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  2. First Families of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Pocahontas by Simon de Passe. Pocahontas (1595–1617), a Native American, was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, founder of the Powhatan Confederacy.According to Mattaponi and Patawomeck tradition, Pocahontas was previously married to a Patawomeck weroance, Kocoum, who was murdered by Englishmen when Samuel Argall abducted her on April 13, 1613. [5]

  3. Colonial families of Maryland - Wikipedia

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    Family name Related Family members Notes Adams. Charles County. Francis Adams (c. 1645 – 1698) [1] early settler John Adams (c. 1670 – 1740) early settler [2] Francis Adams II (1680 – 1766) revolutionary, planter and gentleman [1] Charles Adams (c. 1672 – 1733) carpenter [3] [4] Bowie. Prince George's County

  4. List of Jamestown colonists - Wikipedia

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    Name Occupation Alt. names Death date (YYYY-MM-DD) [note 1] Notes Henry Adling: Gentleman Adding, H. Jerome Alicock: Gentleman Alikok Ancient, Jeremy 1607–08–04 Slain by natives [10] Gabriel Archer: Captain and Gentleman Archer, Gabriell 1609 or 1610 winter Secretary to the Council (lawyer) [11] John Asbie: 1607–08–06

  5. Randolph family of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Randolph family of Virginia is a prominent political family, whose members contributed to the politics of Colonial Virginia and Virginia after statehood. They are descended from the Randolphs of Morton Morrell, Warwickshire, England. The first Randolph in America was Edward Fitz Randolph, who settled in Massachusetts in 1630. [1]

  6. List of Puritans - Wikipedia

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    The group is also extended to include some early colonial American ministers and important lay-leaders. The majority of people in this list were mainstream Puritans, adhering strictly to the doctrine of Predestination. The more moderate ones, who tended towards Arminianism, have the label "Arminian" behind their names.

  7. Old Philadelphians - Wikipedia

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    Old Philadelphians, also called Proper Philadelphians [1] or Perennial Philadelphians, [2] are the First Families of Philadelphia, that class of Pennsylvanians who claim hereditary and cultural descent mainly from England, also from Ulster, Wales and even Germany, and who founded the city of Philadelphia.

  8. Category:First Families of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    First Families of Virginia (FFV) were those families in Colonial Virginia who were European, socially prominent and wealthy, but not necessarily the earliest settlers. They descended from English colonists who primarily settled at Jamestown , Williamsburg , and along the James River and other navigable waters in Virginia during the 17th century.

  9. Category:American colonial people - Wikipedia

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    These categories include people who were notable colonists in the regions of North America which would become the United States, that were in British (Thirteen Colonies), Dutch, French, Russian, Spanish or Swedish colonies.