Thomas was licensed to conduct a fery between Weymouth (Wessaguscus) and Mount Woolison(Braintree), Massachusetts on 2 Sep 1635. Was relieved of his post on 3 Mar 1636. He sold his farm in Mar 1640 to George Allen, deed recorded 5 Mar 1641.
1641. was located in New Amsterdam
1645. was one of the patentees of Flushing, Long Island (6 Oct 1645)
1646. Nov 11, bought John Ruckman's plantation in Gravesend
1650. Nicholas Stillwell, of Gravesend, sued him for slander in saying that if his(Stillwell) debts were paid, he would have little left.
1650. Dec 29 sold half of his farm in Gravesend to Thomas Southard, who had married Anna, daughter of Anthony Jansen Van Salee.
1651. Jan 1 was sentence to have his tongue bored through with a red hot iron and publicly acknowledge his transgression in charging the Director General of Dutch Rule with bribery. After making a public acknowledgment he was pardoned.
1659. bought a farm in Gravesend from Randel Huet
1662. died, (presumably at Gravesend)
"Both Thomas Applegate and his wife, Elizabeth, were apparently strongminded and believers in free speech. This brought them oppressive punishments from civil and ecclesiastical officials, and embroiled them in law suits with their neighbors. Such was the habit of the times. Few or none escaped from conflict of this sort. Their isolated life gave small opportunity for mental development on wholesome or broad lines, and their talk degenerated into gossip of a dangerous, personal nature, readily embellished and circulated over the convivial cup at the tavern. The habit grew until it became customary to air the most petty grievances in court, and the contest savored much of a pastime. So great a nuisance did it become that the court, for its own protection, finally passed a rule laying the expenses of the suit upon the plaintiff in the event of his failure to prosecute his case successfully." *
*Applegates in America
Records of Massachussetts. Vol. 1, 1628-1641. Boston, 1853, page 177:
Sept 6, 1636, Quarter Court of Boston. "It was ordered that Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Applegate, was censored to stand with her tongue in a cleft stick for swearing, raileing and revileing."
Entry for Edmund Hart says origin unknown, migrated 1632 to Dorchester, rem to Weymouth 1636 and Westfield 1664. Wife unidentified; she died Weymouth 20 August 1659; they had 9 children. There's a quote about Edmund's death [shortly before] from Hampshire County Probate records v. 1, p. 147: "30 September 1672 Edmund Hart of Westfield dying suddenly this sennight past inquiry was made by a jury of 12 men concerning his death who found it to be by the immediate hand of God in thunder & lightning as they conceive; their verdict is on file. And the said Edmun Hart dying intestate...""
"Samuel Stratton was born in England and probably came to Watertown with his father as early as 1647. March 25, 1651, he married Mary Frye. '1651. Samuell Straton and Mary Fry marryed the 25:1: m.' She was probably a daughter of John Frye, who died in Andover in 1693, but no record of her birth has been found. About four years after their marriage they removed to Concord, where he owned land and where his descendants lived for many generations. Mary died October 27, 1674. The following year Samuel married Hannah Wheat, daughter of Moses Wheat. The date of her death is not known, but Samuel's death is thus recorded: 'Samuel Stratton, sr. ye husband of Hannah his late wife dyed December ye 5th day, 1707'."
II.
JOHN LEWIS
John AP Lewis, Emigrant to America
He was born 1594 in Llwyngwair, Pembroke, Wales and died August 21, 1657 in New Kent County, Virginia. He was the son of Lewis AP Richard and Elinor Bowen. He was buried about, August 21, 1657, Old Lewis Cemetery, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia. He immigrated to America with his son, John Lewis.
LDS-File
Children of the Emigrant John Lewis:
i..
MAJOR WILLIAM LEWIS
ii.
DAVID LEWIS
He was born about 1615 in Brecon, Wales and died between 1616 and 1705.
iii.
ROBERT LEWIS
He was born about 1616 in Brecon, Wales and died September 30, 1656 in Hanover County, Virginia. He married first, Elizabeth, between 1634 and 1653. Elizabeth was born between 1613 and 1632, and died between 1637 and 1716. He married secondly, Mary. Mary was born between 1613 and 1632 and died between 1634 and 1716.
iv.
COLONEL JOHN LEWIS
He was born about 1618 in Monmouthshire, Wales and died about 1682 in King and Queen County, Virginia. He married, Lydia, 1630 in Monmouthshire, Wales. Lydia was born between 1599 and 1619 in England and died between 1651 and 1710 in King & Queen County, Virginia.
v.
EDWARD LEWIS
He was born about 1619 in Wales and died between 1620 and 1709.
Augustine Warner I (1610-1674) and Warner Hall
Augustine Warner I was born on November 28, 1610 in Norwich, England. He was one of the first Virginia Immigrants to sail to the New World under Captain Adam Thouroughgood in 1628.
The Warner family settled along the Piankatank River. As some of the Warners moved into Maryland Augustine Warner I, who received the earliest known land grant in Gloucester in 1635, was most influential in establishing a Gloucester settlement, later to become Gloucester County by 1651. Augustine's wife Mary Townley immigrated to Virginia in 1638 by The Charles River Company. As Augustine's acquisition of land increased, so did his political influence in the area. He became important in government and a man of respect in the county. In 1642 Augustine Warner's wife gave birth to their second child on July 3, Augustine II.
