| Colonel Frances Eppes b: 1659 in
Henrico Co. VA
died abt Jan 1719 Henrico Co. VA
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Francis Eppes, 3rd (1659-1718), was justice of
Henrico County, 1683 Burgess; 1691-1704; high sheriff, 1705, and
lieutenant-colonel militia. He was born i n Charles City County;
died in Henrico County, Va Source:
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"Francis3 Epes deposed 1 Aug 1691 that he was aged
about 32 years but was probably older since, as administrator of his
father’s estate following his death in Aug 1678, he must then have
been 21. He was named executor of his step-mother’s estate that same
month. From his residence he was known as Francis Epes of Bermuda
Hundred. His home, then in Henrico County, fell into Chesterfield
County upon its creation in 1749. He was sworn as a justice of the
peace for Henrico County , 1 June 1683, was sheriff in 1685 and
again in 1686, and by 12 Oct 1688 was referred to as captain. In
1690 he was one of the ‘Commissioners for taking subscriptions
towards a College [William and Mary, chartered 1693] to be erected.’
He was Burgess for Henrico County 1691-92, 1693, 1702/3-1705 and
1705-06. On 6 April 1700 he was again appointed sheriff of Henrico
County and was appointed twice more on 27 April 1710 and 27 April
1711.
"He received numerous grants of land in Henrico
County and on 24 Oct 1701, with his half-brothers William and
Littelbury Epes, received 1,000 acres in Charles City (later Prince
George) County on the south side of Warwick Swamp and the north side
of Joseph Swamp, due for the transportation of twenty persons. On 24
April 1703 a grant of 4,000 acres in Henrico County was issued to
Capt. Francis Epes, Mr. Isham Epes, Mr. Francis Epes, Jr., Mr.
George Robinson, Minister, Mrs. Elizabeth Kennon, Mr. Phillip Jones,
Mrs. Martha Stratton, Mr. George Archer and Mr. James Hill for the
transportation of 80 persons, including a Francis Epes. This
suggests that Francis3 had been to England and back. In 1704 he
owned 226 acres in Prince George County and 2,145 acres in Henrico
County. On 28 April 1711 he, Joseph Royall and George Archer
petitioned that they with Mr. Richard Kennon had in 1690 entered
2827 acres in Henrico County but Governor Francis Nicholson had
refused them a patent because the land lay beyond the limits he had
set. Their rights were lost when the State House burned but they had
obtained new rights for the same land. The Council resolved that no
patent could be granted for this land until the Queen’s pleasure was
known. He was frequently mentioned in the diary of William Byrd as
Col. Frank Epes, and as Col. Francis Epes had land in Henrico County
surveyed by Mr. Francis4 Epes, surveyor, 8 Feb 1709/10. On 26 April
1712 Col. Francis Epes, Mr. John Bolling and Mr. Richard Cocke were
appointed to hear and determine the differences between the
inhabitants at Manakintown about the division and proportioning of
land.
"His will, no longer extant, was dated 2 Oct 1719
and it was presented for probate, 6 June 1720 by Francis Epes, his
executor. He and his brother-in-law William Randolph (who married
Mary Isham) were trustees of Bermuda Hundred Town and on 2 Feb
1719/20, on motion of William Randolph, surviving trustee for the
town, Francis4 Epes was appointed trustee in the stead of his
father, deceased.
"He married Anne Isham, daughter of Col. Henry
Isham and his wife Katherine (Banks) Royall, some time between 23
Sep 1678 when Anne Isham was a witness to the will of Mrs. Elizabeth
(_____) Worsham Epes and 20 Feb 1681/2 when, as Anne Eppes, she gave
power of attorney to William Epes."
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Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Eppes born 19 Nov 1627 in
Charles City Co. VA
married 1658
died 1678 in Henrico Co. VA
killed by Indians
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Francis Eppes, 2nd (1628-78), was justice,
1669; lieutenant-colonel of militia. He was born in England; died in
Henrico County, Va Source:
http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/families/sf0056.htm
"Mr. Stanard, in his ‘Virginia Magazine of History
and Biography,’ states that Francis Eppes, son of Francis, the
immigrant, was born about 1628. He, too, must have been an
immigrant, else he could not have land claimed for him, as above
stated. Thomas, son of Francis Eppes, is listed as probably the
youngest son, therefore, born after 1628. The following, which is
the result of an exhaustive search among the English vital records,
gives the date of his birth, as well as the first name of his
mother: ‘Thomas, son of Francis and Marie Eps, born 18 September
1630.’ County Kent, England, where the Eppes family had been long
domiciled, lies directly adjacent to Middlesex, which includes
London. Francis Eppes, therefore, was evidently temporarily living
in London, just prior to his second venture to Virginia. It is
evident, too, from the fact that no land was applied for in her
name, that Marie, his wife, died in London soon after the birth of
Thomas.
