By 1775, he was attending William and Mary College where he was anoutstanding student. While there, on December 5, 1776, he helped organizethe Phi Beta Kappa Society (the first Greek letter fraternity in America)and was its first president. A sketch of him can be found in Phi BetaKappa Key, Vol. II, Nos. 7 and 8. He had already begun, at the age ofeighteen, to make a name for himself.

When young John Jr. completed his education he served for a time in theRevolutionary army before returning home to Northumberland County where,in 1781, he was appointed Commonwealth’s Attorney for Northumberland onDecember 10, 1781. That same autumn, at the age of twenty-three, he waselected to the State House of Delegates. In 1785, his wedding to MissSally Ewell, of Prince William County, took place

In 1791, John and Anne Gordon sold their Black Point property to JohnHeath, Jr. (John Mottrom’s early grant.) In this deed, they called thetract of land "Springfield." They indicated that the entire tractcomprised of 649 acres, and was made up of 3 separate parcels:

1. 50 acres - purchased by Gordon from William Thomas.
2. 349 acres - which Ann Gordon had from her father, Spencer Hack.
3. 200 acres - purchased by Gordon from William Keene.

There appears to be at least two mistakes in this record. First, theacreage of the 3 tracts given totals only 599 acres rather than 649. And,secondly, the records of the deeds reveal only 2 purchase by Gordon fromKeene. One for 100 acres, and the other for 10 acres. So it appears thata mistake was made, but whether in adding or in transcribing cannot bedetermined. There are several deeds which show that John Heath, Jr. wasafterwards a resident of Richmond City, Virginia.

In 1792, John Heath, Jr. was elected to Congress. Small wonder that whenthe town at Northumberland Courthouse was officially organized, with partof the town land to come from Heath’s property, it would be named for theyoung man who had distinguished himself in public service while he dwelt"in the shadow of the Chicacoan Oak."

John Heath Sr. was the grandson of Thomas Heath Sr., the Englishimmigrant. On August 13, 1753, John Heath (son of Thomas Jr.) and JosephPope were sworn lieutenants of the Troop and Foot; July 8, 1754, JohnHeath was captain of Foot in Wicomico Parish.

It was in the part of the United States which we now call North Carolina,you remember, that Sir Walter Raleigh tried to found a colony. Thatcolony came to nothing, and the land which the white men had reclaimedfrom the wilderness returned once more to the wilderness.

Nearly a hundred years went past before white men again appeared in thatpart of the country. In 1629 King Charles I granted all this region toSir Robert Heath, but he made no attempt to colonise it. Then a fewsettlers from Virginia and New England and the Barbados, finding the landvacant and neglected, settled there.
Sir Robert Heath

Meanwhile Charles II had come to the throne, and, wanting to reward eightof his friends who had been staunch to him during the Commonwealth, in1663 he gave them all the land between latitude 30° and 36° and from seato sea. If you look on the map you will see that this takes in nearly thewhole of the Southern States.
The Carolinas given to eight Englishmen, 1663

Sir Robert Heath was by this time dead, and his heirs had done nothingwith his great territory in America, but as soon as it was given toothers they began to make a fuss. Charles II, however, said as Sir Roberthad failed to plant a colony his claim no longer held good. So the eightnew proprietors took possession of it. This tract of land had alreadybeen named Carolina by the Frenchman Ribaut in honour of Charles IX ofFrance, and now the Englishmen who took possession of it kept the oldname in honour of Charles II.

Title -
Sir

Thomas Heath served in the Revolutionary army. His first name appearedupon a company pay roll for April 1777 as a private in Capt. NathanielFox’s company, Sixth Virginia Regiment, Continental Line, commanded byLt. Col. James Hendricks. He is reported to have been discharged as aprivate of that organization on February 11, 1778. From Eckebrode’sSpecial Report concerning 1778; -- Under casualties is the note "Left inVirginia" in reference to Thomas Heath. Three years later, on 21 April1781, Thomas Haythe was sworn in as first lieutenant in the Revolutionaryarmy, then later promoted to Captain. A final entry on 15 November 1783reads, "Thomas Heath – Received though George Mason, amount due him."

