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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... ADAMS. New Kent county. Arms: Ermine three cats passant in pale azure. Ebenezar Adams, gent., of St. Peter's parish, New Kent, was in Va. ante. 1714; died 13 June, 1735. He was the son of Richard Adams of Abridge, Essex, Eng., citizen and merchant tailor of London, and his wife Anne. From her will which is filed in the Preg. Court of Canterbury, London, 8 Oct., 1734, she styles herself widow. Ebenezar Adams, married about 1718, Tabitha, dau. of Richard Cocke of Bremo, Va. Their sixth child, Thomas Adams, born about 1730 in New Kent, died 1788 in Augusta county, used on his seal the arms of Adams of London, a branch of the county Salop family. ALLEN. Surry county. Arms: Per chevron gules and ermine, in chief two lions' heads erased or. Crest: A horse's head. Arthur Allen, the immigrant, born 1602, died 1670; patented 200 acres in 1649, between Lawnes and Lower Chippoakes Creeks. He built the house known as "Bacons Castle." His wife was Alice, sister of Daniel Tucker of York county. Their son, Major Arthur Allen, Speaker of the House of Burgesses, married Katherine, daughter of Captain Lawrence Baker of Surry county. The will of Arthur 2nd was proved in Surry, 5 Sept., 1710. He had issue, Elizabeth, John, Katherine, James, Arthur, Ann, Mary, and Joseph Allen. The son John Allen, will proved 5 March, 1741, married Elizabeth, born 1697, died 1738, daughter of William Bassett, of the Council of Va. Upon Elizabeth Allen's tombstone at Claremont, Surry, are found the arms of Allen, impaling Bassett, the latter being," argent, three bars wavy gules. The arms of the Virginia family are the same as those of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and London families, with the exception of the crest, which in the English arms has the "horse's head issuing from a ducal coronet." BRAY...
