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tribe. He was killed in 1656, while fighting as an ally of the whites, under Captain Ed- ward Hill, against the Richahecrians. The battle, which was disastrous to the whites, took place on a creek in Hanover county, which bears Totopotomoy's name.
Towles, Henry, immigrant ancestor, came from Liverpool to Virginia about the middle of the seventeenth century. He married Ann Stokeley, of Accomac county, and had issue Henry and Stokeley Towles, who have many descendants.
Trahorne, John, was a burgess for Wey- anoke in 1629-1630.
Travers, Raleigh, patented land on Rap- pahannock river in 1653 ; justice of the peace for Lancaster county in 1656; burgess for Lancaster in 1651, 1661, 1665, 1666 and 1669. He was lieutenant-colonel of the Lancaster militia. He died before 1674, as in that year his widow Elizabeth married Robert Beck- ingham. He was brother of Colonel William Travers, of Richmond county.
Travers, Samuel, son of Colonel William Travers (q. v.), was justice of the peace for Rappahannock county in 1686 and 1687, and burgess for Richmond county in 1696- 1697 and sheriff in 1697. He married Fran- ces Allerton, daughter of Colonel Isaac Al- lerton. He had three daughters, Elizabeth who died unmarried ; Winifred who married Daniel Hornby, and Rebecca who married Captain Charles Colston.
Travers, Colonel William, an early resi- dent of Rappahannock county, was speaker oi the house of burgesses in 1677. He died in 1679, leaving by his wife Rebecca, Sam- uel, Raleigh and William Travers. His wife married (secondly) John Rice.
Travis, Champion, son of Colonel Edward Champion Travis, was a member of the con- ventions of 1775 and 1776, colonel of the state regiment in 1775, naval commissioner in 1776, justice and sheriff of James City county. He married Elizabeth Boush, of Norfolk.
Travis, Edward, came to Virginia before 1637 and in that year patented land at Chip- pokes Creek in Surry county. He soon located at Jamestown and married the "daughter and heiress" of John Johnson, who owned land on the island. In 1644-1645 he represented the island in the house of burgesses. He died before 1663, leaving a son Edward.
Travis, Edward Champion, was a de- scendant of Edward Travis (q. v.). He owned a large part of Jamestown Island, and was burgess for the same from 1752 to 1765 as well as colonel of the James City militia. He married Susanna Hutchings, daughter of Colonel Joseph Hutchings, of Norfolk county. He was born in 1721 and died in August, 1770; father of Colonel Champion Travis.
Tree, Richard, came to Virginia in 1619 with Captain Abraham Piersey, cape-mer- chant ; had fifty acres of land at Blunt Point, James river and fifty acres at James City Island, burgess for Hog Island in 1627 and 1629; by trade a carpenter ; had a son John, aged thirteen in 1625.
Trent, Alexander, was son of Alexander Trent, one of the first justices of the new county of Cumberland (1749), and was bur- gess for Cumberland from 1765 to 1771. He married in 1753, Elizabeth Woodson, daughter of Stephen Woodson. He had a brother Peterfield Trent.
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Trigg, Stephen, descended from Abraham Trigg who emigrated from Cornwall, Eng- land, about 1710, was a burgess for Fin- castle county at the last assembly under the regal government 1775-1776, and member of the convention of July, 1775 ; went to Ken- tucky as member of a land commission and was killed in the battle of Blue Licks at the head of his regiment. Trigg county was named in his honor. He was brother of Colonel Abraham Trigg, a member of con- gress.
Trussell, John, born 1605, came to Vir- ginia in 1622, was a burgess for Northum- berland 1649. 1651, 1654 and 1655, and jus- tice of that county in 1683 ; lieutenant-colo- nel in 1655, and in 1659 he was presiding justice of the county. He died about 1660, leaving a widow Mary and children: Eliza- beth, who married Matthew Rodham; Anna and John.
Tucker, Robert, was a wealthy merchant of Norfolk, who came from Barbadoes. He was justice of Norfolk county from 1711 to his death in 1722. He left a son Robert Tucker (q. v.). His wife was Frances Cour- tcnay, who married (second) Thomas Nel- son, of Yorktown.
