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[Page 358]
Whaley, Thomas, was an early resident of York county, Virginia. In
Bacon's rebellion he was a major and commanded at Colonel Nathaniel Bacon's house on King's
creek, where he repulsed an attack of Sir William Berkeley's men and killed their commander,
Captain Hubert Farrell. At the collapse of the rebellion he rode away into the forest with
Richard Lawrence and two others. He left a son, James Whaley, who married Mary Page.
[Page 358]
Whateley (Wheatley), Rev. Solomon, came to Virginia from Maryland
in 1700; was minister of Bruton church from 1702 to 1710. He died in Williamsburg the latter
year. In the same year his brother, Thomas Whateley, of Bromeley St. Leonard's, in the county of
Middlesex (England), gentleman, made a power of attorney concerning his estate, which was
recorded in York county, Virginia.
[Page 358]
Whitaker, Alexander, "the Apostle to Virginia," son of Dr. William
Whitaker, a celebrated Puritan divine and head of St. John's College, Cambridge, was born at
Cambridge in 1585; was Master of Arts of that University about 1604; had a good parish in the
northern part of England, but gave it up to come to Virginia in 1611; was preacher to the colony
at Henrico in 1612 and after; living at "Rock Hall," his parsonage, opposite Henrico, in 1614;
minister at Bermuda Nether Hundred in the spring of 1616; drowned before June, 1617. He was
author of "Good News from Virginia," published in 1613.
[Page 358]
Whitaker, Dr. Walter, resided in Middlesex county; was justice,
1673; burgess in 1676; high sheriff, 1685. He died July 27, 1692. He married Sibella
———, and a deed calls him "Walter Andrewes als. Whitaker."
[Page 358]
Whitaker, William, probably a son of William Whitaker, Esq., of the
council, was burgess for James City county in 1658-59, and captain of the militia. In 1681
William Whitaker and Agnes, his wife, kept the "French Ordinary," halfway between Middle
Plantation and York. In 1706 William Whitaker, of Warwick, and Sarah, his wife, daughter of Isaac
Collier, joined in a deed.
[Page 358]
Whittaker, Richard, was a member of the house of burgesses for
Warwick county in 1685, 1688 and 1697, and the last year he was sheriff of Warwick.
[Page 358]
Whitby, William, lived in Warwick county, which he represented in
the house of burgesses in 1641, 1652, 1653, 1654; presiding as speaker in 1653. He received two
considerable tracts of land, one in Warwick, where he lived, and the other on Potomac creek. He
married Ruth Gorsuch, daughter of Rev. John Gorsuch, and Anne Lovelace, sister of Colonel Francis
Lovelace, and had a son, William, who lived in Middlesex county, Virginia, and died about 1676
issue-less.
[Page 358]
White, John, was burgess for James City county in 1641. He had a
lot at Jamestown in 1644, between the state house and the church. He was probably son of William
White, haberdasher of London ("Virginia Magazine," xv, 64). His will was proved in Surry county
in 1679 and he left his property to his two sisters, Lucy Corker and Mary White.
[Pages 358-359]
White, Rev. William, minister, died in Lancaster county in 1658. He
was probably father of Rev. Jeremiah White, Cromwell's well known chaplain.
[Page 359]
Whitehead, Philip, son of Richard Whitehead, living in Gloucester
county in 1671; was burgess for King William county in the assemblies of 1723-1726 and 1727-1734.
He used arms very nearly the same as the arms of Whitehead of Uplands, Lancaster county, England.
His sister Mary married Philip Ryan, of King and Queen county, and a daughter married William
Claiborne, of "Romaneoke," King William county.
[Page 359]
Whiting, Beverley, son of Henry Whiting and Anne Beverley, daughter
of Peter Beverley, Esq., was burgess for Gloucester county from 1740 to 1755, when he died, and
was succeeded by Thomas Whiting (q. v.).
[Page 359]
Whiting, Thomas, of "Gloucestertown" and "Elmington," was burgess
for Gloucester from 1755 to 1776, inclusive, and member of the conventions of 1775 and 1776. He
was chairman of the Virginia naval board during the revolution. In his will, dated October 15,
1780, he names his children, Thomas (who was ancestor of the Whitings of Hampton), Henry,
Horatio, Sarah, Catherine, Eliza L., Susanna, who married (first) in 1786, Gibson Cluverins and
(second) John Lowry; Jane, who married Charles Grymes, and Anne, who married (first) Major John
Pryor and (second) Charles Frémont, father of General John C. Frémont.
