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 Theodorick liland married Anne, daughter of Gov. Richard Bennett. She married secondly, Col. St. Ledger Codd. and died Nov., 1687, at Wharton's Creek. ^Maryland. He was ancestor of Richard Bland, the great Virginia Patriot of 1776.

Gary, Miles, son of John Cary. a merchant of Bristol, England, was born about 1620, and came to Virginia, it is believed, about 1645. He settled in Warwick county and lived at a place called "Magpie Swamj)."' His landed estate embraced about 2,coo acres, well stocked and having upon it numerous slaves, a store. mill etc. Cary was a collector of customs in March, 1658-59 and in 1663, and as "Col. Miles Cary," he was a member of the house of burgesses from Warwick county in March 1659-60. He was afterwards added to the council and was present at the meetings of that body June 21, 1665. and March 28 and July 10. 1666. lie was doubtless still a coun- cillor at the time of his death. June 11, 1667. when he is said tf) have been killed while de- fending the fort at Old Point against the Hutch. Lieut. -Col. Miles Cary married .Anne, daughter of Thomas Ta}lnr. a burgess from Warwick county. Many persons in X'irginia and the south are descended from him. Bridget, Joseph, ihe subject of this sketch, was born in 1628. and in March. 1657-58, he represented Isle of Wight in the house of bur- gesses, as also in 1663. The following year, he was one of the commissioners to decide upon the boundary line between Virginia and Mary- land, and on July 12, 1666, he was one of tlie commissioners to treat with Maryland upon the subject of tobacco culture, and in the same year he is mentioned as a member of the general assembly with the title of adjutant general Bridger. In 1670, he was sworn a member of the council and was present at meetings in . There seems to have been some ques- tion of his eligibility for membership, how- ever, for in a list of the councillors made for the lord of trades and plantations, the name of Joseph Bridger is marked "query." and their lordships stated that they would inquire further into the ability and deserts of Col. Joseph Bridger to be of the council. The Kmg, however, on March 14, 1678-79, directed that Joseph Bridger be continued in the council, and he is mentioned as a councillor as late as 1683. In 1675, Col. Bridger took part in the Indian wars, and in the year following, was described by Nat. Bacon, as one of Berkeley's "wicked and pernicious councillors." During l!acon's rebellion. Gov. Berkeley gave to Col. Bridger the command of "all the country south of James River." In 1680, he was command- er-in-chief of the militia forces raised "so as to be ready for the Indians" in Isle of Wight, Surry, Xansemond and Lower Norfolk. In 1(383, Lord Culpeper appointed him his deputy in the office of vice-admiral. Gen. Joseph Bridger died on .])ril 15. 1686. He had ac- (|uirtd a very large landed estate in Isle of Wight c( unty besides grants in Surry and James City counties and in Maryland. He has numerous descendants.

Ballard, Thomas, was born in 1630 and came to A'irginia in or before 1652, at which date he was clerk of York county. In 1666. he represented James City in the house of bur- gesses and on July 12 of the same year was ai)pointed one of the commissioners to treat with Maryland regarding tobacco culture. He was sworn a member of the council in 1670 and was present at sessions in 1670, 1672 and . He was included among Berkeley's "wicked and i)ernicious councillors" in the