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Conway and Martha Eltonhcad, his wife. He was clerk of Middlesex county from 1716 till his death December 3. 1732. He married Klizabeth P.everley. daughter of Major Harry Beverley.

Stanup, John, son of Captain John Stan- up. of York county, who died in 1694; was a burgess for New Kent county in 1710- 1712, 1715 and 1718.

Starke, Boiling, son of William Stark, and Mary Boiling, his wife, was born Sep- tember 20, 1733; burgess for Dinwiddie county in the assemblies of May, 1769 and 1 769- 1 77 1 and of the convention of May, 1776. which declared independence. He was afterwards a member of the house of dele- gates, of the governor's council ; and state auditor. He died in Richmond in January, 178S.

Starke, John, merchant, of New Kent countv. Virginia, was son of Thomas Starke, a rich London merchant. He pat- ented land in King William and King and Oueen counties in 1688, and was probably ancestor of the Starkes of Hanover county, \'irginia, formerly a part of New Kent.

Starke, Richard, son of William and Mary i'.cjlling Starke, was bred a lawyer. He com- ])iled Starke's "Justice of the Peace," and was committee clerk of the house of bur- gesses. He died in 1772, leaving "a numer- ous and distressed family."

Starke, William, son of Dr. Richard Starke and Rebecca, his wife, lived in York county. Virginia, where he was one of the justices of the county court. In 171 1 he joined with others in establishing a school house, and gave a quarter of an acre of land for the site. He married Mary I'olling.

Stephens, George, was a burgess for James City county in 1645, 1652.

Stephens, Major Philip, a cavalier of^cer, who came with Major Henry Norwood to j

X'irginia in 1649, and in 1650 received from the council of state of England fifty pounds 1

f(r his sufiferings in X'irginia. He died in j

^'ork county, Virginia, in 1658. where his estate was outcried.

Stith, Drury, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Drury Stith and Elizabeth Buckner, was born alxnit 1718 and died in 1770. He was sur\eyor of Brunswick county (1740, 1751), ^

sheriff 1757, justice (1747, 1756, etc.), major of horse 1746, colonel of foot 1753, and colo- nel of the county militia 1759. He was a burgess for his county in 1748-1756. He ;

died in 1770. He married (first) Martha

, (second) Elizabeth Jones, widow^ of ,

Thomas Eldridge. i

Stith, Drury, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Drury Stith and Susanna Bathurst, his wife, was born about 1695, lived for some time ^ in Prince George county, and later in Bruns- wick county. In 1726 he was a justice of Prince George county and in 1727 a cap- tain in the militia, but he was lieutenant- colonel before 1735. He cjualified as clerk of Brunswick county, May 11, 1732, and he 1

was also county surveyor. He was inter- ested in a copper mine. lie married Eliza- j beth Buckner, and died in 1740. leaving issue r^rury Stith (see above).

Stith, Drury, was son of Major John Stith, of Charles City county, and patented land i" 1703. He was one of the justices of the j

county (1714), sheriff 1719, 1714-1725. and county surveyor 1720. He was lieutenant- !

colonel of the militia and in 1704-05 burgess