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 BURGESSES AND OTHER PROiMLXEXT PERSOXS

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Pie was a justice, coroner, sheriff and lieu- tenant-colonel ; burgess for Xew Kent in the assemblies of 1705-1706, 1710-1712, 1712- 1714. 1715. 1718, 1720-1722; burgess for Hanover, 1723-1726 and 1727-1734. He was a large landowner in New Kent, Hanover and Albemarle counties, lie married Eliz- abeth Crafford, and his will was proved in Goochland county. November 20. 1744.

Meriwether, Nicholas, a native of Wales, born in 1631 ; was clerk of Surry county. Virginia, in 1655, and in 1656 purchased from Nathaniel Bacon the "Island house," on Jamestown Island ; appointed justice of Surrv county in 1672 and died December IQ, 1678. He was a large patentee of land and founder of an influential Virginia family.

Meriwether, William, son of Colonel Nicholas Meriwether, of Hanover county, was a burgess in 1734-1740. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Bushrod, of Westmoreland county and had issue.

Metcalfe, Richard, son of Gilbert Met- calfe, merchant of London, descended from an ancient family in Yorkshire ; settled in Richmond county. Virginia. He died be- fore 1712, leaving Gilbert Metcalfe and other children.

Metcalfe, Thomas, son of Samuel Met- calfe, grocer of Northwich. Cheshire, Eng- lanl, was born August 10, 1734. He came to Virginia in 1751 with his uncle, John Metcalfe, and settled in King William county. He married, in 1756. Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Dr. John Strachey, for- merly of Sutton Court, England, but then of King and Queen county, Virginia. Left issue.

Meux, John, immigrant, resided in New Kent county, Virginia. He died March 19, 1727, and his wife, Elizabeth, died August 7, 171 3. They left issue — John, Ann, Rich- ard.

Milner, Francis, son of Colonel Thomas Milner, was a burgess for Nansemond county in 1699. His daughter Anne mar- ried Major Thomas Gary.

Milner, George, an officer under Bacon, who made terms for his life at the surrender of West Point, January 16, 1677.

Milner, Thomas, lived in Xansemond county in 1675 ; was clerk of the house of burgesses, 1681-84; burgess in 1688 and 1691-93. and speaker during 1692 and 1693. He was lieutenant-colonel of the militia of Nansemond in 1680. His daughter Mary married Colonel Miles Gary, of "Rich Neck," Warwick county, and died October 27, 1700. He used the same coat-of-arms as the Mil- ners of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Eng- land. He died in 1694.

Milner, Thomas, son of Colonel Thomas Milner, was a burgess for Xansemond county in 1698, 1699, 1700-1702. It was doubtless his son Thomas, third of the name in Virginia, that married, in 1719-20, Mary Selden, daughter of Samuel Selden and Re- becca, his wife, of Elizabeth City county. They had a son, Samuel Milner. who died without issue in 1788.

Minge, James, was the first of the family of Minge in Virginia. He lived in Charles City county, Virginia ; was well educated, and in 1671 is called a surveyor. He took sides with Xational Bacon, Jr., and was clerk of the house of burgesses which assem-