Colonel John Catlett, IV

According to Mehringer, "Col. John Catless - 500 acres within mouth of Omer Creek on the Nortside of Rappahannock River 2 Jun 1666 for 10 pers. p. 7. Because the land grant is dated 1666 it could not have been his son, so it must have been this John Catlett who received the land

John Catlett, bom about 1622, came to Virginia in1650 with Ralph and Edward Rowzie, and sons, Nicholas and Thomas Catlett, and settled on the Rappahannock River.

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On 12-Mar-1625/6 John was christened at St. Peter's, Canterbury, Eng. In England John married (first) Miss Lucas. They were the parents of Nicholas Catlett and Thomas Catlett.

John Catlett became the third husband of Elizabeth (Underwood) (Taylor) Slaughter in January, 1663 in Rappahannock County., VA.

John and Elizabeth were the parents of Col. John Catlett, Jr., Elizabeth (Catlett) Taliaferro, Sarah (Catlett) Taliaferro, and William Catlett.

Col. John Catlett came in 1650 to Rappahannock county, Virginia, (now Essex county), from Sittingbourne, County Kent, England, naming the parish in which he located for Sittingbourne, his birthplace. His home place, "Green Hill," was at the mouth of Golden Vale Creek (now Essex county). With him came his son Nicholas Catlett, and half-brothers, Ralph and Edward Rowzie, followed later by his son, Thomas Catlett. (see patents.) Catherine and Sarah Rowzie, wife and sister of Ralph Rowzie, came later as headrights of Capt. Thomas Lucas." ... "Col. John Catlett was vestryman of Sittingbourne parish, colonel of militia and presiding justice of Rappahannock county, 1665, and with Edmund Scarborugh and Richard lawrence in 1663 was commissioner to settle the boundary line between Virginia and Maryland." A history of two Virginia families transplanted from County Kent, England : Thomas Baytop, Tenterden, 1638 and John Catlett, Sittingbourne, 1622. Stubbs, William Carter,. New Orleans, La.. unknown. 1989. Online at Ancestry.com.

He was a colonel in the Colonial Militia of Rappahnock County. He was killed while defending the fort near Port Royal from the Indians in Lancaster County, VA. He was a Vestryman of Sittingbourne Parish in Va; active in campaigns against the Indians; 1 of 3 Commissioners chosen to settle the boundry between Virginia & Maryland; Sheriff; and Presiding Justice of Rappahannock Co., VA. John left an estate in Kent County, England to provide an education for his children in England. John owned over 12,000 acres in VA with Ralph Rowzee, his half brother.

• Residence: Canterbury, Kent, England
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 30 2020, 20:59:46 UTC

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Colonel in the Virginia Militia Birth name here per tutorial.n The system reads Colonel as first name - causes problems

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"The first party to explore and reach t

"The first party to explore and reach the summit of the Blue Ridge Mountains was led by COLONEL JOHN CATLETT, of Rappahannock County, as gleaned from 'An account of Virginia,' communicated to the Royal Society in 1676 by Mr. Thomas Glover, an ingenious Chirugion that hath lived some years in that country." [Blackwell's Reprint, Oxford, 1904] "Mr. Glover's account states further that 'There was a COLONEL CATLETT that was a good Mathematician, who with some other gentlemen took a Journey to make some further discoveries of the Country to the Westwards and arriving at the foot of the Mountains early in the morning they left their horses and endeavored to gain the tops of the mountains which they accomplished about four o'clock in the afternoon, and then looking further forward they discovered other mountains, whereof they took the altitude and judged them inaccessible; which discouraged them from any further attempts, their design being chiefly to discover whether there were any rivers that ran into the South-Ocean . . .' etc. "This account continues that 'COLONEL CATLETT married prior to 5 January 1663/4 ELIZABETH, widow of CAPTAIN FRANCIS SLAUGHTER (Deeds, Etc. (1656-1664), p. 326). "According to DR. and MRS. WILLIAM CARTER STUBBS IN 'A History of Two Virginia Families Transplanted from County Kent, England, COLONEL CATLETT was killed by Indians while defending a fort at Port Royal in 1670 and by his Will he left his daughters, ELIZABETH and SARAH CATLETT, 600 acres of land in Rappahannock County, who married brothers, FRANCIS and ROBERT TALIAFERRO . . . wife conveyed to JOHN BATTAILE 300 acres . . . being one half of the tract of land left by COLONEL JOHN CATLETT in his Will to his daughters, ELIZABETH and SARAH (Deeds, etc. #7, p. 508, and 'Order Book 1686-1692, p. 25) "Land Office Patent Book 2, p. 224 "23 May 1650 - A patent for 400 acres of land is granted to JOHN CATLETT and RALPH ROUSEY . . . on the south side of Rappahannock River for the transportation of eight persons into this colony. . . . Included and listed in the names are: RALPH ROUSEY, JOHN CATLETT, NICHOLAS CATLETT." (Avant, p. 175) Land Office Patent Book 3, p. 114 "7 June 1652 - JOHN CATLETT and RALPH ROUZEE were granted 300 acres of land adjoining their first patent and among their headrights they listed: SARAH ROUZEE, EDWARD ROUZEE and MARTHA ROUZEE." (Avant, p. 175) "Land Office Patent Book 3, p. 360 '1 July 1655 - A patent for 1,542 acres of land in Lancaster County granted to JOHN CATLETT and RALPH ROUZEE . . . etc.'" (Avant, p. 175) "NOTE by CHH: JOHN CATLETT received several other large patents in that section which was Lancaster County and which later became Rappahannock County. These patents were in co-partnership with RALPH ROUZEE and with THOMAS LUCAS, SENIOR as well as to himself alone." (Avant, p. 175).