Tucker, Colonel Robert, was the son of Robert Tucker and Francis Courtenay, his wife, who were originally from Barbadoes. He was a prominent merchant of Norfolk, was alderman and mayor, and burgess for Norfolk county from 1753 to 1755, when he resigned to accept the office of sheriff. He married Joanna Corbin, daughter of Gawin and Martha Corbin, and died July 1, 1767, lcaving among other children Robert Tucker (q. v.).
Tucker, Robert, son of Colonel Robert
Tucker and Joanna Corbin, his wife, was born September 24, 1741, and was burgess for Norfolk county from 1765 to 1769. He died in 1780, without issue.
Tuke (Took), James, was a burgess for Isle of Wight in 1639. He left descendants in that county.
Tunstall, Edward, patented lands in Hen- rico county, and was burgess for Henrico ir 1639; ancestor of a prominent Virginia family.
Tunstall, Colonel Richard, a descendant of Edward Tunstall (q. v.), was clerk of King and Queen in 1739 and 1742; burgess for King and Queen in the assembly of 1766-1768; chairman of the committee of safety for that county 1774, and clerk 1777. He married Anne Hill, daughter of Leonard Hill, of Essex, and died previous to 1782. His daughter Hannah married George Brooke of "Pampatike," King and Queen county.
Turberville, John, immigrant, descended from the Tubervilles of Bere Regis, Dorset. England, was a justice of Lancaster county in 1699, burgess in 1703-1704, sheriff in 1705-1707 and died in 1728, leaving issue George Turberville, of "Hickory Hill," Westmoreland county, clerk of that county from 1726 to 1742. The book-plate, show- ing the Turberville arms, of George Tur- berville's son, George Lee Turberville, is well known.
Turner, Harry, son of Colonel Thomas Turner, and Martha Taliaferro, his wife, was a vestryman of Hanover parish, King George county, major of militia, clerk of the county from 1742 to 1751, and member of the house of burgesses from 1742 to 1749.
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He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Colonel Nicholas Smith, of "Smith's Mount," Westmoreland county. He died in 1751.
Turner, Thomas, resided, first, about 1714 in Essex county, and afterwards was clerk of King George from 1723 to 1742. He was justice of King George and vestryman of Hanover parish in that county. In 1736- 1740 and 1752-1755, he served as a member of the house of burgesses for King George county. His residence on the Rappahan- nock was called "Walsingham." He mar- ried Martha Taliaferro in 1715 and died in 1758. Father of Major Harry Turner.
Twine, John, clerk of the first general assembly 1619.
Tyler, Charles, was the apparent founder of the family of Tylers which beginning in Westmoreland county spread through Prince William, Fauquier and Loudoun counties. He had four sons Charles, Ben- jamin, Joseph and William. He died in 1723, leaving a widow Jane who married (secondly) William Woffendall. He was ancestor of John Webb Tyler, judge of the Virginia Supreme Court and who died in 1862.
Tyler, Henry, immigrant, born in 1604, came to Virginia before 1645, and in 1652- 1653 patented 254 acres at Middle Planta- tion, subsequently Williamsburg. He was justice of the peace of York county in 1653. He subsequently, in 1666, received a cer- tificate from York county for 1,800 acres. He married (first) Mary, and (second) Ann, widow of John Orchard. He died in 1672. and left three sons Henry, John and Daniel. His widow Anne married (secondly) Martin
Gardner, justice and sheriff of York county, and previously grocer of London.
Tyler, Henry, son of Henry Tyler, lived ar Middle Plantation, Virginia, was born about 1664, and was justice, coroner and sheriff of York county. In 1699 he was appointed one of the directors for building Williamsburg, the new capital city. As senior warden of the Bruton Church in Wil- liamsburg, he headed the petition of the vestry in 1710 to the general assembly for a new brick building. This was finished in 1/15 and is still standing. Henry Tyler married Elizabeth Chiles, a granddaughter of Colonel Walter Chiles, member of the council in 1651. He was ancestor of John Tyler, president of the United States in 1841-1845.