"Lieutenant-Colonel Francis (I) Eppes married, in
England, Marie, whose surname is unknown, and who must have died
shortly after 1630. Children: 1. John. 2. Francis. 3. Thomas, born
18 September 1630."
A letter of Colonel Herbert Jeffreys, the
Governor of Virginia, to Sir Henry Coventry reported that:
"On the 22nd and 23rd of August [1678] some
Indians came downe uppon james River to the number of 150 or 200
in Henrico County … on the 24th some of the Militia officers of
Henrico County gott upp a party of forty six horse and march’d
imediately upp to [ ] upper plantation of Coll: [Rowland]
Place’s: The cheife officer Coll: [Francis] Epps and Major
[William] harris were kill’d and two more wounded …
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Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Eppes born 15 May 1597 in England, Immig.
1635
married BEF 1625 in England
died 1655 in Charles City Co. VA
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Francis Eppes, 1st, was captain and
lieutenant-colonel of militia before 1625; Burgess, 1631-32; councilor,
1637-55. He was born in England; died, 1655, in Charles City County,
Va. Source:
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"Francis Epes #1, baptized 14 May 1597 at Ashford,
Kent, England, died in Charles City County after 1668 and before 30
September 1674. He married Mary _____ and had issue: John Epes,
Francis Epes Jr. and Thomas Epes.
"Captain Francis Epes was granted 1700 acres in
the County of Charles City 26 August 1655: ‘E. upon Bayley his Crk.,
S, into the maine land, W. upon Cason his Cr., up Appamatuck Riv. &
N. upon the maine (James) River. 50 ac. For his per. adv(enture), &
1650 acs. For trans. Of 3 sons, Joh. Epes, Fr. Epes & 30 servants
(named).’
"Captain Francis Epes came to Virginia in the
Hopewell, and named his plantation ‘Hopewell Farms,’ later known as
City Point, the James River port at the confluence of the
Appomattox; the modern city of Hopewell now occupies all of the 1655
grant, with the exception of ‘Appomattox Manor,’ the house and
dependencies of five acres, still owned by a direct descendant of
Capt. Francis Epes, the earliest piece of property in America still
owned by a descendant of the original patentee.
"Captain Epes was a member of the Governor’s
Council in 1637, and a Burgess for Charles City County 1631-32, 1639
and 1645. He was an ensign in 1623 when the effects of the 1622
Indian massacre were deeply felt; later captain and then a Colonel
in the Militia."
Lieutenant-Colonel Francis (I) Eppes, in early
records often referred to as Captain Eppes or Epes, came to America,
evidently about 1623-24. Hotten’s list of the living and the dead in
Virginia as of 13 February 1623, which list purports to include all
settlers in Virginia in the latter year, does not include the name
of Francis Eppes. Had he been in the colony at that time his name
would have been included, expecially as he was prominent enough to
become a member of the House of Burgesses in 1625. The logical
inference, therefore, is that he came some time in the latter part
of 1623 or 1624, as he must have been a resident some while before
entering office. Circumstances indicate that he returned to Virginia
in 1631, when he was again made a member of the Assembly. The
‘Sainsbury Papers,’ composed of various records relating to the
early colonial history of Virginia, compiled in the London office by
William Noel Sainsbury, show that Francis Eppes was a member of the
House of Burgesses in 1625 only, and not again until the year
1631-32. He settled on the south shore of the James River near the
mouth of the Appomattox. Henrico and Charles City counties were on
both sides of the James River, and Colonel Eppes acquired extensive
estates in each county. On 26 August 1636, he obtained a grant of
land in Charles City County, Virginia, for the transportation of
himself, his three sons, John, Francis and Thomas, and some thirty
servants into the Virginia Colony. On 30 April 1652, he became a
member of the Colonial Council, and died in 1655.
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