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[Page 229]
Eggleston, Joseph, was
a burgess for James City county in the assembly of 1717-1734, but he died in 1732. He was
ancestor of the Egglestons of Amelia county.
[Page 229]
Eldridge, Thomas, son
of Thomas Eldridge, an attorney-at-law, and Judith Kennon, his wife. He married (first) Martha
Bolling, a descendant of Pocahontas; (second) Elizabeth Jones, daughter of James and Sarah
(Howell) Jones, of Surry county. By his first marriage he had Rolfe Eldridge, clerk of Buckingham
county from 1770 to 1806.
[Page 229]
Elligood, Jacob,
probably descended from Elias La Guard, one of the French Vigneron planters at Buck Roe,
Elizabeth City county, in 1620; justice of Princess Anne county in 1730 and other years; burgess
in the assemblies of 1736-1740, 1742-1747, 1748-1749 probably father of Colonel Jacob Elligood,
who sided with Dunmore in 1775, and left the colony.
[Page 229]
Ellyson (Ellison), Robert,
came to Maryland as "Barber Chirurgeon" before 1643, and after holding the office of high
sheriff of St. Mary's county, emigrated to Jamestown, where he was high sheriff of James City
county, and sergeant-at-arms of the house of burgesses in 1657-1658, and a leading burgess in
1656, 1660, 1661, 1663, with the rank of captain. He left a daughter Hannah, who married Anthony
Armistead, and a son Gerard Robert Ellyson.
[Page 229]
Embry, Henry, was in 1727
captain of the Surry county militia. In 1732 he was a justice of the first court of Brunswick. He
represented that county in the assembly in the sessions of 1736-1740 and in 1748-1749. In 1746 he
was commander of the Lunenburg militia. Died about 1758, and his widow Priscilla married William
Hill.
[Page 229]
Emerson, William, was a
burgess from Weyanoke in the assembly of 1632-33.
[Page 229]
Emerson, Rev. Arthur,
was a son of John Emerson, of New Castle-on-Tyne; B. A. of Oxford University, 1733; went to
Antigua in 1736, and in 1755 was member of Accomac. He left a son, Arthur, who was also a
minister (q. v.).
[Page 229]
Emerson, Rev. Arthur,
son of Rev. Arthur Emerson, educated at William and Mary College, where he was assistant usher
and usher to the grammar school (1762-1765); was ordained a minister in England and returned in
1768; rector of Meherrin parish, Greensville county, 1773-1776; afterwards rector in Nansemond
county, where in 1785 he had a classical school; rector of Portsmouth parish, Norfolk county,
from 1785 to 1801, when he died.
[Pages 229-230]
Emperor, Francis,
probably son of Francis Emperor, of Norwich, England, who was born in 1584. He appears to have
come to Virginia about 1650, and settled in Lynhaven parish, Norfolk county. He was a
commissioner, high sheriff and surveyor and collector of the customs. He had his own ships and
traded with New Amsterdam, New England and the West Indies. He was a Puritan in sympathy. He
married Mary Tully and died in 1676, leaving sons Francis, William and Tully Emperor, and
daughter Elizabeth Philips. The original name appears to have been De Keyser, and its first
members in England were Dutchmen.
[Page 230]
English, Captain John, of
Isle of Wight county, burgess in 1658-59; will proved October 9, 1678.
[Page 230]
English, William,
justice for York county in 1633, member of the house of burgesses for Elizabeth City county in
1629, 1632, and 1633. As sheriff of Charles river, or York county, in 1635, he was present at the
meeting at William Warren's house near the present Yorktown, which was held to protest against
the tyranny of Sir John Harvey. He was arrested by Harvey, but released by the assembly. He died
in1646, leaving issue by his wife Susannah, Elizabeth, William and Dennis English.
[Page 230]
Ennalls, Bartholomew,
emigrated to Virginia about 1660, and in 1661 married Mary, niece of Francis Heyward,
deceased. He afterwards removed to Maryland where in 1674 he patented "Bartholomew's Range." He
died in 1688, leaving issue.
