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Burgess Col. Robert Munford, J. P.[1, 2, 3]

Male 1701 - 1744  (42 years)


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  • Name Robert Munford 
    Title Burgess 
    Prefix Col. 
    Suffix J. P. 
    Born 22 Dec 1701  Prince George Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1744  Lunenburg Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5176  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2017 

    Father James Munford,   b. Est 1660,   d. Yes, date unknown, Prince George Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Wyatt,   b. Est 1660, Prince George Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F6135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna Bland,   b. 25 Feb 1711, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Captain Robert of Richland Munford,   b. Est 1722, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Est 1784, Prob. Prince Edward Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
    +2. Theodorick Bland Munford,   b. Est 1710, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Elizabeth Bland Munford,   b. 22 Sep 1734, Prince George Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F1899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha Kennon,   b. Abt 1701, Goochland County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2016 
    Family ID F6137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S100] Internet Source, http://dcodriscoll.pbworks.com/w/page/38062171/Munford_%28I%29.
      Munford (I)

      James Munford; 1689 patented lands in Prince George Co
      = Sarah Wayatt; dau of Robert Wyatt.
      1. Col. Robert Munford, Burgess, JP; d. ca. 1735; Vestryman of Bristol Parish, Prince George Co; Burgess 1720-22; Col. in the Militia.
      =b(22 Dec 1701, Henrico Co) Martha Kennon; m. 1st John Alexander; dau of Col. Richard Kennon, JP, Burgess, of "Conjuror's Neck" & Elizabeth Worsham.

      1.1 Mary Munford; d. 1777, Goochland Co; will probated 20 Oct 1777.
      = David Walker; b. 25 Feb 1698/9; d. Feb 1774, Goochland Co. QV

      1.2 James Munford; d. 1754, Amelia Co. See below.
      1.3 Robert Munford, Burgess; d. 1744. See below.
      1.4 Edward Munford; b. 11 Nov 1726, Dinwiddie Co; m. Mary _.



      1.2 James Munford; d. 1754, Amelia Co; will written 16 Mar 1754, probated 25 Apr 1754.
      =(1727) Elizabeth Bolling; b. 17 Dec 1709; d. June 1777, Dinwiddie Co; m. 2nd John Banister; dau of Robert Bolling & Anne Cocke.

      1.2.1 Robert Munford / Montfort; d. ca. 1778, Amelia Co; will dated 9 Sept 1771, probated 1778.
      =(1755) Anne Brodnax; m. bond 11 Feb 1755; dau of Edward Brodnax QV & Elizabeth Hall.

      1.2.1.1 Clarissa Montford / Munford; d. 1845. Ancestress of Pres. George W Bush.
      = John Shellman; b. 5 May 1757, Fredericktown, MD; d. 12 May 1838, Savannah, GA.

      1.2.2 Edward Munford; d. in Halifax Co, NC.
      =a Elizabeth Hall; dau of Thomas Hall QV & Mary Power.

      1.2.3 Thomas Bolling Munford; d. ca. 1780, Amelia Co. See below.
      1.2.4 Martha Munford; b. 29 Sept 1728.
      1.2.5 James Munford; b. 16 Sept 1732.
      1.2.6 Susanna Munford; b. 19 Mar 1733/4.
      1.2.7 William Munford; d. 1780, Amelia Co. See below.



      1.2.3 Thomas Bolling Munford; d. ca. 1780, Amelia Co; will written 24 Apr 1780.
      =(1 Feb 1766, Amelia Co) Jane Watson; dau of William Watson & Amy Jones.

      1.2.3.1 Richard Jones Munford
      1.2.3.2 Thomas Bolling Munford
      1.2.3.3 James Munford
      1.2.3.4 William Munford
      1.2.3.5 Robert Bolling Munford


      1.2.7 William Munford; d. 1780, Amelia Co.
      =(11 Jan 1768, Amelia Co) Prudence Ward; b. ca. 1745, Amelia Co; dau of Henry Ward & Prudence Jones.

      1.2.7.1 William Munford
      1.2.7.2 Henry Munford
      1.2.7.3 Richard Munford
      1.2.7.4 Edward Bolling Munford



      1.3 Robert Munford, Burgess; d. 1744; Burgess from Prince George Co 1736-40.
      =a Anna Bland; b. 25 Feb 1710/1, Prince George Co; dau of Richard Bland of Jordan's Point, Burgess & Elizabeth Randolph.

