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[Page 259]
Hoggard, Nathaniel,
was selected in 1722 to the vacancy in the house of burgesses from Warwick county caused by
the death of James Roscow. Anthony Hoggart died in Albemarle county in 1754. His will names son,
Nathaniel Hoggart, and grandson Anthony Hoggart.
[Page 259]
Holecroft, Captain Thomas,
son of Sir Thomas Holecroft, of Vale Royal, Cheshire, England, came to Virginia with Lord
Delaware in 1610, commanded one of the forts at Kecoughtan, and died there. He married the
celebrated Mary, daughter of Hon. Henry Talbot, son of George, Earl of Shrewsbury.
[Page 259]
Holiday, Anthony, was a
burgess from Isle of Wight county in the assembly of 1692-93, and 1705-06 and one of the
justices.
[Page 259]
Holladay, Anthony, was
burgess from Nansemond county in the assembly of 1752-1755. Doubtless a descendant from Anthony
Holiday of Isle of Wight. (q. v.).
[Page 259]
Holland, Gabriel,
yeoman, one of the first settlers at Berkeley Hundred in 1620; burgess in 1623, when he was a
signer of "The Tragical Relation of the General Assembly," married twice, (first) Mary
———; (second) Rebecca ———.
[Page 259]
Hollier, Simon, burgess
for Elizabeth City county in 1727-1734; son of Simon Hollier, who died about 1697; justice of the
peace, and captain of militia. He died in 1747, when his inventory shows that he owned
forty-seven negroes.
[Page 259]
Holloway, John, a
prominent lawyer, came to Virginia from England about 1700, and was first a resident of King and
Queen county, for which he was a burgess in 1710-1712, and 1712-1714. Removed to Williamsburg and
was first mayor of the city under the charter of 1722. Burgess for York county in the assemblies
of 1720-1722, 1717-1734, and for Williamsburg, in that of 1723-1726. He was elected speaker
November 2, 1720, and continued to hold that office in connection with that of treasurer till his
death in 1734. He married Elizabeth Cocke, widow of Dr. William Cocke, secretary of state, and
sister of Mark Catesby, the naturalist, but he left no issue.
[Page 259]
Hollows, John, was one of
the first justices of the court for Westmoreland county, being in 1655 major of the militia. In
1654 he was a burgess for the county.
[Page 259]
Holman, James, burgess
from Goochland county in the assembly of 1736-1740. He left issue a son James, who in 1769
married Sarah Miller, daughter of William Miller.
[Page 259]
Holmwood, John, was an
emigrant from England to Charles City county. He was a burgess in 1656 and a justice in 1658. He
married Jane, daughter of Gregory Bland, son of John Bland, an eminent merchant of London. She
had been previously the wife of her cousin, Edward Bland, of "Kimages," in Charles City county.
[Pages 259-260]
Holt, James, son of
Thomas Holt, formerly of Hog Island in the county of Surry, was a successful lawyer of Norfolk,
and was burgess for Norfolk county in the assembly of 1772-1774 and 1775-1776, and in the
conventions of 1774, 1775 and 1776. He died in 1779, and left his law library to the court of the
county of Norfolk, and most of his property to the children of his brother Henry, whom he names
Claremond, Leander, Sarah and Thomas.
[Page 260]
Holt, John, was
brother-in-law of William Hunter, editor of the "Virginia Gazette." He was born in 1720, received
a good education, was a merchant of Williamsburg, mayor, and on his removal to New York was
editor of the "New York Gazette and Post Boy." He was printer to the state of New York. He died
January 30, 1784, and there is a tombstone to his memory in St. Paul's churchyard, New York City.
[Page 260]
Holt, Robert, was a burgess
from James City in the assembly of 1655-1656.
[Page 260]
Holt, Thomas, was a burgess
from Surry county in the assembly of 1699 and in 1700. He was a son of Randall Holt, of Hog
Island, who married Elizabeth Hansford, sister of Major Thomas Hansford.
