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 BURGESSES AND OTHER PROMINENT PERSONS

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A\'ebb. of the city of (lloiicestcrshire, En<^- land, gentleman, who was alive in 17 18.

Webb, Lewis, son of George Webb and Lucv. his wife, of New Kent county, »vas born April 19, 1731. and was a burgess for New Kent county in the assembly of 1758- 1761.

Webb, Stephen, born at I'.reshley, \\ or- ccstershire, and baptized there September I, 1598. son of Stephen and Ann Webb, lie was a burgess for James City coimty, ihen including Surry, in March, 1643, ^^^^ October, 1644. He had two sons who died v.'ithout issue, and his property in Virginia vent to his brother William Webb, of Tewkesbury. Gdoucestershire, England.

Webb, Wingfield, was a burgess for Glou- cester county in 1654.

Webster, Richard, probably son of Roger Webster; he resided at Jamestown v.'bere lie purchased from the colony the "Country House" ; was major of the militia, and bur- gess for James City county, March, 1657- 1658.

Webster, Roger, and Joanna, his wife, v/as living at Hog Island in 1625, menibev or the house of burgesses for "Glebe Land a!id Archer's Hope" September, 1632; prob- vh\y father of Major Richard W^ebster, of Jamestown.

Weekes, Abraham, was chosen as ves- tryman of Lancaster county in 1657, an.d justice in 1666. He was afterw^ards a jus- tice of Middlesex and burgess at the assem- blies October 10, 1676, and October 10. 1677. He died in 1692. The Middlesex

t*)unty records show that in 1738 the eldest descendant l)earing the name was Thomas llobbes Weekes, Esq., of Southampton, England.

Weir (Weyer), Major John, settled in Old Rappahannock county. In 1666 he had three grants of land, aggregating 6,570 acres. He was burgess for Rappahann< ck March. 1658-1659. In 1697 Elizabeth Ganl- ner, of St. Mary's county, Maryland, daugh- ter and heiress of John Weire, late of Rap- pahannock county, deceased, conveyed. 2,502 acres in Richmond county, patented by him June 6, 1666.

Welbourn, Thomas, burgess for Acco-- mac count}- in 1 700-1702.

Weldon, Poynes, a lawyer, burgess for James City county in 1695-96. He was probably son of Major Samuel W^eldon. of London, who came to Virginia in 1675 and died in James City about 1693. The latter in turn was doubtless a son of Rev. John Weldon, minister in 1666 of the parish of St. Mary Newington. Surry county, Eng- land. The city of Weldon, in North Caro- lina, was named for this family (see "Wil- liam and Alary Quarterly," vi, p. 121).

Wellford, Dr. Robert, was born in Eng- land. April 12, 1753; he came to America in 1775, and in 1776 was surgeon in the P>ritish army. After the war. having rendered him- self popular with the American prisoners by his tender attentions, he settled in Fred- ericksburg and acquired a large practice. He married, January i, 1781, Mrs. Catherine Thornton, widow of John Thornton, Esq., of Stafford county, and daughter of Bar- tholomew Yates, of Gloucester county. Died April 24, 1823.