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William V^d Mary College 
Quarterly 




HISTORICAL magazine. 



Editor: LYON G. TYLER, M. A.. LL. D., 

PRESIDINT OF WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE, WILLIAMSBURG, TA. 



RICHMOND, VA.: 
Whittbt & Shbppbrson, Gbnbral Printbss. 

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SUBJECT INDEX. 

VOLUME XIII. 



Annapolis, Will Book at, 27, 28. 

Barry, Whxiam T., Correspondence 
OF, 107-116, 236-244. 

Bayne Family, 284-287. 

Bell, Tom, school teacher, 3-5. 

Berkeley Co., W. Va., Soldiers of, 
2^-37. 

Book Notices — Chronicle of the 
Yerkes Family, 72 ; History of Bru- 
ton Parish Church, 72; the Fore- 
man Genealogy, 144; Annals of 
Henrico Parish, 144; Wadsworth, 
or the Charter Oak, 209; Reminis- 
cencee of Peace and War, 210; The 
Griffins, 210; The White Castle of 
Louisiana, 211; The American Na- 
tion, 211; The term Lynch Law, 
291 ; History of the Hume Family, 
291; Branch Historical Papers, 
291 ; The Gift of the Morning Star, 
294. 

Books, 6, 11. 

Botetourt, Baron de, 87; Statue of, 
115; Monument to, 156. 

Bradshaw, Pres. John, Epitaph, 
192-194. 

Bray Family, 266-270. 

Brent, Giles, 279. 

Byrd, William, 91-96. 

Campbell, Dr. Ebenezer, Books of and 

other estate, 6. 
The Old Capitol, 64-66. 
Coaches, 11, 75, 240. 
Carter, Col. Landon, Diary of, 

45-53, 157-165, 219-221. 
Carter, William, Petition of, 261, 

262. 



Charles City Co. Land Patents^ 

116-121. 
Chisman Bible Record, 70. 
Churches, 12, 14, 266. 
Comedians, Company of, 7, 8, 9. 

Dawson, Dr. Wiluam, Death of, 3; 

personal estate of, 11. 
Deans Family, 174. 

Fairfax Family, 260, 261. 

Genealogical Notes, 143, 208, 28^^ 

290. 
Goose Creek, 166. 
Gregory, William, Journal of, 224- 

230. 

Hall Family, 143. 

Herbert, John, 4. 

Houses, 6, 7, 14, 89, 195, 269. 

Indians: 13, 81; Three Notable Bat- 
tles with, 194. 
Iron Works, 13. 

Jamieson - Elleoood - Parker, 67-69, 

287-289. 
Jones Family, 143. 

Letters: John Tyler, 1; William 
Taylor Barry, 107-116, 236-244; 
James McHenry, Correspondence oi^ 
102-105; John Steele, 102-106; 
Josiah Riddick, 105 ; Josiah Parker, 
105. 

Liberty Hall Academy, Petitioh 
for Charter, 265, 266. 

Lighthouse at Cape Henry, 260, 

Louisiana Purchase, 107. 

Lynch Law, 203-205, 291. 



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Mabriaoe Bonds, Gbanvuxe Co., 

N. C, 23-26. 
Marlborough, 165, 166. 
Martin, Col. John, 205. 
Maryland and Viboinia, Boundary 

OF, 278-280. 
Massik Family, 196-203. 
Maycox, 89. 
McAdam and Brown Families, 25- 

27. 
McHenry, James, Correspondence 

OF, 102-107. 
Meade Family History, 73-102. 
Meade, David, Autobiography of, 

73-102. 
Mercer Land Book, 165-168. 
MuscoE - Livingston - Langley, 262, 

263. 

Negro and Horse Stealing, 206, 2Q7. 
Ohio Company, 11. 

Patterson Family, 174. 

Peaked Mountain Church, Records 
OF, 247-256. 

Peter Francisco, 213-219. 

Petersburg, 116. 

Pinchback Family, 196. 

Pope, Humphrey and His Descend- 
ants, 280-284. 

-Powell, Journal op Cuthbert, 63- 
^3. 

^Queries: 71, 144, 208, 289, 290, 291. 

Religious Freedom, 1-3. 

31ICHM0ND Described by Barry, 114, 
116. 

Richmond Co., Extracts from Par- 
ish Register, 129-133, 182-192. 

Schools: 43, 44, 45; Tom Bell's, 3; 

• Harrow, 43, 46; Eton, Dalfton, 
Fullers, Graham, 44r-46; Indian 
School, Grammar School, 149, 155; 
Bigmaiden, 61, 158; Woodford 
Academy, 107; Liberty Hall Acad- 
emy, 265; Eaton's School, 244; 
Stith's, 267. 

Scott, Gen. Winfleld, 1. 

Sherwood, William, of Jamestown, 
Will of, 138, 139. 

Slaves, 11, 12. 

Smith Family, 173. 

Southall Family, 143. 

Tabb Family, 121-128, 168-175, 270- 
278. 

Taylor, John, estate of, 12. 



Temple Ann, Will of, 140. 
Terrill Family, 263-265. 
Throckmorton and Philips Fami- 
lies, Bible Records of, 66, 67. 
Tombstones: Jacob Imboden, 195. 
Tompkins, John, Singing Master, 13. 
Thruston Family, 290. 
Triplett, Daniel, estate of, 7. 
Truro Parish, Glebe House, 7. 

Virginia Gazette, Extracts from, 

205, 206. 
Virginia, Troops Furnished in 

1801-1864, 141. 

Wallace Family, 177-182. 

Waller Family, RECOROfS of, 175, 
177. 

Washington, John, Will of, 145- 
148. 

Washington, George, 96-99 ; statue of, 
115. 

Washington Lodge, 246. 

Waynesboro, Va., 195. 

Wharton, Mr. Thomas, 3. 

Williamsburg: Play House at, 7, 8, 
9, 13, 14; Cape Company at, 11; 
Cherokee visit, 13; King's birthday 
celebrated, 14; tablet unveiled at 
the Old Capitol, 64-66; meeting of 
Assembly in 1769, 80; described by 
Barry, 111-113; stone for piazza of 
Capitol, 206. 

Williamson, Thomas, estate of, 15. 

William and Mary College, 109- 
113; Rev. Wm. Stith elected, 4; 
Journal of President and Masters, 
15-22; 133-138; 148-157,230-236; 
scholarship at, 266 ; medals at, 235 ; 
elective principle at, 153; Notto- 
way scholarship at, 155, 157, 234. 

Wells : William Durand, 27 ; Richard 
Bennett, 27 ; Sampson Cooper, Jane 
Fenwick, James Weedon, Richard 
Preston, Francis Pope, Henry Se- 
well, 28; William Massie, 199-202; 
Thomas Massie, 202; David Massie, 
202; Peter Massie, 202; William 
Woodford, 206; Robert Armistead, 
244-246; William Sherwood, 138, 
139; John Washington, 145-148. 

Withers Family, 166-168. 

Wyche Family, 256-260. 

Wythe Family, 175. 

Yeatman Family, 175. 

YoRKTOWN: Described by Barry, 114; 

Mulberry Tree, 246, 247. 
York Co., Court-house of, 143. 



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GENERAL INDEX. 

VOLUME XIII. 



Abendenon, 59. 

Abe-ran-Away, 120. 

Abercrombie^ 82. 

Abingdon Parish, 125. 

Aborns, 60, 61. 

Accokeek, 168. 

Ackiss, 65. 

Acrill, 65. 

Acquia, 52, 173, 278, 279. 

Adams, 102, 171, 173, 202, 204, 205, 

242, 262. 
Adcock, 8. 
Afton House, 272. 
Agoste (Augusta), 252, 253, 254. 
Ailenrock, 211. 
Airwell, 45. 
Aitcheson (Aitchison), 68, 69, 287, 

288. 
Albemarle, 11, 198. 
Alarm, The, 61. 
Alderly Church, 257. 
Aldrich, 36. 
Alexander, 275. 
Alston, 23, 24. 
Alverson, 187. 
Allaman, 276. 
Allen, 15, 23, 33, 44, 77, 124, 128, 143, 

200, 267. 
Allmond, 172. 
Ambler MSS., 138. 
Amboy, 75. 
Amelia, 126, 168. 
American Jewish Society, 1. 
Americans of Royal Descent , 71. 
Amherst, Lord, 86. 
Amidon, 272. 
Anbury, 89, 95. 
Anderson, 4, 9, 34, 65, 113, 168, 171, 

216, 264. 
Andre, 99, 100. 
Andrews, 211, 263. 
Andros, 139. 
Anguilla, 60. 
Antrobus, 139. 
Appomattox Creek, 147. 
Archer, 43, 126, 270. 
Argenbright (Ergebrecht, Arkebrecht, 

Argebrecht, Ergenbrecht), 249, 251, 

253, 254, 255. 
Armentrout (Ermentraut), 249, 250, 

263, 254, 255. 
Armistead, 122, 123, 124, 129, 173, 

174, 179, 236, 244-246, 268, 269. 
Armstrong, 267, 268. 



Artis, 36. 

Ashby, 283, 284, 285. 

Ascroft, 200. 

Ashen Swamp, 121. 

Ashley, 56. 

Ashton, 71, 144, 193. 

Asia, The, 61. 

Assistance, The, 61. 

Association Preservation of Virginia 

Antiquities, 64. 
Athanes, 6 135. 
Atkinson, 6, 7. 
"Auburn," 169, 170, 172. 
Aylee, 27. 
Aylett, 66, 139. 

Back River, 29, 124, 127, 177, 178, 

180. 
Bacchus, 59. 
Bacon, 12, 194, 291. 
Bailys, 145. 
Bain, 61. 

Baker, 23, 65, 117, 118. 
Baltimore, Lord, 278, 279, 280. 
Ball, 48, 49, 50, 51, 65, 158, 160, 162, 

177, 178. 
Ballard, 269. 
Balliere, 172. 

Banister (Bannister), 66, 127, 289. 
Banks, 24, 292. 
Bapforth, 138. 
Barbadoes, 60, 125, 143. 
Barbar (Barber, Barbour), 65, 129, 

130, 131, 238. 
Barclay, 206. 
Barer, 33. 
Barrows, 257. 

Barry, 107-116, 179, 236-244. 
Barksdale, 127. 
Barnes, 128. 
Barney, 7. 
Barrett, 143. 

Barnet's Quarter, 146, 147. 
Barry, 179. 
Barr, 175. 
Bassett, 65. 
Bashaw, 292. 
Bateman, 138. 
Bates, 131, 272. 
Bateson, 285. 
Batt, 118, 119. 
Batts, 117, 119, 120. 
Bauer (Bowers), 249. 
Bayley, 65. 



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Baylie'8 Creek, 118, 120. 

Baylor, 140, 177. 

Bayne, 283, 284-287. 

Beale, 46, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 129, 

130, 158, 169, 161, 162, 163, 220, 

224. 
Beckwith, 48, 129, 130. 
Bedinger, 32, 33. 
Bedwell, 192. 
Beeson's Mill, 29. 
Beeston, 256. 

Bell, 3, 6, 24, 66, 140, 228. 
Belle Farm, 175. 
"Bellevue," 236. 
Benger, 129, 130. 
Benton, 24. 

Bennett, 27, 28, 167, 269. 
Bentz (Pence), 262, 264. 
Bercke (Pirkey), 249. 
Berkeley, 165, 166. 
Bernard, 289, 290. 
Bemey, 290. 
Berry, 28. 
Betech, 250. 
Betts, 147. 
Beverley (Beverly), 46, 47, 49, 139, 

168, 162, 262, 263. 
Beyer, 255. 
Bickford, 272. 
Bill, 25. 

Bi€defl8ch (Peter fish), 252. 
Billups, 170. 
Birchett, 119, 120. 
Bird, 130, 131. 
Bishop, 33. 

Black Creek, 197, 200, 203. 
Blackstone's Commentaries, 109. 
Blackwater, 119, 120. 
Blackwell, 24. 

Blair, 19,'20,'65, 105, 150, 155, 260. 
Bland, 65, 98, 121, 197, 205. 
Blandfield, 46, 159. 
Blandford Church, 246. 
Bloody Pond, 84. 
Blue, 31. 
Blunt, 233. 
Bobbett, 119. 
Bohannon, 168. 
Boice, 66. 
Boisseau, 12. 
Booker, 125, 126. 
Boiler, 258. 

Boiling, 12, 65, 126, 127, 168. 
Bolyn, 179. 
Botetourt, Lord Baron, 52, 80, 87, 88, 

89, 115, 166, 235. 
Booth, 129, 130, 131, 170. 
Boston, The, 207. 
Bourne, 211. 



Boush, 176, 180, 260. 

Bouth, 268, 269. 

Boudoin, 66. 

Bowie, 23. 

Bowland, 36. 

Bowyer, 66. 

Bower, The 146. 

Boyd, 163, 164, 287. 

Boyd's Hole, 47. 

Boyd's Hor^e Ferry, 226. 

Boyer, 249. 

Bracey, 23. 

Bradford, 119, 241. 

Brady, 30. 

Bradshaw, 192-193. 

Brandywine, 214, 217; 228. 

Brafferton, 167. 

Brafferton School, 230. 

Bragg, 48. 

Braxton, 65. 

Bray, 192, 266-269. 

Brent, 165, 166, 167, 171, 178, 279,. 

280. 
Brett, 266. 
Brewer, 170. 
Brain, 186. 
Bridges, 65. 
Brisbane, 290. 
Briscoe, 34. 
Bristol Parish, 12. 
Brittian, 32. 
Brown, 260, 263. 
Broad Run, 121. 
Brockenbrough, 46, 49, 53, 129, 130,. 

131, 158, 169, 192, 263. 
Brodbeck, 252. 
Brodie, 123. 
Brooke, 66, 102, 103, 117, 119, 216,, 

256, 260, 263. 
Broomfield Hall, 39, 40. 
Bronaugh, 236. 
Brown, 25-27, 32, 60, 77, 107, 109, 

128, 289. 
Brown Memorial Reformed Church,. 

247. 
Browning, 71. 
Bruce, 24, 127. 
Brummer, 255. 

Bruton Parish Church, 64, 72. 
Bruton Parish Register, 266, 267. 
Bruton Church Yard, 210, 268. 
Bryan, 64. 

Bryn Mawr College, 211. 
Buckles, 34, 36. 
Buckner, 173. 
Buck Roe, 179, 182. 
Bull Run, 61, 52. 
Bullock, 23, 24. 



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Barchen (Birchen) Swamp, 117, 118, 

119. 
Burffess (Burgesse), 26, 27, 116. 
Burk (Burke), 32. 
Bum, 13. 
Burrill, 176. 
Burroughs, 285. 
Burt, 66. 
Burtenhead, 122. 
Burton, 80, 235. 
Burwell, 20, 21, 65, 66, 135, 167, 205, 

232, 235, 267. 
Busby, 116, 118. 
Butterwood Springs, 290. 
Byrd, 21, 22, 37, 45, 75, 91, 92, 93, 94, 

133, 134, 135, 137, 267. 

Cabell, 65. 

Calvert, 28, 279, 288. 

Calloway, 118, 204, 205. 

Camden, 49. 

Camm, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 133, 

135, 136, 137, 143, 148, 149, 150, 

151, 155, 156, 167, 176, 230, 231, 

232, 233, 234, 235. 
Cameron, 31. 

Campbell, 6, 213, 284, 274, 276. 
Capt, Bowman, The, 42. 
Cappes, 6. 
Carr, 65, 71, 144. 
Carrington, 174. 
Carl, 262. 
Carter, 45, 53, 65, 66, 74, 84, 93, 157- 

164, 167, 176, 219-224, 233, 261, 

262 282. 
Cary '(Caiiy), 65, 69, 178, 245. 
Carroll, 181. 

Castine Bridge, 226, 227. 
Cattail Branch, 119. 
Chaderton (Catterton, 193. 
''Chanithor" (Shenandoah), 251, 252. 
Chapman, 13. 
Chappawamsic, 179, 181. 
Charles City Co., 116-121, 267, 268, 

269. 
Charles Parish, 123, 125, 276, 277. 
Charlton, 52. 
Chatham, Lord, 49. 
Chaumiere des Prairies, 101. 
Chesapeake ft Delaware Canal, 243. 
Chesapeake Bay, 40, 73, 74, 84, 260. 
Cheyney, 211. 

Chickahominy Swamp, 121. 
Chilton, 179. 
Chipoaks Cr. (Chippoakes, Chepokes, 

Chippook), 116, 118, 119, 208. 
Chisman, 70, 71. 
Chisman's Or., 124. 
Chollet, 60. 



Chowlyn, 251. 

Chrismas, 168. 

Christeen, 163. 

Christian, 173, 209, 224. 

Chrombohr, 252. 

Claibanck, 65. 

Claiborne, 194, 266. 

Clarendon Carr, The, 228. 

Clarke (Clark), 35, 60, 61, 119, 121, 

198, 202. 
Clarkson, 8. 
Claws, 81, 82. 
Clay, 235, 241. 
Clay Hill, 126. 
Clayton, 6, 221, 222. 
Clemens, 254. 
Clements, 168. 
Clemons, 158. 
Cleve, 45. 

Clinton, 96, 99, 100. 
Clopton, 260. 
Clover, 33. 
Coates, 25. 
Cobbs, 24. 
Cobb's Hall, 26, 27. 
Cocke (Cock), 4, 12, 17, 19, 65, 66, 

121, 156, 197, 267, 269. 
Cockburn, 32, 67, 68. 
Cofield (Caufield), 208. 
Coke, 28, 30, 275. 
Cook, 57. 
Coldough, 28. 
Cole, 118. 
Coleman, 116, 117, 119, 171. 

Coles, aa, 

CoUett, 35. 

Collingwood, 262. 

Colquhown, 227. 

Colston, 131. 

Columbia University, 211. 

Conrad, 253, 255. 

Copeland, 106. 

Cople farish, 208. 

Coppinger, 61. 

Corling, 96, 114, 215, 217. 

Cornwallis, 114, 215, 217. 

Corotoman, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 74, 84, 

159, 220, 221. 
Corrie, 51. 
Cooper, 28, 141, 208. 
Corbin's, 176. 
Comick, 173. 
Covey, 36. 
Cowan, 31. 
Cowles, 116. 

Cox, 43, 44, 121, 127, 209, 263. 
Crab Neck, 66, 124. 
Crane, 30, 180. 
Creamer, 33. 



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Creighton, 37, 238. 

Cromwell, 33. 

Crump, 172. 

Crown Point, 76, 77, 78, 82. 

Culpeper Court House, 287. 

Cullen, 34. 

Cunningham (Cunninghame), 30, 31, 

67, 128, 274. 
Curie, 37, 38, 177, 178, 208, 246. 
Curie's Neck, 178. 
Curls (Curies), 37, 85, 100. 
Curson, 122. 
Currie, 9. 
Custis, 93, 172. 

Dabney, 170, 267. 

Dade, 146, 147, 289, 290. 

Dalfton, 44, 46, 73. 

Damonville, 281. 

Dana, 56. 

Dandridge, 65, 144, 174, 177, 178. 

Daniel, 173, 209. 

Dan River, 90, 91. 

Davenham, 256, 257. 

Davenport, 24, 33, 224, 234, 235, 289. 

Darracott (Darricott), 196, 199, 201, 

202, 203. 
Davis, 19, 139, 155, 210. 
Davison, 284. 

Dawson, 3, 4, 11, 157, 175, 176. 
Day, 122, 123. 
Deans, 128, 174, 175. 
De Graff enreidt, 51. 
Deiss (Dice), 253. 
Denby, 180. 
Dennett, 269. 
Derby, 228. 

Digges, 46, 66, 167, 180, 182. 
Dillingham, 60. 
Dimmock, 141, 142. 
Dinwiddie, 8. 
Dismukes, 144. 
Dixon, 52, 150, 151, 154, 155, 150, 

157, 230, 232, 233, 234, 235. 
Doan, 60. 
Doages, 280. 
Dobb*8 Ferry, 285. 
Dodson, 60. 
Dodd, 291. 
Doe, 167. 
Donelson, 65. 
Doolev, 61. 
Doolittle, 272. 
Don Ronello, 42. 
Dorsey, 28, 272. 
Dougan^ 60. 

Douglas, 101, 182, 202, 210, 264. 
Downman, 132. 
Downing, 131, 132. 



Doyley, 139. 

Dragon Swamp, 194. 

Drew, 149. 

Drury, 24. 

Dudley, 28. 

Dudlstone, 148. 

Duke, 264. 

Dulaney, 49. 

Dumfries, 181, 229. 

Duncan, 170. 

Duncombe, 259. 

Dunmore, Lord, 89, 94, 159, 288. 

Dupuy, 24. 

Durand, 27, 60. 

Duval, 66, 171. 

Dwit, 230. 

Dyer, 60. 

Dynell, 166. 

Eager. 35. 

Earnshaw, 17, 18, 19, 230. 

Eastern Hun Branch, 121. 

Eastwood, 69, 287, 288. 

Eaton. 23, 44, 239, 240, 244. 

Eberhardt, 252. 

Ebermann, 254. 

Edenton, 40. 

Edgeton, 175. 

Edloe, 269. 

Edmunds, 178, 238. 

Edmundson, 65, 276. 

Edwards, 48, 65, 138, 139, 282. 

Eiler (Oehler, Euler), 249. 

Elder, 184. 

Eldridge, 275. 

Eliason, 273. 

Ellegood (Elligood), 67-69, 287, 289. 

Elliott, 61, 140, 270, 271, 272. 

Ellyson, 64, 202. 

Elmington, 171. 

Elmsley, 68. 

Elmwood, 203. 

Elzy (Elzey), 167, 179. 

Emmerson, 137. 

Emmett, 143. 

"England in America," 211. 

Enterprise, The, 146. 

Eppes (Epes, Epps), 14, 116, 117, 216, 

219. 
Errol, 177, 178, 180, 181. 
Eskridge, 71, 144. 
Essex Court, 158. 
Essex Oazette, 193. 
Esten, Capt. 157. 
Estill, 195. 
Eustace. 48, 158. 
Evans, 57, 209, 289. 
Everard, 37, 38, 39, 40, 73. 
Ewing, 285. 



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Eyre, 65. 260. 

Fahs, 174. 

Fairfax, 260-261. 

Falling Waters Church, 273. 

Farrar, 120. 

Farraud, 211. 

Farland, 174. 

Fauchet, 67. 

Faulcon, 65. 

Fauquier, 86. 

Fauntleroy, 45, 46, 47. 

Fawn, 246. 

Featherstone, 168. 

Fenn, iiu6. 

Fenwick, 28. 

Ferguson, 173. 

Ferror, 56, 57. 

Fey, 255. 

Field, 24, 66, 270. 

Fields, 174. 

Finder, 255. 

Finnic, 14, 

Fishburn, 195. 

Fisher, 7, i72. 

Fishing Run, 119, 121. 

Fishkiln, 217. 

Fite, 168. 

Fitzgerald, 182. 

Fitzhugh, 06, 75, 84, 158, 163, 167. 

Fiveash, 123. 

Fleming, 65, 132, 182. 

Fletcher, 56. 

Fleury, 21/. 

Flood, 120, 160, 224. 

Flower de Hundred, 7, 116, 121. 

Flowre, 118. 

Follett, 139. 

Folsom, 193. 

Foltz (Fultz),254. 

Fontaine, 175, 234, 204. 

Forbes, 38, 43. 

Forks, The, 46. 

Forman, 144, 170. 

"Forest, The," 270. 

Fort Edward, 76, 84. 

Fort George, 76, 83, 84. 

Fort William Henry, 83. 

Fortitude, The, 60. 

Foster, 130, 172, 196, 199, 200. 

Four i>rothers Islands, 77, 78. 

Fox, 35. 

Foxwell, 254. 

Francisco, 213-219. 

Freeme, 118. 

French, 141, 167. 

Friedel (Friddle, Friedtel), 251, 254. 

Fullerton, 67. 

Fulton, 213. 

Funck (Funk), 251. 



Fury, The, 60. 

Gaffe, 75. 

Gaines, 232. ' 

Gallet, 250. 

Galloway, 161. 

Garrett, 21, 64. | 

Gamett, 165, 173, 262, 263. 

Gary (or Gray), 167. 

Gates, 36f€14, 217, 218. 

Geiger, 249, 255. 

Gemuenden, 256. 

Genet, 103. 

"Gentleman's Magazine," 46, 193. 

George, 27. 

Georgetown Heights, 283. 

Gerard, 34. 

Giberne, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 168, 15^ 

161, 162, 220, 221, 222. 
Gibbons, 214. 
Gibson, 229. 
Giffin, 33. 
Gilbert, 213. 
Gilchrist, 69. 
Giles, 126. 
Gilley, 121. 
Gilliam, 24, 
Gillie's Creek, 90. 
Gilmore, 175. 
Gyllie's Path, 121. 
Glasscock (Glascock), 66, 132, 182, 

183, 184, 185. 
Glassell, 225, 226. 
Glasgow, 224, 225. 
Glenn (Glen), 225. 
Gocher, 209. 
Goodloe, 24. 
Godwin, 128. 
Goodwin, 24, 64, 70, 72. 
Goffe, 209. 
Goffigon (Geoffegon, Goflfegon), 206, 

207. 
Goinham, 283. 
Goldsmith, 14. 
Goniver, 60. 
Gordon, 67, 77, 82, 89, 168, 174, 20j8, 

294. 
Goose Creek, 166. 
Gould, 270, 

Oovenor Parry, The, 60. 
Gower, 164, 183. 
Graham, 17, 44, 266. 
Grammar School, 149, 155. 
Grant, 143. 
Grantley, 43. 
I Granville, 39, 209. 
I Gravelly Cr., 116. 
Gray, 65, 167, 168, 207, 228. 
Grayson, 57. 
I Green, 7, 65, 275, 283. 



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Greene, 214, 216, 226. 

Orenville, 259. 

Green Valley, 270, 273, 276. 

Greenwood, 119. 

Gregory (Gregrie), 224-229. 

Greig, 222, 224. 

Griffin, 182, 183, 184, 185, 210. 

"Griffins, The," 210. 

Grigg, 60. 

Grimes, 283. 

Grub, 266. 

Grundie, 230. 

Grymes, 37, 48, 65, 100, 216. 

Guildford Courthouse, 205, 214, 216, 

218, 219. 
Gunston Hall, 180. 
G«therick, 208. 
Gwatkins, 150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157, 

230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235. 
Gwaltney, 140. 
Gwynn, 289. 

Hackney Parish, 44. 

Hague, The, 258. 

Hall, 36, 64, 120, 143, 176, 176. 

Hallam, 7, 8, 14. 

Hamilton, 24, 46, 56, 65, 96, 161, 162. 

Hammer, 252. 

Hammersley, 166. 

Hampton Roads, 40, 41, 54, 56, 57, 61, 

289. 
Hauhury, The, 157. 
Hand, 124, 125, 126, 169, 276. 
Hannock, 119. 
Hansford, 15. 
Harden's, 200. 
Hardid, 148. 
Hardy, 24, 66. 

Harman (Herman), 249, 251. 
Hfurmanson, 65. 

Harris, 23, 33, 34, 116, 185, 243, 272. 
Harris Creek, 122. 
Harrison, 20, 64, 65, 117, 118, 173, 

274, 292. 
Hamear, 130. 
Harrow-on-the-Hill, 43. 
Harper, 31. 
Hart, 211. 
Hartford, 209. 
Hartman, 254, 255. 
Hartwell, 197. 
Harwood, 65, 124. 
Hau, 249. 

Hawkins, 23, 280, 281. 
Hay, 233, 235, 289. 
Haynee, 209. 
Heath, 118« 281. 
Heathfield, 40. 
Heaton, 32. 



Hebron Church, 256. 

Hedges, 270. 

Hedgman, 105. 

Hersig, 168. 

Heller, 255. 

Henderson, 23, 24. 

Henley, 150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 167, 

230, 231, 132, 233, 234, 235. 
Hermann (Herman, Herrmann), 247» 

249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 255. 
Henrico Parish, 4, 144. 
Henry, 65, 66, 144. 203, 213. 
Henshaw, 30, 31, 33. 
Herbert, 4, 8. 
Herrber (Harper), 253. 
Herring Creek, 121. 
Hertoss, 253. 
Hetterich (Hetrich, Heterich), 247, 

249, 252, 253. 
Hewic, 140. 
Heyward (Howard), 122, 175, 179, 

277. 
Hill, 11, 117, 119, 169, 194, 283, 285. 
Hinke, 247. 
Hipkins, 51, 158. 
Hite, 31, 65, 66. 
Hobb's Hole, 15, 158. 
Hood, 7. 

Hoecake Ridge, 225. 
Hooe, 226. 
Hove, 220. 
Hove's Ferry, 225. 
Holcombe, 216. 
Holt, 14, 35, 66, 245. 
Hook, 228. 
Hooker, 209, 210. 
Holland, 197, 203. 
Holloway, 10. 
Hooper, 73. 
Hopkins, 162. 
Horning, 252. 
Horrocks, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 

22, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 148, 149, 

150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157, 162, 

177. 
Horshoe, The, 56. 
Horsmanden, 75. 
Hothersoll, 175. 
Houghton, 256. 
Houseman (Hausman), 249. 
Hover Marsh, 226. 
Howard, 24, 65, 70, 113, 178, 179. 
Howe, 82, 213. 
Howes, 148. 
Howell, 118. 
Hubard, 170, 290. 
Hubbard, 269. 
Hughes, 149, 234. 
Hull, 122. : ' 



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Bumber, 209. 
Hume, 291« 292. 
Hunter, 23, 29, 33, 260. 
Hunting Tower, 213. 
Huron, 56. 
Hutching, 65. 
Hutchings, 7, 260. 
Hyatt, 148. 

«Idlewild," 127, 270. 

Ijams, 273. 

Imboden, 195. 

**Indian Queen," 227. 

Industry, The, 6, 59. 

InnesB (Innes, Innis), 65, 156, 157, 

234. 
Inglis, 268, 269, 287. 
Insurgent, The^ 57. 

Irby, 219. 

Ireland, 78, 80, 204. 
Irving, 246. 
Isleham, 174. 
Isle Noir, 77. 
Izard, 77. 

Jackson, 107, 179, 236, 240, 241, 242, 
243, 271, 290. 

James, 138, 178, 288, 292. 

Jameson, 67-69, 280. 

Jamieson, 287-289. 

Jamestown, 68, 72, 113, 138, 279. 

Jamey, 273, 274. 

Jarratt (Jarrett), 138, 139. 

Jarvis, 73. 

Jefferson, 65, 71, 82, 97, 103, 112, 144, 
193. 

Jeffreys, 138, 139. 

Jeffries, 173. 

Jenkins, 32, 138, 139. 

Jennings, 192. 

Jerdone, 206, 264. 

Jessamine Creek, 101. 

Jessell, 139. 

Jett, 71, 144. 

Joanes, 206. 

John and Mary, The, 15. 

Johnson, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 
23, 43, 65, 79, 81, 84, 117, 133, 135, 
136, 137, 148, 149, 150, 151, 209, 
218, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 236, 
267, 269, 284, 285. 

Johnston, 65, 154, 155, 156, 173. 

Jones, 65, 70, 117, 120, 127, 133, 135, 
136, 137, 143, 144, 148, 149, 150, 
151, 154, 155, 156, 157. 160, 161, 
162, 175, 182, 224, 225, 230, 231, 
232, 233, 234, 235. 246, 247. 262, 
270, 272, 283, 284, 285, 290, 292. 



Jordan, 117. 
Justin, 33. 
Justis, 168. 

Kean, 170. 

Kearney, 270, 271. 

Keaton, 272. 

Keeling, 23, 24. 

Kelsick, 48, 53. 

Kemper, 247, 248. 

Kendall, 124. 

Kennedy, U, 144, 211, 212, 293. 

Kenner, 66. 

Kennerly, 27. 

Kennon, 23. 

Kenny, 32. 

Kerby, 124, 125, 277. 

Kerfoot, 283, 284. 

Keyer, 289. 

Kidder, 37, 39, 40. 

King, 66, 116, 123, 179. 

Kingsmill, 266, 267. 

King's Mountain, 289. 

Kingston Parish, 126, 173, 270. 

Kipp, 251. 

Kirby, 261. 

Kirsch (Kersh), 249, 250. 

Kisseling (Kissling, Kisling), 249, 

253. 
Kittawen Creek, 117. 
Kneller, 91. 

Koehler (Kayler, Kohler), 249, 255. 
Krob, 254. 
Kropf (Cropp), 251, 252, 253. 

Lacy, 209. 

Lafayette, 215. 

Lake Motte Island, 82. 

Land, 175. 

Landon, 44, 51. 

Landrum, 290. 

Lane, 71, 144, 161, 171. 

Lang (Long), 252. 

Langhome, 65. 

Lanier, 24. 

Langley, 28, 40, 262, 263. 

Lapsley, 174. 

Latham, 37, 285. 

Lathbury, 40. 

Latimer, 123, 174. 

Lavall, 236. 

Lawson, 49, 50, 51, 52, 162, 185. 

Lee, 26, 27, 28, 47, 51, 53, 57, 65, 66, 
89, 95, 99, 103, 119, 120, 153, 160, 
161, 162, 172, 195, 210, 218, 289. 

Leach (Leech), 72. 

Leadbeater, 117. 

Lear, 205. 

Leary. 24. 



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Leigh, 149, 155, 232. 

Leesburg (Leesburgh), 179, 181, 244. 

Leavenworth, 195. 

Lehmann, 255. 

Leiand, 2322. 

Lely, 259. 

Lenox, 224. 

Leonhardt, 247. 

Leonard, 60, 252. 

Letcher, 141. 

Level Green, 197. 

Lewis, 11, 23, 24, 65, 264. 

Liberty Hall Academy, 265-266. 

Lincoln, 73. 

Lindsey, 35. 

Lingel, 249, 253, 254, 255. 

Little, 30, 33, 227. 

Little Bird Creek, 199, 200. 

Little Nottoway River, 290. 

Littletown, 266. 

Livingston, 56, 262, 263. 

Llewelling, 147. 

Lloyd, 169, 170, 171, 175. 

Lockhart, 168. 

Lockwood, 284. 

Logan, 82. 

Lomax, 158, 260. 

Long, 208, 249, 274. 

Longworth, 191. 

Looney, 289. 

Lorman, 60. 

Lorentz, 250. 

Love, 290. 

Lovel, 242. 

Lovenstein, 249. 

Lovett, 288. 

Low, 27. 

"Lower Norfolk Antiquary," 288, 289. 

Lowndej*. 261. 

Lowry, 51, 124, 125, 126, 143. 

Loyall, 260. 

Lucas, 258. 

Lucy, 120. 

Ludlow, 71, 209. 

Lunan. 227, 228. 

Lyle, 266. 

Lynch, 65, 204, 205, 291. 

Lynn, 66. 

Lynnhaven Parish, 286, 287. 

MacDowall, 67, 68. 

MacGregor, 224. 

MacGyar, 130. 

Machin, 274. 

Mackey, 275. 

Macknight, 287, 288. 

Macholicker (Macholic), 146, 147. 

Macon, 23, 24, 176, 197. 

Macrae, 177, 178. 



Madison (Maddison), 88, 109, 111, 

156, 200, 202, 232, 233, 234. 
Magert, 254. 
Magow, 29. 
Mahocks, 194. 
Maidstone, 28. 
Maies, 117, 119. 
Maleba, 60. 
Mallo, 249, 253, 254. 
Mallory, 178. 
Malowe, 8. 
Maloney, 14, 15. 
Mann, 174, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 

254. 
Marable (Marrable), 65, 138, 139. 
Marchant's Hope, 120. 
Market House, 235. 
Marlbro, 226. 
Marlborough, 165, 166. 
Mamiaduke, 283, 285. 
Marple Hall, 193. 
Marriott, 66. 
Marot, 268. 
Marshall, 21, 66, 89, 125, 154, 155, 

234, 240. 
Marston Moore, 261. 
Martin, 202, 203, 205, 206. 
Maryland, 278-280. 
Martyn's Brandon, 11/, 119. 
Marvin, 261. 
Mason, 11, 65, 127, 166, 168, 180, 181, 

182, 225, 236, 272. 
Massenburg, 233. 
Massaponix River, 206. 
Massie, 37, 196-203. 
Mattapony River, 194. 
Martiairs Path, 121. 
Mathews, 167, 204, 291. 
Matheny, 32. 
Mattoax, 143. 

Manger (Munger), 252, 253, 255. 
Maury, 155, 213. 
Maxwell, 288. 
May, 66. 

Maycox (Maycock), 37, 89, 90, 101. 
Mayer, 174. 

Mayo, 65, 126, 217, 218, 270. 
McAdam, 25-27. 
McAlister, 30. 
MeCall, 158, 160. 
McCandley, 60. 
M'Carty (McCarty), 7, 130, 185, 186, 

281. 
McCarthy, 179. 
McCaw, 174. 
McConnell, 31. 
McClelland, 165. 
McClurg, 179. 
McComick, 210. 



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McCreery, 179. 

McDonald, 32, 77. 

McDonough, 78. 

McDowell, 65. 

McGaheysville, 247. 

McGaw, 227, 228. 

McGhee, 179. 

McGill, 66, 179, 181. 

McHenry, 102-106, 107. 

Mclntire, 273. 

McKay, 163, 291. 

McKean, 227. 

McKown, 274. 

McLemmon, 24. 

Meade, 37-45, 73-102, 178. 

Medmay The, 57. 

Mears, 28. 

Meaux, 202. 

Mercer, 11, 66, 165-168. 

Meredith, 258. 

Merriar's Path, 121. 

Merick, 202. 

Meriwether, 264, 266. 

Metcalfe, 6. 

Melzger, 250, 253. 

Michael (Michel), 249. 

Middlebrook, 217. 

Midlothian, 174. 

Midton, 226. 

Middle Plantation, 266. 

Mildeberger ( Mildenberger, Mitten- 

berger), 249, 252. 
Miles, 221. 
Mill Creek, 74, 252. 
Miller, 6, 64, 155, 230, 231, 234, 250, 

271 285. 
Mueller (Miller), 249, 251, 252, 253, 

254, 255. 
Milner, 185, 186. 
Mills, 15, 158, 167. 
Minor, 264, 281. 
Minzie, 161, 162. 
Mitchell, 23, 29, 32, 34, 65, 198, 203, 

224, 271, 284. 
Mitchell's Garden, 271. 
Moll, 255. 

Monday's Point, 224. 
Monroe, 61, 263. 
Montcalm, 82, 83. 
Monehan, 138. 
Montague, 66, 162. 
Morgan, 124, 180, 208, 217. 
Moreland, 66. 
Moody, 36, 168. 
Moore, 124, 126, 127, 128, 144, 241, 

283, 284, 285. 
Morse, 213. 
Morris, 108, 172. 
Morrison, 274. 



Mortimer, 57, 158, 169, 160, 161. 

Morton, 61, 160, 211, 216, 275. 

Moseby, 174. 

Mosely, 66, 179, 180, 203, 260, 288. 

Moss, 122, 202. 

Mothershead, 281, 282. 

Mollison, 222. 

Mount Airy, 45, 48, 51, 161. 

Mountjoy, 167. 

Mount Pleasant, 24. 

Mourning, 266. 

Mount Vernon, 276. 

Mount Vernon Association, 145. 

Mouse, 29. 

Mozinger, 186. 

Much Waltham Parish, 39, 40. 

Muir, 26. 

Munford, 65, 269. 

Murfree, 238. 

Murray, 78, 79, 80. 

Murrell, 211. 

Murron, 31. 

Murphy, 32, 38, 69. 

Muscoe, 262, 263. 

Muse, 60, 281. 

Myer, 138. 

Myers, 66. 

Napier, 269. 

Nash, 123, 131, 186, 187. 

Nation, The, 203. 

Neale, 28, 283. 

Nealy, 283. 

Neck of Land, 165. 

Neill, 67, 69. 

Nelson, 66, 113, 134, 197, 232, 260, 

274. 
Netherland, 121. 
Neville (Nevil), 29, 32, 66. 
Newcomb, 26. 
Newhouse, 117, 118, 119. 
Newstead, 171. 
Newton, 65, 71, 144i 186, 229, 260, 

288 
Nicholas, 35, 65, 88, 135, 144, 173. 
Niclas ( Nicholas, Nicolaus, Nicalaus), 

249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 266. 
Nicholson, 160, 288, 289. 
Nightingale, 60. 
Noble, 30, 31, 273. 
Noland, 181. 
Nomini Hall, 45. 

North Farnham Parish, 129, 163, 182. 
Northern Neck, 45, 49, 52. 
Northumberland Quarter, 169. 
Norton, 73, 135, 234, 260. 
Norvil, 202. 
"Norwoods," 69. 
Nottingham, 66. 



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Nottoway Quarter, 157. 
Nugent, 123. 
Nutting, 269. 

Occaneecb«e, 194. 

Old, 290. 

Oldham, 38, 187. 

Oldman's Creek, 121. 

Olive, 61. 

O'Neale, 57, 238. 

Ormsby, 238. 

Orr, 236. 

Osborne, 65, 117, 285, 290. 

Otis, 75. 

Otway, 56. 

Overton, 236, 241, 264. 

Overwharton Parish, 166. 

Padget, 27. 

Page, 46, 64, 66, 136, 176, 268, 288. 

Palmer, 269. 

Pamphlet, 215, 216. 

Paramarabo, The, 60. 

Parr, 43. 

Parramore, 65, 173. 

Parsons, 124. 

Partridge, 75. 

Patterson, 29, 30, 31, 170, 174, 273. 

Patty, The, 57. 

Payne, 7, 36, 65, 281, 292. 

•*Teace," 279, 280, 282. 

Peachy (Peachey), 160, 161, 163, 187, 

188. 
Peake, 9. 

Peaked Mountain Church, 247-256. 
Peale, 167. 
Pearson's, 128. 
Peble, 119. 
Pebles, 117, 118. 
Peck, 128. 
Pegram, 173. 
Pendleton, 31, 60, 65. 
Pens (Pence), 249. 
Penn, 44. 
Pennock, 56. 
Pennybaker, 36. 
Peoples, 117. 
Pepys, 258. 
Perkins, 197, 203. 
Perrin, 15, l71. 
Perry, 138. 

Perschinger, 247, 251, 252. 
Person, 23. 
Pesor, 254. 
Peet, 37. 
Pettit, 138. 
Pettus, 66« 266. 
Peyton, 65, 126, 167, 168. 
Phillips (Philips), 66, 67. 



Phipp, 288. 

Phripp, 260. 

Physic, 243. 

Pick, 253. 

Pickering, 103. 

Pickett, 241. 

Pierce 292 

Pinchback,'l96, 199, 202. 

Pinquit Moundy (Peacked Mountain 

Church), 248-256. 
Piscataway Creek, 278. 
Piscataway River, 280. 
Place, 121. 
Plates, 173. 
Piatt, 116. 
Playne, 118. 
Plunkett, 35. 
Pocahontas, 144. 
Pope, 24, 28, 280-284, 285, 286. 
Pope's Creek, 147. 
Poplar Grove, 170, 174. 
Poquosin, 124. 
Porterfield, 274, 275. 
Portobacco, 226. 
Porto Bello, 174. 
Potomac (Potowmeck, Patowmeck), 

84, 278, 279, 280. 
Potomack Neck, 165, 166. 
Potomack Creek, 167. 
Potter, 118. 

Powell, 226. 

Powell's Hook, 217. 

PowhaUn, 11, 89, 270. 

Powhite Plantation, 200. Swamp, 200, 

Poythress, 65. 

Pratt, 118. 

Preisch (Preiss, Price j, 249, 250, 253, 

254, 255. 
Preston, 28, 114, 176, 204. 
Prevost, 76. 
Price, 6. 
Proudfit, 56. 
Prosser, 171. 
Pryor, 24, 210. 
Purdie, 52. 
Purefy (Purefoy), 125, 126. 

Queen Anne's, 226, 229. 
Quisenberry, 280, 282, 283. 

Raisiner, 31. 

Raleigh, 213. 

Raleigh Tavern, 65. 

Ralston, 100. 

Ramsay, 228. 

Randolph, 37, 52, 65, 66, 73, 74, 84. 

85. 89, 94. 98, 100, 126, 149, 153, 
156, 158, 171, 232. 

Rankin, 34, 158. 



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Ransom, 23. 

Raspberry Plain, 179, 236. 

Rawlins, 147. 

Read (Reade), 17, 20, 32, 65, 71, 208, 

231. 
Reasoner, 35. 
Reddick (Riddick), 65, 66, 102, 105, 

106, 260, 285. 
Redman, 162. 
Reinhardt, 256. 
Reynolds, 119. 
Rhett, 261. 
Rice, 289. 
Richards, 120, 147. 
JHohmond Standard, 197, 204. 
Ridgley, 69. 
Rigby, 8, 9. 

Rigmaiden (Rigmaden), 61, 158. 
Rincock, 56. 
Rind, 52. 
Ringold, 238. 
Rinff*s N^eck 46. 

Rippon Hall, 28, 46, 49, 50, 158, 162. 
Risch, Roesch (Rush), 247, 249, 250, 

251, 252, 253, 254, 255. 
Ritchie, 48. 
Ritter, 252. 
Riverside, 48. 

Roane, 65, 117, 203, 204, 291". 
Robards, 203. 
Roberts, 288. 
Robins, 174. 
Robinson, 64, 67, 122, 123, 136, 140, 

171, 277, 291. 
Rockwood, 105. 
Rodd, 173. 
Rogers, 284. 
Rolfe, 144. 
Rollyson, 206. 
Rombough, 6. 
Ronald, 287, 288. 
Rooke, 39. 
Roscow, 144, 177. 
Rose, 24, 60, 118, 168. 
"Rosegill," 45, 220, 221, 222. 
Rose Hall, 69. 
Rosewell, 174. 
Rosina, 252. 
Roth, 252. 
Rousby Hall, 84. 
Rowland, 107, 166, 179. 
Royster, 175. 
Rucker, 265. 
Rufus, 69. 
Ruggles, 76. 

Rural Hill, 271, 272, 273. 
Rust, 505, 188, 283, 284, 287. 
Rutherford, 36. 
Rutter, 72. 



Sabine Hall, 45, 46. 

Saddler, 226. 

Salem, 219. 

Salter, 61. 

Saltonstall, 257. 

Sampson, 33. 

Sanders, 23, 166, 172, 289. 

Sanford, 192. 

Satterwhite, 24. 

Saunders, 52, 57, 107, 292. 

Savidge, 116. 

Sawder, 32. 

Saw Tree, 120. • 

Sawyer's Swamp, 244. 

Sayers, 13. 

Schaeffer (Schaefer, Shaver), 249- 

Schell, 253. 

Schillinger, 249. 

Scherp (Schepp), 249, 250. 

Schneider (Snyder), 249. 

Schramm, 255. 

Schulteli, 252. 

Schwarbach, 247. 

Schuler (Shuler), 255. 

Sclater, 123, 276, 277. 

Scott, 1, 11, 49, 65, 148, 207, 224, 225. 

Seaford, 172. 

Seddon, 166. 

Seekright, 166. 

Selden, 42, 172, 174, 177, 178, 179, 

182, 211, 244, 246, 246. 
Self, 162. 
Sellar Run, 121. 
Seward, 26. 
Sewell, 28. 
Shaw, 282. 
Shelby, 107. 
Shelton, 37. 
Shepperd, 6. 
Sheppard (Shephard, Shepherd), 172^ 

173, 177, 208, 271. 
Sherwood, 138-139. 
Shield, 235. 
Shields, 141, 208, 232. 
Shirley, 84. 

Shirley Hundred, 117, 118. 
Shovas, 271. 
Simm, 242. 
Simmons, 275. 
Simpson, 1, 65. 
Sinclare, 224. 
Singleton, 8. 
Skoltone, 17. 
Skyren, 140. 
Slaughter, 30, 65, 208. 
Smelt, 208. 



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Smith, 32, 33, 35, 49, 64, 128, 147, 164, 
169, 170, 173, 174, 175, 177, 196, 
199, 202, 225, 230, 238, 261, 267, 
271, 284. 

Smith Island, 54, 56. 

Snodgrass, 272, 276, 289. 

Snowden, 261. 

Snyder, 33, 284. 

Soane, 269. 

Sparrow, 118. 

Spear, 238. 

Speed, 66. 

Speiden, 283, 284, 287. 

Spencer, 189, 281. 

Spohar, 34. 

Spindle, 128, 292. 

Spitler, 292. 

Spooner, 89. 

Spotswood (Spottiswood), 71. 

Squier (Spicer?), 139. 

Stag, 90. 

Steiner, 102. 

Steele, 102, 104, 105. 

Stanard, 67. 

Standley, 170. 

Slanton, 91. 

SUpler, 174. 

SUrke, 65, 234. 

Stephen, 29, 33, 271. 

Stephens, 30. 

Stephenson, 33, 273. 

Stewart, 127, 174, 287. 

Stillwater, 76. 

Stith, 4, 37, 89, 101, 121, 179, 267. 

Stobo, 78. 

Stokes, 125, 126. 

Stoll (Stuli),252, 254. 

Stone. 279. 

Stony Creek, 123, 247, 249. 

Stony Point, 195, 214, 216, 217. 

Storke (Stark), 145. 

St. James Wortham Parish, 202. 

St. John's Parish, 59, 60, 61. 

St. John's Church, 144. 

St. Margarett's Parish, 28. 

St. Martin's Parish, 264. 

St. Simone Island, 175. 

St. Thomas Harbour, 59, 60, 61. 

Stratford, 161. 

Stribbling, 276. 

Strode, 29, 30. 

Street, 197. 

Stuart, 155, 157, 194, 210, 231, 234. 

Stubblefield, 66. 

Sturdivant, 119. 

"Sudley," 46. 

Suess, 252. 

Summer, 44. 

Susong, 34. 



Sutton Rectory, 259. 
Swallow, The, 60. 
Swan Bay, 119. 
Swann, 23, 189. 
Swearingen, 33. 
Sweeney, 122, 277. 
Swift, 29, 30, 31. 
Syham Grove, 276. 
Sylvester, 61. 
Sydnor, 189. 

Tabb, 31, 121-128, 143, 144, 163, 168- 

175, 233, 234, 260, 270, 278. 
Talbot, 65, 238. 

Tarleton, 89, 145, 214, 215, 217, 219. 
Tarleton's Terror, 145. 
Tarpley, 189, 190, 191. 
Tatum, 24, 117. 
Tavernor (Taverner), 189. 
Tayloe, 45, 46, 49, 52, 157, 158, 159, 

160, 161, 162, 175, 189, 190, 224. 
Taylor, 12, 23, 24, 28, 34, 35, 65, 107, 

120, 168, 175, 236, 240, 272, 275, 

288. 
Tazewell, 176, 230. 
Teackle, 172. 
Tebbs, 65, 281. 

Temple, 140, 181, 182, 268, 269. 
Temple Hall, 181. 
Terrill (Terrell), 23, 263-265, 276. 
Terry, 65. 
Thacker, 138, 267. 
Thackeray, 42, 43, 44. 
Thomas, 65, 128. 
Thomson, 225, 284. 
Thompson, 47, 167, 207, 208, 288. 
Thornton, 23, 37, 48, 66, 89, 101, 182, 

189, 190, 191. 
Thornton, The, 222. 
Thoroughgood, 69. 
Thorpe, 28. 

Throckmorton, 66, 67, 206. 
Thruston, 290. 
Thweate (Thweatt), 118, 119, 120, 

240. 
Tiffey, 282. 
Tiplady, 175. 

Todd, 149, 174, 191, 232, 270. 
Toddsburg, 171. 
Toddsbury, 169, 170, 174. 
"Toddsbury Tabbs," 170. 
Tomlin, 158, 162. 
Tompkins, 140, 172, 174, 271. 
Tongue, 274. 
Topa, The, 61. 
Totopotomoi, 194. 
Towerhead Farm, 40. 
Towles, 265. 
Townstall, 117. 



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Transylvania University, 107. 

Traquaire Castle, 210. 

Traut (Trout), 249, 265. 

Traverse, 166, 190. 

Travis, 66, 176. 

Trent, 65. 

Trevillian, 173. 

Trimble, 230. 

Triplett, 7. 

Troutman, 170. 

Truro Parish, 7. 

Tryal, The, 11. 

Tuck, 276. 

Tucker, 15, 109, 110, 113, 143, 208, 

260. 
Turkey Island Creek, 118. 
Turnbull, 128. 
Turner, 121, 238, 271, 273. 
Trussell, 28. 

Tyler, 1-3, 20, 64, 102, 211, 267, 269. 
Tyrie, 269. 

Underbill, 284. 
Underwood, 191, 192, 193. 
University of Virginia, 275. 
University of West Virginia, 275. 
University of Pennsylvania, 211. 

Valendingham, 191. 

Valentine, 247, 250. 

Vanbebber, 230. 

Van Bibber, 172. 

Van Gemuenden, 247, 251, 256. 

Van Metre, 271. 

Van Swearingen, 31. 

Vass, 51. 

Vauxhall, 267. 

Veale, 127, 281. 

Verdier, 33. 

Vestall, 34. 

Vigar, 283. 

Virginia Oazette, 3-15, 126, 190, 203. 

260, 269, 287. 
Virginia Historical Collections, 69, 

213, 268. 
Vagt, 251, 253. 
Vorheis, 238. 
Votsch, 264. 

Wade, 23, 24. 

Waddy, 281. 

Wadrope, 158. 

"Wadsworth, or the Charter Oak," 

209. 
Waht, 249. 

Waincoke Parish, 121. 
Walnut Tree Farm, 210. 
Walke, 260. 



Wa,lker, 37, 65, 66, 73, 196, 198, 260, 

262, 263, 274. 
Wallace, 118, 120, 123, 177-182, 208. 
Waller, 13, 52, 143, 175-177, 236. 
Wallis, 31, 175. 
Walls 34. 

Ward,' 37, 101, 127, 161, 214, 219. 
Ward's Creek, 117, 119, 120. 
Warden, 127. 

Warkelin (Wakelin), 125. 
Waring, 264. 
Warrington, 180. 
Warriner, 118. 
Washington, 213, 214, 218, 246-247, 

275. 
Washington Lodge, 225, 246. 
Washington Parish, 146, 281, 282. 
Waters, 26, 37, 86. 
Watkins, 65, 198, 202, 203, 218. 
Watkins Point, 278. 
Watson, 41, 42, 291. 
Watt, 213. 

"Waverley," 170, 172. 
Wayne, 195, 216. 
"Wayne," 195. 
Weaver, 175. 
Webb, 192. 
Webster, 148. 
Weeden, 210. 
Weedon, 172. 
Weir, 6. 
Weeks, 290. 
Weldon, 11, 23. 
Wellford, 45, 172. 
Wentz, 252. 
West, 43, 44, 66, 118, 127, 128, 216, 

272. 
West Point Fort, 3217, 228. 
Westbury, 267, 269. 
Westcomb, 148. 
Westham, 90. 
Westerman, 59. 

Westover, 37, 45, 75, 90, 91, 119. 
Westwood, 65, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 

182, 260. 
Wetherburn, 11, 269. 
Whaley, 209. 
Wharton, 3. 
Wheeler, 118. 
White, 32, 270, 273, 274. 
"White Castle of Louisiana," 211. 
White Chappell, 138. 
Whitcraft, 147. 
Whitehall, 258. 
Whiting, 65. 
Whittle, 267. 
Whittington, 119, 120. 
Whitmore, 33. 
Whitlock's Ordinary, 158. 



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Whitehurst, 288. 

•*White Marsh," 170, 171, 172. 

Wickham, 179. 

Wilcox, 192. 

Wilkins, 116, 172, 174, 284, 292. 

Wilkinson, 197. 

Wilkiss, 253. 

Williamsburg (Williamsburgh), 5, 7, 
8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 37, 64, 72, 73, 
74, 86, 87, 88, 109, 110, 111, 112, 
113, 114, 115, 124, 143, 159, 180, 
181, 206, 209, 210, 261, 266, 267, 
276, 289. 

William and Mary College, 3, 4, 12, 
15-22. 64, 88, 107, 109, 111, 112, 
113, 126, 127, 133-137, 143, 148- 
157, 197, 203, 211, 245, 246, 266, 
268. 

Williams, 23, 24, 120, 128, 170, 198, 
202, 208, 289. 

Williamson, 15, 33, 121, 290. 

Willing, 37, 93. 

Wilhelm, 249. 

Willens, 253. 

Willoughby, 12, 287. 

Wilmington Parish, 268. 

Willis, 29, 30, 31. 

Wells, 123, 124. 

Wilson, 33, 34, 35, 65, 273, 274. 

Windebank, 71. 

Windsor Forrest, 178. 

Winn, 66, 175. 

Winston, 208, 213. 

Winthrop, 247. 

Wise, 57, 210. 

Withers, 27, 116, 166, 167, 168. 

Witham. 139. 



Witmann, 253. 

Wood, 65. 

Woodbridge, 168. 

Woodford, 95, 206. 

Woodhouse, 118. 

Woodlands, 68. 

Woodson, 37, 65, 216, 217. 

Woodward, 120. 

Wolstenholme, 230. 

Wormeley, 45, 46, 47, 49, 158, 160,. 

162, 220, 221, 223. 
Worrell, 215. 
Worthington, 30. 
Wren, 112. 
Wroe, 282. 

Wright, 66, 138, 139, 227. 
Wyatt, 118, 143, 179, 198, 264. 
Wyche, 256-259. 
Wynell, 8. 
Wythe, 98, 143, 144, 170, 173, 177,. 

178, 208. 

Yale University, 211. 

Yancey, 23. 

Yates, 140, 176. 

Yeatman, 169, 173, 174, 175, 283. 

Yeocomieo, 281. 

Yerby, 163., 

Yerkes, 72. 

Yonge, 138. 

York Parish, 268. 

Yorktown ("Little York"), 6, 11, 73,. 

96, 113, 114, 199, 215, 246, 247. 
Young, 210. 

Zane, 66. 

Zeller (Sellers), 250, 251. 

Zimmermann, 247, 249, 252. 



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William and Mary College 

Quarterly Historical Magazine. 

Vol. XIII. JULY, 1904. No. 1. 



CONTENTS. 

PAGXIw 

1. Correspondence of President John Tyler: Tetter on Reli- 

gious Freedom, 1"3 

2. "Virginia Gazette ( 1752) Extracts from, 3-15 

3. Journal of the Meetings of the President and Masters 

OF WiLUAM AND MaRY COLLEGE, 15-25 

4. AlAKUiAGB Bonds at Oxford, Granville Co., N. C, 23-25 

6. Family Records of the McAdam and Broun Families of 

Northumberland Co., Va., 25-27 

6. Will Books at Annapolis, y. ,. 27-2» 

7. Revolutionary Soldiers of BerkeleX^Co., W. Va., 29-36 

8- Meade Family History by David Meade, 36-45 

9- DiABY of Col. Landon Carter, 45-53 

10. JouRNAB OF Cuthbert Powell, 63-63 

11. The Old Capitol — Memorial Tablet Unveiled at, 64 

12. Bible Records of Throckmorton and Phillips Families, . . 66 

13. Jameson — Ellegood — Pabkeb, 67 

14. Chisman Bible Records, 70 

15. Queries bt Mrs. M. S. Kenkedt, 71 

16. Queries by Charles H. Browning, 71 

17. Book Notices, 72 



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^uarterli? Di0todcal flDagasine. 

Vol. Xm. JULY, liK)4. No. 1. 

CORRESPONDENCE OF PRESIDENT TYLER. 
Religious Freedom. 
To Joseph Simpson.* 

Washington, July 10, 1843. 

■*^ Dear Sir: 

S- The Notice which you mention in your letter of the 3d instant 

haa only been called to my attention by your reference to it. I 
presume that it is nothing more than a contemplated assemblage 
of certain officers of the army and navy in their character of 
citizens and Christians, having for its object the inculcation 
upon others of their religious tenets^ for, as they believe, the 
benefit and advantage of Mankind. A similar call <m the part 
of any other religious sect would be alike tolerated under our 
institutions. The Government has nothing to do with the publi- 
cation, nor has it issued from any one of the departments. 
Whether General Scott is to preside over the meeting, I am not 
in any way other than through your letter informed. If he at- 
tends, it will not and cannot be in his character of (Jeneral in 
Chief of the army, He will necessarily for the time being lay 
aside his sword and epaulets, and appear, it is true, as a distin- 
guished citizen, but in no other light than as a citizen. Was he 
a Hebrew and of the same tribe with yourself, his right to pre- 
side in your synagogue, if permitted or required by your laws 

^ThlB letter was published, for the first time, in an article by Mr. 
N. Taylor Phillips, IX. B., in the publications of the ''American Jewish 
Historical Society," New York City, No. 11, 1903. Mr. Simpson, to 
whom the letter is written, was a prominent Jew of Baltimore, Md., 
and the matter of his complaint had relation to General Scott, then 
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2 William and Maby Colleqe Quabteely. 

would in no manner aflfect him in his military character; nor 
would it make him obnoxious to the censure of the Government 
for 80 doing. The United States have adventured upon a great 
and noble experiment, which is believed to have been hazarded in 
the absence of all previous precedent — ^that of total separation of 
Church and State. No religious establishment by law exists 
among us. The conscience is left free from all restraint and 
each is permitted to worship his Maker after his own judgment. 
The oflSces of the Government are open alike to all. No tithes 
are levied to support an established heirarchy, nor is the fallible 
judgment of man set up as the sure and infallible creed of faith. 
The Mohammedan, if he were to come among ue, would have the 
privilege guaranteed to him by the constitution to worship ac- 
cording to the Koran ; and the East Indian might erect a shrine 
to Brahma if it so pleased him. Such is the spirit of toleration 
inculcated by our political institutions. The fruits are visible 
in the universal contentment which everywhere prevails. Chris- 
tians are broken up into various sects, but we have no persecution, 
no stake or rack — ^no compulsion or force, no furious or bigoted 
zeal; but each and all move on in their selected sphere, and 
worship the Great Creator according to their own forms and 
ceremonies. The Hebrew persecuted and down trodden in other 
regions takes up his abode among us with none to make him 
afraid. He may boast, as well he can, of his descent from the 
Patriarchs of Old — of his wise men in council, and strong men in 
Battle. He may ever more turn his eye to Judea resting with 
confidence on the promise that is made him of his restoration to 
that Holy Land, and he may worship the God of his fathers after 
the manner that that worship was conducted by Aaron and his 
successors in the priesthood, and the iEgis of the Government 
is over him to defend and protect him. Such is the great experi- 
ment which we have tried, and such are the happy fruits which 
have resulted from it ; our system of free government would be 
imperfect without it. 

The body may be oppressed and manacled and yet survive; 
but if the mind of man be fettered, its energies and faculties per- 
ish, and what remains is of the earth, earthy. Mind should be 
free as the light or a6 the air. 

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Sir, that so far as the Executive action is concerned, the guaran- 
tees of the Constitution in this great particular will know no 
diminution. 

For your kind expression of good will towards me personally, 
I beg you to accept my thanks along with my best wishes for 
your health and happiness. John Tyler. 



VIRGINIA GAZETTE. 
Extracts. 
{Continued from Vol. XII., p. 220.) 
July 24, 1752. e, 

On Monday last, died, and this Eyening was interred here, the 
Bev. and Hon. Doctor William Dawson, one of his Majesty's 
Council of this Colony, President of the College of William and 
Mary, and the Lord Bishop of London's Commissary for Vir- 
ginia. His conscientious and faithful Discharge of his impor- 
tant Public Trust, as well as his amiable Character in Private 
Life, having indear'd him to all who had the Honour of his 
Acquaintance; his Death is universally lamented. 

On Monday last the famous Tom Bell, after staying here four 
Days, left this Place without Molestation intending for his 
School in Hanover. If this Man, after the many Pranks he has 
play'd, is really sincere in his Professions of Reformation, and 
his Intention of living an honest and industrious life, it may 
perhaps be a Surprise to many, who are apt to say. Can the Ethi- 
opian change this Skin, or the Leopard his Spots; then also may 
he do good that has been accustomed to do evil. 

July 30, 1752. 

All Persons indebted to the Estate of Mr. Thomas Wharton, 
deceased, are desired to pay their respective Ballances before the 
25th of April next, or else their Bonds will be put into the Hands 
of an Attorney. I publish this Advertisement, that no one may 
complain of not having suflScient Notice. 

Thomas Dawson, Executor. 



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4 WlLUAlC AND MaBY COLLEGE QUARTERLY. 

August 7, 1762. 

If any of the Descendants of Mr. John Herbert, late Merchant 
on James Eiver, will apply to the Printer hereof, may hear of 
something to their Advantage. 

N. B. — He formerly married Mrs. Frances Anderson, of the 
said Place, and died in the Year 1704 or 1706, and what Arms 
he bore is said is cut on his Tomb Stone; he left two Sons, Buller 
and Eichard, and one Daughter, named Martha, who married 
one Mr. James Powell Cock, about the year 1718. 

August 14, 1762. 

Yesterday the Eev. Mr. William Stith, A. M., late Eector of 
Henrico Parish, was elected President of the College of William 
and Mary, in the Eoom of the Eeverend and Honourable Dr. 
William Dawson, deceasM. 

To the Public. 

As I have for some years past been fully convinced of the per- 
nicious Consequences of an unsettled and rambling Life, and of 
giving the Eeins to exorbitant Passions, and unlawful Desires, 
which have been too predominant with me, I am now determined 
to spend the Bemainder of my Days in a close Application to 
some reputable Business, wherever I may render myself a useful 
Member of Society, and acquire a Subsistance suitable to mv 
Genius and Education. . . . And, as I am at a Loss how to 
lay a Foundation for my future Livelihood, I humbly propose 
to lay before the Public a faithful Narrative of my Travels and 
Adventures for upwards of twenty Years past; which I would 
publish, by the Subscriptions of such Gentlemen as will be 
pleased generously to favour the undertaking; which I have 
been encouraged to hope a great many will do. 

By this Method I may be enabled to raise a moderate Sum, in 
Order to settle in a creditable Way of Living, and convince Man- 
kind of the Sincerity of my Intentions, wholly to reform what- 
ever has been amiss in my former Conduct. 

And as I propose this Advantage to myself, so I am hopeful 
that the Eelation of many Transactions of my Life will not only 
be an agreeable Amusement, but also, in some Degree, useful to 
others ; as therein the World may see by what unjustifiable Steps 



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I often proceeded, and learn thereby to avoid those Snares and 
Temptations, by which I have been often entangled and over- 
come; and which will prove equally hurtful to others, who are 90 
unwise as to follow the like eiitravagant Courses. 

Thomas Bbll. 

Proposals for Printing by Subscription 

The 

Travels and Adventures 

of the famous ^ 

Tom Bell. 

For upwards of twenty years of his Life, viz.. Prom the Year 
1730 to this present Year 1762. Together with a brief Account 
of his Birth, Parentage, Education, etc. 

Conditions. 

It is proposed that the said Book shall be printed on good 
Paper, and a neat Letter, in a large Octavo. 

That as soon as the Subscriptions are full the Copy wiU be sent 
to the Press, at Williamsburg, and the Books ready to be deliv- 
ered to the Subscribers, stitched or bound, on or before the first 
of September, 1753. 

That the Price of each printed Copy if bound be Fifteen Shil- 
lings, but if stitched Ten Shillings. 

That a voltmtary subscription of a Piece of Eight be paid, by 
such Subscribers only as incline to expedite the undertaking, 
and relieve the Author's present Necessity, in Order to enable 
him to procure Subscriptions, and maintain himself during the 
Time he is preparing and finishing the Piece for the Press; the 
Remainder to be paid on the Delivery of the Book. 

N. B. — The above Undertaking hath already met with such 
Success, that upwards of Forty Oentlemen subscribe the first 
Day the Subscription was opened. 

To be Sold to the highest Bidder. 

On Thursday, the 20th of this Instant, at Blandford, on Ap- 
pomattox River, a choice Assortment of Medicines, and Chirur- 



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6 WlLUAK AND MaBT CoLLEOB QUARTERLY. 

gical Iiifitrmnent6y with a valuable collection of Books on Physick, 
Surgery, and various other Subjects, together with sundry valu- 
able Horses, Liquors, Beds, and other Household Furniture, 
being the personad Estate of Doctor Ebenezer Campbell, deceased. 
Six Months Credit will be allowed for any Sum above 5 1, the 
Purchaser giving Bond with Security. All Persons indebted to 
him are requested to make speedy Payment, and his Creditors 
are desired to bring in their Accounts as soon as possible, that 
they may be discharged. A Catalogue of the Books, Medicines, 
etc., may be seen at his Stop, in Blanf ord, any Time before the 
Day of Sale. 

Hugh Miller, 

Bichard Weir, 

Boger Atkinson, Administrators. 

N. B. — Greatest Part of the Medicines were imported from 
London this Sunmier. 

To be Sold, on the 18th Day of September next, in Elizabeth 
City County, in Hampton, for ready Money, a large Dwelling 
House, with Brick Gable Ends, a Brick Cellar, seven Booms on 
the lower Floor, and four Booms above, and a Passage through 
the said Houac, a Eitchan, and other convenient Houses, with a 
Lot of Land, a good Garden, with Trees and Herbs suitable 
thereto; also sundry Sorts of Household Goods. The above men- 
tioned House joins two Streets, and fronts the Biver. 

John Henry Bombough. 

A Case mark'd A S with E at Bottom, No. 1, containing a 
Gun, a Silver Watch, a Motto Bing, was shipped by Mr. Edward 
Athawes, on Board the Martha, John Cappes; the Bill of Lading 
says, To be delivered at the Ship Side; so expect they are landed 
at Hampton, or Norfolk. Whoever will give Intelligence, so that 
the Goods may be had, or deliver them to me, at Shepperd^s 
Warehouse, or to Mr. Samuel Price, in York Town, shall have 
any reasonable Satisfaction made them, by John Metcalfe. 

The Ship Industry, Matthias Miller, Master, lying in Jamea 
Biver, will take in Tobacco for London, either from York or 
James Biver, at 7 1. per Ton, with Liberty of Consignment. 



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EXTKAOTS FBOM ViBGIKIA OaZBTTE. t 

Gentlemen inclined to Ship, are desired to send their Orders to 
Mr. John Hood, at Flower de Hundred; Mr. Eoger Atkinson, 
on Appomattox; Mr. Edward Travis, at James Town; the Mas- 
ter on Board; the Printer, in Williamsburg, or to 

John Hutchings. 

The Vestry of Truro Parish, in Fairfax County, will meet on 
the first Monday in September next, at the House of the Bev. 
Mr. Charles Green, in the said Parish, to receive Proposals for 
building on the Glebe Land, according to Law: The Dwelling 
House to be Brick, to contain in the Clear about 1200 Feet, one 
Story, and Cellars below, with convenient Booms and Closets as 
the Ground will allow. 

William Payne, 

Daniel M^Carty, Churchwardens. 

August 21, 1752. 

We are desired to inform the Public, That as the Company of 
Comedians, lately from London, have obtained his Honour the 
Govemor^s Permission, and have, with great Expence, entirdy 
altered the Play House at Williamsburg to a regular Theatre, fit 
for the Beception of Ladies and Gentlemen, and the Execution 
of their own Performances, they intend to open on the first Fri- 
day in September next, with a Play, callM The Merchant of 
Venice (written by Shakespeare) and a Farce, callM The Anato- 
mist, or. Sham Doctor. The Ladies are desired to give timdy 
Notice to Mr. Hallam, at Mr. Fisher's, for their Places in the 
Boxes, and on the Day of Performance to send the Servants 
early to keep them, in order to prevent Trouble and Disappoint- 
ment. 

Pursuant to the Will of the deceased Daniel Triplett, There 
will be exposed to publick Sale, on Friday, the 16th of September 
next, if fair (if not, the next fair Day), Two Lots of Land in 
the Town of Port Boyal, on one of which is a large, good dwell- 
ing House, and several Out-houses, very convenient for an Ordi- 
nary Keeper. The Sale will be on the Premises, and Six Months 
Credit will be allowed, the Buyer giving Bond and Security to 
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8 WlLUAK AND MaBY GoLLBOB QuABTERLY. 

August 28, 1752. 

By Penniseion of the Hon. Robert Dinwiddle, Esq., His 
Majesty's Lieutenant Gtovemor, and Commander in Chief of the 
Colony and Dominion of Virginia. 

By a Company of Comedians from London^ 

At the Theatbb in Williamsburg^ 

On Friday next, being the 15th of September, will be presented, 

A Play, Called, 

The 

Mbbchant of Venice, 

(Written by Shakespear.) 

The Part of Antonio (the Merchant) to be perform^ by 

Mb. Clabkson. 

Obatiano by Mb. Singleton. 

Lorenzo (with Songs in Character) by Mb. Adcoce, 

The Part of Bassanio to be perf ormM by 

Mb. Bigby. 

Duke, by Mr. Wynell. 

Salanio, by Mr. Herbert. 

The Part of Launcelot by Mb. Hallam. 

And the Part of Shylock (the Jew) to be performed by 

Mb. Malone. 

The Part of Nebissa, by Mbs. Adcock, 

Jessica, by Mrs. Bigby. 

And the Part of Pobtia to be perf ormM by 

Mbs. Hallam. 

With new occasional Pbologue. 

To which will be added, a Pabce, callM, 
The Anatomist. 

or. 

Sham Dootob. 

The Part of Monsieur le Medecin by 

Mb. Bigby, 

And the Part of Bbatbioe, by Mbs. Adcock. 



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No Person whatsoever to be admitted behind the Scenes. 
Boxes, 7 8. 6 d. Pit and Balconies, 5 s. 9 i Gallery, 3 s. 9 d. 
To begin at Six o'Clock. Vivat Bex, 

The Subscribers having settled in the Shop lately belonging to 
Mr. Anderson, in Williamsburg, gives this public Notice, That 
ihey shall be glad to eerve all Gentlemen and others, that are 
pleased to favour them with their Custom, where they may de- 
pend on being supplied with good brown Wigs, Ties, Grizzles, 
Greys, Bobs, or Cues, of all Sorts (as reasonable as can be im- 
ported from London) at the lowest Price, with the Allowance of 
6 per Cent, on prompt Payment. 

William Peake and James Currie. 

N. B. — I humbly beg the favour of Gentlemen and others, that 
are indebted to me, to pay their respective Debt©, that it may 
enable me to discharge mine, which will very much oblige 

Their humble Servant, William Peake. 

September 22, 1752. 

On Friday last the Company of Comedians from England 
open'd the Theatre in this City, when The Merchant of Venice, 
and the Anatomist, were perf orm'd, before a numerous and polite 
Audience, with great Applause; the following Prologue, suitable 
to the Occasion, was spoken by Mr. Rigby. 

Prologue. 
For the tuneful Voice of Eloquence, 
Whose Numbers flow with Harmony and Sense, 
That I may soar above the common Wing, 
In lively Strains the grateful Subject sing; 
To celebrate the laurel'd Poet's Fame, 
And thro* the World the Stage's Use proclaim. 
To charm the Fancy, and delight the Soul, 
To deal Instruction, without harsh Controul, 
To cultivate (by pleasing Arts) the Mind, 
To win to Keason, and with Wit refin'd 
To check each Error, and reform Mankind, 
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10 William and Mary Gollbob Quarterly. 

At first produced the Drama^s artful Page; 

At once to please and satyiize he knew, 

And all his Characters from Nature drew; 

Without Bestriction then^ as Nature taught^ 

The Player acted, and the Poet wrote; 

The Tragic iiuBe did Honour to the State, 

And in a Mirror taught them to be great ; 

The Councils, too, by gentle Means reproved, 

Lashed every Vice, and every Vice removed: 

For tho^ the Foible or the Crime she blamed, 

Smird on the Man, and with a Smile reclaim'd. 

Thus was the Orecian Stage, the Bomans too. 

When e^er they wrote, had Virtue in their View: 

In this politer Age, on British Qround, 

The sprightly Scenes, with Wit and Sense abound. 

The brilliant Stage with vast Applause is crown'd. 

And Shouts of Joy thro* the whole House resoimd; 

Yet not content to bear so great a name, 

The Muse still laboured to increase her Fame; 

SummonM her Agents quickly to appear. 

Haste to Virginians Plains, my Sons, repair. 

The Goddess said. Go, confident to find 

An Audience sensible, polite and kind. 

We heard and strait obeyed ; from Britain's Shore 

These unknown Climes adventuring to explore: 

For us then, and our Muse thus low I bend. 

Nor fear to find in each the warmest Friend ; 

Each smiling Aspect dissipates our Fear, 

We ne'er can fail of kind Protection here; 

The Stage is ever Wisdom's Favorite Care : 

Accept our Labours then, approve our Pains, 

Your Smiles will please us equal to our (Jains ; 

And as you all esteem the Darling Muse, 

The gen'rous Plaudit you will not refuse. 

To be Sold, A Neck of Land, containing about 110 Acres, 
more or less, adjoining to Mrs. Holloway's Tract, very well 
wooded, especially with Bail Timber, etc., and bounded on one 
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EXTRAOTS FROM YlBOINIA OaZBTTE. 11 

to Williamsburg. Any Person inclinable to purchase may know 
the Terms, by applying to the Subscriber, in Powhatan. 

B. Weldon. 

To be Sold, The personal Estate of Dr. William Dawson, de- 
ceased consisting of a choice Collection of Books, Plate, House- 
hold Furniture, a Coach and Horses, etc. Six Months^ Credit 
will be allowed, the Purchaser giving Bond and Security, as 
usual. The Sale will begin on Tuesday, the 17th of this Instant, 
October, at Williamsburg, and continue till all are sold. 