      1.3.1 Robert Munford, Burgess; b. ca. 1737; d. 1784. See below.
      1.3.2 Capt. Theodorick Bland Munford; b. 21 Feb 1741/2; d. Oct 1772, Dinwiddie Co.

      1.3.3 Elizabeth Munford; b. 22 Sept 1733.
      = Archibald McRoberts

      1.3.4 William Munford; b. 28 Nov 1734.



      1.3.1 Col. Robert Munford of "Richland", Burgess; b. ca. 1737; d. 1784, Mecklenburg Co; will written 16 Dec 1783, probated 8 Feb 1784; Burgess from Brunswick Co 1765-755 - also served as county lieutenant; served under Col. William Byrd in the French & Indian War; served in the Revolutionary War; scholar & poet.
      = Anna Beverly; b. ca. 1724, Essex Co; d. Sept 1803; dau of Col. William Beverley of Blandfield, Councillor & Elizabeth Bland.

      1.3.1.1 Ursula Anne Munford
      = Francis Otway Byrd; b. 8 May 1756; d. 2 Apr 1800, Charles City Co.

      1.3.1.2 Elizabeth Beverley Munford; b. 27 Mar 1762.
      = Gen. Richard Kennon of "Finewood", Gov. Louisiana Territory; b. 1759, Mecklenburg Co; d. 4 Feb 1804, Mecklenburg Co.

      1.3.1.3 Hon. William Munford, poet; b. 15 Aug 1775, Mecklenburg Co; d. 21 June 1825. See below.



      1.3.1.3 Hon. William Munford, poet; b. 15 Aug 1775, Mecklenburg Co; d. 21 June 1825, Richmond; educ. William & Mary College; lawyer; Memb., Virginia House of Delegates; Virginia State Senator for Mecklenburg Co; memb. privy council of Richmond; clerk of the House of Delegates; reporter of decisions of Surpreme Court of Appeals; poet.
      =(23 Feb 1802, Richmond) Sarah Radford; b. 1783; d. Jan 1864; bur. Richmond; dau of William Radford & Rebecca Winston. QV

      1.3.1.3.1 Sarah Elizabeth Munford
      =(2 Feb 1848, Richmond) William Preston Peyton

      1.3.1.3.2 Elivira Henry Munford; b. 31 Mar 1823, Richmond.
      a=(27 Nov 1845, Richmond) Powhatan Lewis Ellis; b. 20 June 1819, Amherst Co; d. 24 July 1847. QV
      b=(8 Feb 1853, Richmond) Benjamin Howard Peyton; b. ca. 1836.

      1.3.1.3.3 Anna Rebecca Munford; b. 1804, Richmond; d. 5 Feb 1873, Richmond.
      =(24 Dec 1821, Richmond) John Sherrard

      1.3.1.3.4 Carlton Radford Munford; d. 22 May 1847, Mexico.
      1.3.1.3.5 George Wythe Munford; b. 8 Jan 1803, Richmond; d .10 Jan 1882, Richmond. See below.
      1.3.1.3.6 John Duburrow Munford; b. 1810, Richmond; d. 10 Oct 1876, Richmond. See below.
      1.3.1.3.7 Robert Munford; b. 27 Feb 1816, Richmond; d. 30 Dec 1843. See below.

      1.3.1.3.8 William Preston Munford; b. 9 Nov 1818, Richmond; d. 21 Feb 1887, Richmond.
      =(20 Feb 1852, Richmond) Frances E. Kent



      1.3.1.3.5 Col. George Wythe Munford; b. 8 Jan 1803, Richmond; d .10 Jan 1882, Richmond; educ: Wm&Mary College; clerk of the House of Delegates - succeeding his father, to whom he had been an assistant; secretary of the convention of 1829; Secreteary of the Commonwealth of Virginia; after the Civil War he lived in Gloucester Co for several years, before returning to the civil service as clerk of the committee of the house of delegates for courts of justice; subsequently served in the office fo the first auditor of the US Treasury & the government's census bureau; compiled & edited code of Virginia of 1860 & 1873; Sec., Southern Historical Society 1873-74; author of various monographs.
      a=(20 Nov 1828, Richmond) Lucy Singleton Taylor; b. 1811; d. 13 June 1835, Richmond; dau of Thomas Taylor & Lucy Harrison Singleton.
      b=(28 Nov 1838, Richmond) Elizabeth Thorowgood Ellis; b. 22 Aug 1818, Richmond; d. 10 Feb 1900, Richmond; dau of Charles Ellis & Margaret Keeling Nimmo.