[Page 260]
Holtzclaw, Jacob, was a
prominent member of the first German colony of miners, who were from, or from near,
Nassau-Siegen, Germany. He was the schoolmaster of this colony. His will was admitted to probate
February 29, 1760, and his descendants are numerous in Virginia and the south.
[Page 260]
Hone, Major Theophilus,
was the son of Thomas Hone, of Farnham, Essex county, England, who married Judith Aylmer,
daughter of Theophilus Aylmer, archdeacon of London; justice of Warwick county in 1652; burgess
for James City county in 1666, and sheriff in 1676. he died before 1689, when his widow Katherine
Armistead, sister of Colonel John Armistead of "Hesse" married Major Robert Berkeley (his second
wife).
[Page 260]
Honeywood, Philip,
served as colonel in the royal army during the civil wars. But in 1649 he came to Virginia. He
obtained a large grant of land in New Kent, and probably remained in the colony till the
restoration in 1660. He was knighted for his services and loyalty by the King. In 1662 he was in
command of the garrison of Plymouth and soon after he was its governor. He died at Charing,
county Kent, England, in 1684.
[Page 260]
Hooe, Rice, was born about
1599 and came to Virginia in 1635; was burgess for Shirley Hundred Island 1632, and for Charles
City county 1644, 1645, and 1646. He had a son Rice Hooe, who was doubtless father of Rice Hooe,
of Stafford county, (q. v.).
[Page 260]
Hooe, Rice, probably a
grandson of Rice Hooe, the original settler of the name, was burgess for Stafford county in 1
702-1703; he was also lieutenant-colonel of the county militia.
[Page 260]
Hope, George, of Hampton,
Virginia, was born in Cumberland county, England, March 28, 1749. He came to Virginia from White
Haven about 1771. During the American revolution he superintended the construction of gunboats
for the American navy. He married Rebecca Meredith. His son, Wilton, married Jane, daughter of
Commodore James Barron, and was father of the poet James Baron Hope, of Norfolk.
[Page 260]
Hornby, Daniel, son of
Daniel Hornby, merchant tailor, of Richmond county. he was burgess for that county in 1732-1734,
succeeding John Tayloe, who was promoted to the council. He married Winifred Travers, daughter of
Captain Samuel Travers.
[Page 261]
Horsey, Stephen, was a
burgess from Northampton county in the assembly of 1653.
[Page 261]
Hoskins, Anthony, was a
burgess from Northampton county in the assembly of 1652.
[Page 261]
Hoskins, Bartholomew,
was born in 1600, received a grant in 1620 for in the corporation of Elizabeth
City; vestryman of Lynhaven parish in 1640; burgess for Lower Norfolk county in 1649, 1652, 1654;
living in 1655.
[Page 261]
Hough, Francis, came to
Virginia in 1620 and in 1624 lived at Elizabeth City. He finally settled in Nansemond County,
when he had various grants of land. He was a burgess for Nutmeg quarter in February, 1633; and in
1645, during the Indian war, was a member of the council of war for the counties of Isle of Wight
and Upper and Lower Norfolk. He died in the parish of St. Peter's, the Poor, London, but left
descendants in Virginia.
[Page 261]
Howard, Allen, was a
burgess from Albemarle county in the assemblies of 1752-1755 and 1758-1761. His will was proved
in Goochland county, July 21, 1761, and names issue Benjamin, William, John, Anne, Rebecca and
Elizabeth.
[Page 261]
Howard, Benjamin, son
of Allen Howard, of Goochland county, whose will was proved July 21, 1761; was burgess for
Buckingham county in 1769-1771. He was elected to the assembly of 1772-1774, but died before the
assembly began.
[Page 261]
Howe, John, of Accomac,
gentleman, was born in 1693, was a justice for Accomac in 1631, a burgess in 1632-1633, and
commander-in-chief of the county from July, 1637, to January 2, 1647, about which time he died.
