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Broadwater, Charles, was a Scotchman, who located in Fairfax county, and named his estate "Cameron," after the clan to which he belonged. He was a burgess in the assembly in 1775 and member of the conventions of March 20, 1775, July 17, 1775, and of December 1, 1775.
Brockenbrough, Colonel Austin, born November 3, 1738, son of William Brocken- brough, of Richmond county, was a lieu- tenant in Washington's First Virginia Regi- ment during the French and Indian war. At the beginning of the revolution he was a Tory, and went to England, where he re- mained till the end of the war. He was a man of large means. He married in 1761, Lucy, daughter of Colonel John Champe, of Lamb's Creek, King George county. He was a brother of Dr. John Brockenbrough of Tappahannock.
Brockenbrough, Dr. John, an eminent physician, son of William Brockenbrough, of Richmond county. He resided at Tappa- hannock, Virginia, was justice of Essex county, surgeon in the Virginia navy in the revolution, married Sarah, daughter of Wil- liam Roane, of Essex, and was father of Dr. John Brockenbrough, president of the bank of Virginia.
Brodhurst, Walter, was the son of Wil- liam Brodhurst, of Lilleshall in county Shallop. England. He settled in Northum- berland county and was a burgess for the county in 1653. He died in 1659, leaving children Gerrard, Walter and Elizabeth, and widow Anne, who became the wife suc- cessively of Henry Brett, of Plymouth, England, and of John Washington, of West- moreland county, Virginia.
Brodnax, Edward, son of William Brod- max, of Jamestown, was one of the justices of Charles City county in 1745. In 1748 he was elected a burgess, but died before taking his seat, and Benjamin Harrison succeeded him. He was grandfather of General William Henry Brodnax (1786- 1834).
Brodnax, Major John, of Godmersham, in Kent county, England, was a cavalier officer who came to Virginia and died in 1657. He was great-uncle of William Brodnax (q. v.).
Brodnax, William, son of Robert Brod- nax, a goldsmith of London and a descend- ant of the Brodnaxes of Godmershanı in Kent county, England, was born February 28, 1675, and married, soon after his ar- rival in Virginia, Rebecca, widow of Ed- ward Travis, of Jamestown. He represented Jamestown in the house of burgesses from 1722 to 1726, when he died leaving issue.
Bronaugh, William, son of Colonel Jere- miah Bronaugh and Simpha Rosa Enfield Mason, widow of John Dinwiddie (brother of Governor Dinwiddie) and sister of the statesman, George Mason. He lived in Lou- doun county, signed the Westmoreland county protest against the Stamp Act in 1765, and died in Loudoun county, where his will dated March 24, 1796 was recorded April 14, 1800. He left issue.
Brooke, George, of "Pampatike," King and Queen county, was a son of Humphrey Brooke and Elizabeth Braxton, daughter of George Braxton, Sr. He was lieutenant- colonel of the King and Queen county mili- tia, and burgess from 1765 to 1775 and member of the state conventions of 1774,
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1775 and 1776. His will dated in 1781 was (second) Elizabeth Meriwether, widow of proved May 13, 1782. He married Hannah, Nicholas Meriwether. daughter of Colonel Richard Tunstall.
Brown, Charles, doctor of physic, resided in Williamsburg, where he died in 1738. He had the finest library of books in physic and natural philosophy ever offered to sale in the colony.
Brown, Dr. John, of Coldstream, North Britain, came to Williamsburg, Virginia. in the early part of the eighteenth century. Hle first married Margaret, who died in 1720; second Mildred Washington, who inarried (secondly) Colonel Henry Willis, of Fredericksburg. He died September 24, 1726.
Browne, Devereaux, was one of the first justices of Accomac county as created anew in 1663. and was burgess in September. 1663.
Browne. Henry, who was son of Henry Browne, and grandson of Captain William Browne of "Four Mile Tree," Surry county. Married Hannah Edwards, daughter of Colonel Benjamin Edwards. He was a bur- gess from Surry county in 1761 and 1762, and died the latter year.
Browne, John, was a burgess for Shirley Hundred in 1629.
