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and widow of John Chichester. He died July 2S. 1784.

Payne, Josias, son of George Payne and Mary Woodson, his wife, was born October 30, 1705. He married Anna Fleming, and was burgess for Goochland in 1761-1765. and 1 766- 1 769. He removed to Pittsylvania county, and died there in IJ^S-

Feachey, Samuel, son of Robert Peachey and Ann Hodgskin. his wife, of Milden Hall, Suffolk. England. He came to Vir- ginia in 1659. was justice of Richmond county, and in 1704 lieutenant-colonel of the militia. He died about 1712. He was great-grandfather of William Peachey. colo- nel of the 5th X'irginia Regiment in the war of the revolution.

Fead, Rev. Duell, came from England in 1683 and was minister of Christ Church. Middlesex county, and held the charge seven years. He then returned to England, and became minister, it is believed, of New- land St. Lawrence, county Essex. England.

Pecke, Thomas, a merchant at Skiffe's Creek. Warwick county, in 1659. He was son of Mr. H. Pecke. of London. England.

Feeine, William, was a burgess in March, 1624.

Peirse, Thomas, sergeant-at-arms of the first general assembly at Jamestown. July 30. 161 9.

Pelham, Peter, son of Peter Pelham. an early New England artist, committee clerk of the house of burgesses, organist for Bru- ton Church, living in 1776. father of Peter Pelham. Jr.. clerk of l>runswick county.

Pendleton, Henry, son of James Pendle-

ton, descendant from Philip Pendleton, who was born in Norwich, England, in 1650, aixl came to Virginia in 1674. He was bur- gess for Culi)eper county in 17(^)9-1771, 1772- 1774. and 1 775- 1 776, and member of all the conventions of 1774 and 1775. He was nephew of the famous statesman of the revolution. Edmund Pendleton.

Pepiscumah, or Pipsico, a chief u\ the Ouiyoughcohannocks on James river in i6c8. His name is still preserved in that of a place in Surry county, called "" Pipsico."

Peppet, Lieutenant Gilbert, was living at Mower de Hundred in 1624; in 1627 had 250 acres at the mouth of Warwick, adjoining Stanley Hundred; burgess in 1625.

Perkins, Peter, was a burgess for Pittsyl- \^inia county in 1775-1776, and a member of

the conventions of March and December,

Ferrin, Thomas, son of Edward Perrin, merchant of Bristol, was living in Glouces- ter county, X'irginia, in 1686. He married

Elizabeth. and was father of Captain

John Perrin. of Sarah's Creek, who died Noveml)er 2. 1752.

Ferrott, Richard, was a resident of York county in 1^)47. In 1657 he was appointed sheriff of Lancaster, and in 1670 sheriff of Middlesex county. He was presiding mag- istrate of the latter county, and burgess in the assemblies of October 10, 1676, and Oc- tober 10. 1677. He died November 11, 1686, leaving sons Richard ( q. v.) and Henry Perrott, who was the first American t' enter Gray's Inn, 1674. Seals of the Perrotts at Middlesex courthouse bear three pears for arms.