[Page 261]
Hubbard, Robert, was a
burgess from Warwick county in the assembly of 1696-1697.
[Page 261]
Huddleston, John, was
commander of the ship Bona Nova of 200 tons, and performed many voyages to Virginia
carrying servants and passengers. he patented land in Virginia. After the Indian massacre of
1622, he was sent on a fishing voyage to Newfoundland, and stopped at Plymouth. He found the
settlers there starving, and shared his provision with them, thus saving the colony.
[Page 261]
Hull, Peter, was a burgess
from Isle of Wight county in the assembly of 1644.
[Page 261]
Hull, Richard, son of
Richard Hull, and a descendant of John Hull, immigrant, who died in Northumberland county in
1668. He was colonel of the Northumberland militia, and a burgess for Northumberland county in
the assembly of 1762-1765, succeeding Presley Thornton, promoted to the council. He married
Elizabeth Gaskins, and died in 1777.
[Pages 261-262]
Hume, George, son of
Lord George Hume of the barony of Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland, and Margaret, his wife,
daughter of Sir Patrick Hume of Lumsden, was born at Wedderburn Castle May 30, 1697, and came to
Orange county, Virginia, in 1721, and engaged in land surveying. He made the first survey of
Fredericksburg. He married Elizabeth Proctor, of Spottsylvania county, in 1728, and died in
Culpeper county in 1760, leaving issue. The titles and honors of the family as Earl of Dunbar and
Marchmont, are dormant, but really belong to the descendants of George Hume. he had an uncle
Francis, who took sides with the pretender and was captured at the battle of Preston in 1715, and
sent to Virginia in 1716, where he was factor to Governor Spotswood and died in 1723.
[Page 262]
Hunt, William, was "a
principal aider and abettor" of Nathaniel Bacon, Jr., in his rebellion, was taken prisoner and
died in prison before the rebels were reduced to their allegiance. he resided at Bachelor's
Point, Charles City county, where his tombstone records his death as of November 11, 1676. His
descendants have been numerous and respectable.
[Page 262]
Hunter, William, born at
Yorktown, was the son of William Hunter, of Hampton. He was deputy postmaster general to Benjamin
Franklin. After the death of William Parks in 1750, he was editor of the "Virginia Gazette,"
published in Williamsburg. He died in August, 1761.
[Page 262]
Hunter, William, a
burgess for Nansemond county in the assembly of 1748-1749.
[Page 262]
Hutchings, John, son of
Daniel Hutchings, mariner, of Norfolk county, and grandson of John Hutchings, of "Pembroke
Tribe," Bermuda, was born in 1691 and died in April, 1768. He was an eminent merchant of Norfolk;
was mayor of the borough in 1737, 1743 and 1755; and burgess from 1738 to 1756. He married Amey,
daughter of John Godfrey, of Norfolk, and had issue John, Jr. (q. v.), Joseph (q. v.), Elizabeth
married Richard Kelsick, Mary Married Dr. John Ramsay, Frances married Charles Thomas, and
Susanna married Edward Champion Travis.
[Page 262]
Hutchings, John, Jr.,
son of Colonel John Hutchings (q. v.), was member of the house of burgesses from 1756 to 1758.
[Page 262]
Hutchings, Joseph, son
of Colonel John Hutchings (q. v.), was a burgess from Norfolk borough in the assemblies of
1761-1765, October, 1765, 1766-1768, May, 1769, 1769-1771, 1772-1774, and 1775-1776. He
represented Norfolk borough in the conventions of March and July, 1775; colonel of the Virginia
militia in the skirmish at Kempsville, where he was captured.
[Page 262]
Hutchinson, Captain
Robert, was a burgess from James City in the assemblies of 1641, 1642-1642, of 1644-1645 and
of 1647.
[Page 262]
Hutchison (Hutchinson),
William, was a burgess from Warrosqueake in the assembly of 1632.
