Thoroughgood
b. circa 1896. d. 1963. Age 67.
m. Omega Noble
Adam Thoroughgood (1604–1640) was a and community leader in the who helped settle the area of known in contemporary
Vesta Noble
times as the of .Young Thoroughgood was from a prominent family in ,the ninth son of Rector of Grimston Rev. William
b. 1921. d. 2003 Age 83.
Thorowgood, and baptised at St.Botolph’s Church on July 14, 1604. Some of ‘s family lived in Congham, a mile to the north
m. Edward Fugate (1912-1964)
of Grimston and Adam heard about Spelman’s exploits in Virginia. At the age of 18, he became an to pay for passage to the
Inez Fugate
Virginia Colony, a project of the at the time. Around 1622, he settled in an area south of the and a few miles inland from the .
b. 1948
This area had been passed by when the earlier settlements such as were established beginning in 1607 in favour of locations
m. Robert Liftig. 1971. b. 1947
further inland which would be less susceptible to attacks by other European forces, such as the Spanish.Serving his period of
indenture, he returned to England, to return to Virginia with a wife and 105 men. Granted a large landholding, he became a
Anya Liftig
leading citizen of the area. He was elected to the in 1629, 1629–1630 and 1632 and to the Governor’s Council, and as a Justice
b. 1977
of the Court. He also became a Captain in the local militia and started the first ferry service in .The London Company lost its
m. Noel Hartman, 2011
franchise and Virginia became a royal colony in 1624. In 1634, the Colony was divided into , soon renamed , a term still in
Dorothy Liftig
use in Virginia 350 years later. He is credited using the name of his home in England when helping name when it was formed
b. 1981
from in 1637. From New Norfolk County, there were several additional smaller entities formed including most notable , which
m. David Martin, 2009
existed from 1691 to 1963 and is now the and most famously the town which became the life is prominently known in today’s
Virginia Beach..
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William
Born 1579 in Grimston, Norfolk, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Died May 19, 1625 in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Adam
Born July 15, 1604 in Grimston, Norfolk, England
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married July 18, 1627 in St Annes Church, London, England
Father of ,, and
Died April 27, 1640 in Elizabeth City, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Ann
Born October 30, 1630 in Virginia, Norfolk, England
Daughter of and
Sister of ,, , and
Wife of — married March 22, 1662 in Charles, Maryland, United States
Mother of , Thomas Fowke,,, and
Died 1704 in Gunston Hall, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Anne Fowke
m. Robert Alexander (born in Virginia in 1688.) son of John and Frances Ashton
son is Gerard Alexander
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(, , ) (#9895) birth date unknown. Gerard died in 1761.
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