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[Page 199]
Bugg, Samuel, immigrant
ancestor of a widely scattered family in the south, died in New Kent county, Virginia, September
13, 1716.
[Page 199]
Bulloch, William,
author of a well known tract on Virginia, was a resident of London, but his father Captain Hugh
Bullock, of London, patented 2,550 acres of land here, on which he had a corn-mill and sawmill.
Robert Bullock, son and heir of William Bullock, came to Virginia and brought suit in the general
court about a tract of 5,500 acres situated in Warwick county. This last probably left
descendants in Virginia.
[Page 199]
Burgess, Thomas, was a
burgess for Warrosqueake in 1629-30, for Martin's Hundred in 1632 and 1633.
[Page 199]
Burnham, John, son of
Rowland Burnham, was justice and lieutenant-colonel of Middlesex county, Virginia, militia in
1680, and died unmarried before July, 1681; burgess in 1675-76.
[Page 199]
Burnham, Rowland, was a
justice of York county, and a burgess in 1644, 1645 and 1649. He moved to Lancaster where his
will, dated 1655, is recorded.
[Page 199]
Burnley, Zachariah,
son of John Burnley, of Albemarle county, was a burgess for Bedford county in 1758-1761 and for
Orange county in 1765 and 1766-68.
[Page 199]
Burrows, Benoni, son of
Christopher Burrows, was burgess for Norfolk county in 1697. He was grandson of John Burrows, who
married the widow of Rev. Richard Buck.
[Page 199]
Burrows (Burroughs),
Christopher, patented land in 1635 in what is now Princess Anne county, and was a burgess
for Lower Norfolk county 1645, 1647, 1652, and was a justice in 1652. He was born in 1612 and
died before 1671, leaving two sons William and Benoni. He was probably a son of John Burrows, of
"Burrows Hill" in Surry county.
[Page 199]
Burrows, John, patented
about 1624 150 acres on the south side of the James river above Jamestown and called his place
"Burrows Hill." He married Bridget, the widow of Rev. Richard Buck, and was probably the father
of Christopher Burrows by an earlier marriage.
[Page 199]
Burton, John, burgess for
Northampton county in the assemblies of 1769-1771, 1772-1774 and the convention of 1775.
[Page 199]
Burwell, Armistead,
son of Colonel Lewis Burwell, of "Kingsmill," was burgess for Williamsburg in the assembly of
1752-1755, but died in 1754 and was succeeded by George Wythe. He married Christian Blair,
daughter of President John Blair, of the council.
[Pages 199-200]
Burwell, James, was
a son of Major Lewis Burwell, of "Carter's Creek," Gloucester county, and Abigail Smith his wife.
He was born February 4, 1689,and died in 1718. He resided at "King's Creek" plantation in York
county, where his tomb still stands. He was one of the justices for the county and a burgess for
1715 and 1718.
[Page 200]
Burwell, Lewis, son of
Major Lewis Burwell, of "Carter's Creek," Gloucester county, and Martha Lear, his second wife,
was a student at William and Mary College in 1718. He resided at "Kingsmill" in James City
county, and was a colonel of the militia and burgess in 1742-1747.
He laid out great sums of money in building a mansion house and gardens on
James river. He died about 1744, leaving issue Lewis (q. v.) and Armistead (q. v.).
[Page 200]
Burwell, Lewis,
immigrant, was son of Edward Burwell of Bedfordshire, England, and Dorothy Bedell, his wife. He
was born March 5, 1621, and died November 4, 1653. he settled in Virginia about 1640,and resided
at Carter's Creek in Gloucester county, where his tomb long remained. He married Lucy, daughter
of Captain Robert Higginson, and was "sergeant major" of the militia.
[Page 200]
Burwell, Lewis, son of
President Lewis Burwell, studied law at the Inner Temple, sheriff of Gloucester county in 1767;
burgess 1679-1774; member of the conventions of 1775, and 1776, died in 1779. He married Judith
Page, daughter of Mann page, and had Alice Grymes, who married William C. Williams; Judith, who
married George Miles; Nathaniel, sheriff of Gloucester in 1808 and Lewis, who married Judith
Kennon.
[Page 200]
Burwell, Lewis, of
"Kingsmill," was son of Lewis Burwell, who was son of Major Lewis Burwell of Carter's Creek, who
died in 1710. He married Frances Thacker, widow of James Bray in 1745. He was member of the house
of burgesses for James City county from 1758 to 1775, and died in 1784.