[Page 262]
Hutt, Daniel, merchant of
London, and master of the ship May Flower came to Virginia in 1668. He settled at Nomini
Bay, Westmoreland county. He had a plantation of 1,505 acres, twenty-seven servants, and 100 head
of cattle. He married Temperance, daughter of Dr. Thomas Gerard, in 1669, and his will was proved
in 1674. He left issue Anne Hutt and Gerrard Hutt. His widow Temperance married (secondly) John
Crabb, merchant.
[Page 262]
Hyde, Robert, a lawyer of
York county, Virginia. He married Jane, daughter of Captain John Underhill, Jr., of Felgate's
Creek, York county, and formerly of the city of Worcester, England. He has descendants in the
Saunders, Hansford, etc., families. By tradition he was closely related to Edward Hyde, Lord
Clarendon. He died in 1718, leaving a son Samuel, and a daughter, who married John Saunders.
[Page 263]
Ingles, Mungo, a native of
Scotland, born in 1657, died in 1719; master of arts of the University of Edinburgh and brought
over to Virginia as master of the grammar school of the college of William and Mary by President
Blair, when he returned with the charter in 1693. He served till 1705 when he resigned because of
difficulty with Dr. Blair; but in 1716 he was reelected and served till his death in 1719. He was
one of the first feoffees of Williamsburg and a justice of James City county. He married in
Virginia, Ann, daughter of Colonel James Bray, of the council. His son James was clerk of Isle of
Wight from 1729 to 1732.
[Page 263]
Ingram, Joseph, came to
Virginia in 1675 with Sir Thomas Grantham. He was a young man of standing in England, and had the
title of "Esquire." After Bacon's death he was elected general of the rebels, and met with much
success in defeating Sir William Berkeley's forces. Grantham persuaded him to make terms by
surrendering West Point, a bacon stronghold, and from that moment, January 16,1676, the rebellion
collapsed.
[Page 263]
Innes, Hugh, was a burgess
for Pittsylvania county in May, 1769, 1679-1771, 1772-1774. He was one of the justices of that
county.
[Page 263]
Innis, Henry, was the son
of Rev. Robert Innis, and was born in Caroline county, Virginia, January 4, 1752. He studied law,
and on coming of age removed to Bedford county, Virginia. Here he served as escheator (1779) and
in 1781 was commissioner of the specific tax and commissary of the Bedford militia. In 1782 he
was appointed commissioner for the district composed of the counties of Bedford, Campbell,
Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and Pittsylvania. In November, 1784, Mr. Innis was elected by the
legislature, attorney general for the western district of Virginia, but early in the year 1785 he
removed to Kentucky, where he served as attorney general. He died September 20, 1826. He was
brother of Captain James Innis, attorney general of Virginia.
[Page 263]
Irvine, Alexander,
qualified as professor of natural philosophy and mathematics in William and Mary College in 1729.
In 1728 he ran the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina.
[Page 263]
Isham, Henry, son of
William Isham, of Bedfordshire England, and his wife Mary, sister of Sir Edward Brett, of
Blendenhall, county Kent, England, came to Virginia about 1656, where he had a grant of land.
Settled at Bermuda Hundred, where he married Katherine, widow of Joseph Royall of Henrico county,
and had: 1. Henry, who died unmarried. 2. Mary, who married William Randolph. 3. Elizabeth, who
married Colonel Francis Eppes of Henrico. A fine impression of the Isham arms, on a red was seal,
is attached to a paper at Henrico court house.
[Page 263]
Iverson, Abraham, was a
burgess from Gloucester county in the assembly of 1653.
[Page 263]
Jackson, Rev. Andrew,
was minister in Lancaster county, succeeding John Bertrand. He came from Belfast, Ireland, and
had probably been a Presbyterian minister. He died in 1710.
[Page 263]
Jackson, John, was a
burgess from Martin's Hundred in the assembly of 1619, and from James City Island in the assembly
of 1632.