N". B. — ^Any Persons that have any Books belonging to the de- 
ceased are desired to return them. 

October 12, 1752. 

The Ohio Company are desired to meet at StaflEord Court- 
house, on Monday, the 20th of November next. 

George Mason, 
James Scott, 
John Mercer. 
October 20, 1752. 

A General Meeting of the Cape Company is appointed to be 
at Mr. Wetherbum's, in Williamsburg, on Tuesday, the 24th 
Instant, at 5 o'clock, in the Afternoon. 

Taken up by the Subscriber, living at Albemarle Courthouse, 
about the Middle of May last, a dark Bay Horse, with a Blaze 
in his Face, and some Saddle Spots on his Back, branded on the 
Shoulder M, and on the Buttock D, about 6 Years old last Spring, 
with a hanging Mane and Sprig Tail; hath been posted according 
to Law, and appraised at Six Pounds Ten Shillings. The Owner 
may have him of me on paying as the Law directs. 

John Lewis. 
October 27, 1752. 

Just arrived from Africa, The Ship Tryal, Joseph Little, Mas- 
ter, with a Cargo of choice healthy Slaves; the Sale of which 
began at York Town, on Thursday, the 26th Instant, and on 
Tuesday, the 31st, will begin at West Point, and continue till all 
are sold. 

John Bobinson, 
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12 William and Maey Collbgb Quabtebly. 

An Addition is to be built on one Side of the Brick Church in 
Bristol Parish, Prince George County, 30 by 26 Feet in the Clear 
with a Brick Wall round the Church Yard, 5 Feet high ; the said 
Work is to be completed in June 1754. All Persons inclinable 
to undertake the said Work are desired to meet the Gentlemen 
of the Vestry at the said Church, on Thursday, the 30th of No- 
vember next. 

Alexander Boiling, 

James Boisseau, Churchwardens. 

N. B. — There will be near 100 L paid down, the Undertaker 
giving Bond and Security for the Performance of the Work. 

This is to advertise the several Gentlemen that have got Sums 
of Money on Bond, from the Estate of John Taylor, late Mer- 
chant, of Norfolk, That if they don^t immediately pay the In- 
terest due to the Executors, and send the Money down to Nor- 
folk, that they may depend on being callM on for the Principal. 

Margaret Taylor, 
John Willoughby. 

Ban away from the Subscriber, on the 9th of this Instant, a 
small short dark-skinned Mulatto Slave, about 43 Years of Age, 
endeavours to pass for a Freeman, his Cloathing was a Cinnaman 
coloured Coat, much worn, an old Cotton Waistcoat, white Linen 
long Breeches, Yam Stockings, English Shoes, a half -worn wide- 
brimmed Hat, and a Virginia Linen Shirt. He can play on the 
Violin, and pretends to understand making of Tobacco very welL 
Whoever will apprehend and secure him, so that I may have him 
again, shall have a Pietole Beward, besides what the Law allow<), 
paid by James Cocke. 

Taken up by the Subscriber, in New Kent County, a middle- 
siz^d white Horse, branded on the near shoulder C, and on the 
near Buttock with a Dott, has one Wall Eye, and paces slow. 
The Owner may have him of me on paying Charges. 

Edmund Bacon. 
November 3, 1752. 

All Persons inclinable to learn a true Method of singing 
Psalms, at the College of William and Mary, or at the Church in 



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Williamsburg^ by giving a Note of their Names to Mr. Emanuel 
Jones, of the said College, may be instructed for a Dollar En- 
trance, and a Pistole when Attendance is given Twenty-four 
Days in the Year, by John Tompldns. 

Ban away, at the same Time, from Acookeek Iron Works, in 
Stafford County, and supposed to be gone off with the said 
Michael Bum, a Servant Man, named Eobert Sayers, about 26 
Years of Age, a lively-looking, round, emooth-facM Man, abouc 
five Feet and a Half high, speaks good English and very smart ; 
had on an old Kersey Jacket, an old Felt Hat, linen Breeche?^ 
white Thread Stockings, and his Shoe Heels full of Nails; it is 
supposed they will change Cloaths with each other. Whoever 
secures him, so that the Subscriber may have him again, shall 
have Pistoles Reward, paid by Nathaniel Chapman. 

Taken up by the Subscriber, living in Spoteylvania County, a 
Bay Horse, about 4 Feet 6 Inches high, branded on the off But- 
tock T, has a short, black Mane and Tail, a Star in hie Forehead, 
a Lift down his Back, and has been much hurt by riding, having 
many Saddle Spots on his Back. The Owner may have him by 
applying to W Waller. 

November 17, 1752. 

The Emperor of the Cherokee Nation with his Empress and 
their Son, the young Prince, attended by several of hie Warriors 
and great Men and their Ladies, were received at the Palace by 
his Honour the Governor, attended by such of the Council as 
were in Town and several other Gentlemen, on Thursday, the 9th 
Instant, with all the Marks of Civility and Friendship, and were 
that Evening entertained, at the Theatre, with the Play (The 
Tragedy of Othello) and a Pantomime Performance, which gave 
them great Surprise, as did the fighting with naked Swords on 
the Stage, which occasioned the Empress to order some about 
her to go and prevent their killing one another. The Business 
of their coming is not yet made publick; but it is eaid to relate 
to the opening and establishing a Trade with thi» Colony, which 
they are very desirous of. They were dismissed with a handsomo 
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14 William and Mary College Quabterlt. 

great Satisfaction in the (Jovemor's kind Reception^ and from 
several others^ and left this Place this morning. 

Friday lact, being the Anniversary of his Majesty^s Birth Day, 
in the Evening, the whole City was illnminated. There was a 
Ball, and a very elegant Entertainment, at the Palace, where 
were present the Emperor and Empress of the Cherokees Nation, 
with their Son the young Prince, and a brilliant appearance .of 
Ladies and Gentlemen; several beautiful Fireworks were ex- 
hibited in Palace Street, by Mr. Hallam, Manager of the Theatre 
in this City, and the Evening concluded with every Demonstnt- 
tion of our Zeal and Loyalty. 

To be sold, A Convenient Tract of Land, lying in Hanover 
County, about 18 Miles above Page's Warehouse, 10 Miles above 
the Courthouse, and about two Miles below the Fork Church, 
convenient to several good Mills, and on a very public Eoad; 
there is on the said Land a good Dwelling house, with Brick 
Chimneys and Brick Cellar, all convenient Out houses, and a 
good Apple Orchard, besides Variety of other Fruit Trees, such 
as Peaches, Cherries, Damosels, etc. The Plantation is xmder 
good Fences, and is in good Order for Cropping. Any Person in- 
clinable to purchase may know the Terms by applying to the 
Subscribers, on the Premises. 

John Goldsmith, 
William Goldsmith. 
December 1, 1752. 

Yesterday, Mr. John Holt, was elected Mayor of this City, for 
the ensuing year. 

Stra/d from Prince George Courthouse, about 4 Weeks ago, 
a Grey Mare, 4 Feet 10 Inches high, branded on the near Buttock 
4 P L in a Piece. Whoever brings her to Mr. Peter Eppes, in 
Prince George County, or to Mr. Alexander Finnie, in Williams- 
burg, shall receive half a Pistole Eeward. 

December 8, 1762. 

Last Friday Night, about 11 o^clock, the Play House in this 
City was broke open by one White Man and two Negroes, who 
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Mebtings of William akd Maby Golleob. 16 

Company, by knocking him down, and throwing him upon the 
Iron Spikes, one of which run into his Leg, by which he htrng 
for a considerable Time, till he was relieved by some Negroes. 
The Villains that perpetrated this horrid Fact escaped, but a 
Beward is offered for apprehending them, and as the aforesaid 
Patrick Malony continues dangerously ill of his Wounds, it is 
hoped they will be taken and brought to Justice. 

December 15, 1752. 

The Snow John and Mary, Anthony Allen, Master, lying in 
York Biver, will take in Tobacco for London, at 7 L Per Ton, 
with Liberty of Consignment. Gentlemen inclinable to ship are 
desired to send their Notes or Orders to Mr. John Perrin, in 
Gloucester, Mr. James Mills, at Hobb's Hole, the Captain on 
Board, or the Printer in Williamsburg. 

The Subscriber gives this publick Notice to all Persons in- 
debted to the Estate of Thomas Williamson, deceased, and Com- 
pany, that unless they discharge their Debts within two Months 
from the Date hereof, their Bonds and open Accounts will be 
put into the Hands of proper Attorneys, to bring Suit, in Order 
to enable them to discharge the Demands due from the said 
Williamson Estate and Company. 

Eobert Tucker, Surviving Partner, 
Lewis Hansford, Executor. 



JOUBNAL OP THE MEETINGS OP THE PBESIDENT 
AND MASTEBS OP WILLIAM AND MABY COLLEGE. 

{Continued from Vol VII., 229.) 
(165) July 23S 1768. 

At a Meeting of the President and Masters of W" and Mary 
College. 
Present : 

The Bev* Mr. Horrocks, President, 
Mr. Camm, E. Jones, and Mr. Johnson. 
Whereas, no Begard has been paid to our repeated Advertise- 
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16 William and Maey College Quarterly. 

Balances; the Sooiety desire the Bursar to commence Suit in- 
stantly against all Persons indebted by Bond or otherwise; also 
to call upon all Receivers of Duties for the Collie for an im- 
mediate Settlement. Ordered that the Sum of £5 be allowed the 
Clerk of. this Society for his Trouble in writing Copies of the 
Memorial^ etc. 
Ordered that a Copy of these Resolutions be sent to the Bursar. 

(166) That the Demands of the President and Professors on 
the Funds of the College may be regularly and equally satisfied. 
It is hereby ordered, that there be quarterly Settlements with 
the Bursar on four certain Days of the Year; that these set Days 
te any one in March, June, September and December; that at the 
Beginning of each of these months the Bursar shall give Notice 
to all concern^ of the particular Day which will best suit his 
Leisure and Conveniency; that he shall receive no Application 
for Cash from the President or Professors at any other Times; 
that on these Days, if there be not Cash enough in his Hands to 
satisfy the whole Demands, each Claimant shall receive the same 
proportional Part of his Demand except where any of them is 
willing to yield to the Occasion of another. 

James Horrocks, P. 

(167) August 5^ 1768. 
At a Meeting of the President and Masters of W™ and Mary 

College. 
Present : 

The Rev* Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Camm and E. Jones. 

Resol : That the President be empowered to hire two Negroes 

and order such other Preparations as shall be necessary for Cut- 

ing and Carting Wood on the College Lands for the Use of the 

said College. James Horrocks, P. 

October 14"», 1768. 
At a Meeting of the President and Masters of W" and Mary 
•College. 
Present : 

The Rev* Mr. Horrocks, President; Mr. Camm, E. Jones 
and Mr. Johnson. 
Resol : That the Bursar be directed to give Bond to the Rev* 



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Mebtinqs op William and Maby College. 17 

Mess" Oraham and Gamm for the Balance due to them on their 
Accounts. 

E. Jones objects to any Bond being given. 

Resol: That the first Order made Sep' 14^, 1762, Page 33*, be 
amended. 

Eesol: That no Student, or Scholar be permitted to keep a 
Horse, or a Dog in, or about the College, and that (168) ail 
Horses and Dogs now kept by any of the Students be sent away 
by Monday next; that any Dog belonging to a Student will be 
ordered to be destroyed, if it appears in the CoU^e after that 
Date. Jambs Hobbooes^ F. 

Nov' 7^ 1768. 
At a meeting of the President and Masters of W™ and Mary 
College. 
Present : 

The Rev* Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Camm, E. Jones 
and Mr. Johnson. 
Resol : That John Read's Scholarship be declared vacant. 
Resol: That the Clerk of this Society be directed to wait on 
John Eamshaw, Esq*", with the following Copy of a letter from 
the Said Society. 
Viz*. 

Sib: Knowing that you will not accept of [169] any Reward 
from us. We think it our Duty to render you our grateful Ac- 
knowledgments in this Manner for the Intelligence communi- 
cated by you, which has led us to discover a Deficiency of about 
five hundred Pounds in the Payment of the Duties on Tobacco 
granted to our Society by our Royal Founders, King William and 
Queen Mary, which should have been made while the Collector- 
ship of Mr. Skottowe was managed by Deputation, or in the 
Time of his immediate Successor Mr. Cocke: and also a much 
larger Deficiency in the Payment of the Duties on Skins and 
Furs conferred upon us by our respectable Benefactors, the Gen- 
eral Assembly, which should have been made between the years 
1750 and 1768 by the Naval Officer of the same District. If you 
will generously assist us either to obtain a clearer Knowledge of 
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18 William and Mart Gollbgb Quabteblt. 

Method by which it is to be recovered, you will lay farther Obli- 
gations upon 

Y"" Most thankful hble Servants, 
I The President and Masters of W"* and Mary College. 

Besol: That the Bursar be desir'd to give an Answer to the 
Society what he has done in consequence of their Resolve of the 
23* July last relating to the Collectors, etc. 

James Horbooks^ P. 

(170) Nov 21^ 1768. 
At a Meeting of the President and Masters of William and 

Mary College. 
Presait: 

The Eev* Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Camm, E. Jones 
and Mr. Johnson. 
Ordered 

That an immediate Settlement for the Duty on Skins and 
Furs between the years 1760 and 1768 with the Naval, or legally 
appointed Ofl5cer of the upper District of James River be in- 
sisted upon, & that no longer Delays be admitted. 

That if the Naval, or legally appointed Officer, delay coming to 
a proper Settlement, the Person employed by us commence Suit, 
or direct Suit to be commenced in York Court to enforce a Set- 
tlement as expeditiously as the due course of Law will permit. 

That if a Settlement be entered into by the Naval, or legally 
appointed Officer & the Person employed by ua, the following be 
Instructions to the Person so employed. 

Viz^ 

1"* To compare the Books, which he will be favoured with by 
John Eamshaw, Esq** (on whose kind assistance we presume) 
with the Books of the Naval or legally appointed Officer. By 
which means he will come at the exact Number of Hogsheads, 
Bundles & Parcels of Skins & Furs shipped within the Space of 
time above mention^. 

(171) 2**^ To compare the Number of Hogsheads, Parcels & 
Bundles so obtain^ with the Certificates lodg'd in the Office by 
the Shippers. By which means we judge he will be best ^labled 
to get the just Contents as well as the Nimiber of the Hogs- 
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3^^ To demand Interest for the several Sums found due to the 
College from the time that each should have been paid to the time 
of Settlement. 

That the person emplo/d by us report to this Meeting to be 
held on Dec^nber 9^^ what progress has been made in this Affair^ 
& 80 on from time to time as we shall hereafter appoint^ that he 
may take our Directions on the Circumstances as they shall arise. 

Finally, That Mr. Jones wait on Mr. Blair with a Copy of this 
Order. Jahes Hobboces^ P. 

Decmber 9«», 1768. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W* & Mary Col- 
lege. 
Present: 

The Eev* Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Camm, E. Jones, & 
Mr. Johnson. 
Mr. Blair not having had time suflScient to finish the Business 
recommended to him by the Society the 21"* Nov', this Day re- 
ported the same; whereupon it was agreed that the Meeting be 
adjourned to the 12^ January next. 

Jakes Hobbooks^ P. 

(172) January 13^, 1769. 

The Society not being able to meet yesterday according to Ad- 
journment, met to Day and examined the Accounts, which (with 
an AfSdavit made by the Bursar) were laid before them, & after- 
wards adjoumM to Wednesday, the 18*** Instant. 

James Hobbooks, P. 

January 18^ 1769. 

Resol: Unanimously that John Eamshaw, Esq', be recom- 
mended to His Excellency the Govemour as a proper Person to 
succeed James Cocke, Esq' (who has declared his Besignation to 
the Bursar) as Collector of the Duties on Skins & Furs in the 
upper District of James River, & that Mr. President be desired 
to wait on His Excellency with the above Resolution. 

Resol: That Mr. William Leigh be appointed a Scholar on a 
Nottoway Foundation in the Room of Mr. Tho^ Davis, who has 
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20 William and Mabt Colleob Quarterly. 

This Day Mr. Blair the Bursar made a verbal Report in Con- 
sequence of the Resolves of this Society the 2P^ Nov', 1768, but 
it being thought proper that a written Report be made the Meet- 
ing adjoumM till To-morrow at 12 ®Clock. 

James Horrocks^ P. 

(173) January 19^ 1769. 

Resol: That the Account produced by Mr. Blair the Bursar, 
and his Report in Consequence of our Resolves made the 21 No- 
vember last be accepted. 

Resol : That Mr. Nat : Burwell be removed to the Moral and 
Mathematic Schools. 

Resol : That Mr. Blair be desired to insist on Bond with good 
Security from Col. Benjamin Harrison for the Balance due to 
the College on his Account, and if he refuses or neglects to give 
them, that a Suit be immediately commenced against him. 

Resol: That good Security be demanded of Mr. John Tyler 
for the Balance of his Account. 

Resol : That the Order of July 23*, 1768, be enforced against 
all others who are not mentioned above, that are in Arrears with 
the College. James Horrocks, P. 

February 10% 1769. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W™ & Mary Col- 
lege. 
Present : 

The Rev* Mr. Rorrocks, President, Mr. Camm, E. Jones & 
Mr. Johneon. 
Whereas, application has been made to this Society on behalf 
of John Reade (whose Scholarship at a meeting held the 7^** 
November, 1768, was declared vacant) for readmitting [174] 
him to the said scholarship ; the Society still adhere unanimously 
to their former Resolution, which was intended to remove him 
from the College as well as his scholarship. 

James Horrocks, P. 

March 6«», 1769. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary Col- 
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Present: 

The Bey^ Mr. Horrocks, Presideat, Mr. Camin^ E. Jones & 
Mr. Johnson. 

That the Attendance on Chapel may be regular & nnif onn, let 
the following Order be established: 

That a partiexdar Boll for the Chapel be kept by one of the 
Scholars upon the Foundation who shall at the B^inning of 
Morning & Evening Service mark the Names of those present^ & 
then carry the Boll after it is carefully so marked to the Beader 
before the first Lesson. 

Let the Beader at the End of every Week cause or direct the 
Keeper of the Boll to deliver to their respective Master the 
Names of his Pupils or Scholars that have absented themselves 
for that Week with the Number of times they have done so, that 
proper Notice may be taken of such Omissions. 

Jahbs Hobrooks, p. 

(176) March 13^ 1769. 

At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary Coi- 
1^^ 

Present: 

The BeV* Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Camm, E. Jones, 

& Mr. Johnson. 

Whereas, it appears to this Society that Mr. Nat : Burwell has 

behaved amiss to Mrs. Oarrett, they have desired Mr. Camm to 

admonish him of the same, and recommend to him better Be- 

haviour for the future. Jambs Hobrooks^ P. 

April 12^ 1769. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary Col- 
lie. 
Present : 

The Bev* Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Camm, E. Jones, 
& Mr. Johnson. 
Besol: That Mr. Ja: Marshall be removed to the Moral & 
Mathematic Schools. 

Thomas Byrd was call'd upon by the Society to answer some 
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22 William anb Makt C6llme Quabtbblt. 

of which he confessed. After diligent Inquiry into the said Alle- 
gations, in which he was charg'd with destroying the Plates & 
Windows in a rude and riotous Manner, it was resolved that the 
said Thomas Byrd should submit to a Whipping in [176] the 
Grammar School to-morrow between the Hours of 10 & 13 
®Clock, or be expelled from the College; upon his being made 
acquainted with this Resolution, he positively declared that he 
would never submit to that Punishment, and concluded trifch 
many violent & threatemng Expressions against the Pi'esident. 

JaHES HOfiROGKB^ P. 

April IS"*, 1769. 

Present as before. 

Pursuant to an Order of yesterday, Mr. Johnson calFd upc^ 
Thomas Bjrrd to make the Submission required, which he agam 
obstinately refused to do; and upon Mr. Johnson^s telling him 
*^hat then he could have no farther Business there,*' he imme- 
diately left the School. Soon after the Hon: William Byrd 
came, and proposed to the Society his Son's being readmitted into 
the School upon his compelling him to submit to the PuniBh- 
ment first ordered; but the Society were of Opinion that thqr 
could not comply witii this Proposal consistently with their 
Duty; tho' they at the same time (out of regard to the Father) 
consented to r^nit to the Son the Disgrace of Expulsion. 

It appears to us the President and Masters of William & Mary 
College necessary for the Sake of preserving Discipline [177], 
Quiet & Decency in the College, and to defend it against Repeti- 
tions of the considerable Expense lately incurred by uncommon 
Waste & Havock made of the Table Furniture, by frequent Re- 
pairs of the same Steps, of the same Windows, and of other the 
like manifest Effects of Violence and outrageous Behaviour that 
those who shall presume to give any such Proofs of an un- 
sociable Temper as are above implied be expelFd the Society: 
and it is hereby determined that Expulsion be the Punishment 
for any such Offence. 

Ordered — ^that the above Determination be publish^ ahd 
pasted in the Piazzas for the Information of all whom it may 
concern. Jambs Hobrocks, P. 

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MAEEIAGE BONDS AT OXFORD, GRANTILLE CO,, 
NOBTH CABOUNA.* 

Bobert Jones, o£ Northampton counly, & Mary Jordan, Febm* 
ary 2, 1756. Security, John Jones. 

James Jones & Charity Aktcn. Seeority, Solomon Alston, Jr. 

Bichard Henderson & Elizabeth Keeling. Security, JohA 
Williams. 

Isaac Hunter ft Martha Alston, April 18, 1760. Security, 
Joseph Jdmson. 

Nathaniel Henderson ft Sarah Jones, October 81, 1763. 

Charles Harris ft Sarah Alkn, August 12, 1760. 

Bobert Washington ft Agnes Terrell, S^tember 4, 1761. 8^ 
curity, James Washington. 

Daniel Weldon ft Miss Betty Eaton, January 17, 1763. Se* 
curity, Blake Baker. Witness, Samuel Swann, Junior. 

Daniel Williams ft Ann Henderson, July 80, 1755. 

Jesse Sanders ft Anis Yancey, October, 1765. 

Benjamin Wade ft Amey Jordan, May 11, 1762. 

James Thornton ft Elizabeth Jones, March 2, 1762. 

James Yancqr ft Mary Bracey, August 15, 1765. 

James Bansom ft Prisdlla Macon, February 9, 1763. Witness, 
Daniel Weldon. 

Leonard Henley Bullock ft Fanny Hawkins, dau. of Philemon 
Hawkins, November 17, 1760. 

Nathniel Bullock ft Mary Hawkins, August 12, 1760. Con- 
sent of John Hawkins, father of Mary. 

John Bullock ft Mary Mitchell) dau. of James Mitchell, No- 
vember 12, 1759. 

John Alston, Jr., ft Anne Hunt Macon, March 17, 1760. Wit- 
ness, John Bowie. Sec., Sermon Alston. Consent of Gideon 
Macon, father of Anne. 

Charles Kennon ft Mary Lewis, April 19, 1770. Sec., Joseph 
Taylor, Thomas Person. 

William Kennon ft Betty Bullock, March 11, 1771. Sec., Wil- 
liam Bullock. Witness, John Bullock, Jr. 

^ Nearly all these people emigrated from Virginia. 

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John Bullock & Catharine Lewis^ March 11, 1771. Sec, Wil- 
liam Bullock. 

Jamee Blackwell ft Temperance Pope, April 2, 1772. Sec., 
Thomas Banks. 

Joseph Blackwell ft Sally Chandler Banks, December 24, 1771. 
Sec., Thomas Banks. 

Micajah Blackwell ft Frances Pryor, June 21, 1769. Anne 
Piyor^s consent to daughter's marriaget^ dated '^t. Pleasant,*' 
June 19, 1769. 

John Field ft Alice Dupuy, 1766. 

Leonard Henley Bullock & Susanna Gk)odloe, August 16, 1766. 
Sec., John Hamilton ft Bobert Gk>odloe, Jr. 

Thomas Satterwhite ft Anne Keeling, October 15, 1772. 

Charles Bruce ft Betty Benton, October 27, 1768. Sec., Ben 
Hardy. Witness, Samuel Benton. 

John Cobbs ft Mildred Lewis^ Sept. 6, 1769. Sec, Howell 
Lewis, John BelL 

Haden Pryor ft Elizabeth Wade, September 9, 1769. Consent 
of father, John Wade. 

Ellis Drury ft Am^ Bos^ August 6, 1771. Sec, Joseph Boee. 
Witness, Jesse Benton. 

John Henderson ft Sarah Alston, June 4, 1772. Sec, Samuel 
Henderson ft Beuben Leary. 

Bobert Crawley ft Mary Taylor, July 16, 1767. Sec, Joseph 
Davenport & Charles Oilliam. 

Joseph Williams, Jr., ft Bd)ecca Lanier, Sept 11, 1772. Sec, 
John Henderson. 

William Lewis ft Elizabeth Howard, October 21, 1773. Sec, 
Groves Howard. Witness, Bebecca Leary. 

Samuel Gk)odwin ft Tatum, March 30, 1773. Sec, 

Bobert Bell. 

Wnx OF SUGAB JoiTSS, proved in Granville county, N. C, and dated 
July 15, 1761. Names sons, Edmund, Drewry, Samuel and James; 
daughters, Nanny and Molly; wife with child. Makes wife executrix, 
and Gideon Macon and Adkin McLemmon, executors. Witnesses, Solo- 
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FAMILY EECOEDS OP THE MoADAM AND BEGUN 
FAMILIES, OF NOETHTJMBEELAND CO., VA. 
OoMMUiaoATED BT Thomab L. Bbouk, Chaslbstok, W. Va. 

Family records, from the Bible of Joseph AcAdam, my grand- 
mother's grandfather, which was printed in London by Charles 
Bill, and the Executrix of Th<»nas Newcomb, deceased, Prin6ers 
to the Sing's most Excellent Majesty, Anno Dom., 1698. 

This Bible was loaned to me last month, August, 1903, by 
William Broun, of Washington City, who is the son of Judge 
Edwin Broun, of Northumberland county, Va., Edwin Broun 
being the son of Thomas Broun, who was the son of William 
Broun, of Scotland. I obtained the loan of this Bible from 
Cousin William, so I could myself examine the family records 
contained therein, and have true and correct copies thereof made, 
which I have done for the use of my relatives. 

The Psalms of David, printed in Edinburgh, in 1731, are at- 
tached to this Bible, and the two are fastened together by a piece 
of sheep skin, now very much worm-eaten. The size of the Bible 
is six inches by three and a half inches. 

Joseph McAdam, of Northumberland county, Va., in 1769, 
made the following record of his own marriage, and of the re- 
spective births, names and ages of his seven sons, as follows, 
to-wit: 

Joseph McAdam and Janet Muir were married in the year 
1712 by the Bev'd Mr. Charles Coates, Minister of Govan, in his 
own house, the 30th day of July. 

My first son James was bom in the year 1713, in April, 21st 
day. 

My second son John was bom March 18, 1715. 

My third son James was bom October 8, 1717. 

My fourth son Joseph was bom May 28, 1719. 

My fifth son Hugh was bom July 6, 1720. 

My sixth son Charles was bom November 8, 1722. 

My seventh son Eobert was bom September 18, 1723. 

The sons of Joseph and Janet McAdam: Their ages at the 
present year, 1769 : 

James, 56; John, 54; James, 52; Joseph, 50; Hugh, 49; 
Charles, 47; Eobert, 45. 



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On the back of the same paper are written these words, to-wit : 
"Children of my Grand-father McAdam/' evidently written by 
Janetta Broun, my grandmother, and wife of William Bronn, 
of North Britain. 

My grandfather, William Broun, in said Bible and Psalms, 
made the following record of his own marriage, and of the re- 
spective births and names of his children, to-wit : 

"William Broun, son of Gteorge and Margaret Broun, of North 
Britain, was married Tuesday, the twenty-second day of October, 
Anno Dom., 1771, to Janetta McAdam, second daughter of 
Joseph and Sarah Ann McAdam, of Virginia. They had issue: 

"Oeorge McAdam Broun, bom on Friday morning (a little be- 
fore one), the Eighth day of January, 177^. 

"Ann Lee Broun, bom Wednesday, the 8th November, a little 
before eleven in the forenoon, 1775. 

"Thomas Broun, bora on Wednesday, the 11th day of June, 
1777, at Day break in the morning. 

"Harriet Broun, bom on Monday, the 4th day of October, 
1779, about two o'clock in the morning. 

"Edwin Conway Broun, bom March 9, 1781.'* 

In the same old family Bible and Psalms, in the handwriting 
of my uncle, Thomas Broun, as stated therein, are the following 
entries, to-wit: 

"On the 29 October, 1807, Thomas Broun, son of William and 
Janetta Broun, of Lancaster county, Virg'a, was married to 
Elizabeth G. Lee, daughter of Charles and Sarah Lee, of North- 
umberland county, Virg'a, by the Rev'd Jno. Seward. Thomaa 
Broun was bom June 11, 1777; and Elizabeth on the 12th of 
November, 1779. 

"On the 27th of August, 1808, they had issue a son, who was 
christened by the Bev^d Jno. Seward, and called William Waters. 

"On the 20th September, 1810, they had issue two daughters,, 
who were christened by Eev'd B. Burgess, the eldest called Sarah 
Elizabeth, and the youngest called Jane Ann. In Feby, 1812,. 
their dear little daughter Jane Ann departed this life at Cobbft 
Hall, and was buried in the family burying ground. 



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^^On the first day of March^ 1813^ they had issue a son^ who was 
christened by BevM Saml Low^ and called Charles Lee. 

"On the 25th Nov^r, 1814, they had issue a daughter, who wis 
christened by the Bev^d B. Burgess, and called Jane Ann. 

"On the 26th January, 1817, they had issue a son, who was 
christened on the 11th Peby following by Bev. Henry Padget, 
and called Thomas Eenneriy, and died 6 October, 10 o^dock 
p. M., 1826. 

"At 10 o'clock p. M., on the 30th of September, 1819, Edwin, 
the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Broun, was bom and chris- 
tened by Bev. B. Burgess, on the 2nd Jany, 1820. 

"On the 6 day of July, 1822, my dear wife had issue a daugh* 
ter at 15 minutes past 12 a. ic, and on the 15th Peby, 1823, she 
was christened by Bev'd Bishop Enoch George, and called Judith 
Lee.'* 

In the same handwriting is the following: 

"On the 10th Sept., 1812, my dear brother George McA. Broun, 
departed this life at Heathsville, alias Northumberland Court- 
house. And on the 11th April, 1818, my sister Harriet departed 
this life in the full assurance of a happy resurrection in the 
world of spirits to which she has gone. Go, happy soul, to the 
mansions of rest prepared for the faithful. 

'^y dear son Thomas K^merly died on the 6 October, 1826, 
of bilious fever, about 10 o'clock p. u., aged nine years, eight 
months and 11 days. 

"Our aged Mother, Mrs. Sarah Lee, of Cobbs Hall, died at my 
house on the 8 of July, 1829, in the 80th year of her age, pos- 
sessing a blessed assurance of a happy resurrection in the world 
of spirits.'' 

A PEW ABSTBACTS FBOM THE WILL BOOKS AT 
ANNAPOLIS, MABYLAND. 

Will of William Durand, dated August 2, 1672 ; proved Aug. 
6, 1672 : Mentions dwelling in Talbot county, marriage contract 
with Elizabeth Aylee, names grandchild Samuel Withers. 

WiH of Bichard Bennett, dated January 29, 1656; proved 
May 6, 1657: Names wife Henrietta Maria, provides for any 



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28 William akd Maby College Quabtebly. 

child bom within nine months of his death ; cousin John Langley, 
honored father Mr. Eichard Bennett, and wife's father Captain 
Jamee Neale. 

Will of Sampson Cooper, of Bippon, in the comity of York, 
England, Alderman, dated Angust 11, 1669 ; proved August 1*2, 
1659 : To be buried on the land of Colonel John Trussell, and in 
his burying place; Major George Colclough and Colonel John 
Trussell, both of this county of Northumberland,* to be over- 
seers of my son, Samuel Cooper, who is to be sent to England 
with all my tobaccoes, and bound apprentice to Samuel Coke, 
silk man, at the sign of the three pigeons at the poultry in Lon- 
don; while he lives in this country, he is not to live at Hugh 
Lee's; to son Jonathan Cooper meadow land at Maidstone; 
names wife Bridget 

Will of Jane Fenwick, dated November 24, 1660 ; proved De- 
cember 12, 1660: Names three sons Bobert, Bichard and John; 
mentions Ignatius ft Cuthbert Fenwick. 

Will of James Weedon, of Pocomoke, Maryland, dated No- 
vember 12, 1670 : Son William Weedon, to whom he leaves None- 
Such, on London Bridge, in the parish of St. Margaret's; wife 
Lucy, dau. Anne, brother William Weedon, of London, gent. 

Will of Bichard Preston, of Patuxent, son James grandchild 
Samuel; two grandsons William & James Berry, kinsman John 
Dorsey, grandchild Bebecca, daughter-in-law Margaret Preston, 
legacy to Thomas Preston of the Clifts; three children James, 
Bebecca ft Sarah Preston, friend William Berry, Peter Thorpe ft 
Thomas Taylor, of Kent, ft John Mears upon the Clifts — over- 
seers of the will. Dated 16th day of the 7th month called Sep- 
tember, 1669, proved January 8, 1669. 

Will of Francis Pope, of Charles Co. : sons Bichard ft John. 
Dated August 7, 1671. 

Henry Sewell's will, dated 25 April, 1664; cousin Bichard 
Dudley, son Samuel. Children Nicholas, Elizabeth, Mary & 
Ann Sewell, wife Jane; friend Charles & William Calvert. 

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SOLDIERS OF BERKELEY COUNTY, W. VA. 

At a Court continued and held for Berkeley county, the 18th 
day of March, 1774. Present : 

John Neville, 

Robert C. Willie, Oenilemen, 

William Patterson Justices. 
William Magow, 

Moses Hunter produced a Commission from under the Hand 
of the Right Honourable John, Earle of Dunmore, appointing 
him Captain of Malitia of this county, who took the usual Oaths 
to his Majesties Person and Government, Repeated and Sub- 
scribed the test, took the Oath of a Captain of Militia. 

Joseph Mitchell having produced a Commission from the 
Right Honourable John, Earle of Dunmore appointing him Cap- 
tain in the Militia of this county, who took the Usual Oaths to 
his Majesties Person and Government, Repeated and subscribed 
the Test and took the Oath of a Militia Captain. 

James Strode having produced a Commission from The Right 
Honourable John, Earle of Dunmore, appointing him Captain 
in the Militia of this county, which being Read, was approved, he 
having taken the Usual Oaths to his Majesties Person and Gov- 
ernment, Repeated and Subscribed the Test, and was sworn in a 
Militia Captain. 

At a Court held for Berkeley County, the 2l8t day of March, 
1775. 

James Mouse made oath that he imported fourteen persons 
from Great Brittian into this colony, and that he hath not had 
the Land he is entitled to for so doing. 

At a court continued and held for Berkeley County, the 18th 
day of November, 1773. Present: 

John Neville, 
Robert C. Willis, 
Robert Stephen, 
Godwin Swift, 
William Patterson, 

The Persons appointed to view the ground for a Road to lead 
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Justices. 



30 William and Maby College Quarterly. 

Patterson came into Court and objected to the establishment of 
the said road alleging that as the said William Patterson had a 
Mill upon his land it was necessary for him to have a road lead- 
ing thereto, and that the road now contended for would run 
parallel with that Boad three quarters of a mile, and not above 
forty poles asunder. Thereupon it is ordered that William 
Slaughter, William Henshaw, James Strode and George Cun- 
ningham, or any three of them, being first sworn, do make a 
Beview of the same and Eeport the convenience and inconven- 
ience attending the same to Court. 

At a Court continued and held for Berkeley County, the 20th 
■day of August, 1776. 

On the motion of William Little, it is ordered that he be 
recommended to the Honourable Governor and Coimcil as Cap- 
tain in the eighteenth District of Militia, in the room of William 
Brady. 

At a Court continued and held for Berkeley County, the 20th 
day of November, 1776. Present: 

Samuel Washington, 
John Coke, ^ Gentlemen, 

Godwin Swift, Justices, 

Eobert Worthington, 
Ordered, That James Crane be appointed Ensign in a Com- 
pany of Militia of this County commanded by Capt. John Coke. 
Bobert Stephens prays and hath leave to resign his Commission 
as Captain in the Militia of this county. Morgan Morgan, gen- 
tleman, prays and hath leave to resign his Commission as Captain 
in the Militia of this county. 

At a Court held for Berkeley County, the 15th Day of April, 
1777. Present: 

Bobert Carter Willis, 
Godwin Swift, Gentlemen, 

James McAlister, Justices. 

Anthony Noble, 
On the petition of Samuel Washington, Gentleman, setting 
forth his low estate of health, which rendered him unfit for 
public bufdness, and therefore praye that he may have leave to 
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Van Swearingen, Gtentleman, ia appointed County lieutenant 
in the room of Samuel Washington, Esq., who hath resigned. 

Philip Pendleton, (lentleman, is appointed Colonel of the 
Militia of this county in the Soom of Van Swearingen, (Jentle- 
man. Bobert Carter Willis, Gentleman, is appointed Lieutenant 
Colonel of the Militia of this county in the Boom of Philip Pen- 
dleton, Oentleman. 

Ordered, That the Church wardens bind Love Mercy Rachel 
Harper to James Blue till she arrive to the age of sixteen yeard, 
who is now nine years of age, and at the Expiration of the said 
time is to give her a spinning wheel and a suit of cloathes, and 
learn her to read the Bible. 

Ordered, That the church wardens bind William Harper to 
James Blue till he comes of age, who is now twelve years old, who 
is to learn him to read, write and cypher, and at the expiration 
of the said term to give him five pounds. 

At a Court held for Berkeley County, the 21st day of April, 

1778. Present: 

William Patterson, 1 •t a? 

T , ,, I Oentlemen, 

John Murron, i 7 *' 

Thomas Hite, j 

Upon the complaint of Captain George Wallis, setting forth 
that Daniel Cameron, a soldier of the Continental Army, who 
hath been discharged from service by Anthony Noble, one of the 
Magistrates for this County on hearing the same. It is the 
Opinion of the Court that the said discharge is contrary to law. 

Ordered that Eleanor Baisin^, wife of John Baisiner, a sol- 
dier in the Continental service be allowed eight pounds for her 
subsistance for the present year. 

Upon the motion of William Henshaw, Elizabeth Tabb, Wil- 
liam McConnell, William Cowan, Thomas Hite and (Jeorge Cun- 
ninghame, Jun., hath leave to Inoculate their families for the 
small-pox in their own houses. 

The minutes of these proceedings were signed by 

Wm. Patterson. 

The court proceeded to lay the levy as follows : 



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32 WiLLIAH AND MABY COLLEGE QUABTEBLY. 

Berkeley Co., 

To Alexander White, Deputy Attorney, 16 13 i 

To Clk of the Court for his extra service, 5 3 4 

To Isaac Heaton for one old wolf e, 1 5 

To Adam Bedinger, Ditto, 1 5 

George Jenkins, Ditto, 1 6 

8 young wolves, 6 

To William Brown for making stocks for the use of 

the county, 4 10 

To Robert Cockbum for laying of the Prison's 

Bounds, 2 10 

To John Neville to use of his house for gaol, 25 

To William Brown for four Comer Stones for the 

Prison Bounds, 1 

To Joseph Mitchell for his house as a Court House, 7 10 

Ordered that Eleanor Sawder, wife of Jacob Sawder, a soldier 
in the Continental service be allowed eight pounds for her sub- 
sistance for the present year. 

Upon the Petition of Mary Brittian, wife of Samuel Brittian, 
soldier in the Continental service, be allowed sev^ pounds for 
her support and her two childr«i for the present year. 

At a court continued and held Aug. 18, 1778, Upon the 
petition of Bachell Burke, wife of Michael Burk, a soldier in 
the Continental service, be allowed te» pounds for her present 
subsistence. 

Ordered that Samuel Beid pay William Murphy one Hundred 
and fifty pounds of Tobacco for six days' attendance as a Wit- 
ness for the Commonwealth against him, the said Samuel Beid. 

Catherine Smith, wife of William Smith, soldier in the Con- 
tinental service, is allowed Ten pounds for her support for the 
present year. 

Elizabeth Kenny, wife of Eichard Kenny, a soldier in the 
Continental service, is allowed five pounds for her subsistance for 
the present year. 

Ordered that Margaret Matheny, widow of William Matheny, 
Dec'd, late a soldier in the Continental service, be allowed her 
five pounds for her present year subsistence. 

Ordered that Mary McDonald, wife of John McDonald, a 



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soldier in the Continental service, be allowed eight pounds for 
her subsistence for the present year. """^ 

At a Court continued and held for Berkeley county, the SYth 
day of February, 1798. Present : ,^^^ 

Robert Stephen, 
James Wilson, 

William Henshaw, Oentlemen, 

David Hunter, f Justices. 

Henry Bedinger, 
Edward Oiffin, 

Ordered that Sobert Justin be appointed Captain of a Mus- 
quetry Company, in the Ist Battalion of the 67th Regiment of 
Militia, in the room of John Hunter, resigned, William Stephen- 
son, as Lieutenant in Justin's room, and Jacob Creamer, Ensign, 
Levi Henshaw, a Captain of a Musquetry Company, in the 
room of Adrias Davenport, resigned. 
Zebular Warner as Lieutenant in the room of Henshaw. 
Paul Verdier, a Captain of Musquetry, in the room of Fred- 
erick Snyder, removed; Joe^h Cromwell, Lieutenant, and 
G^eorge Little, Ensign; George Barer Lieutenant in Captain 
Whitmire's Musketry Company, in the room of William Allen, 
resigned, and Davis Sampson, ensign, in the room of Philip 
Clover, resigned. 

At a Court held for Berkeley County, 17th day of November, 
1778. 

Ordered that Sarah Bishop, wife of Thomas Bishop, a soldier 
in the Continental service, be allowed Ten pounds for her sub- 
sistence for the present year. 

Page 345. Catherine Smith, vnfe of Thomas Smith, a soldier 
in the Continental service, is allowed seven pounds for her sup- 
port for the present year. 

Upon the motion of Jacob Williamson, a Lieutenant in the 
militia of this county, praying that he may have leave to resign 
his Commission, which is granted him. 

Ordered that Thomas Swearingen, jun., be recommended to 
his Excellency the (Jovemor, and the Honourable Council, as a 
proper person to act as Lieutenant in a company of Militia of 
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34 William and Mart College Quabtebly. 

Ordered that Jane Taylor, wife of James Taylor, a soldier in 
the Continental service, be allowed ten pounds for her support 
for the present year. ' 

Ordered that Margaret Mitchell, widow of James, late soldier 
in the Continental service, be allowed fifteen Pounds for her 
support for the present year. 

At a court held in Berkeley County, March 16, 1779. Page 
366. Elizabeth Harris, wife of Daniel Harris, a soldier in the 
Continental Service. Ordered that she be allowed eight Pounds 
for her support for the present year. Page 368. Sarah Wilson, 
wife of Gkorge Wilson, a soldier in the Continental service, be 
allowed Twelve pounds for her support for the present year. 

Page 369. Colbert Anderson personally appeared in Court, 
and took the Oath prescribed by an Act of General Assembly, and 
was sworn Captain of a company of Militia of this county. 

James Buckles is recommended to hie Ezcdlency the GovOTior 
and the Honourable Council as a proper person to serve as a 
Captain of a Company of Militia in the Boom of George Briscoe. 

Page 376. Ordered that Margaret Walls, wife of William 
Walls, a soldier in the Continental service, be allowed Tw^iie 
Pounds for her support for the present year. 

At a court held for Berkeley county, the 20th day of April, 
1779. Ordered that Barbarah Susong, wife of Andrew Susong, 
a soldier in the Continental Service, be allowed Twenty^five 
pounde for her support for the present year. 

Benjamin Rankins personally appeared in Court and resigx^ 
his Commission as a Captain in the Militia in this county. 

Page 403. Edward Cullen personally appeared in court, and 
resigned his CommiBsion as Ensign in Captain Peter Spdiar's 
Company of Militia in this county. 

William Vestall is recommended to his Exeellenqr the Qo^es* 
nor and the Honourable Council as a proper person to serve as 
Captaan of a Company of Militia of this County in the room 
of Benjamin Sankin. 

William Gterrard is reoonuneaded to his Exeellfflicy the Gov- 
ernor and the Honourable Couneil as a proper person to serve 
as Captain of a CiHnpany of Militia of this county in the rooBi 
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Betty Eager, wife of Eobert Eager, a soldier in the Conti- 
nental service, be allowed fifty pounds for her support for the 
present. 

Ordered that Catherine Lindsey, wife of David Lindsey, a 
soldier in the Continental service, be allowed twenty-fiyejpounds 
for her support for the present year. 

Ordered that Rebecca Taylor, wife of Eobeit Taylor, soldier in 
the Continental Service, be allowed Twenty pounds for her sup- 
port for the present year. 

Ordered that Catherine Plunkett, wife of Patrick Plunkett, a 
soldier in the Continental service, be allowed Twenty Pounds 
for her support for the present year. 

Ordered that Elizabeth Wilson, wife of James Wilson, a sol* 
dier in the Continental service, be allowed fifteen pounds for her 
support for the present year. 

At a court continued and held 19th day of May, 1779. 

Ordered that Eleanor Beasoner, wife of John Reasoner, a sol- 
dier in the Continental Service, be allowed Twent y Pounds for 
her support for the present. 

Ordered that David CoUett be reconunended to his Excellency 
the Governor and the Honourable Council as a proper person to 
serve as Ensign in a company of militia of this county, com- 
manded by Captain George Clarke. 

Ordered that Esther Ferguson, wife of John Ferguson, a sol- 
dier in the Continental service, be allowed Thirty pounds for 
her support for the present year. ~ 

Ordered that Nancy Fox, wife of Bolsor Fox, a soldier in the 
Continental Service, be allowed Forty Pounds for her support 
for the present year. 

Ordered that Catherine Smith, wife of Bob^ Sadth, a sol- 
di^ in the Continental service^ be allowed Twenty^five pounds 
for her support for the pree^it year. "" " 

Sarah Holt, wife of Thomas Holt, a soldier in the Continental 
Service, be allow^ Twenty-^Ye pounds for heft support for the 
present year. '^ ~" 

Ordered that Amos Nicholas be recommended to his Excellency 
the Governor and the Honourable the Council as a proper Person 
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Ordered that Mary Covey, wife of Dourett Covey, a soldier ia 
the Continental Service, be allowed Twenty pounds for her sup- 
port for the present year. 

Ordered that Catherine Moody, wife of William Moody, a sol- 
dier in the Continental Service, be allowed T wenty pounds for 
her support for the present year. 

Ordered that Barbarah Aldich, wife of Aldich, a sol- 
dier in the Continental Service, be allowed Twenty pounds for 
her support for the present year. 

22nd day of September, 1779. Ordered that Robert Gates be 
recommended to his Excellency the Governor and the Honourable 
the Council as a proper person to serve as Major of the Second 
Battalion of Militia of this county. 

17th day of November, 1779. Ordered that Christiana Penny- 
baker, wife of Jacob Pennybaker, a soldier in the Continental 
Service, be allowed forty pounds for her support for the present 
year. ^ 

Ordered that Elizabeth Bowland, wife of John Bowland, a 
soldier in the Continental Service, be allowed Thirty pounds fcr 
her support for the present year. ""'^^ 

Ordered that Margaret Artis, widow of Artis, deceased, 

late a soldier in the Continental service, be allowed thirty pounds 
for her support for the present year. 

Ordered that the Churchwardens bind John Hall, four years 
old the fifteenth day of March next, to George Payne till he 
comes of age, who is to learn to read, write and cypher as far as 
the Rule of three, according to law. 

2l6t day of March, 1780. Robert Buckles personally appeared 
in Court, and Deposeth on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God 
that in the year 1758 he served as a soldier in a ranging Com- 
pany under the command of Captain Robert Rutherford until 
the same was discharged, and he never received any lands under 
the King of Great Brittian^s Proclamation of 1763 for the said 
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MEADE FAMILY HISTOBY. 

This record was written by David Moade, and was published in 1883 
in a pamphlet styled The Chaumiere Papen, edited by Henry J. Peet, 
Chicago. The following is a summary of the Meade genealogy: 

1 Anobew^ Mbadb and Mary Latham, his wife, had iseue: 2 David, 
3 Priscilla, who married Wilson Curie, of Hampton, Va. Andrew Meade 
lived in Kansemond county, Va. 

2 David' Mbadb married Susannah Everard, daughter of Sir Richard 
Bverard, Bart., Governor of North Carolina, and Susannah Kidder 
(eldest daughter of Dr. Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells), 

and had 4 Davids Meade (bom July 29, 1744; d. ), author of the 

account below. 6 Richard Kidder*, bom about 1750, died in Clarke 
county, in the early part of the nineteenth century. He married first 
Jane Randolph, daughter of Richard Randolph, of Curls, and sister to 
John Randolph (father of the celebrated John Randolph) and Ryland 
Randolph, and second Mary Grymes, daughter of Benjamin Grymes. 
He was the father of Bishop William Meade. 6 Everard, who married 
first Mary Thornton and second widow of Benjamin Ward. 7 Andrew, 
who married Susanna Stith, daughter of Buckner Stith. 8 John died 
at seventeen years. 9 Mary married Col. George Walker. 10 Anne mar- 
ried Richard Randolph, of Curls. 

4 Davxd* Mbaob married Sarah Waters, daughter of William Waters, 
of Williamsburg, Va. He settled at Maycox, Prince George county, and 
afterwards moved to Kentucky, and lived at Chaumiere, a beautiful 
estate. He had 11 David, died a bachelor. 12 Andrew died at college. 

13 Sallie, bom 1775, married at Chaumiere to Judge Charles Willing 
Byrd, son of William Byrd, of Westover, and Mary Willing, his wife. 

14 Richard Everard married Mary Walker. He lived in Oldham, Ky. 

15 William died a bachelor. 16 Hugh Kidder married Judith Shelton. 

17 Susan, born at Maycox, 1780, married Qen. Nathaniel Massie. 

18 Ann R., bom at Maycox in 1782, and married Samuel H. Woodson 
(iseue: Tucker, David Meade, Joseph, Samuel H., Jr., Robert E., Kidder, 
Sally, Betsy). 19 Eliza married William Creighton, first Secretary of 
State of Ohio. See Bishop Meade's account. Old Ohurohee, I.> 293. For 
Everard, S9e Wotton's Baronetage of England. 

Andrew Meade, my paternal grandfather, was an Irish 
Catholic, bom in the County of Kerry. Tradition says he left hb 
native country, and went first to London, and from thence came 
to New York, about the latter end of the seventeenth century. 
^— > He resided so^pe years in New York, and there married Mary 
Latham, of Quaker parentage, and some time after he removed 
to Virginia, and settled permanently at the head of navigation 
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38 William and Maet College Qtjaeterly. 

It has never been ascertained that he ever formally renounced 
the Catholic faith, though he was many years a representative 
of his county in the House of Burgesses, judge of the court, and 
senior colond of the militia, executing these offices with advan- 
tage to his adopted country and credit to himself, particulariy 
the two former, for which he was eminently qualified by educa- 
tion, which was scholastic, and supposed to have been received 
either in France or Flanders. He is said to have been a large 
man, of great corporal strength and rather hard featured, but of 
fine form. In the year 1745, he deceased, leaving a character 
without a stain, having had the glorious epithet connected ^th 
his name, long before he died, "The Honest/* 

Anything further than i& above related r^tive to the origin 
of my grandfather is chiefly conjecture. When I wa« in En^ 
land, I was much noticed by the Irish, and very particularly fcy 
Lady Forbes and her eon, the Hon. Mr. Forbes, who after ttie 
death of his grandfather and father, became Earl of Grenard. 
Counsellor Murphy, an Irish Catholic, a cousin of my fathec, 
who had chambers in the Temple, but, being a Catholic, could 
not appear at the bar, was unremitting in his attentions to me. 
I do not know from what source I received the information, 1)ttt 
I understood that his brother was in the French service, and was 
high in command, under Count Lalley> in the East Indies during 
the war of 1758, and that his uncle and patron wae CoIomI 
Meade, of the Irish brigade, and a man of much interest at th^ 
Court of Versailles. The Clan William coat-of-arms is the 
same as ours. The honors of that house originated in the reign 
of George IL, and> I believe not very early in it. 

The many circumstances above noted relative to Andt^ew 
Meade, of America, being ttken into consideration, it is not an 
improbable hypothesie, that being unfriendly to William the 
Third's suoeeesicm to the throne of England^ he was forced out 
of his native country, not unhappily for him, as it appears, as 
his fortune in America was benign, nor has it been unfortunate 
for his pro;geny% 

He left e son David, and a daughter, Priscilla, who married 
Wilson Curie, of Hamptcm. David Meade, the son, inherited the 
paternal estate, and alnrnt the year 17^ or 1730 married Su- 
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ETierard^ Bart, of Broomfield Hall, 'iinch Waltliam Parifih, in 
tbe County of Essex, England, and Susannah Kidder, his wife, 
eldest daughter of Dr. Bichard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and 
Welk. 

My grandfather. Sir Bichard Everard, when a young man, was 
a captain in Queen Anne^s army, and it is probable was with Sir 
George Booke, admiral of the British fleet, when he took Gibral- 
tar, as he remained in garriaon eighteen months, being eo long 
against hia inclrnatiorw stayed there by his sense of honor alto- 
gether, he having but rec^itly married a young wife, and he 
resigned his commission immediately on his return to Rugland, 
He was for a few years proprietary gov^nor of Noith Carolina, 
which position he resigned about &e year 1780, soon after all the 
proprietors, except Lord GranyiUe, sold avi to the crown, not 
being in any credit at court; for although he had served Queen 
Anne as captain in her army, he was probably no friend to Hanr 
overian sooeession. I have heard my mother say that he, as weD 
as aeveral oHiers of the Essex Barsnets, found it convenient to 
make himsdl aa isttlie oonepicwms as possible during the rd>et> 
Hon of 1715, at Hut beginning of G«orge the First's reign. 

Hie Lords Proprietors weie all particnlar f nends of Sir Bid^ 
aid, and it has been understood in tiie funily that hie patrimony 
had been much reduced by adventuring in the South Sea bubble, 
and he accepted from the proprietors tiie gofemment of North 
Carolina to repair his estate. At his death, he left hia dame all 
the estate of every kind which he pos&essed, in event of her sux^ 
viving iimr ddest son, as is recorded in her will, to be found 
among my papers. Her will appears to have been written before 
tbe death of her eldest son, Bichard, who, by the death of his 
father, inherited the title of Baronet Hugh, the younger son, 
survived his broiher, and succeeded to the honors of the family, 
but not the estate, as he was disinherited, for what cause is un^ 
known to the family at this day. He was killed in a naval 
engagement. His name is etill continued on the list of English 
Baronets. By his death an andent &mily hecame extinct in the 
male line, and in my person is continued in tike f emale, I bang 
the eldest son of the eldest daughter of Sir Bichard Everard. 

"Dame Susan Everard,** as she is styled in the Testament, left 
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(which praved to be the ease), to her two daughters, Susannah 
Meade and Ann Everard, a spinster, but who unadvisedly mar- 
ried Lathbury, who held some office in the Tower, and who dis- 
sipated her estate. By the will, all her jewels and the furniture 
of a house in London were left to my mother. The furniture of 
Broomfleld Hall is not mentioned. The real property left to the 
two children consisted of Broomfleld Hall, in the Parish of 
Much Waltham and County of Essex, a farm called the Walnut 
Tree Farm, in the same county, also a copyhold farm in Harf ord- 
shire, also the freehold of Heathfield, in Sussex, with a hand- 
some mansion on it, which is said to be the precise spot on which 
the battle of Hastings was fought, between the Saxon King 
Harold and William the Norman, and from which place Lord 
Heathfield takes his title. It was afterwards sold by my mother 
and her sister. Also Towerhead farm, in Somersetshire, near the 
city of Wells, which wae devised solely to my mother, Susannah 
Meade, and was sold by my father. On this farm was built by 
her grandfather. Dr. Bichard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 
a mansion with a chapel, for his wife's accommodation, in the 
event of her surviving him, which did not happen, for they were 
both killed in bed together in the Episcopal Palace of Wdls, by 
the fall of a stack of chimneys, on the night of the great storm 
of the year 1703. 

Langleys, in Essex, once a royal residence, afterwards became 
the seat of the Everards, and was sold by my maternal grand- 
father. 

My father, David Meade, some time before his marriage, made 
an acquaintance with the family of Sir Bichard Everard, who 
resided at Edenton, the then seat of government of North Caro- 
lina, where an attachment, perfectly romantic, was mutually 
formed between my father and the eldest daughter of Sir Bich- 
ard. 

A century ago, Hampton Beads was the receptacle of nearly 
all the ships which loaded within the waters of Chesapeake Bay, 
and the chief part of the trade from North Carolina with Eng- 
land was through Hampton Beads. Having relinquished his 
government, Sir Bichard Everard and his lady and two daugh- 
ters became the guests of my grandfather Meade, he living con- 
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taken their passage to England. From some cause or other, the 
ship was delayed longer than was expected, which delay proved 
favorable to my father's views, who had but little expectation of 
obtaining the parent's coneent to his marriage with their daugh- 
ter in Virginia, and he was preparing to accompany the family 
to England, when the earnest entreaties of his father, who was 
distressed at the thought of being so long and so widely sep- 
arated from his only son, prevailed upon the parents of my 
mother to consent to an immediate marriage. They, with the 
most entire confidence in his honor and affection, put their 
daughter under the protection of her enraptured lover. No pair 
«ver enjoyed more happiness in the hymeneal state than they did. 
They were both of them very young when they came together, 
and with very little experience in mankind, brought up under 
the eyes of fond and virtuous parents. 

My father was of handsome person and fine stature. He lived 
a monotonous and tranquil life. The purity of his heart cor- 
responded with the symmetry of his person. He was the most 
affectionate of husbands, the tenderest of parents, and the best 
of masters, and an ingenuous and sincere friend. Brought up 
in his father's house, with such a pattern, he could not but be 
just, generous and hospitable. If it were thought to detract any- 
thing from his merits, it would not be recorded that he had never 
studied human nature. Ever disposed to believe men to be what 
they should be; if he detected an individual deviating from strict 
probity, he considered him a monster. Venial faults excited in 
him astonishment, and crime horror. In fine, he was a truly 
virtuous man, but no philosopher. He deceased in the year 1757, 
being then in his forly-seventh year. 

Autobiography of David Meade. 

David Meade, the grandson of Andrew and eldest eon of David, 
was bom July 20th, old style 1744. In infancy he was so infirm 
and sickly that his fond parents, thinking that a change of 
climate might improve his health and prolong his life, deter- 
mined to send him to England, with a view at the same time to 
his education. Soon after he had passed his seventh year he 
embarked in Hampton Eoads, under the protection of Mr. John 
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schooner^ Capi Bowman. The other cabin passengers were thd 
Bev. Miles Selden^ as he became after receiving l^xoly orders^ and 
Don. Bonello^ the captain of a galle<m from La Vera Onus 
stranded upon the coast of North Carolina^ his secretary, and one 
officer of the ship. The passage was favorable. Until the last 
night the paesengers remained on board, when, at twelve o'clock, 
the night being very dark and wind blowing fresh, the schooner 
struck upon the Goodwin sands in the channel, and continued to 
strike with such increased violence that it was expected by all on 
board that she would every minute go to pieces. In this dreadful 
situation all hands, including the passengers, were on deck, some 
way or other ^nployed, except the waa>to4>e clergyman and his 
terrified mess^^mate, who ranained on th^r knees in the cabin 
from twelve at night until ei^t in the mor&ing, when they aad 
the rest of the passengers Were taken on shore at Deal by boats 
from that place. The Spanish captain wis impressed witti the 
belief that Heaven had conceded the preservation of the sinners 
on board to the prayers of the seamen, not allowing any credit to 
those of Ihe pasfion. 

Mr. Watson passed with his youi^ companion to Cantaimry, 
where tb^ visited the Cathedral; thence to London, arriving ti 
night; but how great was the young stranger's disappointment^ 
when, on looking out of the window, or door, next morning, he 
saw nothing but high houses b«flt of matcriaU which were not 
new to him, and black streets paved with round stones, instead 
of houses of gold and streets paved wiih diimonds, for his imagi- 
nation had been thus early highly excited by fairy tales, such as 
the Arabian Nights. He was seised with a violent fever, which 
cost his parents no uneasiness {they knew nothing of it until he 
was well), but a good deal of money. Three physicians attended 
him many weeks, and part of the time twice a day. When he 
had attained to convalescence he was sent to a boarding school^ 
more for the benefit of country air than for tuition. From thenoe 
he was removed to Harrow, and had the good fortune to be placed 
under the care of the Bev. Dr. Thackeray, Archdeacon of Surrey 
and Chaplain to the Prince of Wales, head master of Harrow- 
school. He was received by the venerable, worthy Doctor and 
his pious, charitable, and in every respect exemplary lady into 
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hormi to them by ties much stronger than those of nature, inso- 
much that the most affecting event of Ids whole life was his 
separation from them. 

At Harrow he made many a school acquaintance, which, if he 
had cultivated as long as he remained in England, with a view to 
the advancement of his fortune, would not have disappointed his 
expectations, in all probability; but, although a boy, and a 
subject at that time, and surely without any presentiment of the 
future destiny that was in reeerve for him and his brethren in 
America, viz.: that of being elevated from the humble station 
of subject to the eminent di^inction of citizen, he neither feU 
nor acknowledged any superiority in those school-fellows and 
playmates, who, themselves, were decorated with honorary titles, 
or whose fathers were titled men. He associated upon equal terms 
with any Lord, Duk^ or Sir Harry. It may, however, be proper 
to mention the names of one school'>fellow (several yeiars over 
the age), and one other to whom he was imder greater obligations 
than to any others, for their uniform kindness up to the time 
he left the Kingdom. The Hon. George Forbes, late Earl of 
Grenard, father to the pres^it Earl, was, perhaps, the most 
steady, warm friend he had in England, with the exception Qf 
Dr.Thackeray and his wife, who were father and mother to him. 
At the house of Lady Forbes he always spent a time, and from 
my lady received all the attention and tenderness of a near rela* 
tive. James West, his bedfellow at Harrow, was the other f rieni 
to be noticed. He was the son of the member of Parliament for 
St. Albans, nephew to Lady Grantly, Attorney-General Norton, 
and brother to Lady Ardier, well known for fifty years in very 
gay, elevated life. Titles were familiar at Harrow, but no more 
will be mentioned. It most not be forgotten that the professed 
scholar and great linguist, Sir William Jones, was at Harrow 
school at the time he was, and if Dr. Parr was his friend, the 
scm of Mr. Parr, the apothecary of Harrow, he was likewise at 
school at the same time, and well remembered by him. 

The succession of masters at a school so prominent as that of 
Harrow-on-the-Hill is no doubt registered in the records of that 
institution, but it probably does not set forth the causes of the 
removal of such as were superseded. 

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tor Thackeray, was singular and somewhat tragic. Of the pro- 
prietors of Pennsylvania, John and Richard Penn, who were the 
last proprietary governors of that province (now State) were at 
Harrow school, and it is probable boarded (with many other 
boys) at the head master^s. John, as it was said, contracted a 
fondness for a daughter of Dr. Cox, and married her clandes- 
tinely. It was suspected by the family of Penn and his connec- 
tions, that the Doctor had connived at the elopement; but 
whether he did or not, the unfortunate Doctor Cox and his guilt- 
less daughter became the sad victims of their resentment. The 
Doctor was disgraoefuUy dificharged from the honorable station 
of head master of Harrow schooL She soon after died of a 
broken heart, and her father, deprived of his living and his 
reputation, did not long survive her. It is well known in 
America that John Penn afterwards married the daughter of Mr. 
Allen, of Philadelphia. The pecuniary advantage of Mr. Penn^s 
marriage with Miss Allen was probably much greater than the 
first, which he contracted with Miss Cox: demonstrably not more 
honorable, but perhaps less so. The above narrative will be found 
upon inquiry not to be apocryphaL 

The humble subject of this brief biography was present at an 
arrow shooting at which his friend West won the prize or arrow, 
at which time his honored, good, and venerable pastor. Doctor 
Thackeray, having relinquished his seat of head master on ac- 
count of his age and the many sacerdotal duties which he had to 
perform,. took his farewell of Harrow, leaving the succession to 
Doctor Sumner, well known at Eaton, but afterwards better 
known as head master of Harrow, having for many years filled 
the highest seat in that seminary. He acquired for it so high a 
reputation that the number of boys at it was augmented from less 
than two hundred to more than five hundred. Eaton alone could 
boast of a greater number. 

After a residence of about five years with Doctor Thackeray, 
he was, without the knowledge or even indirect sanction of his 
parents, violently removed from Harrow to a private school at 
Dalfton, in Hackney parish, kept by Mr. James Graham, whose 
son became a barrister of considerable eminence. His brother, 
Eichard Kidder Meade, not long before arrived at London from 
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continuance at Dalfton of two years or more he made no progress 
in classical learning or indeed in any other. Here it may not be 
amiss to note that the progress which boys make at public or 
private boarding schools in learning the dead languages depends 
lees upon the qualification of the masters to teach than upon the 
capacities of the boys for learning. From Dalfton school he was 
removed to Puller's academy in London, where, dropping the 
dead languages altogether, after having been at Latin and Qreek 
seven years, he entered upon a new and very different course cf 
learning, viz., Writing, ciphering, mathematics, geography, 
French, grammar, drawing, perspective, music, etc., etc., of 
which, at the end of three years, he did not take away to im- 
poverish the academy. He had a very small smattering of every- 
thing he had attempted to learn, but less of the languages both 
dead and foreign than of the sciences and the elegant arts. 
{To he Continued.) 



EXTEACTS FBOM DIARY OF COL. LANDON CARTER. 

Col. Landon Carter, of Sabine Hall, kept a very minute diary of his 
plantation life — some portion of which has come into the possession 
of the editor from Robert Carter Wellford, Esq., to whom it has de- 
scended. While most of it is given up to th> details of planting and 
Colonel Carter's reflections upon all sorts of things, we catch occa- 
sionally some very interesting glimpses of society in the Northern Neck 
before the Revolution. Colonel Carter was the son of Robert Carter, 
who, according to the Cfentleman'a Magazine, left at his death, on 
August 4, 1722, 300,000 acres of land, 1,000 slaves and £10,000 in money. 
Col. Landon Carter lived at ''Sabine Hall," on the Rappahannock river ; 
his brother, John Carter, resided at Corotoman, near the mouth of the 
river; another brother, Charles Carter, up the river at "Cleve," King 
George county, and a third brother, Robert Carter, resided at Nomini, 
on the Potomac. The nearest neighbors of Colonel Carter were the 
Fauntleroys, and above them was Col. John Tayloe, at Mount Airy. 
Col. Landon Carter served in the House of Burgesses from 1748 to 1764, 
and was prominently engaged in politics. He married three times: 
(1) Elizabeth, daughter of John Wormeley, of ''Rosegill." (2) Maria, 
daughter of William Byrd, of Westover. (3) Elizabeth Beale, sister of 
Capt. William Beale. By his first wife he had Robert Wormeley Carter, 
who married Winifred Travers Beale, daughter of William Beale, of 
Richmond county; Elizabeth, who married Nelson Berkeley, of "Air- 
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Judith Fauntleroy; and Jolm, of ''Sudley/' Prince William county, who 
married Janet Hamilton. By his second wife he had Maria, who married 
Bobert Beverley, of Blandfield. By his third wife he had Judith, Lucy 
(who married Reuben Beale), Beale, and Fanny. Colonel Carter owned 
Ring's Neck and Rippon Hall, on York river; Sabine Hall, The Forks, 
and Mangorike plantations, in Richmond county; a plantation in North- 
umberland, and extensive tracts of land in Prince William and other 
places. Capt William Beale was son of Thomas and Elizabeth Beale. 

1770. 

January 14. My annual entertainment began on Monday^ the 
8th, and held till Wednesday night, when, except one individual 
or two that retired sooner, things pleased me much, and, there- 
fore, I will conclude they gave the same satisfaction to others. 

The oysters lasted till the third day of the feast, which, to be 
sure, proves that the methods of keeping them is good, although 
much dieputed by others. Fitzhugh and Lucy came down, and 
with them Col. Carter, of King George, which added to the life 
of the Company. 

25. Col. Tayloe & John Wormeley came here on Friday. I 
gave them my opinion upon old Tayloe^ Wonneley^s father-in- 
law^s will. M' W" Digges, the younger, Wormeley^s son-in-law, 
came here also yesterday, a passable man enough. 

February 6. Mr. Beverley & Billy his son staid here till yes- 
terday. Cards were the only diversion. 

26. Monday. Went up on Tuesday last to Beverley^s, took 
boat at Bappahannock Creek, the wind and tide against, & the 
boat so small we were 33 minutes getting opposite to CoL Faunt* 
leroy's; it being very cold, & my little grandson with me unwill- 
ing to frighten him, his first trip by water, we turned into the 
CoFs. Qibeme, the child &i myself. There we dined, borrowed 
Coll. BrockenbrougVs boat, which was larger and in the evening 
reached Blandfield. 

Moore Fauntleroy, my ward, just returned from England, 
came to see me. 

March 16. Bad weather. His daughter Judy and her cousin 
Nancy Beale insist upon going in the chariot to visit the latter's 
mother, 40 miles ofl in Lancaster. Col. Carter much dkpleaaed. 

17. Mr. Page, at Coll. Tayloe^s, sent for me to dine there. I 
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Oibeme'fi by means of the families keeping the room door 
open. 

22. Thursday. CoL Panntleroy^s feaet day, where I suppose 
my family must go. 

83. Friday. I went with my daughter Judy to the feast. 
... I beUeve everybody begins to laugh at English educa- 
tion; the general importers of it nowadays bring back only a stiff 
priggishness with as little good manners as possible, especially 
when the particular cut of a waistcoat, the multi oval trim of a 
hat or the cap of a buckle does not attract great admiration, but 
if they do, then the tongue becomes extremely multiloquous upon 
the learning of the foppishness of the fancy. 

24. I can borrow no candles at Beverley^s &, if Thompson's 
purchase from Norfolk don't come up soon, we must be contented 
to sit in the dark, which I get by lending candles myself. Mr. 
Carter, of Corotoman, had two boxes containing better than 5 
gross. Mr. Parker * had some dozen, but these are gentlemen 
who only think of favors when they want them. 

27. This day we intended to have Bob Carter's little child 
baptized. By the whim of our minister all children must be 
ehristened in church. I wrote to him yesterday that we should 
be there unless it was bad weather, and asked if he could not, 
should it prove bad weather, perform that service at home, as 
iK>w Mr. John Wormeley, who is to be godfather, was here & im- 
patient to get down. 

28. Yesterday a bad day. Coll. Lee and his lady came & 
dined here. No Parson came this day. 

April 2. Mr. Carter went up to a sweep stake that was to be 
this day at Boyd's Hole. Curious weather indeed for a planter, 
lavish of his own health, and regardless of his own cropping to 
be travelling about. I might also add a Burgess, leaving the 
duty of his coimtry as a Justice of the Peace, for had this been a 
good day, it is our Court day, and everybody must know how few 
eonrts have been held this year^^ut <me, and that in March. Mr. 
Parker, the Lawyer, could not attend. Setverest day we have f dt 
this winter. Snowing all day. A great many years ago I saw a 

* Rieluurd Parker, a pjrominent lawytr of Richmend oounty, wko mar- 
ried Elisabeth, daughter of William Beale, and was brother-in-law of 
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deep snow on the 23rd of April with all the creeks frozen over, at 
which time I went down with my first wife to Mr. Charles 
Qrymes and desired old Miscal, the inspector there (at Totuskey 
Creek), to record it upon his year book. In my second wife's 
day I remember a covering of snow that whitened the houses and 
grass plats in June that fell before day, and vanished almost with 
the sun. 

April 10. We were delayed with rain from Sunday morning 
till yesterday, and then excessive cold; it obliged my people to go 
to work in the Biverside field where the groimd is not quite so 
stiff, but I had hardly any people to work yesterday. As fast as 
one gets well, another is laid up with every kind of disorder. 

12. Hopes for Spring, for as yet during this whole 70 we have 
had nothing but the severest and worst of winters. The Spring 
is full six weeks more backwards than it was last year. 

25. Mr. Archibald Bitchie came here on his way to Mt. Airy. 

26. Sir Marmaduke Beckwith came here, a gentleman of 
great age, but with a declining look, though in cheerful spirits. 
Has a quarrel with Moore Bragg, who purchased land of Jesse 
Thornton, which Sir Marmaduke fancied to be his. The knight 
wanted an escape warrant against Jesse Thornton, who two years 
ago broke jail upon an execution obtained for his son Duke Beck- 
with. 

30. Saturday. My daughter Beverley came here. Billy Beale, 
the youngest son of the late John Beale, a lad of about 18, came 
up to me Saturday on a letter. I wrote to his mother. He 
brought with him Mr. Eustace's and Mr. Edwards' consent, his 
guardians, that he should be bound to me in the place of William 
Ball, which the young gentleman very willingly agreed to & 
signed the same indentures as to the tenor of it as Ball had 
signed. He is to come here the 6th of May, and to serve me 
three years for £10 the year in order to be instructed in the 
stewardship or management of a Virginia estate. I ordered him 
as he went to his mother's to see my lower plantations, and bring 
me an account from under the hands of the overseers what quan- 
tity of grounds they are tending, how far they are advanced in it, 
what cattle they have lost and what stocks are remaining. Cap- 
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Qibeme began to express his sorrow for Tom LawBon's* be- 
havior at Bippon Hall, which he had almost ruined. The last of 
April exceeding cold- 
May 5. The plant patches attacked by flies so that the pros- 
pect of tobacco is disconraging. 

Yesterday I rode to Col. Tayloe's to see Mr. Dnlaney, of Mary- 
land, and young Wormeley. Dulaney perhaps has passed for 
middle age, a serious, easy man in his behavior, and when he does 
speak very agreeable, but I think under that prodigious silence 
his own opinion of himself, or rather self-sufficiency, is easy to 
be traced. I could not help observing a little of that relative to 
the dispute with America, which altho' he had at first written in 
favor of, he seemed to have recanted by a paper of his own 
writing ft signing shown by the memorable Colonel Scott, who 
passed thro' this colony. I had heard Dulaney^s friend Worme- 
ley in past winter pretty extravagant, vindicating him from that 
aspersion, but I think yesterday I could observe he was not quite 
clear from it. No opportunity was given me to debate upon the 
point, yet this gentleman was scurrilous enough in reading the 
extracts of Lord Chatham's and Lord Camden's speeches; the 
first was condemned as a parcel of nonsense, ft the last was 
sophistry and chicanery. [Col. Carter defended them, and "the 
gentleman made no reply."] 

9. [Court at Lancaster. Col. Carter, one of the justices, his 
son Bobert Wormeley Carter another, and others were Mr. Ball, 
Col. Smith and Col. Brockenbrough.] Mr. Carter, of Corotoman, 
and then Mr. Beverly came here. My son John it seems gone 
home without writing a letter. He had visited Bippon Hall, told 
Beverley something he could not recollect, but that everything 
was very bad there. Plucked cotton yesterday at the Forks. 

12. No rain as yet, every day very cloudy. My com in the 
stiff land is not as yet coming up, so great was the difference be- 
tween the stiff ft the light ground. 

13. Mr. Berkeley, my daughter ft all their family, came here 
<m Friday evening. 

16. Mr. Ball informs me that Mr. Carter, the councilor, has 

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a large quantity of corn at his plantation adjoining Bippon. I 
have written to him to spare me what he can. 

25. I went this day to Captain Beale^s who gave his son 
Thomas a pnblic dinner upon the bringing home of his late 

married wife. Miss Ball. It is no business of mine, but 

for a lady so much talked of, and for whom so many young fel- 
lows have pretended to run mad, I think there is as little to be 
seen as I ever saw in any one. This gentleman, by his first wife, 
had a couple of pretty children neatly dressed playing about, 
who seemed as if they wanted to be fondled by their new mama, 
but indeed she did not seem to take the least notice of th»n. 
There was a large company there, & I met the famous Hudson 
Muse going there, of whom I took no notice, always bearing in 
mind his opening & exposing private letters that did not in the 
least affect him. 

26. Bef reshing shower in the night. 

May 29. By accounts from all parts above & below very dry. 
The Assembly is sitting, but only finishing the business left 
undone last session. I^othing said about the Bepeal of the Bev- 
enue Acts. The Association met and formed a committee of 20 
to amend that scheme, but it seems they are eo divided that at 
present there will be very little chance of agreeing to the amend- 
ment. Some of them are full as hearty as I thought they would 
be, persons parading from no principle, but only to make a show 

of Patriotism & Mr. T is at last found to be the man I 

always took him, a noisy declaimer upon nothing or next a kin 
to it. He and Pendleton, at the head of a party who were for 
meeting the parliament half as they call this partial repeal of the 
acts, eo whilst we were enslaved by those that were not repealed 
we must go our half and give up that point. Fine language this, 
as if there could be any half way between slavery & freedom; 
certainly one link of the former preserved must be the hold to 
which the rest of the chain might at any time be joined, when the 
forging smiths thought proper to add to it. 

