| 词条 | John Fleming (judge) |
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[Col.] John Fleming, Sr. (I) b. Nov 1697; d. 1756.(1) John Fleming Sr. (I) was son of Charles Fleming and Susannah Tarleton, his wife. (2) Sr. (I) was colonel commanding the militia of Goochland, and burgess for Goochland in 1732. He married Mary Bolling 20 Jan 1727, and his will recorded in Cumberland, 27 Dec 1756, names sons John Jr. (II), Charles, Thomas, Richard and William, and daughters Mary m. William Bernard, and Caroline.(2) Sr.'s sons, Charles and Thomas were prominent officers in the American Revolution and his son William was judge of the Superior Court of Virginia.(2) - The remainder of the information on original Wikipedia entry has to do with (Major) John Jr. (II).John Fleming, Jr. (II), b. 1728; d. 1766. In 1756, John Jr. (II) was elected a member of the House of Burgesses for Cumberland County, VA and represented the county continuously for 11 years until his death in 1767. (Journals of the House of Burgesses).(3) Major John Fleming, Jr. (II), son of John Fleming, Sr. (I), was a lawyer and represented Cumberland County in the house of Burgesses in the assemblies of 1755, 1756-1758, 1759-1761, 1761-1765, 1765-1768. The Virginia Gazette recorded the death of this "eminent practitioner of the law" 21 Jan 1767.(4) He left a son John (III) [Captain John III d. 3 Jan 1777 at Battle of Princeton.](5) Edmund Randolph in his manuscript fragment on the history of Virginia, says "The resolutions offered by Mr. [Patrick] Henry are understood to have been written by Mr. John Fleming [II], a member for Cumberland County, distinguished for his patriotism, and the strength of his understanding."(6) - From original Wikipedia entry:John Fleming Jr. (II) was a judge in Cumberland Co., VA who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses for more than a decade, working with John Robinson and Peyton Randolph. In 1764, he worked with Patrick Henry, George Johnston and Robert Munford on the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions. - Also, as shown in the original Wikipedia entry:John Jr. (II) as judge [and President] of the Court, jailed John Chiswell [in the murder of Robert Routledge].(7) (1) Finding Your Forefathers in America. Pg. 414. and Ancestry.com. Family Data Collection - Individual Records. (2) Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, L.L. D. Vol. I, pg. 236. (3) The VA Magazine of History and Biography. Author Bruce, Phillip Alexander, 1856; Stanard, William Glover, 1859-; Virginia Historical Society. (4) William & Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, 1907. Vol. 12, pg. 47. (5) The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe, with Notes on Some Connected Families - Fleming Family. (6) Ancestry.com. John Fleming Will 1729-1767 VA Historical Magazine. The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe with Notes on Some Connected Families - Fleming Family.Pg. 91. (7) Violence and Virtue in Virginia, 1776. Pgs. 7-8. Original Entry: John Fleming (1697–1766) was a judge in Cumberland County, Virginia who served in the Virginia House of Burgesses for more than a decade, working with John Robinson and Peyton Randolph. In 1764, he worked with Patrick Henry, George Johnston and Robert Munford on the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions. His son William Fleming later held his seat in the House of Burgesses, representing Cumberland County. During the John Chiswell scandal, John Fleming was the judge who ordered John Chiswell to be jailed. References
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