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 BURGESSES AND OTHER PROMIXEXT PERSON'S

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Gale, Thomas, was a buri^^css from Isle of Wight in the assembly of 1752-1755.

Gait, Dr. John M., was son of Samuel Cialt, a covenanter, of Lontlonderry. Ireland, who came to Virginia about 1735, and mar- ried Lucy Servant, lie was born in 1744, was educated at William and Mary College and studied medicine at Edinburgh and Paris, 1765-66-67. He was for a time a sur- geon with the Hudson Bay Company, set- tled in Williamsburg, Virginia, and was vestryman of P)ruten parish church. In 1774 he w^as one of the committee of safety for Williamsburg. During the American w^ar he had charge of the sick soldiers in the hospitals in and around Williamsburg. He married Judith Craig, daughter of Alex ander Craig and Mary Manpin. his wife. He died in 1808.

Galthorpe, Stephen, sailed with the first settlers to Virginia in 1606. In the West Indies he attempted to raise a mutiny among the passengers. He died during the summer at Jamestow^n, August 15, 1607.

Gany, William, came to \'irginia in 1616, arid his wife Ann came in 1620. In 1624, aged thirty-three, he was living at Elizabeth City. In 1635 he obtained a patent for land in Accomac, due him on account of the per- sonal adventure of his wife Ann, son Wil- liam, daughter Ann, brother Henry Gany, and the importation of twenty-one ser- vants.

Gardner, Captain Thomas, had command in 1673 o^ ^^s majesty's hired ship The Bar- naby. In 1676 he was in command of The Adam and Eve stationed in James river and captured Bacon when he came to take part in the assembly after his first march

against the Indians. This caused his ar- rest during IJacon's assem])l)- and his being imprisoned and fined.

Garnett, James, son of John Garnett, of Essex county, was a burgess from Essex county in 1741 and in the assembly of 1742- 1747. lie married Elizabeth Muscoe, daughter of Salvator Muscoe, a lawyer and burgess, and his will was proved in Essex county. July 15, 1765. He was father of Muscoe Garnett, who married Grace Fen- ton Mercer, daughter of John Mercer, the celebrated lawyer.

Gaskins, Thomas, son of Thomas Gas- kins and Mary Conway, daughter of Colo- nel Edwin Conway, was burgess for North- umberland county in 1766-1768; lieutenant- colonel, justice, etc. He married Sarah Eus- tace, and was father of Thomas Gaskins, lieutenant-colonel of the Fourth Virginia Regiment in the revolution. His will was proved April 12, 1785.

Glasscock, Thomas, member of an in- tiuential family of Richmond county, was burgess for that county in the assembly of May. 1769.

George, John, patented, in 1635, 900 acres on Hay ley's Creek in Prince George county, due for the importation of his wife Jane and seventeen other persons. He was after- wards a prominent citizen of Isle of Wight county, for which he was burgess in 1647 and 1652 ; lieutenant-colonel of militia, etc He died in 1678.

Garrard, Dr. Thomas, an early emigrant to Maryland, where he was for a long time member of the council. His first wife was Susanna, daughter of Justinian Snow,