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ROBERT NAPIER’S lighthearted attitude towards his responsibilities is evidenced by the following: “Captain Soane had
made an agreement to run his horse against one belonging to Mr. Littleberry Epee, which was backed by Mr. Robert Napier, 10 lb a side. Mr. Napier did not produce the payment at the appointed time and the suit was for the amount of the stake, as an agreement Clan Maxwell were a very powerful Lowland Border Family that in spite of the fact they were named as a clan,
had been made that the horse which did not appear should forfeit the whole amount.
organised themselves as one of the great noble Houses of Scotland. One distinguished member of the Family had the
(Henrico CO., VA Records, 1688-90, p. 74)
great honour of being elected a member of the of the Kingdom of Scotland (1536). Other titles of great esteem held It is also recorded that Robert’s wife, Mary, went to court to prevent him from gambling away their childrens’ money, and to by different members over the centuries include: of , of the ,, and . This does not currently have a chief therefore it is ensure that he would spend a percentage of his income to support his family.
considered an .
~steve stevens http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Their children:
Agnes Maxwell (d. date unknown)
1. Robert NAPIER Jr. (b: 16 Sep 1697 St Peter’s Parish, New Kent CO., VA d: 5 Jan 1763 or 12 May 1763 Albemarle, VA) m: Mary Tarleton Hughes
Agnes Maxwell died date unknown. She married on Bef. 1500 in Scotland, son of and .
Robert NAPIER Jr. (b: 16 Sep 1697 St. Peter’s Parish, New Kent CO., VA d: 5 Jan 1763 or 12 May 1763 Albemarle,
More About Agnes Maxwell and Robert Napier:
VA) married Mary Tarleton HUGHES (b: abt 1700 Henrico CO., VA d: abt 1756), daughter of Jesse HUGHES and Sarah Marriage: Bef. 1500, Scotland.
TARLETON, 1722 in Henrico, VA.
May 1734 - sued for seperation by wife for abuse. Will dated 9 Dec 1755, proved 12 May 1763. - “DR. PATRICK NAPIER”
by John Napier.
Children of Agnes Maxwell and Robert Napier are:
(“SOUTHERN HISTORICAL FAMILIES VOL. XV”by Bodie “Napier of Virginia Tennessee Mississippi and other southern
i.
, b. Abt. 1500, Blackyards, Scotland, d. 1548, Kilmahew, Scotland.
States” p. 221-225.) p. 223-4 Robert Napier, Jr. was born Sep 16, 1697. He is believed to have inherited his father’s plantation in ii.
Robert NAPIER (b: abt 1470 Kilmahew, Scotland d: bef 1516 Kilmahew, Scotland) married Agnes MAxWELL (b: abt
a will dated 1744, which has not been found. He is known to have received at least two royal grants of 300 acres in Goochland 1478 Kilmahew, Scotland) in 1497. Their children:
County, in 1734 and 1735, by which time he had apparently moved inland, to the James River valley. In Goochland, he deeded a iii.
1. John NAPIER (b: abt 1500 Kilmahew, Scotland d: 1548 Kilmahew, Scotland) m: Margaret Sempill
negro girl to his wife on 5 Jan 1743 and a negro boy named Will to his daughter, Frances. He moved again to Albemarle CO., VA, iv.
John NAPIER (b: abt 1500 Kilmahew, Scotland d: 1548 Kilmahew, Scotland) married Margaret SEMPILL (b: abt
where he made his will 9 Dec 1755; it was proved 12 May 1763.
1504) abt 1516. Their children:
Robert Napier married Mary Hughes ca 1723, the daughter of Jesse Hughes and his wife, Sarah Tarleton, of Henrico County.
v. 1.
Patrick NAPIER (b: abt 1536 Blackyards, Scotland d: Dec 1585 Kilmahew, Scotland) m: Katherine Noble
Patrick Napier
Patrick NAPIER (b: abt 1536 Blackyards, Scotland d: Dec 1585 Kilmahew, Scotland) married Katherine Noble (b: abt 1540
(b. 1725, d. 1799)
Scotland) Their children:
born 1725 in Albemarle Co. VA, and died 1799 in Montgomery Co. VA. He married on 1760 in Augusta Co. VA, daughter of and .
1. Mungo NAPIER (b: abt 1579 Dunbarton, Scotland d: abt 1633 London, ENG)
Patrick Napier
Mungo NAPIER (b: abt 1579 Dunbarton, Scotland d: abt 1633 London, ENG). Children:
(b. 1768, d. 1843)
m. was born 1804 in Lee Co. VA, and died 1852 in Harlan Co. KY. and was the daughter of and .
1. Patrick NAPIER Patrick NAPIER (b: abt 1608 London, ENG d: Nov 1659 London, ENG) married Joan WALLIS/WLLLAS
(b: abt 1607 London, ENG) on 4 July 1628 St. Gregory, London, ENG. Their children:
Jerome Patrick Napier Death: 1852
1. Patrick NAPIER (b: abt 1634 Edinburgh, Scotland d: bef 12 Apr 1669 Goochland CO., VA) m: Elizabeth Booth
• Birth: 1804
• Parents: Patrick Napier, Fanny Brumfield
1. Robert NAPIER (b: 2 May 1660 Hampton Parish, York CO., VA d: aft 3 Sep 1731 York CO., VA) m: Mary Perrin
• Spouse: Mahala Jackson daughter of and .
Robert NAPIER (b: 2 May 1660 Hampton Parish, York CO., VA d: aft 3 Sep 1731 York CO., VA) married Mary PERRIN (b: James J. Napier
1675 Henrico CO., VA d: 1705 Henrico CO., VA), daughter of Richard PERRIN and Katherine ROYALL, on 11 Oct 1688 in New m. Cynthia McIntosh Cynthia McIntosh (daughter of and ) was born 1831 in Lost Creek, Breathitt Co. KY, and died 28 May 1855
Kent CO., VA.
in Mill Creek, Breathitt Co. KY. She married on 1851 in Breathitt Co. KY, son of and .
Captain Robert NAPIER ownde land in New Kent, King and Queen, King William, Henrico, and Goochland Counties, VA.
Rachel Napier
(SOUTHERN HISTORICAL FAMILIES b John Boddie VOL XV “NAPIER OF VA, TENN, MISS” p. 221-5):
Robert NAPIER, son of Patrick, was born ca 1660, and appears as Capt. Robert Napier in the records of Old King William CO., VA. He was evidently an officer in the Colonial Militia. Between the years 1690 and 1701, he received nearly 1300 acres Rachel Napier (b. 07 Jun 1852, d. 30 May 1925)
for the importation of settlers. He married on Oct 11, 1688, Mary Perrin, the daughter of Richard Perrin and his wife, Katherine Rachel Napier (daughter of and ) was born 07 Jun 1852 in Mill Creek, Breathitt Co. KY, and died 30 May 1925 in Lost Royall. Katherine’s father, Joseph Royall, was one of the earliest Virginia settlers, having arrived in the “Charitie” in July 1622
Creek, Breathitt Co. KY. She married on 1871 in KY, son of and .
and was listed at the Neck of Land in Charles City the following year. (Hotten, ORIGINAL LISTS, p. 169.)
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