Edward Barradall

Edward Barradall (c. 1703 - 1743) served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1736 to 1737. [ [http://www.ci.williamsburg.va.us/gen/history/govh7.htm History of Williamsburg, Virginia] ]

Edward Barradall was Virginia's first law reporter. [ [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/jamescity/churches/bruton.txt Bruton Church, Williamsburg VA; Wm. and Mary Qrtly., Vol. 3, No. 3, 1895] ]

Barradall married Sarah the daughter of William FitzHugh on January 5, 1736, in Virginia. Barradall also served as Virginia's Attorney General and [ [http://www.gbnf.com/GENEALOGY/lawler99/html/d0121/I7878.HTM Edward BARRADALL Attny General (ABT 1703 - ____)] ] Judge of the Admirality Court. [ [http://www.octhouse.com/leereport.html Descendants of JOHN LEE ] ]

He had a son named Edward Barradall, Jr. [ [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/jamescity/churches/bruton.txt Bruton Church, Williamsburg VA; Wm. and Mary Qrtly., Vol. 3, No. 3, 1895] ]

In 1739 one of Barradall's servants, John Davis, a West Country man imported from Bristol, ran away leaving Barradall to advertise. He speculated that since he had lived in Philadelphia he might be trying to run back there. He offered a cash reward and a pistol for Davis' return. [ [http://discovery.coe.uh.edu/linkedf04/students/zhang_r/zhang_r_project1.htm "Flee for freedom"] ]

Barradall died about 1743 in Virginia. [ [http://law.richmond.edu/bryson/reviews.htm W. H. Bryson: Publications] ] His wife Sarah died in October 1743 and they are buried together in the same tomb in Bruton churchyard, Williamsburg, Virginia. [ [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~celticlady/thornton/Thornton-Fitzhugh.htm THE FITZHUGH FAMILY.] ]

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