'He was born before 1626, probably about 1622, and doubtless married in England before coming over, and had two sons, Thomas and Nicholas.' (Stubbs, p. 13) 'Col. Catlett was killed by the Indians while defending the fort at Port Royal in 1670. Port Royal is on the Rappahannock river, in Caroline county, VA, opposite Port Conway.' (Stubbs, p. 15) 'John Catlett (1622-1670), a native of Sittingbourne, Kent, England, came to Virginia in 1650, settling in Rapphannock County, on the south side of the river at the mouth of Golden Vale Creek. There is a tradtion that he was killed by Indians while commanding a fort at the site of the present Port Royal in Caroline County. John Catlett married (second wife) Elizabeth Underwood, daughter of William Underwood, of Isle of Wight and Lancaster counties, who was member of the House of Burgesses in 1632. John and Elizabeth (Underwood) Catlett had issue: Elizabeth Catlett married Francis Taliaferro (1654-1700), of 'The Mount,' Essex County...' (S.A.R. publication, photocopy sent from Dr. Eleanor Lyon Duke to author in summer 1992). From Avant’s book, p. 174 (NOTE: 'CHH' refers to Charles H. Hamlin): 'Note by CHH: The will of COLONEL JOHN CATLETT is stated by the author to be one 'of which only a mention exists.' 'The first party to explore and reach the summit of the Blue Ridge Mountains was led by COLONEL JOHN CATLETT, of Rappahannock County, as gleaned from 'An account of Virginia,' communicated to the Royal Society in 1676 by Mr. Thomas Glover, an ingenious Chirugion that hath lived some years in that country.' [Blackwell’s Reprint, Oxford, 1904] 'Mr. Glover’s account states further that 'There was a COLONEL CATLETT that was a good Mathematician, who with some other gentlemen took a Journey to make some further discoveries of the Country to the Westwards and arriving at the foot of the Mountains early in the morning they left their horses and endeavored to gain the tops of the mountains which they accomplished about four o'clock in the afternoon, and then looking further forward they discovered other mountains, whereof they took the altitude and judged them inaccessible; which discouraged them from any further attempts, their design being chiefly to discover whether there were any rivers that ran into the South-Ocean...' etc. 'This account continues that 'COLONEL CATLETT married prior to 5 January 1663/4 ELIZABETH, widow of CAPTAIN FRANCIS SLAUGHTER (Deeds, Etc. (1656-1664), p. 326). 'According to DR. and MRS. WILLIAM CARTER STUBBS IN 'A History of Two Virginia Families Transplanted from County Kent, England, COLONEL CATLETT was killed by Indians while defending a fort at Port Royal in 1670 and by his Will he left his daughters, ELIZABETH and SARAH CATLETT, 600 acres of land in Rappahannock County, who married brothers, FRANCIS and ROBERT TALIAFERRO... wife conveyed to JOHN BATTAILE 300 acres... being one half of the tract of land left by COLONEL JOHN CATLETT in his Will to his daughters, ELIZABETH and SARAH (Deeds, etc. #7, p. 508, and 'Order Book 1686-1692, p. 25)... COLONEL CATLETT'S widow, ELIZABETH, married in 1672 to REV. AMORY BUTLER (Book 5 (1672-1676), p. 40)... MRS. ELIZABETH BUTLER, in her will named her children FRANCIS SLAUGHTER, and SARAH, JOHN, ELIZABETH and WILLIAM CATLETT [of which more later.]' (Avant, p. 174) 'Land Office Patent Book 2, p. 224 '23 May 1650 - A patent for 400 acres of land is granted to JOHN CATLETT and RALPH ROUSEY... on the south side of Rappahannock River for the transportation of eight persons into this colony.... Included and listed in the names are: RALPH ROUSEY, JOHN CATLETT, NICHOLAS CATLETT.' (Avant, p. 175) 'Land Office Patent Book 3, p. 114 '7 June 1652 - JOHN CATLETT and RALPH ROUZEE were granted 300 acres of land adjoining their first patent and among their headrights they listed: SARAH ROUZEE, EDWARD ROUZEE and MARTH ROUZEE.' (Avant, p. 175) 'Land Office Patent Book 3, p. 360 '1 July 1655 - A patent for 1,542 acres of land in Lancaster County granted to JOHN CATLETT and RALPH ROUZEE... etc.' (Avant, p. 175) 'NOTE by CHH: JOHN CATLETT received several other large patents in that section which was Lancaster County and which later became Rappahannock County. These patents were in co-partnership with RALPH ROUZEE and with THOMAS LUCAS, SENIOR as well as to himself alone.' (Avant, p. 175).