The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16

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mouth of small creek flowing out
of river At same date, 1912, Roger
Simmons $50 acres forks OF severn
River. called Eagles Nest" VIII of
page 1913. mentions his brother
Thomas Simons, deceased of whom he
was heir: son, Richard. in England,
and his brother. Francis Wills. and
Mr.. Thomas Curtis. executor. Edward
Simmons lived later in Petsworth Par
ish also.
1652-Peter Ransone. 1.1oo acres
North River, cast side, granted by the
Grand Assembly UIening L.. 375). His
sons were James, George and William
George Ransone was master (lT2A of
the Peasley Free school. in Gloucester.
enormously printed "Peachey Free
School" This school was founded 1915
by Henry Peasley. whose mother. SUI
sannah Peasley, married, i647. Mordecai
Cooke.
f659-Richard Dudley $50 acres east
sidc of river. at Blackwater Creek and
Pine Point Creek
l66i-Robert Bryan, 276 acres north
side of Burt's Creek He owned lot 10
In Miles Cary's plat of Gloucester Town,
| 1907
16s4-Robert Coleman, 10 acres on
main branch of Burts Creek, joining
Daniel Clark and Richard Forster. He
was ancestor OF many Coleman families
in Virginia. Abingdon Parish Register
contains a list of his children, grand
children and some OF his great grand
children.
| 16s5-Thomas Todd 700 acres. This
Is Tod6sb The Todd family has
often before been mentioned in this
column.
! ls65-Robert Bristow (born ls4s),
3as acres on North River. beginning at
a crock which divides him from Thomas
Morris, and also ls4 acres on Ware
River. and in 1873. Major Robert Bris-
tow" $50 acres near mouth of North
! River. on east side In last sundays
! Ware River grants his name was err
| ronecusly printed Robert Bradshaw
l665-Ahraham Iverson. ST.. 9s5 acres
nj branch dividing him from Richard
CoS'a land. He was Justice 1856 HIS
sons were Abraham and Richard. Rich
ard had grant in stafford county, 1872.
given him by his brother. Abraham
tverson, as "son of Abraham Iverson.
deceased" This name reappeared in
the Boswell family.
| ib67-,Tames Ransone. 900 acres east
side of North River, beginning at a
! small creek. and running north to the
| land Of Captain Richard Dudley. He
was son of Peter Ransone tabove). and
was Burgess 1922.
| l657-William Roberts. 10 acres on
North River. joining Richard Bailey.
| l6G7-Richard Dudley 500 acres on
| North River at creek dividing him
from the land of Edward WEIGH de-
| ceased He was brother of Robert and
William Dudley. sons of Edward first
m - II n q
1851, and later in Lancaster county.
1854 (now the present Mddlesex coun-
| ty); descendants numerous through
out the South. In 1866 Judith Dudley
married William Elliott in Kingston
! Parish, thus allying two ancient FAM
lilies in Gloucester. The Dudleys We're
long of the Kingston Parish vestry.
l673-William Elliott. of Colonel
Anthony Elliott. deceased $40 acres
north side of North River Mill Run.
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Elliott's
earliest patent was in Elizabeth City
county 1886. for 400 acres, where he
was burgess 1871 He was Burgess for
! Gloucester 1851 and OF the Council
1858. and married Frances (died 1850.
daughter of William Armistead, of
| Gloucester. She married tsecond) Rev.
Iustinian Aylmer and Ghird) Colonel
Christopher Wormley. Robert Elliott.
| of the vestry of Kingston Parish after
1917 John and Seaton Elliott were
students of William and Mary College
1856. Rev. James Elliott minister Pets
worth Parish 1890.
i675-Captain Sandes Knowles was
of vestry of Kingston Parish He.
with George Seaton, OF Gloucester.
were lieutenants in Nathaniel Bacon's
army. and captured by Major Robert
Beverley. but pnrdoncd and released.
He was justice i69S-l1o2. Bailey Sea-
ton lived on the Pianketank Henry
Seaton mentioned in Lewis Burwelrs
will, l710. as "son in law" George Sea-
ton. OF King William county. had
daughter. Elizabeth who married Hon.
John West, of West Point, Va. Burgess
1856 William Seaton married. 1854.
Mary Kenner. in Fairfax county, Va.
Seaton Is one OF the most ancient and
blue blooded families in the United
States.
i69a-Robert Couch. seventy seven
acres joining Abraham Iverson.
l6e6-Henry Warng, land in Glou-
cester near William Roberts. He owned
lot i3 in Miles Cary's plat of Glouces-
ter Town, 1907.
i696-Anthony Gregory, seventy acres
joining Charles Jones. Henry Warning
and land formerly belonging to VIII
justice i7o2. Roger Gregory married
Mildred. daughter OF Lawrence and
Mildred (Warner> Washington. She
married (second), 1873, Colonel Henry
Willis OF Gloucester She was the
mother of Frances Mildred and Eliz-
abeth Gregory. who married three
Thornton brothers Mordecai Gregory
and John Cooke Gregory lived in Glou-
ces;er 1874, and also Mrs. John Greg
DRY.
l5as--DanieI Gavin, nfty-two acres
joining Henry Pressons Ambrose Dud-
ley and Captain Ransone
i702-Pcter Beverley. 230 acres join
ing Sandes Knowles and the path to
Eastermost River; clerk of Gloucester
l69S-l720; Speaker 1909; councillor.
1919: treasurer. l720; married. 1858,
Elizabeth Peyton, and had Susanna.
married Sir John Randolph; Elizabeth
Chorn ls9l), married. 1909. Hon, Will
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