[Page 359]
Wickliffe, David, first child of Protestant parents born in the
state of Maryland, was the son of David Wickliffe, of Maryland, who died in 1642. After his
father's death his mother emigrated to Mattox creek, Westmoreland county, where he married Mary
Nicholas, and had a son David. The Wickliffe family has been conspicuously represented in
Kentucky, to which state members of the family immigrated.
[Page 359]
Wilford, Thomas, was the second son of a knight who had been killed
while fighting for King Charles. He was burgess for Northumberland county in 1651, acquired the
Indian language and served as interpreter. In 1676 he joined with Bacon and was captured and
executed. He is described "as a small man with a great heart."
[Page 359]
Wilkins, John, was a burgess for Accomac county in 1641, and died in
1651. The Wilkins family is still prominent on the eastern shore, and has had frequent
representatives in the assembly of Virginia.
[Page 359]
Wilkinson, John, was a burgess for Accomac in 1632-1633.
[Page 359]
Wilkinson, William, a surgeon, who came with the first settlers in
1607.
[Page 359]
Wilkinson, Rev. William, patented 700 acres near Ensign Thomas
Keeling, on Lynhaven river, due for the importation of his wife Naomi and other persons, and by
assignment from Robert Newkirk. In 1644 he was minister at Elizabeth City, and, removing to
Maryland, was the second Protestant minister in that colony.
Pages 359-360]
Willcox, Captain John, came to Virginia in 1620, and in 1621 made a
settlement on "Old Plantation Creek," in Northampton county. In 1624 he was a burgess, being one
of the signers of the "Tragical Relation." After the massacre of 1622 he commanded expeditions
against the Indians. He died sometime before 1628, when his will, dated in 1622, was proved in
England. He mentions no children, but he had doubtless sons born after the date of his will and
before its proof.
[Page 360]
Willcox, Captain John, was a burgess for Nansemond county in 1656,
and for Northampton county in 1658. He was doubtless a son of Captain John Willcox, the burgess
of 1624, and was born after the date of his will (1622). He died in 1662, leaving his property to
his wife for life, with reversion to his unborn child. In case the child died he devised the
estate to his wife's children, Edmund and Henry Yardley; mentions his brother, Henry Willcox, and
the Yardley children's uncle, John Custis.
[Page 360]
Williamson, Dr. Robert, was burgess for Isle of Wight county in
1666. The same year he patented 3,854 acres on the waters of the Black Swamp. He died in Isle of
Wight in 1669 leaving a wife Jane, who married Mr. Robert Burnell, and sons, Robert, George,
Arthur and Francis.
[Page 360]
Williamson, Dr. James, married Ann Underwood, daughter of William
Underwood, of Isle of Wight county. John Hammond dedicated to him his tract, "Leah and Rachel."
He afterwards moved to Lancaster county, where he was one of the justices in 1652, but died
before 1656, leaving two daughters, Margaret, who married William Ball, Jr., and Mary, who
married John Rosier, Jr.
[Page 360]
Willis, Colonel Francis, of Gloucester county, Virginia, was son of
Francis Willis, of Oxfordshire, England, which last was nephew of Colonel Francis Willis, of the
Virginia council. He was a justice of the peace and lieutenant-colonel of the militia for
Gloucester county and burgess from 1727 to 1740 and from 1745 to 1749. He married (first) Anne
Rich, niece of Elias Rich, Esq., of St. Paul Covent Garden, London, and (second) Elizabeth, widow
of Henry Harrison, and daughter of John Smith, of "Purton," Gloucester county, Virginia.
[Page 360]
Willis, Colonel Henry, son of Francis Willis, of Oxfordshire, and
brother of Francis Willis (q. v.), represented Gloucester county in the house of burgesses in
1718 and 1723. He was the founder of Fredericksburg in 1727, and represented Spottsylvania county
in the house of burgesses in 1740, and died the same year. He married three times and had issue
by each marriage.
