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Blair, Dr. Archibald, brother of Dr. James Blair, president of William and Mary Col- lege, was born in Scotland; at the Univer-
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sity of Edinburgh in 1685 ; came to Virginia about 1690; was a burgess for Jamestown in 1718 and 1732-1734; and for James City county in 1720-1722, 1723-1726; major of the York county militia in 1728 and one of the justices ; died about 1734. He married three times, and by a first wife was father ot John Blair (1687-1771), president of the Virginia council.
Blake, Capt. John, appears as Capt. Blake on the list of the burgesses in the assembly of 1655-56 from Nansemond county. He was a burgess from that county in the ses- sion of Oct., 1666.
Blakiston, Nathaniel, grandson of John Blakiston, one of the regicide judges and belonding to a family, several of whom emi- . grated to Maryland, was governor of that colony 1698-1701. On his return to Eng- land he became agent for Maryland and in 1706 was appointed by the Virginia coun- cil agent for Virginia. See "Maryland His- torical Magazine" ii. 54, 172, for a gene- alogy of the Blakiston family.
Bland, Edward, son of John Bland, an eminent merchant of London, emigrated to Virginia where he was agent for his brother John Bland, who had large estates in Vir- ginia. In 1649 he took part in an explor- ing expedition to the westward. He mar- ried Jane, daughter of his uncle Gregory Bland, and died about 1653. His widow married (secondly) John Holmwood, of Charles City county. Edward Bland left issue a son Edward of "Kymages," in Charles City county, Virginia.
Bland, Giles, son of John Bland, an emi- pent merchant of London, went to Virginia to manage his father's plantations there in
1674; quarreled with the secretary of state, Thomas Ludwell, and was fined by the gen- eral assembly; appointed collector of the customs, took part with Nathaniel Bacon Jr., in 1676, was captured by Philip Lud- well in Accomac, and hanged.
Bland, Peregrine, was a burgess for Charles river (York) county in 1639.
Bland, Richard, son of Theodorick Bland of the council and Anna Bennett, his wife, was born at Berkeley, James river, Aug. II, 1665. He resided at Jordan's Point and represented Charles City county, then in- cluding the present Prince George, in 1700- 1702 and 1703-1705 and Prince George in 1706. He died at Jordan's April 6, 1729. He married (first) Mary, daughter of Col. Thomas Swan of the council, and (second) Elizabeth, daughter of Col. William Ran- dolph, of Turkey Island. By the last wife he was father of the distinguished revolu- tionary patriot of the same name.
Bland, Theodorick, Sr., of Cawson's, Prince George county, was born Dec. 2, 1708, was colonel of the Prince George militia, and long clerk of the county. He Inarried (first) in 1739, Frances, daughter and heiress of Drury Bolling of Prince George county; and (secondly) Elizabeth, widow of Rev. William Yates and daughter of Edward Randolph. By his first marriage he had Col. Theodorick Bland of the revolu- tion.
Blayton, Thomas, was a very active pro- Inoter of the disturbances in Virginia known as "Bacon's Rebellion." He took a promi- nent part in the assembly called under Bacon's authority in June, 1676, and was also a member of Ingram's assembly called
ROBERT BOLLING Husband of Jane Rolf
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after Bacon's death in Oct., 1676. He is said to have written the stirring "Declar- ation," put forth by Bacon and was active in administering Bacon's oaths to the people. He was pardoned by Sir William Berkeley. He lived in Charles City county.
Blow, Michael, was burgess for Sussex county in the last assembly, 1775-1776. He was son of Richard Blow, whose will was proved Feb. 18, 1762.
Bolling, Alexander, was a burgess from Prince George county in the general assem- bly of 1756-58; and in those of 1758-61 ; 1765; 1766-68. Peter Poythress was a mem- ber of the session of March 31, 1768, from Prince George county, "in place of Alexan- der Bolling deceased." He was son of Stith Bolling, and grandson of Col. Robert Bol- ling, the immigrant.
