He was born in Blencogo, near Wigton, Cumberland, educated at the Wigton grammar school, and about 1754 went to Virginia, where he became a private tutor in the families of Virginia planters.
He was born in Blencogo. This was near Wigton, Cumberland. This Wigton was educated at the Wigton grammar school. This Wigton was Cumberland. About 1754 went to Virginia. He became a private tutor in the families of Virginia planters.