Notes of the Virginian Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge ca. 1772

Page, Mann, 1749-1781

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Mann Page (1749–1781), sometimes referred to as Mann Page III, was an American lawyer, politician and planter from Spotsylvania County, Virginia, who served in the House of Burgesses and first Virginia House of Delegates as well as a delegate for Virginia to the Continental Congress in 1777. Born at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County in the Colony of Virginia, Page studied under a private teacher before graduating from the College of William and Mary, studying law, and being admitted t...

Bland, Theodorick, 1741-1790

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Theodorick Bland (March 21, 1741 – June 1, 1790), also known as Theodorick Bland, Jr., was an American slave owner, planter, physician, soldier, and politician from Prince George County, Virginia. He became a major figure in the formation of the new United States government, representing Virginia in both the Continental Congress and the United States House of Representatives (until his death in office), as well as serving multiple terms in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Prince Geor...

Burwell, Nathaniel, |d1750-1814.

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McClurg, James, approximately 1746-1823

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McClurg was a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, 1787, to write the U.S. Constitution. Though he participated in its construction, he did not sign the document. McClurg was a Virginia physician educated at the College of William and Mary and at the University of Edinburgh. He practiced medicine in succession in Williamsburg and Richmond, Virginia and served as mayor of the latter. From the description of [Letter, 17]92 Jul. 28, Richmond, [Vir., to] John Kean / Jas McClurg. (Smi...

Cam, Dabney.

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Page, John, 1744-1808

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John Page (1744 – October 11, 1808) was a figure in early United States history. He served in the U.S. Congress and as Governor of Virginia. From the guide to the Memorandum, 1775, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) John Page was born and lived at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1763, where he was a friend and the closest college classmate of Thomas Jefferson. He became...

Muster, George.

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Virginian Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge

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Founded in May, 1773, the Society continued to meet annually in Williamsburg for several years after the Revolution. Intended as an exchange of ideas and philosophies, prominent members included John Page, of "Rosewell", George Wythe, and James Madison, professor and later president of the College of William and Mary. From the guide to the Notes of the Virginian Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge, ca. 1772, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsb...

Walker, John, 1939-

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John Walker was born 15 August 1785 at "Locust Grove" in King and Queen County, Virginia, to Humphrey Walker (1762-1820) and Frances Temple Walker (ca. 1760-1824). John Walker moved to Tennessee in the 1810s, before returning to King and Queen County in 1819. He became a successful planter, inheriting "Chatham Hill" from his mother's family. After the death of a brother, he also became owner of "Locust Grove." Walker married Margaret Shepherd (1804-1886), and they had 7 children. John Walker die...