Encyclopedia of Virginia biography, Volume I, Part 46

Author: Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935, ed. cn
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 436


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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, Lon- don, and (second) Elizabeth, widow of Henry Harrison, and daughter of John Smith, of "Purton," Gloucester county, Vir- ginia.


Willis, Colonel Henry, son of Francis Willis, of Oxfordshire, and brother of Fran- cis Willis (q. v.), represented Gloucester county in the house of burgesses in 1718 and 1723. He was the founder of Fredericks- burg 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.


Willis, John, son of Colonel Francis Wil- lis, 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 No- vember 7, 1764, and proved January 26, 1769. He married, January 26, 1743, Mil- dred Smith, daughter of Augustine Smith, of "Shooters Hill," Middlesex county, Vir- ginia, and left numerous issue.


Willoughby, John, of Willoughby Point, Norfolk county, great-great-grandson of Captain Thomas Willoughby, the immi- grant 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 allegi- ance to the king; examined by the conven- tion of Virginia and excused, but shortly afterwards rejoined Lord Dunmore. He died the same year (1776).


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Willoughby, Thomas, only son of Captain Thomas Willoughby, of the council, born in Virginia, December 25, 1632; educated at the Merchant Tailors' School, London ; mar- ried 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.


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 revo- lution, a major of militia and afterwards brigadier-general. He died in 1794.


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.


Wilson, James, was an eminent merchant of Norfolk county. He was brother of Colo- nel William Wilson, of Elizabeth City county. He was a justice of the peace and lieutenant-colonel. He was burgess for Nor- folk county in 1698, 1703-05, 1710-12, and his will was proved December 19, 1712, and mentions son Willis (q. v.) and others.


Wilson, Rev. John, was minister of Eliz- abeth river parish in 1637.


Wilson, John, burgess for Norfolk county in 1769-1772. He was a descendant of James Wilson, lieutenant-colonel, sheriff and bur- gess of Norfolk county.


ley of Virginia. He was born in 1702; set- tled on Middle river, and was colonel of the militia and burgess for Augusta from 1748 till his death in 1773. He left many de- scendants.


Wilson, William, was for many years pre- siding 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 mar- ried (first) William Roscow, and (second) Colonel Miles Cary, of "Rich Neck," and Jane, who married successively Nicholas Curle, James Ricketts and Merrit Sweeney


Wilson, Willis, son of Colonel James Wil- son, 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.


Wilson, Willis, was son of Colonel Wil- liam 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 with- out issue in 1701.


Windham, Edward, was a burgess in 1642 and 1643 for Lower Norfolk county and a lieutenant-colonel of militia.


Windmill, Christopher, came to Virginia before 1625, lived at the "Indian Thicket," in Elizabeth City, where he had several leases of the public lands.


Winn, John, burgess for Amelia county


Wilson, John, of Augusta county, was one of the early Scotch-Irish settlers in the val- in the assemblies of 1769-1771, 1772-1774,


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1775-1776, and of the conventions of 1774, 1775 and 1776.


Winston, Anthony, was a burgess for Buckingham county in 1775-1776, and mem- ber of the convention of March, 1775.


Wise, John, emigrated to Virginia in 1635, aged eighteen years, and settled on the eastern shore. He married Hannah Scar- burgh. daughter of Captain Edmund Scar- burgh. He was one of the justices and died in 1695. His son, "John Wise, Jr.," to dis- tinguish him from an older brother of the same name, was burgess for Accomac county in 1705-1706, and died in 1717, leav- ing 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.


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 Cap- tain 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 Eliza- beth, who married Captain Richard Fos- saker.


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 Gooch- land county. He left issue.


Wood, James, was surveyor of Orange county in 1738; clerk of Frederick county from 1743 to 1760, and was founder of Win- chester. 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.


Wood, Percival, a burgess for Archer's Hope in 1631-32.


Wood, Valentine, born September 2, 1724, married, January 3, 1764, Lucy Henry, sis- ter 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.


Woodbridge, William, burgess for Rich- mond county in 1715, 1718, 1720-1722; jus- tice in 1710; captain of militia ; died in 1726, naming in his will cousin, George Wood- bridge, daughter Elizabeth and son John, who was burgess for Richmond county in 1734-1740, 1742-1747, 1748-1749.


Woodhouse, Henry, son of Sir Henry Woodhouse and Anne, daughter of Sir Nich- olas Bacon, lord keeper, was governor of


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Bermuda from October, 1623, to January 13, 1626; served in the expedition to the Isle of Rhé and Rochelle, 1627-28; was mas- ter of the muster of Suffolk county, Eng- land ; in 1631 was promised by King Charles the governorship of Virginia. He owned six shares of land in Hamilton Tribe, Ber- muda, which he gave to his son Henry, who settled in Virginia.


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 Prin- cess Anne). He was justice of the county 1642-43; member of the house of burgesses 1647 and 1652, and died in 1655, leaving sev- eral daughters and four sons, Henry, Horatio, John and William, who have nu- merous descendants.