Browne, William, married Mary, daugh- ter of Colonel Henry Browne, of "Four Mile Tree." Surry county; justice of Surry county, 1668-1705; major of militia, 1672, and lieutenant-colonel, 1679, 1687 ; presiding justice, 1687; sheriff 1674 and 1687; and member of the house of burgesses, 1676- 1677. 1679, 1681 and 1682. He married
Browne, Captain William, was son of Lieutenant-Colonel William Brown, of "Four Mile Tree," Surry county, and was born in 1671. He married Jane Meriwether, daughter of Nicholas Meriwether ; justice in 1693 and for many years later, becoming in 1710 presiding justice of Surry county. His will dated July 3, 1746, was proved in Surry, January 19, 1747.
Browne, William, of "Four Mile Tree," Surry county, son of Captain William Browne, was born March 5, 1739; member of the county committee of safety, Febru- ary, 1776 ; member of the house of delegates, 1777. 1780. His will was dated June 19, 1786 and proved June 27, 1786.
Browne, William Burnett, was son of Willianı Browne of Salem, Massachusetts, by Mary Burnett, his wife, only daughter of William Burnett, governor of Massachu- setts, son of the celebrated bishop, Gilbert Burnett. He married Judith, daughter of Charles Carter, of "Cleve," in King George county, Virginia. He died at "Elsing Green," King William county, May 6, 1784. leaving three daughters: Elizabeth Carter, who married John Bassett; Judith Carter. who married Robert Lewis; Mary, who married Herbert Claiborne of "Sweet Hall," King William county.
Browning, John, was a burgess for Eliza- beth City in 1629, and 1629-30.
Bruce, George, immigrant, was born in 1640, and settled in Rappahannock county, Virginia, before 1668. His will was proved in 1715. and names children George, Charles.
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William, John, Hensfield and Jane. The son of Charles Bruce was Charles Bruce of "Soldiers' Rest." For Bruce Genealogy see "Virginia Magazine of History and Biog- raphy," xi., 197, 328, 441 ; xii., 446.
Bryan, Dr. Richard, was son of Richard Bryan, of King George county; in 1753 he received £250 for discovering a cure for the "dry gripes," dysentery. His wife was Frances Batteley, daughter of Moseley Bat- teley, of Spottsylvania, a descendant of Governor Samuel Mathews, of Virginia.
Buck, Rev. Richard, came to Virginia with Sir Thomas Gates in 1610. He is said to have been a graduate of Oxford. He was minister of Jamestown from 1610 to his death between 1621 and 1624. He acted as chaplain of the general assembly which con- vened in the church at Jamestown July 30, 1619, the first law making body to meet on the American continent. His widow Bridget married (secondly) Jolin Burrows, ot "Burrows Hill" and (thirdly) John Brom- field. He had four, probably five, children : Sarah, Benoni, Gersliom, Peleg and Eliza- beth, wife of Sergeant Thomas Crump.
Buckner, John, of St. Sepulchre's, citizen and salter of London, was born in 1630, married Deborah Ferrers, of West Wick- ham, Bucks in 1661, came to Virginia with his brother Philip, and settled in Gloucester county. He was the first man to use a print- ing press in Virginia and employed one John Nuthead to print the laws of the gen- eral assembly of 1680. He was forbidden to print further without license. He left issue William (q. v.) ; Thomas (q. v.) ; John (q. v.), and Richard (q. v.).
Buckner, John, son of John Buckner, of
Gloucester county, was burgess for Glou- cester in 1715. He removed to Essex county and died before 1727, leaving sons John and William.
Buckner, John, son of Major William Buckner, of Yorktown, was captain of the militia, and burgess for York county, in 1734-1740. He died without issue, leaving his lands to his nephew, Griffin Stith.
Buckner, Richard, son of John Buckner, of Gloucester county, was clerk of Essex county in 1703, and clerk of the house of burgesses in 1713.
Buckner, Richard, was a burgess for Car- din county, in the assembly of 1727-1734. He died at the opening of the session in 1734. He was probably a son of Richard Buckner, clerk of Essex county in 1703 (q. v.).
Buckner, Samuel, son of Thomas Buck- ner, resided in Gloucester county, which he represented in the house of burgesses in 1744-1747. He was lieutenant-colonel of the militia and made his will November 5: 1763. He left three children : I. Dorothy. who married Baldwin Mathews Buckner: 2. Mary, who married Charles Mynn Thrus- ton. 3. Elizabeth, who married Colonel William Finnie.