30. Went to Mr. Ball's yesterday with Mr. Berkelqr; a great 
prospect of rain, none ae yet fallen which from the 6th of April, 
55 days, including dnce the earth here has been blessed with any 
real moisture. . . . Nevertheless, having some very fine plants 
at the Fork, I ordered Lawson yesterday to get about 15,000 of 
them ready drawn to plant between 5 and dark, in the way I pur- 



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sued last year — ^that is, open the hills with my hand, put the plant 
with its roots at full liberty, press the earth round upon these 
roots up to the level of the hill, then bend the plant to the sun- 
shine and lay a handful of dry dust over it to the tips of the 
leaves. . . . Mr. Ball told me his people wormed out the day 
before the 30,000 he had planted, and got 8 measured quarts of 
worms, and yesterday he himself tock 8 worms out of the same 
ground, and five from many hilk. 

31. Thursday. At last a mighty blizz of rain. I pursued 
my method of dry planting yesterday to the number of what my 
overseer calls 15,000. 

June 21. Yesterday Mr. SamL Hipkins came here. I settled 
and paid off his account. 

July 23. Mr. Gibeme wrote me yesterday lamenting the death 
of my grandson Landon at Bull Bun, and praying for my son & 
other children's recovery from the flux. My daughter Lucy came 
from her uncles and told the same story. ... It seems by 
Mrs. Hamilton's account the letter from her son John that men- 
tions my son Landon, and 2 of his little children being ill with 
the flux, was written to Eeuben Beale. 

25. This day we went to divide the land called Juggs, for- 
merly a purchase made out of my mouth by the roguish old Ben 
Bust, but in such a manner made as to vest the fee simple in his 
son Bichard Bust to defraud his wife out of any dower in it, 
should she outlive him; Bichard Bust dying an infant, the Estate 
f eU to his 3 sisters : Mrs. Yass, Mrs. Lowry and the present Mrs. 
Corrie. (Samuel Bust was the first husband, and De graffenreidt 
married the heiress of Mrs. Yass. Sam. Bust had a son Ben.) 

August 4. Lawson tells me the tob^ in the large piece of 
180,000 has been kept down, and still is so by the grasshoppers, 
an evil I know not how to prevent, although I have before had 
near a whole crop destroyed by them. Mr. Carter, of Gorotoman, 
CoU^ F. Lee & Mr. Gibeme came here yesterday from Mount 
Airy. (Mentions his charity school, of which Mr. Bigmaiden 
was master.) 

6. Fevers & agues still continue with us day by day. Little 
Nancy has had her 6th fit, Beale his fourth and looks like a lark, 
nothing but skin and bones. Dr. Morton, the physician. 

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10. September, 1770. My son Eobert went up to the Acquia 
quarters. 

18. Miss Lncy went to John Beale^e child^s christening and 
kept my chariot all night, went then to Captain Scale's. And 
yet this girl pretends she never goes abroad. I almost think she 
is seldom at home. 

October 6. John Beale from Northumberland came here last 
night. . . . This evening Daniel Lawson and one Saunders, 
Thomas Lawson's father-in-law, came here about hie son's mort- 
gage of two slaves. 

14. Mrs. Carter taken ill yesterday, and the poor little baby 
Fanny is apt to share her mother's disorder. 

16. Monday. Yesterday come a letter endorsed from Col* 
Tayloe, with the death of L* Botetourt, our governor, who left us 
y* 13th in the morning — ^a melancholy piece of news — a fine gen- 
tleman indeed, & truly noble in his Public character. He was, 
anecdotes say, pitched upon to be the agent of a dirty tyrannical 
ministry, but his virtues resisted such employment, and he be- 
came the instrument of a dawning happiness, and had he lived, 
we should have been so; for through his active & exemplary rule 
order everywhere revived out of that confusion that our own 
dissipation and indolence had thrown us into. 

Nov. 21. Col. John Randolph and his Lady & daughters, with 
Col. P. Lee & his Lady, dined here on Monday. 

Dec. 3. Yesterday my cart came up with 15 bushels of oysters 
from John Beale at my Northumberland quarters below. Letter 
from my son Landon at Bull Bun. 

9. Many gentlemen having discovered the meeting of the asso- 

ciators called the > done by the merchants, who want to 

dissolve the association. I wrote a sharp paper against to go to 
Bind * to-morrow. We put about many addresses to be signed 
agst. the meeting in order to countenance a Pernicious question 
whether any alteration should be considered till a more favorable 
time for meeting. 

20. December, 1770. Drew on M' Waller to Mr. Bind £3. 3; 
to Purdie & Dixon, £2, 16, 9; to Bichatd Charlton for my 
wig, £ 4. 

.. .. ■ I.. ■ ftJ ■ ■ ■! I. . *^,* ml .iHtnAi 

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31. I have partly agreed with Colo. Brockenbiough for the 
com that is to spare in Kelsick's estate. 

1771. 

January 16. From the Ist day of this month till this day wo 
have had prodigious fine weather indeed, so that I have enjoyed 
my three da/s festival to-wit : The 10, 11 & 12, with great cheer- 
fulness to everybody; in all about 60 people, of whom were Mr. 
Carter, of Corotoman & his Lady, my nephew, Charles Carter, 
late of Nanzaticoe, & his Lady, my nephew Fitzhugh, hie Lady, 
Col. P. Lee, his Lady, & all my neighborhood except Col®. Brock- 
enbrough, although invited & really promised to come. 
{To he OowtUwed.) 



JOUBNAL OP CXTTHBEHT POWELL. 
{Continued from VoL XIL, p. 231.) 

Tuesday. The weather cleared away with the wind at S^W* 
We continued during the day running to the North* At 6 o'dook 
in the afternoon the wind hauled suddenly to the N EsW' & we 
stood in for the land at 11 o'clock, made sig^t of the light on 
Cape Henry. At 13 o'clock the wind shifted again to about 
N^'West & blew hard. It was titsn. directly ahead, & by four in 
the morning had driven us quite out of sight of the light House. 
The weather so intensely cold that the salt water froze on our 
decks & the eeamen so knocked up with continued wettings & 
cold that they could scarcely put the vessel about. There was not 
a man on board but had taken his turn to be laid up, except an 
Irishman, a fellow as hard as so much lignum vit»; after stand- 
ing his turn at the helm, give him some rum & you might dis- 
cover it in a moment light up new life in him. The fellow's eyes 
would sparkle, his coljDur return and the emoak of his breatii 
shoot forth with double vigour. One man cried; actually shed 
tears copiously at the greatness of his sufferings, which for a 
sailor to do must prove the severity of the weather. 

Wednesday morning, after standing in about 3 hours, made 
the land & saw the lighthouse again about 20 miles to N^W of us, 
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on our decks^ saw three sail beating for the capes, one of them a 
large, handsome schooner we passed close to windward of, she 
had carried away her Main Boom & had fix'd up her foresail in 
place of the mainsail. A large whale kept on the same tack 
with xis for about quarter of an hour, so near along side of us 
that he might have been struck with a biscuit, had so fair a view 
of him as to see the holes on the sides of his head through which 
he spouted. Beating about we again lost sight of the lighthouse 
& land. 

Thursday morning, the weather moderate, we discovered eight 
sail, moet of them stearing with us for the lighthouse, which we 
a third time made sight of about 8 o'clock, the wind blowing 
lightly from the East. We were spoke by a french Privateer, a 
beautiful 3 masted schooner, just off the capes; th^ made no 
other enquiries than from whence we came and where bound ; her 
colours were a handsome Burgee tri-ooloured at the uppersido, 
with the American Eagle and stars added. At four o'clock in 
the evening we were abreast O Henry, the wind continuing light 
at N^ East & the weather cold with fine rain, we stood up the Bay 
until about nine o'clock, making 12 or 14 miles distance. It 
then began snowing & raining hard, & the wind shifting to N* 
West prevented our laying our course up the Bay. We here held 
a council whether it was better to put out to sea again or continue 
in the Bay without a Pilot. Ignorant of the shoals, & the night 
so dark that we could not see across the Quarter Deck. If the 
vessel was hove to, she had only 10 or 12 miles to drift before she 
was ashore which she must do before morning if the tide should 
be setting out. We at length determined to lay her to & keep the 
lead going, & if she was found to be getting in shoal water, to 
make sail & put to sea, very favorably for us the tide was setting 
in. 

Friday at day light found ourselves about six miles within the 
lighthouse, the wind still blowing fresh at N'^'W at 7 o'clock, got 
a Pilot, & as the wind was ahead attempted to beat into Hampton 
Eoad, after beating until four o'clock against a strong tide the 
Pilot found that we could not get in, & from the appearance of 
the weather supposing we should have a bad night, put about & 
stood out of the Capes intending to anchor if he could under 
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intensely cold than ever I felt it. Three men were sent aloft to 
secure the topsail^ & with the greatest difficulty held to the fore 
yard long enough to make the sail fast; we got pretty near the 
land^ & in order to prevent our drifting off^ the pilot let go the 
anchor^ before the lower sails were let down^ the Main & fore sails 
were easily let down & secured ; the jib could scarcely be let down 
for the ice cloggd on the riggings which made everything stiff; 
two men only could stand on deck at last to finish making up the 
sails. The Captain & myself were in the cabin^ & when the work 
was done^ one of the sailors (the most cheerful, active hand 
aboard) came down to the cabin door with a countenance & man- 
ner which made such an impression on me that I can never forget 
it. Stretching his two hands out before him : *'0h ! Qod, Cap- 
tain/^ said he, '^I am froze stiff" & knocked his finger ends to- 
gether, making a noise like the knocking of so many dry bones or 
stones together. Upon examining they were frozen so hard that 
they must have broken before they would have bent. The other 
two men who were with him on the fore yard were also frost- 
bitten. 

Saturday morning found our deck windless, cables & other 
rigging as high up as the sea flew covered with ice, & not a man 
able to turn out & clear the vessel of ice or pump her out; the 
Captain, Mate, Pilot & myself pumped her free, & the weather 
moderating, we let the men lie below, & after the sun had a little 
softened the ice with the assistance of warm water, deand the 
windlass & cable by one o^clock, when the wind getting to S W 
we got up all the men that could crawl & with every exertion we 
could use with difficulty weighd anchor. The wind getting again 
to N W we continued stretching on & off between the capes & in 
the night were driven out sight of land. 

Christmas day. The weather more moderate, the wind con- 
tinxiing still at the N®. We continued standing on for the land 
without making sight of it. 

Our Cook this morning made report that we had one small 
piece of beef on hand & about wood enough to boil it, as the 
weather was moderate it gave us an opportunity of reflecting on 
& making comparisons on our situation & that of our friends 
ashore. Three out of four of our seamen frost-bitten we could 
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pect of our wanting provisions, whilst our friends were keeping 
Christmas at home by a comfortable fireside, free from the cares 
of pumping ship or tending sail. I this day did duty by stand- 
ing six half hour glasses at the Helm. 

Monday morning, 9 o^clock. I am this moment from the mast 
head with a pulse I am convinced beating hig^ with gratitude to 
the great arranger of winds & weather. The objects presenting 
themselves from the mast are Cape Henry & the light house to 
leeward of us & Smith's Island on our Starboard bow, with a 
gentle N® East wind drifting us into the capes with the appear- 
ance on the water of a fresh breeze from the eastward. At 9 
o'clock at night anchored on the Horseshoe near the mouth of 
Hampton Boad. 

(M(mday) say Tuesday 27th, Dec'. 
About day break got under way & at 2 o'clock anchored at Nor- 
folk, making a passage of 40 Days, of which time we had about 
four days free winds; on getting into port we heard of a number 
of vessels which had made still longer passages, of several foun- 
dering at sea, of a number driven ashore on the coast, & that 
about 25 vessels belonging to Norfolk were out of time, & had 
never be^i heard of. Merchants & others with whom I made ac- 
quaintance in Norfolk were Mr. Otway, of the house of Fletdier 
& Otway, from whom I received uncommon attention & acts of 
Friendship, 

Mr. Mosler Myers, 

Capt. Wm. P^mock, 

John Proudfit & Co., 

Fhonehay Dana, 

Cap. Warren Ashley, 

Mr. Nathan McGill, 
Alexander Ferror, of Baltimore, who had been thro the W In- 
dies generally, & from whom I received some necessary informa- 
tion of the different Markets & Productions. Mr. Huron, of our 
Board at Mrs. & Mr. Cox, Z. Livingstone — ^in their politicks most 
bigoted & violent Royalty. Mr. Rincock, a young Englishman 
also, just to the country, as warm a democrat as his countrymen 
were of the opposite politicks between whom & some advocates of 
each opinion at our board we had Politicks & religion well ban- 
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where he had been living seyeral years; Mr. Gook^ an English- 
man^ who resided in the Savanna^ in the West Indies Business^ 
jnst from Hespaneola^ & whom I had seen & been slightly ac- 
quainted with in Philadelphia. Mr. Grayson, of Petersburg, 
who I had been acquainted with at the Sweet Springs, Mr. 
Saunders, O^Neale's ♦ Brother in Law, to whom he introduced 
me. 

Mr. Evans, Mr. Wise, in the Assembly, members from eastern 
shore, from whom I heard from my father. 

Dr. Mortimer, formerly in Alex*, mentioned his acquaintance 
with my bro. W., an excellent singer. 

January 18, 1797. 

Wednesday, four o'clock in the evening, left Norfolk, & dropt 
down to Hampton road bound for St. Thomas's & Santa Cms — 
were detained until Sunday morning, 22*, by contrary winds, 
during which time our seamen in different parties took it in turn 
to escape from the vessel all hands; & leave no boat to pursue 
them with. They were again collected with much di£Bcidty & on 
Sunday we put to eea with the first commencement of a fine N^ 
West wind dioving us on about 7 knots per hour. 

Commodore Barne/s Frigates, the Medusa & Insurgent, were 
repairing at Norfolk while I was there. The Medusa (the ship 
in which Citizen Fauchet sailed from N York for France, & nar- 
rowly escaped a British 74 in a Fog) the largest, & of the two is 
a handsome fast sailing ship of 50 Gunn. Mr. Ferror, of Balti- 
more, who spoke French & myself went on board the Madusa & 
were shown every part of her by one of the Lieutenants, who 
with much politeness carried us into the different cabins & be- 
tween her decks. 

Monday, Tuesday ft Wednesday's running with strong west- 
wardly wind, spoke the Brig Patty, Capt. Lee, of Phila., she 
sailed from Norfolk 6 or 8 days before for Lisbon, had spnmg a 
leak ft was beating for Norfolk again; a strong head wind ft the 
lighthouse just perceivable — saw another Brig to leeward of him 
bound also to Norfolk, who had spoke Capt. Lee that morning, 
& informed him that he had got more of hie sails split some time 

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before in a gale of wind; we saw two or 3 other vessels beating 
for the Capes; Wednesday early in the night made the latitude 
of Bermuda, to Westward of the Island, making a run of nearly 
500 miles dist* in about 3^ days. 

Sunday & Monday, last Jan'^. 

Laying becalmed between the latitudes 28 & 29 N"°, the weather 
so warm ae to make a Cloth coat disagreeable about these lati- 
tudes the variable winds cease & the trades commence in conse- 
quence of which calms are more frequent than in any other situ- 
ation on a W Indies passage. On leaving the coast we changed 
our climate so suddenly that the seamen were throwing oflE their 
shoes & stockings on the fourth day, tho it was severe January 
weather when we left the Contin*. 

Sunday, 6th February. 

Since Tuesday last running with light Trade winds & pleasant 
weather, with some squalls, we fell in with a trade wind as far 
North as 28 Deg. of latt^. After getting into the trade winds 
we sprung our fore top mast with a full topsail & top Gallant 
sail sett. The rigging prevented its going over the side. 

Monday, 6th. 

A continuation of pleasant weather, with a fresh trade wind. 
In the afternoon in latitude 20 saw the appearance of a wreck 
some distance to windward of us, & stood for it. On coming up 
with it, found it to be a vessel floating with her keel upwards, & 
her stem drove in, which prevented our discovering her name; 
she was a sharp built vessel, a fine bottom & model of about 70 
to 80 tons burthen — ^about the size & description of the fast 
sailing schooners built at Norfolk & Baltimore. From the ap- 
pearance of her bottom she could not have been long upset. 

Tuesday morning at day light were just abreast St. Thomases 
about 4 leagues distant, the Island of Tortola in view to wind- 
ward, with some others of the small Virgin Islands & the N® Ea. 
end of Porto Rico just perceivable to leeward. At Twelve o^clock 
came up with the land of St. Thomases making a passage of fif- 
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liave wished the season of the year brought into consideration — 
same night came to an anchor in the Bay of St. Thomas's. 
Persons with whom I made acquaintance in St. Thomas's^ 
Mr. Murphy^ an Irishman. 
Mr. Westerman^ a German. 
Mr. D. Abendanon, an English Jew. 
Gnrden Bacchus, formerly merch* of Petersburg. 
Mr. Bidgley, from Baltimore, in a schooner, with Flour & 
Drygoodfi, an acquaintance of J. ITorwoods, of Alex*. 

Saturday, 11th Feby. V7^7 

Dined with my Jew acquaintance, Mr. Abendanon, in company 
with his Sister, a handsome, sprightly widow, her two sons & a 
young lady, a Jewess, & was very much pleased with the fare & 
Company; but such is the effects of habit with the Jews that they 
cannot eren entertain you at their table without putting the cheat 
upon you. Mr. Abendanon cheated us twice at dinner. First in 
his meat; he observed to us at sitting down that as marketts were 
bad^ he could give us nothing better than a roast turkey & some 
etceteras. Upon being helped to some of it, we discovered that 
it was a large Guinea Fowl. Then in his drink; he mentioned 
that he had Madeira Claret, Port & Champain wines. Porter or 
brandy & water, which would we drink? As we had just sat 
down, we chose some brandy & water; he ordered some brandy & 
water & Porter, & desired us to speak for anything we would 
drink afterwards. He took very good care to introduce none of 
his wines, however, tho he had sudi variety of them. So the old 
gentleman cheated us at dinner in our Meal & our drink, & I 
have no doubt that if any other opening had presented itself, he 
would not have let slip the opp'y of cheating us again. Cap. 
Eufus, now of the Schooner Industry, of Boston, to whom I sold 
my cargo. 

Monday, 13th February. 
Left St. Thomas in an Open Boat for Tortola distant twenty- 
four miles. After beating to windward until 9 o^clock at night, 
with a strong Ea. Wind & current made the N** Ea end of St. 
Johns, from getting wet in showers of rain, & the spray of the sea 
breaking across the boat found myself sick with a violent head- 
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of a Mr. William Brown, on St. Johns, who I found at his boil- 
ing House. I told him my situation, & begd the liberty of stay- 
ing all night with Mm. The old Gent*' took me cordially by tha 
hand & told me I was welcome; he prescribed me some strong 
Brandy & water to prevent catching cold, then sent a boy to sad- 
dle 2 mules, on which we rode to his dwelling house, pleasantly 
situated on a high hill above his Sugar House, where I found a 
handsome supper on the table. He made me acquainted witii his 
wife a sensible, agreeable woman, a native of Anguilla. Tuesday 
morning after breakfast left St. Johns in a handsome Coble hired 
of Mr. Brown, with three hands to carry me up to Tortola, where 
I arrived at one o'clock. Put up at the Boarding House of James 
Grigg, a native of N England. Found the following veeseb in 
Tortola condemned or lying for adjudication. 

Ship Beimsdyke, Cap. Aboms, from Bavaria, M Monroe Super 
Cargo with sugar & spices cond*^, owned by Clark & Nightingale 
of Provid^ice. Schooner Swallow, Cap. Dillingham, of Phila- 
delphia, frcHn Gonives, in S'Domingo, bound to S'Thomas with 
coffee, Mr. Jos. Doan Super Cargo condemned. 

Brig Fortitude, Cap. Anby R. Clai^, owned by Maleba & Du- 
rand. New York, Antwiy Bickard Super Cargo had (m board 
Drygoods & 22,000 Dol in spice bound from Cape Francois to St. 
Johns, Porto Bico, condemned. I attended her tryaL 

Paramarabo, of Baltimore, owned by Wm. Lorman, Super 
Cargo, Mr. McCandley, bound from Luninan to Baltimore, cap' 
first by the English, retaken by a French Privateer & a second 
time retaken by the British Sloop of War Fury — trial not come 
on. 

Three Danish Ships, 2 of which were condemned & sold, the 
third, tho her trial had not come on, they were disposing of her 
cargo at Publick sale for the sake of dispatch. Got acquainted 
with Mr. Sam^ ChoUet, of Maitinioo, agent for the captors of the 
Ea India ship, from whom I purchased 150 packages Baravia 
Sugar, Mr. Dodson, of Domineck, partner of ChoUet. 

Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty for the Virgin Islands, 
Mr. Leonard, King's Attorney — ^Mark Dyer Agent for the Navy 
John Dougan. 1st March ship'd my sugar, &c., purchased in 
Tortola on board the Governor Parry, of Barbados, a sloop com- 
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were in the Harbour of St. Thomas 3 or 4 French privateer Boats 
with 2 swivels & a few Muskets & cutlasses manned by Mulalloe^ 
which could only have been fitted out for the purpose of plun- 
dering neutral vessels^ one of them lay neariy along side of our 
schooner while she was receiving her cargo from the Tortola 
sloop^ on which I looked with an eye of suspicion & expected to 
have been pursued by her, our coming out of the harbour in the 
night probably prevented it. In St. Thomas I lodged at the house 
of Citizen Dooley^ a Genteel Frenchman^ who had married in 
Norfolk, at whose table were Mr. Monroe, Sup. Cargo, & part 
owner of the ship Con* at Tortola from Baravia, Cap. Salter, of 
a Boston Brig, 

Mr. Sylvester, 1 jj ^y,,, ,, ^^e Id« 

Mr. Coppmger, f 

Cap. Clark, > 

Cap. Aboms, I American Cap* of cond* vessels. 

Cap. Bain, J 

March 7th, left St. Thomas with Captains Clark, Bain, Elliott 
& Olive with four seamen passengers; cut up an old pump & 
made four six pounders, which we painted & mounted on the 
schooner's deck to defend ourselves & arrived in Norfolk on the 
19th March, after as pleasant a passage as we could possibly have 
had, never having occasion on the passage to tack ship, & only 
once to gib, the trade wind holding with us to the latitude of 
Bermuda, when we met with a S® West wind that brought us into 
port. 

19th March to 26th. 
Engaged in discharging cargo & ballasting sdiooner. 26th 
March drop^t down to Hampton Eoad & came to anchor. There 
were lying in the Eoad four British ships of War — The Asia of 
64 Guns, the Assistance of 50, the Alarm of 28 guns, the Topa 
of 26 G. 

1800 — July — ^After being engaged in the occupation of farmer 
two Summers under circumstances not very pleasant, to-wit, 
hired negroes & not enough of them to till my grounds sufR- 
ciently, fences out of repair & no pasture or meadow grounds, in 
making up a conclusion as to the pursuit or business most ad- 
visable to me whether farmer or Merchant, I shall possibly be 
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however, several powerful reasons which at this time direct my 
choice from the life of a farmer to that of a merchant. In the 
first place my circnmstances are not such, as to do away the 
necessity of active imployment in person on my farm, which to 
my oonfititution, nnaccustomed to it, is oppressive; again, the 
cnstom of our State of farming altogether with slaves is an in- 
superable objection with me; as without severity they will gen- 
erally be found unprofitable & my feelings revolt at the idea of 
deriving plenty and perhaps luxury from the painful & unceasing 
labours of fellow creatures drudging on without a hope of any 
end to their labours in this world. 

I may possibly again enter the world of business & calculate 
to meet in my walks diversity of character amidst the chicane 
circumvention & venal arts practiced in the eager pursuit of 
wealth. I shall still count on meeting frequently the unvarying 
face of honest integrity & honour — ^in the hope of friendly inter- 
course & confidence with the one, & believing myself possessed 
of discernment enough to discern & counteract the attempts of 
the other. I am the more readily disposed to enter that mode of 
life where my own exertions will, if I am successful, afford that 
competance which I should by farming attain from the unre- 
mitted labor of others. 

That in my determination I am not actuated by insatiable 
thirst for wealth I appeal to the great inquisitor of Human 
motives, hoping that if in poverty my life would be more pleasing 
to the author of it, & in wealth I should depart from my duty to 
him, and my fellow-man, that he will of his power & goodness 
make me poor. 

July 20th, 1801. 

On taking a wide range through the various occupations of 
man, their views & pursuits, after scanning with the nicest & 
most mature exercise of my judgment at this time the advan- 
tages, merits and demerits of each, after examining my own 
education & former habits, my temper & circumstances in life, 
my opinions at present Beligeous, Social & political; in short, 
from emotions warranted by Past experience as well as the fullest 
present enquiry I am induced to decide on the following sketch as 
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My bnsiness that of a merchant for life, my residence Alex- 
andria, or eome city where my employment would be confined to 
my place of residence, my wishes and exertions moderate, not 
aiming with arduous inquietude at great wealth— considering 
that my own happiness depends much more on a proper arrange- 
ment of mind than the possession of much wealth, & that mv 
duty to my family by no means enjoins on me the acquisition of 
a large fortune. My style of living & expenditures should be 
moderate & simple so far within my certain income as to guard 
against all contingencies of expence; to be establishing a fund 
for the education (somewhat after the manner of my own) of 
my children & in due time to acquire them a moderate capital to 
commence life if possible under equal advantages with myself. 

This inheritance I place first, tiio it should be my care to im- 
press on their minds a just value on what I wish also to transmit 
to them; I mean an honest fame, not a splendid one, not a wide 
extended one, but such a one as is derived from the willing voice 
of the community of merchants to whom I may be known, 
founded on an unblemished integrity & honour as a merchant & 
a faithful observance of the social duties as a man. 

In my progress through life I may sometimes feel the work- 
ings of ambition at heart. I think it will be well to check them. 
Love of our country is highly laudable. But whether from love 
of country or love of personal distinction I may even be induced 
to think of engaging in matter of Govern* it will be certainly 
well to pause a while I think to suppress entirely the wish. To 
acquire popularity requires either such pre-eminence of talents 
& learning as to silence competition, or it requires such strength 
of arm & lungs, such pliancy of principles, such exercise of arti- 
fice & address to attain a kind of favour with- the people as I 
should be unwilling to practice did I possess the latter description 
of talents, the former I am entirely satisfied I do not. 



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THE OLD CAPITOL. 

Unveiling op a Tablet on the Site of the Capitol in Wil- 
liamsburg. 

On May 26, 1904, there was unveiled in Williamsburg a 
granite boulder in memory of the events which dignify the site 
of the old Capitol. It was presented to the "Association for the 
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities*^ by the Washington Branch. 
There was a large attendance, and the following programme was 
carried out : 

Pbogramms. 

1. Prayer, by Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin, rector of Bruton Church. 

2. Welcome remarks, by Dr. Lyon G. Tyler, President of William and 

Mary College. 

3. Presentation address, by Dr. Thomas Nelson Page, of Washington, 

in behalf of the Washington Branch, A. P. V. A. 

4. Unveiling of the tablet, by Dr. Tyler. 

5. Acceptance by Joseph Bryan, Esq., of Richmond, late President of 

the Virginia Historical Society. 

6. Poem, by Dr. John Lesslie Hall, Professor of English in William and 

Mary College. 

At the close of the exercises a luncheon was served at the 
parish house of Bruton Church to all members of the Association 
for the Preservatton of Virginia Antiquities. 

The following ladies deserve mention in connection with this 
worthy work : 

Mrs. Joseph Bryan, President of the Association for the 
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. 

Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson, First Vice-President. 

Miss Virginia Miller, Directress of Washington Branch. 

Miss Elizabeth Marshall Bobinson, Secretary of Washington 
Branch. 

Miss Lottie G. Garrett, Directress of the Colonial Capital 
Branch, 

Mrs. Randolph Harrison, Secretary of the Colonial Capital 
Branch. 

Mra B. M. Smith, Treasurer of the Colonial Capital Branch. 

The inscription on the boulder facing Main street reads as 
follows : 



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Thb Ou) CiisnoL. 65 

TBB OUD Cavxsql. 

Here Patrick Henry llret kindled the flamet of revolutian hj his 
reeolutione and speech against the Stamp Act, Hay 29-90, 1765. 

Here, March 12, 1773, Dabney Carr offered, and the Conrention of 
Virginia unanimously adopted, the resolutions to appoint a committee 
to correspond with similar c<Mnmittees in the other Colonies — ^the first 
step taken towards the unicm of the States. 

Here, May 16, 1776, the Conyention of Virginia, through resolutions 
drafted by Edmund Pendleton, ofTered by Thomas Nelson, Jr., adyocated 
by Patridc Henry, unanimously called on Congress to declare the Colo- 
nies free and independent States. 

Here, June 12, 1776, was adopted by the Conyention the immortal 
work of Qeorge Mason— the Dedaration of Rights — and, on June 29» 
1776, the first written Constitution of a free and independent State eyer 
framed. 

On the rear of the monument is the following in8cripti(m : 

Men^MTS of tiie House of Burgesses who, at the Raleigh Tayem, 
May 18, 1769, and May 27, 1774, and August, 1774, entered into asso- 
ciations against the importation or purchase of British manufactures: 
Peyton Randolph, Speaker; Robert Carter Nicholas, Treasurer; Philip 
Ludwell Qrymes, Nathaniel Edwards, Jr., William Cabell, Jr., Qeorge 
Washington, Wilson Miles Cary, Richard Henry Lee, Robert Rutherford, 
Patrick Henry, Thomas Nelson, Jr., William Macon, Jr., Joseph 
Hutchins, Thomas Parramore, Cornelius Thomas, Thomas Claiborne, 
Richard Anderson, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Randolph, Josias Payne, 
Jr., Champion Trayis, Thomas Harrison, James Scott, Jr., Nathaniel 
Terry, Burwell Bassett, William Clayton, Thomas Qlascock, Benjamin 
Howard, Alexander Trent, Paul Carrington, Southey Simpson, Peter 
Poythress, James Hamilton, Willis Riddiek, Foushee Tebbs, Edward 
Osborne, Frances Peyton, Robert Munford, Boiling Starke, Robert Boil- 
ing, Thomas Barbar, William Acrill, Hartwell Codce, John Harmanson, 
Archibald Carey, Charles Carter, Carter Braxton, Peter Johnston, 
Thomas Whiting, John Alexander, John Blair, Jr., l%omas Johnson, 
Richard Starke, John Lewis, Jr., Charles I^ch, Thomas Bayley, Lewis 
Burwell, Richard Baker, Joseph Cabell, Thomas Walker, William Roane, 
John Bonelson, James Bridger, Gabriel Jones, Richard Bland, Edward 
Hadce Mosely, Jr., Thomson Mason, James Walker, Thomas Scott, John 
Woodson, Abraham Hite, Henry Taylor, Seyem Eyre, George Ball, John 
Wilson, Dayid Mason, Hugh Innees, John Talbot, Richard Lee, John 
Ackiss, John Green, Isaac Read, James Wood, Edwin Gray, Dayid Meade, 
Henry Lee, John Mayo, Robert Wormeley Carter, Bartholomew Dan- 
dridge, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Nicholas Faulcon, Jr., Benjamin Har- 
rison, Francis Slaughter, William Langfaome, Thomas Newton, Jr., 
Richard Mitchell, Worlich Westwood, James Taylor, Jr., Benjamin Wat* 
kins, Edmund Pendleton, William Harwood, Henry Pendleton, William 
Fleming, Samu^ McDowell, James Ed mundso n, Matfaew Marable, Bd* 



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mund Berkeley, James Montague, John Hite, Jr., John Banister, Mann 
Page, Jr., Lewis Burwell (Gloucester), Richard Adams, Bodham Kenner, 
Thomas Pettus, Richard Hardy, Peter Le Grand, William Aylett, John 
Bowdoin, Joseph Nevil, Samuel Duval, John Burt, John Bowyer, Charles 
May, Charles Carter of Staff(»-d, James Speed, James Henry, Isaae 
Coles, Henry Field, John Walker, James Holt, Isaac Zane, Henry Bell, 
Henry Eling, John West, John Lynn, John Winn, George Stubblefieldy 
Christopher Wright, Thomas Mann Randolph, William Fitzhugh, 
Thomas Marshall, James Mercer, George Brooke, Allen Cocke, Peter 
Presley Thornton, Samuel Riddick, Dudley Digges. 



BIBLE EECOEDS OP THEOCKMOETON AND PHILIPS 

FAMILIES. 

William Throckmorton was married to Eliza^ his wif e^ April 
17, 1781. 

My daughter Mary Eeii[ner] Throckmorton was bom Janu- 
ary 20, 1789. 

My daughter Eliza Bead Throckmorton was bom Augost; 27, 
1790, and died October 7, 179—. 

My daughter Ann Whiten Throckmorton was bom October 27, 
1794. 

My daughter Frances Whiten Throckmorton was bom Decern- 
ber 18, 1797. 

Eobert Eead Throckmorton was bom July 3, 1808. 

E. B. Throckmorton was married to EUza A. Nottingham De- 
cember 31, 1829 ; he at his marriage was 21 years, fiye months 
and 26 days old; she was 17 years and 29 days old. 

Mary Elizabeth Throckmorton, daughter of R B. and Ann 
Eliza Throckmorton was bom December 24, 1834. 

R E. Throckmorton was married to Mrs. Jane Moreland Octo- 
ber 28, 1851. 

Ann E. Throckmorton departed this life Dec' 27, 1850. 

Amanda M. Throckmorton was bom Oct 8, 1852. 

Bobert Bead Throckmorton was bom Oct 17, 1854. 

Lewis E. Moreland was bom October 28, 1859. 



Aaron Philips ♦ was bom October 11th, 1702. 

Aavcm Philips was married to Eliza, his wife, Feb. 9, 1741. 

Son John Philips was bom Not. 9, 1741. 

* Aaron Philips liTsd in Crab Nsdc, York ooimty. 

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Daughter Mary Philips was bom May 16, 1743. 
Son William Philips was bom July Slat, 1761. 
Daughter Atih Philips was bom Nov. 11, 1763. 
Daughter Eliza Philips was bom April 27, 1766. 
Daughter Mary Philips, now Mary Eobinson, died April 7, 
1766, about 7 o^clock a. m. 
Mrs. Eliza PhiUps died Feb. 28, 1789. 
Ann Throckmorton bom Dec^ 6, 176 — . 



JAMESON— ELLEQOOD—PABKER. 

A. C. Gordon, Esq., of Statmton, Va., writes: ''Manu- 
scripts now in the possession of Harry A. Cockbum, Esq., of 
Lower Qroevenor Place, S. W., London, show that on August 29, 
1782, Margaret Jameson, bom in Virginia 16th May, 1764, 
married (probably in Virginia) James Macdowall, of the family 
of Macdowall of 'Oarthland,' Scotland, and had issue three 
daughters, who married three Scotch judgee. Lord Cockbum, 
Lord Fullerton and Lord Dundrennees. A fourth daughter, 
Fenella Macdowall, married a Cunningham. Who was Margaret 
Jameson's father? 

'^r. Stanard thinks that he was a Neil Jameson, of Norfolk, 
who was a Tory, and went to New York about the time of the 
Bevolution. You wiU see from Mr. Cockbum's letters that there 
was a connection between these Jamesons and the Parkers and 
Ellegooda I hope you can find out something about tbem.^' 

The following extracts from the letteis of Mr. Cockbum to 
Mr. Gordon will afford further details : 

6 January, 1904. '^t seems that about 1864 some people 
of the name of Hanna & a lady Parker were trying to discover 
how they were related to Macdowalls, & all they knew was that 
it was somehow throu^ Margaret Jameson Macdowall. How- 
ever, all these people are dead & gone, & the letters I have now 
got are quite disjointed, so it is rather difficult to make out the 
whole story. But I enclose copy of an old letter & other extracts 
which may throw some light on the subject. I take it that 
'Cousin Jameson' was mother of Margaret (Mrs. Macdowall), 
& that the Neil in New York was Margaret's brother, not 
father." 



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68 WiLLtAS AND Maby Colleqb Qttartebly. 

22 March, 1904. '^Some Asljb 9Lf^ I found a Pariser tamily 
in Burke's Landed Gentry who are descended from Ellegoods 
of Virginia. I wrote to Mr. C. S. PaAer, who lives in London 
& in Ayrshire, Scotland, asking him if be knew of any Ellegood- 
Jameson-Macdowall connection. Hie reply does not help much, 
but it is rather interesting, & I give you some extracts from it: 

" ^is grandfather was son of Margaret Ellegood. She mar- 
ried James Parker, then residing at Woodlands, Jamestown, in 
the Colony of Virginia. On the outbreak of the Revolutionary 
war he took the English side, & served as Capt. & Quartermaster 
in the E^ing'e Army. Margaret Ellegood was of a French 
family. I have it under her husband's hand that her father 
(or it may have been her grandfather) as a boy came over from 
France on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685. The 
father's name was Guillaume k la Guerre. The Virginians 
altered it to Ellegood! She had a brother Jacob, from whom 
descended Canon Ellegood, still living at Montreal. She had 
aleo sisters; one was Mrs. Aitcheson; another was married to 
Elmeley, the well-known Greek Scholar. Perhaps a third sister 
was Mrs. Jameson; the name sounds familiar to me. At any 
rate, there were Maodowalls related to the Ellegoods, for my 
grandfather & his elder brother were sent over as boys from 
Virginia to stay with a family of that name in Edinburgh.' 

"Mr. Parker then goes on to say that ^e has notes & papers 
in Scotland (Fairlee), & when he goes North he will see if he 
can find out anything definite, but that may not be for some 
months to come.* Mrs. Jameson, however, can hardly have been 
a sister of Mary Ellegood (Mrs. Parker), as Mary Aitcheeon, 
writing to her a^ini, Mrs. Parker, talks of Cousin Jameson, not 
Aunt Jameson.*' 

The following extracts are sent by Mr. Cockbum as from 
old letters in his possession : 

A letter, dated 1864, says: "We were reputed cousins for 
seventy years. In 1815 the Ellegoods were so recognized by 
the children of James Macdowall, who say their mother was a 
Margaret Jameson, from Virginia, of the Ellegood stock. Capt 
James Parker married Margaret Jameson. By giving the clues 
to the surviving Ellegoods (by next mail), I hope to get at the 
solution of some family problems." 

Extract of a letter from Mary Aitcbeson to her aunt in Lon- 



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jAlCBSOlf — ^EliLBGOOD — ^PaRKBB. 69 

don (Mrs. Capt. Parker), dated Eaatwood, Va., 16 April, 1785: 

''Ooufiin Jameeon wae very well when I last heard from her. 
She has got her house finished, & calls it her Talaoe.' I am 
always honored with Neil's room, as being one of her greatest 
favorites, for it is not every <me who is honored with his room. 
I believe him in New York with his father, & he has never been 
in Virginia since you left ns (about 1782) . His mother is dying 
to see him, & she never talks of any one else.'' 

Another letter says: 

*'James Gilchrist to Capt James Parker, Halifax, Dec' 22, 
1774. 

^^ottiing going on Ixspe but Associations & Committees, 
though they are not eo violent against the Scotch as with you. 
I was lately in Mecklenburg, in Virginia, where one Malachi 
Macalle (?) was carrying about a paper for expelling out of 
the country all Scotchmen, to which he had got 300 names. 
However, for his ill-bred invections against that country in gen- 
eral & agaii^ some individuals in particular, the Parson of the 
Parish (one Cameron from the Highlands) followed him & gave 
him a good & most complete caning. Andrew Miller has refused 
signing here, & the Committee, having enquired, find Congress 
has no power to compel him ; but as he is a favorite, they agree 
that if he does not violate the Association, it is the same thing 
as if he had signed." 

* [There is no doubt that the records of Princess Anne and Norfolk 
counties would throw much light upon the matter of the above letters. 

WiUiam Aifccheeon died at Boee Hall, Princess Anne county, and his 
tombstone has a coat-of-arms, much defaced. I have not a copy of his 
will, but it is dated August 13, 1774, and proved June 12, 1777. 

Neil Jameson was a Scotch merchant, and in 1775 was a member 
of the Revolutionary Committee for Norfolk borough. But he would 
not go to the full extent of independence, and so left the colony. 

Neil Jameson married Pembri^e Thoroughgood, daughter of John 
and Margaret Thoroughgood, Norfolk, Va. They had a son, John 
Thoroughgood Jameson. John Thoroughgood was descended from Adam 
Thoroughgood (settled in Virginia about, 1621), brother of 8ir Robert 
Thoroughgood. (See chart in Virginia Historical Magaeine, V., S8.) 

Jacob Ellegood was in 1740 one of the justices for Princess Anne 
county, and Jacob Ellegood, probably his son, was justice in 1775. 

Refebbnoss. — Virgima Hiaiorioal CoUeotiona, New Series, Vol. VI., 
pp. 91, 133; Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. II., p. 418; Richmond 
(Va.) Standard, Vol. IV., pp. 13-16; The Jamesons in Virginia, p. 181; 
WnjJAH AKD Mabt Gollboe Quabtbblt, n., 158; v., 246.— EonoB.] 



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70 William and Maby Collegb Quarterly. 

CHISMAN BIBLE EECORD. 
CoHHXTinoATED BT Mbs. Mabia W. Goodwin, OF Hanoveb Ck>imTT. 

John Chisman^ don of Gapt. Thomas Chisman by Elizabeth 
his wife, was bom the 4th of March, in the year of onr Lord 
1682. 

John Chisman and Eleanor Howard were married the 22nd 
of December, 1708. 

Elizabeth Chisman, daughter of John Chisman by Eleanor 
hie wife, was bom the 15th of December, 1709. 

John Chisman, son of John Chisman by Eleanor his wife, 
was bom the 26th of June, 1713. 

Diana Chisman, daughter of John Chisman by Eleanor his 
wife, was bom the 12th of October, 1716. 

Eleanor Chisman, daughter of John Chisman by Eleanor his 
wife, was bom the 19th of November, 1717. 

Henry Chisman, son of John Chisman by Eleanor his wife, 
was bom the 3rd of September, 1720. 

Mary Chisman, daughter of John Chisman by Eleanor his 
wife, was bom the 4th of November, 1723. 

John Chisman, Senr., departed this life the 10th of Septanber, 
1728, aged forty^six years. 

John Chisman, son of John Chisman by Eleanor his wife, 
departed this life the 6th of September, 1735. 

Diana Gkx>dwin, daughter of John Chisman by Eleanor his 
wife, departed this life the 30th of November, 1735. 

Eli^beth Chisman, daughter of John Chisman by Eleanor 
his life, departed this life the 17th of March, 1717. 

Eleanor Shield, daughter of John Chisman by Eleanor his 
wife, departed this life the 22nd of May, 1765. 

Mrs. Chisman, wife of John Chisman and sister of Henry 
Howard, was bom the 26th of July, 1690. 

Mrs. Eleanor Chisman departed this life the 8th of February, 
1767, in the seventy-seventh year of her age. 

Harwood Jones, son of Matthew Jones by Martha his wif e^ 
and Mary, the daughter of John Chisman by Eleanor his wifc^ 
were married the 2nd of October, 1744. 

Harwood Jones, son of Matthew Jones, departed this life 
February the 9th, 1771. 

Henry Chisman, son of John Chisman by Eleanor his wife^ 
departed this life April the 17th, 1770. 

Mrs. Mary Jones departed this life March the 12th, 1781, in 
the fifty-first year of her age. 

Col. John Chisman depc^fced this life the 16th, 1781 or 1731— 
'1 could not tell which.'' 

John Chisman, son of Henry Chisman, departed this life 1781* 



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QUEBIBS. 71 

QUXBII8 BT MB8. MaBT SSLDEir KeZTNEDT. 

Haye you any record of the early Lanes who settled in Virginia t 
1. 1 want the ancestry of Joseph Lane, of Westmoreland. His wife was 
Mary Newton. Was she daughter of Willoughby and Sarah Eskridge 
Newton t William Lane, father of this Joseph, married Martha Oarr. 
Can you giye her descent? Family traditions say she was a sister of 
Jefferson's wife. 2. In WnuAK Ain) Mabt Quabtkblt, Hannah Aditon 
is giyen as second wife of Qeorge Eskridge. Family record gives her 
first name as Elisabeth; last name not known. She left a will and 
mentioned Elicabeth, who seemed to be her only child. Can you throw 
li^t upon this also? Can yov give name of father and mother of 
Hannah (Ashton) Eskridge? My account of the Aditons has no Han- 
nah. Katharine Eskridge, daughter of George Eskridge and one of his 
wiyeSy married, first, William Jett; secondly, John Lane. This John 
had brothers, William Lane and James Hardidge Lane. Who was their 
father? Who did Willoughby Newton Lane, grandson of James Hardidge 
Lane, marry? I think William, one of these brothers, married Miss 
Carr.— ifrs. Mary BMen Kennedy, "OoBeiUe,** near Warrenton, Va. 

Quxbus bt Chablis H. Bbownino. 

Sfotbwoqd, Reads, Cabikb. — ^I am printing the sixth edition ol 
Americane of Royal Deeoent, and I hope the descendants of the following 
Virginia worthies will not consider me impertinent if I ask some ques* 
tions concerning them. It has frequently been stated in print that— 
1. **QeiL Alexander Spotswood's father. Dr. Robert Spottiswood, was a 
son of the unfortunate Sir Robert Spottiswood," of royal descent, who 
was executed by the Coyenanters. What Is the legal evidence that the 
said Dr. Robert was the son of Sir Robert? This is to prove that General 
Bpotswood's descendants are co-heirs to the property of blood-royal 
through Sir Robert 2. ''CoL George Reade, a Virginia councillor, was 
the son of Robert Reade, of linkenbcdt, Southants, by his wife, Mildred 
Windebank," a lady of royal descent. What is the legal evidence that 
the said Mildred was the mother of Colonel George. This to prove that 
Colonel Reade's descendants are co-heirs through her to the property of 
blood-royaL 8. ^CoL Robert Carter CKing Carter') was the son of 
John Carter by his wife Sarah Lndlow,** a lady of r<^l descent What 
is the legal evidence that the said Sarah was the mother of Colonel 
Robert? This is to prove that Colonel Robert's descendants are co-hMrs 
to the property of blood-royal through Sarah Ludlow. — Oharle$ H. 
Browning, Ardmare P. 0., Penn, 



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BOOK NOTICES. 

CBBOHiOLB or THB Yebxm FAiiiLT, with Notes on the Leeoh aad'Rutitr 
Familiet. Bj Jotiah Oranvilk Leaeh, LL. B. Printed for private 
eirenlation by J. B. lippineoit Gompaiiy, Philaddphia. 1904* 

This work is imposing in get-np and design. No expense has been 
spared in making it a success. Anthony Terkes, the founder of the 
family, came to Pennsylvania in 1700, or possibly a few years prior to 
that date. The author, unlike many who write upon genealogies, does 
not force a connection on the other side, but is frank enough to admit 
that he has found no facts even to determine Terkes' nationality, though 
it is probable that he was a German. He settled at Qermantown end 
engaged in farming. Among his descendants are many worthy people 
in Pennsylvania and other parts of the Union. The publication of the 
volimie is due^ to the generosity of Charles Tyson Terkes, Esq., of New 
Tork. 

HiSTOBT OF Bbuton Pabish Chuboh, Whxiamsbubo, Va. By Rev. 
William A. R. Goodwin, A. H. Illustrated and indexed. 

No other church in the Colony of Virginia, except that at Jamestown, 
equals Bruton Parish Church in historical associations. Here wor- 
shipped Colonial Governors, councilors and members of the House of 
Burgesses. Five men who became Presidents of the United States at- 
tended its services. The book is valuable for its historical data, and 
the names contained in the birth and death record of the old parish 
register of 1662 have been inserted. The names of the parish vestrymen 
from 1674 to 1003 are also given. From the old parish register a com- 
plete alphabetical list has been prepared of those who had slaves bap- 
tized, with the nimiber baptized for each person named designated. The 
history and illustrations of the Jamestown font and communion silver, 
now in this church, are given; also, a description of the silver given 
by George in., and the communion service known as the "Queen Anne 
set." All the mural tablet and tombstone inscriptions from 1678 to 
1800, some of which are exceedingly quaint, are printed in full, with 
historical notes appended. Fifteen illustrations have been inserted, 
showing view of the churdi tower at Jamestown, Bruton Church, the 
communion silver, the font, old record book of 1062, tombs, etc. A 
limited edition has been prepared, printed on thick deckle-edge paper, 
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Vol. XIII. OCTOBEK, 1904. No. 2. 

CONTENTS. 

Paobi. 

1. Meade Family History {Continued} , 73-102 

2. COBRE-SPONDENCE OF J AMES McHeXRY, 102-107 

3. Letters of William T. Barhy, 107-110 

4. Charles City County Land Grants, 116-121 

5. Tabb Family, with Connt'ciions, 121-128 

0. Marriages, Births and Deaths in Richmond County, 120-132 

7. Journal of the JIeetings of the President and Masters 

OF William and Mary College {Continued) j 133-137 

8. Will of William Sherwood, 138-139 

9. Will of Ann Temple, 140 

10. Virginia's Contribution to the Confederacy, 141-142 

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Vol. Xni. OCTOBER, 1904. No. 3. 

MEADE FAMILY HISTORY. 
Autobiography of David Msade. 

[Continued from page 45.) 

Thus, but ordinarily qualified for the humble walks of privete 
life, and without natural talents or acquired knowledge to move 
with any credit to himself in puWic, he left England in the year 
1761, and arrived in his native "Virginia some time in June of 
that year, having a passage of about two months on board a 
ship of a hundred hogshead burden, commanded by Captain 
Hooper, bound to New York,* and consigned to Mr. Norton, of 
that town. A considerable fleet of merchantmen, of which 
Hooper made one, came into Chesapeake Bay at the same time 

under convoy of the ■ — y 40 guns, Capt Norton, and the 

PesUUion, 20 guns, Capt. Jarvis, probably now Lord St. Viu- 

eents sloops of war. The forests and black population 

of his native land, after an absence of ten years, were novel, but 
not by any means pleasing to him, and nothing was less familiar 
to him than the persons of the individuals of hie family. He 
found two sisters — ^Mary, married to George Walker, and Anne, 
inarried to Bidhard Randolph — from whom are now derived a 
nromerous progeny. The writer left behind him at Dalfton 
fschool two brothers, Richard Eidder, who afterwards became 
aid-de-camp to General Washington, and Everard, who was aid- 
die-camp to General Lincoln, and was afterward raised to the 
rank of General, and found two at his paternal mansion bom 
sinoe he left Virginia. The persons of his sisters were as little 
known to him as those of his brothers whom he had never seen. 

* Rather, "Little York," or Torktown, where Captain Norton lived. 
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But although he had forgotten all persons and things about 
his birthplace, he leoognized a scene and the persons of the actors 
in it, to which he had been familiar from having been a specta- 
tor of it for perhaps nearly every day of his life previous to his 
going to England; it was two old negro men upon a pit in the 
act of sawing; precisely as when he left them employed, so he 
found them without any apparent change in their persons. The 
four following years he passed with the recurrence of little inci- 
dent, rather monotonous, there being little in the county of 
Nansemond, where his mother's residence was, to attract a youth 
brought up to no occupation, accustomed to good company, and 
inheriting a good patrimony. 

He found society up James River much more congenial to 
his age, temper, and habits than any his native county could 
afford him. Williamsburg was the metropolis of the colony, and 
was the resort, before the Bevolutionary war, of all the gentry 
and merchants in the colony, also of the planters, for the purpose 
of drawing bills of exchange upon London, Bristol, Liverpool, 
etc. The general court held its session in April and October. 
The amusements were balls, sometimes theatricals and races, 
spring and fall. 

In conformity with an engagement entered into some time 
previous, with his very intimate and much valued friends Byland 
.and John Bandolph, the former a fine classical scholar, master 
<of the French and Italian languages, an eloquent speaker and 
most accomplished gentleman, and the latter, his brother, who 
was the father of the much celebrated member of Congress of 
the same name, a worthy man of good natural parts, not so much 
cultivated as those of his brother Byland, and totally without 
application; in conformity with the before mentioned agree- 
ment, the writer left home with the above named gentlemen on 
a tour northward. At Hampton he hired a vessel to transport 
him to the head of Chesapeake Bay, and embarked at Mill Creek, 
July 26, 1765, and the next day in the evening arrived at Coroto- 
man, upon the Rappahannock, the seat of Mr. Carter. There 
Byland Bandolph joined him; John Randolph had preceded 
them to Philadelphia, where he was inoculated for emall-pox. 
Calling at Annapolis they proceeded by way of New Castle to 
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way of Amboy to New York. They were there politely reoeired 
and Tery handsomely entertained by General Gage, then com- 
mander-in-chief. They were introduced by letters from Colonel 
Byrd, of Westover, and Colonel Fitzhugh, of Maryland. 

During the year 1766^ it is well known, all Britidi America 
was violently agitated by an attempt of govemment \o impress 
the stamp duty upon the Colonies. Deputies were appointed by 
the different legislatures to meet at New York for the purpose of 
remonstrating against it. Very few attended that year at New 
York, but a pretty full representation of the Colonies and prov- 
inces assembled in Congress the next year in Maryland. Of the 
company, which was very numerous at General Qage^e table, were 
three deputies from Massachusetts, viz.. General Buggies, Col. 
Partridge, and the distinguished champion of his country'r 
rights at that time, Mr. Otis, who was the father, in all proba- 
bility, of the modem Otis, distinguished not for his opposition 
to, but partiality for Britain, and his hospitality to the virtuous 
and popular chief, and all others who assisted in the adminis- 
tration of the govemment of the TJnited States. Mr. Otis, of 
the year ^65, appeared to be a modest, sensible man, who was no 
stranger to good company, of middle stature, inclining to be fat, 
and little (if any) over the middle age. Brigadier Buggies was, 
to appearances, not less than seventy years of age, very tall, very 
taciturn, and of aspect neither engaging nor patrician. Col. 
Partridge was a pert little man, vrith the coat of a gentleman; 
he was a complete clown in his manners, and manifested the 
most entire ignorance of the usages which prevailed in polkAied 
societies. 

In those days industry and enterprise were characteristic at- 
tributes of New Englandmen, hospitality and good breeding, of 
all above vulgar, of the Southern colonies and provinces; and in 
those days New York was a populous city, and the population 
more refined than it was in any other city, borough or town in 
North America, except Charleston, in South Carolina. There 
were not more than three or four close carriages in New York; 
that of the venerable Chief Justice Horsmanden, a very old 
coach, was in their service during the few days they were in the 
city. Neither were there any elegant steamboats in those days, 
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that place, which, although affording but humble accommoda- 
tioiis, wets the be&t to be had. 

During a ebort stay at Albany they became acquainted with 
a Mr. Prevost, lieutenant in the army, and eon or nephew to the 
first general of that name. How near he was related to the 
redoutable Sir George, the hero of Plattsburg, was not worth 
the while enquiring, and now not easily ascertained. From 
Albany they advanced to Lake Geiorge, by way of Fort Edward; 
from Lake George down the lake to Ticonderoga, on the con- 
trticted part of Champlain; thence to Crown Point; thence 
doT(rn the lake to St. John's; th^ce by land 18 miles, all a 
swamp forest, inhabited by no other living thing bu;t mosquitoes 
id the highest magnitude, to La Prairie, on the higher bank of 
the St. Lawrence river, in sight of and nine miles from Mon- 
treal, the site of which is a great natural curiosity and very 
beautiful. It may be thought worthy of notice, that in the year 
1765, as you advanced up the North or Hudwrn* river, above 
Albany, wd near the bank of the river, where the only or most 
public road ran, the settlements became less frequent by pretty 
regular gradations until you got to StiUwater, 18 miles above 
Albany. At Stillwater there were very fine saw-mills, perluqra 
belonging to the Schuyler family, and, except the attendants on 
the mills, no other inhabitants but an' old woman and a female 
servant or companion, who occupied a log house of two rooms, 
where she entertained travelers. From th^oce to Saratoga — 
about 14 miles — few, if any, settlements; from Samtoga to Fort 
Edward' — about 25 miles — at intervals of miles were settlements 
(<8o recently made that the dry leaves were still standing on tiie 
deadened timber) altogether upon the bottonos of the river. 
Fort Edward was built upon a very beautiful bottom of oonsid- 
eraU^ extent upon the Hudson, well set with green swiard of 
great Ibeigfat, and fit for the scythe. Upon an aonnence on the 
other side of the river, nearly opposite the Uxrt, stood a block 
liouee, mounting eight eannoa. Fort Edward was a square of 
regular sides, with four bastioiis built of timber and earth. 
F!rom thence to Fort Goorge, <m the south end of Lake Geoige, 
were 14 miles of country without a settlement; from the souUi 
end of the lake to the landing place on the north being 34 miles. 
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west, about six mileft from the landing, an individual lived in a 
«nall hnt^ kk only companion a cat. From the landing place, 
where at a small blodc honae a disbanded provincial officer, 
att^ided with an ox-cart to hire for conveyance, to Ticongeroga 
—only three weeks croesing. In this short distance was no kuid 
of settlement, or the appearance of any ever having been, excqpt 
the ruins of a saw-mill, which had been erected at the expenae 
of the Crown for the public uee. 

Arriving at Ticonderoga some time early in the day, they were 
there politely received and hospitably entertained by the com- 
mands of the fort, a captain. There they found Sir Adam 
Gordon, Captain McDonald, of his regiment, Mr. Balph Izard, 
of South Carolina, father to the present chief general of the 
United States, and Mr. John Allen, of Philadelphia, who were 
on their return from a tour to the Falk of Niagara and lower 
Canada, as far as Quebec. Lord Adam was so obliging as to 
make them a present of his tent, which, although very old and 
full of holes, was the only one the company *had, and proved 
extremely convenient to those who had the successiim to it. The 
next morning (Aug. 23rd) they embarked in a sail boat with 
Captain Brown, who commanded at Crown Point, and arrived 
about ten in the forenoon. The fort at Crown Point is a penta- 
gon (irregular), with a bastion at each angle, built very hand- 
somely of hewn timber, and cost the Crown 150,000 pounds. It 
was built by order of Gen. Amherst, and by military men judged 
a waste of money. The same was thought of the expenditure of 
25,000 pounds by that general upon a single bastion of stone at 
the south end of Lake George, as a part of a fort which, when 
completed, was to have been square, with four bastions. On the 
morning of the 25th they embarked in a sail boat, heavy laden 
with their baggage (of which they very unadvisedly started with 
too much), for St. John's, and encamped (the wind changing to 
adverse in the afternoon) at a point on the west side of the lake, 
opposite to four islands called the "Four Brothers,*' nearly 
where the lake begins to expand above, being only of the width 
of a small river forty miles below Crown Point. The next 
morning early they continued their journey as far as the Isle 
Noir, where they were obliged to stop and continue that night, 
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he had on the lake. Here they found shelter in an old cottage 
inhabited by a (German family, and it was the only settlement 
from Crown Point thither, with the exception of one which was 
fiaid to have been made that snmmer, or perhaps the preceding^ 
by a gentleman from Ireland, with several laborers, at the depth 
of a bay, commencing at a point opposite the "Pour Brothers,*' 
from which point to that northward which forms the bay is about 
two miles, and is probably the bay near which Plattsburg is 
situated, and the same which will be memorable in the annals of 
the United States, and immortalize the name of McDonough, 
who, with his gallant associates, captured a whole British fleet 
in it. 

On the 27th landed at St. John's before midday, hired horses 
and proceeded without delay to La Prairie, where they arrived 
at night, a distance of eighteen miles. La Prairie, on the south 
bank of the St. Lawrence, is higher up the river than Montreal, 
and the passage from the former to the latter is nine ndles in an 
oblique direction. The river is nearly all the way full of rocks, 
visible and invisible, which cause such considerable rapids that 
it requires skillful boatmen to conduct passengers safely across. 
After three days «pent at Montreal, which they found under the 
command of Capt. Stobo in the absence of the chief commander 
of the military, who, with many other officers, had gone down 
to Quebec to receive two regiments, one recently arrived from 
Ireland and another that was to embark for England. Capt. 
Stobo, who had the temporary command at Montreal, was known 
by name and character to the travelers, and their connections 
were perfectly known to the Captain, who had resided some years 
in Virginia as a merchant of factor for some Scotch mercantile 
house. In his deportment towards them he omitted nothing that 
was becoming in him or that could be expected by them. It is 
painful here to note that some years afterward, in a flt of de- 
lirium, this gentleman put a period to his existence. 

On the 31st they took passage in a sloop for Quebec — ^the Ist 
and 2nd of September dropping down the river, and the 3rd, 
early in the morning, they landed at Quebec. On the next morn- 
ing they waited on (Jeneral Murray, Governor of Canadiu The 
GeneraFs residence was about a mile from the wall of the city, 
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winter after the conquest of Quebec (having command of the 
troops left for the defense of the dty) he defeated Count Levis. 
The mansion was unfinished and of timber. It commanded a 
view of the city ea«t, the plains and distances not very limited 
south, west and north to the little river Charles, two hundred 
feet deep, and in a valley just beneath and a most charming 
view. They went to the Montmorency, a lovely stream two hun- 
dred feet higher, nine miles over an open country, the whole of it 
well set in green sward, unmixed with any other grass, almost 
as high as wheat near harvest time, and like wheat, waving in the 
wind. General Murray, the Governor, waa a gentleman of the 
most easy, affable manners, of engaging conversation, of educa- 
tion suitable to his noble birth, and with more than ordinary 
fluency of speech. He moreover manifested by the general tenor 
of his practice all the hospitality of an Irishman or Southern 
American of the United States in so remarkable a degree that 
it may be questioned whether any other person of elevated public 
station equaled him in the British Colonies in that particular, 
except Sir William Johnson, whose way of life at his residence 
on the Mohawk, above Albany, is far-famed, although in one 
respect subject to some animadversion and censure. 

Gen. Murray, the generous and spirited civil ruler of Canada, 
was justly very popular with the new French subjects, and a 
little less so with the British merchants of Quebec, o* whom a 
large proportion were his countrymen of Scotl«ind : the effect of 
a cause which, to his honor, rendered him obnoxious to the mili- 
tary; in the estimate of which ie included only the officers, by 
whom the native French Canadians had been greatly oppressed, 
and would have continued to be, but for the humane and gen- 
erous interference of the Governor, who offered them all the 
protection which his high civil authority qualified him to give. 
The object of the travellers being to see as much of the city and 
its vicinity as their short visit would admit of, they found it 
inoonvenient to accept of General Murray^s very polite and hos- 
pitable invitation to make his habitation their lodging house; 
but they could not decline the acceptance of another memorial 
of his polite attention to them, viz. : Every morning during their . 
short continuance at Quebec, at the same hour, immediately after 
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which they nmde nae of to ride about the neighboring countrj. 
Nor was that all. They were accompanied in their excursions by 
a young Mr. Muri^ay, a kinsman of the General and of his house- 
hold; flometimes likewise by his father (Mr. Murray, iJie son, 
was married to a Frenchwoman), and every day after they 
returned from their morning ride, and had dressed for dinner, 
the General's post chaise attended ai their lodgings to carry 
them to the house where they were engaged to dine. At Quebec 
they one day participated in a jgood dinner given by General 
Burton, commander of the military in Canada, to the officers of 
two regiments, one just arrived from Iieland, the other about 
to embark for England, to wMch they, as strangers, were in- 
vited. The company was very numerous. A very obvious dif- 
ference appeared between the manners of the officers just landed 
and those about to embaric. Of the former were some very polite 
gentlemen; of the latter scarcely any. 

On the 7th in the morning, they departed from Quebec in 
their calaehes — ^an open carriage drawn by one horse, driven by a 
Canadian who sits before. The distance from thence by land is 
180 miles — nearly the same by water — ^and it is divided into 
three stages, at each of which the traveler gets fresh horses. The 
road is all the distance near the river bank, and the country is 
mostly open ; the habitations little, if any, more than two hun- 
dred yards apart, the tenures being seigniories held from the 
Crown and grants by the seigniors to inferior land holders. 
Within a few miles' distance were churches near the bank of the 
St. Lawrence and many more crosses; passed the Three Rivers, 
where there was a town at the confluence of them with the St. 
Lawrence, which town, although of inconsiderable .population, 
was, perhaps, the third in the province and contained one or two 
religious houses, etc. The district is sandy, producing very in- 
different grass, differing widely in that particular from the rest 
of Canada, which is as fine a grass country as it is possible any 
other part of the world can be. In the district of Three Rivers 
no hay was made; and although the story has the effect of fable, 
yet the truth of it is not to be controverted that the inhabitants 
there fed their cattle upon a fish called **tomcod,'' which were 
taken out of holes made in the ice with a scooping net and 
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arrived in Montreal. The Bite of the city is very fii^, being 
between the foot of a small mountain and the river — 00 narrow 
is the space as to have been then nearly filled up by buildings. 
Should the city become hereafter extensive it must embrace two 
small mountains — the one mentioned and its twin sister — the 
mountain to the north of it and toudiing at its base. From the 
summit of the northermost of these mountains the spectator has 
a bird's^e view of the town, river and country in its vicinity, 
and a prospect the most extensive, variegated and magnificent 
that can be imagined, watered by the copious St. Lawrence, 
wMch divides here into three broad streams, which form the Isle 
of Montreal south, end of Jesus north, and these several chan- 
nels are studded with innumerable islands of various sizes. To 
the southeast the plain and prospect is bounded by mountains 
about twenty-five miles distant. To the north or northwest, 
forty miles up the river, on avenue formed by mountains on each 
side closes at a point as far as the eye can reach and down the 
river the same, but unbounded at the extremity. Montreal was 
surrounded by a stone wall — ^perhaps not so high or so well built 
ais that of Quebec at the upper town adjoining the plains or 
heights of Abraham. Neither had a ditch or was intended as a 
defense against artillery. 

Captain Claus, of tiie Boyal Americans, son-in-law of Sir 
William Johnson, and deputy superintendent of Indian affairs, 
invited them to a congress of Indian chiefs from several nations 
upon the lakes (the town then being full of Indians). The 
intendant introduced the travelers to each of them individually 
as brethren of the long knife, who had come from the south, 
almost a thousand miles, to visit Canada — ^with whom they shook 
hands. Some of the chiefs were standing, but more sitting upon 
the carpet on the floor. The intendant, after the ceremony of 
introducing the long knives or Virginians, opened the congress 
with a speech or talk, to which several of the chiefs replied, some 
sitting, some standing. The Indian orators generally looked to 
the floor whilst speaking, seldom (if ever) raising their eyes. 
The sitting orators looked between their knees at the carpet. 
Among the chiefs was a white man of fair complexion, with 
light hair, not grey, although perhaps over sixty years of age. 
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Albany; brave in war and wise in counsel, he was much re- 
spected and honored amongst the nations. He spoke standing, 
longer and with more animation than the other orators. Alto- 
gether it was a very poor specimen of Indian eloquence. But if, 
after reading Logan^s speech in Mr. Jeflferson^s Notes and the 
account of his manner, the travelers were disappointed in their 
expectations ci seeing and hearing something at this Montreal 
congress correspondent with the manner in whdch Logan deliv- 
ered his speech, they at least had reason to admire the politeness 
of those savages as it was interpreted to them by Captain Claus. 
Each orator, without a single exception, opened his talk with a 
compliment to the travelling long knives, in terms which would 
have done credit to the most refined people, in which nothing was 
said superfluous, and nothing omitted in what was said. 

They left Montreal on the 15th September, «aid by way of St. 
John^s and Lake Motte Island, where they were stayed wind- 
bound two nights and a day, during which time the old tent 
presented them by Lord Adam Gordon was put to good use. Left 
the isle early the following morning, and arrived the following 
night at Crown Point. At this time (1766), the only mode of 
crossing the lakes was in public batteaux rowed by four soldiers 
and steered by a corporal. This, a matter of grace which was 
obtained by means of orders from the eommander-in>-ehief at 
New York, and was, as well may be supposed, not less expensive 
than hand boats would have been, could such have been had, but 
all here was then wilderness, from Crown Point to Ticonderoga, 
where they remarked the famous French lines which were in the 
seven years^ war so gallantly defended by the Marquis Monitcalm, 
with 4,000 men againcrt the British General Abercrombie vrith 
17,000. The events of that disastrous day were detailed to the 
travelers by officers who served in that assailing army. It is a 
well-known historical fact that the brave and accomplished Lord 
Howe, a colonel, fell dead the day before the attack of the French 
lines, and soon after the army had landed at the north end of 
Lake George, from a shot fired by some concealed enemy, as he 
was rapidly advancing through the woods at the head of his 
division. A night of horrors succeeded to the next day's defeat. 

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gant boasters f Take a retroepective riew of the many defeats of 
your armies in America ! But very partieulariy that of the lines 
of Tioonderoga. Advert to the genuine history of your defeat, 
your great loss and your humiliation there. In Europe the 
infanoous convention of seven, when and where your Duke of 
Cumberland, the eenior prince of the blood, and son to your 
monarch of that day, surrendered an army of 40,000 men to a 
French general. Look on the results of your many attempts at 
invasion of France during the war. Also the events of your last 
Frencfh war, and that you are waging now with America, are so 
recent as to be in the recollection of everybody. Britains, the 
fresh waves of Erie and ChampMn, and the salt billows of the 
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans will be, as long as they remain lakes 
and oceans, monuments of the courage, skill and glory of the 
American navy, and of the insolence, humiliation, and disgrace 
of the vain fiustainers of the British flag. Will not every true 
American heart palpitate with emotions of patriotic exultation 
whenever the transactions of Chippeway, Fort Erie, and Platts- 
burg recur to their minds, and must not the honest, ingenuous, 
and modest Englishman (for such, and many such there are), 
blush at the dereliction of every feeling of humanity and senti- 
ment of national honor in the British Government, and in very 
many individuals the infamous tools of that government, on a* 
retrospection of the enormities committed under the sanction of 
three peers of high rank in the British army; at the Biver 
Baisin, at Hampton and many other places, and the ungenerous 
and dishonorable and dastardly violation of natural rigihts, at 
Valparaiso in Chili, besides many previous infitances of the in- 
fraction of the laws of nations ? Britains I Powerful, domineer- 
ing nation, feared, not loved (perhaps bated) by neighboring 
states, particularly conmiercial states I Infant America has 
already shorn your laurels — ^may she in her more mature age 
bend you to a standing among nations below mediocrity. 

From Tioonderoga they continued to retrace the same route 
they came, to the landing place at the north end of Lake Qeoige, 
and up the lake 36 miles to the south end. Fort George, formerly 
Fort William Henry, memorable for its siege early in. the war 
by the Marquis Montcalm, Governor of Canada, about which 
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Britain^ wa£ unsacoedsful and disastrous; and at this place it 
was the year after that Proyincial powers retrieved the sinkmg 
reputation of British troops^ and gave a turn to the fortunes <^ 
the war by the defeat of the Baron Dieskau^ whose army was 
routed and himself slain by American militia, under the com- 
mand of that brave, intrepid o£Soer, Sir Wm. Johnson. 

Lodging one night at a settler's house near the fort, when on 
their way forward, they were disturbed by a noise in a shed, from 
which their apartment was separated by a partition of thin 
boarde; but with the ceasing of the noise, being fatigued with 
their journey of the preceding day, they soon composed them- 
selves to sleep. The next morning, upon looking out ot the dfoor, 
they saw a very large but poor wolf which the settler had killed 
on the shed, when they he^urd the noise at their heads. l%e wolf 
was in pursuit of poultry, and had got his forepaws into a barrel 
after a cock, which had retresated to the bottom of it. 

Near the road from the lake to Fort Edward, on the Hudson, 
is a pond of standing water, then called ttie *^loody Pond/* 
where it was said St. Luke de Cour, a Canadian officer, com- 
manding a party of Indians in the French service, masaacr^ a 
number of adverse troops, who were escorting w^agons to the lake. 
On this day's ride they saw upon the roadside, between the 
forts (Jeorge and Edward, a moose deer, which trotted and gal- 
loped along a ridge of woods which ran parallel with the road 
three miles in the course they traveled. It moved along as 
heavily as an ox. They arrived at Albany the 23rd, at night, 
where they spent only one whole day and part of another, and 
then proceeded down the river, as they had come up, in an 
Albany sloop, to New York. Spent five or six days there — ^four 
or five in Philadelphia. 

On their way down Cfhesapeake Bay, called at Ool. Wm. Pit«- 
hugh'fl at Rousby Hall, eight miles up the Potomac, and on the 
20th October arrived at Corotoman, the residence of their frigid, 
Mr. Carter, afterwards of Shirley, on James River. Here the 
trio separated. Mr. Ryland Randolph and his brother John pro- 
ceeded home by land, and the subject of this biographical sketch 
down the bay, and arrived at his mother's, in Nansemond county, 
very late at night, Oct. 22, 1765. 

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TinTAried routine that the four preceding years had been. The 
chief Bonrce of enjoyment he derived from the society of his 
f riendfl up Jamea Biver was principally that of Curies^ the seat 
of Mr. Bichard Bandolph, who married the eldest of the three 
sisters. His friends Byland and John Bandolph were inmates 
there, several very agreeable females were the members of the 
household; but although he had a heart not destitute of sus- 
ceptibility of the tender passion which nature and sentiment 
dispose the sexes to feel for each other, and the neighborhood of 
Curies, including that seat, abounded with as much beauty, 
fashion and rank as any part of Virginia (if not more), there 
was wanting something in them individually that was essential 
to ezdte such sentiments in him as to secure his exclusive affec- 
tions. Although he was not so vain as to beHeve he could have 
had his choice, at the same time he did not affect eo much hu- 
mility as to think that his pretensions were not in every quarter 
good. Before he left England, though then very young, he bad 
been betrayed by example and opportunity into very blamable 
excesses in one cht two instances, but the consequemces tainted 
neither mind nor body — ^to the former, on the contrary, they 
proved salutary. He had naturally a warm and romantic dis- 
position. He was a great builder of castles in the air; but con* 
scions as he was, that he had neither face, figure nor accomplish*- 
ments to qualify him for an epitome of a romance, here he 
prudez^ly ^termined to fall in love and marry somewhat after 
the fashion of the people. 

Nevertheless, he was fastidious in the choice of his object 
With all the insight of toUj and fault with whidi his character 
was loaded, it could not be denied that he led as regular a life as 
any young man; that his manners were tolerably mild; l^t he 
deported himself towards rich and poor uniformly with civility, 
towards the latter particularly in such a manner as to induce 
ifatm to believe that he felt no kind of superiority over them; 
that he was chaste and sober, and an avowed enemy of gaming, 
and free from all great vices which disturb the order and peace 
el society, and stamp the seal of Satan upon the perpetrator. 
flKta may have been inadvertently, but not deliberately stated 
kt this record, which, perhaps, may not stand the test of rigid 
eritieism, but as the foregoing history, so what follows shall be 
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confess that the subject of it is not entitled to the credit of posi- 
tive virtues which he had ik) claim to. He was content with very 
little that was his due — ^the extreme humble merit of negative 
virtues. With that small stock he however passed within the 
narrow sphere of his action as a young nmn of good morals, and 
many gentlemen, the most distinguished for wealth, talents and 
worth, were not backward in admitting him to their most inti- 
mate acquaintance, and in some instances to favor him with their 
friendship; and one of the most amiable of this or any other 
country manifested so much partiality for him — ^not so evident 
to him as to others who were their common friends, as to induce 
an opinion that he (then in so declining a state of health that he 
deceased in May, 1767) wished to commit to his protection his 
daughter, an only child. 

The motives to his union in hymeneal bonds to that daughter 
were pure, altogether disinterested and honorable. On the 12th 
of May, 1768, he married Sarah Waters, the daughter of Mr. 
William Waters of the city of Williamsburg, very soon after 
which event, on the death of the old Lieutenant-Governor Fau- 
quier and the arrival in Virginia of the new Qovemor-in-Ohief, 
Lord Baron Botetourt (who succeeded Lord Amherst, then Sir 
Jeffrey, the first Chief Governor, who had for a long time resided 
at the seat of his government), feeling a little youthful ambition 
to become a member of the most splendid general assembly (as it 
was justly expected to be) that ever convened in the British 
Colonies and Provinces, he offered himself as a candidate for 
the representation of Naneemond county in that approadiing 
assembly, and was elected fiirst Burgess. 

The Assembly met in May, 1769. He had been for some time 
previous afflicted with a tertian fever and ague, which had not 
left him, and he went up to the seat of government with an 
additional top pressure to that of fever and ague. It was of a 
different nature, but not less heavy upon the mind of a young 
man upon the eve of making his debut as an actor upon the first 
theater of America. The disease was painful to his body, never 
having before spoken in any public assembly, and being charged 
with the presentation of several persons from his county. Under 
such uncomfortable circum^nces he was not displeased at being 
commanded by the high authority of the representative of 
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ter and return to an humble station in private life. The Vir- 
ginia Assembly was dissolved by His Excellency the Governor, 
and ttie 3t)ung representative of Naneemond County was com- 
pletely cuired of his ambition. 

Lord Botetourt opened his first and only Aaeembly by the 
delivery of a pretty long speech in the Council Chamber, 
to which the house was convoked by message from His Excel- 
lency. The Governor's deportment was dignified and his de- 
livery was solemn. It was said by those who had heard 
and seen George III. speak and act on the throne of Eng- 
land, that his Lordship on the throne of Virginia was true 
to hie prototype. He spoke very slow, with long pauses. 
His costume was of the ordinary fashion of the day, but hand- 
some and rich; the ooat of a light i^ color, of gold lliread tissue. 
From the palace in Williamsburg to the Capitol was about three 
quarters of a mile. When his Lordship went down to meet the 
Assembly it was in much greater state than any Governor of 
Virginia had ever before displayed. The chariot he rode in was 
a superbly finished one, presented to him by William, Duke of 
Cumberland, uncle to George Third, and was intended for his 
state carriage, the Virginia arms being substituted for the royal 
English. 