[Page 230]
Eppes, Francis, son of
Captain Francis Eppes, of the council, was born about 1628 and died in 1678. He was a justice of
Henrico county, lieutenant-colonel of militia, married, and left issue, Francis, William,
Littlebury, Mary, married John Hardiman, and Anne.
[Page 230]
Eppes, Colonel Francis,
of Henrico, born 1659, died about January, 1718-1719, was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Francis
Eppes, and grandson of Captain Francis Eppes, of the council. He was justice of Henrico county in
1683 and for many other years; sheriff; burgess, 1691, 1693, and 1703-1705, 1705-1706. He married
Ann, daughter of Henry and Katherine Isham, of Bermuda Hundred, and his will was proved in June,
1720.
[Page 230]
Eppes, Colonel Francis,
son of Colonel Francis Eppes, and Anne Isham, his wife, was made a justice of Henrico county in
1710; and in March 1719-1720, was appointed a trustee of Bermuda Hundred, in the place of his
deceased father. He was a member of the house of burgesses in 1712-1714, and died in 1734.
[Page 230]
Eppes, Francis, was a
burgess for Prince George county in 1736, 1738, 1740, 1742, 1744, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748, 1749.
[Page 230]
Eppes, John, was a burgess
for Prince George county in 1755.
[Page 230]
Eppes, Richard, son of
Colonel Francis Eppes, of Henrico, who died in 1734, resided in Chesterfield county, and was
burgess for that county in the assemblies of 1752-1755, 1756-1758, 1759-1761, 1761-1765. He died
in 1764. Married Martha, daughter of Robert Bolling. His will is recorded in Chesterfield county,
and disposes of a large estate.
[Pages 230-231]
Epps, Captain William,
came to Virginia in 1619, and resided on the eastern shore of Virginia in 1624 with Mrs.
Epps, and Peter and William Epps. Not long after his arrival, he had a duel with Captain Edward
Stalling, whom he killed. In 1633,he appears to have been resident in the Island of St.
Christopher's.
[Page 231]
Eppes, Littlebury, was
a son of Colonel Francis Eppes, of Henrico, and a grandson of Captain Francis Eppes, of the
council. He resided in Charles City county, was justice of the peace in 1699 and may other years
burgess for Charles City in 1710-1712 and 1712-1714, and county clerk in 1714.
[Page 231]
Eskridge, Colonel George,
came to Virginia about 1690, was a lawyer, attorney for the King in Westmoreland county,
member of the house of burgesses in 1705-1706, 1710-1712, 1712-1714, 1718, 1720-1722, 1723-1726
and 1727-1734. From 1702 to 1729, he was granted several thousand acres of land in the eastern
part of Virginia. He died about 1730. He married Hannah Ashton and left issue; portraits of
himself and his wife are still preserved.
[Page 231]
Eskridge, Samuel, son
of Colonel George Eskridge, was a burgess for Northumberland county in the assemblies of
1769-1771 and 1772-1774, but died before the last session, and Peter Presley Thornton took his
place. He married Jane Steptoe.
[Page 231]
Everard, Thomas, was
clerk of Elizabeth City county from 1743 to 1745, then clerk of York county from 1745 to 1784. He
served also as clerk of the committee of courts of the house of burgesses, and as commissioner of
accounts. His daughter, Martha, married Dr. Isaac Hall, of Petersburg. He was probably a near
relative of Sir Richard Everard, governor of North Carolina.
[Page 231]
Ewell, Solomon, was a
burgess from Accomac county in the assemblies of 1718 and 1720-1722. He was probably a brother of
Charles Ewell, of Northumberland county.
[Page 231]
Eyre, Littleton, was
burgess from Northampton county from 1742 to 1761. Descended from Thomas Eyre, who died in 1657.