Buckner, Thomas, son of John Buckner, of Gloucester county, was burgess for Glou- cester county in 1698, 1715, 1718. He mar- ried Sarah, daughter of Captain Francis Morgan, and left issue.
Buckner, William, son of John Buckner, appointed justice of York county 1694; sheriff 1695, 1696, and member of the house
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ot burgesses 1698, 1699, 1714; by appoint- ment of William and Mary College surveyor general of the colony 1708-1716. He was major of the militia and a prominent mer- chant with extensive business in Virginia and England. He died in 1716 and was father of John Buckner, of York and Staf- ford counties.
Bugg, Samuel, immigrant ancestor of a widely scattered family in the south, died in New Kent county, Virginia, September 13. 1716.
Bulloch, William, author of a well known tract on Virginia, was a resident of Lon- don, but his father Captain Hugh Bullock, of London, patented 2,550 acres of land here, on which he had a corn-mill and saw- mill. Robert Bullock, son and heir of Wil- liam Bullock, came to Virginia and brought suit in the general court about a tract of 5.500 acres situated in Warwick county. This last probably left descendants in Vir- ginia.
Burgess, Thomas, was a burgess for War- rosqueake in 1629-30, for Martin's Hundred in 1632 and 1633.
Burnham, John, son of Rowland Burn- ham, was justice and lieutenant-colonel of Middlesex county, Virginia, militia in 1680, and died unmarried before July, 1681 ; bur- gess in 1675-76.
Burnham, Rowland, was a justice of York county, and a burgess in 1644. 1645 and 1649. He moved to Lancaster where his will, dated 1655, is recorded.
Burnley, Zachariah, son of John Burnley, of Albemarle county, was a burgess for
Bedford county in 1758-1761 and for Orange county in 1765 and 1766-1768.
Burrows, Benoni, son of Christopher Burrows, was burgess for Norfolk county in 1697. He was grandson of John Bur- rows, who married the widow of Rev. Rich- ard Buck.
Burrows (Burroughs), Christopher, pat- ented land in 1635 in what is now Princess Anne county, and was a burgess for Lower Norfolk county 1645. 1646, 1652, and was a justice in 1652. He was born in 1612 and died before 1671, leaving two sons William and Benoni. He was probably a son of John Burrows, of "Burrows' Hill" in Surry county.
Burrows, John, patented about 1624 150 acres on the south side of the James river above Jamestown and called his place "Bur- rows Hill." He married Bridget, the widow ol Rev. Richard Buck, and was probably the father of Christopher Burrows by an earlier marriage.
Burton, John, burgess for Northampton county in the assemblies of 1769-1771, 1772- 1774 and the convention of 1775.
Burwell, Armistead, son of Colonel Lewis Burwell, of "Kingsmill," was burgess for Williamsburg in the assembly of 1752-1755, but died in 1754 and was succeeded by George Wythe. He married Christian Blair, daughter of President John Blair, of the council.
Burwell, James, was a son of Major Lewis Burwell. of "Carter's Creek," Gloucester county, and Abigail Smith his wife. He was born February 4, 1689, and died in
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1718. He resided at "King's Creek" plan- tation in York county, where his tomb still stands. He was one of the justices for the county and a burgess for 1715 and 1718.
Burwell, Lewis, son of Major Lewis Bur- well, of "Carter's Creek," Gloucester county. and Martha Lear, his second wife, was a student at William and Mary College in 1718. He resided at "Kingsmill" in James City county, and was a colonel of the mili- tia and burgess in 1742-1747.
He laid out great sums of money in build- ing a mansion house and gardens on James river. He died about 1744. leaving issue Lewis (q. v.) and Armistead (q. v.).
Burwell, Lewis, immigrant, was son of Edward Burwell, of Bedfordshire, England, and Dorothy Bedell. his wife. He was born March 5. 1621. and died November 4, 1653. He settled in Virginia about 1640, and re- sided at Carter's Creek in Gloucester county. where his tomb long remained. He married Lucy, daughter of Captain Robert Higgin- son, and was "sergeant major" of the militia.
