My great X 8 grandfather. *indicates a direct ancestor.
Probably John Baugh, son of Rowland Baugh. See BAUGH HISTORY.
Researcher Charlotte Hughes Brown provides much information on this line:
THE BAUGH FAMILY IN VIRGINIA [EXCERPTED]
"In the early formation of the Colony of Virginia three members of the Baugh family, all apparently from the same section of England and all approximately of the same age, lived in close proximity in the Jamestown-Charles City-Henrico* section of Virginia. William, Thomas, and John Baugh were presumably of the same family. John and Thomas did not leave a will that we can find. All three were very prosperous, accumulated a great deal of land and were designated as Gentleman or Esquire." ~~ "It appears that Thomas arrived in Virginia first." ~~ "John arrived as early as 1636, perhaps before, and William came in 1638."
THOMAS BAUGH: "In 1623 a Thomas Baugh was living at West and Shirley Hundred and in 1624/25 on the College Land near Dutch Gap. He had arrived in The Supply and was 'among the living in Virginia in 1623' residing at Neck of Land next to a Mr. Parker. He was born about 1590. Thomas was the son of John Baugh and grandson of Rowland Baugh, Esq., of Twining in the County of Worcester, England. In 1634 he 'was absent in Virginia.'"
JOHN BAUGH: "In 1636 John Baugh assigned land he had previously patented with this record: 'I John Baugh of Varina, a planter, hath assigned unto William Cooke and Richard Carpenter all my rights and title that I have unto the land taken up by me in this pattent being the 13th of June 1636. Signed: John Baugh'." ~~ "In 1644/45 Joh Baugh became a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. In 1650 John again patented 100 acres of land 'Henrico County, bounding ..... S.E. upon the Bay of Appamattock and W.S.W. upon the land of John Baugh.' Note: Thomas Lynne is the nephew of John Baugh. In 1672 Mr. John Baugh was granted administration of the estate of Thomas Lynne, 'Uncle to Thomas Lyne, deceased'."
WILLIAM BAUGH:* "The Emigrant, is the first ancestor to whom later generations can be traced." ~~ "In Notes from English Records there is the legal case of Kemble v. Mason. On the 5th of June, 1639, the case was heard, and it was noted that 'Wm. Baugh, late of London, now gone into Virginia.' It would seem that William Baugh had arrived in Virginia as early as 1638 with a young son, William Jr." ~~ "This is the ancestor to whom many, many Baugh descendants can trace their roots. He seems to have been always on the go, adding to his holdings and taking an active interest in the political and domestic problems of the Colony. He appears to have never regretted leaving England and enjoyed life in his new land."
"We will probably never know the exact relationship between the three Baugh men and Thomas Lynne but it was a close one." ~~ Charlotte Hughes Brown.
*Henrico County was one of the eight original shires established in 1634. The county seat is in the western part of the county, near Richmond. Henrico is one of the Commonwealth's Burned Records Counties. All county court records prior to 1655 and almost all prior to 1677 are missing; additionally, many isolated records were destroyed during the Revolutionary War, and almost all Circuit Court records were destroyed by fire in Richmond on 3 April 1865.
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