Bolling, John, son of Col. Robert Bolting, (q. v.) and Jane Rolfe, his wife, was born Jan. 26, 1676, in Charles City county. He lived at "Cobbs" in Chesterfield county, for- merly a part of Henrico. He was an active merchant and planter and took a large part in politics. He was a justice of Henrico in 1699 and otlier years. In 1707 he is styled captain and later was major. He was mem- ber of the house of burgesses for Henrico in the assemblies of 1710-1712, 1712-1714, 1718 and 1723-26. He died April 20, 1729, leaving issue by Mary Kennon, his wife, John Bolling Jr., (q. v.).
Bolling, John, son of Maj. John Bolling, of "Cobbs," was born Jan. 20, 1700, was burgess for Henrico county in the assem- blies of 1727-1734, 1742-1748, 1748-1749 and for Chesterfield in the assemblies of 1752- 1755 and 1756-1758, though he died Sept. 6,
1757. He was colonel commanding the Chesterfield militia, and justice of the peace. He added greatly to the estates inherited by him. He married (first) Elizabeth Lewis; (second) Elizabeth Blair.
Bolling, John, son of Col. John Bolling, of "Cobbs" (q. v.), lived first in Gloucester county from which he was a delegate in the house of burgesses in 1766-1769. After- wards, in 1778, he was a member of the house of delegates from Chesterfield county. He married Mary, sister of Thomas Jeffer- son. He was born June 24, 1737, and died in 179 -.
Bolling, Robert, a descendant of the Bol- lings of Bradford in Yorkshire, was son of John Bolling, of the parish of All-Hallows Barking, Tower street, London. He was born Dec. 26, 1646, and came to Virginia in 1660. He engaged in trade as a merchant and acquired large tracts of land. His resi- dence was in Charles City county on the south side of James river in what is now Prince George county. The name of his residence was "Kippax." He was sheriff and lieutenant-colonel of the militia and in 1688, 1692 and 1699 he represented Charles City county in the house of burgesses, and in 1704, 1705-06 he represented Prince George county. He died July 17, 1709. His first wife was Jane Rolfe, daughter of Capt. Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas, and his second was Anne Stith, daughter of Capt. John Stith, of Charles City county.
Bolling, Robert, son of Col. Robert Bol- ling (q. v.), was born Jan. 25, 1686, and was burgess for Prince George county in 1710-1712; 1712-1714, 1723-1726- and 1727- 1734. He married Anne Meriwether and liad
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issue : 1. Mary, married William Stark. 2. Elizabeth, married James Munford. 3. Anne, married John Hall. 4. Lucy, married Peter Randolph. 5. Jane, married Hugh Miller. 6. Martha, married Richard Eppes. 7. Sus- anna, married Alexander Bolling. 8. Robert, married Mary Tabb. He died 1749.
Bolling, Robert, son of Robert Bolling (q. v.), and grandson of Col. Robert Bolling, was born June 12, 1730, was burgess for Dinwiddie county from 1758 to 1774. He settled at Petersburg, where his residence was known as ."Bollingbrook." He was colonel of the militia and had large estates. He married (first) Martha Bannister; and (second) Mary Marshall Tabb. He died Feb. 24, 1775. .
Bolling, Robert, Jr., was son of Col. John Bolling, of "Cobbs," and lived at "Chellowe" in: Buckingham county. He was born at Varina, Henrico county, Aug. 17, 1738, and was educated at Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng- land. He was a man of learning, and wrote "The Bolling Memoir," besides two vol- umes of verse. He was a member of the house of burgesses for Cumberland from 1761 to 1765, and of the convention of July, 1775. He married (first) Mary Burton ; (second) Susannah Watson. Died in 1775.
Bonall, James, vine dresser, was doubtless a near relative of John Bonall, or Bonnell, silkworm raised to the King at Oakland, England, who selected the vine dressers sent to Buckroe, Elizabeth City, Virginia, in 1620. James Bonall was one of these. In 1627 he leased fifty acres from the gov- ernment at Buckroe, where the public lands lay, Bonnell may have been later anglicised into "Bonny," the name of a well known family of Princess Anne.
Bond, Maj. John, was burgess for Isle of Wight county in 1654, 1656, 1658, 1659 and 1660. He was a Puritan, and after the restoration in 1660 he was removed by the general assembly from his office as justice "because of factious and schismatical be- havior." His will dated May 2, 1669, was proved June 9, 1669, and by it he left two sons William and John.