[Page 231]
Eyre, Severn, probably a
son of Littleton Eyre (q. v.), was burgess in the assemblies of 1766-1768, 1769, 1769-1771 and
1772-1774. but he died in 1773. He visited New England for his health and John Adams commented
upon his ability and general intelligence.
[Page 231]
Eyres (Eyre), Robert, was
a burgess from Lower Norfolk county in the assemblies of 1646 and 1658. Thomas Eyre, a Quaker,
lived about the same time in Accomac county and died in 1657. His widow, Susanna (Baker) Eyres,
married (second) Captain Francis Pott, and (third) Lieutenant-Colonel William Kendall. Robert
Eyres, or Eyre, died before 1647, when John Custis married his widow, Elizabeth. Robert and
Thomas Eyre may have been son of Thomas Ayres or Eyres, who was one of the company to settle near
Warascoyack in Isle of Wight county in 1622.
[Pages 231-232]
Fairfax, Bryan,
eldest son of Hon. William Fairfax (q. v.), of the
council of state, and Deborah Clarke, his second wife. He served in the French and Indian war,
went to England in 1765, and while there the troubles began in Virginia relative to the Stamp
Act. He condemned the Stamp Act and although he disapproved of the later revenue act, he
disapproved of forcible resistance. In the year 1789 he became a minister of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and on the death of Rev. David Griffith, he became minister of Fairfax parish.
He served from 1789 to 1792, when he resigned. In 1800 the house of lords admitted his title as
Lord Fairfax of Cameron, and his right to a seat in their body. He died in 1802 at Mount Eagle,
near Alexandria, Virginia.
[Page 232]
Fairfax, Ferdinando,
was a Virginia merchant of London, and resided in Virginia in 1659 and other years. He was son of
Colonel Charles Fairfax, of Menston, Yorkshire, and grandson of Thomas, first Lord Fairfax. He
was born 1636, and died in 1664.
[Page 232]
Fairfax, Lord Thomas, of
Leeds Castle, Kent, England, sixth baron of Cameron in Scotland, was the son of Lord Thomas
Fairfax, fifth baron, matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, January 24, 1709-1710. Was heir
through his mother Catherine, only daughter and heirs of Lord Thomas Culpeper, to the northern
neck of Virginia, came to Virginia in 1739 and again in 1745, when he remained until his death,
December 9, 1781, aged ninety years. He lived at "Greenway Court," near Winchester, and was a
friend of George Washington. He never married, and he was succeeded at seventh baron by his
brother Robert in Scotland, and he in turn by his cousin, Rev. Bryan Fairfax as eighth baron.
[Page 232]
Farley, Thomas, of
Worcestershire, gentleman, came in the Ann in 1623, and the same year was living at
Archer's Hope with his wife, Jane and daughter Ann. He was a burgess for the plantations between
Harrop and Archer's Hope and Martin's Hundred at the session of March, 1629-30, and for Archer's
Hope, February, 1631-32.
[Page 232]
Farlow, George, was one
of Cromwell's soldiers, and an expert mathematician. He came to Virginia probably about 1660 and
took part with Bacon in 1676. He was captured and hanged. His niece Lydia married Major Edmund
Chisman, another of Bacon's officers.
[Page 232]
Farmer, Lodowick, was a
burgess for Lunenburg county in the assembly of 1769-1771. He died in 1780, and left issue.
[Page 232]
Farmer, Thomas, was
burgess from The Plantations of the college and neck of land in the assembly of 1629-30.
[Page 232]
Farnefold, John, son of
Sir Thomas Farnefold, of Gatwickes in Staynning, Sussex county, England, came to Virginia before
1762, and was minister of Fairfield parish Northumberland county. In 1680 he was minister of St.
Stephen's parish, and remained so till his death in 1702. By his will he provided for a free
school in Northumberland county. He married Elizabeth, widow of Captain William Nutt, but left no
issue.