[Page 360]
Willis, John, son of Colonel Francis Willis, of Gloucester county
(q. v.), moved to Brunswick county, which he represented in the house of burgesses from 1752 to
1755. His will, in which he calls himself John Willis of "Bedingfield Hall," was dated November
7, 1764, and proved January 26, 1769. He married, January 26, 1743, Mildred Smith, daughter of
Augustine Smith, of "Shooter's Hill," Middlesex county, Virginia, and left numerous issue.
[Page 360]
Willoughby, John, of Willoughby Point, Norfolk county,
great-great-grandson of Captain Thomas Willoughby, the immigrant to Virginia, was member of the
house of burgesses from Norfolk county in 1754 and 1755; chairman of the Norfolk county committee
of safety, 1774-75, and county lieutenant, 1774-75; in 1776 compelled by Lord Dunmore to take the
oath of allegiance to the king; examined by the convention of Virginia and excused, but shortly
afterwards rejoined Lord Dunmore. He died the same year (1776)_.
[Page 361]
Willoughby, Thomas, only son of Captain Thomas Willoughby, of the
council, born in Virginia, December 25, 1632; educated at the Merchant Tailors' School, London;
married Sarah, daughter of Richard Thompson, November 18, 1652. He was lieutenant-colonel of the
militia and had large grants of land in Lower Norfolk county. He left an only son, Thomas
Willoughby.
[Page 361]
Wills, John Scasbrook, a descendant of Emmanuel Wills, immigrant,
and son of John Wills, was a burgess for Isle of Wight county in the last assembly under the
royal government, and member of the conventions of 1775 and 1776. He was, during the revolution,
a major of militia and afterwards brigadier-general. He died in 1794.
[Page 361]
Wills, Miles, son of Emmanuel Wills and Elizabeth Cary, sister of
Miles Cary, the immigrant, was burgess for Warwick county in 1714 to succeed William Cary, who
died the latter year.
[Page 361]
Wilson, James, was an eminent merchant of Norfolk county. He was
brother of Colonel William Wilson, of Elizabeth City county. He was a justice of the peace and
lieutenant-colonel. He was burgess for Norfolk county in 1698, 1703-05, 1710-12, and his will was
proved December 19, 1712, and mentions son Willis (q. v.) and others.
[Page 361]
Wilson, Rev. John, was minister of Elizabeth river parish in 1637.
[Page 361]
Wilson, John, burgess for Norfolk county in 1769-1772. He was a
descendant of James Wilson, lieutenant-colonel, sheriff and burgess of Norfolk county.
[Page 361]
Wilson, John, of Augusta county, was one of the early Scotch-Irish
settlers in the valley of Virginia. He was born in 1702; settled on Middle river, and was colonel
of the militia and burgess for Augusta from 1748 till his death in 1773. He left many
descendants.
[Page 361]
Wilson, William, was for many years presiding justice of Elizabeth
City county and naval officer of the Lower James river. He was burgess for Elizabeth City in
1685, 1688, 1702 and other years. He lived at "Ceeleys," at the mouth of Saltford's creek, and
died in 1713. He left one son, Willis Wilson, and two daughters, Mary, who married (first)
William Roscow, and (second) Colonel Miles Cary, of "Rich Neck," and Jane, who married
successively Nicholas Curle, James Ricketts and Merrit Sweeney.
[Page 361]
Wilson, Willis, son of Colonel James Wilson, of Norfolk county, was
burgess for Norfolk county in 1718, 1734, 1748-49. He died in 1758, leaving children, Lemuel,
Thomas and Euphan, wife of Joseph Alston.
[Page 361]
Wilson, Willis, was son of Colonel William Wilson, of Elizabeth City
county. He was captain in the militia and represented Elizabeth City in the house of burgesses in
1696, 1697 and other years, and died without issue in 1701.
[Page 361]
Windham, Edward, was a burgess in 1642 and 1643 for Lower Norfolk
county and a lieutenant-colonel of militia.
[Page 361]
Windmill, Christopher, came to Virginia before 1625, lived at the
"Indian Thicket," in Elizabeth City, where he had several leases of the public lands.
Pages 361-362]
Winn, John, burgess for Amelia county in the assemblies of
1769-1771, 1772-1774, 1775-1776, and of the conventions of 1774, 1775 and 1776.
[Page 362]
Winston, Anthony, was a burgess for Buckingham county in 1775-1776,
and member of the convention of March, 1775.
[Page 362]
Wise, John, emigrated to Virginia in 1635, aged eighteen years, and
settled on the eastern shore. He married Hannah Scarburgh, daughter of Captain Edmund Scarburgh.
