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of Richard Thorpe, of the same place. He was a kinsman of George Thorpe, superin- tendent of the college lands at Henrico, and who was massacred by the Indians in 1622. Me was a justice of York county in 1674 and major of the militia in 1680. He died in tl'.e parish of All-Hallows — the Wall, Lon- don, in 1686-87, '^"d l^^t his property in Vir- ginia to his nephew. Captain Thomas Thorpe, his niece, Hannah Thorpe, and his cousin, John Grice.

Throckmorton, Gabriel, immigrant, born 1655, died in Ware parish, Gloucester county, January, 1737; was son of John Throckmorton, of Ellington, in the county of Huntingdon, Great Britain, a highly re- spectable family of ancient lineage. He was for many years presiding magistrate of (rloucester county. He married, in 1690, IVances Cooke, daughter of Mordecai Cooke, and left descendants in Virginia.

Throckmorton, Robert, immigrant, was the eldest son of (jabriel Throckmorton and his wife, Alice, daughter and heir of Wil- liam Dedles. and was born at Ellington, Huntingdonshire, England, about 1608. He came to \'irginia about 1637, when he i:«atented 300 acres in York county. He re- turned to England and died there in Sep- tember, 1657, leaving sons, Albion, Robert and John — the last of whom left descend- ants in \'irginia.

Thruston, Charles Mynn, son of Colonel John Thruston, of Gloucester county, by his wife. .Sarah Mynn, was born November 6, 1738, and attended the College of William and Mary in 1754. He was a captain of the Gloucester militia and a vestryman of Petsworth parish, Gloucester county. In 1764 he took orders and was minister of

Petsworth parish till 1768, when he resigned and removed to Frederick county. Here he was the minister of Frederick parish and represented the county in the conventions of 1775 and 1776. On the breaking out of the revolution he raised a company of troops and was wounded at the battle of Trenton. He was known as the "Warrior" or "Fight- ing Parson," and was promoted on his re- covery to lieutenant-colonel. He was after- Vv-ards a prominent member of the Virginia legislature. In 1808 he removed to Louisi- ana and died there in 1812. He married (first) -Mary Buckner, (second) Anne Alex- ander. By the first marriage he had Judge Buckner Thruston, of Louisiana.

Thruston, Dr. Edward, son of John Thrus- ton, chamberlain of Bristol, England, was born January, 1638-39, and came to Vir- ginia before 1666. He settled at Martin's Hundred, where he married Anne Loving, daughter of Thomas Loving, surveyor-gen- eial of Mrginia. About 1671 he removed to Long Ashton, in Somersetshire, England, and married (second) Susanna Perry, daughter of Nicholas Perry, a lawyer. In 1 71 7 he came from Boston to reside with his son Edward, in Norfolk county, Virginia.

Thruston, Malachy, son of John Thrus- ton. chamberlain of Bristol, England, was born January 19, 1637-38, and emigrated to Virginia about 1666. He was for many years a justice and clerk of Norfolk county from 1666 till his death in 1699. His will mentions sons John, Malachy and James, and daughters Sarah, Jane and Martha, wife Martha.

Tillyard, Rev. Arthur, was born in 1673 and matriculated at All Souls' College, Ox- ford, October 15, 1689. He was licensed for