By the 1650's, Warner had acquired over one thousand acres through land grants spanning Virginia, it has been rumored that he was granted nearly 33,333 acres total throughout Gloucester County. This may have included land covering the entire North side of the Severn River, out to the Mobjack Bay Finally, he became politically influential. Captain Warner was a member of the King's Council of the Royal Governor of Virginia until his death. This included being Justice and Burgess of York and Gloucester Counties between 1652 and 1658. This enabled him to advise the Governor on many important matters. He was named Speaker of the House and known as Speaker Warner at this time. He became Captain of the Virginia Militia and received commission from the Governor "Gentlemen." He aided the Dutch with the attacks on the Virginia Fleet of Hampton Roads. Augustine Warner was also famous for giving handsome service of communion plate to Abingdon Parish as well. He was considered an important man of the county as "Mister" was a term of respect. "Ordinary people had no handle on their names."
Augustine Warner I is the great grandfather of George Washington, as well as ancestor to Robert E. Lee and the Queen of England.
Warner Hall was built in 1674 on the land granted to Augustine Warner thirty plus years before. It was the first brick home built North of the York River, which included a brick stable with three chimneys, the only one in the history of Gloucester County. Warner Hall surpassed all other homes as a monument of extreme wealth and culture, as Gloucester County has always been distinguished in Virginia as the residence of a large number of families of wealth, education and good birth. It was the home of George Washington's great grandfather, Augustine Warner I as well as his grandfather, Colonel Warner II. Betty Washington's husband, Fielding Lewis, was even born there.
Warner Hall is set on the northern shore of the Severn River. It reveals three centuries of architectural development on the site. Through its history several fires have damaged or destroyed the home. The first fire in 1841 destroyed the five room house and in 1845/49, the central part of the mansion burned down leaving only the two wings. These two fires were only a fraction of the amount of destruction that has happened to the house since it was first built. The house has been restored as closely as possible to the original structure and design.
The first house on the site was built in 1674, although there may have been a house or a wing on this site earlier in the 17th century; a later house was certainly built about 1740. The circa 1905 Colonial Revival core of the expansive dwelling is attached to two colonial wings, original free standing dependencies, that remain from an 18th century house which burned circa 1940. The 18th century west wing was enlarged and remodeled ca. 1840s probably to house the family after the center portion was destroyed by fire. It is likely that this section of Warner Hall occupies the site of the 18th century dwelling which burned. The center portion of Warner Hall is underpinned by brick and sits on a full basement, there are no basements under the wings. Four giant Ionic columns support the steep pediment. The three center bays are closed by Ionic pilasters. Greek Revival moldings are used almost exclusively throughout the structure. Laid entirely in Flemish bond, the wing was raised from its original 1-1/2 stories to two stories. The north door lost its transom during this enlargement to allow for the installation of the stair. A dwarf portico shields the center bay of the north elevation. The wing has a beveled water table, and the first floor windows are capped by gauged brick jack arches. Corbeled interior end chimneys (one original, one rebuilt) terminate the gable ends. A box cornice with returns and unmolded entablature runs the length of the north and south elevations. This single pile, center passage structure has retained much of its interior fabric. Interior walls are laid in English bond and were originally plastered. The studs with lath were probably added during the 1840s rebuilding. The center passage contains the open string, dog-leg stair which has a carved newel and handrail and two square balusters per tread. A three light transom caps the south door, and both the south and north doors are Colonial Revival replacements. Fireplace openings have been rebuilt to facilitate the installation of stoves.
Three dependencies of note, a smokehouse, dairy, and stable, are associated with Warner Hall. The 19th century smokehouse is laid in seven course American bond and is utilized for storage. Partially constructed of 18th century brick with shell mortar, the dairy shows evidence of 19th century rebuilding. Its small windows and spatial division indicate that it may have been used as a stable. The large 18th century brick stable was enlarged with a frame addition in 1903 designed by the Richmond firm Noland and Baskervill. Exterior walls of the original section are laid in Flemish bond, while interior walls are English bond. The windows were originally like those on the dairy. A beveled water table circles the structure. Notches in the plate evidence an addition, now removed.
Warner Hall remained in ownership of the Warner family and its descendants until the last century when another family bought it to preserve the old home. The land around Warner Hall today includes the house, three dependencies and a circa 1900 tenant house. The total acreage is approximately thirty eight acres.
Also adding to Warner Hall's historic interest is the potential archaeological significance of the site. Artifacts from the 17th and 18th centuries, if they are preserved on the property, could yield valuable information about the settlement and expansion of early Virginia as well as important clues to the cultural history of Warner Hall. In the vicinity of the present 20th century structure are possibly the remains of a mid 17th century house, a dwelling built by John Lewis in the 1690s, the house built by John Lewis II for Priscilla Carter Lewis in the mid 18th century, and subsequent buildings erected on the site during the 19th century. The grounds were tested for archaeological evidence by the Virginia Research Center for Archaeology in the spring of 1980, and various l8th century artifacts were unearthed. As of 1980, no full scale archaeological investigation has taken place.
Today Warner Hall with its magnificent center frame construction having columnar fronts toward the land approach and toward the Severn, and two brick wings stands as majestically as ever in its grove of centuries old trees.