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About Mary Eppes
"1. John Epes, married Mary Kent.
Extracted from John Frederick Dorman’s “Ancestors and Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia. link
"John Epes, born about 1626, was the eldest son of his father. He married about 1645, Mary Kent, daughter of Humphrey Kent and his wife Joane. On 3 August 1653 they sold 60 acres at Weyanoke where Humphrey Kent had resided. By 1657 John Epes was living on Shirley Hundred Island, now known as Eppes Island.
"In 1661 he was captain of the company from Swinhouse Creek to Capt. Stegge’s Creek, all of Shirley Hundred Island and from Bykor’s Creek to Powell’s Creek on the south side of the river, by 1671 was major and in 1673 was lieutenant colonel. The General Assembly which met 23 March 1661/2 ordered Capt. Robert Wynne and Capt. John Eps to summon some of the neighbors with them to settle the boundary between Westover and Martin’s Brandon Parish.
"On 30 September 1674 he repatented his land on the south side of James River between Gravelly Creek, the city landing and Causin’s Creek, adding 572 acres of new land to his father’s former patents of 1700 and 280 acres.
"Col. John Epes was sheriff of Charles City County, February 1675/6 and on 26 May 1677 was appointed one of the four officials in Charles City County to examine witnesses concerning grievances in the aftermath of Bacon’s Rebellion. He was a justice as early as 1655 and was appointed one of the justices of the quorum by Lieutenant Governor Herbert Jeffreys on 5 November 1677. He was alive 4 August 1679 but died by 16 October 1679 when John Epes was mentioned as administrator of his father’s estate."
Mary Eppes's Timeline
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Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Prince George, Virginia, USA
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VA, United States
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Charles City County, Virginia, United States
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Charles City County, VA, United States
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Delaware, United States
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