
Wight county, was burgess for the county in 1756, 1758-1761, 1762, 1763, sheriff in 1764. He
married Mary Pierce, a sister of Thomas Pierce, member of the convention of 1788. He died in 1769
when his widow married Col. Josiah Parker of "Macclesfield." Col. Bridger left a daughter Judith,
who married Richard Baker, clerk of Isle of Wight county 1754 to 1770.
[Page 195]
Bridger, Samuel, son of
Col. Joseph Bridger of the council, was justice and lieutenant colonel of the militia of Isle of
Wight county and burgess in 1705-1706.
[Page 195]
Bridger, Colonel William,
of "White Marsh," son of Colonel Joseph Bridger, of the council, was born in Isle of Wight
county, in 1678, married Elizabeth Allen, daughter of Major Arthur Allen, of Surry, was a burgess
for Isle of Wight county, 1714, 1718 and 1720-22. His will was proved in Isle of Wight county
November 23, 1730. He left a son William, whose son Joseph was a burgess, and a son James, who
was also a burgess (q. v.).
[Page 195]
Bridger, Charles, was
an artist who came to Virginia before 1735, and painted portraits. In many families some of these
portraits are extant, and almost always, in case of women, may be known by a lock of hair resting
on the front of the shoulder. He painted for the Byrds and Pages, and an order in Caroline county
shows that he painted the King's arms to hang in the county court.
[Page 195]
Briggs, Gray, was a son of
Howell Briggs, of Surry county, and a descendant of Henry Briggs who came to Virginia before
1668. Gray Briggs represented Sussex county in the house of burgesses in 1756-1758. John Howell
Briggs, who represented Surry in the convention of 1788, was his son and Elizabeth Briggs, who
married Colonel William Heth, of the Revolution, was his daughter.
[Page 195]
Bristow, Robert, son of
Robert Bristow, Esq., of Ayot, St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England, was born in 1643 and settled
in Virginia about 1660. In 1663 and in the following years he purchased various estates in the
counties of Lancaster, Gloucester and Prince William. He resided in Gloucester and as major of
the militia took sides with Governor Berkeley in Bacon's rebellion. He incurred great losses from
the rebels, and returning to England in 1677 became a merchant in London, and acquired a large
fortune. He died in the parish of Fenchurch, London, between 1700 and 1707. By his wife Avarilla,
daughter of Major Thomas Curtis, of Gloucester county, Virginia, he left an only son Robert
Bristow, of Braxmore Park, the great-grandson of Robert, first named, heired all the Virginia
estates, but they were confiscated in 1776 by an act of the Virginia legislature.
[Page 196]
Broadwater, Charles,
was a Scotchman, who located in Fairfax county, and named his estate "Cameron," after the clan to
which he belonged. He was a burgess in the assembly in 1775 and member of the conventions of
March 20, 1775, July 17, 1775, and of December 1, 1775.
[Page 196]
Brockenbrough, Colonel
Austin, born November 3, 1738, son of William Brockenbrough, of Richmond county, was a
lieutenant in Washington's First Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian war. At the
beginning of the revolution he was a Tory, and went to England, where he remained till the end of
the war. He was a man of large means. He married in 1761, Lucy, daughter of Colonel John Champe,
of Lamb's Creek, King George county. He was a brother of Dr. John Brockenbrough of Tappahannock.
[Page 196]
Brockenbrough, Dr. John,
an eminent physician, son of William Brockenbrough, of Richmond county. He resided at
Tappahannock, Virginia, was justice of Essex county, surgeon in the Virginia navy in the
revolution, married Sarah, daughter of William Roane, of Essex, and was father of Dr. John
Brockenbrough, president of the bank of Virginia.
[Page 196]
Brodhurst, Walter, was
the son of William Brodhurst, of Lilleshall in county Shallop, England. He settled in
Northumberland county and was a burgess for the county in 1653. He died in 1659, leaving children
Gerrard, Walter and Elizabeth, and widow Anne, who became the wife successively of Henry Brett,
of Plymouth, England, and of John Washington, of Westmoreland county, Virginia.