[Page 200]
Burwell, Nathaniel,
of "Carter's Creek," Gloucester county, baptized October 14, 1680, was the eldest son of Major
Lewis Burwell and Abigail Smith, his wife, niece of Hon. Nathaniel Bacon. he was a member of the
house of burgesses for Gloucester county in 1710, and major of the county militia. He married
Elizabeth Carter, daughter of Colonel Robert Carter, and died in 1721. His widow married
(secondly) Dr. George Nicholas.
[Page 200]
Bush, John, gentleman, came
at his own charge in 1618; and his wife Elizabeth, and two children, Elizabeth and Mary came in
1619; settled at Kecoughtan, where he patented land in 1624; died in 1625.
[Page 200]
Bushrod, John, son of John
Bushrod, and grandson of Richard Bushrod, the immigrant to Virginia. He resided at "Bushfield,"
in Westmoreland county, and was justice, colonel of the militia and burgess for that county from
1746 to 1756. His daughter Hannah married John Augustine Washington, brother of General George
Washington and father of Judge Bushrod Washington of the United States Supreme Court.
[Pages 200-201]
Bushrod, Thomas,
born 1604, was one of the justices of York county and a burgess in 1658 and 1659. He was a Quaker
and in his will dated December 18, 1676, he forbids "common prayers to be read at his grave." He
was a brother of Richard Bushrod, ancestor of Judge Bushrod Washington.
[Page 201]
Butler, Captain Nathaniel,
eldest son of John Butler Esq., of Tofte in Sharnbrooke, Bedfordshire, was a member of the
council in England for Virginia during the winter of 1622-23, when he conducted an expedition
against the Indians. He went to England in the spring and published his "Unmasking of Virginia."
He was on the Virginia commission of 1624, was at Cadiz in 1625, the Isle of Rhé in 1627;
a captain in the Royal navy; governor of the Bahamas 1638-1641; committed to Newgate by the
council of state of the commonwealth for dispersing treasonable books in June, 1649.
[Page 201]
Butler, Rev. Thomas, was
pastor of the parish of Denbigh. He married Mary Brewer, widow of John Brewer Esq., of the
council of state, and in 1635 he was given a patent for 1,000 acres in Isle of Wight county on
account of the persons imported by Mr. Brewer. The land is still known as Brewer's Neck and lies
between Brewer's and Chuckatuck creeks.
[Page 201]
Butler, William, was a
burgess for James City county in 1641 and 1642, and for Surry county in 1653 and 1658. He was a
major of the militia of Surry. He was probably a son of Rev. Thomas Butler (q. v.).
[Page 201]
Butt, Thomas, was a son of
Robert Butt, of the "Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River," Norfolk county, who made his will
in 1675 which was proved in 1676. He was burgess for Lower Norfolk county in 1700-1702.
[Page 201]
Cabell, John, son of Dr.
William Cabell, the immigrant, resided at "Green Hill," Buckingham county. He was chairman of the
county committee of safety in 1775; was a member of the convention of May, 1776; was county
lieutenant of Buckingham; member of the house of delegates from 1777 to 1788. He married (first)
Paulina, daughter of Colonel Samuel Jordan, (second) Elizabeth Brereton Jones. His will, dated
April 22, was proved June 12, 1815.
[Page 201]
Cabell, Joseph, son of
Dr. William Cabell, the immigrant, lived at "Sion Hill," Buckingham county, Virginia. He was born
September 19, 1732; was justice of Albemarle in 1760; major in 1762; burgess for Buckingham
county from 1761 to 1771, and for Amherst county from 1772 to 1775, and member of all
revolutionary conventions except that of May 6, 1776, when he was paymaster of the troops on the
frontier. He was afterwards a member of the house of delegates, 1776 to 1779; county lieutenant
of Amherst, 1778 and other years; state senator, 1781-1785; member of the house of delegates,
1788-1790. He married Mary, daughter of Dr. Arthur Hopkins, and died March 1, 1798, leaving
issue.
[Pages 201-202]
Cabell, Dr. William,
was the son of Nicholas Cabell, of Warminster, England, and was born March 9, 1699;
emigrated to Virginia about 1724, and died April 12, 1774. He held a great variety of offices;
was county surveyor, sheriff, justice of the peace and county lieutenant. His life is identified
with the counties of Henrico, Goochland, Albemarle, Amherst and Nelson. In 1756-1758 he was
burgess for Albemarle. He married (first) Elizabeth Burks, (second) Mrs. Margaret Meredith, widow
of Samuel Meredith Sr., of Hanover.
