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Page numbers followed by a t indicate tables. Adams, John Quincy, 199 Adams, Thomas, 119 Aggie, Mary, 142 Aggy (slave of Ryland Randolph), 144 Alice (slave of John Custis IV), 143 Allason, William, 196 Allen, Arthur, 20, 41 Allerton, Isaac, 11 Ambler, Richard, 137 American Revolution, 113–14, 116, 119, 177, 185–89, 195–96, 198 Andros, Edmund, 20, 21, 24–26 Anne (queen of England), 31 , 39, 50 Argyll, John Campbell, duke of, 63, 67 Athawes, Edward, 102, 118, 161 Athawes, Samuel, 116, 119, 159, 172 Atkinson, Roger, 190 auditors, 10–11, 20, 27–28, 41–42, 79–80 Ayleway, Robert, 10 Bacon, Nathaniel (1647?–1676), 9, 18 Bacon, Nathaniel, Sr. (1620–1692), 9 Ball, Joseph, slaves of, 143, 1 45–46 Barbara Harry (slave of Robert “King” Carter), 141 Barradall, Edward, 107–8 Bassett, William, 36, 46, 50, 54–55, 214n35 Baylor, George (son of John Baylor V, n.d.), 140 Baylor, John (son of John Baylor V), 140 Baylor, John, III, 54, 95 Baylor, John, IV (1705–1772), 118, 152, 1 61 Baylor, John, V (1750–1807), 140 Berkeley, Edmund, II (1671–1719), 31 , 46, 54–55, 1 59, 233–34n10 Berkeley, Edmund, IV, 124 Berkeley, Judith Randolph, 124 Berkeley, Lucy Burwell, 234n10. See also Burwell, Lucy Berkeley, William, 9–10, 18, 21, 155 Beverley, Elizabeth Bland, 132 Beverley, Maria Carter, 123, 1 27, 132 Beverley, Peter, 32, 3 4, 52, 5 4, 59, 62, 64, 74 Beverley, Robert, I (1635–1687), 18–19, 21, 24, 39, 207n17; offices of, 10, 12, 28, 34, 211n9 Beverley, Robert, II (d. 1722), 36 , 54, 96, 147, 152, 1 57, 162; land of, 69, 106 Beverley, Robert, III (1740–1800), 96, 108, 121, 135, 1 56, 161–62, 169, 171; children of, 132, 1 38; marriage of, 123, 1 27; on Parliament , 187; on slavery, 144; on trade, 117–20, 182, 1 96 Beverley, Ursula Byrd, 96 Beverley, William (1696–1756), 96; and books, 162–64; children of, 125, 1 32, 1 34; and land speculation, 107–9 Beverley, William (1763–1823), 1 38 Black Jo (slave of Joseph Ball), 143 Blair, Anne, 121, 123, 1 49 z Index 256In dex Blair, Archibald, 58–59, 61, 64 Blair, James, 3, 24–25, 28, 58, 62–63, 70, 73–74, 77–78; and the council, 28–31, 41, 46, 54, 79, 90, 219n89; and opposition to Gov. Andros, 20, 26; and opposition to Gov. Nicholson, 32–34, 36, 38– 40; and opposition to Gov. Spotswood, 53, 5 5–56, 59, 61, 64–66, 69; and support for Gov. Nicholson, 27, 29 Blair, John, 3, 79–80, 83, 1 09, 143, 1 49 Blair, John, Jr., 109 Blair, Sarah Harrison, 25, 29 Blair family, 3, 205n1 Blakiston, Nathaniel, 63 Blakmore, Richard, 69 Bland, John, 117, 171 Bland, Richard, 182, 226n24 Blathwayt, William, 10–11 Blenheim (slave of Susanna Randolph), 173 Board of Trade (England), 25–26, 29, 59, 82, 84, 217n63; and complaints about Gov. Nicholson, 38–40; and complaints about Gov. Spotswood, 53, 6 1–64, 66, 70; and governance of Virginia, 42–45, 50–51, 56, 73, 1 78 Bolling, Anne Miller, 125–26 Bolling, Robert, 125–26 Bond, Edward, 165 books, 162–64 Boston Tea Party, 180 Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley, fourth Baron, 149 Boucher, Jonathan, 134 Braxton, George, 149 Breen, T. H., 150–51 Bridges, Charles, 158 Brunswick Co., Va., 68, 73, 1 06, 108 Burnham, Rowland, 7 Burwell, Carter, 156 Burwell, Elizabeth Carter, 147 Burwell, Lewis, II (1646–1710), 31–32, 1 23, 155; estate of, 14 Burwell, Lewis, III (1710–1756), 123, 1 35, 13 7 Burwell, Lucy, 29, 31 , 121, 123, 234n10 Burwell, Nathaniel, II (1680–1721), 93, 1 35 Burwell, Nathaniel, III (1750–1814), 114 Burwell, Robert, 164, 185 Burwell family, 115t, 178, 180, 194 Byrd, Annie, 124, 232n5 Byrd, Evelyn, 124, 232n5 Byrd, Lucy Parke, 125; marriage of, 127–29, 234n11 Byrd, Mary Horsmanden Filmer, 6–7 Byrd, William, I (1652–1704), 6, 10–13, 1 8, 24, 137, 146, 207n17; books of, 162–63; and Gov. Effingham, 20; and Gov. Nicholson , 28, 30–31, 36; landholdings of, 10; and slaves, 17, 209n24 Byrd, William, II (1674–1744), 26, 42, 44–45, 67–71, 77, 121–22, 1 74, 213n3 0, 215n44; and artwork, 158–59; and the Board of Trade, 217n63; books of, 162, 164, 234n11; children of, 124, 131–33, 139, 232n5; and t he council, 46–47, 54, 74, 78–79, 219n89; and education, 137, 139; and fashion, 160–61; home...

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