      1.3.1.3.5.1 a George Munford; d. 29 June 1835, Richmond.
      1.3.1.3.5.2 a William Munford; b. 1 Sept 1829; d. 7 Mar 1904. See below.
      1.3.1.3.5.3 a Gen. Thomas Taylor Munford; b. 28 Mar 1831, Richmond; d. 27 Feb 1918. See below.
      1.3.1.3.5.4 a Lucy Harrison Munford; b. 1834; d. 17 July 1836, Richmond.
      1.3.1.3.5.5 a George Wythe Munford; b. 13 June 1835; d. 18 Nov 1858, MS; bur. Richmond.
      1.3.1.3.5.6 b Charles Ellis Munford; b. 27 Oct 1839, Richmond; d. 1 July 1862, Battle of Malvern Hill, Henrico Co; bur. Richmond.

      1.3.1.3.5.7 b Sallie Radford Munford; b. 19 Sept 1841, Richmond; d. 15 Apr 1930, Richmond.
      =(13 June 1867, Gloucester Co) Charles Henry Talbott; b. 5 Nov 1840, MD; d. 6 Apr 1912; bur. Richmond. QV

      1.3.1.3.5.8 b Margaret Nimmo Munford; b. 1 June 1843, Richmond; d. 21 Oct 1920; bur. Richmond.
      1.3.1.3.5.9 b Elizabeth Ellis Munford; b. 15 Feb 1845, Richmond; d. 2 Mar 1916, Richmond.
      1.3.1.3.5.10 b Jane Beverley Munford; b. 17 Nov 1846, Richmond; d. 5 June 1928, Richmond.
      1.3.1.3.5.11 b Lucy Taylor Munford; b. 4 Sept 1848, Richmond; d. 5 Sept 1928, Richmond.
      1.3.1.3.5.12 b Fannie Ellis Munford; b. 22 Nov 1851, Richmond; d. 28 July 1944, Richmond.
      1.3.1.3.5.13 b Robert Munford
      1.3.1.3.5.14 b Caroline Homasselle Munford; b. 2 Nov 1855; d. 5 Nov 1940.

      1.3.1.3.5.15 b Anna Bland Munford; b. 10 June 1858, Richmond; d. 14 July 1937, Richmond.
      = William S. Robertson

      1.3.1.3.5.16 b Rosalie Munford; b. 5 Dec 1860.
      =(1882) William Rhett

      1.3.1.3.5.17 b Etta Wythe Munford; b. 17 Mar 1865, Richmond; d. 24 Dec 1957, Richmond.



      1.3.1.3.5.2 a William Munford; b. 1 Sept 1829; d. 7 Mar 1904, Annapolis, MD; bur. Richmond.
      =(16 Apr 1872) Mary Frances Ball; b. 22 Nov 1847; d. 28 July 1911, Annapolis; bur. Richmond. INVESTIGATE

      1.3.1.3.5.2.1 Lucy Taylor Munford; b. 9 Jan 1878.
      =(20 Dec 1904, Annapolis) William Peterkn Upshur; b. 28 Oct 1881; d. 21 July 1943, Sitka, AK. QV

      1.3.1.3.5.2.2 Elizabeth B. Munford; b. Jan 1873; d. 28 Dec 1909, Annapolis; bur. Richmond.
      =(8 Sept 1897) Anthony Kennedy; b. 22 Apr 1873; d. 29 Mar 1937; bur. Warrenton, VA. QV

      1.3.1.3.5.2.3 William Munford; b. 1876; d. 1887.
      1.3.1.3.5.2.4 Elizabeth Ellis Munford; b. 29 June 1875.
      1.3.1.3.5.2.5 Sue Allen Munford; b. 30 Mar 1879.

      1.3.1.3.5.2.6 George Wythe Munford; b. 1880; d. 1936.
      = Sophia Tayloe. INVESTIGATE

      1.3.1.3.5.2.7 Rosalie Munford; b. 1883; d. 1886.



      1.3.1.3.5.3 a Gen. Thomas Taylor Munford; b. 28 Mar 1831, Richmond; d. 27 Feb 1918, Uniontown, AL; grad. VA Mil. Inst. 1852; planter prior to Civil War; a cavalry officer with the Confederate Army; fought at Manassas (both battles), Cross Keys, Frayser's Farm, Appomattox and other engagements; Col. 2nd Cav. Regt.; Brig. Gen. 1864; after the Civil War he was a planter in Virginia & Alabama, with his principle residence at Lynchburg; Pres. Board of Visitors, Virginia Mil. Inst. for two terms.
      a=(7 Nov 1853) Elizabeth Henrietta Tayloe; d. 30 Jan 1864, Bedford Co; dau of George Plater Tayloe & Mary Elizabeth Langhorne.
      b=(24 Apr 1866, Washington, DC) Emma Tayloe; b. 7 Mar 1834, Richmond; d. 17 Sept 1910, Lynchburg; dau of William Henry Tayloe & Henrietta Ogle QV.