[Page 202]
Cabell, William, Jr.,
son of Dr. William Cabell, the immigrant, was born March 13, 1730; received a good education and
held many offices; he was sub-sheriff of Albemarle county in 1751; captain of a company of the
militia of Albemarle. He was also a burgess for Albemarle county in 1758-1761. When Amherst
county was formed, in 1761, he held all the leading offices. He was president of the county
court, coroner, surveyor, vestryman, county lieutenant, and from 1761 to 1775 was a burgess. He
also represented Amherst in the conventions of 1775 and 1776. He was, moreover, a member of the
public committee of safety. During the revolution he was state senator; after it was over, a
member of the constitutional convention of 1788. His residence was known as "Union Hill." He died
March 23, 1798.
[Page 202]
Callaway, James, son of
Colonel William Callaway, was colonel and afterwards county lieutenant of Bedford county during
the revolution; served in the French and Indian war; operated iron works and lead mines; burgess
for Bedford at the assembly of 1766-1768. He died near New London, Campbell county, November 1,
1809.
[Page 202]
Callaway, William,
founder of New London, in Campbell county; county lieutenant of Bedford county during the French
and Indian war, and burgess from Bedford county from 1754 to 1765. He married Elizabeth Tilley,
and was father of James Callaway (q. v.).
[Page 202]
Callicut, William, a
silversmith, who in 1608 accompanied Christopher Newport in his expedition to the Monacan country
and was the first to discover the veins of gold and silver that traverse Fluvanna county.
[Page 202]
Calthorpe, Colonel
Christopher, came to Virginia in 1622, and was the second son of Christopher Calthorpe,
Esq., of Blakeney, Norfolk county, England, and Maud, his wife, daughter and co-heir of John
Thurston, Esq., of Brome, county Norfolk, and grandson of Sir James Calthorpe, of Stirston, in
Suffolk, and Barbara Bacon, his wife. He settled in York county, of which in 1658 he was colonel
commanding the militia and justice of the peace. He was burgess for York county in 1644, 1645,
1653 and 1660. May 23, 1661, a commission of administration of his estate was granted to his
relict Anne. He has many descendants in Virginia and the south (see "William and Mary Quarterly,"
ii, 106-112; 160-168 for Calthorpe family).
[Page 202]
Calvert, Cornelius,
came from Lancaster county, England. He was justice of Norfolk county, July 18, 1729, to January
17, 1730; for many years member of the common council of Norfolk borough. He married Mary
Saunders, July 29, 1718, in Princess Anne county, and died in 1748, leaving among other children
Cornelius Calvert Jr.
[Page 202]
Calvert, Cornelius,
was son of Cornelius Calvert and Mary Saunders; was a prominent merchant of Norfolk. He was born
March 13, 1723; married, June 19, 1749, Elizabeth Thoroughgood, daughter of John Thoroughgood. In
1776 he was a member of the association called "The Sons of Liberty." He had issue —
Saunders T. Calvert; Ann, wife of James Tucker, and Mary, wife of William Walke.
[Page 203]
Campbell, Andrew, a
resident of Frederick county, is believed to have been the "Mr. Campbell" who was a burgess from
Frederick county in 1745-1747. He was on of the first justices of Frederick county.
[Page 203]
Campbell, Archibald,
came to Virginia in 1745. He was son of Archibald Campbell, of Kenair, Argyleshire, Scotland, and
his wife, Anna Stewart, of Ascog. he was minister of Washington parish from 1754 to 1774. He had
a brother, Alexander Campbell, who was a merchant at Falmouth, Virginia, but returned to
Scotland. This brother was father of Thomas Campbell, the poet.
[Page 203]
Campbell, Colin, was
major and adjutant for the eastern district of Virginia in 1775. He died in Surry county in 1780,
leaving sons, Archibald, M. D., and Colin.
[Page 203]
Campbell, Hugh, a native
of Scotland, was an attorney-at-law, Norfolk county. by his deed in 1691 he gave 200 acres of
land in each of the counties of Norfolk, Isle of Wight and Nansemond for free schools.
[Page 203]
Cant, Major David, was a
resident of Gloucester county, which he represented in the house of burgesses in 1659-60. He
married a daughter of Colonel Augustine Warner, and had sons — Augustine, David, Walter, and
probably John (q. v.).