[Page 264]
Jackson, Mr. Joseph, was
a burgess from Charles City in the assembly of 1641.
[Page 264]
Jackson, Robert, was a
son of Joseph Jackson, of Carlisle, Cumberland, England. He resided at Yorktown, Virginia, where
he married in 1731-32 a Miss Brett, of that place. He was grandfather of Sir John Jackson, of
Kingston, Jamaica.
[Page 264]
Jarrell, Thomas, was a
burgess from Southampton in the session of February 1, 1752. In the session of November 1, 1753,
Robert James represented Southampton in place of Thomas Jarrell, deceased.
[Page 264]
Jaquelin, Edward, won
of John Jaquelin, of county Kent, England, and Elizabeth Craddock, his wife, came to Virginia in
1697; settled at Jamestown, where he married Rachel Sherwood, widow of William Sherwood. When she
died, he married in 1706, Martha, daughter of William Cary, of Warwick county. He was born in
1668 and died in 1739. His eldest daughter Elizabeth married Richard Ambler, a merchant of
Yorktown, and his daughter Mary married John Smith, of "Shooter's Hill," Middlesex county.
[Page 264]
Jefferson, John, was a
burgess from Flowerdieu Hundred in the first assembly of 1619. He is believed to have been
ancestor of Thomas Jefferson.
[Page 264]
Jefferson, Peter, son
of Thomas Jefferson, of Henrico, was a justice of the peace, and a vestryman of his parish. He
was a burgess from Albemarle county (in the place of Joshua Fry, deceased), and in the sessions
of August 22, 1754, October 17, 1754, May 1, 1755, August 5, 1755, October 27, 1755. He was a man
physically strong, a good mathematician, skilled in surveying, fond of standard literature, and
in politics a British Whig. He and Fry were the compilers of a map of Virginia, known as Fry and
Jefferson's map. He married in 1738 Jane, daughter of Isham Randolph, of Goochland county. He was
the father of President Thomas Jefferson. He died in 1757.
[Page 264]
Jenkins, Henry, came
probably from the city of Dublin, where he states his brother Daniel Jenkins lived. He was 1695
"justice of the Quorum and commander-in-chief for the county of Elizabeth City." In 1676 he had
supported Nathaniel Bacon, Jr. He was burgess from Elizabeth City in 1685, and for York in the
assembly of 1696-1697. His will was proved in Elizabeth City county September 24, 1698. He had
issue Henry Jenkins, Jr.
[Page 264]
Jenings, Edmund, son of
Edmund Jenings, Esq., of Virginia, was admitted attorney in the Baltimore county court March,
1724; burgess for Annapolis in the Maryland assembly; took his seat in the Maryland council,
October 21, 1732, and was an active member till 1752; was commissioned secretary of the province,
March 20, 1732-1733, and resigned that office in 1755. He married Ariana, widow of Thomas Bordley
and daughter of Matthias Vanderheyden, July 2, 1728, and died in Yorkshire, England, in March,
1756. His daughter Ariana married John Randolph, attorney general of Virginia.
[Pages 264-265]
Jenings, Edmund,
son of Edmund Jenings, Esq., of Maryland, was a lawyer of Lincoln's Inn, London. In 1769 he
presented to "the Gentlemen of Westmoreland county," a portrait of the Earl of Chatham, which
hangs in the court house at Montross. He had estates in Yorkshire, and was living in 1778.
[Page 265]
Jenings, Peter, was born
in 1631 and died in 1671. He is spoken of as one "who faithfully served" King Charles I. He
settled in Gloucester county, where he was King's attorney, and in 1663 a member of the house of
burgesses. September 16, 1670, he received a grant for the attorney general's office. He died in
1672, and his widow Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Lunsford, married Ralph Wormeley, Esq.
[Page 265]
Jennings, John, clerk of
Isle of Wight county, 1662-1677, was an adherent of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's rebellion of
1676. He was sentenced to banishment, but died before the time set for leaving the county. He
married Martha, daughter of Robert Harris, and left descendants.