Booker, Edmund, son of Col. Edmund Booker and grandson of Capt. Richard Booker, of Gloucester county, was a bur- gess for Amelia county, 1758-1761. He mar- ried Edith Marot, daughter of Samuel Cobbs of Amelia, and his will, dated Sept. 26, 1792, was proved in Amelia Sept. 24, 1793.
Booker, Edward, son of Capt. Richard Booker and Rebecca, his wife, was baptized June 2, 1680. He removed from Gloucester to the part of Prince George county which is now Amelia county, and was appointed justice of Prince George in 1733, and was one of the first justices of Amelia county in 1736. The same year he represented Amelia in the house of burgesses, and continued a member till 1747. He was lieutenant colo- nel of the militia of Amelia. He died in 1750. His residence was called "Winter- ham."
Booker, Richard, son of Col. Edward Booker, of "Winterham," Amelia county, was colonel in the militia, and represented his county in the house of burgesses from 1756 to 1760. He married Rachel Marot, daughter of Jean Marot, of Williamsburg. He had sons Edward, Richard, Parham, John, and William Marshall Booker.
Booth, Robert, was clerk of York county from about 1640 till his death 1657 ; burgess
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for York county in 1653 and 1654, married Frances -, and was father of (I) Rob- ert, captain and justice of the peace for York county, who married Anne, daughter of James Bray, Esq., and Angelica, his wife; (2) Elizabeth, who married Dr. Patrick Na- pier; and (3) probably William, J. P. of York county.
Booth, Thomas, merchant, born in Lan- cashire, England, in 1663, came to Ware parish, Gloucester county, Virginia, about 1690, and died there Oct. II, 1736. He was son of St. John Booth, of the same family as George Booth, first Lord Delamere. He married Mary Cooke, and left numerous issue.
Borden, (Burden) Benjamin, was a mer- chant of New Jersey, who came to Virginia and became an agent for Lord Fairfax. He procured a grant for 500,000 acres of land on the upper waters of the Shenandoah and James rivers, comprising the southern part of Augusta and the whole of the pres- ent Rockbridge county. His surveyor was Capt. John McDowell. He died in 1742 and left issue a son Benjamin, who died in 1753, leaving issue.
Boucher, Daniel, was a burgess for Isle of Wight county in 1653, and a justice in 1667. He died in 1667-1668, leaving a daughter Elizabeth and a kinsman Robert Boucher in Virginia. There is some reason to believe that he was connected with Henry Boucher, a royalist, who tried to secure the city of Bristol for Prince Rupert in 1643.
Bouldin, Thomas, yeoman, an ancient planter came in 1610, living in Elizabeth City in 1625, with his wife Mary, and Wil- liam Bouldin.
Bourne (Borne), Capt. Robert, was a bur- gess for York county in 1658.
Boush, Maximillian, was a son of Maxi- millian Boush by his wife Mary, relict of Rev. Jonathan Saunders. He was Queen's counsel for the counties of Princess Aune, Norfolk and Nansemond and lieutenant colonel of the militia in the reign of Queen Anne, and King's council for Princess Anne and Norfolk counties in the reign of King George the First. From 1710 to 1727, he rep- resented Princess Anne county in the house of burgesses. He died in 1728 leaving two sons Samuel and Maximillian.
Boush, Samuel, son of Maximillian Boush, was first mayor of Norfolk, and burgess for Norfolk county in 1734-1740.
Boush, Samuel Jr., son of Samuel Boush (q. v.), was burgess for Norfolk county in 1752-1755. He discharged the office of clerk of the county from 1742 to 1774.
Bowden, William, was attorney general cf Virginia from 1743 to 1748. But little is known of him.
Bowdoin, Peter, was burgess for North- ampton county in the assembly of 1727- 1734, but vacated his office in 1732, by ac- cepting the position of tobacco inspector. He was burgess again in 1736-1740.
