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BURGESSES AND OTHER PROMINENT PERSONS


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Hoggard, Nathaniel, was selected in 1722 to the vacuncy in the house of Burgesses from Warwick county caused hy the death of James Roscoe . Anthony Hoggart died in Albemarle county in 1754. This will names son, Nathaniel Hoggart. and grandson Anthony Hoggart.

Holecroft, Captain Thomas, son of Sir Thomas Holecroft. of Vale Royal. Cheshire, England, came to Virginia with Lord Delaware in 1610. commanded one of the forts at Kecoughtan. and died there, He married the celehrated Mary, daughter of lion. Henry Talbot, son of George, Earl of Shrewsbury.

Holiday, Anthony, was a burgess from isle of Wight county in the assembly of 1692-93, and 1705-06) and one of the justices.

Holladay. Anthony, was burgess from Nansemond county in the assembly of 1752-1755. Doubtless a descendant from Anthony Holiday of Isle of Wight ( q. v.).

Holland, Gabriel, yeoman, one of the first settlers at Berkeley Hundred in 1620; burgess in 1623. when he was a signer of "The Tragical Relation of the General Assembly," married twice, (first) Mary ———— : (second) Rebecca ———— .

Hollier, Simon, burgess for Elizabeth City county in 1727-1734; son of Simon Hollier. who died about 1697; justice of the peace. and captain of militia. He died in 1747. when his inventory shows that he owned forty-seven negroes.

Holloway, John, a prominent lawyer. came to Virginia from England about 1700. and was first a resident of King and Queen county. for which he was a burgess in 1710- 1712, and 1712-1714. Removed to Williams- burg and was first mayor of the city under (be charter of 1722. Burgess for York county in the assemblies of 1720-1722. 1727-1734, and for Williamsburg, in that of 1723-1726. lie was elected speaker November 2 1720. and continued to hold that office in connection with that of treasurer till his death in 1734. Mc married Elizabeth Cocke, widow of Dr. William Cocke, secretary of state, and sister of Mark Catesby, the naturalist, but he left no issue.

Hollows, John, was one of the first justices of the court for Westmoreland county, being in 1655 major of the militia. In 1654 he was a burgess for the county.

Holman, James, burgess from Goochland county in the assembly of 1736- 1740. He left issue a son James, who in 1769 married Sarah Miller, daughter of William Miller.

Holmwood, John, was an emigrant from England to Charles City county. He was a burgess in 1656 and a justice in 1658. He married Jane, daughter of Gregory Bland, son of John Bland, an eminent merchant of London. She had been previously the wife of her cousin, Edward Bland, of "Kimages." in Charles City county.

Holt, James, son of Thomas Holt, formerly of Hog Island in the county of Surry, was a successful lawyer of Norfolk, and was bnrgess for Norfolk county in the assembly of 1772-1774 and 1775-1776. and in the conventions of 1774, 1775 and 1776. He died in 1779. and left his law library to the court of the county of Norfolk, and most of his property to the children of his brother

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