Burwell, Lewis, son of President Lewis Burwell. studied law at the Inner Temple. sheriff of Gloucester county in 1767; bur- gess 1769-1774; member of the conventions of 1775, and 1776. died in 1779. He mar- ried Judith Page, daughter of Mann Page. and had Alice Grymes, who married William C. Williams; Judith, who married George Miles: Nathaniel, sheriff of Gloucester in 1808 and Lewis, who married Judith Ken- non.
Burwell, Lewis, of "Kingsmill," was son of Lewis Burwell, who was son of Major Lewis Burwell of Carter's Creek, who died
in 1710. He married Frances Thacker, widow of James Bray in 1745. He was member of the house of burgesses for James City county from 1758 to 1775. and died in 1784.
Burwell, Nathaniel, of "Carter's Creek," Gloucester county, baptized October 14, 1680, was the eldest son of Major Lewis Burwell and Abigail Smith, his wife, niece oi Hon. Nathaniel Bacon. He was a mem- ber of the house of burgesses for Glouces- ter county in 1710, and major of the county militia. He married Elizabeth Carter, daughter of Colonel Robert Carter, and died in 1721. His widow married (secondly) Dr. George Nicholas.
Bush, John, gentleman, came at his own charge in 1618; and his wife Elizabeth, and two children, Elizabeth and Mary came in 1619; settled at Kecoughtan, where he pat- ented land in 1624; died in 1625.
Bushrod, John, son of John Bushrod, and grandson of Richard Bushrod, the immi- grant to Virginia. He resided at "Bush- field." in Westmoreland county, and was justice, colonel of the militia and burgess for that county from 1746 to 1756. His daughter Hannah married John Augustine Washington, brother of General George Washington and father of Judge Bushrod Washington of the United States Supreme Court.
Bushrod, Thomas, born 1604. was one of the justices of York county and a burgess in 1658 and 1659. He was a Quaker and in his will dated December 18. 1676, he for- bids "common prayers to be read at his grave." He was a brother of Richard Bush-
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rod, ancestor of Judge Bushrod Washing- ton.
Butler, Captain Nathaniel, eldest son of John Butler Esq., of Tofte in Sharnbrooke, bedfordshire, was a member of the council in England for Virginia, governor of the Bermuda Islands from 1619 to 1622, was in Virginia during the winter of 1622-23, when he conducted an expedition against the In- dians. He went to England in the spring and published his "Unmasking of Virginia." He was on the Virginia commission of 1624, was at Cadiz in 1625. the Isle of Rhé in 1627 ; a captain in the Royal navy ; governor of the Bahamas 1638-1641; committed to Newgate by the council of state of the com- monwealth for dispersing treasonable books in June, 1649.
Butler, Rev. Thomas, was pastor of the parish of Denbigh. He married Mary Brewer, widow of John Brewer Esq., of the council of state, and in 1635 he was given a patent for 1,000 acres in Isle of Wight county on account of the persons imported by Mr. Brewer. The land is still known as Brewer's Neck and lies between Brewer's and Chuckatuck creeks.
Butler, William, was a burgess for James City county in 1641 and 1642, and for Surry county in 1653 and 1658. He was major of the militia of Surry. He was probably a son of Rev. Thomas Butler (q. v.).
Butt, Thomas, was son of Robert Butt. of the "Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River." Norfolk county, who made his will in 1675 which was proved in 1676. He was burgess for Lower Norfolk county in 1700- 1702.
Cabell, John, son of Dr. William Cabell, the immigrant, resided at "Green Hill," Buckingham county. He was chairman of the county committee of safety in 1775 ; was a member of the convention of May, 1776; was county lieutenant of Buckingham ; member of the house of delegates from 1777 to 1788. He married (first) Paulina, daugh- ter of Colonel Samuel Jordan, (second) Eliz- abeth Brereton Jones. His will, dated April 22, was proved June 12, 1815.