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Killed by Indians at Port Royal, Virgin

Killed by Indians at Port Royal, Virginia. Came from Kent County, England about 1650. Settled in Essex County. Colonial of Militia; Magistrate; Justice of the Peace. Accompanied John Lederer on his third exploration of the country west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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HISTORICAL ATLAS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY,

HISTORICAL ATLAS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA, David W. Eaton, p. 45: John Catlett was born in the Parish of Sittenbourne, County Kent, England, and was long one of the leading men in the old county of Rappahannock. He was a Justice in 1663, and died about 1670, killed while defending the fort at Port Royal. He came to Virginia with his half-brother Edward Rowzee. He married Elizabeth (Rowzee Mathews?) Slaughter ... John Catlett left a son named John Catlett. Colonel John Catlett patented two thousand acres of land opposite the city of Fredericksburg on June 2, 1666. Ibid: During this time [1650's] came John Catlett who was also a merchant. He was born in England in 1622. He married in England and came to America about 1650 with his half-brother, Edward Rowzee, and his two sons, Nicholas and Thomas Catlett. He was a presiding Justice in Rappahannock in 1653, and Sittenbourne Parish was named for his native Parish in England. He was killed by the Indians while defending Port Royal in 1670. A HISTORY OF TWO VIRGINIA FAMILIES TRANSPLANTED FROM COUNTY KENT, ENGLAND, by Dr. & Mrs. William Carter Stubbs: Col. John Catlett came in 1650 to Rappahannock county, Virginia (now Essex county) from Sittingbourne, county Kent, England, naming the parish in which he located from Sittingbourne, his birthplace. His home "Green Hill" was at the mouth of Golden Vale Creek (now Essex county) [actually Caroline County]. With him came his son Nicholas Catlett, and half brothers, Ralph and Edward Rowzie, followed later by his son, Thomas Catlett. Catherine and Sarah Rowzie, wife and sister of Ralph Rowzie, came later as headrights of Capt. Thomas Lucas. ... He was county justice, 1665, and county colonel in the Colonial forces, and active in campaigns against the Indians, by whom he was finally slain while defending the fort at Port Royal, 1770. Ibid, "From Virginia Land Books, Richmond": Book II, 224, and VI, 12 - 23rd May 1650, John Catlett and Ralph Rowzie, 400 acres on s outh side of Rappahannock R. GARRETT, CATLETT, WARE AND RELATED FAMILIES, compiled by Sunie Garrett Talbert Elliott Fisher: John Catlett was deceased by 1624. He married Sarah ___, Issue: John Catlet came to Virginia in 1650 ... John's mother, Sarah Catlett married second to Lodwick Rowzie, when John was four years old. The Canterbury marriage license, dated 19 September 1626 reads: "Lodwick Rowzie of Ashford, Doctor of Physicks bachelor about 36 and Sarah Catlett, of St. Peter's, Canterbury, widow of about 24, relict of John Catlett ..." PASSENGER AND IMMIGRATION LISTS INDEX, Vol. 1, edited by William Filby with Mary K. Meyer: Cattlett, John (no age); Virginia, 1653 [EARLY VIRGINIA IMMIGRANTS 1623-1666, by George Cabell Greer, 1912]. SETTLERS, SOUTHERNERS, AMERICANS: THE HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, VIRGNIA 1608-1984, by James B. Slaughter: In August of 1670, nine colonists and five Indians left Rapahannock County to investigate the unmapped wilderness west of latter-day Fredericksburg. Among the explorers were Rappahannock Justice John Catlett from Occupacia Creek and the journey's leader, a twenty-seven year-old German immigrant named John Lederer. Six days of hard travel brought the explorers to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Catlett, the Rappahannock County Surveyor, was known as a "good mathematician," and took observations from the top of a mountain. The explorers were disappointed that they did not see any rivers running into the Pacific Ocean. ... This "Lederer Expedition" was probably the first group of Europeans to reach the Blue Ridge.

