William DALE

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    1. Among the royalists who fled to Virginia after the death of King Charles I, were Sir Grey Skipwith and his brother in law, Edward Dale, Gentleman. Sir Grey was the second son of Sir Henry Skipwith, Baron of "Prestwould", Leicestershire, whose ancestry goes back to the time of William the Conqueror. Lady Diana was Sir Henry's youngest child. Major Dale settled on the north side of Rappahannock River in Lancaster County and Sir Grey settled on the south side in what is now Middlesex County. The epitaph for Edward Dale's tomb is recorded in the Carter Prayer Book, now in the Virginia Historical Society.
    2. Some of his extensive collection of books on law, medicine, history, religion, poetry and natural science are said to have been preserved by Carter descendants.
    3. He was a Major in the Lancaster County Militia. Records indicate that he had been a Major in the royal army.