He was one of the justices and died in 1695. His son, "John Wise, Jr.," to distinguish him from
an older brother of the same name, was burgess for Accomac county in 1705-1706, and died in 1717,
leaving issue, John Wise and others. This last John Wise married Scarburgh, daughter of Colonel
Tully Robinson, and had issue, with others, Colonel John Wise, who married Margaret Douglas, and
was father of John Wise, speaker of the senate of Virginia, who was father of Governor Henry A.
Wise.
[Page 362]
Withers, Captain John, was one of the justices of Stafford county
and burgess in 1696-97. It appears from an act in Hening's Statutes at Large that his family came
from Lancaster county, England. He married Frances, widow of Francis Dade, and daughter of
Colonel Robert Townsend, of Stafford county. After the death of Captain Withers his wife married
Mr. Rice Hooe, of Stafford, conveying negroes and other property to her sons, Robert, Francis and
Cadwallader Dade. He died before 1699, leaving two daughters, Sarah, who married Christopher
Conway, and Elizabeth, who married Captain Richard Fossaker.
[Page 362]
Wood, Henry, was born in London in 1696, arrived at Yorktown 1713,
after which he lived for two years as an apprentice with Christopher Robinson, a wealthy merchant
on the Rappahannock river and secretary of state in 1703. He married Martha Cocke, at "Bremo," in
1723. He practiced law and was clerk of Goochland for thirty years (1728-1757). He died in 1757
and was buried at his seat, "Woodville," in Goochland county. He left issue.
[Page 362]
Wood, James, was surveyor of Orange county in 1738; clerk of
Frederick county from 1743 to 1760, and was founder of Winchester. He was a member of the house
of burgesses from 1766 to 1776, and a member of the convention of May, 1776. He was father of
Colonel James Wood, who was later governor of Virginia.
[Page 362]
Wood, Percival, a burgess for Archer's Hope in 1631-32.
[Page 362]
Wood, Valentine, born September 2, 1724, married, January 3, 1764,
Lucy Henry, sister of Patrick Henry (born in Hanover county, March 29, 1743). He was son of Henry
Wood (q. v.), and in 1757 succeeded his father as clerk of Goochland county. He was colonel of
the county militia and one of the first justices appointed to Albemarle county. His daughter Mary
married Judge Peter Johnston, father of General Joseph E. Johnston.
[Page 362]
Woodbridge, William, burgess for Richmond county in 1715, 1718,
1720-1722; justice in 1710; captain of militia; died in 1726, naming in his will cousin, George
Woodbridge, daughter Elizabeth and son John, who was burgess for Richmond county in 1734-1740,
1742-1747, 1748-1749.
Pages 362-363]
Woodhouse, Henry, son of Sir Henry Woodhouse and Anne, daughter of
Sir Nicholas Bacon, lord keeper, was governor of Bermuda from October, 1623, to January 13, 1626;
served in the expedition to the Isle of Rhé and Rochelle, 1627-28; was master of the
muster of Suffolk county, England; in 1631 was promised by King Charles the governorship of
Virginia. He owned six shares of land in Hamilton Tribe, Bermuda, which he gave to his son Henry,
who settled in Virginia.
[Page 363]
Woodhouse, Henry, son of Captain Henry Woodhouse, governor of
Bermuda. He was born in 1607, came to Virginia in 1637 and settled in Lower Norfolk county (now
Princess Anne). He was justice of the county 1642-43; member of the house of burgesses 1647 and
1652, and died in 1655, leaving several daughters and four sons, Henry, Horatio, John and
William, who have numerous descendants.
[Page 363]
Woodhouse, Horatio, son of Henry Woodhouse, of Princess Anne county,
who died in 1688; was captain of the militia and burgess for Princess Anne in 1715. He was
grandson of Henry Woodhouse, the immigrant to Virginia.
[Page 363]
Woodlief, Captain John, first went to Virginia in 1608 and remained
eleven years; interested with Richard Berkeley, John Smyth, of Nibley, George Thorpe and William
Tracy and other Gloucestershire men in the settlement of Berkeley Hundred, in Virginia. On
December 4, 1619, the Margaret arrived from Bristol at Jamestown bringing about
thirty-eight passengers, under the command of Woodlief as governor, but his authority was soon
rescinded. In 1626 he owned 550 acres below Jordan's Point, on the south side of James river. The
Woodliefs who appear in the records of that region are doubtless his descendants.