During the ten days* sitting of this Assembly the time of the 
house was chiefly taken up in debate upon the important subject 
of the disagreement between the mother country (and the colonies, 
and terminated in a number of spirited resolves, which the official 
duty of the Governor required him to express his disapprobation 
of. This he did in very angry terms;- and, being informed of 
what was passing in the house, he then exercised his most extreme 
authority, hastened down to the capitol and from tiie Council 
Chamber sent a message down by the clerk of the Council to de- 
mand the attemlance of the members. The house not having 
completed the passage of the resolutions, the clerk who appeared 
in the lobby of the Assembly was for some time refused admit- 
tance, but he did not wait very long before doors were opened to 
him and his message delivered. The members, without delay 
obeyed the summons and repaired to the Council Chamber, 
where they were received by His Excellency and his Council. He 
was dressed in a suit of plain scarlet. The speaker advanced to- 
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tlie person of the repreeentative of Majeety the speaker stopped. 
A Golemn pause of a minute or two ensued, when the Governor, 
with an assumed stem countenance and with considerable power, 
addressed the speaker and members of the house in the following 
brief speech: 

'^Gentlemen — I have heard of your resolves and I augur their 
ill effects. You have made it my duty to dissolve you, and you 
are accordingly dissolved/' 

Notwithstanding this act of oflBcial duty was so properly per- 
formed by this representative of majesty^ it may be questioned 
whether it was altogether con-sonant with the judgment and feel- 
ings of His Lordship, and, indeed, it may be pronounced that it 
was not, unless he was a most consummate dissembler, which it 
would be unjust to his memory to believe; as the subject of this 
sketch heard some time after the dissolution of the Assembly, at 
Mr. Treasurer Nicholas', in Williamsburg, in the presence of 
several gentlemen, the Governor dedlere l&at he should write to 
Lord Hillsborough (who was then seventy years old), who was 
then in the American Department of State, and assure him that 
unless the obnoxious acts of Parliament were repealed, he should 
desire to be recalled from his government, liori Botetourt had 
rendered himself extremely popular in Virginia by his affable 
deportment towards all those, without distincti<m of standing 
in life, with whom he had any communication, either officially 
or casually, and died in 1771, very much and very generally 
lamented. 

The Legislature, at its first convocation by his successor, after 
his decease, unanimously voted as a testimony of respect to his 
m^nory, a marble pedestrian statue, to be erected in the capitol, 
whidi vote was carried handsomely into effect, and an admirable 
specimen of statuary produced by the first artist of London, pre- 
serving a very striking likeness of His Lordship. It was seme 
years afterward, in a very mutilated condition, removed to the 
College of William and Mary by the late very worthy and respect- 
able Bishop Madison, President of that ancient imiversity, and 
now stands in the center of the walk in front of the building, as 
much a monument of the barbarousness which prevailed, or at 
least that there was very little disposition to discountenanee, and 
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deceased former magistrate who had merited the good will and 
aflfection of a prosperous colony. . 

The Earl of Dunmore succeeded to the government of Virginia 
at the death of Lewd Botetourt. Oblivion would be the mildest 
fate his memory could find in American; annials, but American 
annials will not^ it is probable, be so favorable to it. The admin- 
istration of the Virginia government closes when tiie Eevolu- 
tionBry war commences, but not his flagitious existence. Good 
histories of that war are extant, particularly those by Grordon and 
Maiwhall, likewise of particular campaigns, of which are Tarle- 
toni'fl, Lee's and Anbur/s. 

Towards the last of the year 1774, which was the eve of the 
commencement of the Bevolutionary war in America, having 
previously purchased a seat upon the Powhatan, or, as it has been 
illy named modemly, James Biver, he took his departure from 
Nansemond coimty. The reversion of the patrimonial seat, with 
about 2,000 acres of land on the west side of the creek, which 
was the south side of Nansemond Biver, and all the rest of the 
tract on the east side of the town of SuflEolk (about the same 
number of acres), on which were grist and saw mills, he sold to 
his brother Andrew, and removed with his household, consisting 
of his mother, his wife and one son — David. Here i]b may be 
well to state what might more properly have been done sooner, 
that of his four brothers, namely, Bichaxd Kidder, Andrew, John 
and Everard — Everard, the third from himself, married Mary 
Thornton before he had completed his eighteenth year, Bichard 
Kidder married ElizW^th Bandolph, and Andrew, at about 20, '- {v {_ 
married Susanna Stith. John died at 17 years of age, about the ;.' . ^ 
year 1771. V j *> 

Maycox, in Prince George county, the estate which he pur- '- '" "* 
chased on James Biver, consisted of 600 acres of very poor land ; 
a few acres only on the banks were good and some more im- 
provable. The site of the house was not inferior to the best on 
that river, where many are good. The mansion and grounds 
about it will be found much too favorably described in an annual 
quarto publioation of the plantations of the Boston Historical 
Society, communicated by the Eev. John Spooner.* Maycox, 

*The follo¥riiig is tlie description above referred to: ''Horticultttn 
is not generally in vogtM, though there are some gardens that do not 
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which is on the opposite side of the river to Westover and south 
of it, is memorable in the early settlements of Virginia. There 
are very strong indications of an Indian village having in times 
long prior to the first landing of Europeans on the northern con- 
tinent, been there, or otherwise that it was the reeort of great 
numbers of them at certain seasons for the benefit of mussels, 
the shells of which are found in masses two feet deep upon the 
surface, the top of it converted into soil. It was also the theater 
of much bloodshed at the time of a general massacre of the white 
inhabitants by the natives, when Captain Maycox, or Mayoock, 
the original patentee from whom the place took its name, lost his 
life amongst the number who perished by the tomahawk. 

Westover, opposite, on the north bank, was the well-known seat 
of two in succession of the name of Byrd, who were in their day 
the most distinguished and wealthiest men in North America. 
The first Col. William Byrd was bom in Virginia and held a very 
considerable estate, that part which included the ground which 
Richmond occupies, and all below to Gillies Creek, and above to 
Westham, a distance of more than eight miles upon the river, and 
from the lower line of the Palls plantation tract on the opposite 
side of the river to Richmond, a disitance up it of twenty-five 
miles, including what was then called Rocky Ridge, now Man- 
chester, derived by some kind of title from a Captain Stag, as 
appears from family records. Westover was a royal grant. One 
hundred and fifty thousand acres on Dan River were given him 
by government for nmning the dividing line between Virginia 
and North Carolina in 1727, associated with several others of the 
Virginia Governor's council as commissioners and others in that 

be mentioned the pleasure grounds of David Meade, Esq., of Maycox, 
in this county. These grounds contain about twelve acres, laid out on 
the bank of the James river in a most beautiful and enchanting manner. 
Forest and fruit trees are here arranged as if nature and art had 
conspired together to strike the eye most agreeably. Beautiful vistas, 
which open as many pleasing views of the river; the land thrown into 
many artificial hollows or gentle swellings with the pleasing verdure 
of the turf, and the complete order in which the whole is preserved 
altogether tend to form it one of the most delightful rural seats that 
is to be met with in the United States, and do honor to the taste and 
skill of the proprietor, who is the architect." — Prom Mass, Hist. Society 
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character of North Carolina^ running from the sea to the east 
side "of the Bine Bidge of mountain«. 

It appears by Ool. Byrd's jonmal of the line, that all the com- 
mifisioneTS deserted him, the greater part, including the Caro- 
linians, before they crossed the Boanoke Biver or soon after. At 
Lower Sauratown, upon lihe Dan, he took up a great many thou- 
sand acres, and below, several miles eboye and several below the 
confluence of the Stanton and the Dan, several thousand more 
besides the above mentioned tracts. It was «aid he bad others. 

The elder Colonel Byrd was educated in England, where, with 
a very fine person and a mind richly endowed by nature, his 
literary acquirements were so great, that for wealth, talents, 
rank and influence there was not at that time in the British Colo- 
nies an individual to rival him. As much above all others was 
his interest at the British Court. He had made early and inti- 
mate acquaintance of several English noblemen distinguished by 
their worth, talents, prowess and influence, of whom there are 
at this time portraits in the dining room at Westover by Kneller 
(some, if not all) of the great Captain John, Duke of Argyle, 
the Earl of Halifax, the Earl of Oxford, Lord Orrery, Sir 
Charles Wager, the Admiral, and the Chancellor, Lord Egmont, 
which were probably presented to him as tokens of their friend- 
ship. With some of them and other men of high rank he cor- 
responded from the time of his return to Virginia to the time 
of bis death, which was, as appears from the inscription on his 
^nonument (erected over his grave in the center of the kitchen 
gaiden at Westover), in the year 1750, then 70 years of age. In 
the library was a large trunk of manuscripts, of which were his 
correspondence with his English friends, and miscellaneous writ- 
ings, chiefly in prose. He had married two wives, the first 
pretty early in life, the last at 50 years of age. By the first wife, 
who was the daughter of General Parke, Governor of the Lee- 
ward Islands (the Governor was murdered by the gentlemen of 
Antigua on aoooun<t of his amours), he had two daughters; by 
bis second wife, a lady of Essex in England, with whom he 
received a considerable fortune, he had a son (the late Colonel 
Byrd of Westover) and three daughters. 

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ample fortune, elegant manners and handsome person. Before 
he had reached his majority he went to England, where, it ap- 
pears, he engaged in all the gayetiee, prodigalities and diseipa- 
tions to which young men of rank and fortune were addicted. 
An inordinate love of the sea was thought to be his most pre- 
dominant passion. This, it would seem, was constitutional and 
hereditary in him, for his father, with more prudence (probably) 
and certainly with more erudition, had manifested the like strong 
propensity. Amongst the vices to which the younger Colonel 
Byrd was exposed, and in which he engaged, was the terrible vice 
of gambling, a vice to which young men of fashion and opulence 
in all countries and in all ages have been prone. This vice being 
so repugnant to reason and good sense and to the precepts of 
religion and sound ethics, is yet unaccountably engaged in by 
many young men of talents and fortune (if he has fortune) 
night after night at a gambling table with profeesed gamesters 
and desperate, moneyless adventurers. The least evil which he 
can have to expect, except the loss of time (which, under certain 
circumstances, may chance to be one of great magnitude) will be 
to give expensive clothing and dieting to a parcel of unprincipled 
libertines who have no other means of subsistence but what they 
draw, often unfairly, from the purses of inconsiderate, honorable 
young men of fortune, who are seduced by the example of their 
fellows to a pursuit which is reproved by their own cool judg- 
ment as dangerous to their own tranquillity and utterly con- 
demned by their consciences as immoral. Every youth should 
reflect on the inevitable consequences of the practice of this vice 
— namely, poverty, want, misery and often suicide. 

But to return to the subject from this not unapt digression. 
Gaming, as followed in the higher circles of society, Mr. Byrd 
gave into as a fashionable amusement merely — avarice being 
then, and ever afterward, a passion alien to his breast. Much 
more than was true, it is probable, was said of the excess to which 
he carried that fatal propensity whilst in London. The habit 
thus acquired followed him to the last period of his life. A 
etory was current in Virginia for fifty years, and may yet be so, 
that at one of the most noted gaming tables at the west end of the 
town he lost ten thousand pounds at a single sitting to the Duke 
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Terity or falsity of it was ever proved by any kind of evidence. 
It must, however, be admitted by all who can be at all qualified 
to form an opinion upon the premises, that it is highly probable 
he lofit a very large sum of money one night in company with the 
Duke( who, it was well known, gamed much), nor is it unlikely 
that a great part was to him. 

It appears that Mr. Byrd, while in England, dressed and 
gamed much, to which may be added another heavy item of 
expenditure, whi<?h altogether had generated a debt, whidi prob- 
ably did not of itself alone lay the foundation for his subsequent 
insolvency, but it not unlikely contributed some little towards it. 
Soon after he returned to Virginia, it may be presumed, he was 
advanced to the woolsack there, that is, he became a member of 
the Governor's council, with nearly, if not quite, all the powers 
and privileges of a peer in England, being of the upper house of 
the l^slature, and member of the executive government, and 
one of the judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature, from 
which there was no appeal but to the King in Council. He early 
married his first wife, a daughter of Secretary Carter, by whom 
he had one daughter and four sons. Mr. Byrd continued with 
the army, first under the command of Lord Loudon, and after- 
wards under that of Sir JeflErey Amherst, during which time, it 
has been said, he supported a table as costly as that of the com- 
mander-in-chief, and it is fairly to be presumed that it was in 
that way he involved his fortune more than any other. 

The colony of Virginia raised two regiments for the service 
in 1755. Mr. Byrd was appointed to the command of one of 
them, and the then Major Washington to the other, probably as 
the senior officer. Colonel Waiftiington, long before the close of 
the war, marrying Mrs. Custis, a rich widow, resigned his com- 
mand, and CoL Byrd had the command of both regiments, in 
which position he appears to have continued to the end of the 
war. About the year 1760 he married a second wife in Phila- 
delphia, Mary Willing, of the well-known family of that name, 
long established in the city, by whom he had five daughters and 
three sons, with whom, as well as with those of his first marriage 
(except Captain Byrd, of the British army, the eldest of the 
latter who died in Prance early in life), and both the parents, 
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and grateful intercourse from the early commencement of it 
until it wa« interrupted by the decrease of the two senior mem- 
bers and a considerable part of the junior individuals of that 
family. 

At the breaking out of the American Berolutionary war Col. 
Bjrd adhered so long to the old goTemment as to render himaelf 
unpopular in Virginia. The yiolent acts of Lord Dunmore at 
length excited his indignation, and if his country could have 
been prevailed upon to put as much confidence in him as to have 
given him as high a military command as his rank^ his honoi" 
and hia high claims to preferment entitled him, he no doubt 
would have reinstated himself in the forfeited good opinion of it, 
and if the field of his operations had been suflBciently extensive 
he would have promoted its triumphs. 

Col. Byrd was in some respects the superior of General Wash- 
ington, and in none his inferior. Let no man presume to appre- 
ciate distinguished characters, or dare to detract from their 
merit, unless they have been personally acquainted with them, 
have witnessed their conduct in private life, and in all life's 
relations have communed much with them. Competency to 
judge of the essential qualifications that go to make up the hero 
or great man should also be considered. Many an ordinary man 
has been elevated to a high position through popular favor, while 
many a truly great man has been permitted to remain in ob- 
scurity through personal modesty on his part, and ignorance on 
the part of the people. The friends of Col. Byrd in the conven- 
tion of Virginia proposed him for the command of the State line, 
with rank of Major-General, but he had forfeited the confidence 
of the people and their representatives. He was rejected, and 
on the first day of January, 1777, resigned to his successors all 
his claims to temporal enjoyments and temporal honors, leaving 
behind him a widow who possessed a mind of powers superior 
to the generality of her sex, and a most generous, benevolent and 
charitable heart. Mrs. Byrd, surviving thiee of her daughters, 
deceased in March, 1814, aged about 74 or 75 years. There were 
three sons and five of the most amiable daughters in the world. 

Before the death of Col. Byrd, R. K. Meade was deprived of 
his wife, who died in December, 1775, nor was she survived much 
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ihe member of Congrew of the same name, who distinguishedi 
himself by hie eloquence and great talents, but much more by his 
steady adherence to the Bepubliean party or administrators of 
the Governor, and afterwards by a nwsfc intemperate opposition 
to the same. 

B. K. Meade, after the death of his wife, and having no chil- 
dren, being actuated by the most virtuous motives that ever 
actuated the mind of man, engaged first ss a volunteer in the 
service of his country and raised a company, or rather was placed 
at the head of a company by its unflnimoua vote. As Boon as the 
convention of Virginia ordered the raising of two regiments, he 
was appointed captain in the Second Begiment und^ Colonel 
Woodford, and in a very ehort time raised his company in the 
winter of 1776-'7. The Second Begiment was ordered to join 
the army, then on the Delaware, in Jersey, under the command 
of the commander-in-chief. Before it left Virginia, he received 
his appointment of aide-de-camp to General Washington, and 
thereon without delay he repaired to headquarters. 

In his station of aide he performed all the active duties of it 
better, pertiaps, than any other of the General's family. He was 
a handsome man, of athletic form and constitution — from hia 
early years was fond of manly and hardy sports; was a goo4 
horseman, and was the best mounted aide-de-camp in the army. 
At the battle of Monmouth he escaped being made prisoner by 
the fleetness of the horse he rode, as he related it himself. Being 
sent with orders to Major-General Lee, when either going or 
returning, he fell in with a general officer and his suite, and was 
so near to them as to be in gunshot. He was sensible of the 
danger he was in, but confiding in the powers of his horse, he sooa 
found himself out of their reach; but having a swamp to cross, 
his horse got so immersed in it as not to be able to extricate him- 
self from captivity ; he found himself under the necessity of dis- 
mounting, and abandoning the horse, which, relieved from so 
great a load, with ^reat exertion plunged out and fortunately 
recovered, was instantly remounted. 

Anbury, a British officer of the Saratoga Convention troops, 
in a history of some campaigns of that war, printed in two 
volumes octavo, narrated the above adventure to this effect; that 
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by, was no less a person than Sir Harry Clinton, the British 
oommander-in-chief and his snite, that an oflScer in it desired the 
General to permit him to shoot at the American, which, to Sir 
Harry's immortal credit, was generously, nobly and gloriously 
refused. The events of the Revolutionary w^r of NoriJi America 
are well recorded by different historians. From these histories, it 
does not appear that the aide-de-camp. Captain Meade, was in 
any way distinguished from hi« associate aides. 

It will not be to hia discredit to have it remembered that he 
was particularly intimate with and had a friendship for General 
Alexander Hamilton, who, as a member of General Washington's 
military family, in the quality of aide-de-camp, entering upon 
the service when he was scarcely out of his majority, continued 
in that station until just before the siege of Little York, in Vir- 
ginia. He there not only performed the humble duties of his 
oflSce of aide-de-camp, but the more important one of counselor. 
His fame, however, was founded more, and no doubt properly, 
upon the share he had in the administration of the civil gov- 
ernment of the United States after its independence was ac- 
knowledged by the peace of Paris. More credit was due to him 
probably for the share he had in the conduct of the war than was 
known to the American public or the world in general. It has 
been said that Hamilton bad withdrawn from the General's 
family before the capture of Earl Comwallis, at York. It was 
presumed, upon some authority not to be despised, that he joined 
the French and American armies before the siege of that place 
not in the best of humor with the General. He nevertheless was 
there appointed to some honorable command, and it is a well- 
known historical fact that he was at the head of the American 
party which stormed and carried one of the British redoubts, 
while a French party, with more difficulty and some loss, carried 
another. 

If any inference was at this time drawn from the circumstance 
of Hamilton's going to York, without any commission and 
rather a malcontent and his appointment to a position of im- 
portance, in any manner unfavorable to the General, it was, no 
doubt, by the very few disaffected, who were not disposed to 
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accountably popular, with little of that affability, address, or art 
which is generally considered essential to make one a popular 
hero. He was brave and prudent and active of body, but without 
one great essential in an accomplished commander, namely, de- 
cmon; nor was he recommended by much experience. He was 
an honest statesman, though, as a chief magistrate, deficient in 
personal suavity and address. He had sound judgment, and was 
scarcely rivaled by any one in his conduct of private affairs. 
Without ambition, and probably actuated by a sincere desire to 
promote public weal, his powers of mind were no doubt ever at 
their utmost stretch to attain his end. He seems to have been 
ordained by Heaven to achieve great things in arms without great 
military talents, without great native genius, without classical 
learning, and with but little knowledge of the sciences. He 
sustained the State he had freed, by his civil administration. 
Without impertinently and maliciously prying into every recess 
to detect some venial frailty incident to human nature, as the 
slanderous adversaries of Mr. Jefferson have, to their shame, 
done, it may be said of General Washington, that his life and 
manners were correct and his morals irreproachable, to judge 
ordinarily from his general deportment. He was distinguished 
among the gentry of Virginia for punctuality in all his pecuniary 
engagements; was of acknowledged probity and honor, to which 
may be added that he was pre-eminently discreet in the manage- 
ment of his private affairs, at all seasons, not only in times of 
calm, but when his own as well as the public interests were in 
jeopardy. Of a saturnine temperament, he was reserved and 
austere, and better endowed by nature and habit for an Eastern 
monarch, than a republican general. He was as exempt from 
great vices and minor merit as a majority of the frail descen- 
dants of our first parent; but at the same time, it must be ad- 
mitted that he was a man of sterling virtues. 

It may be objected, perhaps, that the person who guides the 
registry pen of this family record writes under the influence of 
prejudice, or some base passion, a suspicion to which all those 
who dare to attempt to stem any popular torrent of error and 
credulity will be subjected ; but it is to be noted that these pages 
are not intended and never will be exposed to public inspection, 
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edification of the house of Meade (which had no pretension to, 
celebrity, but so far from it has been sunk into obscurity), but 
more particularly the progeny of the subject of this brief biog- 
raphy. The writer indignantly disclaims any aflSnity to the 
spirit of detraction, but he dares to record what he believes upon 
sufficient grounds to be the truth, although it should, by gaining^ 
credit within a very limited circle, and there, in opinion, tarnish 
the romantic lustre with which a name has been varnished by 
popular belief. He can have no motive whatever for detracting 
from the good qualities and accomplishments which have been, 
attributed to General Washington. He eurely has not in the 
foregoing pages betrayed any disposition to conceal them. He 
could not possibly envy his high fame, for he was conscious that 
his own powers of mind and very humble acquirements were of so 
mean a grade as to render emulation folly in the extreme. He 
was moreover personally acquainted with him at least a dozen 
years before the breaking out of the Bevolutionary war, and not 
less so with the greater part of the worthies who, representing 
Virginia, associated with him in the first and subsequent sessions 
of Congress, of which number were the venerable Col. Richard 
Bland, Mr. P. Bandolph, then Attorney-General, and first Presi- 
dent of Congress, Mr. Wythe, and Mr. Jefferson; with these, 
although much the junior, except of the laat, and many others 
of distinction, he had lived many years in a reciprocation of fel- 
lowship and equality, except in years, talents, and in some cases, 
of fortune, and in some of virtue. He is so much of a republi- 
can and philosopher, as to claim no political or physical superi- 
ority, or to acknowledge his inferiority on account of power or 
pageantry. He detests envy and detraction, but loves truth. 
He rejects the policy of encouraging false estimates of character 
and events, by giving them coloring and varnish, not, perhaps, 
out of nature, but contrary to fact, and altogether inapplicable 
to the subject. SucTi a course is useless, improper, and calculated 
to generate doubt, and absolutely to destroy the confidence which 
we ought to have in the verity of history and biography, which 
is necessary to render it greatly useful to posterity, by mending 
their manners and morals, and rendering mankind happier 
through the experience of past time. Yet it was thought neces- 
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of it, as indeed there was some reason for believing it was, that 
men should appear to have embraced the popular and ronvantic 
sentiment that Heaven had given Washington as a precious, ines- 
timable boon to America, a man endowed with all the attributes 
of the hero, preordaining him for the savior of his country. 
Surely no true patriot would, during the continuance of the war, 
whatever might have been his real creed, have been so imprudent 
as publicly to have controverted the popular sentimemt then ; but 
since the great object of the war has been fully attained, and the 
whole generation by which it was achieved nearly passed away, 
very few individuals who were agents in the stupendous under- 
taking now surviving, the obligation has long ceased to restrain 
a full expression of sentiment upon the chaj-acter of the chief 
of those agents. It is, perhaps, a duty we owe to posterity, to 
contribute our mite toward elucidating facts which have occurred 
in our own time, and the observed traits in the characters of 
famous contemporaries; private memoirs are generally more 
faithful records than history and biographies sanctioned by 
printing presses and public approbation. 

But, returning to B. E. Meade, a subject much more inter- 
esting to the writer. The history of B. K. Meade's participation 
in the Bevolutionary war involves an historical fact, which is 
probably not to be found in any of the histories of that war, and 
exhibits the character of Sir H. Clinton in colors variant from 
those in which he was painted by H. Lee, in his memoirs, and in 
which he was generally viewed by the public. During the sus- 
pension of Major Andre's fate, in the interval between his 
capture and execution, frequent letters were exchanged between 
the two c<Mnmander8-in-chief, upon the subject of that accom- 
plished oflScer's case. At this time the American army was 
occupying different encampments in Jersey, not remote from 
the city of New York, where were the chief British forces under 
the commander-in-chief. The American General, watching with 
more than ordinary solicitude the movements at New York, as 
an expedition was apprehended from thence up the North Biver 
against West Point, and it was of the highest importance that 
General Washington should receive correct information of the 
destination of the armament then preparing in New York, also 
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can camp, the unforttmate Andr^ then had his trial and condem- 
nation as a spy, and R. K. Meade was eent witb a flag and letter 
directed to Sir Henry Clinton, commander-in-chief of the British 
army in New York. A blunt, ingenuous, honest-hearted lieu- 
tenant of the navy was sent to receive the flag and letter. The 
lieutenant, upon receiving the letter, and looking at the super- 
scription, pronounced without hesitation or reflection that it 
was not directed properly; for Qeneral Hatoton, not Clii»ton, 
commanded in New York, by which he disclosed a secret which 
General Washington considered of the utmost importance to 
him. General Washington moved with the army, or a consider- 
able detachment, first up the North River, immediately after the 
return of this flag with the intelligence. But, returning to the 
conference of the British lieutenant of the navy and R. K. 
Meade. The honest lieutenant, with much appearance of feeling, 
several times repeated his inquiries of R. K. Meade, whether he 
thought they would hang Major Andr6. "And will they," says 
he, repeating the question for the second or third time, ^Tiang 

that d d fine fellow Andr6?^^ and being reluctantly answered 

in the affirmative, after a pause and a sigh, 'HiVell then,*' says he, 

*^if you do hang Andr6, the world will know what a d d 

blockhead Sir Harry Clinton is.*' 

R. K. Meade left the army before the peace of Paris in 1783, 
and settled permanently in Frederick county, State of Virginia, 
where he spent an agricultural and very retired life, beloved by 
all who were acquainted with him, esteemed and respected by his 
neighbors and every one that had ever heard of his worth. The 
gout had been long his principal complaint, but had been con- 
fined to his extremities; at length it assaulted his vitals, and on 

the day of y 17^1^ his decease deprived his family of 

the best husband, parent and master that was ever bom in this 
world. Three sons and four daughters were the fruit of his sec- 
ond marriage with the widow of Wm. Randolph. Her maiden 
name was Mary Grymes, the daiighter of Benjamin Grymes. His 
first wife was Elizabeth Randolph, daughter of the first Richard 
Randolph, of Curies, in Henrico county, and aunt to John Ran- 
dolph, who has much distinguished himself in public life. 

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Everard Meade, the third son of his father, as well as the two 
older, spent a considerable part of his minority at school in 
England, and returned to Virginia about the year 1764. When 
not quite eighteen years of age he clandestinely formed an 
hymeneal connection with Mary Thornton, about his own age, 
the daughter of a gentleman who was a member of a numerous 
and very respectable family, by which wife he had two sons and 
a daughter, who died before him. He afterwards married the 
widow of Benjamin Ward, by whom he had two sons, and de- 
ceased. Hi6 widow is yet living, January 7, 1820. Andrew, the 
fourth brother, died, leaving a widow, a most estimable woman, 
the daughter of Buckner Stith, of Brownswick [Brunswick], 
with two sons and three daughters. John, the fifth son, deceased 
a minor, being about seventeen years old, 1772. 

David Meade, the subject of this record, having resided at 
Maycoz, in Prince George county, for twenty-two years, removed 
in the summer of 1796 to the now State of Kentucky, having 
landed with a numerou6 family from boats at Limestown, now 
Maysville, on the morning of the 4th of July, and permanently 
settled on a small tract of land previously purchased by his 
eldest son, David, at the head spring of Jessamine Creek, a lat- 
eral branch of the Kentucky River, then Fayette (now Jessa- 
mine) county, then a portion of the former taken from it in 
1797. The name of Jessamine was derived from that of an 
unfortunate girl, the daughter of a Scotchman, a staymaker in 
the then capital of Virginia, who became a patentee of a tract of 
land lying at the head of a lateral branch of the Kentucky, 
having on it a copious spring, which, from his daughter's name, 
he called Jessamine Spring, which gave name to the creek from 
which the county was named. Such was the origin of the name 
of the fertile county of Jesaamine : the unfortunate Jeosie (or 
Jessamine) Douglas, whom remorse and a laudable sense of 
shame for having yielded to the importunities of her lover, 
prompted to commit suicide. 

At the precise period of recording this, he, David Meade, has 
resided in tranquil retirement thirty years, with a numerous 
household, at his seat of ^'Chaumiere des Prairies,'^ where his 
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trufitfi, innocent occupation of the improvement of hie grounds 
after the mode of horticulture, calculated more to please the 
eye, than to result in the acquirement of what the world gen- 
erally deems the more substantial goods of life. 



CORBESPONDENCE OF JAMES McHENBY. 
Office of the Ljbrabian, The Enoch PrAtt Frbb Libbabt, 

Baltimore, Md., Augutt 5, 1904. 
Dear President Tyler : Among the oorrespondenoe of James Mc- 
Henry I found the enclosed three letters, which I thought might be 
found suitable for the columns of the William and Mart College 
Quarterly, and so I enclose them herewith. If you print them, please 
be so good as to send me a few copies of the number containing them. 

The letter fr(Hn Reddick is an interesting specimen of the printed 
news-letters sometimes sent in former days by legislators to their con- 
stituents. Reddick's letter is the one referred to by Parker as enclosed. 
Yours sincerely, Bernard C. Steiner. 

If you can't use the letters, please return them. You will remember 
McHenry was Secretary of War under Adams. I am writing his life, 
and should be glad to have that fact mentioned. 

Fbom John Steele. 
Sir, 

The agreeable acquaintance I had the pleasure of forming with 
you at the Springs and the free communication of sentiment, 
which then took place between us, has induced me to take the 
liberty of sending to you the enclosed copy of an order of Council, 
which has since been revoked, by direction of the President of 
the United States, communicated by the Secretary of State, in 
his letter of the 6th of February to Governor Brooke. 

You will find that my dissent to the advice, is expressed in 
general terms, intended to comprehend the substance of the ob- 
servations I had made in the discussion of the subject, for the 
purpose of obtaining a postponement of the question, until the 
decision of the President of the United States could be known. 

That you may the better understand my ideas, I will if you 
please mention a few of the leading principles by which I was 
governed, and which are as follows: 

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the power of negociating with foreign Nations — it rests with 
that power, to decide on all cases here, which effect, or which 
Vould be likely to bring into contest, the rights of foreign Na- 
tions. 

The Government having determined to observe a Neutral Con- 
duct towards certain powers at wtar prescribed to itself certain 
rules, which rules were communicated by Mr. Jeflfenson to the 
Ministers of the Nations immediately concerned; and in his 
letter to Mr. Genet of the 15th of May, 1793, informed him that 
they should be observed as a "rule of conduct in future.^* To 
these Mr. Genet did unequivocally consent. So far, then, as the 
rule extended, was the Governor of this State authorized to act, 
under the instrxictions of the President of the United States com- 
municated by the Secretary at War to Governor Lee in his letter 
of the 23d of May and 4th of August, 1793. To go farther, and 
at hig discretion, make decisions on new cases (of which this 
was said to be one) would be most likely to produce a want of 
uniformity of conduct towards foreign powers, and possibly 
thereby endanger the peace and dignity of the Government. 
Even admitting the construction given the 28th article of the 
Treaty with France (as mentioned in Governor Brooke's letter 
of the 29th Jany to the secretary of state) there was no mode 
pointed out, no law declaring that it shall be the duty of certain 
officers to interpose for the purpose of preventing the embarka- 
tion of such articles, or preventing the sailing of vessels on 
Board of which they may have been embarked. And if the 
Congress had omitted to legislate on the subject, the Executive 
of a particular state, could have no power, by any act of theirs, 
to remedy the opinion. 

I was farther of opinion that vessels which had complied with 
all the requisites of the Law and had obtained clearances, and 
passports, according to law (which was the case with those al- 
luded to in the advice) could not be stopped, without a violation 
of that law. And no power within the United States could do it, 
unless such vessels came within the purview of the Act of June, 
1794, and it was not contended that it did. 

These observations, however, had not forced enough to obtain, 
that which the sequel proved ought to have been obtained. 

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have long entertained a very high respect; and will thank you to 
mention to him^ my having dissented to the advice. 

You will please to pardon the trouble I have given you, with so 
lengthy a private communication, which only concerns myself, 
while I express the very great respect with which I am 
Sir, Your very humble servant, 

John Steele. 
27 March, 1796, Richmond. 

James McHenry, Esquire, Secretary at War, Philadelphia. 
(Copy of the order of Council enclosed.) 

In Council, Jany. 29th, 1796. 
The Governor submitted to the consideration of the Board 
the letters of the Vice Consul of the French Republic resident 
at Norfolk, remonstrating against the shipment of horses in 
American Vessels destined to the West Indies, for and on account 
of the Britidi Government, as a Breach of the Tre&ty of Amity 
and Conmierce between the United States of America, and the 
Republic of France, as well as a violation of our Neutrality — 
Submitting, at the same time. Copies of certain communications 
which had passed on the subject between the Vice Consul of the 
French Republic the British Consul and the Commandants of 
the Militia of the County and Burough of Norfolk. And calling 
the attention of the Board to the Powers Delegated to him in his 
character of Commander in chief of the Militia, by the President 
of the United States, in a letter from Secretary of War, dated 
7th August, 1793. The Board after maturely deliberating on 
the subject referred to their consideration — ^adviced that orders 
be immediately forwarded to the Commandants of the Militia of 
York, Elizabeth City and Norfolk, to take effectual measures for 
preventing the aforesaid shipments, as well as the departure of 
vessels on Board of which any of the said horses may have em- 
barked until further orders — And that the (Jovemor transmit 
to the President of the United States through the Secretary of 
State Copies of the several Communications, make known to 
him the motives which induced the Executive of Virginia to pur- 
sue the Measures adopted by them, merely tending to suspend 
the embarkation until* the President of the United States shall 
finally take order therein. And which they considered as essen- 
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I dissent to the (above advice) Because I conceive it to be out 
of the sphere prescribed to me by the Law and the Constitution. 
(Signed) John Steele. 

Extract from the Journal. 
Attest: A Blair. 

From Josiah Reddick. 

Richmond, January 25, 1799. 
Dear Sir, 

I with pleasure resume my pen, to give you some information 
relative to the transactions of the Legislature in Virginia, during 
the present session. 

The first subject of consequence that drew the attention of the 
House was, sundry resolutions expressive of our disapprobation 
to the Alien and Sedition laws. These resolutions were adopted 
by a large majority. 

Other resolutions were also adopted, declaring our willingness 
to co-operate with the authorities of the United States in main- 
taining the independence, union, and constitution thereof, 
against the hostilities or intrigues of all foreign powers whatever. 

For further information on the subject of these resolutions,. 
I must refer you to the inclosed papers. We have altered the 
time of holding elections for Congress and the State Legislature,, 
to the fourth Wednesday in April next. I am sorry to inform 
you, that it was found absolutely necessary to increase the taxes 
for the year 1798, 25 percentum on lands, negroes, lots and 
horses; and 100 percentum on stud horses; a tax of 50 cents on 
all writs or subpoenas in chancery is also imposed. 

The memorial of the baptist general committee has passed, 
and a law in conformity to that has also parsed. The militia 
law has been amended ; the amendments are unimportant. 

The execution law has also been amended ; those amendments 
are also unimportant. 

We have thought proper to address the good people of this 
eommonwealth on the subject of the resolutions, declaring the 
Alien and Sedition laws unconstitutional. You will find in that 
address our reasoijfi stated at large for adopting those resolutions. 

We have passed a resolution directing the executive to cause 
to be printed, five thousand copies of the constitution of the 
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independence^ the resolutions passed this session^ and the address 
to the people. The object of publishing these papers is to give 
the people all the information in our power, which is certainly 
necessary in a republican government. 

Considering it at all times my duty to give every information 
I can to the people whom I represent, I think it more essentially 
at this alarming crisis of affaire. The genl. government se^ms 
determined on establishing standing armies and navys amongst 
us, although they acknowledge there is no fear of a war with 
Prance, and every acct. from thence breathes peace & friendship 
to the United States. The secretary of the navy has reported 
that it is necessary in order to keep the union together — ^to 
augment the navy to 13 ships of the line & a number of frigates 
& smaller vessels, and the liuid Bxmj to 60,000 men. If no 
danger of a war with Franoe, why this amaising armament to 
involve our country with debt & taxes. In my opinion it is to 
destroy our republican form of government and to raiee up a 
limited monarchy. I have seen an estimate of the annual ex- 
penses of the small navy and army we already have, and it 
.amounts to between five & six millions of dollars, and if the 
present measures reported be adopted, and the navy and army 
increased our annual expenses of the government will be little 
rshort of twenty million of dollars, a sum too great for the people 
^ bare at this early period of their govemt. and must create 
Iheavy and oppressive taxes. What then may be the event I am 
mot able to foretell, but I wish it may not create civil discord & 
revolution amongst us, and set us to cutting one another'^ throats 
for there is a set of people amongst us that are oflSce hunters, and 
00 that they can get a good fat place under the government they 
do not care how much the people are oppressed, as they are to 
«hare part of the earnings of the sweat of the people's browfi. 
Those things make it highly necessary for the f riendfi of the peo- 
ple to unite, in displacing from (rffice those who have violated the 
trust reposed in them by the people, the part our represenftative 
in congress have acted is highly repioachable, and I hope the 
people will unite in turning him out, and electing another, & try 
what he will do for us — ^a change of men may bring about a 
change of measures which may prove our salvation. I am, sir. 
Your obt. eevt., Josiah Bbddiok. 

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Fbom Hon. Josiah Parker. 

Norfolk, Virga., 29tli April, 1799. 
Dear Sir, 

I have the pleasure to answer your letter as the Bepresentative 
of Norfolk, &c., having a majority of 269 votes in this district, 
in every county of whidh I had a majority. 

You will see by the enclosed the vile & dirty means practiced 
against me, but I have pleasure in telling you that the reptile 
who wrote the enclosed lost his election for the County of Nanse- 
mond ft in his room a friend to his County elected. 

Be pleased to present my best respects to the good president ft 
believe me in truth ft respect, J. Parexr. 

The Honble James McHenry. 

Lt. Saunders will call on you in a few days. I request your 
attention to him as an officer ft a gentleman. 



LETTERS OP WILLIAM T. BAEEY. 

[Extracts from letters of William Taylor Barry never before pub- 
lished. Communicated through Miss Kate Mason Kowland, by permis- 
sion of the owner, John Barry Taylor, Newport, Ky., 1904.] 

William Taylor Barry was bom the 15th of February, 1784, in 
Lunenburg county, Va.; came to Kentucky in 1796; conmienced his 
classical education at Woodford Academy; graduated at the Transyl- 
vania Uniyersity with high reputation as a scholar; entered upon the 
study of law with the Hon. James Brown, former Minister to France, 
and completed his legal education at William and Mary Ck>llege, in his 
native State. His public career as Ck>ngreesman, Senator, aide-de-camp 
to Goremor Shelby in the War of 1812, Lieutenant-Goyemor of Ken- 
tucky, Poatmaster-G^eneral under Jackson, and Anally his appointment 
as Minister to Spain, and his death in Liyerpool, in 1835, sum up 
briefly the chief events in the life of this eminent Kentucky statesman. 

The Louisiana Pubchass. 

Jessamine County [Kentucky], May 9tli, 1803. 
Dear Brother, 

. . . The subject of New Orleans has been much canvassed 
in this State, and indeed thronghout the IT. States. The pos- 
session of that Port by any other than ourselves mtrst be, in my 
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should fall into the hands of the French, an ambitious and 
enterprising people, it will involve the most serious consequences. 
However, I consider these consequences remote and not imme- 
diate. As to the idea that is held out by some that the French 
when they once get a footing in Louisiana will commence hos- 
tilities against Americans, I deem it absurd. Bonaparte can 
have no such views. He must know that the powers of England 
and France are too nearly balanced, and that the power of 
America thrown into either scale would cause it to preponderate. 
But if the French are once permitted to take posBession, after 
they have settled some time, and their colony begins to grow and 
flourish, they will endeavor to extend their influence over the 
Western States, and try to separate them from the Eastern. For 
having in their possession the sea ports on the Mississippi, which 
are the only marts for the commerce of these States, they have 
hold of a lever with which they can wield and regulate our in- 
terests as they please. It will certainly accelerate that disunion 
between the Western and Eastern States which their discordant 
interests must give rise to in progress of time, without the aid 
of France. It is certain that our situation at present is some- 
what critical. But, notwithstanding I approve hi^ly the mild 
measures adopted by the general government, for wh^iever im- 
mediate danger is not apprehended, pacific steps are best. The 
Federalists would precipitate us in war. Q. Morris has rung the 
alarm bell in the Senate, and portrayed in a lengthy and elo- 
quent speech the danger of delay; this, I think, proceeds in a 
great measure from their deep-rooted antipathy to the French, 
and hatred of the present administration. They know that the 
present economical plan of taxation has not provided sufficient 
resources to meet the expenditures of a war; consequently to 
involve the U. States in a war would disgrace Ute administration 
by shewing their want of foresight in providing for such emer- 
gencies. A gentleman came to Lexington on Sunday luat who 
gave information that an express from the King of Spain passed 
through Abingdon in Virginia on the 23d April with oommands 
to the Governor of Louisiana to restore to the United States those 
rights to which she is entitled by her treaty with Spain. Whether 
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Lettbrs of William T. Barrt. lOf 

WlLLIAMSBURGH AND WiLLIAM AND MaRY CoLLBOE^ 1804. 

Williamsburgh, Jannary 30, 1804. 
Dear Brother, 

. . . I arrived in Williamsburg the day after I wrote you 
from Richmond, and met with a very polite reception from those 
persons to whom I had letters. Mr. Tucker, in particular, 
treated me with attention. He is a man of genuine cleverness 
and of the most exalted talents. I am more and more pleased 
with him every day. He pursues a course somewhat different 
from what he used to do ; instead of lecturing, he puts his edition 
of Blackstone's Commentaries into our hands, all<yt9 a certain 
portion for us to read and examines us every day (except Friday, 
when we attend Mr. Madison's lectures on Natural Philosophy). 
In his examinations he is very minute and particular, I never 
underwent such strict ones before. He doesn't confine himself 
in Ms examinations to what is comprised in his lafte publicaticm, 
but makes use of it as a text-book on which he comments largely. 
He has in his possession many documents which throw much 
light on the law of this Commonwealth, that are rarely to be met 
with. He is more luminous on the subject of law than any man 
I ever saw, and takes more pains to communicate instruction to 
his students. If I am attentive (and I think I shall be), I shall 
acquire more correct legal knowledge this winter than I did in 
twelve months while with James Brown. 

I did not find the College of William and Mary in so flourish- 
ing a condition as I anticipated. There are not more than fifty 
students, besides twelve or thirteen law students. That there 
are so few is attributable in a great measure to the dissipation 
of the place.* Parents are afraid to send their children here, 
lest their morals should be perverted, and the fear is not alto- 
gether without foundati<Hi, tho' the students are much re- 
formed to what they have been; some of them are very dissi- 
pated now. However, one that has a fixed determination to study 
may command his time, and be as retired as he pleases I never 
read more attentively in my life than since I have been here. I 
am pretty well pleased with the society of Williamsburg; it is 
very agreeable. The people are familiar in their inlteroourse and 

* Times have changed. The sale of liquor is now prohibited in Wil- 
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free and open in all their oommnnications. They are remarkable 
for their hospitality and familiar deportment towards strangers, 
which does away with many embarrassments which the odions 
formalities of some places give rise to. The female society in 
this place has fallen off very much; that refinement of manner 
that once characterized the fair sex of this place no longer exists. 
I may be too precipitate, perhaps, in forming an opinion of the 
girls in this place, as my acquiantance in such circles is very 
circumscribed, but from what I have seen and heard there are 
very few girls of exquisite or genuine refinement in tiie place. 
There is a certain looseness of manners and conversation amongst 
them that I do not admire. In trying to be familiar, in which 
they all appear to be ambitious to excel, some of them appear to 
have gone a little too far, and approximate too near the borders 
of licentiousness. However, such freedom of conduct may be 
altogether consistent with the strictest principles of virtue ; but 
I must confess it [does^nt] meet my notions of propriety.* 

Williamsburg, February 6th, 1804. 
. . . You ask me to give a minute account of my present 
situation, how I am pleased, what are my prospects, &c., which 
I do with a great deal of pleasure. First, as respecfts my profes- 
sional pursuits. [Here he repeats in substance what he had 
formerly written.] Mr. Tucker is a man more profoundly read 
in the Law perhaps than any lawyer of the present time. No 
person can with more ease and facility clear up or elucidate any 
knotty or abstruse point of law, and he not only possesses the 
capability of doing it, but does it with willingness, and appears 
solicitous to communicate every information that he is possessed 
of . . . . Til tell you how I employ my time generally. I rise 
about sun up, read until 11 o'c, then go to the lecfture room, 
the examinations almost always detain me until 2 o*c in the even- 
ing. I then return and dine about 3 o'c. The rest of the evening 
I devote to exercise and company, until about 7 o'c at night, 
when I commence reading again and continue at it until 11 o'c, 
which is good bedtime. This is my general line of conduct, but 

•The declining state of Williamsburg at this time is really ex- 
plained by the removal, in 1779, of the government to Richmond. Many 
of the best families left. 



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I cbo not always conform to it. Sometimes I read less, sometimes 
more. I attend Mr. Madison's lecftures on Friday; they are at 
once improving and hdghly gratifying. I thought at first I would 
not attend them, but give all my attention to Law, as Natural 
Philosophy is a subject not so immediately interesting. But I 
concluded that one day in the week would not be much, and that 
it would serve as a relaxation from my other studies. Besides 
I might not have such another opportunity of extending my 
knowledge in that department of sdeQoe. I imagine no person 
is better qualified to lecture on Natural Philosophy than Mr. 
Madison, and there is no college on the continent that has such 
extensive apparatus as this. . . . 

"There are but few young men of talents at College. I was 
utterly astonished when I got acquainted with them ; more so as 
it is generally the case that ,the most promising young men in 
the State are sent here. 

It must be owing to the dissipation of the place, for young 
men of cleverness after being here awhile are apt to fall into the 
current of dissipation, and if they do it is sure to abate the ener- 
gies of genius and disinvigorate the understanding. This Collie 
has turned out a great many men of cleverness in time past, and 
it is possible that it may in time to come, but I apprehend it has 
past its meridian, and is now fast descending in the western hori- 
zon. This opinion may be premature, but it is one that results 
from present impressions. The society of Williamsburg does 
not entirely meet my expectations. The refinement that once 
characterized the people of this place does not exist in so eminent 
a degree now. They still continue to be pre-eminently distin- 
guished for their hospitality and familiar deportment towards 
strangers. I never was in any place where I could pass my time 
more agreeably. . . . 

I feel very little embarrassment in entering the company of 
ladies here, and I spend a good deal of my time in that way. It 
sometimes encroaches on my studies, but I take care that such 
encroachments shall be rare. I don't conceive the time I spend in 
this way to be altogether lost, for it will tend to give a polish to 
Hbe manners, that is absolutely essential to enable us to glide 
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Williamaburg, Pebniary 16th, 1804. 

. . . Williamsburg rarely affords anything new or of an 
interesting nature. There are few or no curiosities here; and the 
circle of amusements is very small; they consist principally in 
parties and balls. The company of the ladies is to be enjoyed 
almost at any time. They are very familiar and easy to become 
acquainted with, but there is very little knowledge to be acquired 
by sudh associations. I have not met with more than one or two 
girls of reading in the place ; they generally see so much com- 
pany that little time can be devoted to the cultivation of letters. 
They are not only deficient in literary attainments, but their 
manners are by no means as polished as I expected. In this re- 
spect they have fallen off very much from what they were for- 
merly. They still continue to be distinguished for their hos- 
pitality and attention to strangers. This I believe proceeds in 
some manner from a kind of family pride, of which the citizens 
of this place, particularly the old people, are pretty full. They 
wish (and it is quite natural they should) to keep up the name 
of the place. 

The appearance that Williamsburg makes now is not very 
pleasing. The site of the town is handsome ; indeed, I Aever 
saw, and I think there cannot be a more elegant street anywhere 
than the Main street is. It is terminated at one end by the 
College and at the other by the Capitol. It is perfectly level and 
nearly a mile in length. The College is a large, but rude build- 
ing. The person. Sir Christopher Wren, who planned it, has not 
manifested an exquisite taste for the beauties of architecture. 
Mr. Jefferson in speaking of it calls it a "rude, misdnapen pile, 
which, but that it has a roof, would be taken for a common brick- 
kiln." It is certainly not an elegant structure, but is easily dis- 
tinguishable from a brick-kiln. Of the Capitol I can^t form any 
correct idea, as part of it has been pulled down to repair the 
other. It, however, appears to have been designed with more 
taste than the College. The houses in general in this town are 
not built of durable materials, and none of them appear to have 
been built with a view to architectural fame. The prospect which 
they present now is gloomy and melancholy; everything seems 
on the decline; "desoktion has saddened all the green;" the 
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the town; many of the houses have tumbled down, and others 
are daily crumbling into ruins. I never walk the streets without 
experiencing the most gloomy sensations; but it is a kind of 
pleasing melancholy, that the mind rather courts than despises. 
It is a dignified pleasure that is always excited in the mind when 
viewing the vestiges of departed grandeur. 

Of the country round Williamsburg I can say nothing, as I 
have not made an excursion from the town since I came here. 
I intend visiting Jamestown and York before I leave this. I 
have a great curiosity to see those places; the former because it 
was the place where the first English settlement waa made in 
Virginia, and the latter because it is famous by reason of our 
independence being achieved there. 

In consequence of some new regulations made by the Visitors 
of William and Mary College, Mr. Tucker has resigned (a few 
days ago) his professorship, as he did not like to conform to the 
regulations. Judge Nelson is appointed to succeed him. How- 
ever, this does not affect the law students; they attend Mr. 
Tucker as usual, and he pays as much attention as while he was 
Professor, and will continue so to do for as long a time as if he 
had continued Professor. 

. . . Williamsburg has been dull for some time past, but 
it will be enlivened by a splendid wedding to-morrow evening to 
which I am invited, and this will be followed by one or two 
dances that will be given to the married couple. I expect to 
unbend my mind for a few days, and quit for a while the study 
of books for one equally important, that of man. 

Williamsburg, February 23d, 1804. 
. . . Williamsburg is an expensive place. The accommo- 
dations for boarders are very indifferent. The price of boarding 
is $60 a quarter, besides a good many contingent expenses. I 
was fortunate enough to get into a pretty good house. I live with 
a Mr. Anderson ; he has seven or eight boarders, keeps a pretty 
goiod table, &c. The gentleman that Mr. Howard recommended 
me to had near upon thirty boarders when I came. He would, 
and in fact seemed anxious to take me in, but I knew when there 
were so many it would be disagreeable; besides I was better 
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YORKTOWN. 

Williamsburg, March 7th, 1804. 

I made an excursion to Yorktown a few days ago ; it is about 
twelve miles from this. I was highly gratified with the prospect 
afforded by York Eiver, as I had never before seen so large a 
river. I had also the satisfaction of seeing a vessel under sail. 
This was a new and charming sight. The town of York, were it 
not famous for the capture of Comwallis, would have nothing 
interesting about it. Its situation is far from being handsome ; 
the houses inelegant, and many of them are in a ruinous state, 
^ere did not appear to be more than ninety or a hundred 
houses in the place, and from what I could gather, not more than 
four or five hundred inhabitants. There is little or no trade 
carried on in the place; the County Court sits there once a 
month. 

BlOHMOND, 1804. 

Petersburg, March 27th, 1804. 

I set out from Williamsburg on the 22nd, and came to Rich- 
mond the same day. I should have come on to this place next 
morning, but as my object is improvement, I thought it ad- 
visable to stay a few days in Richmond in order to see the curi- 
osities of the place, and remark the manners of the people; and 
I can assure you that I spent three days much to my satisfaction ; 
I met with a Mr. Preston, with whom I was acquainted in Ken- 
tacky. He is studying law in Richmond. He was extremely 
polite; introduced me to several young men, which contributed 
not a little to render my situation pleasant while I staid. I 
was much gratified in visiting the public buildings. In elegau'^e 
and magnificence they far surpassed my expectations. You, no 
doubt, recollect the appearance of the Capitol. It is handsomely 
situated and is a very extensive building. It may be called an 
elegant building, but is, nevertheless, liable to objections. The 
large Portico at the south end has a very handsome appearance, 
but the steps on each side, by which persons ascend into the 
upper apartments, are very awkward. The form of it I don't like 
for so large a house; if it had been an octagon it would have 
looked much better. The roof by no means comports with the 
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and rather flat. If a dome had been built on it, it would have 
given it a mnch grander appearance. In the Capitol is a statue 
of Qen'l Washington ; it is said to be a very exact likeness, and it 
may be so, but I do not admire the workmanship. It has a great 
deal of stiffness about it. Hia clothes are made to fit so tight 
that the arms and body seem as if they were ready to burst 
through ; this gives it a very awkward appearance. It is not half 
as well executed as one of Lord Botetourt's in Williamsburg. 
You will no doubt laugh at these strictures, as I am a poor judge 
in such matters^ but as they presented themselves to my mind 
on visiting the Capitol, I have ventured to communicate them 
to you, as I know you will scan with lenity' my crude remarks. 

The Penitentiary stands on a pretty high hill, a little distance 
from town. It is built in a circular form and is the most exten- 
sive and grandest building I ever saw. I explored the greater 
part of it, and found everything well regulated. It contains 
about eighty-five convicts at present. They are all kept closely 
at work, and no doubt many of them when they come out will 
make useful citizens. The Armory is also an extensive building. 
I was highly amused in visiting this, as I had never seen anything 
of the kind before. It is not yet completed ; when it is, it will 
occupy an acre and a quarter of ground; it must have cost the 
State already upwards of a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. 
It is said to be on a more extensive plan than any in Europe. 
There has been about three thousand stand of arms made in it. 
At this time are employed about seventy-five workmen. The 
Canal is a very grand work; the water is brought seven miles 
in it. I had not time to go up and see the locks. I visited the 
Theater one evening, and was very much entertained with the 
performance. Some of the actors performed admirably, and 
all of them much better than any I ever saw before. The Theater 
in Bichmond is a very indifferent one; it is only a temporary 
thing; they are about to build a very elegant one. I was much 
pleased with Bichmond, and think it a very handsome place. 
There are some of the handsomest seats on the hill I ever saw. 
These present a delightful prospect to a person on the Manchester 
side. The scene is very diversified, and truly picturesque. I was 
not able to find out the number of houses it contains, but its 
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bids fair to be a large and flonrishing city. I came from Bich* 
mond to this place yesterday. I d<Mi^t admire the situation of 
Petersburg, it is to me a very unpleasant looking place, but it 
is a very busy one, and much trade is carried on here. 



PATENTS ISSUED DURING THE EEGAL GOVERN- 

MENT. 

Charles City County. 

{Continued from Vol, X, No. I, p. 227.) 

(Patentee's name, date of patent, number of acres, and locality of 
lands.) 

Book No. 6. 

Page 7. Edm* Cowles, Sept^ 29, 1667. 125 acres, on the north 
side of James river, Beg.g, Ac., at the river side ag* the 
ferry, &c., to Kings his creeke mouth. 

39. Robert Burgesse, Nov' 12, 1666. 343 acres, 105 po. On 
the south side of Appomattox river, adjoining the land 
of Gilbert Piatt, Robert Coleman, Sen'., & Robert Cole- 
man, jun'. 

57. W" Savidge. May 10, 1667. 152 acres. On y* north side 
y* western branch. 

59. Capt° Thomas Busby. May 10, 1667. 1170 acres. PaH 
in Surry & part in Charles City counties, viz., 150 acres 
part thereof on both sides of the Southern branch of 
Upper Chipoakes Creek. 

62. Lieu^ Col<» John Epes. Sep^ 30, 1674. 2550 acres 3 R. 16 
po. On the south side of James river. B^.g at the 
mouth of Gravelly Creek at y* river. 

85. WilUam Withers. Mar. 13, 1665. 172 acres. 3 R. 1 po. 
On the south side of James river on the head of Flower 
du hundred Creek, on the East side of the Southern run 
joining to Wm. Harris. 

85. William Wilkine, Ap> 13, 1666. 308 Acres, 3 R. 31 po. 
On the South side of James river, at the head of Flower- 
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Patents Issubd durinq the Beoal Government. 117 

86. William Harrison, Jun^ Jany. 5, 1667. 361 Acres, 3 R. 
37 po. On the south side of James river, adjoining the 
land of Capt° David Peoples & Robert Jones. 

90. The parish of Martyn« Brandon. Dec' 5, 1667. 200 Acres. 
For a Glebe belonging to their Church. Lying betwixt 
Capt". Johnsons land and the Marchants. 

126. Thomas Batts & Henry Batts, «ones of John Batts, dec*. 
Apl 29, 1668. 5878 acres, 2 R. 8 po. On the south side 
of James river, in Appomattox. Beg.g at the heads of 
Jordans land & Mirchants. 

109. Charies Roane. Aug* 7, 1667. 401 Acres, 40 ch. Beg.g, 
&c., upon the north side of Kittawen creek. 

134. John Maies, sonne of W" Maies tract, Aug* 7, 1667. 293 
A. 2 R. 33 po. On the south side of Appomattox river, 
125 acres, part thereof being part of a patent of 250 
acres granted to Ed. Townstall & by him sold to W" 
Maies, father of the sd. John Maies, adjoining to tlie 
said Maies land next the river. 

148. Maj' Edw« Hill, Mar. 30, 1664. 2544 acres. In Shirley 
hundred. Beg.g, &c., to the swampe that parte Shirley 
hundred from Shirley hundred' Island. 

182. Will" Pebles. Nov' 3S 1673. 862 Acres, 3 r. 24 po. On 
the south side of James river, part of the land bounded 
as follows : Beg.g on a line formerly surveyed for Thomas 
Newhouse, thence, &c., to the Birchen swamp. 

109. Charles Roane. Aug* 7, 1667. 50 acres, upon the South 
side of Kittawen Creek. 

142. Eliae Osborne. Jany 1, 1668. 200 acres. On the south 
side of Wards Creek. 

1»9. Robert Coleman, Sen'. Oct' 29, 1668. 283 acres, 14 pa 
Lying on the south side of Appomattox river. Beg.g, 
Ac, at the river being a corner tree between Henry Lead- 
beater & the s^ Coleman, thence, &c., to the head lyne of 
the Island patent. 

203. Capt^ Francis Eppe. Oct' 4, 1668. 1980 acres. On the 
south side of James river, on the south side of Appomat* 
tox river, adjoining the land of Capt° Batts, Walter 
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118 William and Mary Colleob Quabterly. 

206. John Plowre. Nov' 24, 1668. 750 acres, Eecheated land 
from Bobert Playne, dec*. Between Shir, hundred and 
Turkey Island Creek. 

216. Hamond Woodhouse. Ap* 20, 1669. 341 Acres, 3 r. 8 po. 
On the north side of James river, and at the heads of the 
said Hamond Woodhouse and John Warriner. 

227. Thomas Newhouse. July 15, 1669. 1050 acres. On the 
south side of James river. Beg.g, &c., nigh Mr. Spar- 
rows land running, &c., to Birchen swamp. 

241. John Howell. Aug* 18, 1669. 203 Acres, 32 po. Com- 
monly called Baker's, being nigh the mouth of Appo- 
mattox river, & on the South side. 

246. Will" Harrison. July 24, 1669. 300 acres. Being part of 

a patent granted to John Freeme, according to the an- 
cient lawful bounds, &c. Escheated land Inquisition 
dated 18 June, 1688, may appear, being formerly granted 
to Thomas Calloway. 

247. Antho. Wyatt. July 24, 1669. 398 acres. Escheated land. 

Formerly granted to Geo. Potter, dec*. 

247. Morris Rose. Apl. 24, 1669. 300 acres. Escheated land. 

Formerly granted to Thomas Cole. 

248. John West. July 24, 1669. 100 acres. Escheated land. 

Formerly granted to John Pratt, dec*. 
248. James Wallace. July 24, 1669. 990 acres. Escheated 

land. Formerly granted to Francis Wheeler, dec*. 
273. John Busby. Apl. 16, 1669. 194 acres. Beg.g, &c., by the 

run of the western branch of upper Chepokes creek. 

285. William Batt. Apl. 22, 1670. 700 acres. On the branches 

of Baylies creek toward the south side of the head of the 
said creek. 

286. James Thweate. ApL 22, 1690: 600 acres. On the south 

side of Appomattox river. Beg.g, &c., on the westward 
run of Baylyes creek. 

289. William Pebles. July 30, 1670. 473 Acres, 3 r. 24 po. 
On the South side of James river. Beg.g on a line for- 
merly surveyed for Thomas Newhouse. 

292. Will Heath. Oct' 23, 1669. 378 acres. Part in Surry 
county and part in Charles City county. Beg.g, &c., on 
the south side the head of upper Chipoaks creek. 



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Patents Issued during the Beoal Government. 11* 

317. William Peble. July 30, 1670. 473 Acres, 3 r. 24 po. On 
the south side of James river. Beg.g, &c., on a line for- 
merly surveyed for Thomas Newhouse, thence, &c., t> 
the Burchen Swamp. 

326. Thomas Eeynolds. Deed of Gift. Oct' 14, 1670. 60 acres. 

Lying in Martyn Brandon parish. 

327. Michael Hill. Oct' 15, 1670. 220 acres, 1 r. 16 po. On 

the south side of Appomattox river. Adjoining the land 

of Walter Brooks & John Sturdivant. 
386. Eichard Bradford. Nov. 27, 1671. 1197 acres. Bounded 

on two sides with the old tree run and Fishing run. 
404. Edward Greenwood. ApL 25, 1672. 281 acres. Lying on 

the north side of upper Chipoakes creek, against Swan 

Bay. 
406. Balph BachelL Jany 28, 1670. 200 acres. On the South 

East side of Ward's Greek. Beg.g, Ac., by the Creek side 

at the mouth of Hannocks bottom. 
441. Daniel Clarke. Nov' 25, 1672. 500 acres. On the north 

side of James river; Beg.g, &c.. Standing at the head of 

the greate Meddow. 

446. Edward Birchett Mar. 15, 167V«. 351 A. 32 po. On 

the South side of Appomattox river; adjoining the land 
of Henry Batt & James Thweate. 

447. James Thweate. Mar. 15, 167 V,. 550 acres. On the 

South side of Appomattox river, adjoining the land of 
Bobert Coleman; thence, &c., to y* Blackwater. 

466. The Parish of Weetwpher. Aug* 8, 1673. 93 a. 1 r. 8 po. 
On the north side of Jam^es river; for a Gld)e. Beg.g 
at a bottom parting Capt° Southoott ft this survey. 

480. Hugh Lee. Oct' 28, 1673. 374 a. 2 po. On the South side 
of Appomattox .riv^r. B^.g, &c., to the Blackwater. 

480. Henry Batts ft John Sturdivant. Oct 28, 1673. 3528 

acres. On the South side of Appomattox river; on the 
Second branch of the Blackwater. 

481. Wm» Bobbett. Oct. 27, 1673. 96 acres, 3 r. 24 po. On 

the South side of Appomattox river, adjoining the land 

of Mr. Whittington, thence, &c., nigh the Cattail branch. 

481. John Males. Oct' 27, 1673. 89 a. 23 po. On the South 

side of Appomattox river. Beg.g, ftc, at the Easterly 



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120 William and Mart College Quarterly. 

end of y* long slash, neigh Samuel Woodward^s head 
line. 

484. Francis Whittington. Oct^ 30, 1673. 1200 a. On the 
South side of Appomattox river. Beg.g at the point of 
Swamp at y* head of Baylyes Creek. 

486. Edward Birchett. Ocf^ 31, 1673. 551 a. 32 po. On the 
South side of Appomattox river, part of the bounded 
as followeth. Beg.g at a corner of Hen: Batt^s land 
next James Thweate. 

488. Eobert Lucy. Nov' 3^ 1673. 1000 a. On the South side 
of James river, on the Blackwater, in a certain place 
called by the name of Saw tree, & adjoining to the land 
of Richard Taylor, on the East. 

488. Bichard Taylor. Oct' 3, 1673. 1000 acres. On the South 
side of Jamee river, on the Blackwater, where Mar- 
chant's hope, at a place named Saw tree. 

509. James Hall. Apl. 8, 1674. 302 a. 3 r. 12 po. On the 
South side of Appomattox river. Beg.g at the mouth of 
a creek .parting y* land of Mr. W"* Farrar & Xtopher 
Woodward. 

509. W». Williams. Apl. 8, 1674. 331 Acres. On the South 

side of Appomattox. Beg.g where Samuel Woodward's 
head line runeth 400 po. from y* Creek parting Mr. 
Farrar & the s* Woodward. 

510. William Jones. Apl. 8, 1674. 470 A. 1 E. On the South 

side of Appomattox river. Beg.g at a comer formerly 

surveyed for Hercules Flood, at the East end of his land. 
510. Hugh Lee. Apl. 8, 1674. 2000 a. Named Abe-ran^way. 

On the South side Appomattox river, on y* north side of 

the 3* branch of the Blackwater. 
510. Hercules Flood. Apl. 8, 1674. 47p a, 1 r. On the South 

side of Appomattox river, adjoin.g W^sone land, thence, 

Ac., along the Blackwater. 
529. Edward Richards. Sep^ 26, 1674. 1528 a. On the south 

side of James river. Beg.g, &c., below the ponds nigh 

the head of Wards Creek. 
553. James Wallace. Feby 26, 1673. 738 a. On the South side 

of James river. Beg.g, &c., on the Blackwater at the £. 

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565. John Stith. May 11, 1676. 636 a. 1 r. 24 po. On the 
north side of Jamee river. Beg.g, &c., on the north side 
of the Eastern run branch neigh Martialls path. 

662. Cuthbert Williamson. June 16, 1675. 144 a. 32 po. On 

the north side of James river. Beg.g, &c., nigh the head 
of the Ashen swamp. 

663. Thomas Cock. Oct' 4, 1675. 1983 a. 3 r. On the north 

side of James river. Beg.g upon GyUies path neare 
Merriars path, thence, &c., nigh the mouth of Mongoiee, 
where it taketh the western branch. 

664. Nicholas & W"» Cox. Oct' 4, 1675. 273 a. On the north 

side of James river. Beg.g, &c., nigh the land of Mr. 
John Stith, turning nigh a branch of Herring Creek. 

664. Edward Gilley. Oct' 4, 1676. 146 a. 3 r. On the north 
side of James river. Beg.g, &c. On the Eastern branch 
ft running along a line formerly surveyed for Mr. Dan' 
Clarke. 

666. Nicholas ft W» Cox. Oct' 4, 1675. 220 a. On the North 
side of James river. Beg.g, ftc, in the forks of the 
Broad run, which runs into Chickahominy swamp. 

690. Eowl* Place. Feby 24, 1675-6. 6579 a. 3 r. On the 
Easterly ft Westerly side of the Oldmans Creek ft East- 
erly side of Herring Creek, till it joineth with the land 
of Mr. Bland. 

613. Bobert Netherland. June 15, 1676. 490 a. On the north 
side of Flower De hundred creek. 

643. John Turner. May 20, 1678. 1036 a. 2 r. 32 po. On the 
north side of James river; in the parish of Waincoke ft 
is an irregular tract lying between Sellar run ft Fishing 
ran. 

End of Book No. 6. 
(To he Continued.) 



THE TABB FAMILY^. 

Since the account of this family, which appeared in Quab- 
TtKLY, VII., No. 1, pp. 46-60, the Editor has come in poesession 
of material whidi renders it feasible to give a more accurate 
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122 William akd Mary College Quarterly. 

1 Humphrey^ Tabb, the emigrant, patented fifty acres oa 
Hams' Creek, in Elizabeth City county, in 1637, 100 acres in 
1638, and 900 acres in 1656. In 1651 he had a grant for 1,000 
acres in Northumberland county. He was burgess for Elizabeth. 
City county in 1652, and died before 1659, when the fragment 
of a record shows that Anne Tabb, widow of Humphrey Tabb 
decM, executed a deed to "Richard Hull, guardian of Thomas 
Tabb, eon of Humphrey Tabb dec'd.'' In 1662 the grant of 900 
acres to Humphrey Tabb was re-entered in the name of Thomas 
Tabb, ''son and heir of Humphrey Tahb de<jU" Humphrey Tabb 

married (1) Joanna ^ (2) Anne , who survived him. 

He had issue by his first marriage, 2 Thomas^ Tall. 

2 Thomas* Tabb married Marilia , and died before 1687. 

On February 17, 1695-^96, Thomas Tabb, his son, gave a receipt 
to Edmund Sweeney, his "father-in-law'* (stepfather), for estate 
left by his father, Thomas Tabb, and for cattle left by his grand- 
mother, Joanna Tabb. 2 Thomas* Tabb had issue : 3 Humphrey*, 
"eldest son," who, dying without issue, left 33 1-3 acres to 
William Armistead, his executor; 4 Thomas^, 5 John*, 6 WiU 
liam*, 7 Edward*, 8 Elizabeth, who married George Burtenhead. 
<See will of Edward Day, of York county, who died in 1687; 
will of Thomas Curson, who died about 1704; and Elizabeth 
•City county records.) Martha, the widow, married Edmund 
Sweeney (will proved in Elizabeth City county. May 16, 1697). 
3he had sons Edmund and Samuel Sweeney, under age in 1687. 

(See will of Edward Day.) 

4 Thomas* Tabb (Thomas*, Humphrey^) married at least 
twice. His last wife was Elizabeth Moss, daughter of Edward 
Moss, of York county, and widow of Henry Heyward, of York 
oounty, who died in 1712. Thomas Tabb's will was proved 
October 16, 1717, and names issue: 9 John^, 10 Thomas^, 11 
Henry*, 12 Diana, married John Bobinson; 13 Mary, 14 Bachel, 
16 Martha, 16 Edward. In 1719 the widow was guardian of the 
last two, Martha and Edward, and her will, proved December 20, 
1731, names her five children, John Heyward, Elizabeth Hey- 
ward, Ann Heyward, Edward Tabb, and Martha Tahb. It is 
clear, then, that the last named were the issue of Thomas Tabb 
and his second wfe, Elizabeth Moss. 

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colonel, justice, aheriflE, and member of the House of Burgesses 
from Elizabeth City county. His will dated November 26, 1761, 
and was proved March 2, 1762. He married, first, Mary, daugh- 
ter of Bev. James Sclater,* of Charles Parish, York county. He 
married, second, Martha Wallace {?). Issue of John* Tabb: 17 
Thomas^ heir at law, 18 Elizabeth, 19 Rachel, 20 William, to 
whom his father gave land in Brunswick county; 21 Joanna, 
22 Sarah, 23 Martha, 24 Mary, married Westwood Armistead, 

25 John, to whom his father gave land in Dinwiddle county; 

26 Diana. The two last were under age in 1761, and were by 
the second wife. The will made son William Tabb, cousin John 
Tabb, and John Bobinson and Mr. Henry King guardians of son 
John Tabb and daughter Diana Tabb *^till they come of age.*' 

17 Thomas'* Tabb (John*, Thoma«*, Thomas*, Humphrey^) 
married Mary . He died before his father, leaving issue, 

27 John, to whom his grandfather, Ool. John Tabb, gave land 
on Stony Creek in Brunswick coimty; 28 Mary. 

10 Thomas* Tabb (Thomas*, Thomas*, Humphrey^) married 
Mary Armistead, daiu of Anthony Armistead (son of Anthony 
Armistead and grandson of William Armistead, the emigrant.) 
He left six children, according to his will (proved in 1736), who, 
according to the Bible and the will of the widow, Mary Arm- 
istead — Tabb— Wills — Armistead (she was married three times), 
were, 29 Elizabeth, bom 1726; married Henry Bang; 30 John, 
bom November 15, 1728; 31 Thomas, bom December 18, 1730; 
emigrated to Lunenburg county, where he was living in 1767, 
when he made a deed to John Tabb, of Elizabeth City county 
for land left by his mother Mary Wills; member of the Con- 
vention in July, 1776. His daughter Anne married James Nash, 
Jr. (see Quabtbrlt, IX., 178) ; 32 Mary, bom December 24, 

1732; 33 Bachel, bom February 1, 1734, married Pivash; 

34 Martha, bom April 27, 1738, married William Latimer, of 

*Iii the York books, November 20, 1749, is the record of a suit: 
"William Sheldon Sclater, plff., agst. John Brodie and Martha his wife, 
John Tabb, Thomas Tabb, John Tabb, Junior, Elizabeth Tabb, Rachell 
Tabb, William Tabb, Joanna Tabb, Sarah Tabb, Martha Tabb, Westwood 
Armistead and Mary his wife, William Nugent and Mary his wife, John 
Day and Sarah his wife, William Sclater and Richard Sclater, defts., 
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124 William akd Mary College Quarterly. 

Elizabeth City county. The widow Mary Tabb married, sec- 
ondly, Matthew Wills, of Warwick, by whom she had Laurence 
Wills (who had Thomas Tabb Wills, which last in 1774 married, 
in Amelia, Elizabeth Bidgely Morgan, daughter of Samuel Mor- 
gan) ; and thirdly, about 1762, Bobert Armistead, of Elizabeth 
City county. (Marriage contract.) 

30 John'* Tabb, bom November 15, 1728 (Thomas*, Thomas*, 
Thomas*, Humphrey^), was member of the Elizabeth City county 
committee, justice, member of the House of Delegates, etc.; 
married Mary Parsons. They resided on Back River, Elizabeth 
City county. Issue, 35 Thomas, bom December 1, 1753, who 
died in 1787 unmarried and without issue; 36 John^n Tabb, 
bom November 11, 1759; married Dorothy Harwood, and died 
leaving issue, Mary H. Tabb, who married Banister Kerby; 37 
Sarah Tabb, bom Febmary 26, 1762; married Littleton Ken- 
dall, of Acoomac county, and died sine prole in 1788; 38 John 
Tabb, bom January 10, 1764; died sine prole; 39 Henry^ Tabb; 
40 Priscilla, bom January 16, 1768; married Bobert Armistead 
(see Armistead pedigree) ; died December 5, 1825. Bobert 
Armistead died in March, 1810, leaving issue Bobert H. Armis- 
tead, late of Williamsburg, bom April 12, 1804. 

39 Henry* Tabb, son of 30 John* Tabb, married Diana Moore, 
October 3, 1799. He died January 17, 1822 ; his wife died July, 
1824. They left issue, 41 Joihn Tabb, bom March 28, 1802; 42 
Mary Tabb, 43 Sarah Tabb, married William Alten; 44 Henry 
Tabb, bom December 2, 1808; died May 7, 1882; 45 William 
Moore Tabb, bom March 1, 1811 ; 46 Johnson Tabb, 47 Augus- 
tine Moore Tabb, bom December 7, 1816, now living in Ports- 
mouth, aged eighty-two years (1898) ; 48 Thomas Tabb, bom 
July 16, 1820. (See note at end of this instalmerrt for further 
particulars.) 

5 John* Tabb Thomas*, Humphrey*), "eon of Thomas Tabb, 
of old Foquosin, was baptized November 12, 1676." (New Po- 
quosin Pari& Begister). The old Foquosin was the teiritory 
in Elizabeth Oity county between Back Biver and the Poquosin 
River. New Poquosin was the region (now Crab Neck), bcytween 
New Poquosin Biver and Chisman^s Creek. He married Mariiha, 
daughter of Bichard Hand, who died about 1689, when William 
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mother was Prances Purefy, daughter of Thomas Purefy, son of 
Captain Thomas Purefy, Esq,, justice of Elizabeth City county 
in 1628-'29, burgess 1629-'30, and Councilor in 1631-'32. John 
Tabb gave a receipt in 1698 to William Lowry, administrator of 
Eichard Hand, and "father-in-law"^ (stepfather) to Marliha his 
wife, for her father's estate, and for some stock left by Major 
Matthew Warkelin (Wakelin), her "grandfather-in-law/' which 
means tlwrt Wakelin married the widow oif Thomas Pureify, Jr. 
In 1675, Wakelin was guardian to Purefy's children {Va. Mag. 
Hist, and Biog., Vol. I., p. 417 ♦). Hannah was another daugh- 
ter of Bichard H'and and Frances Purefy. She married, first, 
Capt. William Marshall, justice of the peace of Elizabeth City 
county, originally from Barbadoes, and who was murdered in 
Hampton by some sailors about 1692. Issue of Hannah Hand 
by her marriage with William Marshall, one son William Mar- 
shall, who married Elizabeth y and dying in 1734, left one 

son William Marshall. Hannah married, second, in 1694, Capt. 
Bichard Booker, of Gloucester county. Issue, one cfon George 
Booker, and one daughter, at least, Mrs. Prances Stokes, who 
died in Amelia in 1752, lefaving numerous legacies. In 1720 
Hannah Booker, of Abingdon Parish, Gloucester county, gave a 
power to William Lowry, of Elizabeth City county, to release to 
Thomas Kerby, of Charles Parish (who married Frances Lowry) 
her title to certain land in Elizabeth City coimty. About the 
same time William Lowry deeded to John Lowry certain lands 
adjoining Hannah Booker's, coming to him as marrying 
^^Prances, one of the daughters and coheirs of Thomas Purefy, 
of the parish and county aforesaid, and mother of the said John 
Lowry.** William Lowry in his will, proved May 13, 1724, 
names daughter Frances Kerby, deceased, wife of Thomas Kerby, 
and her five children ; sons John and William Lowry, daughter 
Margaret Booker, grandson William Booker, daughters-in-law 
Martha Tabb, Mary Lowry, and Jane Lowry, eons-in-law Richard 
Booker, Thomas Kerby, and Bichard Booker. William Lowry 
married, probably, twice, as John Moore in his will (dated 

♦ The Purefy, or Purefoy, family, of Elizabeth City, belonged to th^ 
family of that name in Leiceatenhire, one of whom was created a baro- 
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126 William and Maky College Quarterly. 