Bowyer, John, was captain of the Augusta militia 1763, member of the first county court of Botetourt, 1771, and burgess for that county in the assemblies of 1769-1771, 1772-1774, 1775-1776, and member of the convention of 1774, 1775, 1776, signer of the Williamsburg association 1772.
Boyse, Cheney, born 1586, came to Vir- ginia in 1617, and was member of the house
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of burgesses from Hog Island Oct., 1629, March, 1629-30, and Sept., 1632. His wife Sarah was carried off by the Indians, dur- ing the massacre of 1622, but was returned later apparreled as an Indian queen. Cheney Boyse was doubtless a brother of John Boyse (q. v.) and a son of Rev. John Boyse, deacon of Canterbury.
Boyse, John, was a member of the first house of burgesses in 1619 from Martin's Hundred. He returned to England died on his way back in 1649. 1
Boyse, Luke, born 1580, came to Virginia in 1619, was a member of the house of bur- gesses 1623-24 and died before 1635. He married Alice, who subsequently married Matthew Edloe and had one daughter, Han- nah.
Bowker, Rev. James, was brother of Rev. Ralph Bowker, minister of St. Stephen's parish, in King and Queen county. He was elected by the vestry of St. Peter's Church, New Kent county, rector of the parish July 10, 1698, and continued minister till his death March 10, 1703.
Bowker, Rev. Ralph, came to Virginia before 1700, and was minister of St. Ste- phen's parish, King and Queen county. He was a member of the conventions of the clergy which assembled at Williamsburg in 1705 and 1719. His daughter Anne married John Smith, son of Rev. Guy Smith.
Bradley, Thomas, (born 1633) a merchant in Virginia in 1665, eldest son of Thomas Bradley D. D., chaplain to Charles I., pre- bend of York, and rector of Ackworth, a great royalist, and his wife Frances, daugh- ter of John Lord Saville of Pontefract.
Bradley, William, burgess for Norfolk county, succeeding George Veale in 1759.
Branch, Christopher, emigrated to Vir- ginia in 1620, and in 1625 he and his wife Mary Branch and son Thomas Branch, nine months old, were residents at the "College Land." In 1034 he patented 100 acres at "Arrowhattocks" in Henrico county, but the permanent home of Christopher Branch was a plantation almost immediately oppo- site "Arrowhattocks" on the south side of James river. He was descended from an ancient family of Abington, Berkshire, Eng- land. He was son of Lionel Branch, of tl:at place, and grandson of William Branch. gent. (died 1602). He was a burgess for Henrico in 1639, and a justice of the peace in: 1656. He died at a very advanced age about 1682, leaving issue.
Branch, John, owned land in Elizabeth City county as early as 1636. In 1639 he was a receiver of tobacco and in 1641 a bur- gess for the county.
Brasseur, John, son of Robert Brasseur, was a burgess for Nansemond county at the assemblies of 1685, 1695-1696, 1696-1697. He married Mary, daughter of Col. Robert Pitt, of the council and Martha Lear, his wife, sister of Col. John Lear.
Braxton, George, was born in 1677, and appears as a merchant in Virginia in 1703. Later he is styled Col. George Braxton. He was a member of the house of burgesses for King and Queen in 1718, 1720, 1723- 1726, 1727-1728, 1742, 1744, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748. He died July 1, 1748. He left issue one son George Braxton Jr., and two daugh- ters.
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Braxton, George, Jr., son of Col. George Braxton, was a member of the house of burgesses for King and Queen county in 1758-1761, in which latter year he died. He married Mary, daughter of Col. Robert Carter, and was the father of George Brax- ton and Carter Braxton, the last a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Bray, James, son of James Bray, Esq., of the council, was justice of the peace from James City county, and member of the house of burgesses in 1688 and 1702. He married about 1697 Mourning, widow of Thomas Pettus, of "Little Town," James City county. He died Nov. 25, 1725, leav- ing issue Thomas, James and Elizabeth.
Bray, Robert, justice of the peace for Lower Norfolk county, and lieutenant colo- nel of the militia. He was son of Edward Bray of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. He died in 1681. He had a brother Plomer Bray, also resident of Lower Norfolk county.
Breman, Thomas, was a burgess of Glou- cester county in 1654.