[Page 363]
Woodson, Colonel John, a descendant of Dr. John Woodson, who came
from Dorsetshire, England, to Virginia in 1619 with Sir George Yardley, and lived in Henrico
county. He was vestryman of the parish of St. James Northam, and lieutenant-colonel of the
Goochland militia. From 1769 to 1775, inclusive, he represented the county in the house of
burgesses and was member of the conventions of 1775, 1776. He married Dorothea Randolph, aunt of
President Jefferson. He died December 2, 1789 leaving issue.
[Page 363]
Woodward, Christopher, a burgess for Westover in 1629.
[Page 363]
Woodward, Christopher, born 1594, came to Virginia in 1620, and was
burgess for Westover, 1629. Probably he was ancestor of Samuel Woodward, of Charles City county,
who married Sarh, daughter of Robert Hallam, and died in 1680, having a son Samuel Woodward, who
settled in Massachusetts.
[Page 363]
Woodward, Thomas, assayer of the mint in London and a royalist, was
dismissed by the parliamentary authorities in 1649, and came to Virginia. At the restoration he
and his son John were appointed assay masters, but Thomas remained in Virginia, and was appointed
first surveyor-general of Carolina. he patented large tracts of land in Isle of Wight county,
Virginia. He had two sons, John, above named, and Thomas, who left descendants in the south.
[Page 363]
Woory, Joseph, nephew of Sir John Yeamans, baronet, was a merchant
in Isle of Wight county, and died there in 1694.
Page 363]
Worleigh, George, was a burgess for Charles River county (York) in
1641.
[Page 364]
Worlich (Worledge, Woolritch), William, came to Virginia in 1622,
aged fifteen, and in 1623 was a servant of Francis Chamberlin, in Elizabeth City. He was a member
of the house of burgesses for Elizabeth City county in 1644, 1649, 1654 and 1659;
lieutenant-colonel of the militia.
[Page 364]
Wormeley, Ralph, of "Rosegill," Middlesex county, was born October
5, 1715, and served as a member of the house of burgesses for Middlesex from 1742 to 1764, when
he accepted the place of coroner. He was twice married, (first) to Sally, daughter of Colonel
Edmund Berkeley, of "Barn Elms," Middlesex county, and (second) to Jane, daughter of James
Bolles. He was a son of John Wormeley, of "Rosegill," and a descendant of Sir John De Wormeley,
of Hadfield, county York, England. He died August 19, 1790; father of Ralph Wormeley, of the
council (1771).
[Page 364]
Wotton, Thomas, a surgeon who came with the first settlers in 1607.
[Page 364]
Wowinchopunka, chief of the Paspahegh Indians in 1607. Jamestown was
in his territory. He was a mortal enemy of the white settlers. He was killed by Ensign William
Powell in 1610. His chief town was at the present Sandy Point.
[Page 364]
Wright, Christopher, was a burgess for Princess Anne county at the
assemblies of 1772-1774 and 1775-1776 and a member of the convention of March, 1775, and
December, 1775.
[Page 364]
Wright, John, a burgess for Nansemond county in 1695-1696.
[Page 364]
Wright, Robert, born in 1680, came in 1698, and with his wife Joan
and two children was living at Elizabeth City in 1625. he was included in the muster of Anthony
Bonall. In 1626 he patented twelve acres eastward of James City. He was probably ancestor of the
Wrights of Nansemond county.
[Page 364]
Wright, William, burgess for Nansemond county in 1712-1714.
[Page 364]
Wright, Anthony, born in 1604, came to Virginia in 1624, and was a
member of the house of burgesses for Charles City county in 1645, 1653 and 1656. He lived at
"Chaplin's Choice," formerly patented by Captain Isaac Chaplin. It lay on James river, near
Jordan's Point, in that part of Charles City county now called Prince George county. He was
living in 1664. He left a son Nicholas.
[Page 364]
Wyatt, Sir Dudley, was a royalist office who fought for King
Charles I. He was one of the grantees of the Northern Neck of Virginia from Charles I.,
September 18, 1650, and he came to Virginia and died soon after. His will, dated March 29, 1650,
was recorded at Jamestown, September 25, 1651 ("William and Mary College Quarterly," iii, p. 37).