1715) names Uncle William Lowry/* "Aunt Bachel Lowry/* and 
"Cozen John Lowry/' 

Issue of 5 John* Tabb and Martha Hand, as far as known, 
49 Thomas^, of Amelia county; 50 Edward^, of Glouxsester 
county ; 51 William^ Tabb, whose register has been sent me from 
the family Bible; 52 John* Tabb, of Kingston Parish, Gloucester 
county. 

49 Thomas* Tabb (John*, Thomas*, Humphrey*) was one 
of the richest merchants in Virginia, and was for many years a 
burgess. He resided at "Clay Hill,'* in Amelia county, dying 
November 23, 1769 {Va. Gazette). He married, first, Elizabeth 
Mayo, daughter of Joseph Mayo, of Henrico, and Ann his wife, 
by whom he had issue, 53 Elizabeth Mariana MayK), mentioned in 
a deed of Thomias Tabb, of Amelia, in 1763, but not mentioned in 
his will. He married, second, in 1735, Eebecca Booker (mar- 
riage bond) and had issue, 54 John, 55 Mary Marshall, who in 
1758 married Eobert Boiling, of Dinwiddie county, and had 
among others Thomas Tabb Boiling, who in 1782 married 
Seigniora, daughter of Sir John Peyton, of Gloucester county. 
(Marriage bonds at Amelia Courthouse, Hayden^s Va. Oenealo- 
gies, Va. Mag, Hist, and Biog,, Vol. IV., p. 381.) Frances 
Stokes, daughter of Capt. Eichard Booker, of Gloucester county, 
and his wife Hannah (daughter of Hichard H<and and Frances 
Purefy his wife), in her will proved December 28, 1752, leaves 
numerous legacies to her brothers* and sidters' children, and 
their children,'' and to John Tabb and Mary Marshall Tabb, 
children of Thomas Tabb. 

54 John* Tabb, of Amelia, son of 49 Col. Thoma^ Tabb, of 
''Clay Hill,'' was burgess, member of committee of safety, etc. 
He married February 17, 1770, Frances, daughter of Sir John 
Peyton. She died April 12, 1828. His inventory is dated 1798, 
and his personal estate was reckoned at £31,879 4s. 3^ d. (Amelia 
county records, Hayden's Va, Genealogies,) He had issue, 55 
Martha Peyton, who married, in 1797, William B. Giles, United 
States Senator (m«irriage bond) ; 56 Frances Cook, who mar- 
ried Dr. John R. Archer (marriage bond, 1801) ; 57 Mary, who 
married Bathurst Randolph; 58 Thomas^, student at William 
and Mary in 1803 ; 59 John Telverton^, student at William and 
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ter; 61 Harriet, died infant; 62 Marianna E., who married in 
1815 William I. Barksdale, of Biehmond, and their daughter 
Harriet married Hon. John Y. Mason. 

Of these 68 Thomas* Tabb married Martha Boiling, daughter 
of Thomas Tabb Boiling, and had an only son, Thomas B.'^ Tabb, 
who died in 1860. 

And 69 John Yelverton* Tabb had two children, (1) Har- 
riet (bom April 10, 1808, died March 20, 1854), married Bobert 
C. Jones, of "Idlewild/' Gloucester county; (2) Thonms Yel- 
verton^ Tabb, at William and Mary in 1827-'28, father of the 
poet-priest, Bev. John Banister Tabb, of St Charles College, 
Ellioott City, Md. (See III. Hening and Munford^s Beporte, 7th 
Grattan, pp. 408-424; papers in suits in Henrico county clerk^s 
oflBce.) 

Note Regarding the CHnLOBBN of Henbt Tabb. 
(Oommimicated by Augustine Moore Tabb, of Portsmouth, Va., in 1898.) 

John Tahh, son of 39 Hsnbt* Tabb and Diana Moore, his wife, born 
on Back river, Elizabeth City county, Va., March 28, 1802, married 
Mary Anne Veak, daughter of Joseph Bruce, of Norfolk county, Va., 
May 1, 1828. She died October 2l6t, leaving issue as follows: 

First, J<4in Augustine Tabb, bom May 23, 1831 ; married Mrs. Louisa 
B. Ward February 2, 1857; died March 9, 1859, leaving two children: 
an infant, which died; Gilbert St. John Tabb, bom October 5, 1859; 
married Mary Elizabeth Cox, of North Carolina, January 16, 1879. 
Both are living, and have had issue as follows: Jno. B. Tabb, born 
November 29, 1879; Bobert Gilbert Tabb, who died an infant; Linwood 
B. Tabb, bom May 4, 1883; Edward Bruce Tabb, born September 18, 
1886; Vemon B. Tabb, bom October 26, 1889; Jane Louisa Tabb, born 
January 16, 1894. 

Bobert Bruce Tabb, now living, bom August 10, 1833; married 
Elizabeth Anne Warden, of Norfolk county, Va., April 25, 1861. She 
died April 10, 1891, leaving issue as follows: Bruce Warden Tabb, bom 
February 15, 1862, died April 1, 1889; Mary Isabella Tabb, bom July 
19, 1866; married Chas. A. Stewart, of Norfolk county, Va., December 6, 
1887. They have had five children, two of whom are living: Bessie 
Tabb Stewart, bom March 6, 1890, and Catharine Maud Stewart, bom 
November, 1891. 

Robert Morris Tabb, born November 30, 1873, and died July 20, 1877. 

Bettie A. Tabb, bora May 15, 1876, and died June 13, 1876. 

Joseph B Tabb, born November 3, 1836, died November 19, 1857. 

Mary Anne Veale Tabb, bora October 20, 1838, died June 30, 1866. 

James Henry Tabb, bora November 14, 1840, died August 27, 1862. 

John Tabb, the first mentioned, married his second wife, Mrs. Eliza 
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128 WlLUAH AND MaBY COLLEGE QUABTERLY. 

issue as follows: Maria Julia Tabb, died in, infancy; Martha Armistead 
Tabb, died in infancy; Diana M. Tabb, born September 26, 1850, died 
September 25, 1852; William Shields Tabb, born December 23, 1854, 
married Sue Tumbull of Elizabeth City county, Va., and died 1875, 
leaving three children, all of whom are living, viz.: Lively Tabb, Bruce 
Tabb and West Tabb. All of the above are the family of John Tabb, 
the first mentioned (who died December 5, 1860), and their descendants. 

Sarah Tahh, bom September 7, 1806, married William Allen, died 
February 8, 1836, leaving two sons, Henry and William Allen. Henry 
has been married twice, and has had issue as follows: Ida, Lucy and 
Harry. Ida is married and has two children; Lucy is dead^ 

ifory Tahh, born June 17, 1804, married John W. West; both dead, 
leaving no issue. 

Hmry Tabb, bom December 2, 1808, married Eliza Cunmngfaam. of 
Norfolk, Va.; both dead, having had issue as follows: 1 Diana Tabb, 
2 Henry, 3 Johnson, 4 Charles, 5 Theodore, 6 • Edward and 7 Sarah. 
Only the first, second, sixth and seventh are living. Diana Tabb, daugh- 
'ter of Henry Tabb and Eliza his wife, married Thomas H. Deans, of 
Portsmouth, Va., who died September 10, 1865, having had seven chil- 
dren, five of whom are living. 

WiUiam Moore Tabb, born March 1, 1811, died during the war in 
Richmond, Va. 

Johnson Tahb, born October 14, 1813, died 1857. 

Augustine Moore Tabb, bom December 7, 1816, married Diana Mary 
Moore, of Elizabeth City county, Va., April, 1840, who died 1844, leaving 
two sons, William Henry and Augustine. The last named died an infant. 
William H. married Alice Peck, of Portsmouth, Va., and died December, 
1896, leaving two children, James Augustine and Eva, both of whom are 
married and have children. Augustine Moore Tabb married his second 
wife, Sarah Louisa Godwin, of Portsmouth, Va., August 4, 1857, and 
have had eight children, four sons and four daughters. Only two of the 
daughters are living, Mary and Diana. The first one married 97 S. Cle- 
burne Brown, September 16, 1889, and they have three daughters. The 
eons are Gteorge Auguetine, Calvin Hill, Frank Dewey and Paul K. Tabb, 
none of whom are married. 

Thomas Tabb, bom July 16, 1820, married Louisa Smith, of Mathews 
county, Va., died September 11, 1886, having had seven children, only 
two of whom are living. Mary Lou married John M. Spindle, who have 
had eight children, five living and three dead. Moss William Tabb, bom 
Mardi 27, 1851, married Rena Barnes, of Portsmouth; they have several 
children. Fannie Tabb married William C. Williams, May 12, 1883; 
both died, leaving four children. 

•Bdwd. Tabb married Aanie Thomas, of Norfolk. June 15, 1871. and had issae, as 
foUows : Bnla, Annie and Harry Bdward Tabb, all lining. BaU married Harry Pear, 
son, of Portsmoath, and they bare two ohlldren— son and daughter. 

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Marriages, Births and Dbaths in Hiohmond Co. 129 

MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN RICHMOND 

COUNTY. 

EXTBACTS FBOM NOBTH "FaXNKAM PARISH REGISTER ElEPT IN THB 

Clerk's Owncm at Warsaw. 

Born, Elizabeth, daughter of Prancis & Sarah Armistead, 
March 28, 1716. 

Bom, John, son of Francis & Sarah Armistead, Feb. 26, 1716. 

Francis Armistead departed this life April 4, 1719. 

Bom, William Burgess, son of Heniy & Winefred Araustead, 
Nov. 1, 1775. 

Bom, William, son of Jofhn & Jane Barber, Jan. 6, 1698. 

Bom, William, son of William and Mary Brockenbrough, Nov. 

10, i687. 

Bom, Elizabeth, diaughter of William and Mary Barber, Jan. 

11, 1685. 

Bom, Charles, son of William and Mary Barber, Jime 19, 
1676. 

Bom, Thomas, son of William and Mary Barber, Jan. 19, 
1678. 

Bom, William^ son of William and Mary Barber, Aug. 7, 1679. 

Bom, Anne, daughter of Thomas & Anne Beale, Aug. 10, 1673. 

Bom, Thomas, son of Thomas & Anne Beale, Jan. 29, 1675. 

Bom, Charles, son of Thomas & Anne Beale, Oct. 20, 1678. 

Bom, Anne, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Beale, Sept. 3, 
1711. 

Bom, Winefred, daughter of Newman & Catherine Brocken- 
brough, March 21, 1723-^4. 

Bom, Winefred, daughter of Newman & Catherine Brocken- 
brough, March 4, 1726. 

John Booth, departed this life June 15, 1722. 

John Booth, Jr., departed this life June 9, 1722. 

Katberine Benger departed this life, Feb. 5, 1723-4. 

Mary Benger departed this life May 6, 1724. 

John Benger departed this life Oct. 31, 1725. 

Charles Barber departed this life Nov. 27, 1726. 

Charles Barber, Jr., departed this life November 24, 1726. 

Betty Beckwith departed this life April 7, 1726. 

Bom, Joyce, daughter of William & Joyce Barber, June 9, 
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Bom, Thomas, eon of Charlee & Prances Barber, Mch 6, 1701. 

Bom, Charles, son of Charleis & Frances Barber, Aug. 11, 1704. 

Bom, Mary, son of Charles & Fitamoes Barber, Dec. 26, 1706. 

Bom, Anne, dau. of Charles & Prances Barber, Aug. 16, 1709. 

Bom, Elizabeth, d'au. of Charles & Pntncee Barber, Maxdh 4, 
1711. 

Bom, William, son of Charles & Frances Bajber, Nov, 17, 
1714. 

Bom, Adam, son of John & Phoebe Booth, October 23, 1711. 

Bom, William, son of John & Phoebe Booth, June 22, 1715. 

Bom, Richard, son of John & Phoebe Booth, March 28, 1720. 

Bom, Katherine, daughter of John & Mary Benger, Oct. 10, 
1723. 

William Brockenbrough departed this life, Jan. 25, 1733. 

Sarah Booth departed this life Jan. 25, 1735. 

Bom, 9arah, daughter of James ft Frances Booth, May 8, 1731. 

Bom, Charles, son of Thomas ft Anne Barber, Oct. 27, 1731. 

Bom, Tarpley, son of Marmaduke & Eliza Beckwith, Oct. 2, 
1718. 

Bom, Jonathim, son of Marmaduke ft Eliza Beckwith, Nov. 
14, 1720. 

Bom, Betty, dau. of Marmaduke ft Eliza Beckwith, Aug. 15, 
1723. 

Bom, Margaret, dau. of Marmaduke & Eliza Beckwith, July 
29, 1725. 

Bom, Mary^ dau. of Marmaduke & Eliza Beckwith, June 12^ 
1727. 

Bom, Bichard, son of Thomas ft Eliza Beale, Dec. 19, 1723. 

Bom, Beuben, son of Thomas & Eliza Beale, Dec. 19, 1725 

Bom, William, son of Samuel & Anne Barber, Aug. 27, 1728. 

Bom, EMza, son of James & Frances Booth, Aug. 31, 1728. 

Bom, Thomas, son of Thomas & Sarah Beale, May 17, 1729. 

Bom, Thomas, son of Thomas & Annfe Barber, Feb. 28, 1729. 

Bom, Samuel, son of Samuel & Anne Biirber, Jan. 16, 1730-^1. 

Married, Thomas Beale & Sarah McCarty, April 27, 1728. 

Married, James Booth & Anne Foster, Nov. 30, 1727. 

Married, Philemon Bird to Mary MacGyar, Feb. 25, 1727-'8. 

Married, William Beale ft (Hamear Hamear?), April 29, 
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Makkiages, Births and Deaths in Eiohmond Co. 131 

Married, Thomas Berber & Anne Nash, J<an. 28, 1729-'30. 

Bom, James, son of James & Frances Booth, June 26, 1734. 

Bom, John & Jane Bates, eon & daughter of Edward & Jane 
Bates, April 15, 1735. 

Bora, Abner, son of Philemon & Mary Bird, July 5, 1735. 

Bora, James, son of James & IVanoes Booth, Feb. 28, 1736. 

Bom, Edward, son of Edward & Jane Bates, June 20, 1737. 

Bom, Damarias, daughter of Philemon & Mary Bird, Nov. 20, 
1737. 

Bora, Joseph, son of James & Prances Booth, Sept. 8, 1740. 

Born, Sarah, dau. of Edward & Jane Bates, May 26, 1741. 
• Newman Brockenbrough departed this life May 15, 1742. 

Bora, John, son of Philemon & Mary Bird, Feb. 4, 1739. 

Bora, Frances, daughter of Edward & Jane Bates, Jan. 24, 
1742. 

Bora, Joanna, daughter of Philemon & Mary Bird, July 21, 
1743. 

Bora, Philemon, son of Philemon & Mary Bird, Dec. 19, 1745. 

Bora, Thomas, son of Edward & Jane Bates, Sept. 12, 1748. 

Damarias Bird departed this life Dec. 15, 1743. 

Philemon Bird departed this life Jan'y 7, 1752. 

Abner, son of Philemon Bird, departed this life March 21, 
1750. 

Bora, Anne Oldham, daughter of John & Sarah Booth, Dec. 
13, 1760. 

Bora, Frances Kenyon, daughter of Charles & Mary Barber, 
Jan. 12, 1768. 

Bora, Frances, daughter of Charles & Mary Barber, Aug. 6, 
1774. 

Bora, Luci, daughter of William & Betty Barber, April 14, 
1780. 

Bora, Thadeus Booth, son of Jobn & Winef red Booth, June 
21, 1783. 

Bora, Charles, son of William & Anne Colston, April 17, 1691. 

Bebecca CoLston departed this life Dec. 29, 1726. 

Charles Colston departed this life Jan. 25, 1726. 

Winefred Colston departed this life Jan. 29, 1726. 

Bora, Balph, son of Balph & Honor Downing, April 15, 1688. 

Bora, James, son of Balph & Honor Downing, Jan. 25, 1690. 

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132 William and Mary College Quarterly. 

Born^ Baleigh, son of William & Million Downman, April 24, 
1680. 

Bom, Wilmotb, daughter of William and Million Downman, 
Dec. 14, 1681. 

Bom, Million, daughter of William & Million Downmian, Nov. 
21, 1683. 

Bom, William, eon of William & Million Downman, Oct. 19, 
1685. 

Bom, Bobert, eon of William & Million Downman, Jan. 2, 
1686. 

Bom, Elizabeth, daughter of William ft Million Downman, 
Jan. 26, 1688. 

Bom, Trayerse, son of William ft Million Downman, Not. 15, 
1696. 

Bom, Traverse, son of William & Million Downman, March 
19, 1700. 

Bom, Robert, son of William & Anne Downing, May 21, 1720. 

Bom, James, son of William ft Anne Downing, July 29, 1722. 

Jabez Downman departed this life, Sept. 26, 1730. 

Traverse Downman departed this life, April 25, 1730. 

Bom, William, son of William & Anne Downman, Feb. 14, 
1724. 

Bora, Francis, son of William ft Ann Downman, March 16, 
1726. 

Bom, Elizabeth, daughter of William ft Ann Downman, Aug. 
20, 1728. 

Bom, Jabez, son of William ft Ann Downman, Sept. 12, 1730. 

Bom, Jean Glasscock, daughter of Thomas & Anne Glasscock, 
July 10, 1673. 

Bom, Mary & Anne, daughters of Gregory & Mary Glasscock, 
Nov. 10, 1673. 

Bom, Mary, daughter of Thomas & Ann Glasscock, Jan. 22, 
1690. 

Bom, Frances, daughter of Thomas & Anne Glasscock, July 
14, 1680. 

Bom, Alexander, son of Alexander ft Sarah Fleming, April 
17, 1696. 

Bom, Sarah, daughter of Alexander & Sarah Fleming, April 
31, 1698. 

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JOUBNAL OF MSETIKOS OF MaSTEBS, ETC. 133 



JOUKNAL OF THE MEETINGS OF THE PRESIDENT 

AND MASTERS OF WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE. 

{Continued from page 22.) 

April 15*^, 1769. 

At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W°* & Mary Col- 
lege. 
Present: 

The Rev* Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Canun, E. Jonea, 
and Mr. Johnson. 

On the 12*^^ Instant, & on Occasion of some riotous Behaviour 
in the Hall after Dinner on the Day preceding this Date^ and of 
a violent Attempt immediately [178] after to break down with 
Brick Bats the new Work bestowed on the boarded Windows of 
the College, Tho'* Byrd was called before a Meeting of the Presi- 
ident and Masters. In the Course of his Examination he con- 
fessed his being a principal Actor with Respect to the Disorder 
committed in the Hall. He apologised for his general Neglect 
of the Schools and his Studies by declaring that he had no Genius 
to be a Scholar, and was incapable of receiving any Improve- 
ment in the College; and when he was put in mind that his 
Father must send him thither for Improvement, & how dis- 
agreeable it must be for a Parent to hear of a Son's disorderly 
Behaviour, he averred that his Father did not expect him to re- 
ceive any Improvement at the College, & that hie Father would 
believe JUm 6onoeming any Complaints of his Conduct, and 
offered to prove his Innocence of Part of the Charge against him 
by swearing before any Magistrate. On being told that the 
President and Masters had Evidences against him in Relation to 
what he denied, he wish'd to know who they were, declared that 
let them be who they would (the President and Masters ex- 
cepted) be would call them to Account, & on being asked what 
he meant by calling them to account, he explained it by saying 
that [179] he would knock them down. Partly by his own Con- 
fession, partly by Circumstances, partly by the Sturdiness of his 
Behaviour, and partly by Evidence, the President & Masters were 
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134 William and Maby College Quarterly. 

above mentioned. Whereupon they resolved to make him aa 
offer of the following Alternatives, either to suffer a Whipping in 
the Grammar School of which he was a Member, or to be ex* 
pellM the College. On the Delivery of the said Sentence to him 
by the President, & before the Masters in Meeting he behaved 
with great Budeness, said that he would never submit to be 
whipped, that if that was the Case, he must walk then, that he 
was unjustly order'd to be punished, that he was a capable Judge, 
& would be the Judge himself when he deserved to be punished; 
told the President that if the Expulsion took Plaoe, he, the Presi- 
dent would be sorry for it; and when he was ask'd the Meaning 
of such Threats, and whether he designed to challenge the Presi- 
dent answered that if he was expelled he should consider the 
President as any other Person. 

On BecoUection and due Consideration of the above Particu- 
lars & of what has followed thereupon, it is thought necessary to 
have this Entry made in our [180] Journal of Proceedings. 
And whereas in the Examination of several Students and Schol- 
ars it appeared that the Youth of this College, some from a false 
Notion of Honour, & others from Fear of being beaten & abused 
by the Delinquents among them, have made a general Determi- 
nation rather to maintain a Falsehood than to utter any Evi- 
dence concerning Facts by which their Companion or Compan- 
ions may be affected; it is therefore resolved, that the Names of 
the Persons who afforded any Evidence concerning what pass'd 
in the CoU^e on the eleventh of this Month be kept an invio- 
lable Secret, in Order to secure the said persons from violence & 
affronts, & agreeable to the promise made them to draw from 
them their testimony. 

On a respectful consideration of the Proposal of the Hon**"» 
William Nelson in behalf of Thomas Byrd, & a debate thereupon 
in Meeting, it is the opinion of this Soci^ that if Tho^ Byrd 
should be readmitted, it would be attended with no benefit to 
himself but a great Injury to the rest of the young Gentlemen. 
And we presume the Hon^** Person above mentioned does not 
desire us to readmit the said Mr. Byrd while this is our opinion. 

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Journal of Meetings of Masters^ etc. 135 

June 19^ 1769. 
At a Meeting of the President and Masters of W*" ft Mary 
College. 
Present, 

The BeV*: Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Camm, E. Jones, 
ft Mr. Johnson. 
Eesol : that John Byrd be removed to the Moral & Mathemati- 
cal Schools. 

Resol : that Eight Hhds. of Tob** : be consign'd to Mr. Samuel 
Athawee. 

Eesol: that Eight Hhds. of Tob**: be consigned to Mr. John 
Norton. 

August 28th, 1769. 
At a meeting of the President & Masters of W"" & Mary Col- 
lege, 
Present, 

The Rev*^: Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Camm, E. Jones, 
& Mr. Johnson. 
This day the College Invoice was examined and passed. 
Eesol : that a boy be appointed to go into the Town on errands 
from the young gentlemen between the hours of eight & twelve 
o'clock in the morning, and at no other time. 

(182) Sep' 2\ 1769. 

At a meeting of the President and Masters of W" & Mary 
College, 
Present, 

The Eev<*: Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Camm, E. Jones, 
& Mr. Johnson. 

M*" President mention'd some things proposed in a visitation 
yesterday, but a copy had not been obtained from the Clerk; it 
was thought proper that this meeting should be adjourned till 
Monday next 12 o'clock. 

Monday, 4th. Sep', 1769. 

Present as before. 

Eesol: unanimously that the College vote for James City 
County be given Eob^ : C. Nicholas & Lewis Burwell, Esq., after 
which the Meeting further adjourned till Wednesday next 9 
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136 William and Maby College Quabterly. 

Weidneeday, 6th Sep'. 1769. 

Present as before. 

The Society being inform'd of many base and dishonest actions 
committed in the College by Robert Robinson, particularly hi« 
stealing 2 p*^ of shoes, 1 p' of stockings, & a penknife from Mr. 
John Page, & sundry other articlee found in his Poeseesion of 
[183] which he could give no satisfactory Acco* (when called 
before them), after maturely inquiring into the several Allega- 
tions against him (part of which he confessed, & part appeared 
by undeniable Evidence) have unanimously reeolv^d to expel the 
said Robert Robinson as a dangerous person and unworthy of 
being a Member of this Society, & we strictly charge and forbid 
all the young gentlemen belonging to College not to entertain or 
associate with the said Robinson within the limito of the College 
under Pain of a severe Punishment. And we further order the 
said Robinson immediately to quit the said College. Resol : tibat 
this meeting be further adjourned to Monday next at half Hour 
after 5 o'clock in the afternoon : 

Monday IV^ Sep% 1769. 

Present as before. 

Ordered, that the Rev* M'' Camm & E. Jones be appointed to 
wait on the Rector with a copy of the Minutes obtained from the 
Clerk of the Visitation, & to desire him to inform the Society 
whether what are mention^ in the said Minutes under the Name 
of Resolves have once pass'd the Visitation, after which the 
Society adjoumM till Wednesday next 12 o'clock. 

Wednesday, IS"* Sep', 1769. 
Present as before, 

Order'd that the Report of M' Camm & M' Jones in Conse- 
quence of the above Order to be kept by the clerk of the Meeting. 

(1^4) Oct' 30^ 1769. 

At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W*» & Mary 
College, 

Present, 

The Rev* M' Horrocks, President, M' Camm, E. Jones & M' 
Johnson. 
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JouKNAL OP Meetings of Mastebs, etc. 137 

M' Emmerson, the usher of the College ought to be continu'd in 
hifi ofifice or not^ after some debate on the aame^ the Society were 
of opinion, that the Service of the College requirM his Continu- 
ance, & therefore he is accordingly continued. 

NoYember 16^ 1769. 

At a Meeting of the President & Maatere of W" & Mary 
College. 
Preseut, 

The Rev^ M' Horrocks, President, M' Camm, B. Jones & M' 
Johnson. 

John Byrd, after calling for a Servant which was at that time 
employ'd by the House keeper in tiie Hall, came into the said 
Hall with a Horsewhip in his hand and taking hold of his Ser- 
vant, with his whip lifted up threatened to whip him if he did not 
immediately go with him, [185] the Housekeeper answered "that 
he should nof ' ; upon which the said Byrd replied, "that if she 
were in the Boy's Place, he would horaewhip her also'' ; to which 
die said, "It was more than he dared to do," she supposing that 
he threatened to horsewhip her. 

Upon the above complaint, the President sent for the said 
Byrd ; when he appeared, he behaved with great rudeness to the 
President, and made use of many oaths and indecent expressions 
which evidently showed a gross contempt of the President, upon 
which the Society made the following resolution: 

Besolved unanimously, that John Byrd, out of regard to his 
genera] better deportment be forgiven the above very ill behavior 
on condition that he ask pardon of the President for the personal 
affront to him, and of the Society, for dieobedience of their 
order and ill treatment of their Servant ; and profess to conduct 
himself with proper respect to the President & Masters for the 
future, & that if hereafter he should in practice contradict such 
professions, he be then immediately expell'd the College as 
totally unfit to be any longer a Member of that Society. 
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138 William and Mary College Quartebly. 

WILL ♦ OF WILLIAM SHERWOOD, OF JAMESTOWN. 

OOMMUNIOATED BT THOMAS TONOE, ESQ., OF RICHMOIVD, VA. 

Abstract op Certified Copy, and Extracts from Same. 

Desires that his body 'T)e buried at the east end of the Church 
at James City without the walls*^ — «nd — ^**that my good friend 
JeflErey Jeffreys, of London, Esq*" Do send a gravestone to be laid 
upon my grave with this Inscription, here Lies William Sher- 
wood that was bom in the parrish of White Cbappell, near Ijon- 
don, a great sinner waiting for a Joyf ull BeBrurrecti<m." 

Item. — Bequeaths to such of the poor of the parish of 'TVhite 
Chappell as Jeffrey Jeffreys, Esq^ with Perry Monehan and 
Mathew Bateman and Josiah Bapforth, of the parri^ aforesaid, 
or cmy two of them, ahaU see fitt." 

Item. — Bequeaths 10 pounds sterling to the poor of the paridi 
of James City, to be disposed of by "my loving wife Rachel 1 f 
and my good friends Wm. Edwards and Capt. George Marrable 
or any two of them." 

Item. — Bequeaths 50 pounds sterling to Ella(?) daughter of 
John Jarratt, to be held in trust by Micajah Perry until she 
«(bould attain the age of 16 years. If the l^atee should die or 
m^arry before the age of 16, the legacy to pass to Joannah, wife 
of John Jariett. 

Item. — ^Legacy of 50 pounds sterling to the children of Wil- 
liam Myer and Ella, his wife. — Micajah Perry, trustee. 

Item. — ^Legacy of 25 pounds sterling to Mary Jarrett, sister of 
John, payable two years after decease of testator. 

Item. — ^Bequeaths "saddle mare with my best saddle bridle 
pistoll and holster" to Henry, son of Captain Henry Jenkins. 

Item. — Bequeaths his divinity books to his wife 'Ttachell," who 
is to give such as she may elect to Mr. Joseph Pettitt; also be- 
queaths his ^^bistory books" to Johannah, wife of John Jarrett, 
and directs an equal division of his law books between Wm. Ed- 
wards and Dionisius Wright. 

* The copy of the will, made and certified by C. C. Thacker, C. C, 
is one of the papers of the Ambler MSS. collection in the library of Con- 
gress, Washington, D. C. 

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Will op Willl/lm Shebwood, op Jamestown. 139 

Item. — Bequeaths 40 shillings to Sir Edmond Andlros to buy 
a ring, same amount to Hugh Davis and Oapt. Arthur Squier 
(Spieer?) for same purpose^ and 10 pounds sterling to his wife 
to buy mourning rings for such persons as she should elect. 

Item. — ^Bequeaths to William Edwards the land lying between 
Sherwood's garden and Edwards* lend, the legacy not to take 
effect until hie wife's decease. 

Item. — Frees his Indian woman Dorothy Jubile( ?) and leaves 
her 50 shillings sterling. 

Item. — Bequeaths to Capt. Henry Jenkins certain merchan- 
dise bought of Capt. FoUett. 

Item. — ^Directs Jeffrey Jeffreys to give Mary Antitobu8( ?) 10 
pounds sterling when she becomes free, and provides that if his 
wife Bachel should die before Mary is free, or should not wish 
to keep her until then, Wm. Edwards' wife to keep her. 

Item. — ^Leaves all his personal estate to his wife, at her death 
to go to Jeffrey Jeffreys, but if she should not be satisfied with 
above bequest, to receive one-third of his personal estate, and 150 
pounds sterling out of the other two-thirds, the remainder of the 
two-thirds to go to Jeffrey Jeffreys. If his wife should be satis- 
fied with a life initerest, to have 150 pounds sterling to dispose 
of at her death. Appoints *TV^m. Edwards, Capt. George Marra- 
ble and Dionisius Wright" to make an inventory. 

Item. — Leaves his wife '^Eachell" a life interest in all realty 
and houses, the title in fee to pass to Jeffrey Jeffreys ait her de- 
cease. Appoints his wife sole executrix, but in event of her re- 
fusing to act, Wm. Edwards, Capt. George Marrable and Dioni- 
sius Wright to be executors. 

Item. — ^Leaves such part of his wearing apparel to J^ohn Jar- 
rett as testator's wife may select, the remainder to ? Be- 
queaths a silver spoon to each of his god-children. 

Witnesses. — ^Wm. Aylett, James Jes8ell(?), Geo. Witham, 
Cope Doyley. 

James Citty, Feb. 7, 1697. 

Will proved by the oaths of all the attestors. Attested by 
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140 William and Mary College Quarterly. 



WILL OF ANN TEMPLE. 

OOMMUinOATED BT MISS LUCT ULLT TBMFLE. 

In the name of (Jod, Amen. I, Ann Temple, of King William 
county, do make, constitute and ordain this my last will and 
testament, yiz. : I give my granddaughter Mary Gwaltney fifty 
pounds specie to be paid her on the day of marriage or when she 
arrives to lawf ull age, but in case she should die before either 
of those periods, I direct this legacy to be equally divided be- 
tween my three daughters Sarah, Mary and Pattie. Item, I give 
to my granddaughter, Ann Tompkins my n^roe boy Platoe, to 
her and her heirs forever. Item, I give to my granddaughter 
Ann Bell my negroe wench Alice, to her and her heirs forever. 
Item, I give to my granddaughter Ann Elliott, daughter of Mary 
Elliott, my negroe girl Betty, to her and her heirs forever; I 
give to my daughter Pattie Elliott my negroes Juno, Luvina, Joe 
& Patience, to her & her heirs, provided she pay to my grand- 
daughter Mary Gwaltney fifty pounds specie upon her marriagfe 
or arrival at lawful age. I also give my aforesaid daughter Patty 
Elliott my copper still & worm, to her & her heirs forever. Item, 
I give the rest of my estate of every nature & quality to my 
following grandchildren, to be equally divided, viz.: my son 
William's daughter Ann, my son Joseph's daughter Ann, my 
son Listen's daughter Mary, my son Benjamin's* son Robert, 
and my son Sam*** daughter Ann, to them & their heirs forever, 
& lastly I appoint my sons Joseph, Benj* & Samuel ex" of this 
my last will & Testament. Given under my hand & Seal this 
11"*, Dec', 1781. Ann Temple. 

Acknowledged in Presents of W" Gwaltney, Sam* Temple. 

* This wm, Col. Benjamin T^nple, married Molly Brooke Bayloi\^ 
daughter of Dr. Robert Baylor. Their son, Robert, married Elizabeth 
Skyren, daughter of Rev. Henry Skyren. Their son, Benjamin, married 
Lucy Lilly Robinson, daughter of WiUiam Robinson and Elizabeth Lilly, 
daughter of Thomas Lilly. William Robinson was son of John Robinson 
and Miss Yates, and grandson of Col. Ohrist<^her Robinson, of ''Hevric^*' 
Middlesex oounty. 



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Virginia's Contribution to the Confederacy. 141 

VIBGINIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONFEDERACY. 
Hie foUawing documento are found in the Virginia State Library. 
As the wadr continued eighteen montha longer, the contribution of Vir- 
ginia was much in excess of the figures given by Governor Letcher. The 
total number of troops up to October, 1863, was about 133,000 men. 

Exboutivb Dbpabtmbnt, 
Richmond^ Va., October 7, 1863. 
Oentlemen of the House of Delegates. 

In response ix) tbe Resolution adopted by the House of Dele- 
gates^ I have the honor to transmit the accompanying report from 
Adjutant-General Cooper, of the Confederate Goverament, and 
General Dimmock, of tbe Ordnance Department of Virginia. 

1 have only to add that upwards of thirty thousand conscripts 
have passed through the camp of instruction in charge of Col. 
Shielda Respectfully, John Lbtcheb. 

[Endorsed] Governor's Message, stating number of men and 
arms furnished C. States during presenit war, Oct. 8, 1863. 

Statement of the number of troops fumi^ed the Confederate 
States by the State of Virginia as taken from tbe first rolls on 
file in the Adjutant and Inspector-Gemeral's OflBce. 

64 Reg'ts Infantry, 52,496 

20 Reg'ts Cavalry, 14,175 

2 Reg'ts ArtiDery, 1,779 

28 Battalions, Cavalry, Infantry & Artillery, 11,717 

9 Battalions Artillery, Army No. Va., 4.500 

214 Unattached Cos. Artillery, Infantry & Cavalry, . . , 18,248 

Total number of men, 102,915 

Of tbe sixty-four Infantry Regiments, only sixty-one have rolls 
on file in this office, and only nineteen Cavalry Regiments. The 
rolls are very defective in all arms of the service. The above 
statement does not embrace the recruits or conscripts furnished 
by the State of Virginia, of which we have no returns. 

S. Cooper, At. and I. Oen. 
To Col. S. B. French, A. D. C, &c. 

Headquabtebs Va. Ord. Department^ 
RiOHMOND, October 6, 1863. 
Wm. H. Richardson, Adjt. Oen. 
General : I have the honor to report in answer to a call from 



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142 William Aum Mabt College Quabterly. 

the Legislature, through the Governor of the Oommonwealth, as 
follows: 

Arms issued between Oct. 1, 1859 and Oct. 1, 1863. 

Common pieces, 399 

Muskets, 103,840 

Rifles, 6,428 

Carbines, 795 

Mueketoone, 446 

Pistok, 4,438 

Sabres, 7,863 

Remaining in band in the Virginia Armory, on the 1st of Oct., 
1863. 

Brass 6-pounder cannon (mounted), 5 

Brass, 12-pounder Howitzers (not mounted), 1 

Brass, mounted, mountain Howitzers, 3 

Iron, 12-poundier Cannon (mounted), 8 

Iron, 6-pounder Cannon (mounted), 26 

Iron, 4-pounder Cannon (mounted), 13 

Iron, 6-pounder Cannon (without Limbers), 5 

Iron, 4-pounder Rifle Cannon (without Limbers), 1 

Iron, 6-pounder Cannon (not mounted), 12 

Iron, 4-pounder Rifle Caimon (not mounted), 4 

Williams Guns, 10 

Caissoos, 6-pounder, . . . , 6 

Muskets, alt perc : (in good order), 1,735 

Muskets, Springfield, 300 

Read's Riflee (Cavalry), 400 

Rifles, 220 

Riflee (Austrian), 200 

Rifles (Miss.), 20 

Carbines (Cavalry), 103 

Sabres (Cavalry), 225 

Muskets (being repaired), 4,000 

Muskets (without bayonets), 1,100 

I have the honor to be, 

Very respectfully, Ch^s Dimmogk. 

Bvt Brig. Oen., Chief of Ord, of Virginia, 

[Endorsed] Charles Dimmock, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Ord- 
nance, Report of arme issued and now in hand. 



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Gbnealooical Notes. 143 

YOBK COUNTY COURTHOUSE. 
Virginia, 

In the County Court of the County of York, May term, 1868 : 
Ordered that the Clerk of the County Court make applica- 
tion to the proper authorities for the wooden unoccupied tene- 
ment erected in 1864, and formeily used as Military barracks, 
for a Court House for this county, to replace the county Court- 
House which with the Becord office. Jail, &c., while being used 
as Ordnance Storehouee by the United States forces, were de- 
stroyed by an explosion on the night df the 16th December, 1863. 

A Copy— Teste; July 28, 1904. 



GENEALOGICAL NOTES. 



Hall.— Benjamin Waller (born October 1, 1716, died May 1, 1786) 
married January 2, 1746, Martha Hall, born July 2, 1728. Among their 
children wa« a son named Robert Hall Waller, born January 7, 1764. 
He married Nancy Ganun, daughter of Rev. John Camm, President of 
William and Mary College. At Mattoax, near Petersburg, is the tomb- 
stone of one Martha Hall, who died in 1784, aged 36. There is a tradi- 
tion that the father of Martha Waller was Robert Hall, of Barbadoes. 
Robert Hall, probably the father of Martha Waller, was living in Prince 
(j^eorge county in 1726, when Edward Wyatt made him his executor in 
his will. In Thomas Addis Emmett's Tucker of Bermuda, Bradstreet 
Prees, New York, Mary Tucker, sister of Elisabeth, who married Daniel 
Tucker, married a Hall, first name not given. The dates would allow 
her to be the mother of Martha Waller. 

SouTHALL. — ^nie first of the Southall family in Virginia appears to 
be Daeey Southall, of James City county. He probably married the 
daughter of James Barrett, of Barrett's Ferry, and in the will of 
Stephen Southall, who died in Amelia county in 1748, there is mention 
of three of his sons and one daughter : ( 1 ) Stephen, who died in Amelia 
county, without issue, in 1748; (2) Philip, (3) James Barrett, under 
age in 1748; (4) Ann, married Robert Grant. James Barrett Southall 
resided in Williamsburg. He is said to have married Frances Jones, of 
Warwick county. See pedigree in the Richmond Standard October 9, 
1880. In July 2, 1761, James Southall qualified in Warwick county on 
the estate of Mary Jones, deced. (Warwick County Order Book.) 

Wabwiok Countt Obdeb BooK.~Tignal Jones appointed sheriff and 
took the oaths Aug. 6, 1761. John Jones, gent., and Constance his wife 
V8, lliomas Tabb ft Mary hie wife, and Diana Wythe, an infant under the 
age of 21 years by Harwood Jones, her guardian, and Rebecca Wythe, 
an infant under 21 by John Jones, her guardian, May 6, 1756. Thomas 
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144 William and Maky College Quabtbely. 

Wythe produced for record by Thomas Tabb, one of the executors, Aug. 
7, 1765, Harwood Jonee, gent., produced his account against Tignal 
Jonee, orphan of Matthew Jones, 1761. At a court for Warwick county, 
February 6, 1755: Elizabeth Roscow, an infant, by Robert Carter 
Nicholas w. James Roscow, Wilson Roscow, Mary Rosoow, Martha Ros- 
cow and Lucy Baesett Roscow. Deposition dated April 1, 1754, of Henry 
Wythe, aged fifty-three, that about the year 1751, Col. William Rosoow 
said that he wanted to give a negro to his daughter Elizabeth. Harwood 
Jones appointed Captain of the oldest company of militia in this county. 

QUEBIES BT MbS. MaBT SeLDBN KENNEDY. 

Have you any record of the early Lanes who settled in Virginia? 1. 1 
want the ancestry of Joseph Lane, of Westmoreland. His wife was Mary 
Newton. Was she the daughter of Willoughby and Sarah Eskridge 
Newton? William Lane, father of this Joseph, married Martha Carr. 
Can you give her descent? Family traditions say that she was a lister 
of Jefferson's wife. 2. In William and Maby Quabteblt, Hannah Ash- 
ton is given as jsecond wife of George Eskridge. Family record gives her 
first name as Elizabeth; last name not known. She left a will and 
mentioned Elizabeth, who seemed to be her only child. CaA you 
throw any light upon this also? Can you give name of father and 
mother of Hannah (Ashton) Edcridg*"? My account of the Ashtons 
has no Hannah. Katharine Eskridge, daughter of George Eskridge 
and one of his wives, married, first, William Jett; secondly, John 
Lane. This John had brothers, William Lane and James Hardidge 
Lane. Who was their father? Who did Willoughby Newton Lane, 
grandson of James Hardidge Lane, marry? I think William, one of 
these brothers, married Miss Carr. — Mrs, Mary Selden Kennedy, ''Cos- 
siHa," near Warrenton, Va. 



BOOK NOTICES. 



The Foeman Genealogy: Descendants of Robert Forman, of Kent Co., 
Maryland, who died in 1719-'20. Compiled principally by Miss Annie 
Spottswood Dandridge for Mrs. E. P. Dismukes, of Columbus, Ga. 
Published by the Forman-Baseett-Hatch Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 
This book is carefully arranged, and contains much valuable matter. 
As a book of genealogy it is one of the best of its kind. 
Annals or Henbioo Pabish, Diocese of Virginia, and especially of St. 
John's Church. Edited and compiled by J. Staunton Moore, of Rich- 
mond, Va. 

We have not the space to tell all the good things which are in this 
book. Henrico Parish was the parish in which Pocahontas lived after 
her marriage to John Rolfe. It was in old St John's Churdi that 
Patrick Henry made his famous speech in favor of arming the colony. 
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William and Mary Collegfe 

Quarterly Historical Magazine. 

Vol. XIII. JANUARY, 1905. No. 8. 



C30NTENTS* 

Paom. 

1. Will of John Washington, 145-148 

2. JorUNAL OF THE MEETINGS OF THE PBESIDENTS AND MAS- 

TERS OK PROFKSSOBS OF WILLIAM AND MARt COLLEGE, . . 148-157 

3. Diary of Col. Landon Carter, 157-105 

4. Mercer I^nd Book, 165-108 

5. Tabb Family, 168-175 

0. Records of the W^aller Family, 175-177 

7. The Wallace Family, 177-182 

8. Marriages, Births and Deaths in Richmond County, . . 182-192 

9. President John Bradshaw*s Epitaph, 192-194 

10. Three Notable Indian Battles, 194 

11. Waynf^doro, Virginia, 195 

12. MAS8IE Family, 196-203 

13. Lynch Law, 203-205 

14. Extracts from Virginia Gazette, 205-206 

15. In Hard Straits, 206 

16. Negro and Horse Stealers, 206-208 

17. Notes and Queries, 208-209 

18. Book Reviews, 209-212 



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Vol. Xm. JANUARY, 1905. No. 8. 



^ WILL OF JOHN WASHINGTON. 

Communicatee. 

We give a copy of the will of John Washington, the brother 
of Lawrence and son of the emigrant John, recently copied 
from the State Department, Washington, D. C. Naturally, fre- 
quent mention has been made of the will of Lawrence, being 
General Washington's direct line, but verx^ little mention has 
been made of wills of the line of John, his brother. This will 
of John is most interesting, and forms, with the wills of Henry 
and the Bailys, the perfect link of wills back to the emigrant, 
John, of this branch of the family, whose -several members have 
achieved great distinction in our country's history.* All claimed 
Virginia as their native State. Col. William Washington, while 
closely identified with South Carolina, his adopted State, where 
many of his great battles were fought, was born in Stafford 
county, Va. Early in life he entered our country's service and 
became renowned as "the great cavalry leader of the Eevolu- 
tion." He it was who personally engaged the proud TarMon, 
and whoee triumphant little flag was known as "Tarleton's Ter- 
ror." A portrait of Colonel Washington has recently been pre- 
sented to the Mount Vernon Association by three of his great 
nieces and three great-grandnieoes, and hangs in the banquet 
hall of that historic home; beneath the portrait a copy of his 
famous flag. His father was Baily, who married Catharine 
Stbrke, pronounced Stark; his grandfather was Henry; his 
great-grandfather John. Col. John M. Washington, his nephew, 
also of this line, made a moert brilliant record for his countary^s 
history in our war with Mexico. His pPMnature death, on 
board the ill-fated Sa^^ Francisco, was most deeply moumed 

• See Hayden, Virginia Gmwdogieg, 517-522 for will of Henry Wash- 
in|»toii, and Washington pedigree. 



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146 William and Mart College Quarterly. 

throughout our country. Virginia had no brighter stars in all 
her history than these two distinguished Washingtons, and while 
no monument has been erected to their memory, their deeds of 
valor in our oountry^s service will forever live in the hearts of 
their oountr3rmen who read from history of their modest worth. 
Dr. Baily Washington was a brother of Col. John M. Washing- 
ton, and was given a medal by Congress for meritorious conduct 
during the engagement between the Enterprise and Boxer in 
the war of 1812. He was at the time of Ms death the oldest 
surgeon in our nayy. 

Thus have three Washingtons of this line served with distinc- 
tion in three wars of our country's history. 

Will op John Washington. 

In the Name of God Amen, this 22<i day of January, in the year of 
our Lord 1697-8 & in the ninth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord 
King William, I, John Washington, of Was .ington peh, in the County of 
Westmld., and being sick and weak of body, but of perfect mind and 
memory, thanks be given to Crod therefor, calling into mind the mor- 
tality of my body, and knowing it is appoynted for all (mutilated) ce 
to dye, doe make & ordain (mutilated) my last will and testament in 
manner and form following, that is (mutilated) First and principally, 
I give my soul unto ye hands of God who gave it me, & for my body I 
commend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian and decent nianner 
in ye burying place on ye plan (mutilated) where I now live, by my 
father, mother and brothers, never doubting but at the general resurrec- 
tion I shall receive ye same again by the mighty power of Gk)d, and as 
touching su (mutilated) it hath pleased God to bless me with (muti- 
lated) this life, I give, devise, bequeath and dispose ye same in man 
(mutilated) form following. First, I give and bequeath unto my well 
beloved (mutilated) Ann Washington the plantacon I now dwell on at 
Appomattox during her natural life. Item, I give and bequeath to my 
eldest son Law. Washington that tract of land which I bought of Mr. 
Francis Dade, oonunonly called Bamete Quater, it lyes on upper Macho- 
tickes, in Stafford County, I give it to my sd. son and his heirs forever. 
Item, I give to my son, John Washington, that tract of land which I now 
live on after the decease of my sd. wife to him and his heirs forever, but 
if it please God that my sd. son John should die before my said wife, 
then I give the said tract to my son Lawrence Washington, to him and 
his heirs forever, and if both my sons John and Lawr should die before 
my sd. wife, or without issue of their bodies lawfully begotten, then I 
give it to my son Nathaniel, to him and his heirs forever, and if my 
three sons Law, John and Nathl. should die before my said wife, or 
without issue lawfully begotten of their bodies, then I give the sd. tract 
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please God that all my four sons should die before my sd. wife, or with- 
out issue of their bodies lawfully begotten, then I give to the next heir 
at law, to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give to my son John Wash- 
ington that tract of land lying on Pope's Creek wch John Uewelling now 
lives on, to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give to my son, Nathl. 
Washington, that tract of land which lies at ye head of Appomattox 
Oreek, which Anthony Rawlins, Joseph Smith and John Betts now lives 
on, to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give to my son, Henry Wash- 
ington, that tract of land which was between me and Robert Richards, 
John Whitcraft lives now on part of it, which is in Stafford County, on 
the dam site, where the head of Machotic makes, I give it to my sd. son 
and his heirs forever. Item, It is my will that if my son Law. should 
die without issue of his body lawfully begotten, or before he arrives to 
the age of twenty-one years, that then my son John Washington have 
the tract of land which I bought of Mr. Francis Dade, called Barnetts 
Quater, to him and his heirs forever. Item, It is my will that if my son 
John Washington should die before he come to the age of twenty-one 
years, or without issue of his body lawfully begotten, that then I give 
to my son Law. the tract of land that I now live on after my wife's 
decease, to him, to his heirs forever, and I give that tract of land on 
Pope's Creek that John Llewelling lives on to my son Nathaniel Wash- 
ington, to him and his heirs forever. Item, It is my will that if my son 
Nathl. Washington should die without issue of his body lawfully be- 
gotten, or before he arrives to the age of twenty-one years, tnat then I 
give to my son Jno. Washington that tract of land at the head of Appo- 
mattox Creek which Anthony Rawlins and Jos: Smith and John Betts 
lives on, to him and his heirs forever. Item, It is my will that if any 
three of my aforesaid sons should die without issue of their bodies law- 
fully begotten, or before they arrive to the age of twenty-one years, that 
then all the aforementioned land I give to that son who is living, and if 
it please God that they should all die without issue of their bodies law- 
fully begotten, or before they arrive to the age of twenty-one years, or 
if I have no more issue, that then I give to my wife those two tracts of 
land that lyes in Stafford Coimty, to her and her heirs forever, the three 
other tracts to be divided between what children it may please Gk>d to 
send my brother; if he have but one I give it to him or her; if more, 
the eldest son to have his choice of the tracts, the next eldest his next 
choice if two sons, if it be a daughter that she have her choice after her 
brother, them and their heirs forever. Item, It is my will that all my 
psoni estate in generall be equally divided into five parts, and that my 
wife have her first choice, and my son Lawrence the next, my son John 
the next, my son Nathl. the next, and my son Henry the other. Item, It 
is my will that if (it) please God any of my sons should die without 
issue of their bodies lawfully begotten, or before they arrive to the age 
of twenty-one years, that then his part of the psonall estate be divided 
between my wife and the other three sons living, and if it please God that 
three of my sons should die without issue of their bodies lawfully be- 
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148 William and Mary College Quarterly. 

psonall estate be equally divided between my wife and that son that is 
living, and if (it) please €rod that if all my sd. sons should die without 
issue of their bodies lawfully begotten before they arrive at the age of 
twenty-one years, that then my prsonall estate be divided equally be- 
tween my wife Ann Washington and my brother's children. Item, it is 
my will that my brother (some words appear to be left out) and tuition 
of my son Law' Washington, and that my sd. brother have the keeping 
of my sd. son's estate, &c., of this my last (will) and testamt, and I 
make and ordain my well beloved brother, Capt. lAwrence Washington, 
and my beloved wife, Ann Washington, my full and whole exc and 
executrix, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and annul all and 
every other former testamt, wills, legacies, bequests and Exs. by me in 
anywise before this time named, willed and bequested, ratifying and con- 
firming this and none other to be my last will testamt. 

Item it is also my will that Mrs. Elizabeth Hardid (mutilated) have 
my watch that was given to me by Captain Wm. Hardidg's will. Item, 
it is my will that my beloved God son John Du^lstone have a gold 
signet which was given me by his father on his death bed. Item, it is 
my will that mv beloved brother. Captain Law« Washington have my 
i^earing rings. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day 
and year as aforesaid. John Washington. {8eal.) 

Signed, sealed, published, 
pronounced and declared 
by the sd. John Washington 
as his last will and testament 
in the presence of 

John Scott, A. Webster, Thos. Howes, Peter Hyatt. 
At a Court for Westmd County the 23rd day of flfebry, 1697 
The above will was duly proved and probat thereof granted the 
Execrs. therein named and ordered to be recorded. 

Recordat: 5 May, 1697. 
pr. J. A. Westcomb Cle Com. 
Pr Cur Recordat 5 May, 1697. 



JOURNAL OP THE MEETINGS OF THE PRESIDENT 
AND MASTERS OF WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE. 

{Continued from page 137.) 

(186) November 27'^ 1769. 

A4 a Meeting of the Presideut & Masters of W" & Mary 
College^ 
ProseRty 

The Rev* M' Hbrrocks, President, M' Caram, M' Johnson 
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Besol: that the following advertisement be inserted in the 
Gazette, 

Viz*: 
Whereas, it has appeared to us the President & Masters of 
W™ & Mary College very necessary in order to have the Statutes 
of the said College carried into due Execution, that the Students 
& Scholars should have their Residence here during Term-time 
as prescribed by the Statute for this Purpose; we have resolved, 
that for the future those Terms, as far as in us lies, be exactly 
observed & complied with, and have therefore directed the same 
to be made public. We nM>Bt earnestly recommend to Parents and 
Guardians, and request of them, to take particular care in the 
above respect; strictly to in join the young Gentlemen to be 
present at the Commencement of each Term, and to provide 
them with the certain means of being so, and not to give them 
their Permission to retire, much less to send for them home 
again, before each Term's Expiration. [187.] The Statute 
providing for Term-time rune thus, 'Tliet there be Three Terms 
for opening the Grammar and the Indian School. Let Hilary 
Term begin the first Monday after Epiphany, and end. on Satur- 
day before Palm-Sunday. Let Easter Term begin on Monday 
after the first Sunday after Easter; and let it end in the Eve 
of the Sunday before Whit Sunday. Let Trinity Term begin on 
Monday after Trinity Sunday; and end on the Sixteenth Day 
of December. Let the other schools observe the same Terms, 
except only that to the Philosophy and Divinity Schools we 
grant Vacation from St. James's Day to St. Luke's." 

January 23^ 1770. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W™ & Mary 
College, 
Present, 

The Rev** M' Horrocks, President, M*" Camm, M*" Jones & 
M*" Johnson. 
Resol ; that Mess" Edmund Randolph, W" Leigh, Tbo" Hughes 
& Dolphin Drew be removed to the Philosophy-Schools. 
Resol : that M' Christ*" Todd be admitted a student. 
Resol : that any young Gentlemen offering himself for admis- 
sion and undergoing a proper Examination before the President 
& one of the Masters, and by them recommended to the rest of 
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(188) March 27^^. 17?0. 

At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W° & Mary 
College, 
President, 

The Bev*" M' James Horrocks, President, M' Canim, M^ 

Jones, M' Johnson & M'' Dixon. 

Eesol : that a Eepresentation of our Objections & Sentiments 

respecting the two Statutes deliberated upon in the visitation the 

26"* Instant be prepared against the next Meeting of the Visitors. 

Reeol: that the Eev* Mess" Camm & Dixon be appointed to 

make a Eeport relative to the above. 

April d'\ 1770. 

At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W™ & Mary 
College, 
Present, 

The Eev* M' Horrocks, President, M' Camm, M"" Jones, M*" 
Johnson & M*" Dixon. 

Eesol : that the President be entitled to receive the same allow- 
ance for his Eeading in Chapel, that is made to the Professors 
for theirs. 

Eesol : that the Sum of £25 be allowed M' John Blair, Jun** 
for his extraordinary Services, particularly in settling [189} 
& adjusting the Accounts of the Duty on Skins & Furs from the 
upper District on James Eiver. 

Eesol : that the sum of £5 be annually allowed to M' Nicholson 
while he overlooks the Cutting & Carting of the College wood. 

May 2S 1770. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W"* & Mary 
College, 
Present, 

The Eev: M' Horrocks, President, M' Jones, M' Johnson, 
M' Dixon, M' Gwatkin & M' Henley. 
Eesol : that the Bursar be directed to pay unto the Eev** M' 
Tho* Gwatkin the sum of £20 Sterling, the usual allowance made 
to the several Professors for defraying the expenses of their pas- 
sage. 

Eesol : that M' President be desir'* to write to Mess" Hanbury 
to charge the College with the Money advanced to the Eev* M' 
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over by the Chancellor^B Eeoommendation as a Professor the 
ffum of £20 Sterling on the College Ace*. 

At a meeting of the President & Masters of W° & Mary Col- 
lie. Present: The Eev^ Mr. Horrocks President; Mr. Camm, 
Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Qwatkin, & Mr. Henley. 

We the President and Masters or Professors of the College 
of William & Mary, beg leave humbly to represent, in the 
Statute "For the better Provision and greater Encouragement 
of those" Students who may be Candidates for the different 
Degrees, and "intend to prosecute a regul€tr and compleat 
Course of liberal Education &c." We are apprehensive that the 
Clause "But let such as may be deprived have a right to appeal 
to the Visitors, and in that Instance let them have the final 
Controul," may in some Cases render abortive the noble and 
generous Design and be subversive of the good Ends proposed 
by this Statute. It is supposM- by leaving the Choice of the 
Candidates in the President and Masters, that we are the best 
Judges of their Merit, and that we are entirely disinterested, 
and can neither lose nor gain ; the Good of the Young Gentle- 
men, and the Credit of the College being the Objects of our 
Wishes, there is the greatest Probability (191) of our being 
impartial. With whom then can the Sanction of Rewards and 
Punishments be more properly lodged, than with those who 
are the best Judges, and against whose Impartiality there lies 
no Objection thro' Temptation to Self-interest? In the Judge- 
ment which we are to form of the Merit of the Candidates, their 
Morals and good Behaviour are without doubt to be oonsider'd 
as well as their Proficiency in their Studies. The Power of 
Election therefore is likely to have great Influence over the 
Students, as a Motive to induce them to use their best En- 
deavours to render their whole Conduct acceptable and approved 
by the President and Masters, before Election, and surely there 
ought to be some Motive to induce them likewise to persevere 
in the same good Conduct afterwards;, and what better, what 
more natural one can there be than the Danger of being de- 
prived of those Emoluments which were the Eeward of their 
good Behaviour, as a Punishment for Non-perseverance in, and 
Alteration of such Behaviour? But this powerful Motive will 
lose much of its Force if the Power of Deprivation & final Con- 
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of Independence may be affected and obtain'd over the Presi- 
dent & Masters, and it is not improbable (192) that to eome 
Tempers it might be an Invitation to enter into a Contest with 
ns to try whether they have not a more powerful Influence with 
the Visitors than the President & Masters have; who having 
no Interest in the Matter would not chuse to involve themselves 
in 80 disagreeable a Contention. Let us suppose a Case should 
happen wherein a Student deprived by the President & Masters 
should be reinstated by the Visitors, what would be the natural 
Consequence ? would not such a one in Triumph brave the So- 
ciety to their Faces? would not their Authority & Grovemment 
be at an End ? And besides the Banger to others from the Force 
of Example, would there be in those Circumstances that recip- 
rocal Eegard which ought to subsist between a Pupil and a 
Tutor? By this Clause the Visitors seem to be apprehensive 
of too great Severity in depriving Students of their Emoluments 
after Election; but there can be no great Reason for this Ap- 
prehension, as thereby the Electors must destroy their own Work, 
which they would rather be inclin'd to support, and would cast 
a Reflection on their former Judgment by reversing it. Besides 
if Experience should shew, that, by Abuse of thie Power any 
bad Purpose had been effected, the Visitors (192) have it in 
their Power to put an immediate Stop to it by altering the 
Statute, or repealing it at once. 

We hope that as the Visitors and we have the Good & Pros- 
perity of the College equally at Heart, they will not disapprove 
of this humble Representation, but give it a candid & attentive 
Consideration. 

With respect to the Proposal of the Visitors and Governors 
for ^Tietting all such Youth, whether resident in, or out of the 
College who have acquir'd a competent Knowledge of common 
or vulgar Arithmetic, & whose Parents or Guardians may desire 
it, be received into the Mathematical School"; The President 
& Masters or Professors beg Leave to represent. That the Col- 
lege is not design'd to be the sole Place of Resort for Education 
in the Colony; but the best I^lace for training up Youth, who 
are intended to be qualified for any of the three learned Pro- 
fessions, or to become Gentlemen, and acoomplish'd Citizens in 
a regular Course of Study. 

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hitherto approved of in the most famous Universities as well 
as in the Statutes of William and Mary College, coneists in 

(193) the Pursuit, first, of Classical Knowledge; 2^^^ of Philoso- 
phy natural & moral ; & lastly of such Sciences as are to become 
the Business of the Students during the Remainder of their 
lives. 

That the above Method cannot be departed from, or occasion- 
ally altered even for the Sake of extraordinary Geniuses, who 
are able to shine in a learned Profession without the Founda- 
tion of Classical Learning; n^uch lees can it be accomodated 
to the Views of those who aim at no more than a Skill in Vulgar 
Arithmetic & eome practical Branch of the Mathematicks to 
qualify them for an inferiour OflBce in Life; without doing 
abundantly more Injury than Benefit to the Publick. 

That, if the proposed Statute take Place, the important 
Statute which empowers the President & Professors to judge 
of the Proficiency of the Boys in the Qrammar-School before 
they grant them Leave to remove into the Philosophy Schools, 
as well as many other useful Statutes and Regulations, will be 
in a great Measure, if not altogether superseded: and the Stu- 
dents of the College will at best consist of Regulars & Irregulars 

(194) of real and nominal Academicks, of serious Votaries of 
Science ascending to her Shrine by a natural Gradation, and 
idle Danglers about the Purlieus of a College. Which in our 
Apprehension will make a mixture very improper, & very dan- 
gerous to the more promising & valuable Part of such an Hete- 
rogeneous Society. 

That, if what we have been arguing against be allow'd. Num- 
bers of the Children, who might otherwise in Process of Time 
have turned out true Scholars, and Men of extensive Know- 
ledge, will prevail with their Parents or Guardians to let them 
quit thoir Classical Reading & Exerci^s very early for the Sake 
of making a premature & superficial Progress in the Mathe- 
matics ; and a contagious Humour will spread of neglecting the 
Toundations of Improvement in Knowledge under Pretence of 
separating the useful from the ornamental, and studying only 
the former. Which will be a sure Way to keep Learning from 
gaining Ground in the Colony, and ought therefore to be dreaded 
& discountenanced in the College, Parents & Guardians must 
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154 William and Mary College Quarterly. 

under their Care to the College or not, But the(y) can not be- 
come the Conductors of Education in a College without throwing 
it into Confusion. 

That the Number of those whom we call Irregulars from our 
Unwillingness to use a more adequate Term, may soon grow 
great enough to employ the whole Time of the Professor of 
Natural Philosophy in teaching a practical Branch or two of 
the Mathematicks : and all such irregular and desultory Stu- 
dents, after quitting the College, will be very apt to seize every 
Opportunity to boast of their University Education. Under 
which Disadvantage alone we think it almost impossible that the 
College should ever rise to any very high Degree of Renown. 

That, the Premises considered, with all possible Respect and 
Submission due to the Judgment of our lawful Superiours, we 
humbly presume, that the Proposal above mentioned will be 
rejected, and the College permitted to make its Way on the sim- 
ple and unperplex'd Plan laid down in the old Statutes, and 
agreeable to the Establishments of Experience in more antient 
Countries. 

Resol: that an Assistant-Usher be appointed ; that his Salary 
be (196) Lb. 40 Sterling pr. Ann: and if it should appear that 
the Revenues of the College will allow of it, that Lb. 10 be 
added to it. 

June 27^ 1770. 

At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary Col- 
lege, Present, The Rev^ Mr. Horrocks President, Mr. Jones, 
Mr. Johneon, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Qwatkin, & Mr. Henley. 

Resol: that Mr. Marshall be appointed Assistant-Usher of 
the College. 

Resol : that a Reward be given to any who will acquaint this 
Society with the Name of the Person or Persons who shall pre- 
sume to deface any Part of the College, the Repairs now making 
in particular. 

July 9^, 1770. 

Whereas the Orders in Pages 176 & 177 have not had the 
(197) wished for Effect, it has been farther ordered — that a 
handsome Reward will be given to the Person who discovers 
apy one that has already injured or defaced, or hereafter shall 
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80 that such an Offender may be proceeded against according 
to the said Besolution. 

Besol: unanimously that Mess" Edmund Randolph & Wil- 
liam Leigh be elected to the two first Studentships. 

Sep' 3«, 1770. 

At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W° & Mary Col- 
lege, Present, The Eev^ Mr. Horrocks President, Mr. Jones, and 
Mr. Johnson. 

This Day John Blair Jun' Esq' laid before the Society his 
Accounts as Bursar of the College which were examined and 
passed. 

(198) Sep' 4^^ 1770. 
At a meeting of the President & Ma^rs of *W™ & Mary Col- 
lege, Present, The Eev* Mr. Horrocks President, Mr. Jones^ 
Mr. Johnson, & Mr. Henley. 

Mr. President laid before the Society a Letter of this Date 
from John Blair Jun' Esq' in which he resigns his OflBce of 
Bursar, and at the same time recommended Mr. Rob' Miller as .a 
Person qualified to succeed him, and he is accordingly appointed 
to that Office. 

Oct' ir-^ 1770. 

At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary Col- 
lege, Present, The Eev^ Mr. Horrocks President, Mr. Camm, 
Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, & Mr. Dixon. 

Besol: imanimously that Mr. Thomas Davis be appointed 
Usher of the Grammar School, & his Salary to commence the 
12'^ Instant, when he began Duty. 

(199) Nov' 14"^, 1770. 
At a meeting of the President and Masters of W" & Mary 

College, Present, The Eev* Mr. Horrocks President, Mr. Jones, 
Mr. Johnfion, Mr. Dixon, & Mr. Henley. 
This Day the College Invoice was laid before the Society. 

November 22^ 1770. 

At a meeting of the President and Masters of W"* & Mary Col- 
lege, Present, The Bev* Mr. Horrocks President, Mr. Camm, 
Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley & Mr. Gwatkin. 

Besol : unanimously that Mr. Walker Maury be appointed a 
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Eesal : that Mr. James Innes be reoommended to the Visitors 
as a Scholar. 

Besol: that Mr. James Madison' be also reoommended as a 
Scholar. 

(200) December 13^^ 1770. 

At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W° & Mary Col- 
lege, Present, The Bev^ Mr. Horrocks President, Mr. Canun^ 
Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, & Mr. Dixon. 

Eesol: that Mess" Stuart, Cocke, & Beverley Bandolph be 
removed after the next Vacation into the Moral-Schools. 

April 11*»», 1771. 

At a Meeting of the President & Masters of William & Mary 
College, Presenrt;, The Eev* Mr. Honocks President, Mr. Camm, 
Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley, & Mr. Gwatirin. 

This Day was received from the Hon**^* the President and the 
other Gentlemen appointed to take Care of Lord Botetourt's 
Effects the following Extracts of a Letter from his Grace the 
Duke of Beaufort, Viz^ 

(201) 

"I underst-and that his Lordship express'd a Desire sometime 
before he died to be buried in Virginia; so that I do niot intend 
to remove the Body to England, but hope the President &c. of 
the College will permit me to erect a Monument near the Place 
where he was buried, as the only Means I have of expressing 
in some Degree the sincere Regard and Affection I bore towards 
him; And I flatter Myself it may not be disagreeable to the 
Virginians to have this Remembrance of a Person whom they 
held in so high Estimation, and whose Loss thcy^ so greatly 
lament.*' 

Which being read, the Application therein contained received 
the unanimous Assent of the Society, who are glad of every Op- 
portunity of shewing their sincere Regard to the Memory of Lord 
Botetourt. 

(202) May 1«S 1771. 

At a meeting of the President & Masters of William and Mary 
College, Present, The Rev* M*" Horrocks President, Mr. Camm, 
Mr. John«on, Mr. Henley, & Mr. Gwatkin. 

Whereas the Hon**** & Rev'* the President has signified to us 



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his Intention of going to England for the recovery of his health : 
It ie the unanimous Opinicoi of the Qentlemen above men- 
tion'd that the OfiBoe of President during his absence should 
devolve upon the Senior Professor of the said College. 

Whereas the Eev* Mr. Camm the Senior Professor of the said 
College, & the Bev* Mr. Johnson the next Senior Professor in 
Hioly-Ordeps have each signify'd certain Objections to their un- 
dertaking the said OflBce, it is the Opinion of the President & 
Professors that the Rev^ Mr. be appointed to the said 

Office. 

Besol: (203) that David Stuart is appointed to succeed W"* 
Daw8c«i in the Nottoway Scholarship. 

May 3*, 1771. 

At a meeting of the President and Masters of W"* & Mary 
College, Present, The Bev* Mr. Horrocks Preeid^ Mr. Camm, 
Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley & Mr. Gwatkin. 

Eesol: that Orders be given for 12 Hds. Tob: from the Not- 
toway Quarter to be ship'd on board the Hanbury, Cap" Esten. 

Eesol : unanimously that a Negro Woman belonging to his 
late Excellency's Estate be purchased for the use of the College, 
if to be had at a moderate Price. 

(204) May 9^ 1771. 

At a meeting of the President & Masters of W™ & Mary Col- 
lege, Present, Mr. Horrocks, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley, & Mr. Gwatkin. 

Besol : that a Power of Attorney be given to the Hon*^** & 
Eet* Mr. President to act (in regard to the Braflferton Estate) 
agreeable to Directions given by the Visitors 8'*^ Instant. 

Upon the Becommendation of the Society M*" Ja* Innis was 
appointed a Foundation-Scholar Nov'' 22*, 1770. 
(To he Continued,) 



DIABY OP COL. LANDON CABTER. 

SOHB EXTBACTS. 
{Continued from page 63.) 
January 19. This day a perfect spring day, but I could not 
ride out, because waiting for the Col^ Biehard and Frank Lie 
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26. Yeaterday eent Sam on foot to Bippom Hall^ and so to 
Town to get ffubscription Papers printed for the establiahing a 
Store to acoommodate tlie planter with goods above 50 ^ cent. 
than he has yet bought them at. 

February 9. M"" Giberae, M' Lomax, W"* Beak, Walker Tom- 
lin and Moor Brockenbrough here yesterdlay, and I hope, as it 
is now bad weather, as Brockenbrough went home, ihe rest will 
Btay. 

10. John Beale came here last night. I find he is going to 
be married. I talked to him about it. . . . He promises not 
to put me to any expense, €Uid never to be abseoit from his 
business. 

12. Writes a letter to M' Ball at Eippon Hall about the 
building of my mill there. 

20. Describes his trip to Beverley's. Made a smoke, but had 
to wait three hours at F. Eandolph's for a boat. "Not very 
comfortable on a oold shore with my cough.'' Snowed all Satur- 
day after reaching Beverlejr's, and most of Sunday, and the river 
was frozen over. To reach home had to come by Hobbs' Hole, 
where we dined at Whitlock's Ordinary. "A very stinking place 
indeed, with M*" Wormeley, Beverley and Jn® Fitzhugh. Mor- 
timer, McOall, Wadrope, Rankins and Pitman demons dined 
with us. We had a bad time coming over the Eiver; and I 
think my time was very disagreeably spent among some laugh- 
ing Gentlemen, who even make, and often swear to what they 
make, to raise a laugh on somebody." 

February 26. I wrote this day to my sons Landon and John, 
by Tom Beale, bread at Tayloe's mines, who goes off to-morrow, 
if the weather Permits. 

March 12. I find it has not for some years been less than 
4001. the year that has maintained my family in everything, 
tools, &c. 

Gave William Eigmaden a ... of this day of M' Samuel 
Hipkins for £20, being his salary this day at my free school. 

20. Mr. Oorotoman Carter complains that my people don't 
come to his mill, but go to Eustace's. I do not know the reason 
of it. 

22. Tester M' W°»son Ball told me Mr. Mills, at Essex Court, 
read a letter from his nephew, John Mills, who went home either 
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Diary op Col. Landon Cabter. 159 

told him he had seen that rascal's father &live ; that he showed 
my advertisement in the Virg* Papers to the old man, who said 
the plaguy rogue must come to tiye gallows, for the whole of 
his great Estate is a forgery. 

28. Little George now in his second fit ; not quite a tertian, 
but as near as the second fit commonly showc. 

April 3. Saturday I returned from Corotoman, and foimd my 
daughters Lucy and Judy at home and everybody well. 

July 2. Nat returned Yesterday from carryng Judy up to 
my son's, where he stayed 18 days. It seems all the freshes 
were very high. Everybody very well there. The Harvest not 
yet begun. Prodigious fine wheat, and all other crops very fine. 

19. John Eustace Beale, my manager at my Northumber- 
land q', oame here yesterday. 

Aug. 16. Col** Brockenbrough came here last night. He says 
be never got above a bushel a day of wheat whipped out by any 
hand he had; «ind he declared that those who boast otherwise 
must measure chaflf and all. I have speuft a day at it with my 
overseer, and it was as much as 8 hands oould produce 8 bushels. 

17. My daughters Beverley €ind Lucy went to Brocken- 
brough's to go to Blandfield. My son Landon returned in my 
chariot that carried them to Brockenbrough's. 

18. Sunday. It is my birthday, in which I am now 61 years 
old, and as to health, very well, the Lord be praised. 

19. Ool. Carter asks Parson Qibeme to pray for rain, which 
the latter vms unwilling to do, but did, as he stated in the pulpit, 
at request. 

21. Ool. Carter, his Lady, his son John and Lady, at Col. 
Tayloe's yesterday. No news of any sort, only the last rains in 
July destroyed the crops full as much as the fresh had done, 
and that L* Dunmore's dogs had raised the price of beef in the 
market of Wmsburgh, and I do suppose they must make a 
goodly addition to the presen/t modes of concerts, for I hear 
from every house a constant tuting may be listened to, from one 
instrument or another, whilst the vocal dogs will no doubt com- 
pleat the howl. 

Sept. 11. This is a strange ague and fever season. The 
whole neighborhood are almost every day sending to me. This 
day Betsy, George and William Beale taken ill. Dr. Mortimer 
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160 William and Mary College Quarterly. 

23. My sone, two boye, Willougbby and Tom, being taken 
witb this griping purging. Dr. Mortimer -wras senit for, and pre- 
scribed a bolus and a mixture of nobody knows what. 

I have writt to Mortimer to let me know what he gives, and 
not to be angry with me. 

Mortimer* sent over more medicines, without saying what 
they were. I will write to the ehop to-morrow that I will not 
pay for them. 

24. Mr. Mortimer came here and really gave me a blast. It 
seems Col. Tayloe shewed him and gave him my letter, wherein 
I had said M*" Doctor left some concealed medicines, and as I 
knew not what they were for, I could not replenish, and I had 
not hands or time to be sending over the River every time his 
Gallipots and vials were empty. I then desired hdm not to see 
my people, if he would not let me know what he gave them. I 
found no inconvenience in Parting with Flood,* and I did sup- 
pose I should not be much disturbed in parting from him. He 
went away. 

Nov. 9. My son® Eobert & John came home. Believes i^em 
to have been at the gaming table. "Burn me if I pay anything 
more for such sport." 

Dec. 4. My son returned yesterday from the upland Elec- 
tions. My nephew, Charles, thrown out in Stafford. It must 
be well for him, if he knows his own good. 

1772. 

January 8. Our court sat the 6^**, but everybody full of appre- 
hension of the weather. 

Capt. Mottrom Ball and D' Jones f came home with me, and 
staid till this day. I also found Col. F. Lee's Lady and George 
Lee's daughter returning from their visit to Wormeley's; they 
0taid till this day. 

February 1. Prodigious deep snow. 

♦ On page 61 Dr. Mortimer '» name is given as Dr. Morton — an error. 

* The will of Dr. Nicholas Flood was proved in Richmond countT" 
March, 1778. He had an only daughter, Catherine, who married Arch- 
bishop McCall. Dr. Flood married Elizabeth; daughter of Samuel 
Peaohey, and he had a brother William Flood. 

f This was Dr. Wblter Jones, afterwards distinguished as a states- 
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Diary of Col. Landon Gabtbr. 161 

8. Very bad weather. My son aet oflE yesterday for the A»- 
•embly^ not being able to go before^ and now^ indeed^ he goes 
at the peril of his life. 

His mulatto wench^ Betty^ falling sick^ Col. Carter prescribes 
for her, and finally sommons Dr. Mortimer^ who was at Mr. 
Qibeme's. 

21. Capt. Lane^ the New England man^ sent his account 

25. My eon came from the Assembly last Saturday; no 
news. He goes again to-morrow^ if the hard wind will let him 
across. 

March 1. Capt Beale and his son Billy came here yesterday 
with Mr. Parker. 