      1.3.1.3.5.3.1 a George Taylor Munford; b. 12 Sep 1854, Roanoke Co; d. 14 Feb 1928. See below.
      1.3.1.3.5.3.2 a Carleton Beverley Munford; b. 3 May 1856, Roanoke Co; d. 22 Mar 1863, Bedford Co.

      1.3.1.3.5.3.3 a Emma Taylor Munford; b. 9 Dec 1858, Roanoke Co; issue: Agatha Erskine Boyd (b. 20 Feb 1893) & Beverley Munford Boyd (b. 29 May 1895).
      = James William Boyd

      1.3.1.3.5.3.4 a George Wythe Munford; b. 5 Feb 1860, Bedford Co. See below.
      1.3.1.3.5.3.5 a William Munford; b. 13 Nov 1861, Bedford Co; d. 13 Dec 1940. See below.
      1.3.1.3.5.3.6 b Harry Lomax Munford; b. 4 Feb 1867, Bedford Co.
      1.3.1.3.5.3.7 b Thomas Byrd Munford; b. 8 Jan 1868, Bedford Co; d. 9 July 1868, Bedford Co.
      1.3.1.3.5.3.8 b Thornton Ogle Munford; b. 14 Apr 1869, Bedford Co.
      1.3.1.3.5.3.9 b Louis Sinclair Munford; b. 18 Dec 1870.
      1.3.1.3.5.3.10 b Thomas Glenn Munford; b. 2 Dec 1873, Lynchburg.
      1.3.1.3.5.3.11 b Henrietta Elizabeth Munford


      1.3.1.3.5.3.1 a George Taylor Munford; b. 12 Sep 1854, Roanoke Co; d. 14 Feb 1928.
      =(7 June 1894, Stuart Co) Pauline Orchard

      1.3.1.3.5.3.1.1 Elizabeth Ogle Munford; b. 3 Mar 1895.

      1.3.1.3.5.3.1.2 George Tayloe Munford; b. 13 Aug 1899; d. 1 May 1938.
      a=(5 Mar 1926) Betty Hoffman
      b=(Sept 1937) Marie Christine Scheper; m. 2nd William Byrd Lee Hucheson QV

      1.3.1.3.5.3.1.2.1 Richard Tayloe Munford

      1.3.1.3.5.3.4 a George Wythe Munford; b. 5 Feb 1860, Bedford Co.
      =(19 Sept 1900) Lelia Oma Grogan

      1.3.1.3.5.3.4.1 George Wythe Munford
      1.3.1.3.5.3.4.2 Emma Munford
      1.3.1.3.5.3.4.3 Etta Tayloe Munford; b. Dec 1906.


      1.3.1.3.5.3.5 a William Munford; b. 13 Nov 1861, Bedford Co; d. 13 Dec 1940, Uniontown, AL; farmer in Perrytown, AL.
      =(14 Dec 1908, Richmond) Courteney Norton Tayloe; b. 15 Sept 1869, Richmond Co; fl. 1930; dau of Henry Augustine Tayloe & Courtenay Norton Chinn. QV

      1.3.1.3.5.3.5.1 William Tayloe Munford; b. 2 Aug 1910, Perry Co, AL; d. 24 Apr 1998, Richmond.
      =(7 Mar 1936) Janie Preston Lamb; b. 15 Feb 1916, Richmond; d. 2 Apr 1983, Richmond; dau of Brockenbrough Lamb QV & Janie Preston Boulware.

      1.3.1.3.5.3.5.1.1 Janie Preston Munford
      1.3.1.3.5.3.5.1.2 Courtenay Norton Munford
      1.3.1.3.5.3.5.1.3 Estelle Tayloe Munford
      1.3.1.3.5.3.5.1.4 William Tayloe Munford, Jr.
      1.3.1.3.5.3.5.1.5 Sarah B. Munford


      1.3.1.3.6 John Duburrow Munford; b. 1810, Richmond; d. 10 Oct 1876, Richmond; farmer nr. Williamsburg.
      a= Elizabeth Northrop
      b= Margaret N. Copeland
      c=(11 Nov 1840, Richmond) Anne Elizabeth Roper
      d=b(1867, Abingdon) Elizabeth Radford; b. ca. 1832; m. 1st William Alfred Preston QV.