Woodhouse, Horatio, son of Henry Wood- house, of Princess Anne county, who died in 1688; was captain of the militia and bur- gess for Princess Anne in 1715. He was grandson of Henry Woodhouse, the immi- grant to Virginia.


Woodlief, Captain John, first went to Vir- ginia in 1608 and remained eleven years; interested with Richard Berkeley, John Smyth, of Nibley, George Thorpe and Wil- liam Tracy and other Gloucestershire men in the settlement of Berkeley Hundred, in Virginia. On December 4, 1619, the Mar- garct arrived from Bristol at Jamestown, bringing about thirty-eight passengers, under the command of Woodlief as gov- ernor, but his authority was soon rescinded. In1 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.


Woodson, Colonel John, a descendant of Dr. John Woodson, who came from Dorset- shire, 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 mar- ried Dorothea Randolph, aunt of President Jefferson. He died December 2, 1789, leav- ing issue.


Woodward, Christopher, a burgess for Westover in 1629.


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 Sarah, daughter of Robert Hallam, and died in 1680, having a son Samuel Woodward, who settled in Mas- sachusetts.


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.


Woory, Joseph, nephew of Sir John Yea- mans, baronet, was a merchant in Isle of Wight county, and died there in 1694.


Worleigh, George, was a burgess for Charles River county (York) in 1641.


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Worlich (Worledge, Woolritch), William, came to Virginia in 1622, aged fifteen, and in 1625 was a servant of Francis Chamber- lin, in Elizabeth City. He was a member of the house of burgesses for Elizabeth City county in 1644. 1649, 1654 and 1659; lieu- tenant-colonel of the militia.


Wormeley, Ralph, of "Rosegill," Middle- sex county, was born October 5. 1715, and served as a member of the house of bur- gesses for Middlesex from 1742 to 1764, when he accepted the place of coroner. He was twice married. (first) to Sally, daugh- ter 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).


Wotton, Thomas, a surgeon who came with the first settlers in 1607.


Wowinchopunka, chief of the Paspahegh Indians in 1607. Jamestown was in his terri- tory. 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.


Wright, Christopher, was a burgess for Princess Anne county at the assemblies of 1772-1774 and 1775-1776 and a member of tlie convention of March, 1775, and De- cember. 1775.


Wright, John, a burgess for Nansemond county in 1695-1696.


Wright, Robert, born in 1680, came in 1608. and with his wife Joan and two chil-


dren 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.


Wright, William, burgess for Nansemond county in 1712-1714.


Wyatt, 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 "Chap- lin'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 Nich- olas.


Wyatt, Sir Dudley, was a royalist officer 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," ii. P. 37).


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 rec- tor of Boxley, in Kent. October 3. 1632, and died July 31, 1638. He left two sons. who lived at Middle Plantation. Virginia-


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George and Edward Wyatt-and from them descend many of the Wiatt name in the south.


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 sol- diers of the county. His will, dated August I, 1712, was proved March 18, 1714. He left issue, Cyril and other children.


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.


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, dur- ing 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 Wood- lief (see "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," xiv, 173).


Wythe, Thomas, was the son of Thomas Wythe, of Elizabeth City county, and Anne Shephard, his wife, daughter of John Shep- hard. 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.


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 legisla- ture in 1820.


Yardley, Francis, son of Sir George Yard- ley, first of Northampton county, was ap- pointed 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 Dí the country to the south of Virginia. He married Sarah Offley, widow of Captain Adam Thorowgood, and before that of Cap- tain John Gookin. He died before 1657, without issue.


Yates, Rev. Bartholomew, son of William and Katherine Yates, of Shackley, Donning- ton parish, England, was baptized August 24, 1676, and graduated at Brazenose Col- lege, 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.be- came 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 in1 1729 was elected professor of divinity. He married Sarah, widow of Tobias Mickle- borough. He died July 26, 1734, leaving three sons, Bartholomew, William and Rob- ert, distinguished like himself for their piety and beneficence as ministers.


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Yates, Rev. Batholomew, son of Rev. Bartholomew Yates (q. v.), was born Feb- ruary 9. 1713: matriculated at Oriell Col- lege, Oxford, February 29, 1732; Bachelor of Arts, 1735; served Christ Church, Mid- dlesex 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) ..


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 Ed- ward Randolph, and died in 1761.


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 1703. 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.


Yates, Rev. William, son of Rev. Bar- tholomew Yates, was born December 10, 1720; educated at William and Mary Col- lege, 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 Ed- ward Randolph, and died between March and November, 1764.


Yeo, Hugh, son of Justinian Yeo, of Hart- land, 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.


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 1666 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 Hart- land, Devonshire, was doubtless a kinsman.


Young, Captain Thomas, son of Gregory Young, a grocer of London, was born about 1583. In 1633 he obtained special permis- sion to fit out ships and make explorations in America. He explored Delaware Bay, and in 1636 went up 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."