Cabell, Joseph, son of Dr. William Cabell, the immigrant, lived at "Sion Hill," Buck- ingham county, Virginia. He was born September 19, 1732; was justice of Albe- marle in 1760; major in 1762; burgess for Buckingham county from 1761 to 1771, and for Amherst county from 1772 to 1775, and member of all revolutionary conventions ex- cept that of May 6, 1776, when he was pay- master of the troops on the frontier. He was afterwards a member of the house of delegates, 1776 to 1779 ; county lieutenant of Amherst, 1778 and other years; state sena- tor. 1781-1785 ; member of the house of dele- gates, 1788-1790. He married Mary, daugh- ter of Dr. Arthur Hopkins, and died March 1. 1798, leaving issue.
Cabell, Dr. William, was the son of Nich- olas Cabell, of Warminster, England. and was born March 9, 1699; emigrated to Vir- ginia about 1724, and died April 12, 1774. He held a great variety of offices; was county surveyor, sheriff, justice of the peace and county lieutenant. His life is identified with the counties of Henrico, Goochland. Albemarle, Amherst and Nelson. In 1756- 1758 he was burgess for Albemarle. He married (first) Elizabeth Burks. (second)
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Mrs. Margaret Meredith, widow of Samuel Meredith Sr., of Hanover.
Cabell, William, Jr., son of Dr. William Cabell, the immigrant, was born March 13, 1730; received a good education and held many offices; he was sub-sheriff of Albe- marle county in 1751 ; captain of a company in the French and Indian war, and in 1760 was colonel of the militia of Albemarle. He was also a burgess for Albemarle county in 1758-1761. When Amherst county was formed, in 1761, he held all the leading offices. He was president of the county court, coroner, surveyor, vestryman, county lieutenant, and from 1761 to 1775 was a burgess. He also represented Amherst in the conventions of 1775 and 1776. He was, moreover, a member of the public commit- tee of safety. During the revolution he was state senator ; after it was over, a member of the constitutional convention of 1788. His residence was known as "Union Hill." He died March 23, 1798.
Callaway, James, son of Colonel William Callaway, was colonel and afterwards county lieutenant of Bedford county during the revolution; served in the French and Indian war; operated iron works and lead mines ; burgess for Bedford at the assembly of 1766-1768. He died near New London, Campbell county, November 1, 1809.
Callaway, William, founder of New Lon- don, in Campbell county ; county lieutenant of Bedford county during the French and Indian war, and burgess from Bedford county from 1754 to 1765. He married Eliz- abeth Tilley, and was father of James Calla- way (q. v.).
Callicut, William, a silversmith, who in
1608 accompanied Christopher Newport in his expedition to the Monacan country and was the first to discover the veins of gold and silver that traverse Fluvanna county.
Calthorpe, Colonel Christopher, came to Virginia in 1622, and was the second son of Christopher Calthorpe, Esq., of Blakeney, Norfolk county, England, and Maud, his wife, daughter and co-heir of John Thurs- ton, Esq., of Brome, county Norfolk, and grandson of Sir James Calthorpe, of Stirs- ton, in Suffolk, and Barbara Bacon, his wife. He settied in York county, of which in 1658 he was colonel commanding the militia and justice of the peace. He was burgess for York county in 1644, 1645, 1653 and 1600. May 23, 1661, a commission of administra- tion of his estate was granted to his relict Anne. He has many descendants in Vir- ginia and the south (see "William and Mary Quarterly," ii, 106-112; 160-168 for Cal- thorpe family).
Calvert, Cornelius, came from Lancaster county, England. He was justice of Nor- folk county, July 18, 1729, to January 17, 1730; for many years member of the com- mon council of Norfolk borough. He mar- ried Mary Saunders, July 29, 1718, in Prin- cess Anne county, and died in 1748, leaving among other children Cornelius Calvert Jr.
Calvert, Cornelius, was son of Cornelius Calvert and Mary Saunders ; was a promi- nent merchant of Norfolk. He was born March 13. 1723 ; married, June 19, 1749, Eliz- abeth Thoroughgood, daughter of John Thoroughgood. In 1776 he was member of the association called "The Sons of Liberty." He had issue-Saunders T. Calvert; Ann. wife of James Tucker, and Mary, wife of William Walke.
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Campbell, Andrew, a resident of Fred- erick county, is believed to have been the "Mr. Campbell" who was a burgess from Frederick county in 1745-1747. He was one of the first justices of Frederick county.