Thomas Heath’s children -- Charles, moved to Chillicothe, Ohio; --Pleasant; -- Gilbert, who married Elizabeth Rucker, the daughter of anEpiscopal minister of Harris creek, Amherst Co.; -- John, who married__________; children, Eliza A. and John, Jr.; -- Willliam, who married in1800 to Polly Moorman; he sold 264.5 acres of land to Alex S. Henry in1827; -- Benjamin, who married in 1811 to Ann E. Ramsay; -- Thomas, Jr.;-- Jennie Hall.

Will of Thomas Hayth
In the name of God Amen I Thomas Hayth of Campbell County and StateVirgnia, being sick and weak in body but of sound and disposing mind ofwhich thank my Creator calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, andbeing desirous to dispose of such worldly estate as it hath pleased Godto help me with. I do hereby Will and bequeath the same in the mannerfollowing. Imprimis It is my will and desire that all my just debts bepaid out of my Estate. I lend to my beloved wife Martha during hernatural life or widowhood three hundred acres of land to be taken of theNorth ends of my tract and to include my mansion house and otherimprovements thereon also the whole of my personal Estate accept onenegro boy Martin and girl Chloe including six nigroes (To Wit, Lucy,Briddy, York, Nedd, Manson, and Lcote.) All my stock of horses, cattle,sheep, and hogs, my household and kitchen furniture and plantation(eutentials ?) She my said wife Martha paying to my son Pleasant Haythfive hundred dollars good and lawful money within three years after mydecease which said sum of five hundred dollars I hereby give and bequeathto my said son Pleasant Hayth and to be paid out of my Esate above loanedand after my said wife’s widowhood or death, the said three hundred acresof land appurtenances as above loaded I hereby give and bequeath to myson Gilbert Hayth the residence of said property so loaned to be sold apublic sale and the proceeds thereof to be equally divided amongst all mychildren or their heirs, except to my son John Hayth. The portion thatwould otherwise fall to him by the above distribution I hereby will andbequeath to his two children (to Wit, Eliza A. Hayth and John Hayth.) Igive to my son William Hayth fifty acres of my land at the lower andlying on each side of Molly’s Creek and to include his Old Settlement andimprovements. I give to my son Benjamin Hayth ninety five acres of myland including his Settlement on the south end or corner of my land. Igive to my son Thomas Hayth ninety five acres of my land laying betweenhis brother Benjamin’s ninety-five acres and the three hundred acreswhich I have lent to my wife Martha. It is my will and desire that my sonWilliam and Thomas Hayth shall not sell the land hereby bequeathed tothem during their mother’s lifetime. I give to my son Gilbert Hayth oneyellow negro boy called Martin. I leave in the hands of my son GilbertHayth as trustee for my daughter Jincey Hall and the heirs of her bodyone negro girl by the name of Chloe for their benefit all the rest of myproperty heretofore loaned or given to any of my other children, standsas given forever. I hereby nominate and appoint my wife Martha and my sonGilbert Hayth executrix and executor to this my last will and testamentand it is to be understood that they are to pay all my just debts out ofmy Estate and to carry this my will into full effect.

Given under my hand and seal this 16th day of March 1821.

Thomas Hayth

In 1761, William Heath served in a corps raised for defense of state,commanded by Colonel Byrd. William Heath’s first wife was named Elinor_______ and in December, 1757, they made a deed to John Heath. Williamwas later remarried to Martha _________.

In 1757, William Heath patented 39 acres of land on the north side ofStaunton River. In 1771, he patented 333 acres on the south branch ofMolley’s Creek; also 91 acres on the south side of Staunton River. Thesame year Thomas Heath patented 250 acres on both sides of the south forkof Bear Creek, including its head, and in 1850 Thomas patented 220 acreson the west branches of Molley’s Creek. These properties were said to beLawrence land grants approved by King George III of England.

