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 BURGESSES AND OTHER P^ROMIXEXT PERSONS

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gess ill 1652. liut the name was more likely Christopher Reynolds who came in 1O22 and (lied in Isle of Wis^ht connty in 1054, leav- ing wife Elizabeth, and children Christo- pher. John. Richard. Abbasha, Elizabeth and Jane.

Revell, Randall, a wine cooper, was a member of the ]^Iaryland general assembly in 1638, and in 1658 was a burgess for Nor- thampton cotinty, \'irginia. His descend- ants were i)rominent on the eastern shore.

Richards, Richard, was a burgess for "Captain Perry's downward to Plogg Island" in Eebruary and September. 1632, and for James City connty in 1641.

Richardson, John, was a burgess for Princess Anne county in 1692-1693.

Richardson, Richard, was burgess for New Kent county in 1 727- 1734, but in 1732 he accepted the office of sheriff and re- signed. He was father of John Richardson, of New Kent.

Ricketts, James, one of the justices of Elizabeth City county in 1712 and other \ ears, was burgess for the county in 1720- 1722. and in 1723. He died about 1726. He married Jane Wilson, daughter of Colonel William Wilson, and widow of Nicholas Curie. She married (thirdly) Meritt Sweeney.

Riddick (Reddick), James, a burgess for Nansemond county in 1715, 1718, 1720-1722. Probably father of Lemuel Riddick (q. v.).

Riddick (Reddick), Lemuel, burgess for Nansemond county from 1736 to 1775 and member of the convention of March 20, 1775. He was probably father of Willis Riddick.

Riddick (Reddick), Willis, burgess for Nansemond count\- from 175^) to 1775 and member of the con\ention of March 20, 1775-

Ridley, Peter, was burgess for James C it}- count\- in l"el)ruary, 1645, and Novem- ber, 1645.

Ring, Joseph, li\ed at "Ringfield" for- merly patented by Captain Robert Felgate m York county on Felgate's Creek. He was i prominent jtistice of York county, and in 1691, one of the feoff'ees of Yorktown. He was recommended to the authorities in England by the governor as a suitable man for membership in the council. He died February 26, 1703. aged fifty-seven, and the house in which he lived is still standing. In the garden is his tombstone, bearing his coat-of-arms.

Rind, William, was an apprentice of Jonas Green of Annapolis. He was invited in 1766 to Williamsburg by the leading X'irginia jtatriots to set up an opposition paper, the "Gazette" then published in Williamsburg being too much under government control. On November 7, 1766, he was elected public printer. He died August 19, 1773, and his paper was continued two years by his widow Clementina. In 1775, John Pinck- ney was editor of the paper.

Roane, Charles, immigrant, was son of Robert Roane, gentleman, of Chaldon, Surrey county. England, who died about 1676. He came to Mrginia before 1672 and had numerous grants of land in Petsworth parish, Gloucester county, and other places in \^irginia. During Bacon's rebellion he suffered much from the rebels on account of his sympathy with Governor Berkeley.