27. William Hamilton came here to see us yesterday, as did 
also Dr. Mortimer to see Landon & George, troubled with quar- 
tans; he went away again in the evening. Mr. O. Minzie, son 
of the late Parson, came here recommended by his Uncle Peachy 
as a tutor to my grandchildren, in consequence of my adyertise- 
ment. The Col® was genteel in his recommendation, and would 
say nothing about his learning, only he had heard the young 
gentleman had not misspent hie time of four years that he had 
been under the tutition of Mr. Ward (not Mr. Thomas Jones), 
of Northumberland. 

28. My grandson Landon cannot part with his quartan. 

30. Mrs. Tayloe, P. Lee, F. Lee and Miss Oalloway dined 
with us yesterday. The two latter staid all night Winny Carter 
and Lucy returned their visit to Mt. Airy to-day. 

April 6. Old Stanley Gower died Saturday last witli a pleu- 
risy. I never ao much heard that he was ill, tho' I lived so 
near him. 

May 4. M** George Minzie came here last night, and agreed 
with me to be tutor to my grandsons for £30 the year until he 
convinced me he was a proper person for eudi a concern. 

May 8. I sent Gibeme 2 doz. artichoke slips and Dr. Jones 
one doz** yesterday; and to Mr. Lee, of Stratford, this day 19 doz. 

10. Nat sets off chariot and six to bring Miss Judy from 
Pittsylvania. I wrote to her by Nat to bid her never see me, if 
fihe is ever to go into the way of her amorato, for I desired 
never to see her upon such terms. He is a fellow I cannot be 
reconciled to on any account whatever. 

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16d WiLLLlH AND MaBY COLLBQB QuABTSBLT. 

where to; she told me; I forbid her; for, altho* I esteem Oie 
old gent and all of his family but one, yet that one she riioidd 
never have my leave to be in company with. 

May 18. Mr. Qeorge Minzie came here this morning to b^in 
hia tutorship. 

20. I have Lawson, an overseer, and Beale, a learner, KtA 
yet both were ignorant of damage done by geese in the cornfield- 
Billy Beveley came here yesterday to school to M' Minzie. 

21. This day I gave a note to Solomon Bedman on M' Ho?p- 
kins for £32 for refitting my Eippon Hall mill. 

28. I gave my people a holiday this day, notwithstanding 
my work is so backward. The drouth seems to have affictcU 
them, and a play day may raise their spirits. 

26. Gibeme and Dr. Jones dined with me yesterday. We 
had much altercation about theory and practice. 

June 25. It seems that my respectful son's son is going to 
the College. 

July 2. Beveley goes home this day. He had mentioned Mi* 
desire to be of the Council. I wrote to Montague to try if sucii 
a thing could not be done on Horrock's death, who is struggiixK;g 
in Portugal for his life.* 

August 11. John Selfe came here yesterday from Bippoii 
Hall. My grandson at the college; got well again. 

15. There never were such thieves on my Plantation before. 
Not a melon of any kind can be cut. 

18. This is my birthday, which I enter my 63* year. 

19. Wednesday. Col° Tayloe, his Lady and family, R. 
Wormeley, Ju', Esq', Col. F. Lee, the Esq', W. Beale, Jr., 
Mason Ball, Walker Tomlin, M' Thomas Beale, his Lady, D^ 
Jones & Euph. Hamilton all dine with me. Gibeme would 
not come, and old Captain Beale came not. I fancied the reason. 
In my invitation I excepted also a son of his, whose behavior 
I shall ever remember, and tho' I excused that in my invitation, 
yet he did not come; his son made some excuse about the change 
of weather. I complaisantly admitted of it, tho* I think the 
cause was as before. If it is so, I am quite easy. Such thingr 
I pass by thro' old age. 

* Kev. James Horrocks was President of William and Mary College^ 
and died March 20, 1772, at Oporto, Portugal, whither he had gone for 
his health. 



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DiART OF Col. Laitook Cartbr. 16^ 

An^st 86. Mr. Christeen, the dancing master^ 6anie here 
on A letter I sent to take his son and bring him up to the busi- 
ness of a steward over gentlemen's estates. He is desirous to 
Und for 5 jears^ and the two last he is to have £10 the year' 
#ages. I agreed to it^ and he is to come on place the last of 
next month. 

August 30 ft 31. I was invited to dine with Captain Beale 
ywitcrday, being his birthday.* I could not go there, for reasons 
I fear always to be remembered whilst I am a human creature. 

Sept. 2. Mentions his ''Cousin Charles of Ludlow.'* 

This is our third Barbecue day. I think it an expensive thing. 
I confess I like to meet my friends now and then, but certainly 
the old Jlan of every family carrying its own dish was both 
cheaper and better, because then nobody intruded, but now every 
one comes in and raises the club, and really many do so only 
for the sake of getting a good dinner and a belly full of drink. 

September 7. Monday, court day, very cool indeed; engaged 
by a cause of Thomas Tabb agst. John Yerby & others, descend** 
«nd Legatees of Eliz* Yerby, the heiress of John Yerby, as being 
the daughter and surviving child of his uncle, Qeorge Wood- 
bridge. 

9. On this day I met a most singular insult from Mr. Parker. 
... it became necessary to have the Eev* M"" M'^Kay ♦ swoni 
as to the authenticity of the Register, which the old man did 
with marked clearness. But it being contrary to some lie John 
Tabb, brother to the plaintiff, had told Parker, he examined 
Mr. M®Kay closer, and asked him if he had never given out 
any other certificate, to which the old man replyed no. Then 
Parker sent out for the Parson's son, Fitzhugh M'^Kay, and 
asked if he had not said he had given another name. The 
young man answered that, not knowing that there were two Qe** 
Woodbridges, he said when he was asked a second time for that 
register, he thought he had given it out before. After dinner 
the Parson got Boyd to move the court as to the reflection cast 
on him. . . . Col. Carter said that as to the questions asked 
'^it was levelling an arrow thro' the side of the son at the 
father." Col. Peachy said he could not see how such a con- 

* He was rector of North Famham Parish, married Miss Fitzhugh, 
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164 William and Maby Collbge Quabtebly. 

elusion could be made. Upon which Parker told me I had no 
business to sit in the case. I answered I sat and would dt to 
keep such an impudent lawyer as himself in order. He boldlj 
replyed that I was an impudent Judge^ and he would not be 
browbeaten by any man. I told him I would shew him that I 
would noty and that by and by I intended to make use of my 
own authority and order him to the stocks but seeing the Court 
took no notice of the behaviour, the hero, upon being more re- 
spected than myeelf, rose; he was sorry for what had happened,, 
because the wounds of a friend sank deep. I made answer very 
calmly I was full as sorry, because the wounds of ingratitude 
sank deeper. 

I immediately removed homeward, resolved never more to ga 
on the bench till I had satisfaction Publickly. 

September 11. Friday. Many of the Court and Mr. Parker 
came home to my house last night Parker came in* I gave 
him my hand. He began to apologize. I desired him to sit 
down. We supped and went to bed at a proper hour. In the 
morning I told the gentlemen I was sorry to be ao disagreeable 
to them, because it would be dangerous to sit where I had not 
the common protection given to others. They told me Colo* 
Smith, also insulted by Boyd, called on the Court, ft Boyd waa 
made to ask his pardon. I said if protection was only to be 
had when call'd for, it would never be my case, because I thought 
the Court ought to look on themselves as insulted in every mem- 
ber on the Bench, especially their Judge. I was told it was a 
fault to omit it at the day; but M' Parker made a publick 
confession of the behaviour to Colo. Carter and begged pardon 
for it. This made me resolve to return to the Bench. 

When I got to the Court, the people came and thanked me^ 
and some of them told me that they had expressed their concern 
at Parker's ill behaviour, and he said that he would, and did 
immediately ask pardon for it in full court So that that mat- 
ter is over; and only here recorded to shew that with some 
people no Person nor behavior can be entitled to a decent respect 
I have been a slave to everybody in the county, and yet without 
either severity or arbitrariness in my behaviour, nor anything 
but a resolution to do my duty. I am the most insulted of any 
man in it Indeed, I am old ! 

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Mbbobb Land Book. 165 



MERCER LAND BOOK 

lBmtraet$ from M8. Booh of John Mercer of Marlboro, in poeaesaion 
«/ kit deaoendani Jamea Mercer Oamett, 1316 Bolton Street, Baltimore, 
Md^ omd hy hia permiaaion copied for Thk Quabterlt.] 

COMKUNICATXD BT MiSS KaTB MaSON ROWLAlfD. 

Marlborough in Potomac Neok. 

Col. Giles Brent^ land granted him by patent^ 26 November, 
1654; part of the land granted him by patent 20 August, 1651, 
which said patent the sd. Giles Brent after the restoration of 
King Charles the second procured to be renewed in his said 
Majesties name by patent bearing date 20th November, 1662. 
And the sd. Giles Brent dying in the year 1671, and having 
by his will bearing date the last day of August, and duly proved 
and recorded the 15th February in the same year (0. S.), de- 
vised to his son and heir, Giles Brent, etc., all his land, rights 
onto Lands and Reversions of Lands any way due to him in 
either England, Virginia or Maryland, and for want of such 
heirs then to his own right heirs, etc., to the right heirs of his 
honored Father, Richard Brent, Esq., deceased, anciently Lord 
of the Manor of Admington and Larkstoke, in the County of 
Gloucester, in England. By virtue of which Devise the sd. Giles 
Brent, the Son and his Issue have severally been seised of the 
sd. Neck of Land as Tenants in Tail . . . until the sd. 
William Brent, party to these presents, to whom the same de- 
scended, when the same were in possession of John Mercer, 
Charles Brent and Charles McClelland, imder Leases from Wil- 
liam Brent, father of William Brent, party to these presents. 
• . • Peter Hedgman, late deceased, under a Lease granted 
by William Brent, grandfather of the sd. William Brent, party 
to these presents, March 14, 1767. 

Memorandum. 10th Sept., 1765, "full possession was had 
and taken of the messuage, etc., within granted'' by William 
Brent to John Mercer, '1)y the delivery of turf and twigg out of 
the demised premises in the name of the whole.*' 

Acknowledged at a Court held for Stafford Co., May 11, 1767. 

Grant to John Rockwood, 1651, from Governor Berkeley, near 
land of Lieut-Col. Giles Brent. Deed to Giles Brent from 
Berkeley, August, 1651. William Brent to John Mercer, Lease 



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166 William and Maby Collbqb Quabterly. 

for Lives, Aug. 27, 1733. Deed to 'TLieut. Giles Brent/' No. 27^ 
1661. Deed to Giles Brent, Nov. 17, 1662. 

Goose Cbbbe^ 436 Acres. 

Grant to Katharine Brent from Sir Wm. Berkeley, 300 acres 
of land in Co. of Northumberland, formerly granted unto Giles 
Brept, 4th May, 1653, and by him sold to Edmund Brent, and 
by the sd. Edmund Brent left by Will to his daughter, Katha- 
rine Brent, Dee. 9, 1662. 

George Mason by power of attorney from John Dynel and 
Katharine, his wife, acknowledged the land for the within patent 
to Edward Sanders, 9th Sept., 1668. 

Deed — ^William Brent of the Retirement in the County of 
Srafford,'* August 25, 1707. 

Marlborough Town, in Potomaok Nbok. 

^TVas paid to Francis Hammersley, Guardian of Giles Brent, 
to whom the reversion and inheritance thereof belonged^ 13,800 
lbs. of tobacco." 

In the year 1726 John Mercer, having contracted with Wil- 
liam Brent, the descendant & heir of the sd. Giles Brent, to 
lease him the 3 plantations adjoining & surrounding the sd. 
town for 3 lives, etc. 

Notes in Eegard to Withers Family.* 

A case of ejectment ordered by the Stafford County Court, 
October 15, 1744, where depositions as to age, etc., are made. 
Tenements and land in dispute between John Mercer, plaintiff, 
and James Withers, John Withers, Thomas Seddon and Raw- 
leigh Traverse. "Three of the defendants appeared, vizt. John 
Withers, Thomas Seddon and Bawleigh Traverse, the first day, 
and said that they had not timely notice, etc., and did not 
attend the survey, only John Withers, who gave us two yisita, 
and none of them did proceed or begin.^* 

Order of General Court, April 16, 1745, Aminedab Seekright, 
P", against James Withers, John Withers, etc., 1286 acres in 
the Parish of Overwharton, County of Stafford. Depositions 

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MsBCBB Land Book. 167 

of William Milla, of StaflEord Co., aged 39; '"Lewis Elaey, of 
Fairfax Co., Gtent., Lged about 44.'' Captain Elzey said "that 
li€ lived on the plantation on Potomack Creek now held by 
M* French's Orphan from the time of his being about 6 years 
old until the year 1730." 

"Marlborough Town/' November 11, 1691, Peale to Withers, 
Indenture between Capt. Malachi Peale, of Stafford Co., and 
Capt. John Withers and M' Matthew Thompson, Trustees or 
Feoffees in Trust for the County of Stafford to lay out the Town 
of Marlborough. 

"Deposition of James Withers, aged fifty-two or thereabouts, 
a witness, etc., in a cause now depending in the General Court 
between John Doe, Lessee of Henry Fitzhugh, Gent., and Lewis 
Burwell, an Infant, by Eobert Carter, Esq., his Guardian. . . . 
That this Dept. has known the land in dispute twenty-seven 
years. . . . That on the South side of Potomac Eun, place 
where Matthews first seated, and east of Peale's Line, which 
was grown up with saplins 30 years ago when this Dept. lived 
with Captain Mountjoy and helped to clear the same piece of 
ground. . . . Jambs Withers." 

"I, Bichard Bennett, give and grant unto John Withers and 
Stephen Gary [or Gray] 1000 acres of land in the county of 
Westmoreland, bounded on the northeast side with the land of 
Capt. Brent, etc., the said land being due unto the said John 
Withers and Stephen Gary [Gray?] by and for the transporta- 
tion of 20 persons into the colony, October 6, 1654." 

"I, the said Edward Digges, do, with the consent of the 
Council of State, give and grant unto John Withers 150 acres 
of land, more or less, in the County of Westmoreland, upon 
the head of a branch of Potomack Creek, bounded east upon 
Capt. Brent, etc. The land due for the transportation of three 
persons into this Colony, whose names are in the records, James 
City, September 4, 1655." 

"Know all men, etc., that I, John Withers, upon Potomack, 
in the County of Westmoreland, have sold, etc., unto Val. 
Peyton 600 acres of land . . . half of a division of 1000 
acres of land patented in the name of John Withers and 
Stephen Gary." . . . Nothing of the aforesaid premises to 
be diminished upon or before his, the said John Wither'e, de- 



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168 William and Maby College Quabteblt. 

partnre from the said land, which is to be at or upon the feant 
day of St. Thomas the Apostle, next ensuing the date hereof, 
October 13, 1669. Witnesses: Gad Chrismas, William Withers." 

Belease of Ann Withers, wife of John Withers, April 19, 1660. 

[The 160 acres of land granted to John Withers, 1663, and sold to 
OoL Valentine Peyton, with 600 acres contiguous granted to Peyton^ 
1662, was the tract sold to Capt. George Mason in 1664 called "Acoo- 
keek." Here was the ''Mansion House" of the first Ck>l. George Maaon 
and the Mason "burying place/' where Col. Mason's ''tomb" once stood.] 

Proprietor's Deed to Stephen Gray, July, 1724. Stephen 
Qray^s Will, January 26, 1723/4, wife Ann Executrix; no chil- 
dren named. 



TABB FAMILY. 
{Continued from page 128.) 



[Compiled from material chiefly furnished by Miss Margaret Tabb 
and Mrs. Fieldi. g L. Taylor, of Qlouf^ester county, Va., and Mrs. Elisa- 
beth S. M. Fite, of New York.] 

58 Thomas* Tabb married, in October, 1814, Mary T. (not 
Martha, as on page 127) Boiling (marriage bond), daughter 
of Thomas Tabb Boiling, and died prior to 1823, when hiB 
widow married Gen. Boss. Thomas Tabb left an only son, 
Thomas B. Tabb, who died about 1860. The said Thomas B. 
Tabb left four children: (1) Virginia Gordon Tabb, who mar- 
ried William A. Bohannon; (2) John P. Boss Tabb, who died 
about 1879, leaving his widow, Amanda L., and the following 
children, viz., Mary Boiling, who married Charles E. Heisig; 
Charles Boss Tabb, who married Alice Tabb; Erwin L. and 
Elizabeth Lanear Tabb; (3) Laura T., who married John M. 
Moody, and had William Mason Moody; (4) Mary E., who 
married Lockhart and had one child, Annie E. Lockhart (papers 
in Bichmond Chancery Court : William A. Bohannon and Vir- 
ginia Gordon, his wife, vs. Tabb & Justis). 

Among the papers at Amelia Court-house are the marriage 
bonds of Edward Tabb and Jean Clements, security Thomas 
Tabb, October 12, 1763; that of William H. L. Tabb and Cal- 
phumia A. Featherstone, December, 1822; and that of John 
Tabb and Nancy Anderson, daughter of Elizabeth Anderson, 
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Tabb Family. 169 

to whom liiB father. Col. John* Tabb, of Elizabeth City county, 
gave lands in Dinwiddle county? This 25 John* Tabb is proba- 
bly alluded to in the will of Thomas Lowry, of Amelia county 
(proved February 27, 1767). This will names wife Frances, 
«m Thomas, my daughter, my two children, and nephew John 
Tabb. It makes executors Col. Thomas Tabb and John Tabb, 
of Amelia, and "my nephew, John Tabb.*' The marriage of 
William B. Tabb, colonel of the Fifty-ninth Virginia Infantry, 
to Miss Emily Butherfoord, occurred in Bichmond during the 
war between the States. He was son of Thomas Yelverton Tabb, 
and brother of the poet-priest, John B. Tabb. 

Descendants op 50 Edwabd* Tabb. 

50 Edwabd* Tabb, of Gloucester county, son of 5 John* 
Tabb* (Thomas* Humphrey*), "was bom February 3, 1719,'' 
died January 29, 1782. (Tombstone at Toddsbury, Quarterly, 
m., 119.) He married, November 11, 1749, Lucy Todd, of 
Toddsbury, daughter of Christopher Todd (bom April 2, 1690; 
died March 26, 1743), and Elizabeth his wife. Lucy Todd was 
bom November 20, 1721, and died Febmary 18, 1791. (Tomb- 
atone, Quarterly, III., 119.) 

Issue of Edward* Tabb and Lucy Todd: 60 Philip^ Tabb, 
bora November 6, 1750; died February 25, 1822. (Tombstone, 
Quarterly, III., 119.) 61 Lucy Tabb, bom March 25, 1753; 
married Mr. Cary, who went to (Jeorgia, and left numerous de- 
scendants; Senator Ben Hill was one of them. 62 Thomas^ 
Tabb, bom September 26, 1755; 63 Martha,* bom October 21, 
1757, died September 16, 1821, married Bev. Armistead Smith 



* It is proper to state that descendants of Edward Tabb, in Glouces- 
ter county, claim on the testimony of Mrs. Yeatman, who was a grand- 
daughter of Edward Tabb, that his mother was Martha Mayo, of 
''Auburn/' now in Mathews county, Va. On the other hand, for the 
marriage of John Tabb and Martha Hand, we have an ofiQcial record of 
Elizabeth Cit7 county. At the time of Edward Tabb's birth Amelia 
eonnty was the wild woods, and there is no record of any other John 
Tabb prior to 1700 than the one who married Martha Hand. 

* In the inscription given in Quabteblt, III., 119, she is stated to 
have been the daughter of Edward and Mary Tabb, which is an error 
in printing. 



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110 WiLUAK AND Mary Collbge Quabtbbly. 

{see Note 1 on Smiths); 64 Elizabeth, born July 31, 1760,. 
married John Patterson, founder of "Poplar Grove," Mathews 
county, fought at Monmouth. (For Patterson issue, see Note 
2) ; 65 Pauline, bom 1766, died April 6, 1794, married George 
Wythe Booth, and died sine prole. (Tombstone, Quabtbrlt, 
III., 119.) 

60 Philip" Tabb (Edward*, John^ Thomas*, Humphrey*) 
lived at Toddsbury, and was ancestor of the "Toddsbury Tabbs/' 
He married, December 7, 1780, Mary Mason Booth, daughter 
of Nathaniel Wythe and Elizabeth his wife (for Wythe family, 
eee Note 3). She was bom September 7, 1751, and died Sep- 
tember 22, 1814. Issue: 66 Thomas Todd"" Tabb, of Todds- 
bury, born December 4, 1782, died June 20, 1835 (Tombstone) ; 

67 John^ Tabb, of 'T^Thite Marsh," born September 15, 1784; 

68 Philip^ Edward Tabb, of **Waverley," bom October 17, 1786; 

69 Maria Magon Tabb, bora August 13, 1788, died July 24, 
1793; 70 Henry Wythe'' Tabb, of "Aubum," bora January 12, 
1791, died 1863. 

66 Thomas Todd« Tabb (Philip^ Edward*, John*, Thomas*, 
Humphrey*), married twice: first, his cousin, Lucy Armistead 
Smith (daughter of Bev. Armistead Smith), bom 1783, died 
November 14, 1821. (Tombstone, Quakterly, III., 118.) 
Issue: 71 Philip Armistead Tabb, born October 7, 1804, died 
September 23, 1810; 72 John Uennf Tabb, born September 15, 
1807; died March 10, 1871; 73 George Edward:' Tabb, bom 
January 3, 1810; 74 Maria Mason Tabb, bora September 30, 
1813, married William Hubard, the artist, and had issue: Wil- 
liam J. Hubard, who married Mary Troutman, and has chil- 
dren, and Ella, who married Bev. John Lloyd, and had Ella 
(dead), Maria (dead), John and Hubard; 75 Philip, bom May 
18, 1815, died September 24, 1829; 76 Martha, bom Septem- 
ber 21, 1818, died 26th. 77 Pauline, bom Febmary 9, 1820, 
died 28th. 78 Lucy Harriet Hester. Thomas Todd Tabb mar- 
ried secondly Elizabeth Forman, of Maryland, and had issue: 
79 Lucy Tabb, married Mr. Brewer; 80 Emory Tabb, married 
James K. Dabney, and had James (dead), married Marian 
Keane; Loulie, married James Duncan; Lee, Evelyn, Frank- 
lin, married Mary Standley, William ; 81 Thomas S. Tabb, who 
married Ada Billups, moved to Texas, and had children; 
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Tabb Family. 171 

72 John Hbnky' Tabb (Thomas*, Philip^ Edward*, John*^ 
Thomas^ Humphrey^), of Newstead, which he built in 1856 
pn part of the old Toddbury estate, married, June 10, 1834, 
Margaret Adams, of Danville, Va., and had 82 Lucy Tabb; 
83 Isabella Tabb; 84 George Tabb; 85 Margaret Tabb, who 
lives at Newstead; 86 John Newstead^ Tabb; 87 Maria Mason 
Tabb; 88 Arthur Tabb married Miss Anderson, and had issue: 
89 Margaret Arthur Tabb, who lives with her two aunts at New- 
stead. 

86 John Newstead* Tabb (John Henry^, Thomas*, Philip% 
Edward*, John*, Thomas^, Humphrey^), married Cynthia Tabb, 
and had issue : 90 Henry A., 91 John Tabb. 

73 Geouge Edward^ Tabb (Thomas*, Philip*, Edward*, 
John*, Thomas*, Humphrey*) married Mary Randolph, and had 
92 Ellen M. Tabb, married Dr. Thomas B. Lane; 93 Katherine 
Harrison Tabb, married Powhatan Robinson; 94 George Ran- 
dolph Tabb, married Juliet Tabb, and had three sons. She 
is now a widow, and lives in Richmond with her little sons. 

67 John Tabb*, of White Marsh (Philip*, Edward*, John*, 
Thomas*, Humphrey^) married Evelina Matilda Prosser, and 
had issue: 95 John Prosser'' Tabb, bom September 1, 1822; 
96 Philip' Tabb. 

96 Dr. John Pbossbr^ Tabb (John*, Philip", Edward*,. 
John', Thomas', Humphrey^) was a surgeon in the Confederate 
army, lived at Elmington, on the North river, in Gloucester; 
nuarried May 2, 1844, Rebecca Lloyd. Issue: 97 John^ Tabb, 
bom October 6, 1846 ; 98 Evelina Matilda Tabb, bom August 
12, 1849, married John Tayloe Perrin, of Gloucester, issue: 
Anne Harriotte Lee Perrin, Rebecca Lloyd Perrin, Marian Tay- 
loe Perrin, Eleanor Wormeley Perrin; 99 John Prosser^ Tabb/ 
100 John Lloyd^ Tabb; 101 Rebecca Tabb, bom September 15, 
1863, married Samuel G. Brent, a lawyer, of Alexandria, Va. 
Ii^sue : Jean Lloyd and George William Brent. 

97 JoHN» Tabb (John% John«, Philip% Edward*, John^ 
Thomas* Humphrey*) was a private in the Confederate army; 
riiarried twice; first, Judith Coleman. Issue: 102 Alice Sydnor 
Tabb, bom October 24, 1869, married Thadeus E. Duval, and 
iM^d Thadeus, Emest and John Tabb Duval; 103 John Tabb^ 
bom April 26, 1871, attomey-at-law in Norfolk, unmarried; 
104 Rebecca Lloyd Tabb, bom January 6, 1878. Married,. 



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172 William and Mary College Quabtebly. 

flecondy May 15, 1883, Mary James. Issue: 105 Josepii James 
Tabb, bom December 10, 1886; 106 Mary Lee Tabb, bom Maj 
23, 1887; 107 Wamer Throckmorton, bom September 1, 1888. 

99 John Pbosseb* Tabb (John^, John*, Philip*, Edward^ 
John*, Thomas*, Humphrey*), merchant in Baltimore, married, 
Pebmary, 1886, Ellen Noble Mackenzie, and had 108 John 
Mackenzie Tabb, 109 Ellen Mackenzie Tabb, 110 John Prosser 
Tabb, 111 Lloyd Nolan Tabb, 112 Elizabeth Lloyd Tabb. 

100 John Lloyd* Tabb (John^, John*, Philip', Edward*, 
John*, Thomas*, Humphrey*) married Susan Selden. Issue: 
113 Wamer Lewis Tabb, married Minnie GriflSth Weedon; 114 
Maud Perrin Tabb, married Robert B. Fisher, issue: John 
Tabb Fisher; 115 John Lloyd Tabb. 

96 Philip' Tabb, of 'HVhite Marsh'* (John*, Philip*, Ed- 
ward*, John*, Thomas*, Humphrey^), married Katherine Mor- 
ris, and had Minnie, married Frederick Balliere, and Katherine, 
married Francis Lee. 

68 Philip Edwakd* Tabb, of '"Waverley*' (Philip*, Edward*, 
John*, Thomas*, Humphrey*), married EmeHne Allmond, and 
had issue: 116 Edward Tabb, died without issue; 117 Mary 
Tabb, married Judge W. W. Cmmp, of Richmond; 118 Emeline 
Tabb, married Dr. John Spotswood Wellford, of Richmond. 

70 Db. Henby Wythe* Tabb, brother of 68 Philip Edward* 
Tabb, lived at "Auburn,^* originally a Mayo estate. He married 
three times: first wife, Hester Van Bibber, by whom no issue; 
second wife, Martha Tompkiis, issue: 119 Mary Eliza Tabb; 
120 Sarah Van Bibber Tabb, died unmarried; 121 Lucy Carter 
Tabb, married Dr. John Wilkin«; 122 Henry Wythe Tabb, died 
young; 123 Martha Tabb; third wife, Ellen Poster, by whom 
124 Henry Adams Tabb, married, 1883, Jeanie Shepherd, of 
Petersburg; 125 Cynthia Tabb, married Capt. John Newstead 
Tabb (see No. 86 for issue) ; 126 Ellen Tabb, died young; 127 
Susie Vanderpoel Tabb, married David P. Sanders, issue: Van 
Bibber Sanders. 

62 Thomas* Tabb (Edward*, John*, Thomas*, Humphrey*) 
liyed at "Seaford,'^ Mathews county, then a part of Gloucester; 
ancestor of the "Seaford Tabbs.'' He married Elizabeth Teackle, 
daughter of Caleb Teackle, son of Thomas Teackle and Eliza- 
beth Custis, of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Issue: 128 
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Tabb Family. 173^ 

of Bichmond in 1859^ issue: Sarah, mftrried Sam Comick, of 
Hichmond, and is still living there (1904) ; 130 Susan Tabb^ 
married R. Travers Daniel, of Virginia, Commonwealth's Attor- 
ney of Washington, D. C, issue: B. Travers, Elizabeth (married 
Pegram), Augusta and Charlotte Daniel; 131 Melvina Tabb, 
married Judge Jeffries, and had Charlotte, married Robert 
Tabb, Sufian and Mary: 132 Henrietta Tabb; 133 Charlotte 
Tabb, married Dr. Nicholas, and died six weeks after marriage; 
134 Augusta Tabb, never married; 136 daughter, married Mr. 
Parramore, of Accomack. 

128 Philip^ Tabb (Thomas*, Edward*, John', ThomasS 
Humphrey^) married Martha Mayo, and had ten children: 13S 
Thomas Todd Teackle Tabb, who married Mary Trevillian and 
moved to Goochland county; 137 Phiiip'; 138 John Parramore^ 
Tabb; 139 Robert, who married Charlotte Jeffries; 140 Jane,, 
who married Mr. Ferguson, and had Mary, who married Mr. 
Adams, Lizzie, Hester and Nannie Ferguson; 141 Dr. Cabell 
Tabb, of Richmond, Ya., married Miss Christian; 142 Mari- 
anna, married Dr. Qamett; 143 Martha; 144 Henrietta, mar- 
ried first Mr. Rodd, of New Orleans, second Eurilda Smith, of 
Tennessee; 145 Hester; 146 Susan. 

136 Philip^ Tabb (Philip*, Thomas*, Edward*, John*, 
Thomas*, Humphrey*) married Williana Shepherd, and had 147 
William, 148 Charles, 149 Condee, 150 Philip, married Hester 
Ferguson, and they had Elizabeth, married Mr. Johnson and 
Mary. 

138 John Parrahobs^ Tabb married, first, Maria Yeatman, 
and had 151 Thomas Teackle; 162 John, died infant He mar- 
ried, second, Nannie Harrison, and they had 153 Robert, 154 
Harriaon, 155 Braxton, and 156 Nannie. 
{To he Cmtimued.) 

NOTES. 

Notb 1. Smith of KingMton Parish, GUmoettor County (now Mathews. 
County.) Capt Thomas Smith married, first,. Dorothy (Annitteadt), 
and had Armittead, born Dee. 1, 1756; died Sept 12, 1817; John, 
bom May 10, 1860 (Parish Roister); Thomas Smith, Snsannah 
Smith, Elizabeth Buekner and Ann Armistead (wife of Richard Armis- 
teadt) are named also as children in his will dated February 11, 1780* 
Of these Ann Armistead was probably by his second wife, Ann Plater. 
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174 WlLUAH AND MaBT COLLEGE QUABTEBLT. 

IXartha Tabb, daughter of Edward and Juucy Tabb, and bad iarae, (I> 
Col. Thomas Smith, member of House of Delegates in 1884^ etc., bonr 
March 6, 1785; died unmarried, April 13, 1841. (2) Philip A. Smith, 
bom 1789; died October 1, 1813. (3) William Patterson Smith, married 
Maria belden, and had Martha, married Col. William T. Robins (who 
had Marian, now Mrs. John Farland, of Richmond) ; Ann, married 1buu6 
Carrington, of Richmond; Thomas Armistead; William; Marian; Sallia, 
married William Mann. (4) Lucy, married Thomas Tabb, of Toddsbttr/. 
(5) Betsy, first wife of Christopher Tompkins, who married, second, 
Maria Patterson, of Poplar Grove, and they had Christopher, Martha 
and Harriet Tompkins, a famous belle. Christopher, second of the name» 
married Ellen Wilkins, and had Ellen, married Frank Wise, Dr. Christo- 
pher, of Richmond, who married Miss McCaw, and William. (6) Sallia, 
married Todd, and is the ancestress of the Fields and of the beautifiil 
Mrs. John Lightfoot, nie Harriet Lightfoot, of Port Royal and Richr 
mond. Her brother Stephen Field has a large number of descendants in 
Gloucester. 

Note 2. Patterson. 64 Elizabeth' Tabb, daughter of 50 Edward^ Tabb, 
married John Patterson, of England, founder of "Poplar Groye," Math- 
ews county, Va., who fought on the American side, and was breveted by 
Washington at Monmouth, and by him recommended for the navy during 
the Revolution. John and Elizabeth Patterson had Maria, second wife 
of Christopher Tompkins, and Elizabeth, married, first, Thomas Rob- 
inson Yeatman, of ^'Isleham; second. Wade Mosby. Maria Tompkins 
had Benjamin, Elizabeth, Maria, Sallie. 

Benjamin Tompkins married Juliet Latimer, and had Benjijnin and 
Clementine. Sallie Tompkins liept a hospital at her own expense during 
the war between the States and received a captain's commission from 
C. S. Government in acknowledgement of her work for the suffering and 
wounded. Elizabeth Patterson : nd Thomas Yeatman, her husband, had 
John, Mary Virginia, Henry, Thomas Robinson (died), Idnaeus (died), 
Maria, Charles, Philip, Albert, John, married h^usan Staples, and had 
Thomas Robinson, Charles Henry, James, Philip, Susan. For the rest 
of this line see Miss Susan Yeatman, Asheville, N. C. Mary Virginia 
married Josiah Lilly Deans, of Midlothian and Rosewell, Gloucester 
county, Va., and had Elizabeth Patterson, Anna Maria Dandridge, 
Josiah Herbert (died), Mary Virginia, Rosa Burnett, Ellen Yeatman, 
Gilbert Burnett, Frederick and Betty Carter. Elizabeth married Dr. 
C. F. Fahs U. S. N., and C. S. N., and had Charles ChurchUl (died), 
Lilly and Anna. Of these Charles Fahs, J. S. N., married Margaret 
Gordon Stewart, of England, and had Virginia. Anna M. Dandridge 
Deans married Francis W. Smith, C. S. A., and had Francis (died>, 
Anna M. D., who married Philip C. Yeatman, and has' Philip, Charles, 
Francis. Josiah Herbert Deans was at the surrender at Appomattox, 
died unmarried. Gilbert Burnet Deans married Mary Lapsley, Alabama, 
and had Herbert (died), Louise, Amelia, Gilbert Burnet. Mary Vir- 
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Bboobds 09 THB Walusb Fahiiy. iff 

BSizft' and Brantz. Mary married James T. Wallis, Baltimore, and hH 
Mary Virginia, Philip and Louisa. 

Bosa Deans, daughter of Josiah Lily Deans, married Virgil Weaver, 
Alabama, and had Kosa Virgilia Deans, Henry (died). Virgilia mar- 
ried Dr. Samuel Barr, Alabama, and has Rosa Deans, Mary Virginia. 
Knen Deans, daughter of Josiah Lilly Deans, married Fielding L. 
Taylor, of Belle Farm, and had Fielding Lewis (died), Ellen Y. Deans; 
Betty Garter Deans, daughter of Josiah Lily Deans, married Rev. D. W. 
Winn, of St. Simons Island, Georgia. 

Henry Yeatman, son of Thomas Yeatman above, married Elizabeth 
Land; Maria married John Tabb, of Richmond, as aforesaid; Charlcfi^ 
married Harriet Royster, and had Philip (Yeatman), and Susan Edge- 
ton; Philip, married Anna M. D. Smith (as aforesaid). Philip Yeat- 
man married Jean Uoyd. Albert married Josephine Gilmore, and had 
Gilmore, Betty, Mary, Henry (died), Josephine and John. 

Note 3. Wythe Family. Nathaniel Wythe was evidently the son of 
Major Henry Wythe, of Warwick county. Henry Wythe was bom iri 
1701 and died in 1756. Issue, ( 1 ) Constance, who married John Jones^ 
(£) Mary, married Thomas Tabb; (3) Diana, (4) Rebecca. (Quabteblt, 
XIII., 143.) 5 Nathaniel (?) Henry Wythe was the son of Dr. Johaf 
Wythe, of York county, who married Diana, daughter of Henry Hey- 
ward, or Howard, and died in 1712. (York County Records.) Dr. John 

Wythe was the son of Wythe, whose widow Rebecca married 

Thomas Hothersoll, of York county. He had a sister Rebecca, whc^ 
married Capt. John Tiplady, of York county. In the adjoining county of 
Elixabeth City the emigrant Thomas Wythe died in 1694. He was great^ 
grandfather of George Wythe, the celebrated statesman, but how he was 
related to the Wythes of York and Warwick counties does not appear. 



BECOEDS OF THE WALLER FAMILY. 

OOMHUiaOATBD BT ROBEBT PaOB WaLLEB, OF NOBFOLK, Va., FBOM A OOPf 
OF BEMJAldON WALLEB'S BiBLB. 

Benjamin Waller was born October Ist 1716. Married Janu- 
ATy 2nd 1746 to Martha Hall, who was born July 2nd 1728. By 
her he had — 

A daughter, bom on Saturday, Nov. 28th, 1747, about ten 
oclock at night, and was christened on Sunday December 6th, 
1747, by the Eev. Mr. Fontaine, by the name of Martha, married 
to Mr. William Tayloe March, 1767. 

A Son, born on Sunday, July 16th, 1749, about three quarters 
past one o'clock in the afternoon, christened on Sunday July 
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176 William and Maby Collbgb Quabtebly. 

Bobert^ and died on Wednesday the fourth of October following, 
about nine in the Morning. 

A Bon bom Monday December the 3rd 1750 about forty 
mnutes past four oclock in the morning, he was christened on 
Sunday December ninth 1750 by the Bev Thomas Dawson, by 
the name of Benjamin^ died on August 3l0t 1751. 

A daugnter bom on Tuesday July the 14th 1752, about three 
quarters past six in the morning, christened on Sunday July 
the 26th following by the Bev. William Preston by the name 
of Mary, married to Mr. John Tayloe Corbin, February 16th 
1772. 

A son bom on Wednesday July 25th 1753 about three quarters 
after six in the morning, christened August 5th on Sunday, by 
Mr. Preston, by the name of John, married to Mias Judith 
Page September 1774. 

A daughter bom Monday September 2nd 1754, about half an 
hour after three in the aftemoon, christened Sept 15th on 
Sunday by the Bev. Thomas Dawson, by the name of Dorothy 
Elizabeth, married Jan. 13th 1774 to Mr. Henry Tazewell — 
Died May 13th 1777 at 2 in the moming. 

A daughter, bom Sunday Feby 29th 1756, about half an hour 
after ten at night, christened March 14th by the Bey. Mr. Daw- 
son, by the name of Anne, married Mr. John Boush April 18th 
1773 and died November 10th 1785. 

A son, bom on Saturday December 24th 1757, about half an 
hour after eight at night, christened Sunday Jany 28th by Mr. 
Thomas Dawson by the name of Benjamin Carter, married to 
Miss Catharine Page February 1778. 

A daughter bom on Sunday, September the 2nd 1769 a few 
minutes (3 or 4) after one in the moming, christened Sunday 
Sept. 16th by Mr. Burrill, by the name of Clara, married to 
Edward Travis Feby 20th 1779. 

A son bom Tuesday Febmaiy 16th 1762 about tiiree quarters 
of an hour after twelve at noon, christened Sunday March 7tb 
by Mr. Yates by the name of William, married to Miss Eliza- 
beth Macon of Hanover County, November 30th 1786. 

A son bom on Saturday, Jany 7th 1764 a little after thiee 
in the moming, christened Sunday Jany 15th by Mr. William 
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of York Oo, March 5th 1789. She was bom the let of August 
1770, and entered into immortality on Monday 28th of July 
1800, at the dewn of day. 

One, a daughter (illegible), Mrs. Smith. 

A daughter bom on Monday, April 6th 1767 about 9 in the 
morning, christened April 19th following, by the Bev. Mr. 
James Horrock, by the name of Francis, she died on Monday 
June 15th, about ten in the morning. 

My beloved wife, and best of women, entered into immortality 
on friday August 4th 1780, a few minutes after 6 in the morn- 
ing. 

Benjamin Waller, husband of Martha Waller, next above, and 
Father of the 13 children registered by him, died on the first 
day of May 1786, about 9 in the morning. 



THE WALLACE FAMILY. 



The following narrative, by Miss Emily Macrae, of Orangefleld, Staf- 
ford county, gives some interesting details. A comparison with the ac- 
counts (derived from the records) of the Wallace and Westwood families 
in QuABTEBLT, IX., and the Wythe family in Quarteblt, II., shows that 
the early part of the statement is decidedly mixed. The first emigrant 
was a minister, Rev. James Wallace, who married Anne Shephard, 
daughter of John Shephard, and widow of Thomas Wythe, grandfather 
of Chancellor George Wythe. It was their son James who had daugh- 
ters to marry Mr. Curie (not Wilson Curie, but Judge William Roscow 
Wilson Curie) , John Selden and Richard Ball. It was Euphan, sister of 
the second James, not his daughter, that married William Dandridge. 

James Wallace had to fly from Scotland in the rebellion of 
^45. He was bom at Errol, in Scotland; his birth was attested 
by three lairds. He settled on Back river, in Elizabeth City 
county. He brought with him an immense table service of plate, 
on which was engraven the Wallace coat-of-arms, he being a col- 
lateral descendant of Sir Wm. Wallace. The dinner set of silver 
oonsisted of two tureens and ladles, a full set of covered dishes, 
pickle and butter dishes, knives and forks, and every appur- 
tenance that belonged to a dinner and breakfast set of table 
silver, all of the most massive silver. 

He married three times, and had three sets of children. One 
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178 William and Mary College Quarterly. 

Chancellor Wythe was descended, he being a very near relative 
of the Wallace family. One wife wae Miss Westwood. It is 
not known who the other one was. His oldest daughter married 
Colonel Ball, of Lancaster county, Va. She was either the 
maternal grandmother or great-grandmother of Gen. Gteorge 
Washington. 

Another daughter married Mr. Wilson Curie, of Curie's Neck,* 
James river, from whom the name was derived. Another daugh- 
ter married Mr. Carey. Another daughter married Mr. Seld^i. 
His daughter Euphan married Mr. Dandridge, of New Kent, 
supposed to be the uncle of Mrs. Martha Washington. One of 
his daughters married a W3rthe. Mrs. Ball had a son or grand- 
son who was in Congress when he died. 

James Wallace left one son, James, who married Elizabeth 
Westwood, of Hampton, Va. (my great-grandmother). She was 
remarkable for her beauty, accomplishments, strength of intel- 
lect and piety. James Wallace and Elizabeth Westwood had 
eleven children, six of whom attained the age of maturity — 
Eobert, James, Mary, Euphan, Martha and Eliza. Mary died 
single; all were beautiful, although she was probably the most 
lovely. Euphan married Bailey Washington (my grandfather), 
and afterwards married Daniel Carroll Brent, of Windsor For- 
est, StaflEord county, Va. Martha married Mr. James. Eliza 
married John Macrae, of Orangefield, Prince William county, 
Va. Bailey Washington was brother of Col. William Washing- 
ton, of the Eevolution. 

Robert, by the laws of primogeniture, inherited the princely 
fortune of his father. He married Miss Mallory, near Hamp- 
ton, and left one son, who died unmarried, leaving his property 
to his mother's relatives; thus what was left of it went out 
of the family. 

James was a distinguished physician. He married Miss Ed- 
munds, of Fauquier county, Va., and left numerous descendants. 

The family seat of the Wallaces, on Back river, was called 
"Errol,"' after the seat of the Wallaces in Scotland. Elizabeth 
Westwood^s mother was a Miss Howard, of the house of Norfolk, 

• Wilson Curie lived at Hampton, not at Curls Neck, which derived 
its name from the Curls of the river — ^not the Curie family, who never 
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Thb Wallaob Family. 179 

of England.* She was a near relative of one of the Colonial 
Oovemors of Virginia by that name. "Francis Howard, Boron 
of EflBngbam; bom in England, 1630; died there 1694; eon 
of Sir Charles Howard; Governor of Virginia, 1684 to 1688.'' 
(Appleton's Cyclopedia, Am. Biog. Vol., page 207.) 

I will hereafter narrate a romantic incident whic^i caused 
Elizabeth, who was the Widow Wallace, to move te Chappawan- 
sic, Prince William county, Va. Elizabeth Westwood's mother 
or grandmother was a first cousin of Anne Bolyn ( 1). One 
of Elizabeth Westwood's sisters married Col. Bobert Armistead, 
of Louisa county, Va. Their daughter, Polly Armistead, was 
a celebrated beauty and belle. She married Stevens Thomson 
Mason, of 'Raspberry Plain,'' Loudoun county, Va. Her oldest 
son, Armistead Mason, was killed in a duel by Mr. McCarthy. 
Her son, Jack Mason, went to Michigan, where he was several 
times elected (Jovemor; his son John was also elected Governor 
of that State. Her oldest daughter, Catherine Mason, married 
Mr. Barry, an eminently talented man, who was Postmaster- 
General under General Jackson's auspices, and wielded consid- 
erable influence. He left one eon, called Jackson. After Mr. 
Barry's death his widow married Judge Hicks, of Kentucky. 
Her daughter, Emily Mason, married Mr. McCarthy, whose only 
remaining son. Dr. James McCarthy, lives in Eichmond. 

Mrs. Gen. Chilton, Mrs. Eowland and Miss Emily Mason, 
noted for her noble conduct during the war, are the children 
of the late ex-Governor Jack Mtison. Stevens Thomson 
Mason was the only son of Armistead Mason. He was killed 
in the Mexican War. One of Elizabeth Westwood's sisters mar- 
ried Mr. King, of Norfolk. After his death she married Dr. 
McClurg, of Hampton. Dr. McClurg's son married Miss Selden, 
of Buck Boe, near Hampton. Their only daughter married Mr. 
Wickham, of Eichnwnd, a distinguished lawyer. 

Elizabeth Westwood had two brothers, Worlich and William. 
The latter married Miss* Stith, and had five daughters and one 
son — ^Mrs. Wyatt and Mrs. McGhee, of Petersburg; Mrs. Elzy, 
of Leesburg; Mrs. McCreery, of Eichmond, and Mrs. Mosely, 
of Norfolk. Miles King, of Norfolk, was nephew of Elizabeth 

* For an account of the Howard family, or as the name was written 
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180 William and Maby College Quarterly. 

Westwood. One of his daugbtere married Commodore Craae^ 
and the other married Commodore Warrington. Mr. Burwell 
BeoBBeti Moeely, of Norfolk, married Mise Boueh^ of Norfolk, 

whose only child married Captain . After the death 

of hi6 first wife he married Miss Adams, of Richmond. One 
of their daughters married Captain Parker, of the navy, and 
one married Lieutenant Morgan. Their father, Burwell Baasett 
Moeely, of Norfolk, was the nephew of Elizabeth Weetwood, who 
first married James Wallace, and after his death married 
Thomfion Mason, who William Wirt says was the moot distin- 
guiahed lawyer that Virginia had produced up to this time. 
He was brother of the statesman, George Mason, of "Qunefcon 
Hall.'' 

Now comes the romance. When Elizabeth Westwood was 
about sixteen years of age she made a visit to her couains, the 
daughters of (Jovemor Digges, one of the Colonial Govemors,. 
who was living at Denby, near Williamsburg, Va. Whilst there, 
there was a great deal of talk of an Assembly ball, which was 
to come oflf at Williamsburg, and as Elizabeth Westwood did 
not leave home with the expectation of attending the Assembly, 
she was not prepared, having left her party costume in Hamp- 
ton, where she lived. Her cousins, the Digges family, insisted 
on her remaining to attend the Assembly, saying they would 
lend her a dress. Yielding to their importunities, she decided 
to remain and wear her own simple white dress. Soon after the 
guests assembled at the ball, Mr. Thomeon Mason was intro- 
duced. He had just returned from England, where he had com- 
pleted his education. The managers carried him around, offer- 
ing to introduce him. His eyes rested on the beautiful Eliza- 
beth Westwood, and he had neither eyes nor ears for any other 
being in the roonu She was equally pleased with him. Miss 
Digges was a cousin of Mr. Mason's, and it appears that she 
was bent on captivating him herself. Consequently she told 
Mr. Mason that Elizabeth Westwood was engaged to be married, 
and she told the latter that he was trifling with her; and con- 
sequently when he called to see her the day after the ball she 
declined making her appearance. Thus were two young beings 
separated, to meet in maturer years. 

In about six months after this date Elizabeth Westwood mar- 
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The Wallace Family. 181 

«ral years afterward Thomson Mason married. He lived at 
OhAppawiamsic, near Dnmlries. He frequently attended oourt 
in Williamsburg, and was often asked by James Wallace to visit 
him, which he as often promised to do. On one occasion Mr. 
Wallace said to Mr. Mason, 'T4y oft-repeated invitations have 
been so frequently slighted with a promise of fulfillment that 
I will not extend them again." Mr. Mason then told Mr. Wal- 
lace that as he had entertained peculiar sentiments of regard to 
his wife when she was young, he would prefer not seeing her 
again. 

Years swept on, when Mrs. Wallace became a widow and Mr. 
Mason a widower. Mrs. Wallace was remarkable for her benevo- 
lence. Two Bevolutionary soldiers from Staflford oounty who 
were wounded were attended to by Mrs. Wallace, she dressing 
their wounds. When they recovered sufficiently to leave Hamp- 
tcn and return to their native home, which was near Mr. Mason, 
they mentioned the circumstance to him, and remarked that 
he had better make the acquaintance of the beautiful young 
widow who had befriended them, and induce her to accept his 
hand in marriage. Mrs. Wallace had been a widow for several 
years, but there was at that period very little communication 
between the upper and lower counties of the State, and that was 
the first intimation Mr. Mason had of Mrs. Wallace's being a 
widow. The next day he ordered his coach and four horses, and 
went from Chappanwansic to Errol, a distance of several hun- 
dred miles. He was received graciously by the beautiful widow, 
but had to make several visits before she would conoent to being 
betrothed. It was the second marriage of Elizabeth Westwood 
to Mr. Thomson Mason which caused her to remove from 
Hampton to Prince William county, Va. 

Mr. Mason had one daughter and nine dons, and after his 
marriage with Elizabeth Westwood he had several sons^ two of 
whom attained the age of maturity — ^Westwood and William 
Temple. The former married Miss Noland and died childless. 
The latter married Miss Anne Carroll, of Baltimore, an heiress. 
They had sixteen children. They lived at Temple Hall, near 
Leesburg. Their oldest daughter married Dr. McGill, of Win- 
chester. When Mr. Thomson Mason was in England he so- 
journed with Sir William Temple, who was his first cousin. He 
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182 William and Maby College Quabteely. 

William Temple's family at the time Mr. Mason was there, and 
he had many humorous anecdotes and incidents to narrate in 
connection with the Dean. Miss Bigges on her death-bed sent 
to her cousins, Thomson Mason and Elizabeth Westwood, to 
beg forgiveness for the false, though unsuccessful, part she had 
acted. 

The first James Wallace's daughter, who had married Mr. 
Selden, of Buck Roe, fell heir to most of his elegant plate. Mrs. 
Selden had three daughters and one son. One daughter married 
Mr. Douglas, of Scotland, and after his death she married 
Oolonel Jones, of Chatham, near Fredericksburg. Mr. Douglas 
left her a wealthy widow. One daughter married Mr. Fitz- 
gerald, who left an only son, who married Miss Thornton, of 
Fall Hill, near Fredericksburg. 



MARfllAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN RICHMOND 

COUNTY. 

{Extracts from North Famham Register, kept in the CUrVs 

Office at Warsaw. 

{Continued from page 132.) 

Bom, William, son of Alexander & Sarah Fleming, Dec. 2> 
1706. 

Bom, Charles, son of Alexander & Sarah Fleming, Aug. 20, 
1708. 

Bom, Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander & Sarah Fleming, 
Feb. 18, 1710. 

Bom, Moore, son of Moore & Margaret Fauntleroy, Oct. 1, 
1728. 

Bom, Corbin, son of Leroy & Winnefred QriflBn, April 12, 
1679. 

Bom, Winnefred, daughter of Leroy & Winnefred QriflBn, Oct., 
1682. 

Bom, Thomas, son of Leroy & Winnefred GriflBn, Sept, 20, 
1684. 

Bom, John, son of Thomas & Sarah Glasscock, Jan. 4, 1699. 

Bora, Gregory, son of Thomas & Sarah Glasscock, March 10, 
1700. 

Bom, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas & Sarah Glasscock, April 12, 
1705. 



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Born^ Francis, son of Francis & Anne Qower, April 15, 1682, 

Bom, Stanley, son of Francis & Ann Qower, Nov. 17, 1679. 

Bom, Francis, son of John & Esther Qower, Feb. 2, 1706. 

Bom, Leroy, son of Thomas & Eliza Qriffin, Jan. 19, 1711. 

Bom, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas & Eliza GriflBn, Oct. 13, 
1714. 

Bom, Katherine, daughter of Stanley & Sarah Qower, Sept. 
24, 1720. 

Bom, Peter, son of Thomas & Sarah Glasscock, March 13, 
1714. 

Bom, Sarah, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth QriflSn, Nov. 27, 
1716. 

Bom, Amy( ?), daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth QriflBn, Jan. 
16, 1718. 

Bom, William, son of Gregory & Alice Glasscock, May 28, 
1730. 

Bora, Jesse, son of Gregory & Eliza Glasscock, May 10, 1733. 

Bom, William, son of George & Judith Glasscock, Sept. 1, 
1734. 

Bom, William, son of William & Esther Glasscock, July 4, 
1733. 

John Qower departed this life Sept. 26, 1726. 

Susannah Qower departed thie life Dec. 11, 1726. 

Francis Qower departed this life Sept. 7, 1726. 

Winnefred Qower departed thie life May 20, 1727. . 

Frances Qower departed this life Sept. 10, 1729. 

Bom, Francis, son of Francis & Eachel Qower, Dec. 15, 1726. 

Alice Glasscock departed this life June 25, 1730. 

Thomas Glasscock departed this life Jan. 8, 1726. 

Bom, William, son of William & Esther Glasscock, Feb. 20, 
1728-^9. 

Bora, Sarah, dau. of Gregory & Alice Glasscock, Nov. 5, 1727. 

Bom, George, son of George & Judith Glasscock, Jan. 14, 1728. 

Bora, Anne, daughter of William & Esther Glasscock, Feb; 
29, 1730. 

Born, Gregory, son of Gregory & Eliza Glasscock, Jan. 21, 
1731-'2. 

Bora, Traverse, son of Gregory & Eliza Glasscock, Oct. 1, 1734. 

Bom, William, son of George & Judith Glasscock, Sept. 1, 
1734. 



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184 William and Mart College Quarterly. 

Married, Gregory Glasscock & Elizabeth Elder, Jan. 29, 
1730-*31. 

Bom, Betty, dau. of Leroy & Mary Ann GrifBn, Mch. 17, 1736. 

Born, Leioy, son of Leroy & Mary Ann GriflBn, Dec. 30, 1738. 

Born, Corbin, son of Leroy & Mary Ann GrifBn, Miarch 2,1741. 

Bom, William, son of Leroy & Mary Ann GriflBn, Jan. 29, 
1742. 

Bom, George, son of William & Esther Glasscock, Dec. 20, 
1743. 

Bom, Samuel, son of Leroy & Mary Ann GriflBn, April 21, 
1746. 

Bom, Cyrus, son of Leroy & Mary Ann GriflBn, July 16, 1748. 

Bom, Mildred, daughter of George & Judith Glasscock, Nov. 
4, 1749. 

Col. Leroy GriflBn departed this life July 9, 1750. 

Bora, John Tayloe, son of Leroy & Mary Ann GriflBn, Aug. 24, 
1750. 

Million Glasscock departed this life, Oct. 25, 1750. 

Bom, John, son of William & Esther Glasscock, Dec. 24, 1751. 

Bom, Susannah, daughter of George & Judith Glasscock, 
Nov. 28, 1751. 

Major George Glasscock departed this life, Feb. 27, 1752. 

Bom, Milly, daughter of William and Esther Glasscock, Not. 
24, 1753. 

Bom, William Chichester, son of William & Elizabeth Glass- 
cock, July 4, 1754. 

William Chichester, eon of William & Elizjabeth Glasscock, 
died Aug. 8, 1766. 

Bom, Thomas, son of William & Ann Glasscock, Sept. 21, 
1756. 

Bom, Judith, daughter of George & Judith Glasscock, July 
10, 1756. 

Bom, George, son of George & Judith Glasscock, Oct. 4, 1758. 

John Glasscock departed this life. May 7, 1756. 

Jesse Glasscock departed this life, April 1, 1757. 

Bom, Sarah, daughter of George & Judith Glasscock, Oct. 4, 
1761. 

Bom, Eliza Chichester, daughter of Richard & Hannah Glass- 
cock, April 27, 1762. 



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Mabbiages, Births and Deaths in Richmond Co. 185 

Born, Eicbard, oaa of George & Judith Glasscock, Aug. 23, 
1764. 

Born, George, son of Peter & Eliza Glasscock, Jan. 26, 1771. 

Bom, Nancy, daugWer of John & Susannah Glasscock, June 
15, 1771. 

Born, Anne Corbin, daughter of Leroy GriflBn & Alice his wife, 
Sept. 19, 1768. 

Bom, Elizabeth Corbin, daughter of Leroy Griffin & Judith 
his wife, Aug. 18, 1773'. 

Bom, Washington, son of John Glasscock & Susannah his 
wife, Aug. 6, 1775. 

Bom, John Glasscock, son of John Glasscock & Susannah his 
wife, Dec. 24, 1782. 

Bom, Elizabeth, daughter of John & Mary Lawson, Feb. 17, 
1719. 

Bom, Joanna & Catherine, daughters of John & Mary Lawson, 
March 17, 1721. 

Bom, Sarah, daughter of Eichard & Mary Lawson, Feb. 21, 
1727. 

Bom, Thomas, son of Pichard & Mary Lawson, Dec. 24, 1730. 

Bom, Lucy, daughter of John & Mary Lawson, March 3, 
1731-^2. 

Thomas Lawson departed this life Feb. 4, 1729. 

Bom, Betty, daughter of Christopher & Sarah Lawson, March 
9, 1743-'44. 

Bom, Joanna, daughter of Christopher & Sarah Lawson, April 
17, 1746. 

Bom, Epaphroditus, son of Christopher & Sarah Lawson, Feb. 
23, 1747-^48. 

Married, Bichard Lawson & Mary Harris, Sept. 22, 1727. 

Died, Mary, the wife of John Lawson, July 16, 1740. 

Bom Caty, daughter of Christopher & Sarah Lawson, April 
11, 1761. 

Bom, Lucy, daughter of Christopher & Sarah Lawson, Jan. 
29, 1756. 

Bom, Catherine, daughter of Dennis & Elizabeth McCarty, 
April 16, 1678. 

Bom, Luke, son of John & Elizabeth Milner, Sept. 5, 1708. 

Bom, Benjamin, son of John & Elizabeth Milner, Jan. 27, 
1710. 



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Bom, John^ son of John & Elizabeth Milner^ March 25, 1718. 

Bom, Wiimefred, daughter of William & Judith Milner, Jan. 
28, 1724^^5. 

Bom, Benjamin, son of Benjamin & Prances Milner, Dec. 25^ 
1730. 

Bom, Luke, son of Luke & Mary Milner, Dec. 31, 1734. 

Bom, Dorothy, daughter of Luke & Mary Milner, Feb. 16^ 
1736. 

Married, Chrain(?) McCarty & Mary Mozinger(?), Dec. 30,, 
1729. 

Bom, Elizabeth, daughter of Luke & Mary Mifaier, Nor. 16, 
1742. 

Bom, Daniel, son of Billington & Ann McCarty, Oct. 22, 
1733. 

Bom, Billington, son of Billington & Ann McCarty, Oct. 3,. 
1736. 

Died, Daniel, son of Billington & Ann McCariy, Aug. 6, 1739. 

Bom, Thaddeus, son of Billington & Ann McCarty, April 1, 
1739. 

Bom, Charies Barber, son of Billington & Ann McCarty, Aug. 

23, 1741. 

Bom, Luke, son of John & Margaret Milner, Sept. 17, 1750. 
Bom, John, son of John & Margaret Milner, Feb. 16, 1754. 
Bom, David, son of Billington & Elizabeth McCarty, Aug. 

24, 1737. 

Bom, John, son of Charles & Ann McCarty, July 14, 1749. 

Bom, Winney, daughter of Charles McCarty & Winney his 
wife, Sept. 4, 1775. 

Bom, Bebecca, daughter of Willoughby & Sarah Newton, Oct. 
6, 1726. 

Bom, Solomon, son of William & Ann Nash, April 8, 1726. 

Bom, John, son of William & Ann Nash, April 20, 1730. 

Bom, John, son of Thomas & Agathy Nash, Dec. 2, 1729. 

Eliza Nash departed this life Nov. 3, 1726. 

Anne Nash departed this life Nov. 12, 1726. 

John Nash departed this life Nov. 15, 1726. 

William Nafih departed this life Oct. 15, 1732. 

Married, William Nash & Margaret Brian, May 30, 1729. 
. Married, Eichard Nash & Hanna Nash, Oct. 30, 1743. 

Thomas Nash departed this life Nov. 29, 1748. , 



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Masbiages^ Bibths and Deaths in Biohmond Co. 187 

Born, Elizabeth, daughter of Wijliam & Judith Naah, Oct. 
20, 1761. 

Bom, Pitman & Hannah, twins of Bichard & Hannah Nash^ 
March 11, 1762. 

Born, Agatha, daughter of William & Judith Naeh, Jan. 7, 
1754. 

Bom, Thaddeus, son of George Nash & Sarah his wife, Nov. 
29, 1776. 

Bom, Sally, daughter of Pitman & Betty Nash, Jan. 15, 1783. 

Bom, Hannah, daughter of Qeorge & Lucy Nash, Oct. 2, 1781. 

Bom, Jeremiah, son of John & Mary Nash, Aug. 22, 1781. 

Bom, Sally, daughter of Qeorge & Lucy Naah, June 15, 1787. 

Bom, Sarah, daughter of John Oldham, Jan. 24, 1718. 

Bom, John, son of James & Winnefred Oldham, June 30,. 
1716. 

Bom, Betty, daughter of James & Winnefred Oldham, March 
29, 1718. 

Bom, Nannie, daughter of James & Winnefred Oldham, July 
1, 1720. 

Bom, James, son of James & Winnefred Oldham, Nov. 13,. 
1722. 

Bom, Margaret, daughter of John & Sarah Oldham, Jan. 6,. 
1709. 

Bom, Mary, daughter of John & Sarah Oldham, June 25,. 
1712. 

Bom, Elizabeth, daughter of John & Sarah Oldham, May 12,. 
1715. 

Bom, Sarah, daughter of John & ^arah Oldham, Dec. 4, 1718. 

Bom, Jane, daughter of John & Sarah Oldham, Oct. 6, 1721. 

WiUiam Oldham departed this life March 21, 1726-^7. 

Bebecca Oldham departed this life Sept. 19, 1732. 

Married, Peter Oldham & Bebecca Alverson, Feb. 17, 1727-'^ 

Bom, William, son of William & Mary Oldham, Sept. 4, 1770. 

Bom, Eobert Peachey, son of Samuel & Elizabeth Peachey, 
March 21, 1673. 

Bom, Samuel, son of William & Phoebe Peachey, Sep. 4, 1699. 

Bom, Alice Oorbin, daughter of Samuel & Winnefred Peachey,. 
May 16, 1726. 

Bom, Ann, daughter of Samuel & Winnefred Peachey, Aug. 
24, 1738. 



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188 William and Mary College Quarterly. 

Born, Phoebe, daughter of Samuel & Winnefred Peachey, Dec. 
18, 1727. 

Bom, William, son of Samuel & Winnefred Peachey, April 14, 
1729. 

Bom, Winney Griffin, daughter of Samuel & Winnefred 
Peadiey, Feb. 26, 1730. 

Bora, Samuel, son of Samuel & Winnefred Peiachey, Feb. 6, 
1732. 

Bom, Thomas Griffin, son of Samuel & Winnefred Peachey, 
Dec. 23, 1734. 

Bom, Lepoy, son of Samuel & Winnefred Peachey, June 9, 
1736. 

Captain Samuel Peachey depari;ed this life Oct. 2, 1750. 

Bom, Samuel, son of William & Million Peachey, Dec. 16, 
1749. 

Winnefred, daughter of Samuel Peachey, died Sept. 3, 1750. 

Bom, Winnefred, daughter of William & Million; Peachey, 
Jan. 8, 1752. 

Bom, Eliza Griffin, daughter of Leroy & Betty Peachey, Oct. 

20, 1761. 

Bom, Alice, daughter of William & Elizabeth Tetachey, July 

21, 1762. 

Bora, Susannah, daughter of William & Eliza Peadhey, Sept. 
14, 1764. 

Bora, Ann, daughter of William & Eliza Peachey, Oct. 15, 
1766. 

Bora, Samuel, son of Leroy and Betty Peachey, Oct. 12, 1767. 

Bora, Leroy, son of Leroy & Betty Peadiey, Aug. 21, 1770. 

Bora, Thomas Griffin, son of William & Eliza Peachey, Nor. 
10, 1770. 

Bora, Eliz'abeth, daughter of William & Eliza Peachey, Dec. 
3, 1775. 

Bora, John, son of Benjamin & Sarah Rust, Nov. 2, 1725. 

Bora, Ann, daughter of Benjamin & Sarah Bust, Oct. 4, 1727. 

Bora, Metcalfe, son of Benjamin & Sarah Rust, Sept. 12, 1729. 

Bora, Sarah, daughter of Benjamin & Sarah Rust, Sept. 22, 
1731. 

Eleanor Rust departed this life, Nov. 10, 1722. 

Bora, James Rust, son of Samuel Rust & Nancy his wife, Dec. 
14, 1798. 



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Bom, Jdin, son of Alexander & Juditli Swiann, July 22, 1691. 

Bom, Margaret, daughter of Alexander & Judith Swann, 1680. 

Born, Edward, son of Edward & Winnefred Spencer, Nov. 
20, 1710. 

Bom, Winnefred, daughter of Anthony of Elizabeth Sydnor^ 
Feb. 6, 1713-'14. 

Bom, Epaproditus, son of Anthony & Elizabeth Sydnor, May 
12, 1715. 

Bom, Betty, daughter of Anthony & Eliza Sydnor, Feb. 23, 
1716-'17. 

Bom, Duanna, dau. of Anthony & Eliza Sydnor, Jan. 9, 1719. 

Bom, Lucy, daughter of Anthony & Eliza Sydnor, Feb. 3, 
1722. 

Bom, Ann, daughter of Anthony and Eliza Sydnor, June 24, 
1729. 

Bom, Ruth, daughter of John & Elizabeth Sydnor, May 4, 
1729. 

Bom, John, son of Epaproditus & Mary Sydnor, Feb. 20, 1736. 

Bom, Eobert, eon of Anthony & Francee Sydnor, Jan. 23, 1750. 

Bom, Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony & Frances Sydnor, Nov. 
25, 1762. 

Bom, Anthony, son of Epaphroditus & Mary Sydnor, March 
12, 1752. 

Bom, Giles, son of Epaphroditus & Mary Sydnor, Aug. 8^ 
1763. 

Bom, Sufianna, daughter of Anthony & Frances Sydnor, April 
28, 1764. 

Epaphroditus Sydnor departed this life March 15, 1756. 

Bom, Nancy, daughter of William & Judith Sydnor, Sept. 

25, 1766. 

Bom, John, son of William & Ann Tayloe, Feb. 16, 1687. 
Bom, Thomas, son of Luke & Ann Thomton, April 6, 1688. 
Bom, John, son of James & Mary Tarpley, Feb. 21, 1690. 
Bora, Mark, son of Luke & Anne Thomton, Sept. 23, 1686. 
Bom, Richard, son of John & Elizabeth Tavemor, July 30, 
1685. 
Bom, James, son of James & Mary Tarpley, May 8, 1692. 
Bom, Sarah, daughter of John & Eliza Tavemer, Jan. 7, 1679. 
Bom, Elizabeth, daughter of John & Eliza Tavemer, March 

26, 1681. 



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Roger, son of Henry and Ann Thornton, June 17, 1686. 

Bom Eliza, daughter of William & Eliza Tayloe, July 26, 
1686. 

Bom, William, son of James & Mary Tarpley, March 16, 1695. 

Bom, John, son of John & Elizabeth Tarpley, July 16, 1695. 

Bom, Frances, dau. of Samuel & Frances Trayerse, Aug. 20, 
1697. 

Bom, Thomas, son of James & Mary Tarpley, Feb. 28, 1697. 

Bom, Mary, daughter of James & Mary Tarpley, Feb. 1, 1691. 

Bom, Elizabeth, daughter of James & Mary Tarpley, Feb. 2, 
1701. 

Bom, Eobert, son of Eobert & Mary Thomton, Oct. 20, 1722. 

Born, Bridget, daughter of Eobert & Mary Thomton, May 
25, 1724. 

Bora, John & Betty, son & daughter of John & Eliza Tarpley, 
May 28, 1720. 

Born, Henry, eon of Eoger & Isabel Thomton, Nov. 12, 1709. 

Bom, May, daughter of Eoger & Isabel Thomton, Jan. 5, 
1712. 

Born, John, son of Eoger & Isabel Thomton, June 25, 1718. 

Born, Anne, daughter of Eoger & Isabel Thomton, Feb. 9, 
1720. 

Bom, Mary, daughter of William & Mary Tarpley, Dec. 7, 
1723. 

Bom, WilKam, son of Eoger & Isabel Thomton, March 14, 
1722-'23. 

Bom, Mary, daughter of James & Ann Thomton, March 13, 
1725. 

Born, Eoger, son of Eobert & Mary Thomton, June 14, 1725. 

Bom, John, son of Eobert & Mary Thornton, April 9, 1727. 

Bom, Edward Hipping, son of John & Elizabeth Tarpley, 
April 19, 1727. 

Bom, Elizabeth, daughter of John & Eliza Tarpley, March 4, 
1728-^9. 

Bom William, eon of James & Ann Thomton, Aug. 2, 1728. 

Bom, William, son of Eoger & Eliza Thomton, June 17, 1728. 

Bom, John, son of William & Mary Tarpley, Sept. 29, 1729. 

Bom, James, son of William & Mary Tarpley, Dec. 8, 1731. 

Bom, Thomas, son of James & Mary Tarpley, Oct 28, 1734. 

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Marriages^ Births and Dbaths in Biohmond Co. 191 

William Thornton departed this life Nov. 14, 1726. 

Mattliew Thornton departed this life, Feb. 10, 1730. 

Bom, James, son of James & Ann Thornton, Aug. 8, 1731. 

Born Hannah, daughter of William & Mary Tarpley, Jan. 6, 
1736. 

Bom, Lucy, daughter of James & Mary Tarpley, Aug. 17, 
1736. 

Bom, Betty, daughter of Traverse & Betty Tarpley, July 28, 
1738. 

Bom, Sarah, daughter of James & Mary Tarpley, Sept. 13, 
1738. 

Married, Luke Thornton & Millisent Longworth, Jan. 2, 
1727-'8. 

Bom, John, son of John & Ann Tarpley, Dec. 13, 1738. 

Married, Comelius Todd to Mary Jones, Dec. 17, 1739. 

Bom, Mary, daughter of James and Mary Tarpley, Oct. 30, 
1740. 

Bom, Winifred, daughter of Traverse & Betty Tarpley, Nov. 
1, 1740. 

Bom Eliza, daughter of John & Ann Tarpley, April 5, 1740. 

Bom Alice, daughter of John & Ann Tarpley, Nov. 24, 1742. 

Bom, James, son of James & Mary Tarpley, July 21, 1743. 

Bom, Lucy, daughter of Traverse & Betty Tarpley, Jan. 7, 
1745. 

Bom, Betty, daughter of James & Mary Tarpley, Aug. 6, 1746. 

Bom, Samuel Traverse, son of Thomas & Betty Tarpley, Dec. 
15, 1748. 

Bom, Winney, daughter of John & Ann Tarpley, Sept. 16, 
1744. 

Bom, Traverse, son of John & Ann Tarpley, Aug. 12, 1746. 

Bom, Thomas, son of John & Ann Tarpley, June 3, 1748. 

Bom, Caty, daughter of John & Ann Tarpley, April 13, 1750. 

Bom, David, son of Eobert & Frances Thomton, March 24, 
1788. 

Bom, Mary, daughter of Thomas & Sarah Underwood, Oct. 
22, 1687. 

Bom, William, son of Mooto & Ann Underwood, Jan. 6, 1726. 

Bom, Judith, daughter of John & Sarah Ann Valendingham, 
Aug. 24, 1760. 



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192 William and Mart College Quarterly. 

Bom, Winifred, daughter of Newman & K«therine Brocken- 
brough, March 21, 1726. 

Bom, Seth, ©on of Mooto & Ann Underwood, Marcii 1, 1729. 

Married, John Webb to Mary Sanford, July 14, 1673. 

Bom, James, eon of John & Mary Webb, Aug. 9, 1673. 

Married, Thomas Waring to Alice Underwood, Oci 6, 1673. 

Bom, James, son of John & Mary Webb, Aug. 9, 1673. 

Bom, Giles, son of John & Mary Webb, April 15, 1677. 

Married, Isaac Webb to Mary Bedwell, April 6, 1678. 

Bom, Giles, son of Giles & Elizabeth Webb, Aug. 4, 1714. 

Bora, John Span, son of Giles & Elizabeth Webb, Oct. 9, 1705. 

Bom, Isaac, son of Giles & Elizabeth Webb, Sept. 25, 1729. 

Bom, Betty, daughter of Gilee & Elizabeth Webb, Feb. 1, 1711. 

Bom, Mary, daughter of Giles & Elizabeth Webb, Nov. 11, 
1717. 

Bom, Cuthberi;, son of Giles & Elizabeth Webb, March 3, 
1718-^19. 

Bom, William, son of James & Barbara Webb, May 10, 1720. 

Bora, James, son of James & Barbara Webb, June 12, 1729. 

Bora, Thomas Webb, son of Ann Webb, March 28, 1738. 

Bora, Isaac, ©on of Isaac & Thomas (?) Webb, Oct. 30, 1739. 

Bora, John, son of Isaac & Prances Webb, Feb. 1, 1737. 

Bora, William, son of John Spann Webb & Sarah Webb, May 
25, 1742. 

James Webb departed this life, May 10, 1750. 

Tabitha Webb departed this life Feb. 9, 1722. 

Married, John Wilcox & Ann Jennings, March 2, 1729-'30. 

Bora, John, son of Godfrey & Eliza Wilcox, April 29, 1742. 

Bora, Winefred, daughter of Godfrey & Eliza Wilcox, Jan. 9, 
1741. 



PRESIDENT JOHN BEADSHAW'S EPITAPH. 

John Bradshaw, President of the court which condemned 
Chariee I. to death, died November 22, 1659. He was accorded 
a splendid burial in Westminster Hall, but on the restoration 
of Charles II. his remains were exhumed and hanged in their 
coffin, January 30, 1661. The epitaph below, "engraved upon 
a cannon at the summit of a steep hill near Martha Bray, 
Jamaica," would seem to indicate a different story. But the 



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Pbbsident John Bradshaw's Epitaph. 193 

other acoonnt is too well authenticated by contemporary notices. 
Capt. A. A. Folsom^ of Brookline, Mass., eends the inscription 
416 printed in the Essex Oazette, Salem, Mass., for January 11, 
1776. It is described as taken from the cannon "three years 
ago/* The same epitaph is printed in the Oenilemen's Maga- 
zine for 1784, as taken from the second volume of the Memoirs 
of Thomas Hollis, Esq. Captain Folsom writes: "By the in- 
scription enclosed yon will see that Thomas Jefferson might 
have read the Essex Oazette of January 11, 1776, before he 
wrote the Declaration of 4th July, 1776.'* 

Naturally the family of President John Bradshaw has been 
made the subject of investigation. The Oentlemen's Magazine 
for 1784 has a Bradshaw pedigree beginning with Alexander 
Bradshaw, of Lancashire, whose grandson, John Bradshaw, mar- 
ried, about 1613, Isabel, daughter of Peter Ashton, of Chat- 
terton. It is interesting that a Col. Peter Ashton was a member 
of the House of Burgesses of Virginia in 1656, 1659, 1660 from 
Northumberland county, and died in 1671, leaving a will dated 
1669, by which he gave his brother, James Ashton, of Kirby 
Underwood, County Lincoln, England, his estate of Chaderton 
or Chatterton, on the Potomac, and his brother John Ashton, 
of Lincolnshire, 2,000 acres adjoining Chatterton, on the Po- 
tomac. (See Va. Mag. of History and Biography, X., 293.) 
According to the Dictionary of National Biography, Presi- 
dent John Bradshaw was son of Henry Bradshaw, a well- 
to-do country gentleman of Marple and Wibersley Halls, Stock- 
port, Cheshire, and Catherine, daughter of Ealph Winnington, 
of Offerton, in the same county. He was bom at Wibersley Hall^ 
-and was baptized at Stockport Church, December 10, 1602. 

Epttaph. 

STRANGER, 

i Ere thou pafe, contemplate this cannon, 

Nor regardlefa be told 

That near its bafe lies depofited the duft 

Of JOHN BRADSHAW; 

Who, nobly iusperior to all felfifh regards, 

Defpifing alike the pageantry of courtly 

fplendour, 

The blast of calumny, 

I And the terrors of royal vengeance, 



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IM William akd Mast Oolupob Quabtbblt. 

