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Mathews-Williams Family Genealogy
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John Ambler served as aide-de-camp to General Lafayette in the Revolutionary War, and was colonel of the 19th Virginia regiment in the War of 1812. In 1785 he organized the James City Troop, which he commanded for twenty-five years.
John Ambler served as aide-de-camp to General Lafayette in the Revolutionary War, and was colonel of the 19th Virginia regiment in the War of 1812. In 1785 he organized the James City Troop, which he commanded for twenty-five years.
Edward Ambler was, like his brother John, schooled at Wakefield and Cambridge, and finished his education by making "the grand tour" of Europe. On his return to Virginia he was made collector of the port of Yorktown, and in 1766 he succeeded his brother John as the representative for Jamestown in the assembly.
Philip Bush, of Winchester, VA.
Reynolds Chapman, of "Berry Hill", Orange County, VA.
William Armistead, of Kirk Deighton, Yorkshire, England. He immigrated , about 1635, to Elizabeth City Co., VA. He was baptized at All Saint's Church, August 3, 1610. He received a patent for 450 acreas of land in Elizabeth City County, VA, in 1636. He also received land patents in Gloucester Co., VA.
Hon. Lewis Burwell resided at "King's Creek", York Co., VA. He was Governor of the College of William & Mary in 1702. He resided at "Carter's Creek", Gloucester Co., VA. He was a member of the Council between 1702 and 1711 in Virginia.
The inscription on the gravestone for Lewis Burwell reads as follows:
"Here lyeth the body of the Hon. Lewis Burwell, son of Major Lewis Burwell and Lucy his wife, of the county of Gloucester, who first married Abigail smith, of the family of the Bacons, by whom he had four sons and six daughters; and, after her death, Martha, widow of the Hon. William Cole, by whom he had two sons and eight daughters, and departed this life 19th day of Dec., 1710, leaving behind him three sons and six daughters."Will of Lewis Burwell: Dated 11 Oct 1710, proved York County, Virginia, 19 Feb 1710/11:
(First portion of the will appears to be omitted)
Item I give an dbequeath unto my beloved son NATHANIEL BURWELL all my lands in Gloucester County to him and his now wife Elizabeth for and during their natural lives but in case the said Elizabeth
should Survive her sd Husband that then she to hold the sd Lan no longer than during her widowhood. Item I give and bequeath all my aforesd Lands after the death of my Son & Daughter or her Marrying a Second Husband unto my grandson LEWIS BURWELL now an infant & to the male heirs of his body Lawfully begotten forever & in case of failure of such Lafull Issue...then I give & bequeath the sd Lands unto the next maile Issue of my son NATHL (HIS FATHER)...failure of such issue male by my son NATHL then I give my sd Lands to my son JAMES BURWELL, dureing his Naturall life & after his decease to his second son... & the maile heirs of his body Lawfully begotten... failure of such Issue then to the Eldest Son of my son JAMES... (or) then to the next maile heires of my son JAMES... & in case of failureof male Issue by my Son JAMES BURWELL... then to Son LEWIS BURWELL (failing male heirs to son LEWIS) then to the daughters of my son NATHANIEL BURWELL (and their heirs). (Signature)Item I give & bequeath unto my well beoved Son JAMES BURWELL all my Lands lying & being between Kings Creek & Quens Creek & so up a small Creek of branch of Queens Creek call Hickory Creek... to the main Road that leads to Williamsburg... to a line that parts Mr. Robert Hide and me... to him the sd James & the maile heires of his body... in default of such Issue... then to my son NATHANIELL... then... to his second son... (failing such issue) to the eldest son of... NATHL (FAILING SUCH)... to Son LEWIS... & to his Second Son (failing such issue) to the Eldest Son of ... LEWIS (or) to the male heirs of LEWIS... (if no male issue) unto the daughter or daughters of my son JAMES... (& their heires). (Signature)
... I would have my son JAMES & NATHLs Lands Ly Contigeous together, have therefore given the sd parcell of Land unto him (JAMES) in consideration of which I give unto my sd Son NATHL in... compensation of the sd Lands the Land I bought of Nicholas Gill lying near to the mouth of Queens Creek on the south side thereof as also one Peace of woodland ground lying at the head of Mr. Rings quarter on the left hand of the main Road that gose to Williamsburg...
Item I likewise give & bequeath to my son JAMES BURWELL one seat of Land in Wilmington P'ish in James City County...near unto a place called Drinking Spring... to him (and then) to his second son...
Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved Son LEWIS BURWELL those seats of Land hereafter named viz- that is to say Farlows Neck... all thereunto belonging to Harrup Plantation & the quarter Land as it is called which I lately purchased of Mr. Anthony Everendon & Elizabeth hsi wife as alson another parcell of Land whereon William Davine & his wife now lives in James City County... & one other peace of Land in York county which I bought of Jno tullit... Item I Likewise give & bequeath unto my son LEWIS BURWELL all my Lands Lying & being in Pamunkey Neck... (in failure of issue) I give the one halfe of the sd neck Lands... unto my Godson Will: Burwell... (in failure of issue) unto my son JAMES BURWELL (failing issue) to son NATHL. (Signature).
Item Whereas I have by the foregoing part of this will... bequeathed unto my beloved Sons NATHL, JAMES & LEWIS all... my lands... now so it is & I do order and appoint that each of my Sons do quietly & peacably enjoy... the Lands so given to them... but in case either of my Sons or Son or their Heirs doth endeavor to disturb his sd Brother... by any qay or means... directly or indirectly that then he or they so molesting or disturbing his sd Bro... shall forfeit to the molested all... the Lands... given to him & I do give it unto the molested under the same restrictions... Item it is my will & I do order & appoint that in case all my children should dy both male & female without Lawful Issue that then in such case all my Lands lying & being in Gloucester County with the appurtenances thereof I give & bequeath unto the Church Warden of the parrish in which sd Lands shall from time to time & at all times hereafter be to them & there Successors... forever & for the advantage of a free school for the Christian Eductation of pore Childr & the residence of Six pore widows & their children... & all my lands in York County to the Church Wardens of the P'sh... (the same conditions as for Gloucester County) & for the residence of four pore widows & theire childr... all the Lands in James City County...wth the profits arising from them... I give unto the Governors of the College of William & mary... for the maintenance of two scholars to Study Divinity Law Phisick or the Mathematics... (if this bequest be not "Rightly applyed" then) to the church Wardens of the P'sh (as above)... (same conditions apply to Pamunkey Lands) (Signature).
Mary Burwell died in the first year of her age on the 20th of July. The inscription on her gravestone reads as follows:
"Here lyeth the body of Mary, the daughter of Lewis and Martha his wife. She departed this life in the fist year of her age, on the 20th of July."
The cemetery for the Burwell family is located at "Fairfield" (now referred to as "Carter's Creek" in Gloucester County, VA:
The inscription on the tomb of Major Lewis Burwell is as follows:
"To the lasting memory of Major Lewis Burwell, of the county of Gloucester, in Virginia, gentleman, who descended from the ancient family of tho Burwells, of the counties of Bedford and Northampton, in England, who nothing more worthy in his birth than virtuous in his life, exchanged this life for a better, on the 19th day of November, in the 33d year of his age, A.D. 1658(3)".