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- John Catlett was a son of John Catlet, (ye younger) and Sarah (Hawkins) Catlet.
On 12-Mar-1625/6 John was christened at St. Peter's, Canterbury, Eng. In England John married (first) Miss Lucas. They were the parents of Nicholas Catlett and Thomas Catlett.
John Catlett became the third husband of Elizabeth (Underwood) (Taylor) Slaughter in January, 1663 in Rappahannock County., VA.
John and Elizabeth were the parents of Col. John Catlett, Jr., Elizabeth (Catlett) Taliaferro, Sarah (Catlett) Taliaferro, and William Catlett.
Col. John Catlett came in 1650 to the banks of the Rappanahannock River VA. He was a colonel in the Colonial Militia of Rappahnock County. He was killed while defending the fort near Port Royal from the Indians in 1654 in Lancaster County, VA. H He was a Vestryman of Sittingbourne Parish in Va; active in campaigns against the Indians; 1 of 3 Commissioners chosen to settle the boundry between Virginia & Maryland; Sheriff; and Presiding Justice of Rappahannock Co., VA. John left an estate in Kent County, England to provide an education for his children in England. John owned over 12,000 acres in VA with Ralph Rowzee, his half brother (Written by Elreeta Weathers, 9th generation granddaughter 1 May 2012)
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