Pages 364-365]
Wyatt (Wiatt), Rev. Hawte, brother of Governor Sir Francis Wyatt,
was born at Boxley, Kent, in 1594; matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford, October 25, 1611, and
was a student at Gray's Inn. He came to Virginia with his brother in October, 1621, and was
minister of Jamestown till 1628, when he returned to England with his brother, Sir Francis. He
was inducted rector of Boxley, in Kent, October 3, 1632,and died July 31, 1638. He left two sons,
who lived at Middle Plantation, Virginia — George and Edward Wyatt — and from them
descend many of the Wiatt name in the south.
[Page 365]
Wyche, Henry, ancestor of the Wyche family of Virginia, was son of
Rev. Henry Wyche, rector of Sutton church, Surrey county, England. his father was a royalist and
he was born January 27, 1648-49. His name appears first in the records of Surry county, Virginia,
September 2, 1679. In 1687 he is mentioned among the foot soldiers of the county. his will, dated
August 1, 1712, was proved March 18, 1714. He left issue, Cyril and other children.
[Page 365]
Wynne (Winn), Joshua, son of Colonel Robert Wynne, was burgess for
Charles City county in 1702 and 1703-1705. When Prince George county was set off from Charles
City in 1705, he was a justice for that county and major of militia.
[Page 365]
Wynne, Captain Robert, came from Kent, England, where he had several
houses in Canterbury, and was burgess for Charles City county from 1658 to 1675, being, during
the entire existence of Virginia's "Long Parliament," 1661-1675, speaker of the house of
burgesses. He married a widow, Mary Poythress, and had sons, Thomas and Joshua, and a daughter
who married Woodlief (see "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," xiv, 173).
[Page 365]
Wythe, Thomas, was the son of Thomas Wythe, of Elizabeth City
county, and Anne Shephard, his wife, daughter of John Shephard. He was a justice of the peace and
was a burgess for Elizabeth City county from 1718 to 1726. He married Margaret Walker, daughter
of George Walker, in 1720, and was father of the celebrated George Wythe, one of the patriots of
the revolution.
[Page 365]
Yancey, Robert, was born in Virginia and ordained a minister in
England in 1768. He was rector of Trinity parish, Louisa county. He was father of Major Charles
Yancey, a prominent member of the Virginia legislature in 1820.
[Page 365]
Yardley, Francis, son of Sir George Yardley, first of Northampton
county, was appointed a member of the Maryland council in 1652, but soon returned to Virginia and
was burgess for Lower Norfolk county, 1653. In 1654 he wrote a long letter to John Ferrar, of
Little Giddings, Huntingdonshire, England, describing his recent exploration of the country to
the south of Virginia. He married Sarah Offley, widow of Captain Adam Thorowgood, and before that
of Captain John Gookin. He died before 1657, without issue.
[Page 365]
Yate, Rev. Bartholomew, son of William and Katherine Yates, of
Shackley, Donnington parish, England, was baptized August 24, 1676, and graduated at Brazenose
College, Oxford, about October 12, 1698. He came to Virginia, February 2, 1700, and served first
as minister of Sittenbourne and Kingston parishes. After three years he became minister of Christ
Church, Middlesex county, and continued minister till his death. In 1723 he was a member of the
board of visitors of William and Mary College, and in 1729 was elected professor of divinity. He
married Sarah, widow of Tobias Mickleborough. He died July 26, 1734, leaving three sons,
Bartholomew, William and Robert, distinguished like himself for their piety and beneficence as
ministers.
[Page 366]
Yates, Rev. Bartholomew, son of Rev. Bartholomew Yates (q. v.), was
born February 9, 1713; matriculated at Oriell College, Oxford, February 29, 1732; Bachelor of
Arts, 1735; served Christ Church, Middlesex county, Virginia, from 1735 to 1767; visitor of
William and Mary College in 1766. He married Elizabeth Stanard in 1741, and had issue (see
Hayden, "Virginia Genealogies," p. 122).
[Page 366]
Yates, Rev. Robert, son of Bartholomew Yates, was born in 1715;
matriculated at Oriell College, Oxford, July 12, 1733, and graduated Bachelor of Arts, 1735. He
was minister of Petsworth parish, Gloucester county, Virginia, from 1741 to 1761. He married Mary
Randolph, daughter of Edward Randolph, and died in 1761.