[Page 232]
Farrar, Lieutenant-Colonel John,
was son of Captain William Farrar of the Virginia council, who was a kinsman of Nicholas
Farrar (Ferrer), deputy treasurer of the Virginia Company of London. He was justice of Henrico
county, 1677-1684, sheriff, 1683; burgess, 1680, 1682, 1684, and died unmarried about March,
1685.
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Farrar, Colonel William,
was son of Captain William Farr of the council, a kinsman of Nicholas Farrar (or Ferrer),
deputy treasurer of the London Company. He lived at Farrar's Neck in Henrico county, and was
burgess, 1662, 1663, 1666. He married Mary ———, and died about January, 1678.
[Page 233]
Farrar, Major William,
son of Colonel William Farrar and Mary, his wife, was born 1657, died 1715; justice of Henrico
county, 1685-1715; sheriff, 1690 and other years; burgess in 1700-1702. He married (first)
Priscilla, daughter of William Baugh, Jr., and (second) Mary, widow of William Ligon. He probably
died in 1721, as in May of that year, his widow Mary presented an inventory of his estate in
Henrico county court.
[Page 233]
Farrell, Major Hubert,
was one of Berkeley's officers during Bacon's rebellion, was wounded in defence of Jamestown and
killed in a fight at Colonel Nathaniel Bacon's house at King's Creek in August, 1676. He married
Dorothy, daughter of Colonel Thomas Drew, of Charles City county. Her tomb which was removed a
few years ago from Weyanoke, Charles City county, to St. Paul's Church, Norfolk, states that she
died January 18, 1673.
[Page 233]
Faulcon, Nicholas, was
a burgess for Surry county in the assembly of 1772-1774, in the place of Hartwell Cocke, who died
about August, 1772.
[Page 233]
Fawdoin (Fawdown), George,
resided in Isle of Wight county where he was major of the militia in 1653, and burgess in
1646 and 1652. He married Ann Smith, who was daughter of the first wife of Colonel Nathaniel
Bacon, Ann Bassett.
[Page 233]
Fauntleroy, Moore, was
a member of an ancient English family and was son of John Fauntleroy, gentleman, and Phoebe
Wilkinson, his wife, of Crondall, Hampshire. He settled, first at Nansemond, and afterwards
removed to the northern neck of Virginia. He was major and colonel of the militia, and burgess
for Upper Norfolk, Nansemond county, in 1645 and 1647; for Lancaster county, in 1651, 1653 and
1656; and for Rappahannock county in 1659 and 1660. He was a man of great influence in the
colony. He married (first) in England, Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Colle; (second) in Virginia,
Mary Hill. He died before 1665, leaving issue.
[Page 233]
Fawcett (Fossett), Thomas,
was a burgess from Martin's Hundred in the assemblies of 1629 and 1629-1630.
[Page 233]
Feild, John, son of Abraham
Feild, of Culpeper county, served as captain in the French and Indian war, was burgess for
Culpeper in the assemblies of 1761-1765, 1766-1768, and was killed while colonel of a regiment at
the battle of Point Pleasant, October 10, 1774.
[Pages 233-234]
Feild, Henry, Jr., son
of Henry Feild, succeeded his father as vestryman of St. Mark's parish, Culpeper county, and was
burgess for the county in the assemblies of 1769, 1769-1771, 1772-1774 and 1775, and in the
conventions of August, 1774, March, 1775, July, 1775, December,1775, and May, 1776. He died in
1785, leaving six sons.
[Page 234]
Feild, Peter, born about
1647, was major of the militia of Henrico and burgess in 1688 and 1693. He died in New Kent
county, July 24, 1707. He married twice, (first) Judith Soane, daughter of Henry Soane, speaker
of the house of burgess, by whom he had Mary, who married Thomas Jefferson, grandfather of
President Thomas Jefferson; (second) Alice ———, who survived him.