[Page 203]
Cant, John, probably a son of
Major David Cant; member of the house of burgesses from Middlesex in 1692.
[Page 203]
Cargill, John, son of Rev.
John Cargill, who went from England to the Leeward Island in 1608 and thence to Virginia. John
Cargill Jr. married in Virginia, Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of Nathaniel Harrison, of
"Wakefield," Surry county. he was burgess for Surry county in the assembly of 1742-1747, but died
in 1744 before the assembly ended, leaving a son John, who married (first) Sarah Avery, (second)
Anne Jones.
[Page 203]
Carlyle, John, was a scion
of an ancient and influential family of Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He was a son of William Carlyle,
a surgeon of Carlisle, England, and Rachel Murray, his wife. He was born February 6, 1720, came
to Virginia about 1740, and settled first at Dumfries, Prince William county, but as early as
1744 he was a merchant at Belhaven, afterwards Alexandria. He was one of the incorporators and a
member of the first board of trustees of Alexandria, where he built in 1752 the historic "Carlyle
House," which was the headquarters of General Edward Braddock in 1755. In 1754 he was appointed
major and commissary of the Virginia forces; in 1758 he was collector of the customs of South
Potomac, and in 1775 member of the county committee of safety. With Mr. John Dalton he was
engaged for twenty-five years in a mercantile and shipping business. he married (first) in 1748,
Sarah Fairfax, second daughter of Hon. William Fairfax, (second) Sybil West, daughter of Hugh and
Sybil (Harrison) West. He died in October, 1780.
[Page 203]
Carpenter, Nathaniel,
a Devonshire gentleman, brother of Coryndon Carpenter, Esq., of Launceston, Cornwall,
England; was a physician and a collector of the customs; resident in King and Queen county,
Virginia, in 1768. He married Nancy Fauntleroy, daughter of Bushrod Fauntleroy, of Northumberland
county, and left issue.
[Page 204]
Carr, Thomas, was the son
of Thomas Carr, "gentleman" who patented lands in King William county in 1701; justice of the
peace for King William from 1714; sheriff in 1722-1723; major of militia and burgess for King
William in 1727-1734. He patented large tracts of land, and died in Caroline county, May 29,
1737. He married Mary Dabney.
[Page 204]
Carrington, George,
son of Paul Carrington, merchant, was born in St. Philip's parish, Barbados, in 1711, and came to
Virginia in 1723. He married, before 1732, Anne, daughter of Major William Mayo. He lived at
"Boston Hill," Cumberland county. He was justice of peace for Goochland county. He was first
county lieutenant and presiding justice of Cumberland. he was burgess (in place of William
Randolph, deceased from Goochland in the sessions of February 20, 1745, and March 30, 1747, and
in the assembly of 1748-1749; and from Cumberland in the assemblies of 1752-1755, 1756-1758,
1758-1761, and in the sessions of November 3, 1761, January 14, 1762, March 30, 1762, November 2,
1762, May 19, 1763, January 14, 1764. In the session of October 30, 1764, Thomas Prosser
represented Cumberland in place of George Carrington, who had accepted the office of sheriff. He
was the chairman of the Cumberland county committee of 1774-1776. He died on February 7, 1785.
[Page 204]
Carrington, Paul,
settled in Barbadoes about 1700 and afterwards came to Virginia. He was a large shipping
merchant. His son George was ancestor of the famous Virginia family of that name.
[Page 204]
Carter, Colonel Charles,
of "Cleve," King George county, was born in 1707. He was the son of Robert Carter, of
"Corotoman," and his wife Judith, daughter of John Armistead, of "Hesse." He was burgess from
King George county in the assemblies of 1736-1740, 1742-1747, 1748-1749, 1752-1755, 1756-1758,
1758-1761, and in the sessions of November 3, 1761, January 17, 1762, March 30, 1762, November 3,
1761, January 17, 1762, March 30, 1762, November 2, 1762, May 19, 1763, and January 12, 1764. In
the session of October 30, 1764, William Champe was burgess from King George in place of Charles
Carter, deceased. Colonel Carter married (first) Mary Walker, (second) Anne, daughter of William
Byrd, of Westover, (third) Lucy Taliaferro.