Tyler, John, son of John Tyler, of James City county, and grandson of Henry Tyler, of York county, was born in James City county about 1715, and died in Williamsburg in August, 1773. He was long marshal of the vice-admiralty court of the colony. He married Anne, daughter of Dr. Lewis Con- tesse, a French Huguenot physician, and had issue: I. Mary, who married John Irby, of Charles City county. 2. Elizabeth, who married John Greenhow. 3. Rachel, married (first) William Drummond, (sec- ond) Stith Hardyman. 4. Anne, who mar- ried Dr. Anthony Tucker Dixon. 5. Louis. 6. John, governor of Virginia from 1808- 1811. 7. Joanna, married Major Wood Boul- din, of Charlotte county.
Tyler, Richard, was son of Richard Tyler of Essex, the immigrant. He was a justice of the peace in Essex and major of the militia. He married (first) Catherine, widow of Thomas Montague, and (second) Anne
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He died in 1761, issueless. Rich- ard Tyler, the father, is believed to have been Richard Tyler, of London, who in 1674 had interests in Gloucester county, Vir- ginia.
Tyler, William, was son of Richard Tyler of Essex county, the immigrant, and was clerk of Caroline county. He died in 1767. He was ancestor of the present J. Hoge Tyler, late governor of the state.
Underwood, Major William, was son of William Underwood, who in 1650 patented land in Rappahannock county. He was burgess for Rappahannock in 1652 and jus- tice in 1656. His mother Margaret Under- wood married (secondly) Captain John Up- ton, and (thirdly) Thomas Lucas, Sr., of Rappahannock county.
Upshaw, John, son of James Upshaw (1730-1806), was burgess for Essex county in 1758-1761, and 1761-1765. His sister Sarah married William Roane.
Upshur, Arthur, was born in county Essex, England, in 1625, settled at Occa- hamock in Northampton county, and died January 26, 1709, in the eighty-fifth year of his age. He was ancestor of Abel P. Up- shur, secretary of state under Tyler.
Upton, Captain John, came to Virginia in 1622, aged twenty-six, went with Captain Madison up Potomac river, the same year ; settled in Warwicksqueak, Isle of Wight county, which he represented in the assem- bly in 1629-1630, 1632-1633, 1641, 1642, 1645, 1647; justice for many years. At the ses- sion of 1645, the assembly provided for a mint, and Captain Upton was made mint master general. His will was proved in Isle of Wight county December 16, 1652.
Uttamatomakkin, an Indian who accom- panied Pocahontas to England in 1615. He was instructed to number the people in that country, and at first made a notch in a stick for every man he saw, but soon grew tired of the task.
Van Metre, John and Isaac, were sons of . John Van Metre, an Indian trader of New Jersey whose father Jan Jooster Van Meteren, the founder of the family in America, came to New Amsterdam in 1662, with his wife and five children. John and Isaac Van Metre after a sojourn in New Jersey, migrated to Maryland and Virginia. They obtained a grant in 1730 for 40,000 acres of land in the forks of the Shenandoah. Their descendants have been prominent.
Vaulx, Robert, burgess for Westmore- land county 1752-1755, was son of Robert Vaulx of the same county, who was grand- son of Robert Vaulx, merchant of London who came to Virginia with brothers Hum- phrey, Thomas and James. Robert Vaulx, burgess, died about 1755, when his will was proved.
Veale, George, was a burgess for Norfolk county in the assembly of 1756-1758.
Venable, Abraham, son of Abraham Ven- able, who emigrated from England to Vir- ginia about 1685 where he married about 1700 Elizabeth, daughter of Hugh Lewis, of James City county, and widow of Henry Nicks. He was born March 12, 1700, mar- ried about 1723 Martha (or Hannah Davis), daughter of Nathaniel Davis, a Quaker from Devonshire, England. He owned much land in Hanover, Louisa and Goochland counties. He was justice of the peace for Hanover county and one of the first justices of the
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peace for Louisa from December 13, 1742, vestryman of Fredericksville parish, county lieutenant of Louisa, and member of the house of burgesses from 1742 to 1756. He was the friend, legal client and political supporter of Patrick Henry. He died De- cember 16, 1768, and was father of Nathan- iel Venable (q. v.).