[Page 234]
Felgate, Captain Robert,
was in Virginia before 1626, was a justice of the peace, and a burgess for the "Plantations on
the other side of the Water," in 1629 and 1630, patented land on Fellgate's Creek, York county,
and died there about 1655. He married twice (first) Margaret ——; (second) Sibella
Atkins, widow of ——— Atkins. His brother Tobias was a well known ship captain and
another brother, William, was a skinner in London, who settled in Virginia and died 1660.
[Page 234]
Felgate, Captain Tobias,
mariner, patented in 1632, lands adjoining his brother Captain Robert Felgate's. As early as 1632
he had made five voyages to Virginia as mate and master. Felgate's Creek in York county gets its
name from him.
[Page 234]
Fielding, Ambrose, was
a son of Rev. Roger Fielding, an Episcopal clergyman of Horton, Gloucestershire, England, and
settled in Northumberland county, Virginia, in 1667. He was a justice of the county court from
1669 to his death in 1675. His inventory mentions plate with the Fielding arms. He left issue
Richard, Edward and Anne. His brother, Dr. Robert Fielding, was ejected in 1648 from his
fellowship in Bahol College, Oxford, by the parliamentary party. His brother Richard lived for a
time in Virginia and had a large estate in both England and Virginia. His brother Edward was one
of the aldermen of the city of Bristol, and had a plantation in Northumberland county Virginia.
[Page 234]
Filmer, Henry, was a
burgess from James City county in the assembly of 1642-1643. He resided in James City and Warwick
counties; he was son of Sir Edward Filmer, of East Sutton, Kent, and his wife, Elizabeth,
daughter of Richard Argall and sister of Samuel Argall, governor of Virginia. Henry Filmer's
brother, Sir Robert, was a strong cavalier and suffered much for his loyalty to the King. Henry
Filmer left descendants and his name appears in several of the present Warwick county families.
[Page 234]
Fishback, John, son of
Philip Fishback and Elizabeth Heimbach, his wife, of Truppbach, near Siegen, Nassau, Germany, was
born July 12, 1691, and came to Virginia as a member of the colony of miners settled by Spotswood
at Germanna, Virginia, in 1714. He moved with the other German settlers to Germantown in Fauquier
county about 1721. He married Agnes Haeger, daughter of the pastor, Henry Haeger. His will was
probated in Prince William county, March 19, 1734.
[Pages 234-235]
Fitzhugh, George,
son if William Fitzhugh, of "Bedford," was a member of the house of burgesses for Stafford county
in 1718. He married Mary, daughter of Colonel George Mason, of Stafford, and died intestate about
1722, leaving issue George and William.
[Page 235]
Fitzhugh, Henry, son of
William Fitzhugh, of "Bedford," King George county, was born January 15, 1686-87, and died
December 12, 1758. He was high sheriff of Stafford county in 1715, and burgess in 1712-1714. He
married February 24, 1718, Susanna, daughter of Mordecai Cooke, of Gloucester county. He was a
man of large estate in lands and slaves. His portrait by John Heselius is still preserved.
[Page 235]
Fitzhugh, Henry, of
"Bedford," son of Henry Fitzhugh, was born September 10, 1723, and died in February, 1783. He
married, October 23, 1746, Sarah Battaile, of Caroline county. He was colonel of the Stafford
county militia. He had issue Henry, John Battaile, William, George, Thomas, Nicholas, Richard,
Mordecai Cooke, Battaile, Giles, Sarah, Susan, Mary.
[Page 235]
Fitzhugh, Henry, only
son of William Fitzhugh, Esq., of "eagles's Nest," Stafford county, now King George), was born in
1706 and died December 6, 1742. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, October 20, 1722, and
on his return to Virginia settled on his paternal estate in Stafford county (now King George), He
was member of the house of burgesses in 1736-1740 and 1742-1747, and was once an unsuccessful
candidate for speakership. He was also lieutenant-colonel of the Stafford militia. He married
Lucy, daughter of Hon. Robert Carter, of "Corotoman." He left a large and valuable estate.