[Page 265]
Jerdone, Francis, son
of John Jerdone, magistrate of Jedburgh, Scotland, was born January 30, 1721, came to Virginia in
1745, and settled at Yorktown. Later he moved to Louisa county, where he died in 1771. He was an
eminent merchant. He married Sarah Macon, daughter of Colonel William Macon, of New Kent county,
Virginia.
[Page 265]
Johnson, Jacob, born
about 1639, probably in Holland, patented land in Virginia in 1673, was naturalized in 1679, was
a member of the house of burgesses in 1693, and died in 1710. He was a brick merchant and lawyer.
He had a Presbyterian church on his land, and the minister, Josiah Mackie, lived with him. His
son, Jacob Johnson, Jr., married Margaret Langley, daughter of Captain William Langley, of
Norfolk county.
[Page 265]
Johnson, John, "yeoman and
ancient planter" was living at Jamestown in 1624, with his wife Anne, son John and daughter Anne,
who married Edward Travis, ancestor of a family long resident on the island.
[Page 265]
Johnson, Joseph, was a
burgess from Charles city in the assembly of 1639.
[Page 265]
Johnson, Rev. Josiah,
probably a native of England, came as minister to Virginia in 1766, when he was admitted master
of the grammar school of the college of William and Mary. In 1771 he married Mildred Moody, of
Williamsburg, and died in 1773. His widow married (secondly) Thomas Evans, afterwards a member of
congress.
[Page 265]
Johnson, Philip, was a
burgess from King and Queen county in the assemblies of 1752-1755 and 1756-1758. He was a son of
William Johnson, of King William county, who died before 1738. He married Elizabeth Bray,
daughter of Colonel Thomas Bray, of "Littletown," James City county, Virginia. He had a son James
Bray Johnson, whose only daughter Elizabeth married Samuel Tyler, chancellor of the eastern
district of Virginia; and by a second wife he had James Johnson, of Isle of Wight county, who was
a member of congress.
[Page 265]
Johnson, Richard, was a
burgess from King and Queen county in the assemblies of 1722 and 1723-1726. He was a son of
Colonel Richard Johnson of the council, and made his will in 1733, leaving his property to his
two nephews Thomas and Richard.
[Pages 265-266]
Johnson, Thomas,
son of Colonel Richard Johnson, of the council, was a burgess from King William county in the
assemblies of 1715, 1718, and 1720-1722. he lived at "Chericoke" in King William county, on
Pamunkey river. He married Ann, daughter of Colonel Nicholas Meriwether, of New Kent. He died and
was buried at "Chericoke" in 1734.
[Page 266]
Johnson, Thomas, was a
burgess from Northampton county in the assemblies of 1645, 1646, 1652, 1653 and 1654. He was one
of the justices of the county court and lieutenant-colonel of the militia in 1656. His will,
dated November 25, 1658, was proved December 18, 1658, and names sons Obedience and Richard
Johnson and probably Thomas Johnson.
[Page 266]
Johnson, Thomas, son
of Thomas Johnson of "Chericoke," q. v.), was known as Thomas Johnson "major" to distinguish him
from his nephew of the same name. He was member of the assembly from Louisa county from 1748 to
1775, of the county committee to safety, and of the conventions of 1775 and 1776. He was also one
of the signers of the association in 1769.
[Page 266]
Johnson, William, was a
burgess from Spottsylvania county in the assembly of 1736-1740.
[Page 266]
Johnson, William, son
of Thomas Johnson of "Chericoke," was a member of the house of burgesses for Louisa in 1761-1765.
At the last session, May 1, 1765, his place was taken by Patrick Henry, Johnson having accepted
the office of coroner. He married Elizabeth Hutchinson. His son Thomas, was father of the
celebrated lawyer, Chapman Johnson.