Venable, Nathaniel, son of Abraham Ven- able and Martha Davis, his wife, of Louisa county, was born November 1, 1733, and resided first in Buckingham county and then in Prince Edward county, was vestry- man of St. Patrick's parish, became a Presby- terian, and organized the first Presbyterian church in Prince Edward county ; was jus- tice of the peace and burgess for Prince Edward, in the assembly of 1766-1768, and afterward a member of the Virginia house of delegates. He was one of the earliest promoters and one of the first trustees (in 1775) of Hampden Sydney Academy and (in 1783) of Hampden Sydney College. He died December 27, 1804. He married Eliza- beth Woodson, of Prince Edward.
Wadding, Rev. James, was minister at Jamestown in 1672, and afterwards served in Gloucester county in 1676. He was the minister whom Nathaniel Bacon so sharply reproved, because of some unpleasant ad- vice. He married Susanna, widow of Walter Chiles, Jr., of Jamestown.
Wade, Armiger, believed to have been descended from Armingall Wade, of Bell- size, near Hampstead, England, who was father of Sir William Wade, frequently mentioned in the progress of James I., and of whom there is a curious and interesting history in "Parke's History of Hampstead." He was a justice of York county and bur-
gess in 1656. His will was proved April 24, 1677. Issue : 1. Armiger. 2. Mary mar- ried Captain John Hay. 3. Dorothy mar- ried John Lilly.
Wade, Robert, was a burgess for Halifax county in 1758-1761 and 1761-1765. He died about 1770, and mentions in his will sons Robert, John, Stephen, Edward and Charles, daughters Sarah Stokes, Mary Hunt ; grand- son Hampton Wade, son of Robert Wade, Robert Wade, son of Charles, Robert Wade, son of son Robert.
Waddell, James, was born in Ulster, Ire- land, July, 1739, of Scotch parentage. Shortly after his birth, his parents emi- grated to Pennsylvania. He was schooled under Dr. Finley of Nottingham and was a tutor in the school at fifteen. At nineteen years he came to Hanover county, Virginia, where he met Rev. Samuel Davies, and was licensed to preach by the Hanover Pres- bytery in 1761. He had charge of a church in Lancaster county till 1778; then removed to his estate of "Spring Hill" near Waynes- borough, where he remained for seven years, acting continuously as minister of Tinkling Spring and sometimes at Staun- ton. In 1785 he moved to Louisa county where he resided till his death in 1805. Be- sides preaching in various churches in the neighborhood, he taught school. William Wirt immortalized him as "The Blind Preacher," in the essays of the "Old Bache- lor."
Wagener, Rev. Peter, was licensed by the Bishop of London for Maryland August 9, 1703, but soon came to Virginia, where he was a minister of a parish in 1705. He re- turned to England and was living there in Essex county in 1739.
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Wagener, Peter, attorney-at-law, was the only son of Rev. Peter Wagener, of county Essex, England, and was born April 5, 1717. He came to Virginia and settled in Essex county, where he married Catherine Robin- son, daughter of John Robinson, of the council. There are numerous descendants ot this marriage.
Wager, William, was clerk of Elizabeth City county from 1746 to 1791, and burgess in 1758-1761, 1761-1765.
Walke, Anthony, born in 1692, was a son of Thomas Walke, who came from Barbadoes to Lower Norfolk county in 1662, by Mary, his wife, daughter of Lieu- tenant-Colonel Anthony Lawson. He lived at "Fairfield," in Princess Anne county. He was justice for Princess Anne, and a mem- ber of the house of burgesses from 1720 to 1765. He married three times, (first) Mary Sanford; (second) Elizabeth Newton; (third) Anna Lee Armistead. He died No- vember 8, 1768.