[Page 235]
Fitzhugh, Major John, son
of William Fitzhugh, of "Bedford," was a member of the house of burgesses for Stafford county
from 1727 to his death, January 21, 1733. He married on or before 1719, Anna Barbara, daughter of
Daniel McCarthy, speaker of the house of burgesses. He left issue William, Daniel, Sarah,
Barbara, John.
[Page 235]
Fitzhugh, Colonel William,
of "Marmion" Stafford county, (now King George), son of Major John Fitzhugh, was born April
13, 1725, and died in 1791; major of the Stafford militia in 1752, and burgess from 1761 to 1765.
He married twice, (first) Ursula, daughter of Colonel William Beverley, of Blandfield, Essex
county, and (second) Hannah ———.
[Page 235]
Fitzhugh, William,
son of Henry Fitzhugh, of the town of Bedford, England, was baptized at St. Paul's Church,
Bedford, January 10, 1651. He acquired a good education and came to Virginia about 1670 and
settled at Bedford in Stafford county (but now King George). William Fitzhugh practiced law and
was also a large planter and dealer in tobacco. He was burgess for Stafford from 1676 to 1686,
and lieutenant-colonel commanding the Stafford militia. At his death in 1700, he left an estate
of 54,000 acres of land. He married May, daughter of John Tucker, of Westmoreland county. He had
issue, four sons, William, Henry, Thomas, George and John.
[Pages 235-236]
Fitzhugh, William,
son of George Fitzhugh, born 1721, died February 11, 1798, resided first in Stafford county,
Virginia. In 1740 he was captain in Vernon's Carthaginian expedition, under Sir William Gooch. He
was member of the house of burgesses for Stafford from 1748 to 1758. In 1759 he removed to
Maryland and was soon appointed a member of the colonial council there. An active friend of the
revolution, he was a member of the Maryland convention of August, 1776, and was afterwards of the
council of state. During the revolution his house, "Rousby Hall," was burnt by the British. He
married (first) March 28, 1744, Martha, daughter of Richard Lee, widow of George Turberville. He
married (second) Anne, daughter of Peregrin Frisby, of Cecil county, Maryland.
[Page 236]
Fleming, John, Jr., son
of Colonel John Fleming, was a lawyer, and represented Cumberland county in the house of
burgesses in the house of burgesses in the assemblies of 1755, 1756-1758, 1759-1761, 1761-1765
and 1765-1768. The "Virginia Gazette" recorded the death of this "eminent practitioner of the
law," January 21, 1767. He left a son John.
[Page 236]
Fleming, John, was son of
Charles Fleming and Susannah Tarleton, his wife. He was colonel commanding the militia of
Goochland, and burgess for Goochland in 1732. He married Mary Bolling, and his will recorded in
Cumberland, December 27, 1756, names sons John, Charles, Thomas, Richard and William, and
daughters Mary, married William Bernard, and Caroline. His sons Charles and Thomas were prominent
officers in the American revolution and his son William was judge of the superior court of
Virginia.
[Page 236]
Fleming, Robert, was a
burgess from Caroline county in the session of August 5, 1736. In the session of November 1,
1738, John Martin represented Caroline county in place of Robert Fleming, deceased.
[Page 236]
Fletcher, George,
brother of James Fletcher, gentleman, of Eltham, Kent, England. In 1647, George Fletcher is
called of London, merchant. He was burgess in 1652 for Northumberland county, Virginia, and
lieutenant-colonel of the militia.
