NAPIER
(Henrico CO., VA Records, 1688-90, p. 74)
- On July 23, 1633 he was admitted as Burgess in Dumbarton, Scotland. (The Scottish Record Society Publications, vol It is also recorded that Robert’s wife, Mary, went to court to prevent him from gambling away their childrens’ money, 71 (1937) and vol 28 (1906)) or as recorded in the “Roll of Dumbarton Burgesses and Guild Brethern. 1600-1846” on
and to ensure that he would spend a percentage of his income to support his family.
page 48:
NAPIER, PATRICK, barber, Burgess, by the right of his father MUNGO NAPIER, Burgess, 23 July 1633.
Their children:
- 1648, He is believed to be the Napier who attempted to help King Charles I escape from Carisbrooke Castle. The plot failed 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: as the King’s girth was to large for the hole. “Record at the Public Land Office, Chancery Lane, London, England”. It reads, Mary Tarleton Hughes
February 7, 1647-48 Derby House
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)
married Mary Tarleton HUGHES (b: abt 1700 Henrico CO., VA d: abt 1756), daughter of Jesse HUGHES and Sarah TARLETON,
Henry, Earl of Kent in the name of the Committee of both Houses to Col Hammond. Having received some intelligence from a 1722 in Henrico, VA.
source that we formerly found true, we thought it necessary to give you notice of it and recommend the business to your especial May 1734 - sued for separation by wife for abuse. Will dated 9 Dec 1755, proved 12 May 1763. - “DR. PATRICK
care. That the King’s escape is designed thus, by one Napier and a servant of David Murray, whom we take to be the King’s NAPIER” by John Napier.
tailor. The King is to be drawn up out of his bedchamber into the room over it, the ceiling whereof is to broken for that purpose, Patrick Napier Sr (1725-1799) had a son:
then conveyed from one room to another till he passed all the rooms where any guards are at any doors or windows. Sent by Mr.
Edward “Edmund” Napier (1764-?). He married a Rachel Ely on 1 February 1787 at Montgomery Co., VA. She was born Faukeard (Interregnum 24 E., p.10 Copy 1/2p.) “Public Record Office, London; Calendar of State papers Domestic, of the reign in either Stafford or Bedford Co., VA, the daughter of Thomas Ely and Jane “Jiney” Smith. Rachel was living in Harlan Co., of Charles I … preserved in the PRO p. 15”
Kentucky on 14 September 1833. Edward and Rachel had trhee sons and two daughter. I have two sources of information about
- There is sufficient proof that the Napiers were Royalists.
the children, one is Vava Knepp’s book and the other is a Napier database compiled by an American “cousin”.
According to Vava’s book, the daughters were called Sarah (c.1798-c.1882) and Rachel (1813 - ?) who married a Fielding More About Patrick Napier:
Seale Jr.
Burial: 24 Nov 1659, Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England.
The other source says that Edward “Edmund” and Rachel had two daughters called Sarah (b. 1798) and Joicy (b. 1800). As Occupation 1: 1633, Burgess of Dumbarton.
you can see, there is obviously some confusion about Rachel, the daughter.
Occupation 2: Barber to King Charles I, of England.
The earliest Rachel Napier that I can find in the database is a Rachel Napier., born 1813, the daughter of James “Kentucky”
Will: 11 Apr 1660, St-Martin- in-the- Fields, London, England.
Napier (1796-1861) and Elizabeth Howard
More About Patrick Napier and Joan Wallis:
Marriage: 04 Jul 1628, St. Gregory’s, London, England.
Robert Mungo Napier (b. 1579, d. 1633)
Children of Patrick Napier and Joan Wallis are:
i.
, b. 1635, Edinburgh, Scotland, d. Apr 1668, Jamestown (Queen’s Creek) Yorke Co. VA..
Robert Mungo Napier (son of and ) was born 1579 in Dumbarton, Scotland, and died 1633 in London, England. He married on Bef. 1606 in Scotland.
who came to Virginia between 1650 and 1655.
More About Robert Mungo Napier:
• Birth: 1651
Occupation: Bef. 1600, Burgess of Dumbarton.
• Marriage: 1658 - York, VA (Virginia)
Residence: 1603, London, England.
• Spouse: Elizabeth Booth, daughter of Robert and Francis Booth
More About Robert Mungo Napier and Frances Anna Drummond:
His son was:
Marriage: Bef. 1606, Scotland.
Cap Robert Napier
Children of Robert Mungo Napier and Frances Anna Drummond are:
(b. Bef. 02 May 1660, d. Aft. May 1748)
i.
, b. Abt. 1608, London, England, d. Nov 1659, London, England.
Christening: 02 May 1660, Hampton Parish, York Co. VA.
Military service: Lieutenant (?), VA Militia.
Patrick Napier (b. Abt. 1608, d. Nov 1659)
Occupation: Lawyer/Planter.
Religion: Vestryman of his Parish.
Patrick Napier (son of and ) was born Abt. 1608 in London, England, and died Nov 1659 in London, England. He married on 04
• Birth: 2 May 1660 - New Kent, United States
Jul 1628 in St. Gregory’s, London, England.
• Marriage: 11 Oct 1688 - Henrico, Virginia, United States
Notes for Patrick Napier:
• Death: 3 Sep 1731 - York, Virginia, United States
- In 1622/23 Patrick was apprenticed by servitude to William Hanne. ( Letter of 14 Oct. 1983 from the Keeper of Manuscripts,
• Parents: Patrick Napier, Elizabeth Booth
at Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London. - Guildhall Library Ms5262/1 folio 78.)
married 1665 – 1705 on 11 Oct 1688 in St John’s Church, Richmond, Henrico Co. VA, daughter of and .
- In January 1630/31, he was admitted to the Barbers and Surgeons Company of London. (Guildhall Library Ms 5265/1
folio 78)
Robert Napier Jr.
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