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Oent of the Colonial council, was born at tember 10. 1736, and was educated at Wil- liam and Mary College. He married, in 1755. Judith, daughter of Christopher Rob- inson, who soon died, and he lived abroad until 1760. when he returned and married Elizabeth Corbin. daughter of Hon. Richard Corbin, the receiver -general of the customs. He served as £ burgess from King William ccunty in the assemblies of 1761-1765, 1766- 176S, 1769, 1769-1771, and 1775. and in the conventions ot August, 1774: March, 1775: July. 1775, and December, 1775. When Pat- rick Henry marched with his troops to Wil- liamsburg, in .\pril. 1775. to demand satis- fiiction for the seizure of the gunpowder, liraxtun was instrumental in obtaining from his father-in-law. Richard Corbin, a draft for the value of the same. In July. 1775, he was made a member of the committee of safety for the colony, and in August follow- ing was elected a member of Congress to succeed Peyton Randolph, deceased. He was conservative in his opinions, and drafted IP 1776 a form of government for Virginia, which was too aristocratic in its features to suit the more advanced patriots. He, never- theless, signed the Declaration of Independ- ence, and throughout the revolution was a firm and consistent patriot. He served in the house of delegates from 1777 to 1785, and was a member of two governor's councils, from 1786 to 1 79 1, and from 1794 to 1797. He died at "Elsing Green,*' King William county, October 10. 1797.
 * 'Xe%vington/' King and Queen county, Sep-

Brown, John, son of Rev. John Brown, a graduate of Princeton in 1749, and a Pres- byterian minister, was born at Staunton. Virginia. September 12, 1757. He first went

to Princeton College, and remained there till 1779. when with the retreat of the American aimy he repaired to Williamsburg. X'irginia, where he studied the natural sciences under President James Madison, of the college, nnd law under George Wythe. After leav- ing college he entered upon the practice of ihc law at Staunton, and from 1787 to 1789 wns a member of the Continental Congress. He soon after removed to Frankfurt, Ken- tucky, where he was elected as a representa- tive of the first United States Congress, serving till 1792. when he was elected I'nited States senator from Kentucky. He was re-elected in 1799, and served altogether f('urteen years. He voted to locate the ieat of j^overnment on the Potomac. He died in l->ankfort. Kentucky, August 28. 1837. B. Gratz Brown, his grandson, was a candi- i!ate for the vice-presidency in 1872.

Bullitt, Cuthbert, son of BcSnjamin and Elizabeth (Harrison) Bullitt, was born in Prince William county, about 1740, studied l.iw and practiced, was a member of the county committee of safety in 1774-177O, and a member of the convention of May 6, 1776. and of the house of delegates in 1777 and 1787. He was also a member of the convention of 1788, called to consider the new constitution. On December 27, 1788, he was elected a judge of the general- court. He married Helen Scott, daughter of Rev. james Scott. He was brother of Colonel Thomas Bullitt, of the American revolution. He died in Prince William county. August 27 1791.

Cabell, William (q. v., i-202).

Carr, Dabney, son of John Carr. of "Bear Ca.stle," on Elk Run, Louisa countv, and

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