Malachi Thruston (1636 - 1698)

Born 19 Jan 1636 in Bristol, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 14 May 1698 at age 62 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Colony of Virginia

Biography

Malachi Thruston is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

Malachi Thruston was a Virginia colonist.

Malachy Thruston,^[1] the son of John Thruston, chamberlain of Bristol, England, was born January 19, 1637-38, and emigrated to Virginia about 1666. He was for many years a justice and clerk of Norfolk county from 1666 till his death in 1699. His will mentions sons John, Malachy and James, and daughters Sarah, Jane and Martha, wife Martha.^[2]

Malachi lived first in Lynnhaven Parish, being a Justice of Lower Norfolk in 1683, and a Justice of the first Princess Anne County Court in 1691. He succeeded William Porten as Clerk of the Court in March, 1692/3, and being a surveyor by trade, was, in 1694/5, appointed "chiefe and head surveyor of the Roads in Tanner's Creek precincts" in place of Anthony lawson, removed to Little Creek. Malachi Thruston died in November 1699.^[3]

Malachy Thrufton [Thruston] was Burgess for the Assembly for Princess Anne County in 1691-1692;^[4] for Norfolk in 1698.^[5]

Note on Name

Malachi's last name at birth, "Thruston," is derived from "Tristan" and should not be confused with "Thurston."

Sources

1. ↑ Thruston, Malachi/Malachy - A8003; died 1699 Norfolk Co.; Lower Norfolk Co.: 1676, 1682; Princess Anne Co.: 1692; Norfolk Co.: 1698 (Burgess). accessed 31 October 2021
2. ↑ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Volume I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1915. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008 Page 342
3. ↑ Whichard, Rogers Dey. History of Lower Tidewater Virginia. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1959. Page 359
4. ↑ McIlwaine, H. R. and J. P. Kennedy, Editors. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. 13 Volumes. Richmond, Virginia, 1905-1915. Editors: vols. 1-9, H. R. McIlwaine; v. 10-13, J. P. Kennedy. Vol. 2, page xiv
5. ↑ McIlwaine, H. R. and J. P. Kennedy, Editors. Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. 13 Volumes. Richmond, Virginia, 1905-1915. Editors: vols. 1-9, H. R. McIlwaine; v. 10-13, J. P. Kennedy. Vol. 3, page ix

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Acknowledgements

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