Walke, Anthony, the second son of Colo- uel Anthony Walke and Anna Lee Armi- stead, was born January 3, 1726. He was a rich merchant of Norfolk, and was lieu- tenant-colonel of the militia. He gave the land, and built at his own expense a church edifice known as "Old Donation," about twelve miles from Norfolk. He married (first) Jane, daughter of Richard and Jane Bolling Randolph; (second) Mary Mose- ley, daughter of Colonel Edward Hack Moseley. His will was proved March 14, 1782.
Walke, Thomas, son of Thomas Walke, who came from Barbadoes, by Mary, his wife, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel An-
thony Lawson, was a member of the house of burgesses for Princess Anne in 1712- 1714. He was brother of Anthony Walke.
Walker, George, was son of George Walker, who lived on Mill Creek, Elizabeth City county, and was pilot for James river in 1697. George Walker, the younger, was a gunner and storekeeper of the fort at Point Comfort. He married Anne, daugh- ter of the celebrated George Keith, and was a Quaker. He was grandfather of George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence.
Walker, James, burgess for Orange county in the assemblies of 1761-1765, 1766- 1768, 1769, 1769-1771.
Walker, John, was burgess for King and Queen county at the third session of the assembly of 1703-1705. He married Rachel Croshaw, daughter of Captain Richard Croshaw, and was probably a son of Lieu- tenant-Colonel Thomas Walker, of King and Queen (q. v.).
Walker, John, son of John Walker of Ash- borne-in-the-Peak, Devonshire, settled in Middlesex county. He married Catherine Yates, daughter of Rev. Bartholomew Yates, and Sarah Stanard, his wife, and had issue Sarah who married John Robinson, of "Hewick," and Clara who married John Allen. He died in 1745. His uncle, Richard Walker, was a merchant of Urbanna, Vir- ginia.
Walker, Peter, was burgess for North- ampton county in 1654, captain of militia, and one of the justices.
Walker, Dr. Thomas, son of Thomas Walker, of King and Queen county, and.
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Susanna Peachey, his wife, and great-grand- son of Thomas Walker of Gloucester county, (q. v.), was born January 25, 1715. Educated at William and Mary College, and afterwards studied medicine. He was also an active merchant and surveyor of land, engaging in many enterprises. In 1748 he went on an expedition to Kentucky and kept a diary of his trip. In 1753 Colonel Joshua Fry recommended the discovery of a route to the Pacific coast, and Dr. Walker was to be the chief conductor of the enter- prise. From 1752 to 1754 he was a repre- sentative in the house of burgesses for Louisa county, but resigned when appointed county surveyor. In 1754 he was appointed by Governor Dinwiddie commissary of stores for the troops on the frontier. He was at the surprise of Braddock, and was active throughout the war with France. From 1757 to 1761 he represented Hamp- shire county in the house of burgesses, after which time he changed his residence to the east, and represented Albemarle in the house of burgesses from 1761 to 1772. In 1768 he was commissioned to attend, with General Andrew Lewis, the conference with the Six Nations at Fort Stanwix, New York; and in 1774 he was commissioner to treat with the Indians after their defeat at Point Pleasant. Again in 1775 he presided over the conference held with the Indians at Pittsburgh. He represented Louisa county in the last house of burgesses, 1775-1776, and in the revolutionary conventions of 1775 and 1776, and was made a member of the committee of safety for the colony in 1775. In 1777 he was a member of the coun- cil of state, and in 1779 was chief of the commissioners on the part of Virginia to meet the commissioners from North Caro-
lina to run the boundary line between the two states. During the war and for some years after it, he was a member of the house cf delegates of Virginia. He was an inti- mate friend of Thomas Jefferson. He died at his residence "Castle Hill," in Albemarle county, November 9, 1794. He married twice, first in 1741, Mildred Thornton, widow of Nicholas Meriwether, and second Elizabeth Thornton. His son John was a senator of the United States and his son Francis, a member of the house of repre- sentatives.
Walker, Thomas, represented Gloucester in the house of burgesses in 1663 and 1666. He was captain of militia in 1663, and major in 1666. In 1683 he was lieutenant-colonel residing in King and Queen county. He was probably father of John Walker, of King and Queen county, and grandfather of Thomas Walker, father of the distinguished Dr. Thomas Walker (q. v.).