Young, Thomas, was son of Captain Thomas Young, who was uncle of George Evelyn, commander of Kent Island, Mary- land. 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.


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He sided with Nathaniel Bacon Jr. in 1676, and being captured by Berkeley was exe- cuted January 12, 1677. He was known as "Captain Young of Chickahominy."


Young, William, burgess for Essex county in 1715. He married Catherine Mon- tague, who married, after William Young's death, Richard Tyler, Jr., of Essex. He had a son, Henry Young.


Yowell (Youell), Captain Thomas, born in 1615 ; married Anne, daughter of Thomas Sturman, cooper, who came to Virginia from Maryland. He had: I. Thomas (born 1644), married Anne daughter of Colonel Richard Lee. He was a justice and burgess for Westmoreland county in 1688. 2. Rich- ard. 3. Anne. 4. Winifred. 5. Penelope. His son Thomas' will was proved in 1694- 1695.


Zane, Isaac, son of William Zane, who came from Pennsylvania about 1735; was burgess for Frederick county in 1773-1744 and 1775-1776, and served for that county


in the conventions of 1775 and 1776. Zanes- ville, Ohio, obtains its name from this fam- ily.


Zouch, Sir John, of Codnor, Derbyshire. and his son, John Zouch, Esq., were long engaged in colonial enterprises. The for- mer 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 Vir- ginia opposed to Governor Harvey, and on his return to England in April, 1635, seems to have carried the statement of the griev- ances 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.


OMITTED BURGESSES


In order to make the list of the members of the House of Burgesses of Virginia as complete as possible, the following names are added, with the counties represented and the years of service. Sketches of many of them are found in Volume II. under the head of the "Fathers of the Revolution." It is also to be noted that most of the Councillors have been Burgesses.


Allonby, Thomas, Elizabeth City county, 1684, 1688.


Anderson, John (county unknown), 1685- I686.


Andrews, William, Accomac, 1727-1734.


Armistead, Henry (q. v., 173), Gloucester, 1727-1734.


Bailey, William, Surry, 1763, 1764, 1765.


Baker, Benjamin (q. v., 175), Nansemond, 1768, 1769.


Baker, William, Nansemond, 1742-1747.


Banister, John, Dinwiddie, 1766-1768, 1769-1776.


Barradall, Edward (q. v., 180), Williams- burg, 1742-1747.


Bisse, James, Charles City county, 1680- 1682.


Blair, John, Jr., William and Mary Col- lege, October, 1765, 1766-1768, 1769-1772,


Bland, Richard, Prince George, 1742- 1776.


Blunt, Richard, Surry, 1772, 1773.


Booker, Edward, Jr., Halifax, 1766-1769.


Bowdoin, John, Northampton, 1773-1776. Braxton, Carter, King William. 1761-1765, 1766-1769, 1775-1776.


Buckner, Richard, Caroline, 1727-1732.


Burgess, Charles, Lancaster, 1727-1734-


Burwell, Carter, James City county, 1742- 1747, 1748-1749. 1752-1755.


Carter, Landon, Richmond county, 1748- 1765.


Cary, Archibald, Chesterfield, 1756-1776. Champe, John, King George, 1734.


Champe, William, King George, 1764


Clement, Jeremy, James City county, 1641, Cocke, Richard, Henrico, 1715.


Crawford, David, New Kent, 1692.


Cunningham, Mr. (county unknown), 1745.


Custis, William, Accomac, 1676, 1677.


Dacker, William (county unknown), 1642. Digges, Dudley, York, 1752-1776.


Edwards, Mr. (county unknown), 1745. Eppes, Isham, Dinwiddie, 1752-1755. Ewell, Samuel, Accomac, 1732-1734.


Fallowes, Thomas (county unknown), 1642.


Faulcon, Nicholas, Jr., Surry, 1773-1776.


Fitzhugh, William, King George, 1772- 1774. 1775-1776.


Fleming, William, Cumberland, 1772- 1774, 1775-1776.


Fry, Henry, Albemarle, 1764.


Fry, John, Albemarle, 1761-1764.


Gouldman, Thomas, Rappahannock, 1680- I682.


Gray, Francis, Charles City county, 1661- 1676.


Hardy, Richard, Isle of Wight, 1772, 1773- 1776.


Harrison, Benjamin, Charles City county, 1749-1776.


Henry, James, Accomac, 1772, 1773-1776.


Henry, Patrick, Louisa, 1765-1769; Han- over, May. 1769, 1769-1776.


Jarrell, Thomas, Southampton, 1752-1753. Jarvis, Thomas, Elizabeth City county, 1680-1682, 1684, 1683-1686, 1695.


Jefferson, Mr., Flower dieu Hundred, 1619.


Jefferson, Thomas, Albemarle, May, 1769, 1769-1776.


Jenifer, Captain Daniel, Accomac, 1720- 1722.


Jones, John, Dinwiddie, 1752-1755.


Jones, John, Brunswick, 1771, 1772.


Jones, Joseph, King George, 1772-1776.




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