[Page 204]
Carter, Charles, of
"Corotoman" and "Shirley," born 1732, the son of John and Elizabeth Hill Carter; was burgess from
Lancaster county in 1758-1761, 1761-1765, October, 1765, 1766-1768, May, 1769, 1769-1771,
1772-1774, 1775-1776; member of the conventions of 1775, and of the first state council, 1776. he
married (first) Mary W., daughter of Col. Charles Carter of "Cleve," (second) Ann Butler,
daughter of Bernard Moore, of "Chelsea," King William county. He died in 1860.
[Page 204]
Carter, Charles, of
"Ludlow," son of Colonel Charles Carter, of "Cleve," and his first wife, Mary Walker, daughter of
Joseph Walker, Esq., of York county, married Elizabeth, daughter of Colonel John Chiswell. He was
burgess from King George county in the assemblies of 1756-1758, 1758-1761, 1761-1765, October,
1765, 1766-1768 and 1769-1771.
[Pages 204-205]
Carter, Edward, of
"Blenheim," Albemarle county, don of John Carter, of "Corotoman" and "Shirley", was born about
1726, and was a burgess from 1765 to 1769. He married Sarah Champe, daughter of John and Anne
(Carter) Champe, of King George county.
[Page 205]
Carter, Robert Wormeley,
son of Colonel Landon Carter, of "Sabine Hall," was burgess for Richmond county in the last
assembly, 1775-1776, and member of the conventions of 1774-1776, and member of the conventions of
1774 and 1775. He married Winifred Travers Beale, daughter of Captain William Beale, of Richmond
county.
[Page 205]
Carter, Thomas, ancestor
of a numerous family of the name in Virginia and the south. He settled first in Nansemond county,
and afterwards removed to Lancaster. He was a justice, captain of the militia, etc., and married
Katherine Dale, eldest daughter of Major Edward Dale and Diana Skipwith, his wife. He died
October 22, 1700, aged about seventy years. He was probably a near kinsman of Colonel John Carter
of Corotoman.
[Page 205]
Carver, Captain William,
was a prominent merchant of Lower Norfolk county; was a justice in 1663 and other years; sheriff
in 1670; member of the house of burgesses in 1665 and June 15, 1669, and April 16, 1762; while
temporarily insane he killed a man in 1672. When the civil war broke out in 1676, Carver sided
with Bacon and was dispatched by him to Accomac to seize Berkeley, but his ship was surprised by
Colonel Philip Ludwell, and Carver was captured and hanged.
[Page 205]
Cary, Major Francis, a
cavalier officer who came to Virginia in 1649; returned to England.
[Page 205]
Cary, Henry, son of Miles
Cary, the immigrant, lived at "The Forest," Warwick county. Born about 1650 and died in 1720. He
was a builder and contractor, and had charge of the erection of the capitol and governor's house
at Williamsburg, when the government was removed from Jamestown. He later also superintended the
building of the church in Williamsburg and the restoration of the college after the fire of 1705.
he married Judith Lockey, and had issue, among others Henry Cary Jr. (q. v.).
[Page 205]
Cary, Henry, Jr., was a
son of Henry Cary and Judith Lockey, his wife. Born about 1680. He was like his father, a builder
and contractor. He removed to Williamsburg, and in 1721 was vestryman of Bruton church. Among the
buildings erected by him were the president's house at the college, the chapel constituting the
south wing of the college, the church at Hampton, and probably the Brafferton building at the
college. About 1733 he removed to "Ampthill," Chesterfield county. He married Ann Edwards, and
died in 1749. He was father of Colonel Archibald Cary, of the revolution.
[Page 205]
Cary, John, was a merchant of
London, who came to Virginia; married Jane Flood, daughter of
Colonel John Flood (q. v.). He presented a piece of plate to Brandon church, which is still
preserved. In 1670 he was living in London, where he had the care and tuition of his wife's
brother Walter Flood (born in 1656).
[Page 205]
Cary, Miles, son of Colonel
Miles Cary, the immigrant, was born about 1655; educated in England; clerk of the general court,
1691; burgess for Warwick county in 1688, for James City 1692-93, and for Warwick county from
1698 to 1706; register of the vice-admiralty court, 1697; naval officer of York river; trustee of
William and Mary College, 1693, and afterwards rector; surveyor-general, 1692 to 1708. He married
(first) Mary Milner; no issue. He married (second) Mary, daughter of Colonel William Wilson, and
left issue. he died February 27, 1709.