Walklett, Gregory, one of the command- ers under Bacon, at West Point. By the terms of his surrender in 1677, his life was spared, but he was prohibited from holding any office in Virginia.
Wall, John, a burgess for Brunswick county in 1734-1740.
Wallace, Rev. James, of Erroll, Scotland, was born in 1668, and came to Virginia about 1690, where he was minister of Eliza- beth City parish, twenty-nine years. He also practiced medicine, and was the founder of a well known family. He married in 1695 Anne, daughter of John Sheppard, of Elizabeth City county, and widow of Thomas Wythe, and died November 3, 1712. He was father of Captain James Wallace, of
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Elizabeth City county, who married Martha
Wallace, James, son of Captain James Wallace, of Elizabeth City county, and Martha, his wife, was a student of William and Mary College in 1757, burgess for Elizabeth City county 1769, 1772, justice of the county and member of the county com- mittee of safety (1775). He also served in the militia with the rank of captain. He married Elizabeth Westwood. Grandson of Rev. James Wallace (q. v.).
Wallace, Dr. Michael, son of William Wallace, of Galrigs, Scotland, merchant, who was of the same family as Sir William Wallace, the heroic defender of Scottish in- dependence, was born at Galrigs, May II, 1719, learned medicine and surgery as an apprentice to Dr. Gustavius Brown, of Maryland, settled at Fredericksburg, in Vir- ginia, before 1747, had a very large prac- tice and died in January, 1767. He married Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Dr. Gus- tavius Brown.
Waller, Benjamin, was son of Colonel John Waller, of "Newport," Spottsylvania county, and was born October 1, 1710. He was a lawyer of distinction, removed when a young man to Williamsburg, was clerk of the council, burgess for James City county 1744-1761, and a judge of the state admir- alty and the state general courts, 1776- 1785. He died May 1, 1786. He married Martha Hall (1728-1780).
Waller, John, was third son of John Wal- ler, M. D., of Newport Pagnel, Bucking- hamshire, England, which last is believed to have been a son of Edmund Waller, the poet. He located in King and Queen
county, Virginia, and was sheriff of the county in 1702, a justice of King William county in 1705, and a member of the house of burgesses for King William in 1710-1712, 1712-1714, 1720-1722. When Spottsylvania county was organized out of King William in 1722, he was first clerk of the new county. He was lieutenant-colonel of the militia of Spottsylvania county. He married Doro- thy King, and had issue six children. His will was proved in Spottsylvania county. October 1, 1754.
Waller, William, son of Colonel John Waller (q. v.), was born in Spottsylvania county in 1714, and represented his county in the house of burgesses in 1742, 1744, 1745, 1746, 1748, 1749, 1752, 1753, when he resigned to accept the place of coroner. He died January 10, 1760.
Wallings, George, was a burgess for Nansemond county in 1663.
Walthoe, Nathaniel, came to Virginia be- fore 1744, when he was clerk of the general assembly. He continued in that office till his death in 1772. He left his property in Virginia to his sister, Henrietta Marmillard, and his nieces Mary and Martha Hart, of Great Britain. There is a portrait of Na- thaniel Walthoe at Lower Brandon, in the collection of William Byrd.
Walton, Isaac Row, was burgess for Brunswick in 1761-1765. He was son of George Walton, whose will dated July 7, 1764. was proved in Brunswick January 26, 1767. Isaac Row Walton's will, dated June 19, 1770, was proved in Brunswick, October 22, 1770.
Ward, Seth, lieutenant-colonel and great- grandson of Seth Ward, the immigrant to
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Virginia, of "Sheffield" and "Winterpock" in the present Chesterfield county; was justice of Henrico in 1745, sheriff of Ches- terfield, member of the house of burgesses in 1764, 1765, 1766-1768. He married Mary Goode.
Ward, Seth, of Varina, ancestor of the Ward family of Virginia, patented in 1634 fifty acres near "Powhatan Tree" in Henrico county.
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