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three sons — George, John and Samuel — and four daughters, one of whom, Lucia, married (first) Henry Boyle, youngest son of the Earl of Shannon, (second) James Agar, of county Kilkenny, Ireland, Lord Clifden ; another daughter, Elizabeth (born July 16. 1/21), married Patrick Barclay, merchant of Louisa county Virginia ; and another, Patty, married, in 1756, Edmund Sexton Perry, speaker of the Irish house of commons (1771-1785). Colonel John Martin's sons were doubtless Tories, and went to England at the time of the revolution. He had three brothers — George Martin, of Dublin, Esq., Doctor of Physic ; Sparkes ^Martin, Esq., of r.ush House, county Pembroke, England, and Henry Martin, who went to \'irginia.

Martin, John, was a burgess for Lower Norfolk county in 165 1.

Martin, Thomas Bryan, was the nephew of Lord Thomas Fairfax, being a son of his sister Frances. He came to Virginia in 1 75 1 and succeeded George William Fair- fax as the Lord's land agent. He was a burgess for Hampshire county in the assem- bly of 1 756-1 758, and for Frederick county in the assembly of 1758-1761 ; colonel of the militia. When Lord Fairfax died in 1781, "Greenway Court"' was willed to Colonel Martin.

Marye, Rev. James, a native of Rouen, Normandy, France, came to England in 1726, and was ordained in the English church. He married, in London, Letitia Maria Anne Staige. sister of Rev. Theo- dosius Staige. He came to Virginia in 1729 and was for a short time minister of the r^arish of St. James. Northam, Goochland county. In October, 1735. he became min-

ister of St. George's Parish, Spottsylvania, and continued till his death in 1767. He was succeeded b\- his son, Rev. James ]\Iarye, Jr.

Marye, Peter, was a son of Rev. James Marye, a native of Rouen, France, who came in 1729, by way of England to Vir- ginia as a minister of the Church of Eng- land. He was born February 20, 1737; studied at William and Mary College; was burgess for Spottsylvania county in May, 1769. He married, December 6, 1773, Elea- nor, daughter of Colonel William and Anne (Coleman) Green, of Culpeper county.

Mason, David, son of John Mason Jr., who was one of the first justices of Sussex county (1754) and grandson of Captain John Mason, who died September 3, 1755; was burgess for Sussex county in the assem- blies of 1761-1765, 1766-1768, 1769-1771, 1 772- 1 774, 1775. and a member of the con- ventions of 1774. 1775 and 1776. His will was proved in Sussex, June 16, 1785, and shows that he left sons — William, John, James. Henry. David, Benjamin, Peyton and Joseph Mason — and daughters — Re- becca, wife of Timothy Rives ; Elizabeth Rives, and Mary Jeffries.

Mason, Lieutenant Francis, born in 1585, came to Virginia in 1613 with his wife Anne and daughter Anne. He married (second)

in 1623-1625, Alice. He was justice

of Lower Norfolk county from 1637 to 1648; sherilT in 1646. He died in 1648, leaving a daughter Elizabeth, who married James Thelaball (a Huguenot immigrant), and sons, Lemuel and James (q. v.).

Mason, Francis, son of James Mason, was born in Surry county, \^irginia, in 1647; was