[Page 206]
Cary, Oswald, was son of
James Cary, merchant of London, who was engaged in the Virginia trade. he was sheriff of
Middlesex county, Virginia, in 1690, and captain of the militia. He died in 1690 and his widow
Ann married (second) Randolph Seager, and (third) Rev. Samuel Gray. His daughter Anne married
James Smith ("William and May Quarterly," ix. 45, 46).
[Page 206]
Cary, Captain William,
born about 1657, was a son of Colonel Miles Cary, of the council. He resided in Warwick county,
which he represented in the house of burgesses in 1693, 1702 and 1710. He married Martha,
daughter of Colonel John Scarsbrook, of York county, and died in 1713, leaving issue.
[Page 206]
Cary, Colonel Wilson, son
of Colonel Miles Cary (q. v.) and Mary Wilson, his wife, was
born in 1702; studied in the grammar school of William and Mary College, and on June 30, 1721,
was admitted a student at Trinity College, Cambridge University; appointed collector and naval
officer of Lower James river; presiding magistrate and county lieutenant of Elizabeth county. He
lived at "Ceeleys," in Elizabeth City county. He died in 1772.
[Page 206]
Cary, Wilson Miles, only
son of Colonel Wilson Cary, of "Ceeleys" (son of Miles Cary and Mary Wilson), was born in 1723;
educated at William and Mary college; burgess for Elizabeth City county from 1760 to 1772; member
of the convention of 1776, and afterwards of the house of delegates; married Sarah, daughter of
John Blair, of Williamsburg, president of the council; died at "Carysbrook," Fluvanna county,
about December 1, 1817, leaving issue.
[Page 206]
Catchmaie, George, was
a burgess from Upper Norfolk in the assembly of 1659-60.
[Page 206]
Catlett, Colonel John, was
born in the parish of Sittingbourne, county Kent, England, and was long one of the leading men in
Rappahannock county, Virginia, where the parish of Sittingbourne was named for his original
residence in England; presiding justice in 1665, and died about 1670, killed, it is said, while
defending a frontier fort against the Indians. He left a son of the same name (q. v.).
[Page 206]
Catlett, John, Jr., was
the son of John Catlett (q. v.). John Catlett Jr. married Elizabeth Gaines; was a member of the
house of burgesses from Essex in 1693, 1696, 1700-1702; justice of the county court, 1680, and
colonel of the Essex militia. He died in 1724, leaving issue surviving.
[Page 206]
Cave, Benjamin, was a
burgess from Orange county in the assemblies of 1752-1755, 1756-1758, 1758-1761. His will, dated
June 26, 1762, was proved in Orange county, November 25, 1762.
[Page 206]
Caufield, Robert, was a
burgess from Surry county in the assembly of 1676. He was a son of Major William Caufield (q. v.)
and died in 1691.
[Pages 206-207]
Caufield (Cofield,
Cowfield), William, was a burgess from Surry county in 1657-58, 1658-59, 1659-60. He was
probably a son of Gresham Caufield, who patented land in Isle of Wight county in 1640. He was
captain and major of the Surry militia. He was father of Captain Robert Caufield (q. v.).
[Page 207]
Cawsey, Nathaniel, was
an old soldier that arrived in the First Supply, January, 1608, and in 1625 he and his
wife Thomasine, who came in 1609, were living with five servants at Charles City (City Point). In
1620 he patented 200 acres on Kimages creek, in the present Charles City county, which he named
"Cawsey's Care." He was a burgess in 1624. he died before 1634, when John Cawsey, supposed to be
his son, sold this land to Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Aston.
[Page 207]
Ceely, Thomas, came to
Virginia at an early date, and was burgess for Warwick river in 1629 and 1639. He owned land at
the mouth of Salford's creek, which afterwards, under the name of "Ceeleys," was made the
residence of Colonel Wilson Miles Cary.
[Page 207]
Chamberlayn, Thomas,
was burgess for Charles City in 1695-1696.
[Page 207]
Chamberlayne, William,
"descended from an ancient and worthy family in the county of Hereford" (tombstone); settled
in New Kent county, where he was a successful merchant. His son Thomas married Wilhelmina,
daughter of William Byrd, of Westover. William Chamberlayn died August 2, 1736.
[Page 207]
Chanco, a converted Indian who
informed his master, Richard Pace, of "Pace's Paines," of the impending massacre of 1622, and
enabled him to notify the authorities at Jamestown, whereby that settlement and the ones
adjoining were saved.