[Page 196]
Brodnax, Edward, son of
William Brodnax, of Jamestown, was one of the justices of Charles City county in 1745. In 1748 he
was elected a burgess, but died before taking his seat, and Benjamin Harrison succeeded him. He
was grandfather of General William Henry Brodnax (1686-1834).
[Page 196]
Brodnax, Major John, of
Godmersham, in Kent county, England, was a cavalier officer who came to Virginia and died in
1657. He was great-uncle of William Brodnax (q. v.).
[Page 196]
Brodnax, William, son
of Robert Brodnax, a goldsmith of London and a descendant of the Brodnaxes of Godmersham in Kent
county, England, was born February 28, 1675, and married, soon after his arrival in Virginia,
Rebecca, widow of Edward Travis, of Jamestown. He represented Jamestown in the house of burgesses
from 1722 to 1726, when he died leaving issue.
[Page 196]
Bronaugh, William, son
of Colonel Jeremiah Bronaugh and Simpa Rose Enfield Mason, widow of John Dinwiddie (brother of
Governor Dinwiddie) and sister of the statesman, George Mason. he lived in Loudoun county, signed
the Westmoreland county protest against the Stamp act in 1765, and died in Loudoun county, where
his will dated March 24, 1796 was recorded April 14, 1800. He left issue.
[Pages 196-197]
Brooke, George, of
"Pampatike," King and Queen county, was a son of Humphrey Brooke and Elizabeth Braxton, daughter
of George Braxton, Sr. He was lieutenant-colonel of the King and Queen county militia, and
burgess from 1765 to 1775 and member of the state conventions of 1774, 1775 and 1776. His will
dated in 1781 was proved May 13, 1782. He married Hannah, daughter of Colonel Richard Tunstall.
[Page 197]
Brown, Charles, doctor of
physic, resided in Williamsburg, where he died in 1738. He had the finest library of books in
physic and natural philosophy ever offered to sale in the colony.
[Page 197]
Brown, Dr. John, of
Coldstream, North Britain, came to Williamsburg, Virginia, in the early part of the eighteenth
century. He first married Margaret, who died in 1720; second Mildred Washington, who married
(secondly) Colonel Henry Willis, of Fredericksburg. He died September 24, 1726.
[Page 197]
Browne, Deveraux, was
one of the first justices of Accomac county as created anew in 1663, and was burgess in
September, 1663.
[Page 197]
Browne, Henry, who was son
of Henry Browne, and grandson of Captain William Browne of "Four Mile Tree," Surry county.
Married Hannah Edwards, daughter of Colonel Benjamin Edwards. He was a burgess from Surry county
in 1761 and 1762, and died the latter year.
[Page 197]
Browne, John, was a burgess
for Shirley Hundred in 1629.
[Page 197]
Browne, William, married
Mary, daughter of Colonel Henry Browne, of "Four Mile Tree," Surry county; justice of Surry
county, 1668-1705; major of militia, 1672, and lieutenant-colonel, 1679, 1687; presiding justice,
1687; sheriff 1674 and 1687; and member of the house of burgesses, 1676-1677, 1679, 1681 and
1682. He married (second) Elizabeth Meriwether, widow of Nicholas Meriwether.
[Page 197]
Browne, Captain William,
was son of Lieutenant-Colonel William Browne, of "Four Mile Tree," Surry county, and was
born in 1671. He married Jane Meriwether, daughter of Nicholas Meriwether; justice in 1693 and
for many years later, becoming in 1710 presiding justice of Surry county. His will dated July 3,
1746, was proved in Surry, January 19, 1747.
[Page 197]
Browne, William, of
"Four Mile Tree," Surry county, son of Captain William Browne, was born march 5, 1739; member of
the county committee of safety, February, 1776; member of the house of delegates, 1777, 1780. His
will was dated June 19, 1786 and proved June 27, 1786.