Brent, George, a royalist, son of George Brent, of Gloucestershire, England, and Marianna Peyton, daughter of Sir John Pey- ton of Dodington, Cambridgeshire, came to Virginia about the year 1650, settled in Staf- ford county, and secured large grants of land, including the estates of Woodstock and Brenton. He was a Roman Catholic, and James II. granted him and his asso- ciates the free exercise of their religion. He was captain of the militia in 1675, agent for Lord Fairfax, a member of the house of burgesses for Stafford county in 1688, and a partner in the practice of the law with
William Fitzhugh. On May 2, 1683, he was appointed receiver general north of the Rappahannock. In 1688-89, when there was a wild rumor of Catholics inciting Indian uprisings, Capt. Brent, incurred many dan- gers on account of his religion, but was pro- tected by William Fitzhugh. He died about 1694. He married (first) a daughter of Wil- ham Greene and niece of Sir William Lay- ton, and (second) a daughter of Col. Henry Sewell, of Maryland, whose widow married Lord Baltimore.
Brent, Giles, son of Richard Brent, Esq., of Gloucestershire, England, emigrated to Maryland in 1637 and was followed by his brother Fulke and sisters Margaret and Mary. In Maryland he filled the highest offices, was a burgess in 1639, commander of Kent Island in 1640, member of the council in 1642, and in 1643 he was appointed by Gov. Calvert as governor, lieutenant general and admiral, in his absence to England. He was a strong royalist. In 1645 he removed .to Virginia where he patented large tracts of land in Stafford county, including the estates of "Peace" and "Richland." He married (first) Mary -; and (second) Frances Whitgreaves, widow of Dr. Jere- miah Harrison, and daughter of Thomas Whitgreaves who saved the life of Charles II. at the battle of Worcester. Giles Brent died in 1671.
Brent, Giles, son of Col. Giles Brent, of Maryland and Virginia, and his wife Mary, was born in Virginia about 1652. Under a commission from Nathaniel Bacon Jr., created general by the assembly in 1676, he raised a body of troops to march against the Indians, but on learning that Bacon had been denounced as a rebel by Gov. Berke-
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ley marched, instead, against his general. His troops, however, would not follow him and disbanded. He married a daughter of George Brent and Marianna Peyton, died in Middlesex county, Sept. 2, 1679.
Brent, Margaret, daughter of Richard Brent, Esq., of Gloucestershire, England, came to Maryland in 1638. Gov. Leonard ('alvert relied greatly upon her, and made hcr his attorney and at his death in 1648 his administratrix ; keenly alive to her rights, she claimed the right to vote in the assem- bly "for herself and also as his Lordship's attorney." Some years later she went with her sister Mary to "Peace." her brother Col. Giles Brent's estate in Westmoreland county (now Stafford) Virginia. She made her will in 1663.
Brent, William, of "Richland" Stafford county, was son of Giles Brent of Stafford and grandson of Col. Giles Brent, first of Maryland and then of Virginia. In 1708 he went to England to recover an inheritance, and married May 12, 1709, Sarah Gibbons of Box parish, Middlesex county, England. daughter of William Gibbons and sister of Sir John Gibbons, M. P., for Middlesex. William Brent died in England Dec. 25, 1709. His widow married (secondly ) in Virginia, Rev. Alexander Scott of Over- wharton parish, Stafford county. William and Sarah Brent had one child, William Brent of "Richland."
Brereton, Thomas, was clerk of the coun- cil in 1661, one of the justices of Northum- berland county and lieutenant-colonel ; he married Jane Claiborne, daughter of Colo- nel William Claiborne, and died about 1688, leaving issue. The records refer to his
ring, with his coat-of-arms upon it; and he appears to have come from the county of Chester, as in 1736 Thomas Brereton, of Shotwick Park, Chester, who seems to have been a descendant, made a deed for land in Northumberland county, Virginia.
Brewer, John, son of John Brewer, Esq., of the council of state, was a member of the house of burgesses for Isle of Wight county in 1657-58. The name has continued in Nansemond to the present day.
