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thony (i) and Anna Lee (Armisteadj
Walke, was born January 3, 1726, died Octo-
ber 2, 1779, buried at "Greenwich," Princess
Anne county, Virginia. He was a man of
wealth and liberality, he gave the land and
built at his own expense a church edifice
about twelve miles from Norfolk, in Prin-
cess Anne county, called "Old Donation
Church." His will was recorded March 14,
1782. He was a member of the house of
burgesses. He married (first) Jane Ran-
dolph, aunt of John Randolph, of Roanoke,
and by her had one son. Rev. Anthony
W^alke (3rd). He married (second) Mary
Moseley, May 8, 1757; she died November
22, 1795; her will was dated December 3,
^788. She was daughter of Edward Hack
Moseley, burgess from Princess Anne
county, Virginia, from 1671 to 1679, colonel
and sheriff of the county and vestryman,
died 1783, and his wife, Mary (Bassett)
Moseley, born August 7. 1716, died 1755,
buried at "Greenwich," \'irginia, daughter
of Hon. William Bassett, born 1670, died
1723, of "Eltham," New Kent county, Vir-
ginia, member of the King's council, reign
of William and Mary, and his wife, Joanna
(Burwell) Bassett, born 1672, died 1727,
daughter of Lewis and Abigail (Smith) Bur-
well, of Carter's Creek, Gloucester county,
X'irginia. lion. William Bassett was a son
of William Bassett, from county Southamp-
ton. England, captain in British army at
Dunkirk, settled in Blissland parish, New
Kent county, Virginia, died in 1671, and his
wife, Bridget (Gary) Bassett. William Bas-
sett was a son of William Bassett, yeoman,
of Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Ed-
ward H. Moseley was a son of Hillary Mose-
ley, of Princess Anne county, Virginia,
whose will made November i, 1727, was
recorded August 5, 1730, and his wife, Han-
nah Moseley. Hillary Moseley was a son
of Colonel Edward Moseley, colonel and
justice of Princess Anne county ; high sher-
iff, 1707-08; on the court which tried Grace
Sherwood for witchcraft, 1706; member of
house of burgesses ; knight of the Golden
Horseshoe. 1710-22; married Mrs. Bartholo-
mew Taylor, daughter of Colonel John
Stringer, of the eastern shore of Virginia.
Colonel Moseley was a son of William
Moseley. commissioner of Lower Norfolk
county, Virginia, died 1671, and his wife,
Mary (Gookin) Moseley, daughter of Cap-
tain John Gookin. non-conformist, member
of grand assembly for Lower Norfolk, died
November 22, 1643, and his wife, Sarah (Of-
fley) Gookin, who died in 1657. William
Moseley was a son of W^illiam and Susanna
Moseley, who came from Rotterdam, Hol-
land, to Virginia, in 1649, with his wife and
two sons, V^illiam and Arthur; he was jus-
tice of Lower Norfolk county from March
16, 1649, to April 26, 1655 ; he died in 1655.
(IV) William Walke, son of Anthony (2) and Mary (Moseley) Walke, was born February 17, 1762, died January i, 1795, buried at "The Ferry," Princess Anne county, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature at the time of his death. He married, December 21, 1782, Mary Cal- vert, who died in February, 1798. She was daughter of Cornelius Calvert, born March 13, 1725, "Son of Liberty," March 31, 1766, and his wife, Elizabeth (Thoroughgood) Calvert, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Mason) Thoroughgood, granddaughter of John and Pembroke (Sayer) Thoroughgood, great-granddaughter of Colonel John and Alargaret (Lawson) Thoroughgood, great- great-granddaughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Adam and Frances (Yeardley) Thorough- good, and great-great-great-granddaughter of Captain Adam and Sarah (Offley) I'hor- oughgood, the former of whom came to Vir- ginia in ship "Charles," 1621, aged eighteen, settled in Elizabeth City county, Virginia. Cornelius Calvert was a son of Cornelius Calvert, justice of Norfolk county, Virginia, from July 18, 1727, to January 17, 1729-30, member of common council of Norfolk, 1741, died before June 24, 1747, and his wife, Mary (Saunders) Calvert, married, July 29, 1719, daughter of Rev. Jonathan and Mary (Ewell) Saunders, the former named min- ister in Lynnhaven parish, Virginia, died before March 6, 1700. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Walke: i. Anthony, of whom further. 2. Mary Calvert, born at "The Ferry." Prin- cess Anne county, Virginia ; married Dray- ton Mills Curtis, of New England. 3. Eliza- beth Mason, born at "The Ferry" ; married George Mclntoch, of Norfolk. \'irginia. 4. William, of whom further. 5. .\nne Mc- Clelland McCauley, born at "The Ferry," 1790, died 1827, in Norfolk, Virginia; mar- ried Thomas Williamson, of Henrico county, Virginia, 1771, died 1846; was cash- ier of the Virginia Bank of Norfolk.
iV) .Anthony Walke (4th), son of Wil- liam and Mary (Calvert) Walke, was born