[Page 197]
Browne, William Burnett,
was son of William Browne of Salem, Massachusetts, by Mary Burnett, his wife, only daughter
of William Burnett, governor of Massachusetts, son of the celebrated bishop, Gilbert Burnett. He
married Judith, daughter of Charles Carter, of "Cleve," in King George county, Virginia. He died
at "Elsing Green," King William county, May 6, 1784, leaving three daughters: Elizabeth Carter,
who married John Bassett; Judith Carter, who married Robert Lewis; Mary, who married Herbert
Claiborne of "Sweet Hall," King William county.
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Browning, John, was a
burgess for Elizabeth City in 1629, and 1629-30.
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Bruce, George,
immigrant, was born in 1640, and settled in Rappahannock county, Virginia, before 1668. His will
was proved in 1715, and names children George, Charles, William, John, Hensfield and Jane. The
son of Charles Bruce was Charles Bruce of "Soldiers' Rest." For Bruce Genealogy see "Virginia
Magazine of History and Biography," xi., 197, 328, 441; xii., 446.
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Bryan, Dr. Richard, was
son of Richard Bryan, of King George county; in 1753 he received £250 for discovering a
cure for the "dry gripes," dysentery. His wife was Frances Batteley, daughter of Moseley
Batteley, of Spotsylvania, a descendant of Governor Samuel Mathews, of Virginia.
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Buck, Rev. Richard, came
to Virginia with Sir Thomas Gates in 1610. He is said to have been a graduate of Oxford. he was
minister of Jamestown from 1610 to his death between 1621 and 1624. He acted as chaplain of the
general assembly which convened in the church at Jamestown July 30, 1619, the first law making
body to meet on the American continent. His widow Bridget married (secondly) John Burrows, of
"Burrows Hill" and (thirdly) John Bromfield. He had four, probably five, children: Sarah, Benoni,
Gershom, Peleg and Elizabeth, wife of Sergeant Thomas Crump.
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Buckner, John, of St.
Sepulchre's, citizen and salter of London, was born in 1630, married Deborah Ferrers, of West
Wickham, Bucks in 1661, came to Virginia with his brother Philip, and settled in Gloucester
county. He was the first man to use a printing press in Virginia and employed one John Nuthead to
print the laws of the general assembly of 1680. He was forbidden to print further without
license. He left issue William (q. v.); Thomas (q. v.); John (q. v.), and Richard (q. v.).
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Buckner, John, son of
John Buckner, of Gloucester county, was burgess for Gloucester in 1715. He removed to Essex
county and died before 1727, leaving sons John and William.
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Buckner, John, son of
Major William Buckner, of Yorktown, was captain of the militia, and burgess for York county, in
1734-1740. He died without issue, leaving his lands to his nephew, Griffin Stith.
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Buckner, Richard, son
of John Buckner, of Gloucester county, was clerk of Essex county in 1703, and clerk of the house
of burgesses in 1713.
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Buckner, Richard, was
a burgess for Cardin county, in the assembly of 1727-1734. He died at the opening of
the session in 1734. He was probably a son of Richard Buckner, clerk of Essex county in 1703 (q.
v.).
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Buckner, Samuel, son of
Thomas Buckner, resided in Gloucester county, which he represented in the house of burgesses in
1744-1747. he was lieutenant-colonel of the militia and made his will November 5, 1763. He left
three children: 1. Dorothy, who married Baldwin Mathews Buckner. 2. Mary, who married Charles
Mynn Thruston. 3. Elizabeth, who married Colonel William Finnie.
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Buckner, Thomas, son of
John Buckner, of Gloucester county, was burgess for Gloucester county in 1698, 1715, 1718. He
married Sarah, daughter of Captain Francis Morgan, and left issue.
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Buckner, William,
son of John Buckner, appointed justice of York county 1694; sheriff 1695, 1696, and member of the
house of burgesses 1698, 1699, 1714; by appointment of William and Mary College surveyor general
of the colony 1708-1716. He was major of the militia and a prominent merchant with extensive
business in Virginia and England. He died in 1716 and was father of John Buckner, of York and
Stafford counties.