Prefided in the Ulnftrious band 

of Heroes and Patriots 
Who fairly and openly adjudged 

CHARLES STUART, 

Tyrant of England, 

To a public and exemplary death; 

Thereby pref^nting to the amassed world. 

And tranfmitting down through applauding ages 

The moft glorious example 

Of unshaken Virtue, 

Love of Freedom, 

And impartial Juftioe 

Ever exhibited on the blood itaincd theatre 

Of human actions. 

Oh I Keader, pafs not on 

Till thou haft bleft his memory, 

And never, never forget 

THAT REBELLION TO TYRANTS 

IS OBEDIENCE TO GOD. 



THEEE NOTABLE INDIAN BATTLES. 

The battle between tHe Ricahecreans^ in 1656^ and the Eng- 
lish under Col. Edward Hill, assisted by one hundred Pamnnkey 
warriors under Totopotomoi, was fought in Hanover ctmotj, 
near the creek now bearing the name Totopotcmioi.^ 

The first battle of Nathaniel Bacon with the Indians, in Hay, 
1676, was fought on the Occaneechee Island, near Clarksfille, 
Mecklenburg county, Va.f 

The second battle, in July, 1676, was fought in the Dragom 
Swamp, probably where it heads in King and Queen oounty.J 

* "In the peninsula made by these two branches, a great Indian king^ 
called Totopotomoi was heretofore slain in battle, fighting for the Chris- 
tians against the Mahocks and Nahyssons, trom whence it retains his 
name to this day." Discoveries of John Lederer (1669). 

f Bacon's fight was with the Occaneechees, who lived on an Island in 
the Roanoke River. William and Mart Quabteblt, XI., 121-123; 
Mass, Hist, Boo, Coll,, Fourth Series, IX., 168. 

t Bacon marched from his residence to the Pamunkey country, and 
penetrated the forks of the Mattapony. ''And the Pamunkeys, who were 
encompassed with trees, which they had fallen in the branch of an im- 
passable swamp, part of the Dragon, were by the extraordinary dili- 
gence of Col. Claiborne and some other loyal gents discovered.** Fir- 
gitUa Magazine, IV., 136-140. Mass, Hist, Society OoU,, Fourth 8erie9, 
IX., 167. 



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WAYNB8B0B0, VlBOINIA. 



in 



WAYNESBOBO, VIBGINIA. 

COMMUinGATBD BT F. P. ]jEAVEirW(»TH. 

A plat, ''^apposed to be the original/* of survey of Waynes- 
boro^ in Angosta connty, Ya.^ dated 1798^ by Jean Estill and 
hia brother^ is in possession of Mr. Fishbnme, of this place. 
The place was named for ^^ad Anthony Wayne/' the hero of 
Stony Point. The old brick houses on the main street are laid 
in the English bond used in Virginia down to abont 1820. The 
earliest records in the conrt-honse at Stannton of land sales 
begin in 1745. 

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that of the grandfather of Qen. John Imboden, C. S. Cayalry, 
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MASSIE FAMILY. 

1 Peter* Hassie^ who patented land in New Kent county, 
Va., in 1698, appears to have been the progenitor of this family; 
(See books in Land OflBee.) He was surveyor of the highways 
in 1708 (vestry book), and died in New Kent, December 25, 
1719. As at this time there was no other Massie in New Kent, 
or Virginia as far as known, he was doubtless father of 2 John* 
Massie, 3 Thomas* and 4 Charles* Massie, who succeeded him 
in the records. The abstracts at the end of this article show 
that Thomas and Charles were brothers. 

2 John* Massie (Peter*) had issue (St. Peter's Parish regia- 
ter): 5 Mark, baptized December 7, 1690; 6 Eliza, baptiaed 
September 27, 1691. 

3 Thomas* Massie (Peter*) married probably twice. Hia 
second wife was Mary Walker, whom he married March 23, 
1698-'9. He was a vestryman of St. Peter's in 1708, and died 
in 1732, when Capt. Joseph Foster was chosen in his stead 
(vestry book). He was a Burgess in the Assembly for New 
Kent in 1722 and 1726. He had issue: 7 Mary, baptized April 
6, 1705, probably died in that issue, as there was another daugh- 
ter Mary; 8 Sarah, married John Smith; 9 Peter, baptized 
April 14, 1700, and had William; 10 Cecelia, married John 
Darracott, of Hanover county, and died in 1737 {Virginia 
Oazette^); 11 Elizabeth, married Thomas Pinchback;t 
12 James, bom May 16, 1709; and had Thomas; 13 Agnes, 
died October 5, 1718; 14 Thomas, bom August 2, 1716; 
15 WUliam*, bom May 28, 1718; 16 Mary, bom January — , 
1720; 17 John, bom October 3, 1721. 

15 William* Massie (Thomas*, Peter^) lived in New Kent, 
and was a Burgess for the county in 1748 and 1749, in which 
latter year he died. There is a tradition that he married a 

* In the Qazetie she is described as wife of Capt. John Darracott, 
of Hanover, and daughter of William Maosey, of New Kent — a mistake 
for Thomas Massey, as shown by an official record. 

t Thomas and Elizabeth Pinchback had issue (St Peter's Pariah 
Reg.): William, bom Mch. 8, 1721-22; Mary, born April 29, 1723; 
Thomas, bom January 28, 172&-6; Elizabeth, bora Feb. 4, 1730-^1; 
John, bom April 28, 1733. 



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daughter of Colonel Macon, and this is borne out by his wilL 
His wife was undoubtedly Martha Macon, born August 12, 1722, 
daughter of Col. William Macon (son of Gideon Macon and 
Martha his wife) and Mary Hartwell, daughter of Captain Wil- 
liam Hartwell, of James City county, brother of Henry Hart- 
well, Esq., of the Council. He had issue : 18 William* Massie, 
19 Thomas*' Massie, born August 22, 1747. They attended the 
grammar school of William and Mary College in 1769-1760. 
It is said that after the death of William Massie, the father, his 
widow Martha married Theodorick Bland.* 

19 Thomas* Massib ( William', Thomas*, Peter*) was first 
captain in the Eevoluticnary service, and was promoted to 
major. At the fall of Yorktown he was aide to General Nelson. 
After the war he was a member of the Order of the Cinicinnati. 
He moved from St. Peter's Parish, New Kent county, about 
1780 to Frederick county, and thence to old Amherst about 1803. 
His land lay in the present county of Nelson, and be died at 
'Tlievel Green,'* his residence, February 2, 1834. He married 
Sarah Cocke, and their issue will be given in another number. 
(See "Cabells and their Kin,'* Bichmond Standard for 1880.) 

4 Charles* Massie (Peter*) married and had issue in New 
Kent: 20 Ann, bapt. April 20, 1707; 21 Elizabeth, bom No- 
vember 6, 1709; 22 Charles, bom October 13, 1712; 23 
Thomas^, 24 Gordon, bom December 17, 1716; 26 Peter, bom 
May 4, 1718 ; 26 David, bom September 3, 1721 ; 27 Mary, bom 
December 23, 1723; 28 James, bom October 16, 1726; 29 Na- 
thaniel, bom August 2, 1727; 30 Cecelia, bom October 3, 
1729-'30. 

23 Thomas' Massie (Charles*, Peter*) removed to Gooch- 
land, and married, in 1747, Susanna Holland. He received 600 
acres from hia uncle Thomas. He died in 1766, and soon after 
hia widow married William Perkins, of Goochland. According 
to his will, he left surviving 31 Mary, 32 Judith, 33 Thomas^, 
34 David. 

33 Thomas* Massie (Thomas', Charle s% Peter^) married 

* Among the Massie papers in the Virginia Historical Society is a 
survey of 87 acres on Black Greek by John Street, Purveyor of New 
Kent county, made, as stated in the paper, according to an order of 
the General Court, May 6, 1759, in a suit entitled "Massie by ColonU 
Theodorick Bland in trespass vs. Qeorge Wilkinson, Jr.** 



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19fl WiLLiAic AND Mary Oollbob Quabterlt. 

first, in 1766, Mary Williams, of Louisa, and had 35 ICarHia^ 
bom April 1, 1770; 36 Susannah, bom April 30, 1774u Hid 
married secondly Elizabeth Massie, on June 26, 1776, and had 
David, bom May 17, 1777. 

25 David* Massib (Charles*, Peter*) married Ann ^ 

and hia will was proved in Goochland county, August 19, 1755. 
His wife married eecondly, in March, 1756, Benjamin Mitchell^ 
of Qoochland. He had issue : 37 Constance, 38 Ann, 39 Charlea 

28 Nathanml* Massib (Charles*, Peter*) moved to Gooch- 
land about 1773. He married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of 
Thomas Watkins, of Chickahominy. They had issue: 40 Eliza- 
beth, married Thomas Massie ; 41 Nathaniel, founder of Chili- 
oothe, bom December 28, 1763; 42 Henry; 43 Thomas, bom 
June 2, 1772. He married secondly Ann Clarke, August 24^ 
1776, and had children: 44 Bebecca, bom August 28, 1777; 
45 Ann, bom March 5, 1779; 46 Sarah, bom May, 1781. 



Edmund Maesie, from whom the Albemarle Massies are de- 
scended, is first found in Louisa county, whidi was formed from 
Hanover, just as Hanover was formed from New Kent. In 1769 
Joseph Wjratt, of King William county, and Dorothy his wife 
deeded land in Louisa to Edmund Massie, of Louisa. He died 
in Albemarle in 1781, leaving wife Judah, eon Thomas, and 
<»Qier children. (Louisa and Albemarle County Becords.) 

St. PEim's Pabish Kbgibtkb, Nbw Kent GouHrr. 

EOitt, daughter of John Matsey, bapt 27 Sept., 1601. 
Mark, son of John Hassej, bapt. 7 Dec, 1690. 
Mary, daughter of Thomas Massie, bapt. 6 April, 1705. 
Peter, son of Thomas Masse, bapt. 14 April, 1700. 
Ann, dan. of Charles Massie, bapt. 20 April, 1707. 
James, son of Mr. Thomas Massie, bapt. May 16, 1708. 
Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Marssie, bom 9ber the Sth, 17#t. 
Robin, a negro belonging to Mr. Thomas Massie, bom April 3, 170a» 
Joel, a negro belonging to Charles Massie, bom July the Sth^ 1709. 
Charles, son of Charles Massie, bora October 13, 1712. 
Gordon, son of C^. Massie, bom Dec. 17, 1716. 
Marriage: Thomas Masse and Mary Walker married, 23 March* 
1698-0. 

Agnes, daughter of Mr Tho. Massie, departed this life 8ber Sth, 171^ 
Peter Massie departed this life December 25, 1719. 
Thomas, son of Mr. Thomas Massie, bom August 2, 1716. 



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MA88IB Family. ^9S 

WiUias, aoB of Mr. Thomas MaasM, born May 28, 1718. 
PtUr, aoo of Charles Masaie, bom 4 May, 1718. 
Mary, daughter of Mr Tho. Maaaie, born January — , 1719-20. 
John, MB of Captain Thomas Massie, born Oct. 3, 1721. 
David, son of Charles Massis, bom Sept. 3, 1721. 
Mary, daughter of Chas. Massie, bora Dec. 3, 1723. 
James, son of Charles Massie, bom Oct. 16, 1725. 
Nathaniel, the son of Charles Massie, bora August the 2nd, 1727. 
Cscilia, daughter of Charles Massie, bora Oct. 3, 1729-30. 
BUabeth, daughter of Nathaniel & Elizabeth Massie, bora Dec 15, 
176i. 

St. Prkb'8 Pabish Testbt Book. 

1708, Mr. Peter Massi'', surveyor of the highways; Thomas Massie, 
Vestryman. 

March 29, 1731-32. Capt. Joseph Foster chosen a veatryman in place 
of Capt. Thomas. Massie, deceased. 

Sept. 29, 1732. Mr. Charles Massie chosen churchwarden. 

Fbom ths Rboosds or ths ViBonnA Couhoil. 

November 1, 1733: The petition of John Smith and Sarah his wife, 
•John Darraoott and Cecelia his wife, James Massey, William Massy, 
Thomas Pinchback and iUizabeth his wife, Mary Massey and Thomas 
Miwy, Devisees of Thomas Massey, late of the county of New Kent, 
dee'd, setting forth that the said Thomas, having sometime before his 
death taken up and surveyed 4000 acres on the little Bird Creek, in 
the county of Qoochland, on the 12th of January, 1731, made his will 
«nd devised to said petitioners the said 4000 acres in the following 
proportion: to James Massie, 600 acres; William Massy, 1000 acres; 
lo each of his daughters, Eliza Pinchback, Sarah Smith, Cecelia Darra- 
oott and Mary Massey, 600 acres, and the petitioner, Thomas Massy, 
his nephew, 600 acres; that after his decease they found that the said 
patent lor 4000 acres, Ac, ordered that Thomas Massey divide the said 
4000 acres and take out distinct patents for the respective shares devised 
|p than.— nAtelrad. 

MAaaOB MAKU80BIFT8 IH VlBOUriA HiSTOBIOAL SOOIXTT. 

In this oolleetion, presented to the Society by Mr. J. J. Massie, oi 
Amherst, there are many interesting papers. (See list in published 
ottalogoa of MSS. in the possession of the Society.) The most interest- 
ing is aa official copy of the will of William Massie, who died in 1749t 
in the name of €k)d, amen, 

I William Massie of the Parish of St. Peters in the county 
ef New Kent make this my last will and Testament. I resign my Soid 
lo its Creator in all hiunble hope of its future Happiness (as in the 
disposal of a Being infinitely Good), and as to what Temporal Estate 
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200 William and Maby Collegb Quaetbrlt. 

Imprimis, I give to my Beloved Wife Martha during her Natural 
Life my Plantation with the Stocks of all kinds thereon, and other the 
Personal Estate belonging to the same, with three Hundred Acres of 
Land, be the same more or less, on Powhite Swamp in Hanover County. 
I allso give my said Wife Eighteen Slaves to wit: Nell, Delph, and her 
children, Davy, Fan, Beck and her children, Sarah, Joyce, Tom, Squir^ 
Peter, Old Ben, and at Powhite Plantation Jack, Joe, Cupid, Dick, Edy 
and her Children, Rose & Sis, and my Will and desire is that my 8« 
Wife may have the Liberty of disposing of the said Slaves at her I>eath 
to whichsoever of our two Sons she shall think fit, but in case my said 
two Sons William and Thomas should die before my Wife's decease 
then I give the above mentioned Land and Slaves to my said Wife and 
her Heirs. 

Item, I give to my Son William and his Heirs my Tract of land A 
Plantation on the Branches of the little Bird in Goochland County, con- 
taining two thousand acres be the same more or less. I allso give to 
my said Son vVilliam my land and plantation which I purchased of 
Colo William Macon commonly called and known by the name of 
Hardens to him and his Heirs, as allso one half of the low and sunken 
ground Land which my father purchased of William Allen on Chicka- 
hominy swamp to him and his heirs. 

Item, I give to my son Thomas and his Heirs my Tract of Ijand 
containing Seven Hundred and ninety Acres be the same more or less 
lying on the little Bird in Goochland County, part of wh\eh was g^nted 
to me by Patent, the other part I purchased of David Maasie. I allso 
give to my Son Thomas and his Heirs my Tract of Land and Plantation 
where I now live Except the Tract of Land called Hardens which adjoins 
to the same, and which is given to my son William. I allso give to my 
said Son Thomas and his Heirs the other half of the above mentioned 
low and sunken ground Land on Chickahominy swamp purehsaed 1^ 
my Father of William Allen as aforesaid. 

Item, I give to my son Thomas end his Heirs my Tract of Land on 
Black Creek which my Father purchased of Ashcroft, I allso give to my 
said Son Thomas and his Heirs my tract of land near the mouth of 
Black Creek containing one Hundred Acres be the same more or less 
which my Father purchased of John Foster. 

Item, my will and desire is that my wife Martha may have the use 
and Improvement of the Plantation and Houses and Lands belonging to 
the same where I now dwell during the time my Son Thomas is undtf 
the age of Twenty one years, but in case my said son Thomas should 
die before he arrives to Lawfull age, then I give the said Landa^ Houses 
and Plantation to my said Wife during her Nature 1 Life. I allso give 
to my said wife Martha all my Household goods and Furniture of what 
Nature or kind soever and other the Personell Estate where I now live* 

Item, my will and desire is that in case my two Sons William and 
Thomas should both die before they arrive at Lawfull age, then I give 
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slaveB hereafter mentioned as allso one third part of all my PersoneUt 
Estate of what nature or kind soever to her and her heirs. 

Item, I give to my two sons William and Thomas the following forty 
three slaves to wit: George, Susan, Pompey, Will, Jamey, James, Ches- 
ter, Natt, Duke, Charles, Dick, Ned, Bill, Paul, Robin, Patrick, Jack, 
Will, Lucy, Doll, Sue, Betty, Saul, Tamer, Phillas, Phillis, Febee, MolP, 
children Ben, Miall, Neptune, Jemmy, belonging to Lucy, Miall, Jeffery^ 
Nanny, belonging to Doll, Agge, Hannah, Roger, belonging to Sue, Su- 
sanna, Martin belonging to Phillis, Joe, Fillis, belonging to Tamer, and 
James, a Mulatto boy, to be equally divided and their Increase between 
my said Two sons, when my son William arrives at Lawfull age. Item, 
my Will and Desire is that the cattle and hogs on the plantation given 
to my two sons shall be delivered to them, when they arrive at Lawfull 
age, to whom I give the same. 

Itfcm, I give to my son William my lott and house in New Castle 
town to him and his heirs. 

Item, my Will and Desire is that the Lands and Slaves now under 
mortgage to me may be Equally divided between my two sons to whome- 
I give the same and to their heirs, or in case of Redemption, I desire- 
the money may be equally divided between my said sons to whome I 
give the same. 

Item, I give my gold watch to my son William. 

Item, my will and desire is that the crops of Tobacco made by the 
slaves hereby Given by this my Will to my two Sons may be ship'd and 
consign'd to some Merchant in England by my Exn hereafter named^ 
or part of the said crops as my said Exn shall Judge most for my s^ sona 
advantage and the other part sold in Virginia, and after my affairs 
are settled the money due to my Estate I desire may be Equally divided 
between my sons William & Thomas to whome I give the same when my 
son William arrives at Lawfull age to have the said Money and Produce 
of the said Crops divided between him and his Brother, and my Will 
and Desire is that part of the Money that shall be due my Estate, and* 
is hereby given to my Sons as aforesaid, may be put into the Mer- 
chant's hands that has the Consignment of the Tobaccos, or so muclk 
thereof as shall be sufficient to pay the Bondable Duty and the re- 
mainder put out to Interest after the yearly charges are paid of main- 
taining ft educating my Sons Cloathing their negroes ft supplying their 
Plantations with necessaryes. 

Item, my Will and Desire is that in case either of my two Sons should 
die before they arrive at Lawfull a^e or Leave no Lawfull issue, then I 
desire the Survivor may inherit all the Estate given to my said two 
Sons both real and personal to whome I give the same, and to his Heirs^. 
but in case both my said Sons should die before they arrive at Lawfull 
age or leave no Lawfull Issue then my Will and desire is that what I 
have hereby given them my Sons by this my Will may be equally divided 
between or amongst my five kinsmen, Thos. Darrioott, William Massie,. 
eon of my Brother Peter, Thomas Massie, son of my brother James,, 



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tot William and Mart Gollbos Quabtbrlt. 

•J<diii PtecUiftck and Joseph Smith, or the surviTors ol them, to whomt 
I ^ve the same and to their Heire, and Lastly my deaire is that thera 
•hould be bo appraisement of my Estate, and I do hereby appoint my 
Moved Wife Martha Executrix, Colo William Macon, Capt. John Darri- 
cott, CapL Richard Meaux, and Mr. William Macon Execatora of thia 
my Last Will and Testament, in Witness whereof I have hereunto aei 
my Hand and Seal thia 26 day of October, 1749. 

WiLUjLic MaaaiB. 
Signed « Sealed in 
the presence of 
Thomas Martin, Junr 
Bobert EllysMi* 
Samuel Mo«. 
Copy. 

Goochland Couiitt. 

Will of Thomas Massie of St. James Northam Parbh. Dated May 
'22, 1756. Names wife Susannah, daus. Mary & Judith, ft sons David & 
Thomas; brothers David a Charles; "Uncle Thomas Massie" who 1^ 
him 600 acres. 

Will of David Blassie of (Goochland; wife Ann, daughters Constanca 
ft Ann, son Charles, brother Nathaniel Massie exor. Dated May 27, 
1766, proved Aug. 10, 1766. Witnesses Edward Meridc ft Gideon Moss. 

Deed of Peter Massie of Goochland Co. to James Norvil of Hanover 
for land in Goochland, bounding on Capt. Thomas Massie's land, said 
land formerly taken up by Charles Massie, Sept 27, 1729, and 1^ hia 
will given to said Peter. This deed is dated March 8, 1766. 

Deed of Thomas Massie of New Kent to Nathaniel Massie, of same 
-county, land in Goochland, Dec. 17, 1772. 

Parish Rbcustbb or Gogchlaitd. 

Married, Thomas Massie in this parish ft Bfary Williams in Louisa, 
May 20, 176$. 

Married, Thomas ft Elizabeth Massie, both of this parish, Jiine 26,. 
1776. 

Married, Nathaniel Massie in this parish ft Ann Qarke lA Albemarle, 
Aug. 24, in6. 

Thomas Massie ft Mary Williams had Martha, bom April 1, 1770. 
Will Massie ft Frances Adams had issue: Betty, bom June 22, 177 — . 

Nathaniel Massie ft Elizabeth Watkins had issue: Thomas, bom Juna 
^, 1772. 

Will Massie ft Frances Adams had Frankie, b. Feb. 6, 1774; BCary, 
bom June 6, 1776. 

Thomas Massie ft Mary Williams had Suckie, bom April 80, 1774. 

Thomas Massie ft Elizabeth, his wife, had David, bom May 17, 1777. 

Nathaniel Massie ft Ann Clarke had Rebekah, bom Aug. 28, 1777; 
Ann, bom Mch. 6, 1770; Sarah, bom May, 1781. 

Funend sermons were preached by Rev. Mr. Douglas on Thomas Mas- 
sie May 20, 1766; on Nathaniel Massie Nov. 4, 1774. 



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Ifarriage bonds s Sept. 14, 1747 ; ThomM Uaatie to SuMuma Hollaad. 
Soeuiity, Henry Martin. 

Mch. 27, 1756, Benjamin Mitchell to Anne Massie, widow of David 
Massie. Security, William PerKins. Witnesses, William Mosely, Su- 
sannah Robards. 

William Perkins to Susannah Massie, widow of Thomas Massie^ 
dee'd, Feb. 23, 1756. 

Thomas Massie ft Elizabeth Massie, daughter of Nathaniel Massie. 
See* William Massie, June 25, 1776. 

VlBGINIA QAZBTTC 

Mrs. Cecelia Darracott, wife of Capt. John Darraoott, died at his 
house in Hanover, and was interred in New Kent at her father's, Mr. 
William ^Thomas) Massey's PlanUtion. Va, Gazette, Dec. 9, 1737. 

There is an "ad" in the Gazette for July 18, 1751, in regard to the 
estate of William Massie, dec'd. 

In tiie same paper for August 29, 1751, Thomas Massie, of Qooeh- 
land eounl7, advertised for sale 440 acres on Black Creek, in New Kent 
eoun^. Purchaser is directed to apply to said Massie or to Qideon 
Massie, of New Kent. 

Cqllbok Catalooub. 

Thomas ft William Massie were students at William and Mary Col- 
lege in 17119-60. 

"LoTB or Nateanixl Massie." 

Charles Massie came from the Mersey to the James' about 1690, and 
loeated in New Kent county, Va., together with two brothers. About 
1760 Nathaniel Massie, Sr. (son of Charles), married Elizabeth, eldest 
daughter of Thomas Watkins, of Chic)uihominy, and moved to Gooch- 
land county, on the James river, where his father Charles had several 
grants of land. His first child was Nathaniel Massie, founder of Chilli- 
eothe, in Ohio. He was bom December 28, 1763, and had three brothers 
tmd a sister. Two years later his father married again, and a larga 
wunber ol faalf-^brothers and sisters were added to the family. 



LYNCH LAW. 



'Tn the Nation of December 4, 1902, pp. 439-441, will be 
foonid a string of examples of this term, going back to 1817. 
In that year Judge Spencer Boane, in eome recollections of his 
fatber-in-kw, Patrick Henry, said: In the year 1792 there 
were many suits on the soutti side of James river for inflicting 
Lynches law.' (Wirfs Life of Henry, 1818, p. 372.) In a note, 
but wheflier written by Boane or by Wirt is uncertain, we read: 
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204 William and Maby College Quaeteelt. 

picion of guilt, which could not be regularly proven. This law- 
leas practice, which, sometimes by the order of a magistrate,, 
fiometimee without, prevailed extensively in the upper counties 
on James river, took its name from the gentleman who first set 
the example of it/ It has frequently been asserted that this 
gentleman was Charles Lynch, of Virginia (bom in 1736, died 
in 1796), but as yet no proof has been produced to connect lynch 
law with Charles Lynch. Will not some of your Virginia 
scholars take the matter up, search the records, and give us the 
facts about those suits alluded to by Judge Roane? The early 
history of lynch law is very obscure, and I know of no example 
of the term previous to 1817. As I have in preparation an ex- 
tended paper on the subject, I should welcome any information 
relating to the practice before 1817.'' — Albert Matthews, Boston. 

In an article published in the Richmond Standard for No- 
vember 1, 1879, A. B. refers to Hening's Statutes at Large, 
Vol. XI., pp. 134, 135, in support of the connection of Charles 
Lynch with lynch law. The story seems to be as follows: In 
1780 Southwest Virginia was infested by a band of Tories, who 
committed outrages upon defenceless inhabitants. Then, as the 
act recites, 'William Preston, Robert Adams, Jun., James Calla- 
way and Cliarles Lynch, and other faithful citizens, aided by 
detachments of volunteers from different parts of the State, did 
by timely and effectual measures suppress such conspiracies by 
measures not strictly warranted by law, although juatifiable 
from the imminence of the danger.'^ 

Actions and suits were commenced against Lynch and hia 
associates, and in 1782 they applied and obtained an act of in- 
demnity from the General Assembly. Probably Roane, in giv- 
ing 1792 as the date of these suits, intended 1782. 

Of those who were conspicuous in acting outside of the law. 
Col. William Preston was the only son of John and Elizabeth 
(Patton) Preston. He was bom in Ireland about 1731, emi- 
grated with his parents to America in 1740, and died at hit 
seat in Augusta county in 1783. He was a burgess in the As- 
sembly, county lieutenant of Pincastle and Montgomery, and ''a 
man of very marked decision and efficiency of character.*' He 
was the founder of the distinguished Preston f-amily, which has 
given so many brilliant names to the State and national historj. 

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bFofheF-in-Iaw of Col. Charles Lynch, and son of Bobert Adams, 
whose father of the same name came from New Kent county, 
■died in Goochland county in 1740, where his will, naming his 
son Bobert, is recorded. A snatch of an old song of the Bevo- 
lution is still repeated in Campbell county : 

'hurrah for Captain Bob, Colonels Lynch and Callaway! 
They never let a Tory rest till he cries out, liberty I' " 

Col. James Callaway was the son of William Callaway, geni, 
who in 1761 **made a free gift of 100 acres of land in the county 
of Bedford, adjoining the court-house of the said county, to be 
settled into a town,^* known by the name of New London (Hen- 
ing Stats., VII., 203). During the Bevolution New London 
contained some seventy or eighty houses. Capt. James Callaway 
was bom December 21, 1763, and died November 1, 1809. He 
married three times, and had twenty-two children, eleven of 
whom married and left issue. 

Col. Charles Lynch was the son of Charles Lynch and Sarah 
his wife. He commanded a regiment of riflemen at the battle 
of Guildford Court-bouse. He was the brother of John Lynch, 
the founder of Lynchburg. His residence was on the Staunton 
river, in the southwestern part of Campbell county, and in 1843 
it was the seat of his rrandson Charles Henry Lynch. A son, 
Charles Lynch, was Governor of Louisiana. 



BXTBACTS FBOM VIBGINIA GAZETTE OF AUGUST 27, 

1756. 

Theodorick Bland of Prince George Co. advertises for a tutor 
to teach reading, vnriting, and arithmetic. 

Adyertised for sale a tract of land in Halifax County con- 
taining 1616 acres, pl^te, household furniture, some European 
goods just imported, a four-wheeled chaise, a pole chaise, some 
good old Madeira wine, and many other things of value. To be 
sold at the late dwelling house of Col. Martin^ deceased, in 
King William County. 

* CoL John Martin married Martha (bom 1703, died May 27, 1738), 
daughter of Major Lewis Burwell and Martha Lear hia wife. They 
had issue three sons and four daughters. (Quabtbblt, XI., 146.) One 



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806 William akd Mast Collbgb Quastbbly. 

Adrertised for sale at October Fair next in Fred^ridEflbuij^ 
pursuant to the last will and teerfcam^ot of William Wood£o«d 
of Caroline Coonty, 1600 acres of land on Massaponix Sinv 
within 7 miles of Fredericksburg. 

Wanted about 280 feet of Purbedc and 80 feet of Hue Shim- 
berry stone for completing the Piazzas of the Capitol in Wil- 
liamsburg. 

IN HARD STBAITS. 

Whereas Thomas Joanes Complayneth to this Court y* Sam" 
BoUyson with Vyolent blowes hath beaten him & Could not 
reliefe himselfe by reason of y* Lameness of his hande by Sick- 
ness of y* Gripe^ and alsoe y^ the sd. Bollyson hath threatened to 
doe his business on y* first Sight of him, and the sd. Joanes 
haveing Oath y^ he goes in danger of his Life by reason of y* 
sd. Bollyson his Threatenings & Lurkeing behind trees w^ a 
Gunn, It is therefore Ordered y^ y* SherifEe on Sight hereof 
doe Imediately Aprehend & take y* sd. Bollyson into hia Custody 
& bring him before Major W" Wilson to be bound to y* Peace 
of our Soveraigne Lord & Lady y* King & Queen. — Elizabeth 
City Co. Records (1694?). 



NEGBO AND HOBSE STEALEBS. 

Northampton, January 16, 1772. 
Bun away, or stolen, from the Subscriber, a Negro Fellow 
named Jack, about twenty Years of Age, Virginia bom, black, 
and slim made, and about five Feet seven or eight Inches high. 
I am afraid a certain Peter Ooffigon, formerly a Skipper from 
this Shore, but lately served on Board a Man of War's Tender, 
may have carried him to the Western Shore; the following are 
my Beasons for suspecting him : My Slaves inform me he has 
been endeavouring to persuade them to go with him and he will 

of the daughters was Elizabeth Martin, who married Patrick Barclay, 
merchant, of the county of King and Queen. (Marriage contract re- 
corded in Louisa county. Dated Aug. 12, 1742, and witnessed by And: 
Barclay, Mord. Throckmorton, Francis Jerdone, Arch* Gordon, John 
Martin.) Two of his sons were undoubtedly John Martin and Samud 
Martin, of King William county. (Quasteblt, XII., 74.) 



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free them; that the eaid fellow went off with him; that he- 
requested them to advise him how to rob me^ and eren ix)ld 
them he would make away with me if they should be detected. 
Add to this^ that on my detecting him in a Matter wh^i he was 
about to defraud me, he vowed he was determined ijo have Satis- 
faction. At I have these reasons to suspect him, and lost an- 
other Negro Fellow some Time ago^ whom I imagine he baa 
also inveigled away^ I do hereby caution the Publick to be 
aware of buying any Slaves of this Man; and I do hereby 
promise to repay the Purchase Money to any Person who shall 
convict him of selling this^ or any other Slave he may have 
carried away clandestinely. I will give Tbn Pounds reward for 
apprehending Jack, and the like Sum for the other, whose name 
is Jacob, or upon, their being secured in such a Manner as to 
enable me to get them again. And I do also promise to pay 
a Beward of Fifty Pistoles if the Fellow is convicted of steal- 
ing either of them. 

John Stratton. 
Virginia Oazette, January 23, 1772. 

WiLUAHSBUBO, May 7. 

On Wednesday last the two following Criminals received Sen- 
tence of Death, at the Bar of the General Court, namely, Peter 
Geoffegon {alias John Scott) from Northampton, for Negro 
stealing, and Richard Thompson, alias Bichard Gray, from I^u- 
quier, for Felony.— Vtrjrtnta Oazette, May 7, 1772. 

The two Criminals who received Sentence of Death last April 
(Peter Goffegon, for Negro Stealing, and Bichard Thompson, 
for Horse Stealing) about three Weeks ago received his Excel- 
lency the Govemour's most gracious Pardon, upon their entering 
themselves on Board his Majestys Ship the Boston, Hyde Parker, 
Esquire, Commander, then bound for England. — Virginia Oa- 
zcite, June 11, 1772. 



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NOTES AND QUERIES. 

Wanted. — ^The ancestry of Gabriel Long, the celebrated marksnuut 
x>f the "Culpeper Minute Men/' commanded by Morgan in the American 
Revolution. From what English county sprang the Long family, and 
lias it a coat-of-armsT — Jane C, Slaughter, WiiMton, OtUpeper Co,, F«. 

Wanted. — ^The parents of Ezekiel Slaughter, who was bom in Cul- 
peper county, Va., about 1770. Who removed to Pike county, Ohio, and 
4ied in 1840. He married Letitia Thompson, sister to Beveridge Thomp- 
son, and fought in the War of 1812. — Jane C, Slaughter, Winston, OtU- 
peper Co,, Va, 

Read Familt. — Can any one give information as to the parentage, 
date of birth, marriage, death or place of burial of the Rev. James Read» 
of Pittsylvania county, 1798, a Preahyterian clergyman? Was he the 
husband of Elizabeth (Shields) Read, who owned property on 8«jidy 
river, Halifax county, Va., 1766? Her father was Patrick Shields, » 
planter of that county — died 1770 in Pittsylvania. — Mre. Bayard Stooh' 
ton Morven, Princeton, ^. J. 

RoBEBT Shepherd, ob Sheppabd. — ^Member of House of Burgesses, 
October, 1640, and November, 1647. Widow Elizabeth. Sons John, 
Robert, William, daughters Anne, Priscilla and Susanna. Residence, 
Lower Chippook. Represented James City county. Information wanted 
of this family, direct line and collateral branches. — Jno. Shepherd, 150 
La Salle street, Chicago, 111, 

In 1625 Robert Sheppard was living on the plantation over against 
^James City (afterwards Surry Co.). Hotten, Emigrants to America. 
He was the Robert whose will is mentioned above. In the Revolution 
Abraham Shepherd was captain in the Eleventh Virginia Regiment 
<Beitman's Register of Officers of the Continental Army). In 1712 
Samuel Shepherd was a school teacher in Princess Anne county. (Quab- 
TEBLT, VI., 3.) There was a family of Sheppards livii^ in Elizabeth City 
county for many generations. John Shephard was burgess for Jamea 
City in 1644, and for Elizabeth City county in 1652, 1653, and other 
years. In 1009 ''Baldwin Shephard, son of John Shephard, of Elizabeth 
City county, and Elizabeth his wife" made a deed to John Tucker, of 
■Cople Parish, Westmoreland county. (Westmoreland Co. Records.) 
Anne Shephard, sister of Baldwin, married, first, Qnintilian Gutherick, 
justice of Elizabeth City county; second, Thomas Wythe, and third. 
Rev. James Wallace. Her daughter Elizabeth Gutherick married Wil- 
son Curie. Baldwin Shephard's will was proved in Elizabeth City 
oounty, September 20, 1007, and names daughter Elizabeth Cofield 
(Caufield), wife of William Cofield, son John and wife Elizabeth. In 
1770 John Shephard, grandson of Baldwin Shephard, made his will in 
Elizabeth City, and names his wife Ann, son Baldwin, son John, daugh- 
ters Ann Smelt, Elizabeth Sykes, Jean Shephard and Sarah Shephard; 
lends John Smelt a plantation for life, then to granddaughter Elizabeth 
fimelt. Joseph Cooper made executor. Witnesses: John Curie, Jamee 
Williams, Baldwin Shephard. 



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Dakiel. {Answer to query of James D, Evans.) — ^"1 noticed your 
inquiry in the William and Mabt Quabteblt for January, 1904, and 
although I cannot answer it definitely, you may be interested in knowing 
that in my younger days I used often to hear my mother speak of 
*Aunt Daniel,* who lived in Granville county, N. C. She was called 
•Aunt Judith Daniel,* and was a half-sister of my great-grand-parents. 
I remember that I could not understand how it was that she and her 
sister, my great-grandmother Lacy, had the same name, and my mother 
explained that she was only half-sister, and that it was not at that 
time at all an uncommon thing to give sisters or brothers of the half- 
blood the same name. While Mrs. Daniel's name does not appear under 
the head of No. 41 in the History of the Christian Family in the 
Quarterly, V., 261-263, 1 am sure that she was the daughter of 
Charles (3) Christian No. 41. I do not know who her mother was, 
nor did I remember the first name of her husband, but I have no doubt 
that it is just as I have written, and that she was Mrs. Chesley Daniel, 
of Granville county, N. C. I think that before her marriage she lived 
in Powhatan county, but am not sure; perhaps it was Goochland. 
Elizabeth Christian Humber (Christian 49) was my father's grand>> 
mother, and Judith Christian Lacy (Christian 51) was my mother's 
grandmother, which made my parents cousins. My mother was born 
in 1808, and died in her eighty-fifth year, was raised by her grand- 
mother Lacy, and thus learned at first hand from her a great deal of 
the history of the Christian family. She remembered many of the older 
members of her grandmother's generation." — (Muta) A. Josephine Com, 
VharlottPAville^ Va. 



BOOK REVIEWS. 

Wadswobth; or, The Charter Oak. By W. H. Gocher, Hartford, 

Conn. 1904. 

This is a charming account of the early davs of Connecticut. It 
covers the most interesting details in the history of Connecticut — the 
romantic settlement, in 1630, on the banks of the Connecticut by Hooker, 
Ludlow and liayiies; the adoption of the first written constitution in 
the world's history, framed by a community, through its own repre- 
sentatives, as a basin of government; the coming of the regicides,. 
Whaley and Goffe; and the revocation of the charter of the colony in 
1687. The incident of the oak in which the parchment charter is said 
to have been hidden by JoHcph Wadsworth is lovingly developed. In 
giving an account of the political development of the colony, the author 
is much more reasonable than mary historians of the Nutmeg State. 
Johason has a statement in his Hiatory of Connecticut that "govern- 
ment of the people, by the people and for the people" first took shape 
in Connecticut. Our author, on the other hand, more truly says that 
"the democracy of Hooker, Ludlow, Haynes, and their associates, is, 



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and always has been, the ruling spirit of the Anglo-Saxon race.'' Hooker, 
in fact, was far from understanding the real meaning of democracy, 
and in making '*the people'' the source of governmental authority he 
meant the few who had the suffrage, and not the masses. In common 
with most men in New England, he looked upon the suffrage as a privi- 
lege, a badge of aristocracy, and not as a right incident to American 
manhood. This is proved by the very terms of the ''Fundamental Laws." 
In the towns of Connecticut, as in the towns of the other New England 
colonies, a favored few controlled affairs, and the majority had no voice* 
In none of the colonies was the tenure of office more constant or per- 
severing than in Connecticut. Weeden (Economic and Social History 
of New England) says the New England institutions "were democratic 
in form, but aristocratic in the substance of the administration." The 
book is beautifully and copiously illustrated. 

Reminiscences of Peace and Wab. By Mrs. Roger A. Pryor. New 

York: The MacMiilan Company. 1904. 

Mrs. Pryor gives the public in this work a beautiful account of her 
experiences from 1850 to 1805. Her reminiscences are related in con- 
versational style, and while strictly regardful of the facts, have the 
delightful freshness of a romance. We have charming pictures of Jef- 
ferson Davis, Stephen A. Douglas, General McClellan, General R. E. 
Lee, Roger A. Pryor, Henry a. Wise, and many other prominent men. 
She is very successful in giving the true feelings of che Southern people, 
and shows her Hympatny with them in her language, which has no tinge 
of bitterness or resentment. This is as it should be. Among Northern 
men, General McClellan is represented, as he deserves, the perfect type 
of a humane general, whose career at the head of a hostile army won 
the highest respect of his foes. The book is illustrated with portraits 
of the author. Lady Napier and her sons, Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas, Mrs. 
Agnes Hall McCormick, General Roger A. Pryor, and General Robert E. 
Lee. 

The GRiFtiNS. A Colonial Tale. By Mary Stuart Young. New York 
and Washington: The Neal Publishing Company. 1904. 
The turning point of this sweet story of Colonial life is historical — 
the marriage of Cyrus Griffin to Lady Christine Stuart, daughter of the 
Earl of Traquaire. Judge Griffin was President of the Continental Con- 
gress and first Judge of the United States District Court for Virginia. 
While a student ot law at the Temple in London, he visited Traquaire 
Castle, in Scotland, met the Lady Christine, courted her, married her 
and brought her to America; and now both lie side by side in old 
Bruton church-yard, in Williamsburg. In many other particulars the 
work is not ideal, but true. We are introduced to many fine old Vir- 
ginia customs, and enter homes like Rippon Hall, on the York, which 
had once a real existence. In Chapter XVI. we are given a fine account 
of a Virginia Christmas. Mrs. Young is to be congratulated on this 
little book, which clothes truth with so many romantic charms. 



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The White Castle of Louisiana. By M. R. Ailenrock (Mrs. D. O. 

Murrell). Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton k Co. 1903. 

This is a sweet story, in which the scene for the most part is in 
Louisiana. It is told in a simple, pleasant style, and contains a great 
many pleasing incidents. A pretty and unusual love story gives the 
book a unique interest. We are let very pleasantly into the life of the 
Southern planters, and are instructed in many tnings relating to the 
sugar plantations. Mrs. Murrell's characterization of the negro is very 
good, but her representation of the negro dialect is overdrawn, though 
this sin against fact is not confined to her. The negroes of the South 
speak, for illiterate persons, remarkably correct English, and the bar- 
barous spelling introduced into books does them injustice. That the 
effort to represent them is unjust is shown by the author's use of "iz" 
and "wuz," when the correct English pronunciation of is and was U 
**iz" and "wuz." The book is handsomely printed, and does credit to 
author and publishec alike. 

The Amekican Nation. Edited by Albert Bushnell Hart, LL. D., Pro- 
fessor of History in Harvard University. New York: Harper & 
Brothers. 

This extensive work is to appear in twenty-eight volumes. The first 
tive volumes are now given to the public, and are entitled as follows: 
Vol. I., European Background of American History, by Edward Potts 
Cheyney, A. M., Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania. 
Vol. 11., Basis of American History, by Livingston Farraud, M. D., Pro- 
fessor Anthropology, Columbia University. Vol. III., Spain in America, 
by Edward Gaylor Bourne, Ph. D., Professor of History, Yale Uni- 
versity. Vol. IV., England in America, by Lyon Gardiner Tyler, LL. D., 
President William and Mary College. Vol. V., Colonial Self -Govern- 
ment, by Charles McLean Andrews, Ph. D., Professor of History, Bryn 
Mawr College. 



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married as could be ascertained. Some of the records date back for 
hundreds of years, notably that of the Kennedys. This from a record 
published in 1830, taken from manuscript written in 1C20, which goes 
back to 886. This is very quaint and full of interest. Many old letters, 
portraits, wills and court records nelp to embellish and make interesting 
this compilation, which brings in most of the prominent names in 
Virginia. The following names will rppear in the book: Abell, Addison, 
Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Archer, Armistead, Appleton, Aylet, 
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CONTENTS, 

1. Pbteb Francisco, The American Soldier, 213-219 

2. DiABT OF Col. Lanikhv Cabteb, 219-224 

3. William Grbgobt's Joubnal, from Fredericksburg, Va., to 

Philadelphia, 30th of September, 1765, to 16th of October, 

1765, 224-229 

4. JOUBNAL or THE MEETINGS OF THE PBBSIDENT AND KaSTEBS 

OF William and Mabt Collbqb, 230-235 

5. Lettebs op Wiluam T. Babbt, 236-244 

* 6. Will of Col. Robebt Abmistead, 244-246 

7. The Yobktown-Washinqton Mulbebbt Tbeb> 246-247 

8. Reoobd OP' THE Peaked Mountain Chubch, Rockingham 

county, Va., 247-25S 

9. Wyche Family, 256-259 

10. Light House at Cape Henbt, 260 

11. Faibfax Family, 260-261 

12. Petition of Wblxjam Cabteb, 261-262 

13. MuscoB— LiviNOSTON— Lanolby, 262-263 

14. Tkbrill Family, 263-266 

15. Petition fob Chabteb fob Libebty Haix Academy, 266-266 

1 6. Bray Family, 266-269 

17. The Tabb Family, 270-278 

18. BouNDABY OP Mabyland, 278-280 

19. HuMPHBEY Pope and His Descendants, 280-284 

20. Bayne Family, 284-287 

21. Jamieson— Ellboood— Pabkeb, 287-289 

22. Notes and Quebies, 289-291 

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Vol. Xm. APRIL, 1906. No. 4. 

PETEE FRANCISCO.* 
The American Soldier. 

History, as presented to the popular mind, is necessarily bio- 
graphical and ideal. The beginnings of American colonization 
are embodied in the lives of Gilbert and Raleigh ; the American 
Revolution in those of Patrick Henry and George Washington ; 
the history of steam navigation in those of Watt and Fulton, and 
the development of commerce in those of Maury and Morse. 
Bach department of human effort has its type and hero, and no 
one fills the picture of the American" soldier more completely 
than Peter Francisco, the subject of this article. 

The accounts as to his origin conflict, but it is agreed that he 
was brought a child to Virginia by a sea captain, who intended to 
bind him to a planter as an apprentice. His dark complexion and 
name suggested some southern country of Europe as the land 
of his nativity, and it is commonly reported that he was of Por- 
tugese origin. He was left upon the wharf at City Point friend- 
less and alone, and after several days he was taken in charge by 
the parish authorities and bound out to Anthony Winston (uncle 
of Patrick Henry) who then resided on an estate called Hunting 
Tower, in Buckingham county. His immense physical strength, 
even as a boy, attracted the attention of his neighbors, and his 
honesty and frankness won the respect and confidence of his 
master. 

At the time of the breaking out of the American Revolution 
Francisco was only fourteen years of age, but in the fall of 1776, 
at sixteen years, he joined the Tenth Virginia Regiment of 

* For sketches of Peter Francisco see Howe, Hiatorioctl Collections 
of Virginia, 1845; Campbell, History of Virginia, and N. B. Winston, 
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214 William and Mabt College Quabteblt. 

Continental troope^ and took part for three years in the battles 
and skirmishes fought in the North. Francisco was a sturdy 
youth, six feet one inch in height^ in weight 260 poundfi^ and was 
exceedingly muscular and active. His son is quoted as saying 
that 'Trancisco could take with his two arms two men weighing 
160 pounds by their legs, and at arm's length raise them to the 
ceiling, and he told me that he had shouldered a cannon weighing 
1,100 pounds. An ordinary sword being too short and light for 
him, General Washington ordered one to be made for him at a 
blacksmith shop— six feet from hilt to point, which be could 
wield as a feather.*' 

A veritable giant, tall and massive, as brave as he was strong, 
a man described as above all personal prejudice or meanness of 
conduct, devoted passionately to the cause which he had made 
his own, there is no such picturesque figure in the whole Conti- 
nental line as Peter Francisco. 

During this service he fought in the battles of Brandywine, 
Germantown and Monmouth. At Stony Point he entered the 
fort next after Lieutenant James Gibbons of Virginia, who was 
the first to enter. He was afterwards in many skirmishes and 
minor conflicts. He was wounded several times, and killed sev- 
eral British soldiers. After his term was out he returned to Vir- 
ginia and enlisted in a cavalry troop, and was present in many 
fights in the South under Gates and Green. In this service 
Francisco still continued to kill British soldiers, and had many 
hairbreadth escapes. 

Hi€ most famous exploit, however, was performed after his 
return home after the battle of Guildford Courthouse. Fran- 
cisco was visiting the house of Benjamin Ward in Amelia county 
when the house was suddenly surrounded by a party of nine 
British troopers. One of the British demanded his watch and 
another his silver knee buckles. Francisco pretended to acquiesce 
and the cavalrymen dismounted, and one of them stooped to take 
the buckles off, placing his sword under his right arm. Fran- 
cisco, who was unarmed, stepped back one pace, caught the 
sword by \he hilt, and cut the soldier^s head in two, killing him 
instantly. Just then Tarleton's troop, consisting of about 400 
men, came in sight, and Francisco, quick-witted and cool-headed, 
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Pbteb Fbanoisco. 215 

The British standing near him were deceived by this pretence 
and fleeing precipitately left their horeee behind them. There- 
upon Francisco diashed into the saddle of one of the deserted 
horses, and driving the others before him escaped down an ob- 
scure road, though Tarleton's troopers were dispatched in all 
directions in search of him. With characteristic independence, 
Francisco sold his British horses at Prince Edward Courthouse, 
retaining one for himself, which he rode for many years, calling 
him Tarleton. This episode in the life of Francisco was made 
the subject of a design by James Worrell, which was engraved in 
1814, and was for a long time a favorite ornament of the old- 
time American parlor. 

At Yorktown the military career of Francisco closes, and there 
serving under General Lafayette, hie first commander, he wit- 
nessed the surrender of Lord Comwallis. 

When war was over, Francisco settled himself down to the task 
of acquiring a competent estate. For some time he kept a tavern 
at New Store, Buckingham county, and during many years he 
was Sergeant-at-arms of the Houee of Delegates. He also ap- 
plied himself to the improvement of his mind. When he entered 
the army he was illiterate, and could hardly write his name, but 
by dint of application he became a good reader, and loved to 
learn of great men and great deeds. While he never became a 
fluent writer, he learned to express himself suflBciently with his 
pen. 

There is a story that a very strong man, named Pamphlet, 
came all the way from Kentucky to whip him. When Francisco 
learned the object of his visit, he banded him a bunch of willow 
switches and told him to whip away to his heart's content. The 
strong man wafi taken aback by thifl demeanor amd asked to feel 
his weight. He lifted Francisco from the ground, and remarked 
that he was quite heavy. ''Now, Mr. Pamphlet," said Francisco, 
'let me feel your weight," and lifting the sportive visitor twice 
in the air, the third time threw him over a railing fence four 
feet high into the public road. Pamphlet was mightily sur- 
prised at this exhibition of strength, and called out as he lay in 
the dust that Francisco would do him a great favor if he would 
pitch bis horse after him, as he wanted to go home. The story 
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arm under the horse's breast and the right one behind him, put 
him over as requested. The discomfited Mr. Pamphlet mounted 
and took his way back to Kentucky. 

The native worth of Francisco introduced him into good 
society and his matrimonial connections were highly creditable. 
He married three times : first, Mary Anderson; second, Catharine 
Fauntleroy Brodce, and third, Mary B. West, a widow whose 
maiden name was Grymes, each of whom belonged to representa- 
tive Virginia families. A portrait of Francisco has been pre- 
served and hangs in the State Library. 

In 1819 Francisco applied to Congress, through Hon. John 
W. Eppes, for a pension, but in the spirit of parsimony which 
then prevailed, the committee of the Senate to whom tiie peti- 
tion was referred reported against it. After his death January 
16, 1831, his widow, Mary B. Francisco, applied and was pen- 
sioned. 

Among the papers filed at this time, and preserved in the Pen- 
sion Department, are affidavits from Captain Hezekiah Morton, 
Lieutenant William Evans, Philemon Holcomlje and John 
Woodson, who served in the army under him. Lieutenant Evans 
testified as follows : 

This is to certify that Peter Francisco entered the Continental army 
as a soldier under myself in the 1 0th Virginia Regiment. Enlisted in 
the fall of 1776, joined at Headquarters in the Spring of 1777, was that 
summer drafted in the Light Infantry, under Greneral Wayne, and was 
At the storming of Stony Point, where he received a wound, then con- 
tinued three years to the North. After which he was under the CJom- 
mand of General Greene at the battle of Guilford, with myself, and 
:generally known to be one of the best veterans of his day, serving the 
whole of these campaigns, and one of the most meritorious soldiers I 
liave been acquainted with. 

Given under my hand. 

William Evans, 
Formerly Lieutenant in \Oth Virginia Regiment. 

Failing in his application to Congress, Francisco appears to 
have drawn up a petition to the General Assembly of Virginia. 
The following paper, purporting to be a copy, has been sent to 
me by a descendant. There can be no doubt that it is a genuine 
«tatement, but I have not been able to find the original, and it is 
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Peter Francisco. , 21T 

LETTER OP PETER FRANCISCO TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 

State op Virginia, 

Buckingham county. 

November II, 1820. 

To tJie Senate and House of Representatives, in the Capitol, in Rioh-^ 

mond, assembled: 

The petition of Peter Francisco humhly showeth that he enlisted in 
the Continental Army under Captain Hughes Woodson, in the year 
177C, and joined the grand army at a place called Middlebrook, and was 
in the following actions, to- wit: Brandywine and Germantown, the firat 
two general engagements; and then stationed at a place called West 
Point Fort, on the North river, for a considerable time, and from thence 
volunteered himself, with Col. Fleury, to storm Stony Point Fort, on the 
North river. He was the second man who scaled the walls of the fort 
on the right wing, and he received a wound slanting through the belly 
nine inches long; from thence carried up the river (North) to a place 
called the Fishkilns, and remained there about six weeks, and recov- 
ered from his wounds, and then joined the grand army. The next 
action was the battle of Monmouth; being detached, under Colond 
Morgan, from the main body, when a considerable slaughter of the 
enemy took place, in which action he received a wound of an ounce ball 
through the right thigh; although being wounded, pursued the enemy 
to a place called Powell's Hook, where they embarked, and by 10 o'clock 
the next day he killed two of their grenadiers belonging to the Four- 
teenth Regiment while they were on picket; and, further, that he never 
felt satisfied, nor thought he did a good day's work, but by diawing 
British blood, and if that was not the case, could not have a good night's 
repose. After being in a number of scouting parties, and serving the 
term of three years, he bid adieu to the Northern States and came u> 
Virginia. He men volunteered his services to go on with General Gates, 
and was then detached, with Colonel Mayo's regiment, and in a few 
days a general engagement took place between Cornwallis and Gates, 
which action he was in, and, being placed near the colonel (Mayo), in 
the centre of the regiment, the general orders were that Cornwallis' 
army was to be taken at the point of the bayonet by a parcel of raw, 
undisciplined men, and between daybreak and simrise the British 
charged upon us, and in a few moments dispersed the great General 
Gates' army; and he himself (General Gates) killed two horses in 
making his escape to Hillsboro, N. C. Colonel Mayo and himself ( Fran- 
cisco) continued together after the army broke, and a grenadier of the 
British army was about running his bayonet through him (Colonel 
Mayo) ; he then wheeled about and put a ball and three buckshot 
through the grenadier, and saved the Colonel's life. Colonel Mayo and 
himself kept together upon the left wing of Tarleton's line until they 
were charged upon by one of Tarleton's troopers, and at that time 
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they rose the hill (for the militia had thrown away all their guns). 
The trooper ordered him to give up his gun; he made a feint as if 
advancing towards the trooper, but as he did not advance quick enough, 
he made a pass at his head with his sword, and he parried it off with 
his gun; he then reined in and made a second charge, and demanded 
again his gun; as the trooper advanced toward him he wheeled, the 
point of the gun ran through the body, dismounted him, got on his 
horse, rode through the British army crying, ''Huzza, my brave boys, 
yonder goes the damned rebels." He made his escape by considering 
him one of the (Tory) refugees. The colonel (Mayo), who, after run- 
ning two or three hundred yards, he came up with him, and gave him 
his horse, which he rode to Hillsboro, where he continued five or six 
weeks, through fatigue. The oc^onel, after his return, willed him a 
thousand acres of land, which he never got, as the title is disputed (this 
land lying on Richland creek, Kentucky) for services rendered his coun- 
try and for saving his life. 

After Gates' defeat, he returned to the county of Prince Edward, 
Va. ; he then volunteered himself, under Captain Watkins, to join Colonel 
Washington to the South, and equipped himself with a good horse. We 
then fell in with the British army of about five or six hundred at a 
place called Scotch Lake. About a hundred yards from the lake they 
fortified themselves in upon the top of a hill resembling a sugar loaf; 
as soon as he got in sight of the lake, he tied his horse and ran under 
the bank thereof to discover the situation that the enemy were in, and, 
after getting opposite to the fort, he discovered there was no danger 
under the foot of the mount where all of their tents and marquees as 
they stood pitched, and where there were several hogsheads; and after 
walking about for some time, when about to return went into one of 
their marquees, threw down one of the hogsheads, down on the bulge, 
and rolling some distance, placed himself upon his belly, with his head 
under cover of the hogshead, and, by drawing it down gently by eacn 
chime ( ?), got it to the lake, the British firing at the same time, and 
firing several balls through the hogshead. The British, being sur- 
rounded by our cavalry and infantry, they could not come out of the 
fort. When he arrived at his journey's end, Greneral Johnson and his 
piquett being placed there, the (General opened the hogshead, and the 
contents were shirts and overalls, and other clothing, which he divided 
amongst Washington and Lee's men, who were bare for such necessaries; 
General Johnson himself wore some of the pantaloons. He then mounted 
his horse and rode around the north side of the mount, where he dis- 
covered eight horses belonging to British officers, about one hundred 
yards from the fort. He borrowed a whip and rode between the fort 
and the horses under fire, and brought them safe into the camp and 
gave them to Colonel Washington. He then joined Colonel Washington, 
and was at the battle of Guilford, N. C. After that action was pretty 
well over there were eight horses of the King's Guard held in reserve 
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maneuvering, made a charge upon them, in which charge he (Fran- 
cisco) was wounded in the thigh hy a bayonet, from the knee to the 
socket of the .'lip, and, in the presence of many, he was seen to kill 
two men, besides making many other panes which were doubtless fatal 
to others. He was in many skirmishes in the South with Colonel Irby, 
in one of which he lost his horse, shot from under him, which he gave 
twenty-three thousand pounds of tobacco for; and he lost another at 
Guilford, at the battle there, from hard riding. The country paid him 
for the latter, the other is still unsettled; the documents at this time 
are in the hands of John W. Eppes. The reason that he never made 
application till this late day was that he lost his pocket-book, which 
contained all his vouchers, but which happily were sent to him from 
the old Moravian town (Salem, N. C), which were found by an honest 
old Dutchman, in the course of a few years past. 

After returning home after the battle of Guilford, he fell in acci- 
dentally, at the house of Benjamin Ward, in Amelia county, Va., with 
a plundering party of British detached from the main body of Tarle- 
ton's command, who came to Ward's for plunder, he being at Ward's 
when they came, and not having time to escape. One of the British 
demanded his watch and some other jewelry that he owned, and also 
at the same time placed his sword under his right arm, whilst disposing 
of the other property. He stepped back one pace in the rear, seized his 
sword by the hilt, cut off a large portion of his skull and killed him. 
He had then neither sword nor pistol of his own, but fought with his 
adversary's own weapons, which he took from him. He wounded and 
drove off the others, and took eight horses, with their trappings, out 
of nine; the ninth man escaped with a large cut upon his back. They 
all joined Tarleton, who was about a mile off, except the slain man. 
This is the last favor I ever did the British. 

Now, if the gentlemen of the Assembly think that I am entitled to 
anything from the above-recited services, let them say, for I did not 
wish to call on them when my country was in debt; but as I am now 
in the decline of life, I hope they will consider my situation, and re- 
member the services rendered, and make me such compensation as they, 
in their wisdom, shall think meet, and allow me full pay for my horse, 
and the interest thereon, and your petitioner shall ever pray, etc. 

When the bond was paid it was 4 2/6 per hundred. 



DIARY OF COL. LANDON CARTER. 

{Continued from page 164.) 

September 4. Col. Carter says that his timothy grass does 

not eome up, **though sowed ever since the 30th ult**." "I once 

sowed 20 acres with timothy, and even on a enow, a thing much 

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2 years. I condemned the practice of sowing on snow^ and con- 
cluded that it had destroyed my seed, and the spring twelve 
months following I plowed the ground, and sowed it with oats, 
and to my surprise I had a thicker crop of timothy than I ever 
saw ; so that there may be something singularly odd in the nature 
of this seed. Yet everybody recommends sowing it without any 
plowing the ground, and only cross harrowing the seed in.^^ 

September 6. Sowing wheat. 

September 12. Saturday. No rain from the 25 August to this 
time; everything at a stand, most things withering, and wheat 
really perishing that has been up now a fortnight, and all for 
want of moisture. Com very indiflEerent and Tob® does nothing, 
and wheat sown dying; yellow peas late sown do not grow, but 
turn yellow. 

September 12. Our first pea gathering, but in<iifferent. . . . 
I set off on Monday t» Corotoman and EosegilL* 

14. This day I went to see my plantations under John E. 
Beale. I got there with M*" Gibeme by 11 o'clock and dined 
there. I must observe that Jack lives well; but I was sorry 
to see his wife act the part of a fine lady in all her wearing 
aparell, with at least two maids besides her own girl to get the 
dinner and wait upon her; but this I do suppose she did to 
shew her respect ; however, I had rather have seen the diligent, 
industrious woman. I rode after dinner full an hour and a 
quarter about the cornfield and tob° ground; the former pretty 
tollerable, and the latter well enough to pass; however, the tob* 
but narrow and small; and I do think most of it housed too 
green, although I was told it was rotting from the stalk, w*"^ 
1 thought impossible for its substance. 

Went after dinner to Corotoman, where M*" Carter and his 
Lady, who came to my house on the Saturday before I got oflE, 
had got home before me ; and, poor Lady, she just saw her little 
and only boy smile and dye. A very shocking sight indeed! 
But is it not wrong for parents to leave such an infant, altho' 
to careful people, yet not to those who feel as parents. I under- 
stood this child had been taken ill about a fortnight before with 
a purging, but a little Khubarb had stopped it, till convulsions 

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obliged the eending for a D', and he a young man, and perhaps- 
nnacquainted with disorders peculiar to children; when perhaps 
a little Ipecac tea, a clyster to divert and renaove the complaint 
from the brain, or a blyster w'd have saved the child. 

As M' Wormeley the younger met us in his boat, and the 
house was melancbolly, we went over to Eosegill, where every- 
thing was as we could wish, except my young friend^s temper,. 
which proved, as usual, quite ungovernable. I spoken openly 
& honestly to him, and endeavoured to show his rudeness; and 
did at last convince him of his error & mistaken positiveness 
from his own books. 

September 16. I had here the opportunity of seeing the 
vanity of this youth and my son's boasting. I had heard of 
2,000 p' share, then 1,500, and of neither suckers nor worms, but 
I saw many of both; and if the crops are of this size with what I 
saw no 10,000 plants of such tob** can make 1,500 1. the share^ 
The com was fair; but it has destroyed a noble pasture on Pur- 
pose kept for many years to support the cattle & the house in 
butter & milk, and now I heard they were hard put to it for 
either. I told my old friend as much; but he imputed it to the 
loss of his cattle last year, but was not that loss occasioned by the^ 
want of this Pasture, now 3 years kept from the cattle more & 
more every year. In short the old Gentleman is a fine manager^ 
but it is with him as it is with me; the least sickness is seen in 
the management of our aflEairs. This I foretold, and so it will 
be with others as they grow old. Mr. Miles & his Lady came to 
see me. She is a good woman, & I think I know her already, or 
I am much mistaken. James will grow richer & his Servants 
better, &c., and &c., for a while. 

17. Thursday. D' Clayton accompanied us; a man of learn- 
ing, and as vain of it as you please, a good companion, but a 
desperate drinker. We are to see him up here. 

Wormeley the younger, Gibeme & I came to Corotoman, and 
got there about 5 minutes before the storm, wch convinced me 
that an ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit, for had I 
been resolute we should have been in the storm, and then Good 
Lord save us. 

18. Friday. Eode out this morning with M' Carter and 
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ture sacrificed to the reputation of makiDg a fine cornfield, but 
let a year or two oome, & then see the evil of destroying the grass 
from the creatures. 

The Tob®, the same as at Eosegill, too narrow & short for any 
ten thousand to yield 1,500. My own in the Gten* is worse be- 
<?aufle I had above one-fifth of the 500,000 that did not stand, & 
indeed could not, the plants were so small & the weather so dry. 

29. Saturday. Brought Gibeme home very sick with over 
-eating and drinking. At home, I thank God. I found all well. 
Eecd my letters this day from Mottison by Greig. No sales & no 
news. My goods all came in, but not a word about my bills to 
he paid, tho^ the letters axe very aflfectionate. However, tho' the 
bills were really moderate, I am imder some apprehension from 
his saying nothing about them ; and his trifling excuse for Pro- 
tecting my son^s £50 bill. *^He endeavored to serve his friends, 
but could not be always in advance." However, as I wrote ex- 
pressive of this apprehension by the Thornton, unless I do bear 
they are protected, Greig shall have the usual complimentary 
Tob^ 

21. Monday. Bode out this day ; as dry everything as usual, 
and nothing has grown this whole week. It is my 3* plannet 
that governs, & I shall not this year amount to a groat. Beale 
had housed two 40 foot houses below, but I am afraid they will 
not turn him out 8 hhds as usual. 

22. Ordered my endive to be earthed up, a work I was afraid 
to do before, on account of the drouth. I must take notice, if it 
^ould rain, y^ it is now about the time of the Equinox when I 
presumptively concluded it might rain. If so, I may say I have 
not been really wet between the Equinoxes except the 19th of 
April. 

Just as I expected a heavy cloud came gently along with a 
moderate motion s. e. by east, and bad contents enough to have 
made us happy, had it continued raining, but it was not as long 
as I have been writing this small Page, and such have all our 
rains be#n. However, it is still cloudy and warm, and maybe 
more rain. At least I enjoy the hopes of an undespairing 
Planter. 

22. (Fears a spell of sickness.) When I was down the coun- 
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of a Greek word. This day I looked into Hederic . . . (and 
found himself supported.) 

23. It rained in the night plentifully for some hours, weh 
made us moist enough at last; and if it shd break up warm, we 
shall save some of our latter tob®. I have ordered every plant to 
be topped, make what it can. The wind changed to N. W., & 
grew cool this morning; but it seems to turn warm again, God be 
praised. I see this rain has damaged our fodder much; but I 
hope it will do great service to our wheat. 

25. There is nothing so absurd as the generality of negroes 
are. If in the beginning of cutting tob**, without watching they 
will cut all before them, and now when there is danger of losing 
tob® by the frost should it happen, they will not cut pits really 
ripe because they may be the thicker, just as if there was time 
to let it stand longer. My Jades at the Fork wd not cut half that 
they might have done yesterday, because they thought it wd be 
thicker; however I set them in to-day and made them cut every 
good plant. As a result of the dry weather all the Colonel's 
crops (except onions) pease, cucumbers, turnips, &c., turned out 
poorly. 

29. Ordered our peavines to be pulled up that we may plow 
the ground for Barley, wch I intend to have laid up in high 
ridges and drilled thick. 

Abundance tob** out yesterday. I have ordered it not to be 
taken till to-morrow night that this fine sun may kill it well; 
for so much put into the house at once would otherwise endanger 
it. 

30. Mr. J. Wormeley rode out this day with me. . . . We 
saw and felt many plants cut yesterday which were fair, fine 
and thick. We also took some in two houses near cured, & it was 
a fine tob**, good coloured, waxy and thick, so that I hope I shall 
not fall far if any behind those who have been blessed with rain, 
tho' I have not had" any. My wheat looks charmingly, and well 
come up, except that sown at the Fork, wch shall be a caution 
to me never to sow old wheat, for it may be kept too hot or too 
moist. I must set Toney to-morrow to thatching my tob** houses, 
both here and at the Fork. 

October 3. (Condemns the behavior of his son Robert Worme- 
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224 William and Mary College Quartebly. 

5. Our Court day; clients from every part of tiie county, as 
well as every lawyer, but the clerk too unwell to attend. Thinks 
of writing to the Secretary for occasional deputation to be lodged 
entirely in the power of the court, and if this be not agreeable 
to hint it to the Legislature for some such amendment. 

6. A drizzling day, but no shower. I cut abundance of to- 
bacco this day, and got most of it on the grass. 

7. Sent off William Beale to D' Flood to get my goods from 
Mr. Sinclare's store at Monday^s Point, where Capt. Greig had 
landed them to D' Wm. Flood, & sent my coach horses with 
Colo. Tayloe's waggon to briug them home. It seems Beale says 
that they are so heavy that they will be more than a load. 

Mr. Christian came here last night & brought his son Raleigh 
to be bound to me. He is 15 yrs old, and but small. I got him 
indented till he is 20, wch will be the 7 of Sept. 5 years hence. 
I am to make him a capable steward over Gentleman's estate if 
I can, and am to give him £10 a year the two last years of his 
time. 

James Davenport came here on court night; it rained and 
unfortunately kept him here till after dinner. Nat brought 
home half my goods from Sinclare's store, and went yesterday 
for the rest. Those I have opened seem good as well as cheap. 
The Mountain Wine had 8 bottles broken in cask. . . . The 
claret was 6 doz. & 5 bottles to make up the q^ of gallons. My 
son, Doctor Jones & myself tasted 2 bottles of it yesterday. It 
was very good indeed. 

{To he Continued.) 



WILLIAM GREGORY'S JOURlsrAL, FROM FREDERICKS- 
BURG, VA., TO PHILADELPHIA, 30th OF SEPTEM- 
BER, 1765, TO 16th OF OCTOBER, 1765. 

William Gregory, the writer of the following journftl, was born at 
Kilmarnock, Scotland, November, 1742. He was the son of William 
Gregrie, and the grandson of John MacGregor, outlaw of Lochgoilhead,. 
Argyleshire, Scotland. At the age of eighteen he was sent by a Glas- 
gow mercantile firm, Scott, Mitchell A Lenox, to serve them as a clerk 
in a branch of their business established at Fredericksburg, Va. Here 
he remained five years, giving his employers ample satisfaction. Being 
of a genial temperament, he mingled treely in the society of the old 
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Olassell, and others. A ball ticket, issued for the "Gentlemen's Free- 
mason's Ball," given at the "Market House" at Fredericksburg, on Mon- 
day, December 28, 1^67, and written on the back of a playing card, the 
eight of spades, was found among his effects, and presented by his 
grandson. Dr. William B. Gregory, of Alexandria, Va., to the Lodge 
of Washington, at that place. William Gregory joined the Masonic 
Lodge at Fredericksburg about 1763, at which time George Washington 
was also one of its members. Some years later William Gregory went 
to New Haven, Conn., and engaged in business with Mr. William Glenn, 
also of Kilmarnock. They exported limiber, fish, horses and cattle to 
the West Indies, bringing back rimi, molasses and sugar. Thisjipartner- 
fihip lasted until 1774, when the two Scotchmen found it prudent, on 
account of their pronounced loyalty to the home government, to wind 
up their affairs and withdraw to their native land. 

The first umbrella ever seen at Kilmarnock was brought there by 
William Gregory from the West Indies. It was covered with bright red 
silk. He and his partner, Mr. Glenn, walked out into the country one 
Sunday, with the umbrella raised over their heads, creating great ex- 
citement thereby. The simple country folks, shouting, "Paul Jones has 
come," rushed into their houses and barred their doors, for there was 
a great fear of the hero, he having recently come up Sol way Frith, 
where he had plundered the estate of the Earl of Selkirk. William 
Gregory commanded the Ayrshire militia at the time when Scotland 
was in dread of a French invasion, which period is so graphically de- 
scribed by Sir Walter Scott in The Antiquary, For many years Wil- 
liam Gregory was a partner in his father's business at Kilmarnock, 
eventually succeeding him in the firm of Gregory, Thomson & Co., car- 
pet manufacturers. He married Elizabeth Boyd Smith, daughter of 
John Smith, publisher and antiquary, of Glasgow, and founder of the 
first circulating library in Scotland. William Gregory was chief bur- 
gess of Kilmarnock for many years, and died there in 1817. His eldest 
son, William Gregory, came to Alexandria, Va., in 1807, was a pros- 
perous merchant and banker, and died here in 1875, in his eighty-seventh 
year, leaving to his niunerous descendants :ji honored name and memory. 
The journal from which the following is a copy is now in the possession 
of William Gregory's granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Gregory Powell, of 
Alexandria, who has kindly furnished this information. 

Sept'. 30. Monday. Set off from Fredericksburg in company 
with Mr. Glen. Very hot and sultry riding. We called in at 
David Jones^ up on Hoecake Eidge, and got something to drink 
and some fodder for our horses. Then we set out to go to old 
Hooe's Ferry, hearing that Boyd's horse Ferry was all to pieces. 
We lost ourselves ; lastly, however, in the night got to old Hooe's. 
I asked him if he would put me over, but he said (for all being 
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said he, "you can stay in my house all night. You, Moses, take 
the (JeneraFs horses/' We began to think that this was no bad 
joke. After talking about the Stamps, Tobacco, Com, etc., says 
the old fellow, "Have you eat dinner to-day?'' "No," says I. 
"Go look, girl, if there is any cold victuals left." So, to our 
surprise, we got something to eat, which is more kindness, I 
suppose, than he had shewn any stranger for 7 years. Well, 
bed-time drawing near, he said we must pay our ferriage, for 
he should not be up in time for us in the morning. So I paid 
my ferriage, and Mr. Glen returned back to Monomy. After I 
got over the river I went to Saddler's and had myself and horse 
fed; but, alas ! old Hooe's marsh grass sickened my horse, and 
with much to do I got him to Portobacco. It purged him very 
much, and made him so feeble he could hardly stand. I thought 
I was now in a fine box, my horse given out. However, after 
staying 2 hours in Portobacco, set out for Piscataway with a 
great to do, such as walking for half miles on a stretch, whipping 
and kicking when upon him. About sunset I got to Piscataway, 
and put up at one King's. Nothing remarkable. 

Oct. 2°*. Wednesday. Set oflf from Piscataway, and found 
my horse somewhat better. About 10 o'clock got to Marlbro, 
where I fed myself and horse, and set out about 11 and got to 
Queen Ann's. Fed self and horse once more. Left Queen Ann's 
after dinner, and a little after sunset arrived at Annapolis. I 
went out and saw Jonas Green. I put up at Midton's. Pine 
oysters for supper. 

Oct. 3^. Thursday. I went out and looked over the town 
and saw the great guns. About 12 o'clock set out for Baltimore. 
Arrived before 8. This is a place very much to my liking. Fine 
oysters to be had. 

Oct. 4*^. I set out for Joppa about 12 o'clock, and arrived 
here just at 8 o'clock. Pretty large vessels come up to this 
place. Good oysters, fine oats and plenty of fodder for creatures. 
Gunpowder river runs past here. 

Oct. 5"*. Saturday. Left Joppa and got to Susquahanna 
Ferry at 11 o'clock. It was 2 hours before I could get over. 
Got to Charleston about 1 o'clock. Set oflE directly for head of 
Elk. Arrived there at 4 o'clock, and set from thence and got to 
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fipent the ^veniiig with 2 pretty girls and an old Quaker woman. 
Nothing remarkable happened. 

Oct. 6"*. Sunday. Set out from Castine Bridge and got to 
New Castle about 9, and breakfasted with Billy MeOaw. This 
is a very pretty place. Colquhown has gone to Shippingburg, 
and intends to practise physic. Fine, pleasant country. Mr. 
McKean is gone to New York. Thousands of vessels going up 
and down the Delaware. There was a sloop of war went past 
New Castle a few days ago, with all the stamp papers for Penn- 
sylvania and Maryland on board. The people here don't talk 
half so much of the stamps as they do in Maryland and Virginia. 

Sunday Evening. Arrived here in Philadelphia. Put up at 
the "Indian Queen/' Mr. Little's. 

Oct. 7"*. Monday, 7^. Put on a clean shirt, and was resolved 
to see the Town. I delivered all my letters. Called on Mr. 
Lunan, who was gone to Boston; however, his clerk, Mr. Wright, 
shewed me some parts of the Town. Went at 12 o'clock to the 
London CoflEee House, and drank Punch. There you may know 
everjrthing that is done, or to be done — arrival of vessels, when, 
where and from what place; bills of exchange to be bought and 
sold at 72 per cent, or 75. Next place was to take a look at the 
Market and know the prices, etc. Beef, 4*. ; Veal, 6*. ; Lamb, 
6*.; Mutton, 5*.; Eggs, 6*.; Butter, 10*. There are Onions, 
Leeks, Turnips, Carrots, Parsnips, Indian Com, Indian Pepper, 
Cabbage, Costards, etc. In short, everything that can be had for 
money. This is the best Market I ever saw. 

Monday Afternoon. I went and took a view of the Shipping. 
I never saw so many vessels at one time, at one Port. I dare 
say there may be 250 vessels that go to sea. Two men-of-war 
are lying here, one of which has got 10 bales of the Stampt 
Paper. There is a London ship lies alongside of her that has 
got 6 bales of the Paper. Six Marines walk the decks, with their 
guns loaded and their bayonets fixed. That London ship lies at 
the rate of £6 pr. day, and whole freight from London only 
came to £4. The Stamp Master has resigned on condition that 
if all the rest of the Provinces don't put it in execution that he 
will not; but if they are obliged to pay it, he thinks he may 
as well enjoy that Post as anybody else, and declares that he will 
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still on board, and the wharf crowdtxl with people. The '^Claren- 
don Carr/^ from Jamaica, arrived this evening, consigned to 
Mr. Lunan. 

