Person:John Frogge (1)

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Col. John Frogge, Sr
b.Abt 1710
d.19 Aug 1794 Bath, Virginia, United States
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m. 9 Nov 1738
  1. Mary FroggeAbt 1738 - 1810
  2. Jane FroggeAbt 1741 - 1842
  3. Margaret FroggeAbt 1744 -
  4. Capt. John Frogge, Jr.1745 - 1774
  5. Agnes 'Agatha' Frogg1746 - Abt 1805
  6. William Frogge1747 - 1804
  7. Arthur FroggeAbt 1754 - 1771
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Name Col. John Frogge, Sr
Alt Name John Frogge, Sheriff of Prince William County, Virginia
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1710
Marriage 9 Nov 1738 to Elizabeth Strother
Death? 19 Aug 1794 Bath, Virginia, United States
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Parents

  • Possible parents for more research include:
A. John Frogg and Mary (the widow Battell), both deceased by 1719
B. William Frogge and Elizabeth Eppes
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Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

  • G-315: Capt. John Frogg & Dr. Michael Wallace of Prince William & King George Cos., 300 acres in Culpeper County. Surv. Mr. George Hume. In Great Fork of Rappahannock River, adj. Charles Cavenaugh, John Yancy, below Stonehouse Mt. 9 Sept. 1749. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 38].
  • G-316: Capt. John Frogg & Dr. Michael Wallace of Prince William & King George Cos., purchased 400 acres of Col. Francis Thornton & Mr. Hancock Lee. Resurv. by Mr. George Hume showed 1,150 acres in Culpeper County. Adj. Joseph Rosson, John Delany, Conway, John Powell. 11 Sept. 1749. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 38].
  • G-317: Capt. John Frogg & Dr. Michael Wallace of Prince William & King George Cos., 1,100 acres in Culpeper county. Surv. Mr. George Hume. On North Fork of Robinson River, adj. Maj. Philip Roots. 12 Sept. 1749. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 38].
  • O-319: Col. John Frogg of Culpeper Co., assignee of James Yowell, 210 acres on Blue Ridge in Frederick Co. Surv. [by] George Hume in 1752 for Yowell and forfeited by Advertisement from Office recorded in Book N. Deed to John Frogg. 1 Oct. 1770. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 206].
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Will of John Frogge

From "Abstracts of the Wills and Inventories of Bath County, Virginia, 1791-1842", By Jean Randolph Bruns, pg. 6:


  • pg. 44 - Will of John Frogge, dated Aug. 19, 1794.
Beq: lands in Culpepper Co. to wife Elizabeth to be sold and disposed of as follows:
she is to pay son William 50 pounds
daughters Margaret Lewis, Jean Crawley and Mary Cowardin each to receive a negro boy and girl
daughters Agathy Oliver and Elizabeth Estill each to receive a Negro girl
the balance for wife including 4 tracts totaling 1,400 acres adjoining Jacob Warwick on Jackson River to be sold
Wit: Andrew Moore, John Deem, Elizabeth Lewis and Valentine White
Probated January 1795 Court
Exec: Wife
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