[Page 266]
Johnston, Andrew, a
native of Glasgow, in Scotland, was born in 1742; came to Petersburg, Virginia, where he acquired
a large fortune as a merchant. He died May 5, 1785.
[Page 266]
Johnston, George, an
eminent lawyer of Fairfax county, burgess in the assemblies of 1758-1761 and 1761-1765. He
seconded in a powerful and logical speech Patrick Henry's resolutions of May 30, 1765, against
the Stamp Act. He lived in Alexandria. he was reelected to a seat in the assembly which convened
November 4, 1766, but died in the summer of 1766. He married Sarah McCarty, daughter of Major
Dennis McCarty, of Westmoreland county, Virginia. His will dated February 23, 1766, was proved
January 19, 1767, and names wife, Sarah, and children, Marry Massey, George and William Johnston,
one of these was lieutenant-colonel and aide-de-camp to Washington, and his confidential military
secretary from December, 1776, until his death at Morristown, June, 1777.
[Page 266]
Johnston, Peter, was
born at Annan, in Scotland in 1710, come from Edinburgh to Osborne's on James river, where he was
a prominent merchant; he moved to Prince Edward county for which he was a burgess at the assembly
of May, 1769. He gave the land on which Hampden Sidney College was established, and his will,
which was proved December 18, 1786, shows that he was a man of culture. He married Martha Rogers,
a widow, daughter of John Butler, and had Peter, born 1763, judge of the general court, and
father of General Joseph E. Johnston.
[Page 266]
Johnston, William, was
a burgess from Spottsylvania county in the sessions of May 19, 1763, January 12, 1764, October
30, 1764, and May 1, 1765.
[Pages 266-267]
Jones, Anthony, was
born in 1598 and came to Virginia in 1620; burgess for Isle of Wight, 1639, and March, 1642-1643.
He made his will in Isle of Wight county, August 16, 1649.
[Page 267]
Jones, Cadwallader,
son of Richard Jones, merchant of London, was lieutenant-colonel in the Stafford militia in 1680.
He carried on a trade with the Indians and was living in 1699. he wrote an essay on the Indian
trade, with a MS. map or plat of Louisiana.
[Page 267]
Jones, Rev. Emmanuel,
was licensed for Virginia May 28, 1700. He was a son of John Jones, of Anglesea, Wales. He was
born in 1688, matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, April 26, 1687, and took his B. A. degree
March 3, 1692. He was minister of Petsworth parish, Gloucester county, Virginia from 1700 till
his death January 29, 1739, leaving sons Emmanuel Jones, Jr., and Richard Jones.
[Page 267]
Jones, Emmanuel, Jr.,
son of Rev. Emmanuel Jones, was a student of William and Mary College and usher of the grammar
school. In 1755 he was made master of the Indian school at the college and held that position
till 1777, when he resigned. He appears to have been afterwards minister of St. Bride's parish,
Norfolk county. He married Miss Macon, of New Kent, and had Emmanuel Macon Jones, of Essex.
[Page 267]
Jones, Gabriel, was the
son of John and Elizabeth Jones, emigrants to Virginia from Montgomery county, North Wales. He
was born May 17, 1724, near Williamsburg. In April, 1732, his family being at that time in
England, he was admitted as a scholar of the "Blue Coat School," Christ's Hospital, London, where
he remained seven years. He was then apprenticed for six years to Mr. John Houghton, solicitor in
the high court of chancery. Returning to Virginia, he lived for a time near Kernstown, Frederick
county. In 1746, when only twenty-two, he was appointed prosecuting attorney for August county.
On October 16, 1749, he married Margaret, widow of George Morton, and daughter of William
Strother of King George. He was burgess from Frederick county in the assembly of 1748-1749, from
Augusta county in the assembly of 1756-1758, from Hampshire in the assembly of 1758-1761, and
from Augusta again in the assemblies of May, 1769, and 1769-1771. When Rockingham county was
constituted in 1777, he became a citizen of that county and its prosecuting attorney. He was a
member of the state convention of 1788, and died in October, 1806.
