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and 1680. His son, Edmund Gwyn, of (iloucester county, who an old record says was "a regular Doctor of Physics," married Lucy I>ernard, daughter of Colonel William Bernard, of the council ("Virginia Maga- zine," iv, 204; "William and Mary Ouar- terh'. ' xviii, 60-62).

Hack, Peter, son of Dr. George Hack, of Cologne, Germany, and Anne Herman, sis- ter of Augustine Herman, of Amsterdam, and afterwards of Delaware, resided in Northumberland county, was ranger general of the Northern Neck, 1690; justice of the county court ; colonel of the Northumber- land militia ; burgess in 1705-1706, 1720-1722. He was living in 1727.

Hacker, Henry, a wealthy merchant, came from Devonshire, England to Williamsburg, \'irginia, about 1720. Born 1689, died in Williamsburg, August 5, 1742. His widow Mary married (second) Thomas Hornsby, also a prominent merchant.

Hackett, Captain Thomas, was burgess from Lancaster county in the assembly of

Haeger, John Henry, born at Antzhausen, i" Xassau-Siegen, Germany, September 25, 1644. Held various positions as teacher and rtctor at Siegen. In 1714 emigrated to America and settled at Germanna, Virginia, where he organized the first German Re- fcrmed congregation in America, organized at St. George's Parish. Removed with his parishioners to Germantown, in Fauquier county, in 1721. Lived there till his death in 1733. After his death the schoolmaster, Holtzclaw, conducted the religious exer- cises.

hedford county in the assembly of 1758- 176 1. Ancestor of the Hairston family of Henry county.

Hall, Robert, was a burgess from Prince George county in the assembly of 1718.

Hall, Thomas, clerk of New Kent county, in 1676. He took sides with Nathaniel Racon, and was executed by Sir William Berkeley, who said that his pen was worth to Bacon "forty armed men."

Ham, Jeremy (Jerom), was a burgess frcim York county in the assembly of 1657- 58. He died in 1660, when his widow Sibella married Matthew Huberd.

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Hamilton, James, l)urgess for Loudoun ount}- in 1 758-1 761. 1761-1765, 1766-1768, iyfK)-i//i, but he resigned in 1770 to accept

the office of coroner.

Hamlin, John, w as a burgess from Prince George county in the session of November K), 1714. and in the assembly of 1720-22. tie was probably a grandson of Stephen Hamlin, the immigrant (q. v.). He was captain of the militia and lived at "May- cocks." on James river, conveyed to him by Roger Drayton in 1696.

Hamlin, Stephen, patented land at Middle FMantation, York county, in 1637. He after- ward patented lands in that part of Charles City county now known as Prince George, lie was burgess for Charles City county in 1654. He was dead before 1666. leaving a son Stephen.

Hamilton, Andrew, an eminent lawyer, was doubtless a native of Scotland and set-