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Eli/.abeth City counties. Because he would not conform to the ostal)lished church of the colony, he was banished in i<)4S, and went to Maryland with many other banished \'ir- ginia Puritans. lie became secretary of the province in 1654, and was one of Governor William I-'uller's councillors in 1655. His IV ill was proved in 1672.

Duvall, Samuel, a merchant of Henrico ccnmty. was burgess for the county from about March 10, 1772 to I77. and member of the convention of August. 1774. and March 20. 1775 ; member of the county com- mittee of Henrico; in 1780 one of the com- mittee t locate the capitol square in Rich- mond ; his will was proved in Henrico. March i. 1784. His daughter. Lucy married Major Andrew Dunscomb. of New York, who settled in Richmonrl and was mayor of the city in 1780.

Dykes, James, was son of John Dykes, of AVaterford. Scotland. He was born Novem- ber 3, 1769. and married Sarah, daughter of William Roane, of Essex county, brother of Judge Spencer Roane.

Each, Captain Samuel, of Limehouse. in Middlesex county, England, mariner, con- tracted in 1622 with the Virginia Company of London to build a blockhouse on the Oyster banks at Blunt Point. James river. He was to be given 60,000 pounds of tobacco for the work, but in his voyage over in his ship the Abigail, a distemper broke out of which he and most of his men died. Captain Each owned land in Martin's Brandon. His will was proved April 21. 1623.

Earle, Samuel, was a burgess from Fred- erick county, in the assembly of 1 742-1 747.

Eaton, John, son of John Eaton, of York

county, who died in 1717. was burgess for janu's City county in the assemblies of 1727-1734 and of 1734-1740. lie was captain oi" militia. Died in 1739 and William Mar- able took his place in tlie house of bur- gesses.

Eaton, Nathaniel, was the first pii!icij:tal of Harvard College, and brother oi the gov- ernor of New tlaven. For his unchristian methods he was debarred from teaching in Massachusetts, and in 1639 came to Acco- mac. His wife and children were drowned at sea. but after his arrival he married Anne Gra\es. daughter of Thomas Graves, a mem- ber of the Dorchester church, wdio immi- grated to \'irginia. Eaton became one of the assistants of Rev. John Rozier. In 1646 he left the colony for England, where he lived privately till the revolution of Charles 11. lie conformed and preached at Biddi- ford, where, it is said, he ])ersecuted the Puritans. He fell into debt in some way, was cast in jirison, and died while a pris- oner.

Eaton, Thomas, founder of the second free school, jiatented lands at the head of P.ack river in Elizabeth City county in 1634. In 1638, he patented in the same quarters 650 acres, and in 1659 "being at present weak but whole and perfect in memory," deeded 500 acres of this land and all the housing, together with two negroes, twelve cows and two bulls, twenty hogs, young and old, one bedstead, a table, a cheese press, twelve milk trays, a twelve gallon iron kettle, pot- racks and pot hooks, milk pails, water tubs and powdering tubs for the support of an able schoolmaster to teach the children born in Elizabeth City county." In 1805 "Eat- on's School" was incorporated with .Syms*