      1.3.1.3.6.1 b Beverley Bland Munford; b. 10 Sept 1856, Richmond; d. 31 May 1910. See below.
      1.3.1.3.6.2 b William Radford Munford
      1.3.1.3.6.3 b Margaret Munford
      1.3.1.3.6.4 b Mary Bland Munford

      1.3.1.3.6.5 c Sally Munford; b. 1844.
      = James Doddridge Coles. INVESTIGATE

      1.3.1.3.6.6 c Nanny Munford; b. 1846.
      = Robert Anderson Bright

      1.3.1.3.6.7 c Maria Munford; b. 1842.

      1.3.1.3.6.8 c John Dubarrow Munford
      a= Eleanor Price
      b= Emma Person
      1.3.1.3.6.9 d Mildred Munfor
      1.3.1.3.6.1 b Beverley Bland Munford; b. 10 Sept 1856, Richmond; d. 31 May 1910; educ. Wm&Mary College; laywer & businessman; practised law at Chatham; memb. House of Delegates from Pittsylvania Co fro 6 years; Presidential Elector 1886; 1882 to Richmond, continuing to practice law; counsel to numerous firms; founder & 1st Pres., South Atlantic Life Insurance Co; Dir., Bank of Richmond & the Merchant's National Bank; vestryman of St. Paul's Church, Richmond.
      =(22 Nov 1893) Mary Cooke Branch; b. 16 Sept 1866, Richmond; d. 3 July 1938, Richmond; dau of James Reid Branch QV & Martha Louise Patteson.

      1.3.1.3.6.1.1 Beverley Bland Munford; b. 26 Feb 1899; d. 20 Jan 1974; bur. Richmond.
      1.3.1.3.7 Robert Munford; b. 27 Feb 1816, Richmond; d. 30 Dec 1843, Havana, Cuba.
      a= Christiana B. Tyler. INVESTIGATE
      b=(11 Oct 1838) Ann Elizabeth Curtis; b. 15 Aug 1821, Hanover Co; d. 18 Oct 1917, Richmond; dau of Henry Curtis QV & Christiana Booth Tyler.

      1.3.1.3.7.1 John Henry Munford; b. 9 July 1839; d. 8 Aug 1863.
      1.3.1.3.7.2 Robert Beverley Munford; b. 25 July 1841, Hanover Co; d. 1 Oct 1900, Richmond. See below.

      1.3.1.3.7.3 Christina Curtis Munford; b. 21 June 1843; d. 19 Jan 1916, Richmond.
      =(26 Dec 1867) George Franklin Merrill



      1.3.1.3.7.2 Robert Beverley Munford; b. 25 July 1841, Hanover Co; d. 1 Oct 1900, Richmond.
      a=(11 Oct 1877, Richmond) Mary Gray; b. 23 Feb 1856, NY; d. 30 Jan 1880, Richmond; dau of James Henry Gray QV & Maria Louisa Sheppard.
      b=(1886) Lucy Catesby Smyth; b. 1857; d. 1906; bur. Richmond; dau of Thomas Smyth QV & Lucy Taliaferro Jones.

      1.3.1.3.7.2.1 a Robert Beverley Munford; b. 24 Oct 1878; d. 24 June 1952; bur. Richmond.
      1.3.1.3.7.2.2 a Mary Gray Munford; b. 24 Jan 1880; d. 13 July 1880.
      1.3.1.3.7.2.3 b John Henry Munford; b. 17 Jan 1888; d. 14 July 1962.
      1.3.1.3.7.2.4 b Kathleen Munford; b. 10 July 1890; d. 25 June 1955.
      Sources
      ArlisHerring.com (Mar 2011)

    2. [S140] Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.
      THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY VOLUME 33 DECEMBER 31, 1925

      Notations of Theodorick Carter in 1742 along with John Scruggs and another notation of Robert Munford, Jr. and wife, Anna Bland, d/o Richard.

    3. [S73] Deeds, http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/93-r17.pdf.
      Lunenburg County, Virginia Road Orders
      12 May 1764, Page 32
      Ordered that John Cox Jun. Thomas Neal, William Goode and Stephen Evans or any three of them being first sworn according to Law do view the most Convenients way for turning the Road Round Robert Munfords his Plantation at Finny Wood and report to Court according to Law


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