American lawyer and politician
Edward Barradall
(c. 1703?1743) was a British attorney, admiralty judge and politician who represented the
College of William and Mary
in the
House of Burgesses
, served as mayor of
Williamsburg
and compiled the first volume of decisions of the general Court of the
Colony of Virginia
.
[1]
Early and family life
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Born in England to Henry Barradall and his wife Catherine Blumfield, who had married in 1676, Barradell studied law and was admitted to the bar at the
Inner Temple
.
[2]
On January 5, 1736, in Virginia, Barradell married Sarah, the daughter and granddaughter of planters named William FitzHugh, and sister of Burgess
William Fitzhugh
. They had a son, Edward Barradall, Jr., orphaned as a child but who reached adulthood and had children.
[3]
Career
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Barradall emigrated from England with his two brothers and sisters to the
Colony of Virginia
. He developed a successful legal practice in
Williamsburg
and
Lord Fairfax
, who had vast land claims sometimes known as the
Northern Neck Proprietary
was one of his clients.
[4]
Barradell succeeded John Clayton as the
Attorney General of Virginia
in 1737.
[5]
That same year, Sir
John Randolph
who represented the
College of William and Mary
in the House of Burgesses (and was also its Speaker) died, and Barradell succeeded him as burgess for the next sessions, until his death. Barradell also served as Judge of the Admiralty Court.
[6]
and
mayor
of
Williamsburg, Virginia
(1736-1737).
[7]
Edward Barradall is sometimes called Virginia's first law reporter, because a manuscript of his notes
[8]
concerning cases adjudicated by the General Court of Virginia between April 1733 and October 1741 was published long after his death, although the original manuscript is now lost.
[3]
In 1739 one of Barradall's indentured servants, John Davis, a West Country man imported from Bristol, ran away, so Barradall advertised for his return, noting that since he had lived in Philadelphia he might be trying to run back there. Barradall offered a cash reward and a pistol for Davis' return.
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Death
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Barradall died about 1743 in Virginia, as did his wife Sarah.
[10]
Both are buried together in the same tomb in the churchyard of historic
Bruton Parish Church
in Williamsburg.
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References
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Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915).
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography
. Lewis historical publishing Company. p. 180
. Retrieved
December 3,
2022
.
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Bryson, William Hamilton (2000).
Virginia Law Books: Essays and Bibliographies
. American Philosophical Society. p. 96.
ISBN
978-0-87169-239-9
. Retrieved
December 3,
2022
.
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a
b
"Bruton Church, Williamsburg VA; Wm. and Mary Qrtly., Vol. 3, No. 3, 1895"
. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007
. Retrieved
September 16,
2006
.
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Sturtz, Linda (November 5, 2013).
Within Her Power: Propertied Women in Colonial Virginia
. Routledge. p. 209.
ISBN
978-1-135-30196-5
. Retrieved
December 3,
2022
.
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"Edward BARRADALL Attny General (ABT 1703 - ____)"
. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007
. Retrieved
September 16,
2006
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"Descendants of JOHN LEE"
. Archived from the original on November 5, 2006
. Retrieved
September 16,
2006
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History of Williamsburg, Virginia
Archived
October 11, 2006, at the
Wayback Machine
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Barradall, Edward, and Randolph, John.
Virginia Colonial Decisions.
United States, Boston Book Company, 1909. pp. 15f.
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"Flee for freedom"
. Archived from the original on October 16, 2004
. Retrieved
September 16,
2006
.
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"W. H. Bryson: Publications"
. Archived from the original on September 13, 2006
. Retrieved
September 16,
2006
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