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Ingles, Mungo, a native of Scotland, born in 1^157. died in ijmj; master oi arts of the I ni\ersit\- of Kdinhuri^h and brouj^ht o\er h) N'irginia as master of the grammar school of the college of William and Mary by JVesident Illair, when he returned with the charter in i<'>93. He served till 1705 when he resigned because of dif^culty with Dr. r.lair; Init in 1716 he was reelected and served till his death in 1719. He \vas one of the first feoffees of \\'illiamsl)urg and a justice of James City county. He married in Virginia. Ann. daughter of Colonel James r.ray. of the council, hlis son James was clerk of Isle of Wight from 1729 to 1732.

Ingram, Joseph, came to N'irginia in 1675 with Sir Thomas ( irantham. He was a young man of standing in England, and had the title of "Esquire." After Bacon's death he was elected general of the rebels, and met with much success in defeating Sir William Berkeley's forces, (irantham per- suaded him to make terms by surrendering West Point, a Bacon stronghold, and from that moment, January 16. 1676. the rebel- lion colla])sed.

Innes, Hugh, was a burgess for Pittsyl- vania county m May. 1769. 1769-1771, 1772- 1774. He was one of the justices of that county.

Innis, ?lenry. was the son of Re\-. I\.oi)ert Innis. and was born in Caroline county, \ ir- gmia. January 4. 1752. He studied law, and or, coming of age removed to Bedford county. X'irginia. 1 fere he served as eschea- tor ( 1779) and in 1781 was commissioner of the specific tax and commissary of the I'.edford militia. In 1782 he was aj)pointed commissioner for the district composed of the counties of Bedford, Campbell. Char-

lotte. Halifax. Henry and I 'itts\ Ivania. in Noveml)er. 1784. Mr. liniis was elected by the legislature, attorney general for the western district of Mrginia, but early in the vear 1785 he removed to Kentucky, where he served as attorney general. He died September 20. 1826. He was brother of Captain James Innis. attorney general of X'irginia.

Irvine, Alexander, qualified as professor ^^\ natural philosophy and mathematics in William and Mary College in 1729. In 1728 he ran the dividing line between X'irginia
 * ui(l Xortli Carolina.

Isham, Henry, son of William I sham, of 1 Bedfordshire. England, and his wife ^lary, sister of Sir Edward Brett, of Blendenhall, count) Kent. England, came to Virginia about i56. where he had a grant of land. Settled at I'.ermuda Hundred, where he married Katherine, widow oi Joseph Royall of Henrico county, and had: i. Henry, wdio died unmarried. 2. Mary, who married William Randolph. 3. Elizabeth, who mar- ried Colonel Francis Eppes of Henrico. A fine impression of the Isham arms, on a red wax seal, is attached to a paper at Henrico court house.

Iverson, Abraham, was a burgess from Tiloucester county in the assembly of 1653.

Jackson, Rev. Andrew, was minister in Lancaster county, succeeding John Ber- trand. lie came from Belfast, Ireland, and h;ul probably been a Presbyterian minister. I le died in 1710.

Jackson, John, was a burgess from Mar- tm's Hundred in the assembly of 1619, and from James City Island in the assembl}- of 1632.