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BURGESSES AND OTHER PROMINENT PERSONS
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died about 1661, leaving a widow Sarah, who had previously married Colonel John Walker.

Flint, Richard, burgess for Northumberland county, 1093. but his seat was contested, and he was unseated.

Flint, Lieutenant Thomas, came to Virginia in 1618, burgess for Warwick River, 1629, 1629-1630; for Keith's Creek, 1631 ; for Stanley Hundred, 1632; for Denbigh, 1632-1633; for Warwick county, 1642-1643, 1647; commissioner for Warwick River, 1631. He married Mary——. In 1628 he received 1,000 acres on Warwick river for importing twenty persons into the colony.

Flinton, Pharoah, gentleman, came to Virginia in 1612. settled in Elizabeth City, where he patented land between Newport News and Blunt Point in 1624.

Flood, John, came to Virginia in 1610, his wife Margaret in 1620; in 1616 was one of Rev. Alexander Whitaker's men at Charles City, living at Jordan's Journey in 1625; burgess for Flower Dewe Hundred in 1630 and for Westover, Flower Dewe Hundred and Weyanoke in 1632; settled about 1638 on the south side of James river in Surry county, near "Four Mile Tree"; burgess for James City county in 1642, 1645. Indian interpreter, 1646; burgess for James City county, 1652, 1656. Captain in 1642, lieutenant-colonel, 1652. He died in Surry county, 1661. His son Captain Thomas Flood succeeded him as interpreter. He married Fortune Jordan, sister of Colonel George Jordan.

Flournoy, Jacob, son of Jaques Flournoy, of Geneva, Switzerland, was born January 5, 1663. He was a Huguenot, who came to Virginia in 1700, and settled with other persons of same religious views at Manakintown, above Richmond. He had a nephew John James Flournoy. who also settled in Virginia.

Flournoy, John James, born November 17, 1686, was son of Jaques Flournoy, of Geneva, and Julia Eyraud, his wife, came to Virginia about 1717, and settled at Williamsburg, where he married Elizabeth, daughter of James Williams, and widow of Orlando Jones. He was nephew of Jacob Flournoy, immigrant.

Floyd, Charles, was a burgess from Northampton in the session of November 16, 1714. and in the assembly of 1718.

Folliott, Rev. Edward, son of Sir John Folliott and Elizabeth Aylmer, daughter of John Aylmer, Bishop of London, was born in 1610, matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford, April 13, 1632, and was rector of Alderton, Northamptonshire, in 1634 and until it was sequestered by parliament. He came to Virginia before 1652. In 1660 he was minister of Marston parish in York county, and afterwards of York parish. He left two daughters: 1.Elizabeth Folliott who married (first) Josias Moody, and (secondly) Captain Charles Hansford. 2. Mary, who married (first) Dr. Henry Power, and (secondly) John Seal.

Follis, "Mr. Thomas," was a burgess from James City in the assembly of 1641.

Fontaine, Francis, a French Huguenot, son of Rev. James Fontaine, who was born at Jenouelle. France, and grandson of James Fontaine, pastor of Vaux and Royan. He was born September 16, 1697, was minister of the French settlement at Manakintown,