Colonial Families of the Southern States of America: A History and Genealogy of Colonial Families who Settled in the Colonies Prior to the Revolution |
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affairs of Church Alexander Ambler April Armistead Ball Batesville Bedford Benjamin Blackwell Bolling Burgess Burwell Byrd Capt Caroline Cary Catherine Charles City Chilton Collier Corbin Corotoman Culpeper distinguished lawyer Downman Edward Eliza Elizabeth England Episcopal Church Fannie Fauquier Fauquier Co Fitzhugh Frances Gloucester Gloucester Co gr.-dau Hannah Harrison Henry House of Burgesses influential citizen Isle of Wight Issue by second James Jane John Joseph Judith July June King George Lancaster Langhorne later Lewis liberal supporter Lieut line untraced living Louise Lucy Lucy Grymes March Margaret Maria marriage Marshall Martha Mason Miss Nathaniel Northumberland Orrick Parish Pickett Randolph Richard Richmond Robert Robert Bolling Sallie Samuel Sarah second marriage Sept served with distinction Smith Stafford staunch and liberal Steptoe Susan Taylor Thomas U. S. Congress unknown Vestryman Virginia Warrenton Washington Westmoreland William Fitzhugh
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