Brewster, Edward, son of William Brew- ster, who is supposed to have been the same as the Pilgrim Father, was a member of the Virginia Company of London in 1609, and came to Virginia with Lord Delaware in 1610, when the latter arrived at Point Com- fort, he dispatched Brewster in command of the pinnace T'irginia to Jamestown, June 8. 1610; he met the settlers at Mulberry Island on their way to England and turned them back. He performed a useful part against the Indians, and in 1618 had charge of Lord Delaware's estate in Virginia. Hav- ing complained of Gov. Samuel Argall's unlawful use of Lord Delaware's servants : he was arrested and sentenced to death. On 1,etition. however, of the ministers of the colony his life was spared and he was ban- ished. The company in London set the order aside. He remained in London and in 1635 he and Henry Seile were booksellers near the north door of St. Paul's Cathedral.
Brewster, Richard, was living in Virginia le fore 1624. and in 1629 was a burgess for Neck of Land in James City corporation.
Brewster (Brewer), Thomas, "alias Sack- ferd, of Sackferd Hall in the county of Suf- folk. gent.," was married to Elizabeth Wat-
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kins, widow of John Watkins, of Surry oi women, may be known by a lock of hair county, Virginia, in 1655. He has descen- dants in Virginia.
Bridger, James, son of Col. William Brid- ger, of "White Marsh," was burgess for Isle of Wight in 1758-1761, 1761-1765, 1766-1768; coroner of the county in 1768; then burgess in 1769, 1770, 1772, 1773, 1774.
Bridger, Col. Joseph, of "White Marsh," son of William Bridger, son of Col. William Bridger, of "White Marsh," Isle of Wight county, was burgess for the county in 1756, 1758-1761, 1762, 1763, sheriff in 1764. He married Mary Pierce, a sister of Thomas Pierce, member of the convention of 1788. He died in 1769 when his widow married Col. Josiah Parker of "Macclesfield." Col. Brid- ger left a daughter Judith, who married Richard Baker, clerk of Isle of Wight county 1754 to 1770.
Bridger, Samuel, son of Col. Joseph Brid- ger of the council, was justice and lieuten- ant colonel of the militia of Isle of Wight county and burgess in 1705-1706.
Bridger, Colonel William, of "White Marsh," son of Colonel Joseph Bridger, of the council, was born in Isle of Wight county, in 1678, married Elizabeth Allen, daughter of Major Arthur Allen, of Surry, was a burgess for Isle of Wight county, 1714, 1718 and 1720-22. His will was proved in Isle of Wight county November 23, 1730. He left a son William, whose son Joseph, was a burgess, and a son James, who was also a burgess (q. v.).
Bridges, Charles, was an artist who came to Virginia before 1735, and painted por- traits. In many families some of these por- traits are extant, and almost always, in case
resting on the front of the shoulder. He painted for the Byrds and Pages, and an order in Caroline county shows that he painted the King's arms to hang in the county court.
Briggs, Gray, was a son of Howell Briggs, of Surry county, and a descendant of Henry Briggs, who came to Virginia before 1668. Gray Briggs represented Sussex county in the house of burgesses in 1756-1758. John Howell Briggs, who represented Surry in the convention of 1788, was his son and Elizabeth Briggs, who married Colonel Wil- liamı Heth, of the Revolution, was his daughter.
Bristow, Robert, son of Robert Bristow, Esq., of Ayot, St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England, was born in 1643 and settled in Virginia about 1660. In 1663 and the fol- lowing years he purchased various estates in the counties of Lancaster, Gloucester and Prince William. He resided in Gloucester and as major of the militia took sides with Governor Berkeley in Bacon's rebellion. He incurred great losses from the rebels, and returning to England in 1677 became a merchant in London, and acquired a large fortune. He died in the parish of Fen- church, London, between 1700 and 1707. By his wife Avarilla, daughter of Major Thomas Curtis, of Gloucester county, Vir- ginia, he left an only son Robert Bristow, who was associated with him in business and was M. P. for Winchelsea in the parlia- ment of 1698 and 1700. Robert Bristow, of Braxmore Park, the great-grandson of Rob- ert, first named, heired all the Virginia estates, but they were confiscated in 1776 by an act of the Virginia legislature.
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