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Some researches think John Catlett married Mary Lucas

Some Researcher think that John Catlett married Mary Lucas. A Mary Lucas, who is mentioned in a few printed sources stating she was the daughter of Thomas Lucas. Captain Thomas Lucas was Col. John Catlett's father-in-law .

There are some researches who believe that more proof is needed. Where is the marriage record for John Catlett marriage to Mary Lucas in the Virginia Colonies. Some believe they married in England before they came to the Virginia Colonies. There are several John Catlett's that lived in England. Which John Catlett came to the Virginia Colonies and which ones stayed in England. Needs more proof.

Where is the ship manifest showing Mary Lucas's passage to the Virginia Colonies along with her husband John Catlett and their two young sons.

Needs more research before we can say it is proof and that John Catlett married Mary Lucas and that they both came to the Virginia Colonies.

There is a will showing a Mary Lucas Catlett is she the same Mary Lucas that married John Catlett. Where is her death record?

Did she remarry or did she die before John Catlett. No one knows this information

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Source: Descendants of Col. John Catlett, pg 36 - John Catlett's wife is Elizabeth Underwood

Descendants of Major Thomas and Martha Catlett, son of Col. John and Elizabeth Gaines, son of Col. John and Elizabeth Underwood the Immigrant in 1650.

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Col. John Catlett m. Elizabeth Underwood Additional Information for Colonel John /Catlett/ Notes (1) John Catlett, immigrant to the Colony of Virginia, was christened on March 12, 1625 in St. Peter's, Canterbury, Kent, England. He was bor

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From "Virginia Biographies, Vol 1 & 2, pg 206 - Information on John Catlett and John Catlett Jr

From "Virginia Biographies, Vol 1 & 2, pg 206 reads" Catlett, Colonel John, was born in the parish of Sittingbourne, county Kent, England, and was long one of the leading men in Rappahannock county, Virginia, where his parish of Sittingbourne was named for his original residence in England; presiding justice in 1665, and died about 1670, killed, it is said, while defending a frontier fort against the Indians. He left a son of the same name (q.v.).

Catlett, John, Jr., was the son of John Catlett (q.v.). John Catlett Jr. married Elizabeth Gaines; was a member of the house of burgesses from Essex in 1693, 1696, 1700-1702; justice of the county court, 1680, and colonel of the Essex militia. He died in 1724. leaving issue surviving.

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to Virginia He patented several thousand acres. He became presiding justice, burgess, sheriff, & colonel of the militia. He was one of 3 commissioners to settle the boundry line between Virginia & Maryland. He wa

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Information on Col John Catlett from multiple sources

From "Virginia Biographies, Vol 1 & 2, pg 206 Colonel John Catlett was born in the parish of Sittingbourne, County Kent, England.

John Catlett in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 was baptized 12 Mar 1625 in St. Peters, Canterbury, Kent, England.

John Catlett in the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s he arrived to VA Colony in 1650. He arrived with his half siblings Ralph, Edward and Sarah Rowzie.

VA Marriages, 1851-1929: 1663. He married Elizabeth, the Widow of Capt Francis Slaughter. John Catlett in the VA, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 married Elizabeth about 1663. Rappa Co Records 1656-64, p326: 5 Jun 1663.

