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London, was a resident of X'iri^inia in 1647. He was a brother ui Riehniontl Terrell and of William Terrell, who also came to \'ir- ginia. He died in 1677.

Terry, Nathaniel, was burs^i^ess for Hali- fax county in 1758-1761, 1761-1765. 1766- 1768. 1 769- 1 77 1. 1 772- 1 774. 1775. and was a member of the conventions of 1774- I775 and 17 /(^.

Thacker, Edwin, son of Henry Thacker, and Eltonhead Conway, was born August 19. 1663; was burgess for Middlesex county at the assemblies of 1700- 1702 and 1703- 1705. but died in 1704.

Thelaball, James, a French Protestant, came to \'irginia about 1648; was a member of the court of Lower Norfolk county : a vestryman, church warden and sheriff, and was naturalized l)y the council in 1683. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Ma- son, and his will, dated April 9. 1693. '^'^''^s proved September 15. 1693.

Thomas, Cornelius, was burgess for Am- herst county in the assemblies of 1761-1765. 1766-1768, 1769. 1769-1771 ; a justice of the peace, captain of militia, church warden. He married and had John, who went to Albemarle county ; Cornelius : Elizabeth, married John Wood ; Lucy, married James Lewis : Sally, married Thomas Moon.

Thomas, William, was a burgess for Surry county in 1652 and 1656.

Thomson, Stevens, was son of Sir Wil- liam Thomson, sergeant-at-law ; was ad- mitted to the Middle Temple in 1688, and in 1704 was appointed in England attorney- general for \^irginia. succeeding Benjamin Harrison. He arrived in \'irginia not long

after. A memorial of his opinions has come down to us with the famous case of Grace Sherwood, of Princess Anne county, wdio was tried for witchcraft. He died about 1714, leaving a daughter Anne, who married Colonel George Mason, father of George Mason, the famous statesman of the Amer- ican revolution.

Thompson, Andrew, burn at Stoneblue, in Scotland, in 1674, came to \'irginia in 1712. and was minister of Elizabeth City parish till his death. September I. 1719, in the forty-sixth year of his age. Adminis- tration was granted in England on his estate April 9. 1724. to his brother. Dr. Alexander Thompson.

Thompson, George, son of Ralph Thom- son, of Chestnut, in Hertfordshire, born in 1603 ; came to X'irginia, 1625 ; burgess for Elizabeth City county, 1629 ; lieutenant against the Indians, 1629; one of the jus- tices of Elizabeth City county, 1629; living in London in 1639, when with his brother Maurice and other merchants he patented Berkeley Hundred, purchased of the origi- nal propriet<3rs. His sister Mary married Captain William Tucker, of Elizabeth City, X'irginia.

Thompson, John, was son of Rev. Wil- liam rhompson, of Surry and Westmore- land counties, V'irginia. who came to \'ir-- ginia in. or shortly before, 1662. He was a member of the house of burgesses for Surry in 1692. 1695 and 1696. He married Eliza- beth, widow first of John Salway, of Surry, and second of Joseph Maiden, of Surry. He died in i'')99. without issue.

Thompson, Maurice, came to Virginia in 1620; son of Ralph Thomson, of Chestnut,