John Strother

Captain John Dabney Strother

• Born: December 31, 1721
• Died: April 1795

• Father: Francis Strother
• Mother: Susannah Dabney

Captain John Strother was the eldest of this family. He was born in Hanover, Virginia in 1721 and married Mary Wade, after which he moved to Culpeper county, near where Little Washington now is, where he died April 1795. His residence was known as Wadefield, which has passed down the generations and is now in possession of a lineal descendant. Between 1755 and 1759 he served in a campaign against the Indians as captain of his company. He was a strong churchman and built and supported an Episcopal church near his residence. He served his county as sheriff and as a justice and was noted for his decision of character and perseverance in business affairs, as a result of which he accumulated a large fortune.

• Child: Elizabeth Strother