George Brent (Captain)
George Brent Captain Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Stafford County district In office 1688–1689 Personal details Born circa 1640 Warwickshire, England Spouse(s) Elizabeth Greene Mary Chandler Children George, Henry, Mary and Martha Brent Residence Woodstock Occupation planter, lawyer, militia leader George Brent (died circa 1699), was a colonial Virginia planter, lawyer, and politician. He represented Stafford County, Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly and secured a refuge for Catholics in the Virginia Colony that became Brentsville, Virginia. [1] Contents 1 Family and background 2 Career 3 Death and legacy 4 References Family and background This George Brent was the firstborn son of George Brent (himself the sixth son of Richard Brent and the daughter of Sir John Peshael of Horsley) and Marianna, the daughter of Sir John Peyton of Doddington on the Isle of Ely. [2] Facing persecution during...