From "Virginia Biographies, Vol 1 & 2, pg 206 he was the presiding Justice in Rappahannock County, VA in 1665.

From "Virginia Biographies, Vol 1 & 2, pg 206 he was killed by the Indians while defending the fort at Port Royal about 1670. He left a son of the same name.

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HISTORICAL ATLAS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA, David W. Eaton, p. 45: John Catlett was born in the Parish of Sittenbourne, County Kent, England, and was long one of the leading men in the old county of Rappahannock. He was a Justice in 1663, and died about 1670, killed while defending the fort at Port Royal. He came to Virginia with his half-brother Edward Rowzee. He married Elizabeth (Rowzee Mathews?) Slaughter ... John Catlett left a son named John Catlett. Colonel John Catlett patented two thousand acres of land opposite the city of Fredericksburg on June 2, 1666. Ibid: During this time [1650's] came John Catlett who was also a merchant. He was born in England in 1622. He married in England and came to America about 1650 with his half-brother, Edward Rowzee, and his two sons, Nicholas and Thomas Catlett. He was a presiding Justice in Rappahannock in 1653, and Sittenbourne Parish was named for his native Parish in England. He was killed by the Indians while defending Port Royal in 1670. A HISTORY OF TWO VIRGINIA FAMILIES TRANSPLANTED FROM COUNTY KENT, ENGLAND, by Dr. & Mrs. William Carter Stubbs: Col. John Catlett came in 1650 to Rappahannock county, Virginia (now Essex county) from Sittingbourne, county Kent, England, naming the parish in which he located from Sittingbourne, his birthplace. His home "Green Hill" was at the mouth of Golden Vale Creek (now Essex county) [actually Caroline County]. With him came his son Nicholas Catlett, and half brothers, Ralph and Edward Rowzie, followed later by his son, Thomas Catlett. Catherine and Sarah Rowzie, wife and sister of Ralph Rowzie, came later as headrights of Capt. Thomas Lucas. ... He was county justice, 1665, and county colonel in the Colonial forces, and active in campaigns against the Indians, by whom he was finally slain while defending the fort at Port Royal, 1770. Ibid, "From Virginia Land Books, Richmond": Book II, 224, and VI, 12 - 23rd May 1650, John Catlett and Ralph Rowzie, 400 acres on s outh side of Rappahannock R. GARRETT, CATLETT, WARE AND RELATED FAMILIES, compiled by Sunie Garrett Talbert Elliott Fisher: John Catlett was deceased by 1624. He married Sarah ___, Issue: John Catlet came to Virginia in 1650 ... John's mother, Sarah Catlett married second to Lodwick Rowzie, when John was four years old. The Canterbury marriage license, dated 19 September 1626 reads: "Lodwick Rowzie of Ashford, Doctor of Physicks bachelor about 36 and Sarah Catlett, of St. Peter's, Canterbury, widow of about 24, relict of John Catlett ..." PASSENGER AND IMMIGRATION LISTS INDEX, Vol. 1, edited by William Filby with Mary K. Meyer: Cattlett, John (no age); Virginia, 1653 [EARLY VIRGINIA IMMIGRANTS 1623-1666, by George Cabell Greer, 1912]. SETTLERS, SOUTHERNERS, AMERICANS: THE HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, VIRGNIA 1608-1984, by James B. Slaughter: In August of 1670, nine colonists and five Indians left Rapahannock County to investigate the unmapped wilderness west of latter-day Fredericksburg. Among the explorers were Rappahannock Justice John Catlett from Occupacia Creek and the journey's leader, a twenty-seven year-old German immigrant named John Lederer. Six days of hard travel brought the explorers to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Catlett, the Rappahannock County Surveyor, was known as a "good mathematician," and took observations from the top of a mountain. The explorers were disappointed that they did not see any rivers running into the Pacific Ocean. ... This "Lederer Expedition" was probably the first group of Europeans to reach the Blue Ridge.

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According to Mehringer, "Col. John Catle

According to Mehringer, "Col. John Catless - 500 acres within mouth of Omer Creek on the Nortside of Rappahannock River 2 Jun 1666 for 10 pers. p. 7. Because the land grant is dated 1666 it could not have been his son, so it must have been this John Catlett who received the land.