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Berkeley in drawing an address to Charles II. for pardon, and soon thereafter returned to England. His nephew, Robert Moles- worth, was created Viscount Molesworth in 1716.

Monroe, Andrew, uncle of President James Monroe, represented Westmoreland county in the house of burgesses from 1742- 1746.

Monroe, Andrew, ancestor of President Monroe, was an early resident of Maryland, where he commanded a pinnace in the serv- ice of Cuthbert Fenwick, general agent of Lord P>altimore. He was a Protestant, and when Richard Ingle declared for parliament in 1645, Monroe took sides against Lord Baltimore's government and eventually set- tled like other refugee Marylanders at Mat- tox Creek, in Westmoreland county, under the Virginia authority. He died there in 1668.

Monroe, Andrew, grandfather of Presi- dent James Monroe, was a burgess for Westmoreland county in 1 742-1 747.

Montague, James, son of William Mon- tague, a descendant of Peter Montague ( q. v.), was born in Middlesex county, Febru- ary 18, 1 741. He was one of the magistrates of the county and a burgess in the assem- blies of 1772-1774 and 1775. Fie was a cap- tain of militia. He married Mary Eliza Chinn, daughter of Joseph Chinn, and died in 1781 or 1782, leaving issue.

Montague, Peter, was born in 1600, and was the son of Peter and Eleanor Montague, of Boveny parish. Burnham, Buckingham- shire, England. He came to Virginia in 1621 and was employed by Captain Samuel

Mathews on his plantation on James river. He afterwards removed to Upper Norfolk (Nansemond) county, which he represented in the house of burgesses in 1652 and 1653. About 1654 he removed to Lancaster county, then including Middlesex, and represented that county from 165 1 to 1658. He was a large landholder and leading citizen. His will was recorded in Lancaster, May 27, i(-Sy)- ''^' li'i^ numerous descendants in \'irginia.

Moody, Sir Henry, baronet, was son of Sir Henry ]\Ioody, baronet, of Garsden, Wiltshire, and Deborah Dunche, his wife. After her husband's death, in 1632, Lady Deborah, with her young son, sailed for America, and after living at Lynn, Massa- chusetts, from 1639 to 1643 sought religious freedom among the Dutch at Gravesend, Long Island. Her son. Sir Henry, served in the army of King Charles L, and in 1650, after due submission to the parliamentary authorities, he sailed to Long Island in order to join his mother. Later he came to \'irginia, and in 1660 was sent by the assem- bly to New York to make a treaty with the Dutch, but Governor Berkeley would not confirm the articles. He returned to Vir- ginia and died at the house of Colonel Fran- cis Moryson, at Elizabeth City, about 1662.

Moon, Captain John, born at Berry, near (iusport, in the parish of Stoke, Hampshire, England. Fie represented Isle of Wight county in the house of burgesses in 1639, 1652, 1654, and perhaps other years. His will was recorded August 12, 1655, in Isle of Wight county, and mentions a wife Pru- dence and three daughters, Sarah, Susanna and Mary Moon.