In the last deed, where he patented 91 acres on the south side ofStaunton River, William spelt his name "Hayth." Likewise, Williams oldestson (Thomas) ensured that all his children born after 1773 (in CampbellCo.) were surnamed "Hayth" also. Thomas and Martha’s first two children,Gilbert and William, were surnamed Heath and therefore were probably bornin Bedford County before the move to Campbell County.

William Hayth placed an announcement in the May 16th edition of theVirginia Gazette in 1771. The announcement read as follows:

Run away from the Subscriber, in Bedford County, on Great Falling River,and Irish servant man named Michael Kelly, about five feet five incheshigh, with short black hair, wears a cut brown wig, a blue Broadclothcoat, spotted flannel jacket, and a pair of old patched breeches. Also,an Irish servant woman named Margaret Kelly. Wife to the said Michael.She wore a blue Calimanco gown and petticoat. They both speak Irish, butneither of them are known to speak English. I will give FIVE POUNDSreward on their being delivered to me, and FIFTY SHILLINGS if they aresecured in any jail in this colony, upon information of the same given toWILLIAM HAYTH.

William Hayth first made his home on Long Island, Staunton River (BedfordCounty); he was married to Martha _________. William had six children byMartha; 2 boys and 4 girls. His will written in 1775 mentions sons:Jesse, Thomas (who married Martha Gilbert of Pittsylvania,) daughters:Elizabeth Manley, Eleanor Burgess, Mary Christian, and Sarah Cunningham.

In 1794, Haythe sold the Long Island estate and moved to land near PigeonRun adjoining the property of Robert Alexander in Campbell County. Todaythat property is known as "Gladys" and is located near Rustburg, Va. TheHaythe family was known to have a large orchard there and while the housethey lived in has burned many years ago, the original chimney to theirestate house is still standing.

Burial - [place: Wheatland Lutheran Church Cemetery, Fincastle, VA]

Divorced.

Occupation - [place: Architect]

Burial - [date: 5 MAR 1969] [place: Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, VA]

Occupation - [place: Jackson County Clerk of Courts]

Burial - [date: 7 JAN 1994] [place: Fairmount Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson Co., OH]

Occupation - [place: Banker - First National Bank of Waynesboro VA]

Burial - [place: Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, VA]

Occupation - [place: School Teacher/Secretary]

Burial - [date: 6 JAN 1993] [place: Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, VA]

Occupation - [place: Secretary/Office Worker]

Burial - [date: 7 JUL 1977] [place: Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, VA]

Birth certificate from VA indicates birthdate as September 14, 1914.

Occupation - [place: Retired from Federal Government]

Burial - [date: 21 AUG 1991] [place: George Washington Cemetery, Adelphi, MD]

Occupation - [place: C&O Railroad]

Burial - [place: Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, VA]

Occupation - [place: Housewife]

Burial - [date: 9 FEB 1984] [place: Springwood Baptist Church Cemetery, Springwood, VA]

Occupation - [place: Banker]

Burial - [date: 20 MAY 1975] [place: Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan, VA]

WWI Veteran
Graduate of Washington & Lee University

Burial - [date: 3 JUL 1945] [place: Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan, VA]

Civil War - Served in the 28th Va. Infantry.

Burial - [place: Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan, VA]

Title -
Dr.

Occupation - [place: Music Teacher, Buchanan, VA School System]

Burial - [place: Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan, VA]

Title -
Dr.

Burial - [place: Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan, VA]

Burial - [place: Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan, VA]

Burial - [place: Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan, VA]

Burial - [place: Fairview Cemetery, Buchanan, VA]

Died of Stroke and Diabetes.

Burial - [date: 7 NOV 1944] [place: Fairmount Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson Co., OH]

Possible marriage date of July 16, 1886.