Campbell, Archibald, came to Virginia in 1745. He was son of Archibald Campbell, of Kernair, Argyleshire, Scotland, and his wife, Anna Stewart, of Ascog. He was minister of Washington parish from 1754 to 1774. He had a brother, Alexander Camp- bell, who was a merchant at Falmouth, Vir- ginia, but returned to Scotland. This brother was father of Thomas Campbell, the poet.
Campbell, Colin, was major and adjutant for the eastern district of Virginia in 1775. He died in Surry county in 1780, leaving sons, Archibald, M. D., and Colin.
Campbell, Hugh, a native of Scotland, was an attorney-at-law, Norfolk county. By his deed in 1691 he gave 200 acres of land in each of the counties of Norfolk, Isle of Wight and Nansemond for free schools.
Cant, Major David, was a resident of Gloucester county, which he represented in the house of burgesses in 1659-60. He mar- ried a daughter of Colonel Augustine War- ner, and had sons-Augustine, David, Wal- ter, and probably John (q. v.).
Cant, John, probably a son of Major David Cant: member of the house of burgesses from Middlesex in 1692.
Cargill, John, son of Rev. John Cargill, who went from England to the Leeward Island in 1708 and thence to Virginia. John Cargill Jr. married, in Virginia, Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of Nathaniel Harrison,
of "Wakefield," Surry county. He was burgess for Surry county in the assembly of 1742-1747, but died in 1744 before the assem- bly ended, leaving a son John, who married (first) Sarah Avery, (second) Anne Jones.
Carlyle, John, was a scion of an ancient and influential family of Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He was a son of William Carlyle, a surgeon of Carlisle, England, and Rachel Murray, his wife. He was born February 6, 1720, came to Virginia about 1740, and settled first at Dumfries, Prince William county, but as early as 1744 he was a mer- chant at Belhaven, afterwards Alexandria. He was one of the incorporators and a mem- ber of the first board of trustees of Alex- andria, where he built in 1752 the historic "Carlyle House," which was the headquar- ters of General Edward Braddock in 1755. In 1754 he was appointed major and com- missary of the Virginia forces: in 1758 he was collector of the customs of South Po- tomac, and in 1775 member of the county committee of safety. With Mr. John Dal- ton he was engaged for twenty-five years in a mercantile and shipping business. He married (first) in 1748, Sarah Fairfax, sec- ond daughter of Hon. William Fairfax, (sec- ond) Sybil West, daughter of Hugh and Sybil (Harrison) West. He died in Octo- ber, 1780.
Carpenter, Nathaniel, a Devonshire gentle- man, brother of Coryndon Carpenter, Esq., of Launceston, Cornwall, England; was a physician and a collector of the customs ; resident in King and Queen county, Vir- ginia, in 1768. He married Nancy Fauntle- roy, daughter of Bushrod Fauntleroy, of Northumberland county, and left issue.
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Carr, Thomas, was the son of Thomas Carr, "gentleman," who patented lands in King William county in 1701 ; justice of the peace for King William from 1714; sheriff in 1722-1723; major of militia and burgess for King William in 1727-1734. He patented large tracts of land, and died in Caroline county, May 29, 1737. He married Mary Dabney.
Carrington, George, son of Paul Carring- ton, merchant, was born in St. Philip's par- ish, Barbadoes, in 1711, and came to Vir- ginia in 1723. He married, before 1732, Anne, daughter of Major William Mayo. He lived at "Boston Hill," Cumberland county. He was justice of peace for Gooch- land in 1740; major in 1743, and afterwards lieutenant-colonel and colonel of Goochland county. He was first county lieutenant and presiding justice of Cumberland. He was burgess (in place of William Randolph, de- ceased) from Goochland in the sessions of February 20, 1745, and March 30, 1747, and in the assembly of 1748-1749; and from Cumberland in the assemblies of 1752-1755. 1756-1758, 1758-1761. and in the sessions of November 3. 1761. January 14. 1762, March 30, 1762, November 2, 1762, May 19, 1763, January 14, 1764. In the session of October 30, 1764, Thomas Prosser represented Cum- berland in place of George Carrington, who had accepted the office of sheriff. He was the chairman of the Cumberland county committee of 1774-1776. He died on Febru- ary 7, 1785.
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