[Page 207]
Chandler, John, was
member of the house of burgesses from Elizabeth City in November, 1645, and 1647, and a justice
of that county in 1652. In 1636 obtained a grant for 1,000 acres in Elizabeth City county for
importing his wife and nineteen other persons. About 1639 he purchased Newport News from the
Gookins. In 1639 there is a joint bond from him and Samuel Chandler, merchant of London.
Subsequently he sold Newport News to Captain Benedict Stafford, from whom it came to William
Digges.
[Page 207]
Chaplin, Isaac, came to
Virginia with Sir Thomas Gates in 1610, and Mary, his wife, arrived in 1622. He patented
"Chaplin's Choice," on James river, near Jordan's Point, in 1619. The patent called for 200
acres. In 1629 he represented Chaplin's in the general assembly. Later "Chaplin's Choice" was
owned by Captain Anthony Wyatt.
[Page 207]
Charleton, Stephen,
burgess for Northampton county in the assemblies of 1645 and 1652. When Colonel Henry Norwood and
his friends in 1649 were stranded on the eastern shore of Virginia, Charleton received them at
his house most hospitably. He married (first) Bridget Pott, sister of Governor John Pott,
(second) Anne West, widow of Anthony West. By his first wife he had two daughters, but both died
issueless. His estate, consisting of 1,500 acres, went to the parish, according to the provisions
of his will.
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Chesley, Philip,
emigrated from Welford, in Gloucestershire, about 1650, and was captain of militia for the county
of York, and church warden in 1674 of Bruton parish. He married Margaret, sister of Daniel Wild.
His will, proved in York county, May 10, 1675, names many nephews and cousins, who made their
home with him in Virginia.
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Chester, Captain Anthony,
was commander of the ship Margaret and John, which traded to Virginia, In March,
1621, on his way with passengers to Virginia, he was attacked by two large Spanish armed ships in
the West Indies, and after a heroic fight beat them off. This was exploited greatly in England.
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Chew, John, said to have been
from Somersetshire, England, came to Virginia in 1620, and was one of the leading merchants. In
1625 he had a lot in Jamestown. He was burgess for Hog island in 1623, 1624 and 1629. Afterwards
he removed to York county, and was burgess for that county in 1642, 1643 and 1644. About 1649
removed to Maryland and settled in Anne Arundell county. Ancestor of Chief Justice Benjamin Chew,
of Germantown, Pennsylvania.
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Chew, Larkin, son of Joseph
Chew, of Maryland, and grandson of John Chew, the immigrant to Virginia, settled in Spottsylvania
county, Virginia, and was a justice of that county in1722; sheriff in 1727, and burgess for
Spottsylvania from 1723 to 1726. He married Hannah Roy, and left issue.
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Chichester, Richard,
immigrant ancestor; of an ancient and distinguished family, was second son of John Chichester, of
Widworthy, and Margaret Ware, his wife. He came to Virginia in 1702, bringing with him his son
John. He lived in Lancaster county, where his will, dated April 14, 1734, is duly recorded. His
son John married Elizabeth Symes, of Dorset, England, and had Richard Chichester, who lived at
"Fairwethers," Lancaster county, Virginia, but is buried at Powerstock, Dorset, England.
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Chiles, John, was a son of
Walter Chiles Jr., and resided in King William county. He was messenger of the council in 1693;
justice of King William in 1714, and in 1723 was a member of the house of burgesses from that
county. He died the latter year. He married (first) Mary ———, (second) Eleanor
Webber, daughter of Henry Webber, of King William, and had a daughter Susanna, who married Joseph
Martin, a distinguished pioneer of Southwestern Virginia.
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Chiles, Walter, Jr., son
of Colonel Walter Chiles, of the council, came to Virginia with his father before 1638, lived at
Jamestown, and was burgess for James City county in 1658-59 and 1660. He married Mary Page,
daughter of Colonel John Page, the councillor, and had by her one son John and a daughter
Elizabeth, who married Henry Tyler, of Middle Plantation, ancestor of President Tyler.
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Chilton, Edward, was a
barrister of the Middle Temple, who came to Virginia some time before 1682, when he clerk of the
council and of the general court. In 1697 he had a part in the compilation of a pamphlet called
"The Present State of Virginia," his co-laborers being Henry Hartwell, esq., and Dr. James Blair.
He was attorney-general of Virginia from 1692 to 1698. In 1699 he became attorney-general of
Barbadoes. he married Hannah, daughter of Colonel Edward Hill, of Shirley, but she died
issueless.