Capt. William DANDRIDGE, Esq.

1689 - 1747  (57 years)

• Name	William DANDRIDGE  [1]
  	He resided at Hampton prior to his marriage to unity and left a will dated 25 Aug. 1743 (now lost). Captain Dandridge was a justice and a vestryman of St. John's Episcoppal Church. He was an officer of the Court of Admiralty, county Lieutenant of King William and a member of the Council from 1727-1743, Captain Dandridge commanded the "Wolf", a small sloop of war on the American station. He was present at the attack on St. Augustine, Florida by General James Oglethorpe. (Historical Note: Elsing Green is situated in King William County the original owner being Captain William Dandridge, who was a member of the Virginia Council. The Dandridges sold the place to the Braxton family, and from them it was purchased by William Burnet Browne, who is supposed to have named it after Elsing Hall in Norfolk, England, a home of the Browne family." [1]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Suffix	Esq.
  Birth	29 Dec 1689	Elsing Parish, co. Norfolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Son of John Dandridge and Bridget Dugdale   [1]
  Death	17 Oct 1747	England at sea near Greenwich, England   [1]
  Person ID	I100637	Main Tree
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2020

  
  

  Family	Unity WEST,   b. 1702/3, Elsing Green Plantation, King William, Virginia d. 1753, Fairfield Plantation, Aylett, King William, Virginia (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F41704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S11979] Marston Watson, Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry Vol. IV Pelham-Avery-West.