[Page 267]
Jones, Rev. Hugh, came to
Virginia from England in 1716, and was appointed mathematical professor in William and Mary
College. He preached at Jamestown and served as chaplain of the general assembly and lecturer in
Bruton church, Williamsburg. He left the province for England in 1722, and in 1724 brought out
his "Present State of Virginia." He returned to Virginia and resumed his work in St. Stephen's
parish, King and Queen county. Not long afterwards he went to Maryland where he served in various
parishes. He died September 8, 1760. In his will he expressed his desire to be buried with his
feet to the westward, contrary to the usual mode of burial. "He wanted," he said, "to be facing
his people as they rose from their graves. He was not ashamed of them."
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Jones, John, son of
Peter Jones, founder of Petersburg, was a member of the county court of Brunswick, and in 1772 a
member of the house of burgesses. In 1788 he represented Brunswick in the state convention. In
after years he was in the state senate and was president of that body. He married Elizabeth
Binns, daughter of Charles Binns, in July, 1758.
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Jones, Orlando, son of
Rev. Rowland Jones, first minister of Bruton parish, Williamsburg, was burgess from King William
in 1712-1714, 1715, 1718. He married (first) Martha Macon, daughter of Gideon Macon, and (second)
Mary Williams, daughter of James Williams, of King and Queen county. He was born December 31,
1681, was a scholar at William and Mary College in 1699, and died June 12, 1719, leaving by his
first wife, one son, Lane Janes, and a daughter, Frances, who married Colonel John
Dandridge.
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Jones, Rev. Owen, was
licensed for Virginia August 17, 1703, and came to Virginia soon after, where he was made rector
of St. Mary's parish, Essex county, and still held the charge twenty years later.
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Jones, Peter, was in 1674
major in command of a fort near the falls of Appomattox river. He had a son Peter, who died in
1721. A grandson, Peter Jones, son of Peter Jones, was the founder of Petersburg. The last was
captain and then major of the Prince George county militia, and died in Amelia county in 1754.
(William and Mary College Quarterly, xix., 287).
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Jones, Rice, came from
Canada in 1623; settled in Warwick county and patented land in Warrosqueake, on the south side of
the James river in 1628.
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Jones, Richard, was a
burgess from Amelia county in the assembly of 1736-1740. He was probably the Richard Jones who
died in Amelia county in 1759, and names sons Richard, Peter, Daniel and Llewellyn Jones, and
daughter Amy Watson, Prudence Ward, Rebecca Ward and Martha Jones.
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Jones, Robert, a royalist,
who received many wounds in the civil war, emigrated to Virginia about 1650. In 1676 he took
sides with Bacon, was condemned to death, but was spared because of his former loyalty to the
King. Major Thomas Hansford, prominent in the rebellion had in his family a tutor, a Robert
Jones, who may have been this man.
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Jones, Robert, was a
burgess for Surry county in the assembly of 1752-1755.
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Jones, Robert,
represented Southampton county in 1753 in place of Thomas Jarrell, deceased.
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Jones, Robert, was a
burgess from Essex county in the assembly of 1723-1726.
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Jones, Roger, ancestor of a
distinguished family of the United States, came to Virginia in 1680 with Lord Culpeper, and had
charge of a sloop-of-war in Chesapeake bay, for the collection of customs and the suppression of
piracy. He married Dorothy Walker, daughter of John Walker, of Mansfield, in Nottinghamshire,
England, and died in 1701, leaving sons Frederick and Thomas
(q. v.).
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Jones, Rev. Rowland,
was a son of Rev. Rowland Jones, vicar of Wendover, in county Bucks, England. he was born at
Swinbrook, near Burford in Oxfordshire, educated at Merton College, Oxford, was first pastor of
Bruton parish, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1674, and after a service of fourteen years died April
23, 1688, and was buried in Williamsburg.