Malachi Thruston

Probably borne in Bristol, Somerset, England to the former Thomasine Rich (1604-1647) and her chamberlain husband John Thruston. ==Career==

Thruston invested in real estate near Norfolk and adjoining rural counties, and was a justice of the peace and clerk of a county court by 1666. ==Personal life==

Thruston married Martha (1640-1698), the daughter of Norfolk County burgess John Porter. They had three sons (John, James and Malachi Jr.(1660-1703)) and three daughters (Sarah, Jeane and Martha). ==Death and legacy==

Both Thruston and his wife died in 1698, which may have accounted for the year's delay (until November 15, 1699) in admitting his will (which named his late wife as well as his sister-in-law Jeane Porter as co-executors of his estate) into probate. Following the (nonexistent) life estate, his Norfolk lots and a plantation called "Brushy Neck" which he had inherited from Richard Jones were to be divided among their sons. Malachi Jr. also inherited a plantation called "Lynnhaven" in Princess Anne County, and his daughter Sarah received a plantation called "Currituck", also in Princess Anne County. ==References==