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Fleet, Henry, was son
of William Fleet, gentleman, of Chartham in Kent, England, by his wife Deborah Scott, daughter of
Charles Scott, of Egerton, Kent, and Jane Wyatt, his wife. He had three brothers Edward, Reynold
and John, who were members of the Maryland legislature. Henry Fleet, born probably 1595-1600 came
to Virginia about 1623, and was one of the expedition of twenty-six men, who under Henry Spelman
went to trade with the Anacostan Indians and other Indian bands between Potomac Creek and the
falls of the Potomac. Spelman was killed; Fleet was taken prisoner, and remained with the Indians
about four years, during which time he acquired a familiar knowledge of the Indian language. He
was ransomed in 1627, and went to England and became a partner and agent for several London
merchants in the Indian trade. He was an interpreter, trader and legislator in Maryland. He acted
as guide to Leonard Calvert and his settlers to St. Mary's in 1634. After the civil war began in
England, Fleet identified himself with the Virginia colony, and settled at Fleet's Bay,
Northumberland county. He traded with the Indians, and in 1646 was authorized to build a fort on
the Rappahannock river. In December, 1652, he was burgess for Lancaster county. About this time
he and William Claiborne were authorized to hunt out new places for Indian trade. IN 1654 he was
made interpreter of the expedition then planned against the Indians. He was a justice of
Lancaster county in 1656 and lieutenant-colonel of the militia. He died about 1661, leaving a
widow Sarah, who had previously married Colonel John Walker.
[Page 237]
Flint, Richard, burgess
for Northumberland county, 1693, but his sat was contested, and he was unseated.
[Page 237]
Flint, Lieutenant Thomas,
came to Virginia in 1618, burgess for Warwick River, 1629, 1629-1630; for Keith's Creek, 1631;
for Stanley Hundred, 1632; for Denbigh, 1632-1633; for Warwick county, 1642-1643, 1647;
commissioner for Warwick River, 1631. He married Mary ———, In 1628 he received
1,000 acres on Warwick river for importing twenty persons into the colony.
[Page 237]
Flinton, Pharoah,
gentleman, came to Virginia in 1612, settled in Elizabeth City, where he patented land between
Newport News and Blunt Point in 1624.
[Page 237]
Flood, John, came to
Virginia in 1610, his wife Margaret in 1620; in 1616 was one of Rev. Alexander Whitaker's men at
Charles City, living at Jordan's Journey in 1625; burgess for Flower Dewe Hundred in 1630 and for
Westover, Flower Dewe Hundred and Weyanoke in 1632; settled about 1638 on the south side of James
river in Surry county, near "Four Mile Tree"; burgess for James City county in 1642, 1645. Indian
interpreter, 1646; burgess for James City county, 1652, 1656. Captain in 1642,
lieutenant-colonel, 1652. He died in Surry county, 1661. His son Captain Thomas Flood succeeded
him as interpreter. He married Fortune Jordan, sister of Colonel George Jordan.
[Page 237]
Flournoy, Jacob, son of
Jaques Flournoy, of Geneve, Switzerland, was born January 5, 1663. He was a Huguenot, who came to
Virginia in 1700, and settled with other persons of same religious views at Manakintown, above
Richmond. He had a nephew John James Flournoy, who also settled in Virginia.
[Page 237]
Flournoy, John James,
born November 17, 1686, was son of Jaques Flournoy, of Geneva, and Julia Eyraud, his wife, came
to Virginia about 1717, and settled at Williamsburg, where he married Elizabeth, daughter of
James Williams, and widow of Orlando Jones. he was nephew of Jacob Flournoy, immigrant.
[Page 237]
Floyd, Charles, was a
burgess from Northampton in the session of November 16, 1714, and in the assembly of 1718.
[Page 237]
Folliott, Rev. Edward,
son of Sir John Folliott and Elizabeth Aylmer, daughter of John Aylmer, Bishop of London, was born
in 1610, matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford, April 13, 1632, and was rector of Alderton,
Northamptonshire, in 1634 and until it was sequestered by parliament. He came to Virginia before
1652. In 1660 he was minister of Marston parish in York county, and afterwards of York parish. He
left two daughters: 1. Elizabeth Folliott who married (first) Josias Moody, and (secondly) Captain
Charles Hansford. 2. Mary, who married (first) Dr. Henry Power, and (secondly) John Seal.