[Page 366]
Yates, Rev. Robert, son of William Yates, of Shackley, in the parish
of Donnington, England, was baptized October 30, 1673, and came to Virginia in 1699, where he was
rector of Christ church parish, Middlesex county, until ill health caused his return to England
in 1763. His vestry so highly esteemed him that they continued his salary for some time in hopes
of his return. When he did not return, they elected his brother, Rev. Bartholomew Yates, as
minister.
[Page 366]
Yates, Rev. William, son of Rev. Bartholomew Yates, was born
December 10, 1720; educated at William and Mary College, at which he was elected usher of the
grammar school, April 10, 1744; qualified as president of the college, March 10, 1761; rector of
James City parish from 1745 to 1755; married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Randolph, and died
between March and November, 1764.
[Page 366]
Yeo, Hugh, son of Justinian Yeo, of Hartland, Devonshire, England,
was a burgess in 1663 and died before 1680. His lands passed to his eldest son Richard, who sold
them in 1680 to his brother, Hugh Yeo.
[Page 366]
Yeo, Leonard, settled in Elizabeth city county about 1637. He was
evidently of the family of the Yeos of Devonshire. Burgess for Elizabeth City county, February,
1644-45, September, 1663, and June and October, 1666. In 1606 he was commander-in-chief of
Elizabeth City county, with the title of colonel. He died in or before 1670, and his widow
Rebecca married subsequently Colonel Charles Moryson, commander of Elizabeth City county, and
next Colonel John Lear, of the Virginia council. He had a brother, Robert Yeo; and Hugh Yeo, of
Accomac, brother of Justinian Yeo, of Hartland, Devonshire, was doubtless a kinsman.
[Page 366]
Young, Captain Thomas, son of Gregory Young, a grocer of London, was
born about 1583. In 1633 he obtained special permission to fit out ships and make explorations in
America. He explored Delaware Bay, and in 1636 wen tup the Kennebec river, and by carrying
canvass with him, crossed over to the St. Lawrence river, where he was captured by the French. He
purchased a farm in James City county, Virginia, and left a son known as "Capt. Thomas Young, of
Chickahominy."
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Young, Thomas, was son of Captain Thomas Young, who was uncle of
George Evelyn, commander of Kent Island, Maryland. He served in the parliamentary wars under
General Monk, and afterwards came to Virginia, where his father had a farm on the Chickahominy,
in James City county. He sided with Nathaniel Bacon Jr. in 1676, and being captured by Berkeley
was executed January 12, 1677. He was known as "Captain Young of Chickahominy."
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Young, William, burgess for Essex county in 1715. He married
Catherine Montague, who married, after William Young's death, Richard Tyler, Jr., of Essex. He
had a son, Henry Young.
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Yowell (Youell), Captain Thomas, born in 1615; married Anne,
daughter of Thomas Sturman, cooper, who came to Virginia from Maryland. He had: 1. Thomas (born
1644), married Anne daughter of Colonel Richard Lee. He was a justice and burgess for
Westmoreland county in 1688. 2. Richard. 3. Anne. 4. Winifred. 5. Penelope. His son Thomas' will
was proved in 1694-1695.
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Zane, Isaac, son of William Zane, who came from Pennsylvania about
1735; was burgess for Frederick county in 1773-1774 and 1775-1776, and served for that county in
the conventions of 1775 and 1776. Zanesville, Ohio, obtains its name from this family.
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Zouch, Sir John, of Codnor, Derbyshire, and his son, John Zouch,
Esq., were long engaged in colonial enterprises. The former was in 1631 appointed by the King one
of the commissioners to devise a new plan of government in Virginia. He went to Virginia in 1634
with his son John and a daughter. In addition to a plantation the father and son attempted to set
up iron works, but failed for lack of support. Sir John was an intimate friend of Samuel Mathews
and others of the party in Virginia opposed to Governor Harvey, and on his return to England in
April, 1635, seems to have carried the statement of the grievances of the popular party. He owned
land at "Roxdale," in Chesterfield county. His son in 1623 was a member of the Virginia Company
of London. Sir John died in 1639. His grandfather, who was named also Sir John Zouch, was a
companion in arms of Sir Walter Raleigh, in Ireland, in 1581-82.