[Page 237]
Follis, "Mr. Thomas," was
a burgess from James City in the assembly of 1641.
[Pages 237-238]
Fontaine, Francis,
a French Huguenot, son of Rev. James Fontaine, who was born at Jenouelle, France, and grandson of
James Fontaine, pastor of Vaux and Royan. He was born September 16, 1697, was minister of the
French settlement at Manakintown, Virginia, from 1720-1722, professor of Oriental languages in
William and Mary College in 1729, rector of Yorkhampton parish, 1722-1749. Died the latter year.
He married (first) Mary Glaneson; (second) Susanna Brush. He left issue.
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Fontaine, James Maury,
son of Rev. Francis Fontaine, by Susanna Brush, his wife, was born in 1738, educated at William
and Mary College, where he was described as "knowing more than any other boy in the country of his
age"; was ordained in England in 1763; on his return was rector of Petsworth and War parishes in
Gloucester county.
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Fontaine, John, brother of
Rev. Francis Fontaine (q. v.), was born in 1693, ensign in the British army and served in Spain,
visited Virginia in 1714 and went with Governor Spotswood on the "Ultra Montane Expedition" of
which he kept a diary. He returned to England.
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Fontaine, Peter, brother
of Francis Fontaine (q. v.), was born in 1691; ordained a minister by the Bishop of London, came
to Virginia in 1716, rector of Manakintown and Westover parishes, chaplain to the Virginia
commission which ran the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina in 1728-1729. He died
July, 1757. He married (first) Elizabeth Fourreau; (second) Elizabeth Wade.
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Foote, Richard, was the
emigrant ancestor of the Foote family in Virginia and the south. He was son of John Foote,
gentleman, and was born at Cardenham, county Cornwall, England, August 10, 1632. The Footes were
an old family in Cornwall. He married Hester, daughter of Nicholas Hayward, of London, merchant,
who dealt extensively with Virginia. He came to Virginia about 1655, and was carrying on the
business of a merchant in London in 1689. He left a son Richard Foote, born June 31, 1666, who
came to Virginia about the end of the seventeenth century, settled in Stafford county, where he
died March 21, 1719. He was ancestor of Hon. H. S. Foote, of Mississippi.
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Ford, Richard, was a
burgess from James City in the assembly of 1659-1660.
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Fossaker, Captain Richard,
was a burgess for Stafford county in 1702, 1704, 1705. He married the daughter and executrix
of Captain John Withers, and had a grandson, John Fossaker, living in Stafford in 1756.
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Foster, Joseph, nephew of
Captain Wilham Bassett, first of that name in Virginia, came from Newport, Southampton county,
England, and was a justice of New Kent county, and burgess in 1688, 1696, and 1700-1702; vestryman
of St. Peter's parish, New Kent, and lieutenant-colonel of the militia. He died about 1715,
leaving issue.
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Foster, Captain Richard,
a burgess from Lower Norfolk county in 1656.
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Fouace, Stephen, came to
Virginia in 1688, was minister of Hampton parish, York county, one of the original trustees of
William and Mary College, 1693. He returned to England in 1702, when he resided in Chelsea,
Middlesex county. In 1729 he joined with Dr. Thomas Blair, as the only other surviving trustee
under the college charter, in executing a deed of transfer to the faculty.
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Fowke (Foulke), Gerard,
a royalist, son of Roger Fowke, of Gunston Hall, Staffordshire, England, came to Virginia
about 1650 and in 1655 was a justice of Westmoreland county; lieutenant-colonel in 1661, and a
burgess in 1663. In 1664 he removed to Maryland, where he was a burgess for Charles City county in
1665, and became justice for the same October 22, 1667. He died in 1669. He married Ann, widow of
Colonel Job Chandler, of Port Tobago, Maryland. His daughter Mary was grandmother of Colonel
George Mason, author of the "Virginia Declaration of Rights."