Oct. 8"». Tuesday. Went to the London Coffee House at 12 
o'clock. Eat biscuit & drank Punch. Was invited to dine with 
a gentleman, Mr. Bell. Went and dined there in company with 
two others. Gray & Eamsay, both going to sea, one to Jamaica 
and the other to the West Indies. We drank 2 bottlee of wine 
a-pieoe, then went to the Billiard Table, almost a mile out of 
Town — ^they are forbid being in the Town — & played till towards 
bed-time. 

Oct. 9*^. Wednesday. The Market day — a vast concourse of 
people with everything to sell. There was at least 300 waggons 
in Philadelphia. Oysters every night to supper. 

Oct. 10"». Thursday. Left Philadelphia about 12 o'clock. 
A very windy day. The morning was so wet I could not set off 
sooner. Qot past by Derby. Arrived about half an hour after 
2 o'clock. Eat dinner & set off again. Went past M. Hook, 
Wilmington, Brandywine, and towards evening arrived at New 
Castle, about where I spent the evening with Billy McQaw. 
Billy has turned very religious since I was here before. 

Oct. 11*^. Set off from New Castle about 10 o'clock. I rid 
about 20 miles with the stage waggon. Qot to George's about 
4 o'clock. Fed my horse directly, and set off at once, this being 
a blackguard, rascally place. A son of a gun asked me if I had 
any letters for him or anybody in that place. I told him I be^ 
lieved not. He wanted me to look, "for," says he, "sometimes 
they slip one in a letter or two when the Post is coming off." 
I forgot to mention that I called at a widow woman's house, with 
intention to stay all night. I called for 2 quarts of oats, and 
directly I went along to see my horse fed & had justice done him. 
The half-gallon Pot was bruised almost together, & I am sure 
would not have held a quart. Thinks I, if you begin this way, 
I have done with you; so about ship, & rode 9 miles further. 
My patience was as much put to the trial as it ever was in the 
world. My horse tired out, my posteriors gelded, & the side of 
my head swelled up like a Pumpkin, occasioned by a cold I 
catched at Philadelphia. I did not know a step of the way, and 
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to my wretched condition, when I got home to my lodging, at a 
man^s by the name of Mr. Hoggins, there was about a dozen 
fellowfl there as full as the ocean. However, I asked for a room 
to myself and got it, and had a fire made. I desired the landlady 
to get me something to eat I had some beef, cheese and a dish 
of tea. Before I had half done, in comes the whole bunch of 
them, & clapped to eating, & while they regaled themselves, 
there was sometimes a line of a song, or a joke of eome sort or 
other. Says one, "Thafs 2 times as mucii.^^ Another says, 
"2 times as much is Irish, and all wise folks must agree that 
Irish is nonsense. If you had said twice as much it would be 
Bense.^^ I went to bed, but had no sleep till about break of day, 
when they dispersed. There was a smart frost this night. 

Oct. 12"*. Saturday. Set oflE from Hoggins about 10 o^clock. 
My horse being tired, had to let him rest a while. Arrived at 
Newton or Chestertown. There was 6 or 7 ships and brigs load- 
ing with Tobacco, Flaxseed & Lumber. Fed my horse and pro- 
ceeded towards BockhalL On my way came to a place where 
there was a fair and 2 horse races. Stayed there an hour ; drank 
Punch and saw the diversion. Then set off once more to the 
ferry-place, Eockhall, but found the ferry-boat happened to be 
over at Annapolis, so I was obliged to stay all night. Next 
morning, after breakfast, set sail. 

Oct. 13*^. Sunday. Thirty-five minutes after 7 o^clock this 
morning had 30 miles to sail. Got to Annapolis before meridian. 
Nothing material happened to-day. 

Oct. 14"*. Monday. Set off from Annapolis early in the 
morning. Qot to Queen Ann^s to breakfast. Set off again, & 
got to Upper Marbro by tea-time. Off again, and got over to 
Alexandria before dark. Spent the evening with John Gibson 
and James Adam very agreeably. 

Oct. 15"*. Tuesday. Left Alexandria early in the morning, 
and arrived at Dunfries some time after dinner. Stayed all 
night here, my horse being tired. 

16^**. Wednesday. Left Dunfries at 12 o^clock, being a wet 
morning, & arrived at Fredericksburg about sunset, which com- 
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230 William and Mabt Collbob Quaktbrlt. 

JOURNAL OF THE MEETINGS OF THE PEESIDENT 

AND MASTERS OF WILLIAM AND MAEY COLLEGE. 

{Continued from page 157.) 

(204) July 30"», 1771. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 

College. 
Present : 

The EeV* Mr. John Camm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. John- 
eon, Mr. Dixon, & Mr. Gwatkin. 
Resol: That John Eamshaw, Esq', be desired to bring Suit 
against Mr. George Grundie, Merchant in Brunswick, for the 
Duties on Skins & Furs ship'd by the said Grundie. 

Eesol: That John Tazewell, Esq% be appointed Counsel for 
the above, or any other College Business. 

(205) Eesol : That Mess" John Montgomery, Francis Smith, 

Ja" Trimble & Vanbebber be appointed Collectors of the 

Duties on Skins & Furs in the County of Botetourt, if they will 
be pleasM to accept of the said Office. 

Eesol: That Mr. Miller, the Bursar, be desir'd to deliver to 
the Society Tomorrow Evening his Proposals for bringing Daniel 
Wolstenholme, Esq', and the other Collectors of the Duty on 
Tob° in Maryland, to a proper Settlement. 

Eesol: That the Eev^ Mess" Johnson, Dixon, & Henley be 
appointed to draw up an Address against the Arrival of His 
Excellency the Govemour. 

Eeeol : That Points & Conductors be fix'd on the College, the 
President's House, & the Braflferton School : that the Direction 
of the same be left to the EeV* Mr. Gwatkin, Professor of Mathe- 
matics. 

The Consideration of a Fire Engine is referred to a future 
Meeting. 

(206) July SI**, 1771. 
At a Meeting of the President & Mastere of W" & Mary 

College. 
Present: 

The Eev* Mr. John Camm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. John- 
son, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley, & Mr. Gwatkin. 
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be allowed (in Consideration of her Services) an additional Sum 
of forty Shillings Pr. Ann. 

Eeeol: That the Housekeeper be allowed the Sum of Forty 
Shillings for the Damage she lately sustained. 

Eesol : That the Sum of Fifty Shillings be allowed the House- 
keepor towards paying the Doctor^s Bill for Attendance on her 
in hir Lameness^ occasioned by her Services in the College. 

Eesol : That the Simi of Ten Pounds be allowed to John Taze- 
well, Eeq% as Counsel for the College. 

(207) Sep' 4^ 1771. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 

College. 
Present : 

The Bev* Mr. Canmi, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
and Mr. Gwatkin. 
Eesol : That Mr. David Stuart be appointed to a Studentship, 
& his Salary to commence at Michaelmas next. 

Sep' 12«», 1771. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 
College. 
Present: 

The Eev* Mr. Camm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Henley, and Mr. Gwatkin. 
Mr. Miller this day laid before the Society an Ace* of his 
proceedings with the several Collectors of the Duty on Tob® 
exported from Maryland, and upon examining the Accounts laid 
bejfore us it appears that he has on that Fund received the Sum 
of Six hundred & eighty-five Pounds six Shillings & ten pence 
half penny; also the Sum of Forty Six Pounds thirteen Shill- 
ings & eleven pence half Penny for the Eev* Mr. Eead's pro- 
tested Bill of Exchange. 

(208) Eesol: That the Sum of Seventeen Pounds thirteen 
Shillings be allowed Mr. Miller for his Expences while on the 
above Business. 

Eesol : That the farther Sum of Forty Pounds be paid to the 
said Miller for his Trouble in settling with the several Col- 
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Jfovember 13"*, 1771. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 
College. 
Present : 

The Eev* Mr. Camm, President, Mr. Jon^s, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley, & Mr. Qwatkin. 
Besol : That an Addition of £10 Sterling Pr. Ann : be made 
to the Aseistant-Usher^s Salary. 

Eeeol: That Mess" Todd & Maddison by (be) appointed to 
the Studentships vacant by the Eeeignation of Mess" Randolph 
& Leigh. 

(209) December 10% 1771. 
At a Meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 

College. 
Present : 

The Rev** Mr. Camm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley, & Mr. Gwatkin. 

Eesol : That the Proposal made by the Bursar for collecting 
all Arrears due to the College is approved of. 

Eesol: That Mess". Samuel Shields, John Leland, & Tho" 
Nelson be removed after Christmas to the Philosophy Schools. 

Eesol : That each of the Scholars who are Candidates for the 
Studenf s Salary do, on the 24"* January next wait on the Presi- 
dent & Masters separately with a Latin Epistle to be examined. 

Eesol: If application is made by the Trustees of the late 
Speaker^s estate for Leave to sell a College-Lease mortgaged to 
the said estate by M' Henry Gaines, Deceas'd, that it be rejected. 

Eesol: That the Eoom opposite the Nurse^s (after Mr. Na- 
thanael Burwell leaves it) be kept for an Infirmary. 

(210) January 31-S 1772. 
At a meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 

College. 
Present : 

The Eev* Mr. Camm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley, & Mr. Gwatkin. 
Eesol: Unanimously that Mess" Samuel Shield & John 
Leland be elected on two of the Studentships appointed by the 
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Besol: That the Bursar be directed to pay Mess" Henley & 
Gwatkin the Sum of four Pounds ten Shillings each for their 
expences in Town before the Eooms in College were ready for 
their reception. 

February 14^ 1772. 

At a meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 
College. 
Present : 

The Eev* Mr. Camm, Presidait, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley, & Mr. Gwatkin. 

Upon motion made by Mr. Johnson, it was Ordered that the 
Students in the Philosophy Schools shall speak Latin Declama- 
tions, of their own composition, and that by two of them in 
Eotation this Exercise shall be performed in the Chapel, imme- 
diately after Evening Service, on every second Thursday during 
Term-time. 

A motion made by Mr. Camm, and seconded by Mr. Johnson, 
(211) that the Students who are appointed to write Latin 
Declamations shall for the preceeding week be excused all other 
Compositions, was disagreed to. 

Besol : Unanimously that Joseph Hay be recommended to the 
Visitors as a Scholar in the Boom of Mr. Tabb. 

March 20*S 1772. 

At a meeting of the President. & Masters of W" & Mary 
College. 
Present : 

The Eev* Mr. Camm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Dixon & Mr. Gwatkin. 
Eesol : That Docf James Carter be appointed to furnish the 
College with fresh Provisions. 

May 7^ 1772. 
At a meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 
College. 
Present : 

The Rev* Mr. Camm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley & Mr. Gwatkin. 
Eesol : That Mr. Eichard Blunt be appointed Collector of the 
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Eeeol: That the Surveyors who have given Bonds in which 
the Tob® if rated, be required to give others in Order to remove 
all Dispute that may ariee about the same. 

(212) Besol: That 8 hhde of Tob« be coasign'd to Mess" 
Norton & Son. 

Sesol: That Mr. James Maddieon be appointed Writing- 
Master in the College, in the Eoom of Mr. Davenport, who has 
resigned. 

May 27^ 1772. 

At a meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 
College. 
Present : 

The Eev* Mr. Camm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Henley & Mr. Gwatkin. 

The following Eepresentation was agreed to, viz* : 

The Professors, observing that the Business of the Bursar is 
of late much increased, that his Office becomes a Place of con- 
siderable Trust as well as labour, & that Mr. Miller is very dili- 
gent & active in the discharge of his duty, are desirous, with 
the Approbation of the Visitors, that an Addition of Twenty- 
five (213) Pounds Sterling be made to the annual Salary of 
the Bursar, which is at present Fifty Pounds Sterling. 

N*. B. — ^Mr. Jones dissented. 

Sesol: That Mr. James Innis be appointed Assistant Usher 
of the College, in the Eoom of Mr. Marshall, who has desired 
Leave to resign next Quarter-Day. 

July 27^ 1772. 
At a meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 
College. 
Present : 

The Eev* Mr. Camm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley & Mr. Gwatkin. 
Eesol : That Mr. Thomas Hughes be appointed to a Nottoway 
Foundation in the Eoom of Mr. David Stuart. 

Eesol : That Mr. William Starke be appointed to a Jfottoway 
Foundation in the Eoom of Mr. James Innis. 

Eesol: That Mr. William Fontaine be recommended to the 
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Eesol : That Mr. Bob' Burton be recommended to the Visitors 
to succeed Mr. Samuel Shield. 

Besol: That the Order "forbidding Dogs to be kept in the 
College'* be strictly enforced. 

(214) July 29^ 1772. 

At a meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 
College. 
Present : 

The Eev* Mr. Camm, President, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley & Mr. Gwatkin. 

Eesol : That the Medal assigned by His Exoellaicy Lord Bote- 
tourt for the Encouragement of Students in Philosophical 
Learning be given to Mr. Nathaniel Burwell, as being the beet 
proficient. 

Eesol : That the Medal assigned by His Lordship for the En- 
couragement of Classical Learning be given to Mr. Ja' Maddison. 

August 11"», 1772. 

At a meeting of the President & Masters of W" & Mary 
Collie. 
Present : 

The Eev* Mr. Camm, Presidait, Mr. Jones, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Henley & Mr. Gwatkin. 

Eesol : That a person be employed to attend constantly at the 
College, & take particular care that no Damage be done to the 
Buildings or Furniture; that if he should see any of the young 
Gentlemen committing any Waste, he give immediate Intelli- 
gence of the same to the President & Society who engage to 
support him; that he be (216) subject to any farther Directions, 
& that he be allowed at the Bate of £30 Pr. Ann : for his Trouble. 

Eesol: That Mr. Matthew Davenport be appointed to clean 
& take care of the College Apparatus, and that he be allowed a 
Salary of £10 Pr. Ann. 

Eesol : That Mess" Thomas Davis and Nathanael Burwell be 
admitted to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts. 

Eesol : That Mr. Thomas Clay be recommended to the Visitors 
to succeed Mr. Joseph Hay, late a Foundation-Scholar. 

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236 William and Mary College Quarterly. 

LETTERS OP WILLIAM T. BAERY. 

William Taylor Barry was twice married, first in 1805 to Lucy 
Waller Overton, daughter of Waller Overton and granddaughter 
of Capt. James Overton and Mary Waller, and secondly, in 1812, 
to Catherine Armistead Mason, daughter of the Hon. Stevens 
Thomson Mason, of "Raspberry Plain," Loudoun county, Va., 
and his wife Mary Armistead. In 1829, Major Barry was ap- 
pointed Postmaster-General by President Jackson, holding this 
oflSce until the first of May, 1835. 

Most of the following letters were written from Washington at 
this period, and were addressed to the writer's daughter, Mrs. 
Susan Barry Taylor, of ^^ellevue,'' Newport, Ky. A few earlier 
ones were written to his wife while Major Barry was in the 
United States Senate. 

City op Washington, 9th February, 1815. 

I have been here a long and tedious week, and not one line 
from my dear Catharine. . . . The Bank Bill, a very im- 
portant measure, is now before the Senate. It is one in which 
the nation is deeply interested, and must of necessity claim my 
constant attention. ... I have not been to visit any one since 
I came to the city until to-day I called to see the President. To- 
morrow or next day I shall go to see Mrs. Bronaugh. The 
weather is so very cold that I don't turn out often, except when 
I go to the Senate Chamber. I saw to-day in the Senate Lobby 
your old acquaintance, the handeome and accomplished Mr. Orr. 
William, I believe, is his Christian name. We bowed to each 
other, but I had no opportunity of conversing with him. . . . 
Col. Lavall was here when the city was taken by the British. 
From what I am told he did not act well. An opportunity 
offered when he might have charged the enemy with great eflEect. 
His apology for not doing so was that the ground was too rough 
and stony, and he said his horses were not well broke to the 
bridle. His conduct is the subject of derision. I was really sorry 
to hear it. 

I wish very much you could be in our gallery a while to see 
what a very grave and dignified Senator you have for a husband ; 
I should only be afraid that you would begin to think yourself 



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too young for me. I am very much pleased with my situation. 
I prefer it greatly to a seat in the Hou^e of RepresentativeB. 

The Senate is truly an orderly, dignified and enlightened body. 
I expect to derive much pleasure and improvement from asso- 
ciation with some of the most distinguished men of the Nation.. 
I will some day give you a sketch of the character of the most 
conspicuous of them. 

Washington City, 20th February, 1816. 

Dearest Wife : There is but one way in which I can account 
for the silence of my friends in Lexington, it is that you are all 
so full of joy at the good news from Orleans that you have not 
time to think about any one in this quarter. Another cause, 
perhaps, the failures of the mails, which have been imaccoimtable 
this winter. . . . 

The rapid fall of goods in this place and Georgetown exceeds 
all calculation. Broadcloth in one day, after the news of Peace, 
fell from 18 to 9 dollars a yard, and British goods of every de- 
scription almost have fallen in the same proportion. 

Washington, 24:th February, 1816. 

My Dearest Love : A few days will dose our session, and I 
will hasten on to Kentucky, the land of promise. . . . The roads 
will be so deep and the weather so unsettled that it is impossible 
to say how long I shall be on the journey, but be assured I shall 
lose no time, for I nev^r was more anxious to be at home in my 
life. The ground is still covered with snow, and winter has not 
yet abated here. I never experienced as much cold in one winter, 
and hope I never shall again, for I am heartily tired of oold 
weather. 

Washington is quite gay since the news of peace. Queen Dolly 
is in high spirits, and wants nothing but a new Palace to make 
her as charming and as happy as ever. The President is much 
elated. The glad tidings of Peace, procured by the glory of the 
American Arms under his management, has inspired him with 
new life and vigour. I have just been reflecting that about next 
fall or summer, when we come to Virginia, the new importation 
of goods will have arrived from Europe, and then it will give me 
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furniture which it was understood were to be had on the return 
of Peace. . . . 

I have not told you where I am located in this great city. I 
am at O'Jfears. The Mess is composed of Mr. Talbot, General 
Sam' Smith, of Baltimore, and his Lady, Miss Spear, Mr. Mur- 
f ree, of North Carolina, and his Lady, Governor Turner, of No. 
Carolina, Judge Kent of N. York, and General Ringold. We 
live very well and have agreeable society. Mrs. Smith is a plain, 
agreeable and well-informed Lady, an^ Mrs. Murfree a very 
amiable Lady indeed ; Miss Spear a iine, blooming lass of about 
the age of fifty, more or less. But to speak seriously and can- 
didly, she is an accomplished, intelligent woman; a disciple of 
Minerva, rather than a favorite of Venus. I should not forget 
to name amongst others, a charming little girl, the daughter ot 
Mr. O'Neal [this little girl afterwards became the notorious Mrs. 
Eaton], who very frequently plays on the Piano, and entertaine 
us with agreeable songs, and amongst others some that touch my 
heart because they were the tunes I have heard my dearest Catha- 
rine play so often. 

Washington City, 2nd March, 1815. 

I was sitting to-day in the Senate rather in low spirits when 
the Messenger handed me letters with the Lexington Postmark. 
I eagerly broke the eeals, and cannot express the delight I felt 
when I opened the kind letter of my dear wife dated on the 13th 
February. ... I shall leave this in a day or two. Congress 
adjourns to-morrow. I then go to E. Plain, and will rest there 
a day or two, and hasten along the old road to Pittsburgh, so 
familiar to us both. I expect to have company : Judge Ormsby, 
of Kentucky, Mr. Creighton of Ohio, and Major Vorheis, of 
Kentucky. We calculate on going to Pittsburg, and then going 
down in a boat to Limestone. . . . 

It may appear rem€u*kable, and yet it is true that since our 
arrival in the city, which was the 1st February, there has not 
been one open, pleasant day until yesterday. ... So fine a 
day prompted an excursion. I made one to the Navy Yard in 
company with Mr. Talbot and Gov. Barbour, of Virginia. You 
recollect about four years ago, we both took the same excursion 
from George Town. What a sad change since then. It was then 
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and handsome public buildings in the most flattering state of 
progressive improvement. Now it is a scene of ruins. Even the 
monument erected to the heroes of Tripoli has been defaced by 
the rude hand of the enemy. . . . Edmund bas improved con- 
siderably. He has acquired the manners of the city^ and has con- 
ducted himself so well that I have given him a new suit of 
clothes, of which he is vastly proud. It would amuse you in the 
highest degree to see the airs he takes upon himself. He has 
found out that as the servant of a Senator he ranks pretty high, 
and in maintaining his stand he has had one or two fights with 
other boys. He has resolved to take an insult from none of 
them. 

Washington, 16th May, 1829. 
My Dear Daughter: Testerday's mail brought me a letter 
from my dear John. [This was a son who was at West Point.] 
He made a good impression here, especially on the mind of the 
Secretary of War. I find that slander has gone abroad against 
the amiable lady of this gentleman. I was not acquainted with 
her until I came to the city. She appears to be an artless, sin- 
cere and friendly woman. She may have been imprudent, as 
most of the ladies here are, but I cannot believe she was ever 
criminal. Major Eaton is himself one of the most estimable 
gentlemen I ever saw; he is the confidential friend of the Presi- 
dent, and has quite as much, rather more, weight with him than 
any other member of the Cabinet. The truth is, there is an aris- 
tocracy here, as there is in all places, claiming preference for 
birth or wealth, and demanding obeisance from others; they 
allow none but sycophants who cringe to them to have standing 
or character. Mrs. Eaton was the daughter of a Tavern-keeper 
belonging to the democracy : she has by good fortune (if it may 
be so considered) moved into the fashionable world. This has 
touched the pride of the self-constituted great, awakened the 
jealousy of the malignant and envious, and led to the basest 
calumny. You must receive with caution what comes through 

the family of Judge . He wanted to be Secretary of War ; 

Eaton was preferred to him, and he is a disappointed man. 
. . . The President and his family (a most interesting and 
amiable one) are on terms of intimacy and friendship with 
Major Eaton and his, so are the other teads of Department. As 



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240 William and Mary Colleqb Quabtebly. 

to myself, I am now living in Major Baton's fetmily. I re- 
mained some weeks at Gadsby's Hotel, but as soon as Major 
Eaton commenced housekeeping he offered me a room with such 
sincere evidence of friendship and regard that I could not de- 
cline it. His servants, carriage and horses ere all at my com- 
mand. He has treated me like a brother; offers me his najne 
in making any pecuniary arrangements I desire, and does every- 
thing to make me comfortable. Both he and Mrs. Eaton treated 
our dear John with marked attention and kindness whilst he 
was in the city, and it is no small matter for a cadet to have the 
good will of the Secretary of War. I have been thus particular 
because of the calumny that is abroad. If rumour were to be 
credited, but few handsome ladies in the fashionable world in 
this city would be free from blemish. The world is bad enough ; 
helpless women are exposed to innumerable dangers; they often 
err, but men are most to blame, and the slanderer, above all 
characters, I most detest. 

I have been much occupied with my public duties. They are 
becoming more familiar to me, and I shall get along very well 
with my friends; the approbation of my enemies I do not cal- 
culate on. In appointments I am cautious; the government here 
are often deceived, and, of course, make some bad selections. 
But where abuses have been practiced, changes are and ought to- 
be made; it is not done in other cases. Your Postmaster at 
New Port, and all others like him, who have acted well, are safe. 
But those who have abused their privileges, circulated Coffin 
hand bills, abused Mrs. Jackson, and acted partially in their 
stations, ought not to expect to remain in oflSce. It should be 
recollected that offices are not private property; they belong to 
the public; those held at the will of the President ought to 
expect to go out when they lose his confidence. In my station I 
lay aside personal feelings, unless duty comports with their 
gratification. It would have afforded me pleasure to have ap- 
pointed Mrs. Taylor's brother to the P. OflBoe at Maysville, but 
the views of the President were, of course, controlled by the 
wishes expressed of the people of Kentucky, and especially of 
the members of the Legislature in favour of Mr. Marshall. I 
have made changes at Frankfort and Louisville against my feel- 
ings, but policy called for them; indeed justice to the admin- 



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Letters op William T. Babry. 241 

istration required it. Mr. Clay is at work; his partisans who 
have abused their stations and who are still devoted to his in- 
tereets cannot or ought not to remain in office. 

It is quite probable that by the time you get this letter your 
Mama will be with you. Bequest her to travel slow, and not 
fatigue herself or the children. I have made arrangements for 
them on from Wheeling, and will, if I can, meet them on the 
road. She will come in handeome style, comfortable, free from 
expense (save Tavern bills, etc.), and with kind and marked 
attention everywhere. I have invited your Uncle John W. Over- 
ton to come on. General Jackson sayd he shall have employ- 
ment here. It is probable I shall find a place for him in my 
Department. 

Washington, June 11th, 1829. 
My Dear Daughter : 

. . . Your Mama and the children came on without acci- 
dent and are all well, but our dear Armistead. ... I have 
at once consulted and placed him under the care of Dr. Brad- 
ford, of Richmond, Va., who is here with the family of the Sec- 
retary of the Navy; a man of fortune, and said to be one of the 
most eminent and experienced physicians of the United States. 
. . . Major T. P. Moore and Col. J. C. Pickett are here, and 
will in a day or two leave the city and take their departure from 
New York for Columbia. I concur with you as to the necessity 
of economy and of being prepared to leave public life at the end 
of the President's term. Popularity is uncertain, and ought not 
to be depended on as the means of subsistence. But I am not 
at all apprehensive that Mr. C will ever rise again. 

Developments are constantly making here, of frauds and pecu- 
lations upon the public treasury, practiced in the late adminis- 
tration, that will justify removals and awaken public indigna- 
tion. It cannot be expected of any administration to keep near 
them in offices of high trust and confidence, personal or political 
enemies. Removals awaken sympathy that is momentary and 
passes oflE, whilst the silent, but constant influence of official 
station and power is continually operating. 

It is not necessary to act from a spirit of vengeance in pun- 
ishing enemies, but it is right and politic to encourage and re- 



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242 William and Mart College Quaeterly. 

ward friends; it tends to animate, whilst the opposite course 
would discourage and distress them. Besides, it is no pnnishr- 
meni to restore men to all the righte of citizens. Public employ- 
ments must necessarily and ought to be upon the principal of 
rotation in oflBce. The sentiment of monarchy is growing rap- 
idly; men and their friends cling to office and lay claims to it 
as private property, and cry out robbery if they are turned out. 
These men that complain so loudly thought it no robbery, nor did 
I to turn the new court Judges out of office. If Adiams had suc- 
ceeded, what would have become of the friends of Jackson? 
This question should be answered. Do we turn out men that the 
Democratic party wish retained? Are the real friends of Gen- 
eral Jackson and his administration displeased; would they 
rather have enemies than friends in office? 

If the great body of public officers are to be retained, why 
change the head of the nation? Those who prefer the calm of 
perpetuity in office, would certainly be better pleased that the 
Executive head be made permanent. This will not suit a re- 
public; it was not the case in Greece or in Home. Eepublics are 
necessarily agitated and excited ; wh6n they cease to be so, the 
calm ends in monarchy and despotism. 

Washington, 25th June, 1829. 
My Dear Susan : 

Your brother John is with us, Armistead^s health much im- 
proved, and we should all be very happy, but for the sudden and 
violent illness of dear little Leonard. . . . Docters Level and 
Simm, two able physicians, are constantly with him, and every- 
thing will be done to save him. . . . Day before yesterday we 
were to have dined with the British Minister, yesterday with the 
President, but, alas, we have been at the bedside of our dear 

child. And Mrs. E (this much slandered lady) deelimng 

the invitations to dinner, has Imd poor Leonard in her arms day 
and night without sleeping, nursing him as tenderly as her ovm 
child. General Jackson is remarkably kind. He quit his com- 
pany at an early hour after dinner, came to our lodgings, sat by 
our dear babe for two or three hours, encouraging us and animat- 
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Philadblphia^ 26th October, 1829. 
My Dear Daughter: 

Tour Mama^ Armistead, Jackson, Chloe and myself arrived 
here safely on the evening of the 24th. We came in a steamboat 
to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, passed that most de- 
lightfully in a superb barg drawn by six horses, took the 
steamboat again in Delaware Bay, making our journey all the 
way by water, saving Armistead from the jolting of carriages. 
We are now comfortably fixed at the Mansion House. . . . 
In a few days. Dr. Physic will decide whether it is necessary for 
Armistead to remain here or return with us to Washington. 



Washington, 9th November, 1829. 
My Dear Daughter: 

Your Mama, Jackson and myself returned to this city last 
evening, leaving Armistead and his nurse Chloe in Philadelphia 
under the care of Drs. Physic and Harris, and in the house of 
the latter, who most kindly offered him lodging. ... I saw 
our dear John at West Point. He promised to write you an 
account of my reception there and at New York, where he ac- 
companied me on my return from Albany, and remained with 
me in the city two days. 

Washington, 27th November, 1829. 
My Dear Daughter : 

. . . Your Mama and myself dined in company with about 
fifty other ladies and gentlemen on yesterday at the President's, 
including all the members of the Cabinet and Foreign Minis- 
ters, with their respective ladies and daughters. The dinner was 
served up in the east room, lately fitted up. It was certainly the 
most splendid entertainment I have ever been at in Washington. 
Your Mama will, I expect, in a few days give you a particular 
description of it. In the general the President lives very plainly, 
but his Cabinet dinners, where the agents of other governments 
appear, are suited to the occasion. 

Washington, 24tth December, 1829. 
My Dear Daughter : 
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see dear Armistead. Your Mama and Jackson go to spend a few 
days in the neighborhood of Leesburgh. We hope to meei at 
home again next week. I send you the "Cabinet/* a work just 
received which I have not had time to read. The stage will call 
for me in a few minutes. . . . 

{To he Continued,) 



WILL OF COL. EOBEET AKMISTEAD. 

In the Name of God, Amen. I, Eobert Armistead, the elder, 
of Elizabeth City County, being sick of Body but of sound Mind, 
do make this my last Will and Testament in Manner following : 

Imprimis. I recommend my Soul to Grod, its Maker. I giTe 
and bequeath unto my Son, William Annistead, all the Lands 
I possess at Sawyer's swamp, to him and his heirs forever. 

Item. I give the Plantation whereon I formerly lived to Son 
Jamos Armistead, provide he shall live during the Term men- 
tioned in a Lease granted to me for the same by the Trustees of 
Eaton's Free School, it being Part of the said Land. And in 
case of his Death before the Expiration of the said Lease, then 
I give the same unto my Son William Armistead. 

Item. I give all the Slaves now in my Son-in-Law, Joseph 
Selden's, Poss'on, & their increase, to him & his heirs, which have 
been delivered to him some time. 

Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son, Wm. Armistead, & 
his Heirs, my Slaves Malaca & Bess, In Trust, nevertheless, 
upon this Condition & for no other. To hold in Trust for the 
Use of my Son, James Armistead, during his natural life, sub- 
ject in any James' Debts, and after his Death in Trust, & the 
children of him, the sd. James, and Their Heirs. 

Item. I give to my Son, Thos. Armistead, and his Heirs, my 
Negro Boy named Cato. 

Item. I give to my Son, Moss Wallace Armistead, my Negro 
Boy Toney, to him & his Heirs, which, together with what Money 
and other Things I have given him, will make him equal with 
my other children, & is all I intend to do for him. 

Item. I give imto my Son, Robert Armistead, & his Heirs, 
my Negroes Boatswane, Phebe, Charles, Juba, Rose & Dinah. 

Item. I give my Negro Girl Nanny to my Granddaughter, 



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Will op Col. Eobebt Abmistead. 246 

Euphan Armistead^ daughter of my Son William^ to her & her 
Heirs. 

Item. I give all the Residue of my Shares & personal Estate 
to my two Sons, William and Thomas Armistead, to them & 
their Heirs, equally to be divided between them. 

What provision I\e here made for my Son Jame©, together 
with what Money I have before given him & have been obliged 
to pay for him, is all I intend to do for him. 

Item. I hereby release all my Children from all Debts they 
may owe me at the Time of my Death. 

Lastly, I constitute and appoint my Son, William Armistead, 
& my Friend, Richard Cary, Executors of this, my last Will & 
Testament, hereby revrfdng all other Wills heretofore by me 
made. And I order that my Estate be not appraised or my 
Executors held to Security. 

In Witness whereof I have hereto eet my Hand & Seal, this 
28th Day of July, Anno Dom. 1771. 
Signed, Sealed, published 
& declared by the Testator to 
be his last Will & Testamait, 
in Presence of us. 

Richd. Cary. ) K. Armistead. (Seal) 



At a Court held for Eliza. City County, Novr. 2, 1774, This 
Will was presented in Court, and proved by the Oaths of Wit- 
nesses thereto, and Ordered to be recorded. And, on the motion 
of WuL Armistead, Gent., one of the Executors in the Will 
named, who made Oath according to Law, Certificate is Granted 
him for Obtaining a probat thereof in due form (no Security 
lequired), and Richard Cary, the other Executor named in the 
said Will, appeared in Court & refused to take upon him the 
Executorship thereof. 

Teste: Cary Selden, CI. 

A copy— Teste: H. H. Holt, Clerk (1904). ♦ 

• This will shows that Quabterly, VI., 233, does not give the full 
list of the children of Colonel Armistead. He had issue: 1. William 



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246 William and Mart Collbob Quabterly. 

Armistoad, who married Mary Latham Cnrle, aiftter of Judge William 
R. W. Curie; 2. James; 3. Robert, clerk of Blandford Church from 
1771 to 1787; died in Petersbmrg, where hie will, proved in 18Q2, 
names wife Margaret, sons Harry and Patrick, daughters Euphan and 
Polly (see Quabtbblt, VII., 183) . 4. Thomas, who moved to Blandford, 
and died in Petersburg in 1791. His wife, Margaret, made her will in 
1777, and it was proved in 1792. She was a widow Fawn when she 
married Armistead, and had a son, John Fawn. She mentions, in 1777, 
her present husband, Thomas Armistead, daughter Anna Currie Arm- 
istead, and such other childr^i ''as I may have by my present husband, 
Thomas Armistead." Witness, John Thweatt. Probably a son, bom 
later, was Theodorick Armistead, of Norfolk (Quabtebly, VII., 183). 
6. Moes Wallace Armistead, whose will, proved in Elizabeth City county, 
1786, names wife Catherine, son Moss and daughters Ann, Mary, Pria- 
cilia (QuABTESLT, VII., 182). 6. Euphan married Joseph Selden. 



THE YORKTO\ra- WASHINGTON MULBERRY TREE. 
( Communioated, ) 

"The tree is there — ^what remains of it ; so at least say those 
who have long dwelt under the shadow of its oflE^ring, which 
has grown out of the parent stump. During a visit to Yorktown 
before the celebration (the Centennial, 1881), the writer was 
curious to fix the site of Washington's headquarters, which, with 
the plans of the siege and the aid of an oflBcer of the United 
States Engineer Corps, it was not diflBcult to do. The site has 
always been known as *^Washington Lodge,'' where a house 
stands, whose occupant, Mr. Jones, assured us that a fine old 
mulberry tree adjoining the premises was the lineal continuation 
of the one under which Washington slept, as stated. This tradi- 
tion in his family oomes straight down from his grandfather, 
who was a Virginia militiaman at the siege. The original house 
which Washington soon made hie quarters, and in front of which 
he also pitched his marquee, was burned down during the late 
war, only the kitchen chimneys of the historic building remain- 
ing. Irving had heard and states that the tree was a mulberry. 
It stands two and a half miles back of Yorktown, undisturbed, 
unvisited, unphotographed. J." 

The Magazine of Ainerican History, Vol. VIII., Part L, New 
York, 1882, p. 205. 



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Record of Peaked Mountain Chubch. 247 

This letter is a reference to Mr. Winthrop^e speech at York- 
town on the 19th of October, 1881. 

I have been to the house when it was owned and occupied by 
Mr. John Allen Jones. One of his sons is in the Valentine 
Museum in Bichmond. Q. 



RECORD OP THE PEAKED MOUNTAIN CHURCH, 

Rockingham County, Va. 

Edited bt Pbof. Wm. J. Hinke akd Chables E. Eemfeb. 

This record is one of the oldest and notost important German record- 
books to be found in the upper part of the Shenandoah Valley. It con- 
tains much historical and genealogical information about the early Qer- 
man Reformed and Lutheran settlers in Rockingham county, which 
cannot be found anywhere else. It gives us for the first time the name 
of the earliest Reformed minister who preached in that region, the Rev. 
I. C. van Gemuenden. He ministered to the congregation from Feb- 
ruary, 1762, to December, 1763. His name shows that he was either 
bom in Holland or of Dutch descent. Unfortunately nothing else is 
known of him at present. 

The Reformed elders in 1762 were Jacob Perschinger (baptism No. 
37), John Hetterich (No. 44), and George Zimmermann (No. 45). One 
of the Lutheran elders was Charles Risch (No. 44). 

The first church, mentioned in April, 1762, was located near the 
mill-race of Mr. Herrmann (Nos. 40 and 64). The congregation also 
had a school in 1762, because the Lutheran schoolmaster, €k>ttfried 
Christian Leuthmanns Leonhardt, is mentioned (No. 43) in that year. 

The second church was dedicated on October 23, 1768, by the 
Lutheran pastor, the Rev. John Schwarbach. On October 31, 1769, an 
agreement was signed by forty-five persons, according to which the 
church was to be a union church of Reformed and Lutheran people. 
The second church was located near the Stony creek. 

The third church was dedicated, according to a later record, on 
May 27, 1804. This building was occupied jointly by the Reformed and 
Lutherans till recently, when the Reformed people separated and erected 
a new church, known as "Brown Memorial Reformed Church," in honor 
of one of their former pastors. It is located at McGaheysville, Va. 

The record now published belongs to the Reformed congregation, 
although it contains many Lutheran entries. Is a folio volume of 
156 pages, many of which have remained blank. It contains mostly 
baptismal entries, 316 in all, together with some communicant lists, 
extending from 1792-1797, and a few marriage and burial records. The 
original copy of the agreement of 1769 is etill in existence. It is prefaced 
to the record as a fitting introduction. 



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In translating the record the English form was substituted for the 
(German in the case of the baptismal or Christian names, but the yarioua 
spellings of the surnames or family names have been carefully retained. 
All the baptismal entries were copied at a later time into the second 
record-book. The spellings of this second record are occasionally added 
in square brackets, while the present form of the family names is added 
in round brackets by Mr. Chas. £. Kemper, of Washington, D. C. 

Aorbbment between the Beformed and Lutheran Congre- 
gations Worshipping in the Peaked Mountain Church, 

EOOKINGHAM Co., Va., OCTOBER 31, 1769. 

In the neme of the Triune God and with the consent of the 
whole congregation, we have commenced to build a new house 
of Gk>d, and it i«, by the help of Gk>d, so far finished that all the 
world may eee it. 

We have established it as a union church, in the use of which 
the Lutherans and their descendants as well as the Eeformed 
and their descendants shall have equal share. But since it is 
necessary to keep in repair the church and the schoolhouse and 
support the minister and schoolmaster, therefore we have drawn 
up this writing that each member sign his name to the same and 
thereby certify that he will support the minister and school- 
master and help to keep in repair the church and the school as 
far as lies in his ability. Should, however, one or another with- 
draw himself from such Christian work (which we would not 
suppose a Christian would do) we have unitedly concluded that 
such a one shall not be looked upon as a member of our congre- 
gation, but he shall pay for the baptism of a child 2 s. 6 d., 
which shall go into the treasury of the church ; for the con- 
firmation of a child 5 s., which shall be paid to the minister as 
Ms fee; and further should such a one come to the table of the 
Lord and partake of the Holy Communion, he shall pay 5 s., 
which shall go into the treasury of the church; and finally if 
such a one desires burial in our graveyard he shall pay 5 s., which 
shall also be paid into the treasury of the church. 

In confirmation of which we have drawn up this document, 
and signed it with our several signatures. 



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Done in Augusta county, at the Peaked Mountain and the Stony 
Creek, on October Slst, Anno Domini 1769. 
The present elders : 



C^eorge Mallo, Sr. 

his 
John X Heterich (Hedrich). 
mark, • 



Nicholas Mildeberger (Miltenberger). 
Frederick Ermentraut (Armentrout). 



Philip Ermentraut. 
Henry Ermentraut. 
Xhiniel Kropf. 
P«ter Mueller, Sr. 

his 
Adam O Hetrich. 

mark, 
Augustin Preisch (Price). 
Jacob Traut (Trout). 
George Schillinger. 
Anthony Oehler (Eiler). 

John Mann. 

Alwinus Boyer. 
Charles Risch (Rush). 
Henry Kohler. 
William Long. 
Jacob Bercke (Pirkey). 

his 
Jacob I. E. Ergebreeht. 

mark, 
John Risch. 

Jacob Ergebreeht ( Argenbright) . 

John Mildeberger. 

John Hausman (Houseman). 

George Mallo, Jr. 

Jacob Lingel. 

Peter Nielas (Nicholas). 

Martin Schneider (Snyder). 

Jacob Pens ( Pence ) . 



Jacob Kropf (Gropp). 
Jacob Nielas (Nicholas). 
George Zimmermann. 
Christian Gei^er. 
Augustin Preisch, Jr. 

Conrad Preisch. 
Jacob Kissling (Kisling). 
Matthew Kirsch. 
John Bens ( Pence ) . 
Adam Herman (Harman). 
Michael Mallo. 
his 
Christopher X Hau. 

m€irk. 
Peter Euler (Eiler). 
William Michel (Michael). 
Jacob Risch. 
John Ermentraut. 
Conrad Loevenstein. 

John Schaefer (Shaver). 

CJhristopher Ermentraut (Armen- 
trout). 



PABENTS. 

Henry Wilhelm (1), 
and wife Anna Elisa- 
beth. 

(2), 



Augustin Prei8s( Price) 
and wife Anna Elisa- 
beth nee Scherp ( 3 ) , 
(4), 



Baptismal Eecords. 

CHILDREN. 

Michael William,* bom 

June 25, 1745; bapt. 

December 20. 
G^rge Henry William, 

bom April 8, 1747; 

bapt. July 21. 
Susanna, born May 9, 

1750; bapt. Aug. 15, 

1763. 
Conrad, born December 

24, 1752; bapt. Aug. 

15, 1753. 



SPONSORS. 

Michael Bauer (Bowers) 
and wife Catharine. 

John George Scherp 
( Shepp ? ) and wiie 
Marie. 

John Ernst Scherp and 
wife Anna Margaret. 

Conrad Wahl and Chris- 
tina Herman. 



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PABENTS. 

Augustin Preiss (Price) 
and wife Anna Elisa- 
beth ti«6 Scherp (6), 
(6), 

(7), 



(8), 



(9), 



Valentine Metzger ( 10) , 
and wife Anna Elisa- 
beth. 

Christopher Ermentraut 
(Armentrout) (11)» 
and wife Susanna. 

(12), 



Qeorge Ermentraut (13), 
and wife Barbara. 

(14), 



Henry Preiss (Price) 
ft wife Magdalene ( 16 ) , 

(16),' 

John NicolauB (17),. 
and wife Margaret, 
nee Lorentz. 



GHILDBBX. 

Augustin, bom Decem- 
ber 24, 1754; bapt. 

October 1, 1756. 
Elisabeth, bom Sept. 8, 

1757; bapt Oct. 15. 
John Frederick, born 

Sept. 24, 1759; bapt. 

October 16. 
Anna Catharine, born 

May 4, 1763; bapt 

June 19, 1763. 
Maria Catharine, bom 

May 12, 1765; bapt 

June 18. 
George Valentin, bom 

Jan. 21, 1762; bapt 

March 2. 
Elisabeth, bom Feb. 20, 

1761; bapt March 4. 

Anna Maria, bom Feb. 
16, 1762; bapt March 

John Frederick, bom 

December — , 1764; 

bapt February 10. 
Catharine Barbara, born 

July 24, 1769; bapt 

August 13. 
Henry Darid, bom 

March 14, 1759; bapt 

June 5. 
Adam, bom July 10, 

1760; bapt July 16. 
Jacob, bom July 15, 

1724. 



8P0K80BS. 

MaUhewKirach (Kerali) 
and wife Anna Mar^ga- 
ret 

Parents. 

Frederick Ermentraut A. 
wife Catharine. 

Daniel Preiss and wife 
Anna Catharine. 

Frederick Ermentraut & 
wife Catharine. 

Charles Risch (Rush) 
and wife Maria Elisa- 
beth. 

Elisabeth Ermentraut 



Anna Maria Oallet 



John Frederick Ermen- 
traut. 



John Ermentraut 
Barbara Miller. 



and 



Henry Ermentraut and 
wife Magdalene. 

George Adam Mann and 

Elisabeth Herrmann. 
Jacob Betsch. 



Jacob Nioolaus (Nicholas) married Barbara Zeller, daughter of 
Henry Zeller (Sellers), on December 7, 1752. They had the follow- 
ing children : 



PABENTS. 

Jacob NicolauB ( 18 ) , 
(Nicholas) , and wife 
Barbara. 



(19), 
(20), 
(21), 
(22)*, 



CHILDREN. 

A son, bom July 20, 
1753; died without 
baptism for want of a 
minister, on July 29. 

Anna Maria, bom Sep- 
tember 8, 1764. 

John, bom February 6, 
1756. 

John Henry, born De- 
cember 6, 1757. 

Anna Catharine, bom 
February 29, 1760. 



SPONSORS. 



Henry Zeller and wife 

Anna Maria. 
John Zeller, son of Henry 

Zeller. 
John Henry Zeller and 

wife Anna Maria. 
Anna Catharine Preiss, 

wife of Daniel Preiss. 



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PABKNT8. 

Jaoob Kicolaus (23), 
(Nicholas), and wife 
Barbara. 

(24), 

(25), 

(26), 

(27), 

(28), 

(29), 

John Caspar Vogt (30), 
and wife Elisabeth. 

Peter Hermann (Har- 
man) & wife Marga- 
ret nee Choulyn ?( 31 ) , 
(32), 

(33), 
(34), 



OHILDBEK. 



8P0N80B8. 



Peter, bom April 5, Peter Mueller (Miller) 
1762. and wife Anna Maria. 



Susanna, born Jan. 25, 

1764. 
Anna Barbara, bom 

April 22, 1766. 
Elisabeth, bom Febm- 

ary 9, 1768. 
Jaeob, bom December 

1, 1769. 
Margaret, bom January 

1, 1772. 
Anna Elisabeth, bom 

January 4, 1774. 
Sarah, bom Nov. 28, 

1761; bapt. March7. 

Elisabeth, bom May 6, 
1763. 

Philippina, bom . 

Qeorge Charles, bom 

Dec. 11, 1761; bapt 

March 6, 1762. 
Maria Elisabeth, bom 

May 6, 1763; bapt. 

June 17, 1763. 



Jacob Argebrecht ( A.r- 
genbright) & his wife. 
Henry Zeller & his wife. 

John Zeller & his wife. 

Peter Mueller & his wife. 

Peter Mueller & his wife. 

Anna Elisabeth R(i8ch). 

Peter Funck (Funk) and 
wife Catharine and 
daughter Margaret. 

Qeorge Adam Mann and 
wife Maria Elisabeth. 

Theobald Hermann and 

wife Sarah. 
George Bemhard Mann & 

wife Anna Margaret. 

Qeorge Adam Mann and 
wife Elisabeth. 



A« 1762. At the *Tinquit" (Peaked) Mountain and the South 
*'Chanithor" (Shenandoah), in Virginia, the following children 
were baptized on Saturday, February 27th: * 



PABENTS. 



OHILDBEN. 



Christian Kropf (Cropp), Jacob, age 26 years, 
and wife Rosina, nee 
Kipp. (35), 

^ " (36), Daniel, age 24 years. 

** " (37), Margaret, age 18 years. 



John Jacob, bapt. April 
24 (1762). 



Ludwig Friedel (Prid- 

dle) (38), 

and wife Margaret ( 

John Jaoob Nioolaus and Peter, bom April 5, 

wife Barbara (39), 1762; bapt. April 25, 

nee Zeller. 1762. 



8P0N80S8. 

John Jacob Nicolaus ft 
wife Anna Barbara. 

Jacob Arkebrecht (Ar- 
ffenbright) and wife 
Susanna. 

I. C. Van Gkmuenden, the 
Reformed minister at 
this place, and wife M. 
A. Van Gemuenden, 
also Jacob Perschinger, 
Reformed elder, and 
wife Maria Catharine. 

John Jacob Mann and 
wife Barbara. 

Peter Mueller (Miller) 
and wife Maria Mar« 
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The following children were baptized in "Agoste" (Augiifita) 
County at the *Tinquit Moundyn" (Peaked Mountcdn), towards the 
South "Chanithor'' (Shenandoah), in this church at the Mill Creek^ 
or in their homee: 



PARENTS. 

Henry Lang (Long) (40), 
and wife Anna Cath- 
arine, nee Wentz. 

Conrad Biedefisch (Pe- 
terfish (41), 

and wife Catharine 
nee Roth. 

Christian Eberhardt 
and wife Maria (42), 
Sophia, nee CarL 

Jacob Hammer (43), 
and wife Fredericka 
Rosina, nee Leuth- 
manns Leonhard. 

John Hetterich (Hed- 
rick). Reformed (44), 
elder and wife Su- 
sanna, nee Hornung. 

George Zimraermann, 
Reformed elder (46), 
and wife Anna, nee, 
Schulteli. 

Jacob Mueller ( 46 ) , 

and wife Maria Bar- 
bara, nee Chrombohr. 

Frederick StoU (Stull), 
and wife Charlotte, 
nee Ritter. (47), 

William Manger (Mun- 
ger) and wife (48), 
Susanna, t^ee Brod- 
beck. 



OHILDBBlf. 



Anna Catharine; bapt. 
April 25 (1762). 

John Cristian, bapt. 
July 2. 



SPOKBOBS. 

Anna Catharine W&itx, 
widow of Valentiiie 
Wentz. 

Parents. 



Catharine, bapt. July 2. Widow Catharine Wents. 



Anna Maria, bapt. July 
2. 



John William, bapt 
August 29. 



Barbara, bapt August 
29. 



Anna Maria, bapt. Aug. 
29. 

Esther, bapt. August 
29. 

Henry William, bapt. 
December 5. 



Gottfried Christian 
Leuthmanns Leon- 

hardt, the Lutheran 
schoolmaster and wife 
Anna Maria. 

Carl Risch (Rush), Lu- 
theran elder and wife 
Maria Elisabeth. 

Parents. 



Charles Mann and wife 
Anna Maria. 



Parents. 



Nicholas Mildenberger ft 
wife Barbara. 



A** 1763, the following children were baptized in this church at the 
"Pinquit Moundyn," in Virginia, on Wednesday, August 3rd, after 
the sermon: 



PABENT8. 



CHUiDBEN. 



Charles Risch (49), John Peter, 

and wife Maria Elisa- 
beth, nee Suess. 

Jacob Bentz (Pence) 
and wife Catherine, 
nee Perschinger. (60), 

Peter Mueller (Miller) 
& wife Margaret ( 61 ) , 



SPONSORS. 

Peter Mueller and 
Maria Margaret. 



wife 



Anna Maria. 



Jacob, bom April 17, 
1766; bapt June 18. 



Anna Maria 
single. 

Jacob Cropp 
Barbara. 



Nicolaua, 



and wife 



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PASENT8. 

Frederick Ermentraut 
& wife Catharine. (52), 

(63), 

Jacob Arffebrecht (54), 
and wife Susanna. 

(56), 

William Manger (56), 
and wife Susanna. 

Henry Ermentraut ( 57 ) , 
and wife Magdalene. 
(68), 



Valentine Metzger (69), 
and wife Mary Elisa- 
beth. 

Witmami (60), 

Charles Hederich (61), 
and wife Barbara. 

George Adam Mann ( 62 ) , 
and wife Maria Elisa- 
beth. 

Jacob Cropp (63), 

and wife Anna Bar- 
bara. 



CHILDBEK. 

Augustin, born January 

22, 1765; bapt. May 

18. 
John Henry, bom May 

8;bapt. June 19, 1763. 
Jacob, bom Aug. 26, 

1762; bapt. February 

14, 1763. 
John George, bom Jan. 

13,1765; bapt. Jan. 18. 
John Charles, bom Nov. 

— , 1764; bapt Feb. 

10, 1765. 



bom Sept. 1, 1769; 
bapt. Oct. 7, 1769. 
Jacob, bom April 16, 
1764; bapt. May 20. 

Elisabeth. 

John Jacob, bom April 

11, 1765; bapt. June 

18. 
Magdalene, bom March 

11, 1765; bapt. June 

18. 
John, bom March 9, 

1765; bapt. June 18. 



SPONSOBS. 

Augustin Preisch & wife 
Elisabeth. 

Charles Hetterich, single. 

Jacob Nicolaus and wife 
Barbara. 

George Mallo and wife- 
Barbara. 

Charles Roesch and wife 
Elisabeth. 

Frederick Ermentraut k 

wife Catharine. 
Elisabeth Ermentraut. 



Jacob Argebrecht & wife 
Susanna. 

Caspar Vogt and wife 

Elizabeth. 
Jacob Conrad. 



Philip Willems and Ger- 
trude Schell, both sin- 
gle. 

John Argebrecht and 
Catharine Vogt. 



A** 1763, the following children were baptized in the province of 
Virginia, at the "Pinquit Moundyn," in the church near Mr. Her- 
mann's mill: 



PARENTS. 

Matthew Deiss (Dice) 
and wife Eva Catha- 
rine nee Herrber (64), 

Martin Herrloss (66), 
and wife Catharine, 
nee Lingel. 

Peter Mueller (66), 

and wife, Maria Mar- 
garet, nee Pick. 

George Mann (67), 

and wife Elisabeth, 
nee Hermann. 

John Caspar Vogt (68), 
and wife Elisabeth, 
nee, Wilkis«. 



OHILDBEN. 



Anna Elisabeth, bapt. 
August 28, 1763. 



Anna Maria Christina, 
bapt. Oct 10. 

Anna Barbara, born 
Sept 23; bapt Dec. 5. 

George, born Oct 9; 
bapt Dec. 6. 

John Caspar, bapt Dec. 
5. 



SPONSOBS. 

Philip Herrber (Harper), 
senior elder of the up- 
per tract, & wife Anna 
Elisabeth. 

Christopher Kisseling 
(Kisling) and wife 
(i^hristina. 

Jacob Nicolaus and wife 
Barbara. 

Jacob Mann and wife 
Barbara. 

Jacob Arkebrecht, Peter 
Mueller, Catharine 
Margaret Vogt 



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PARENTS. 

George Ermentraudt ft 
wife Barbara, (69), 
neeFriedtel (Friddle), 

Jacob Bents (70), 

and wife Catharine. 

(71), 

Jacob HueUer (72), 
and wife Elisabeth. 

George ^fallo (73), 

& wife Anna Barbara. 

(74), 

(75), 

(76), 

(77), 

Jacob Herrmann (Har- 

man) and wife Anna 

Christina. (78), 

(79), 

(80), 

(81), 

(82), 



CHILDREN. 

Mary Margaret, 
December 5. 



bapt. 



Anna Maria, bom Feb. 

28, 1763; bapt Aug. 

29. 
George, bom August 18, 

1764; bapt. Oct. 16. 
Catharine Barbara, bom 

Dec. 28, 1764; bapt. 

Feb. 10, 1705. 
Anna Elisabeth, born 

Jan. 12, 1765; bapt. 

Feb. 10. 
Michael, born Jan. 29, 

1757. 
Catharine, bom August 

12, 1758. 
Anna Maria, bom Feb. 

19, 1763. 
John, born 1768; bapt. 

on the 23d of the 

month. 
John Adam Herrmann, 

bora March 4, 1755. 

Anna Maria, bom May 

3, 1757. 
Henry, born August 4, 

1759. 
Elisabeth, bom Get. 4, 

1761. 
Anna Catharine, bom 

March, 1763. 
Jacob, bom March 9, 

1766. 



SPONSORS. 

Anna Elisabeth Ermen- 
traudt, her grand- 
mother. 

Jacob Nicolaus and wife 
Barbara and daughter 
Anna Maria. 

George Bent£ and Sarah 
Bents. 

John Votsch and wife 
Catharine. 

Charles Roesch (Rush) 
and wife Elisabeth. 

Michael Mallo and Bar- 
bara Ebermann. 

George Foltz (Fultz) and 
wife Catharine. 

Daniel Krob and Anna 
Mary Ergenbrecht. 

John Risen and Catha- 
rine Miller. 

George Mann and Anna 
Maria Herrmann. 

George Adam Mann and 
Anna Maria Herrmann. 

Theobald Hermann and 
wife Sarah. 

Augustin Breiss (Price) 
and wife Elisabeth. 

Anna Catharine Her- 
mann. 

George Mallo and wife 
Barbara. 



On October 23, 1768, the Lutheran and Befonned Union church at 
the ^TBicket Maundy," in Augusta County, was dedicated by the Rev. 
Mr. Schwarbach,' Evangelical Lutheran pastor at the present time. 



PARENTS. 

Frederick StoU (Stull) 
and wife. (84), 

George Adam Mann ( 85 ) , 
and wife Elisabeth. 



OHILDBEN. 

Daughter, bapt Feb. 14, 

1770. 
John, bapt. July 20, 

1771. 



SPONSOBS. 

John ClentenB and Chris- 
tina Pesor. 

John Mann and wife Su- 
sanna. 



On October 8, 1776, Rev. Jacob Frank* baptized: 



PABEl^S. 

David Magert (86), 
and wife Susanna. 

John Hartman (87), 
and Christina. 



OHILDBEN. 

Anna Catharine, bom 

April 16. 
John George, born Aug. 

1. 



8P0K80ES. 

Paul Lingel and 

Catherine. 
Paul Lingel 

Catherine. 



Anna 



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On October 9th (1776) ; 



PABEIfTS. 



(88), 



Daniel Grub 

and Elisabeth. 
•GeoTffe Sehaeffer (89), 

(Shaver) and Maria 

Elisabeth. 
Henry Moll (90), 

and Margaret. 
Martin Finder (91), 

and Barbara. 
Daniel Preiss (92), 

and Catharine. 
Philip Lingel (93), 

and Barbara. 
John Manger (Munger) 

and Anna. (94), 

George Conrad (95), 

and Catharine. 
John Heller (96), 

and Elisabeth. 
Peter Ermentraut (97), 

and Catharine. 
Philip Ermentraut (98), 

and Eva. 
Adam Heller (97), 

and Anna Barbara. 
Theobald Schramm 

and Anna. (100), 

George Lehmann (101), 

and Elisabeth. 
Christian Geiger (102), 

and Margaret. 
Lewis [Ludwigl Rein- 

hardt (103), 

and Elisabeth. 
Jdichael Koehler (104), 

(Kaylor), and Elisa- 
beth. 



CHILDBEI9. 

Mary Catharine, born 
December 15, 1775. 

John Philip, bom Dec. 
29, 1775. 

Adam, born Dec. 22, 

1776. 
Barbara, bom Feb. 24, 

1776. 
Sarah, bom August 20, 

1776. 
John, bom February 10, 

1776. 
John, born June 2, 1776. 

Philip, born March 8, 

1776. 
Anna Maria, bom Sept. 

7, 1776. 
Jacob, bom August 12, 

1776. 
Catherine, bom August 

23, 1776. 
Elisabeth, bom March 

15, 1776. 
Catherine, bom March 

5, 1776. 
Jonathan, bom March 2, 

1776. 
Adam, born July 30, 

1776. 
John Michael, bom 

Sept. 18, 1776. 



8P0N80BS. 

Peter Miller and wife 

Anna Maria. 
Charles Risch and Maria 

Elisabeth. 

Adam Herman and Cath- 
arine Malvina. 
Jacob Grub and Barbara. 

Matthias Schuler (Shu- 
ler) and Elisabeth. 

John Hartman and Chris- 
tina. 

John Heller and Elisa- 
beth. 

Peter Brummer & Cath- 
arine. 

John Adam Heller and 
Barbara. 

Jacob Argebrecht(Argen- 
bright) and Susanna. 

Frederick Ermentraut & 
Catharine. 

John Heller and Eliza- 
beth. 

Michael Traut (Trout) 
and Catherine Kohler. 

Leonard Miller and Cath- 
arine. 

Adam Argebrecht and 
Elisabeth. 

Charles Fey and Dorothy. 



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John, bom Feb. 2, 1776. John Beyer and Eva. 



NOTES. 



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^The record was not begun in 1745, as might appear at first sight, 
but in the spring of 1760. At that time all the earlier baptisms were 
made, Nos. 1-7 on page 1 of the record and Nos. 17-22 on page 3. All 
these entries are written by the same hand and with the same ink. The 
next baptism (No. 16) is written by the same hand, but with different 
ink. The first entries were, therefore, made before July, 1760. More- 
over, from the fact that a whole page is devoted to the family of Jacob 
Nicalaus, and his own date of birth is added, which is done in no other 
case, it may be concluded with some degree of probability that Jacob 
Nicalaus opened the record. Who else would be interested enough in 
his date of birth to prefix it to those of his children? 

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baptisms he entered 61, 52, 54-57, 59-63, 70-76. He continued to enter 
baptisms, therefore, till June, 1765. 

* Baptisms Noe. 8, 34-50, 53, 64-69 were entered by the Rev. I. C. 
van Gemuenden, of whose life nothing is known at present, except that 
he entered these twenty-five baptisms from February, 1762, to December^ 
1763. 

*Rev. John Schwarbach was a Lutheran minister, pastor of the 
Hebron Church, in the present Madison county, from at least 1766-1772* 
Both dates are uncertain. See HaUeaohe Naohriohien, new ed., Vol. I., 
p. 581. 

* Hev. Jacob Frank was pastor of the Hebron Church from the fall 
of 1776 to November, 1778. See HaUesohe Naohrichten, Vol. I., p. 581. 

(To he Continued.) 



WYCHE FAMILY. 



In the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, VoL I.^ 
Session I., there is an article by Richard Brooke, Esq., F. S. A.^ 
"On the Ancient Family of Wyche, or de la Wyche, with a 
descriptive account of their seat at Alderly, in Cheshire." That 
the Virginia Wyches are of this family is fully proved by the 
records which they hold, showing an unbroken line from Bichard 
de la Wyche, A. D. 1200. The following are extracts from these 
records : 

William Wyche, of Davenham, in the county of Chester, Esq.^ 
married, about 1475, Margery, dau. & co-heiress of Richard 
Brett, of Davenham, Esq. (Arms of Brett, "Ar. on a chevron 
gu., three trefoils of the field.") 

Richard Wyche, of Davenham, Esq., son of William and Mar- 
gery, married Mary, daughter of John Beeston, of Beeston Cas- 
tle, Esq. (Arms of Beeston, "Ar. a bend dexter sa. between six 
bees, sable.") 

Richard Wyche, of Davenham, Esq., son of Richard and Mary,, 
bom 1625, died 1595. He married Margaret, daughter of James 
Houghton, of Houghton, in the county of Chester, Esq. The 
arms of Wyche, "Az. a pile ennine. Crest : A dexter arm em- 
bowed, habited gu. turned up, or holding in the hand ppr., a 
sprig vert.," were confirmed June 28th, 1587. (Arms of Hough- 
ton, **Sa. three bars ar.") The children of Richard Wyche and 
Margaret were: 



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1. Thomas Wyche, of Davenham and Alderley, Esq. 

2. Eichard Wyche/ of London, Esq. 

3. James Wyche, of London, Esq. 

4. Eleanor Wyche. 

5. Margaret Wyche. 

1. Thomas Wyche, Esq., married Margaret, dau. & co-heiress 
of William Barrens, of Alderley, Gent. (Arms: Quarterly Or 
and Vert.) He built, in 1685, Soss Moss Hall, in Alderley 
(the seat described in the article referred to above). He died 
January 27, 1615-^16, and was buried in Alderley Church, Feb- 
ruary 1st, 1615-'16. Will proved at Chester, 1616. 

2. Richard Wyche, of London, Gent., bom 1554, a member 
of the Committee of the first East India Company, incJorporated 
by charter of Queen Elizabeth, Dec. 31, 1600, and also of that 
Company incorporated by James L, May 30, 1609 — 7th of his 
reign. He married, Feb. 18th, 1583-4, Elizabeth, daughter of 
Sir Richard Saltonstall, Knt., M. P., Alderman of London, 
SheriflE 1586, Lord Mayor 1598. (Arms: Or, a bend between 
two eagles displayed sa.) He claimed lineal descent from Sir 
Hugh Wyche, who was Lord Mayor of London 1461. He died 
Nov. 20, 1621, and was buried at St. Dimstan^s in the East, 
Monday, 26th Nov., 1621. The Heralds attended his funeral, 
o;f which see a certificate with the arms emblazoned in I. 22, 
foL 50. There was a monument to his memory in the North 
Aisle of the Chancel. Will dated Sept. 18, 1620. Proved Feb. 
16, 1622. The children of Richard and Elizabeth were: 

1. Richard, baptized St. Dunstan's in East, Feb. 21, 1684-5. 

'' « Mch. 5, 1686-7. 

'' '' Apr. 4, 1588. 

'' " Sept. 7, 1589. 

" '' Oct. 28, 1590. 

" '' May 20, 1592. 

" '' 1593. 

'' '' Feb. 25, 1594-5. 

'' '' Mch. 14,1597. 

" " May 24, 1598. 

' " '' Oct. 8, 1699. 

' '' '' Nov. 28, 1600. 

" *' Mch. 21,1601. 

" '' May 15, 1603. 



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15. Henry, Rev,, baptized St. Dunetan^s in East, Oct 7, 1604. 

16. Abigaa, « « «< a u jgQg^ 

17. Nathaniel Hon., " " '' ** 1607. 

18. Rebecca, « '' " " ^ Dec. 25, 1608. 

7. The Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Wyche, sixth eon of Richard and 
Elizabeth, was knighted by Charles I., Dec. 16, 1626, at White- 
hall, and two years later he wae made a gentleman of the Privy 
Chamber. He was appointed, in 1627, Ambassador at Constan- 
tinople, at which post he remained nntil 1641, when he returned 
to England, and was made Privy Councillor and Comptroller of 
the King's Household, in which capacity, with thirty-five Peers 
and a few other notables, he signed the King^s Declaration of 
Abhorrence at the idea of making war upon his Parliament. 
He married, April 17th, 1627, Jane, dau. of Sir Wm. Meredith, 
and they had issue : 1. Peter, 2. Cyril, 3. Fuscarene, 4. William, 
5. Jane, 6. Shellett, 7. Sophia. 

It was said by his descendant. Sir Cyril Wyche (1694-1756), 
that he lent Charles I. 30,000 Pounds, and in Gutch's Colla. 
Curiosa., it appears he contributed 360 lbs. 5 oz. 13 dwt. of plate, 
more than any of the Colleges of Oxford, for the use of the 
King, to the great injury of his family. He was buried Dec. 
7th, 1643, in the South Aisle of Christ Church Cathedral, Ox- 
ford, where a splendid monument was erected to his memory. 

1. Sir Peter Wyche, eldest son of 7 Sir Peter W., was bom 
in London, 1628, knighted at The Hague, May, 1660, and 
shortly afterwards returned to England, and was incorporated 
M. A. of Oxford. He was declared one of the Fellows of the 
Royal Society upon its foundation by Charter in 1662, and in 
1665 was nominated chairman of a committee of the society 
appointed to consider the improvement of the English tongue. 
In 1669 he was sent as Envoy Extraordinary to Russia. He 
married, Feb. 19, 1666, Isabella, dau. of Sir Robert BoUes. 

2. Sir Cyril Wyche, second son of 7 Sir Peter W., was bom 
at Constantinople, 1630, and baptized there by Cyril Lucas, the 
Patriarch, from whom he took his name. He was knighted by 
Charles IL, May, 1660, at The Hague. He was among the first 
Fellows of the Royal Society. Subsequently he was chosen 
President of the society, Nov. 30, 1683, but held office only one 
year, when he was succeeded by Samuel Pepys. He became 
Secretary of State for Ireland, 1692, and one of the Lords Jus- 



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ticee of Ireland, July, 1693, with Henry, Lord Capel, and Wil- 
liam Dnnoombe. 

5. Jane Wyche, dan. of 7 Sir Peter W., first CJountess of Bath, 
one of the Ladies of the Bed-chamber to Henrietta, Queen of 
Charies I. Married Sir John Grenville, Knt. Earl of Bath, Duke 
of Albemarie, Earl of Granville, etc. Chief Gentleman of Bed- 
chamber, and Privy Councillor to Charl-es J. She was grand- 
mother of John Grenville, Earl of Granville, etc., who, in 1724, 
was Lord Lieut, of Ireland, and 1730-42 took the lead in the 
House of Lords, and overthrew the party led by Sir Robert 
Walpole. He then became the head of the administration. 

17. Hon. l^athaniel Wyche, son of Richard and Elizabeth, 
bom 1607. Chosen, Dec. 16, 1657, one of the Committee of the 
East India Co. Signed a memorial to Oliver Cromwell for pro- 
tection of Company's ships, which was answered by him, Nov. 6, 
1657. Chosen President of East India Co., 1657-8. He was 
the first President of all India, it having been before divided 
into four presidencies. (His portrait, said to have been painted 
by Sir Peter Lely, is in possession of T. E. Wyche, of London, 
Esq., 1835.) 

15. Eev. Henry Wyche, son of Richard and Elizabeth, Non- 
Regent M. A. of Cambridge, instituted to Rectory of Sutton in 
Surrey, June 10th, 1636. Died, Sept., 1678. Buried at Sutton, 
within the Chancel, where a monument was erected to his 
memory. Will dated April 7, 1672, by which he gives "all his 
lands, leases, etc., to his wife, to be disposed of as she pleases 
among his children.^' Proved at Sutton, Sept. 20, 1678. He 
married Ellen, daughter of Ralph Bennett, of Old Palace Yard, 
Westminster, Esq., and their children were: 

1. Eleanor, bom Nov. 4, 1645. 

2. Henry, bom Jan. 27, 1648. 

3. James, bom May 6, 1651. 

4. Susan, bom Mch. 20, 1662-3. 

5. Elizabeth, bom Aug. 18, 1655. 

6. William^ bom Aug. 18, 1657. 

7. Anne, bom Aug. 17, 1661. 

8. Rebecca, bom May 6, 1663. 

2. Henry Wyche, eldest son of Rev. Henry Wyche, of Sutton, 
is said to have «nigrated to America. 

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^60 William and Maby College Quarterly. 

LIGHTHOUSE AT CAPE HENEY. 

In 1727, the Committee of the Whole of the House of Bur- 
geesesy resolved that it was absolutely necessary that a lighthouse 
should be established at Cape Henry. It was not till 1752 that 
an act was passed on the subject. Then it was resolved that 
*'the erecting and maintaining a lighthouse at Cape Henry will 
greatly conduce to the safety and preservation of ships and 
other vessels coming into and going out of the Bay of Chesa- 
peake.** Honorable John Blair and Thomas Nelson, Esqs., 
Lunsford Lomax, Bobert Tucker, Samuel Boush the younger, 
John Hutchings, Edward Hack Moseley, Anthony Walke the 
jounger, John Norton, William Westwood, John Tabb, Littleton 
Eyre, Lemuel Biddick, Samuel Bou^, Jacob Elligood, Jacob 
Walker and John Hunter were appointed directors for the erec- 
tion of the Lighthouse. And for the support of the Lighthouse 
A duty of twopence per ton was levied on the burthen of every 
ihip coming into or going out of said Bay. 

Twenty-two years later we find published in the Virginia 
Oazette the following notice: 

April 28, 1774. — ^Notice is hereby given that a number of 
vessels will be wanted this simmier to bring about 6,000 tons of 
stone from Mr. Brockets quarry, on Rappahannock, and land the 
same on Cape Henry, for the lighthouse. Any person or per- 
sons inclinable to engage in such work are desired to treat with 
Matthew Phripp, Paul Loyall and Thomas Newton, Esq. The 
Directors of the Legislature will be glad to purchase from one 
to ten flat bottomed vessels, from 80 to 120 tuns burthen. 



FAIRFAX FAMILY. 

( COMMUNIOATED. ) 

The following extract from Whitaker^s Peerage, London, 1905, 
p. 280, may be of interest to the readers of the William and 
Mary Quarteely Magazine : 

Fairfax of Cameron, Baron. [The name Fairfax is Old Eng- 
lish, faegr and feax, and means yellow hair.] Albert Kirby 
Fairfax. 12th Bn. (Scot), formerly in employ of Brown Bros. 
1^ Co., bankers, of New York; son of 11th Bn.; b. June 23, 



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Petitioit of William Cabtbb. 261 

1870; sue. 1900; uninrrd. Bee., 22 Upper George St, Bryan- 
sfcon 8q., W. 

Creation. — ^Bn. Fairfax of Cameron, Scot., 1627. ^^aster of 
Cameron^' would in Scotland be the style of an eldest son. The 
1st Bn. was Sir Thomas Fairfax (Et.), Boa of the High SherifE 
of Yorks. The 2nd Bn. was a leading Parliamentary General 
in the Civil War, holding chief command at Marston Moor. 
His son, afterwards 3d. Bn., took part in that victory, and later 
on besi^ed and relieved Colchester, which the Royalist forces 
had entered, contrary to the wish of the inhabitants. The 6th 
Bn. lived in America, and later Peers, from the 9th onwards, 
liave ako been residents there. 

Titled Relatives, 
(Fairfax.) 

Issue of 11th Bn (bro. and sists. of presait) : 

Hon. Caroline Snowden F., b. 1858. 

Hon. Josephine, now Hon. Mrs. Tunstall Smith, b. 1865, mar. 
1892 Tunst. S., Esq. Ees., 620 Park Avenue, Baltimore, U. S. A. 

(Present Baron, b. 1870.) 

Hon. Mary Cecelia F., b. 1871. 

Hon. Charles Edmund F., heir prev. to Barony, b. 1876. Bes., 
162 East 46th St., New Yock (2nd heir, his 1st cous. twice rem. 
Eaymond F., b. 1829). 

Hon. Frances Marvin, now Hon. Mra Edward Rhett, b. 1878, 
mar. 1903, Edwd. Lowndes B., Esq. Bee. in New York. 

Fairfax of Cameron, Barents Widow. The Lady F. of C. 
(Mary, dau. of Col. Edmd-Kirby, U. S. A.), mar. 1857 11th 
Bn. Fairfax (d. 1900). Res., 5 Cranley PL, S. Kens., S. W. 



PETITION OF WILLIAM CAETEB.* 
To his Excellency the (Jovemor & Hon^** Council Board : 

The Petition of William Carter humbly showeth that your 
Petitioner served as surgeon to the Continental hospital estab- 
lished at Williamsburg for upwards of five years, viz. : from the 
first of June, 1776, to the last of July, 1781. For which service 

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William and Mabt College Quabteblt. 

be has been allowed his Depreciate of Pay and Sabeistanee only; 
that your Petitioner considers himself equally entitled to a 
Bounty in Land with the other officers in the said Department 
who have obtained grants. Your Petitioner, therefore, prays 
that your hon^** Board will take the Matter into Consideration, 
& do him justice as far as may be in their power; & your Peti- 
tioners will ever pray. William Carter. 
Endorsed Wm. Carter. Filed in papers of 1784. 



MUSCOE— LIVINGSTON— LANQLEY. 

1 Salvator^ Musooe first appears as a lawyer living in Essex 
county about 1702. In 1736-1738 and 1740 he served as Bur- 
gess. He died in 1741, and in his will, proved June 16, 1741, 
he tells us he was bom 1675, and his wife was Mary (probably 
a sister of Col. William Beverley, whom he made executor 
of his will). He names his grandson, Muscoe Gamett, and 
daughters Mary, Frances, Tabitha, Jane and Sarah Muscoe. 
Mentions his sister, Mrs. Jane Collingwood, of Great Britain, 
widow, who, he saye, gave all her stock, valued at 400 pds. ster- 
ling, to be equally divided among my grandson and children. 

Issue of Salvator Muscoe and Mary, his wife: 1 Elizabeth, 
married James Gamett, of Essex; 2 Mary; 3 Frances; 4 Tabi- 
tha; 5 Sarah, married Philip Edwards Jones; 6 Jane. In 1750 
Philip Edwards Jones and Sarah, his wife, one of the daughters 
of Salvator Muscoe, made a deed for 200 acres, which had de- 
scended to said Sarah by the death of her sister Jane. 

3 Frances* Musoob married John Livingston and had issue: 
7 Muscoe^ Livingston, 8 John Livingston, There is in Essex 
county the record of a deed, September 24, 1769, of Muscoe 
Livingston, of London, mariner, to Mr. John Livingston, of 
Essex county, to procure the cutting oflf of the entail on a cer- 
tain plantation in Essex county, "which did formerly belong to 
my grandfather, Salvator Musooe, who bequeathed the same to 
my mother, Frances Livingston, daughter of said Muscoe, dur- 
ing her life, and after her death to her ddest eon^' (the said 
Muscoe Livingston) . 

8 John* Livingston (John^) married SusaniMt, daughter of 
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proved in Essex county April 13, 1781. It names wife Susanna, 
her brother, Mr. Thomas Wdker, and her father, Samuel 
Walker, late of Hampton, brother Capt. Muscoe Livingston, 
nephew John Livingston, son of brother Muscoe, "my (niece?) 
Mrs. Cox.^^ In a codicil he disposes of his share in a will owned 
with Henry Gamett. He makes William Beverley, Esq., Dr. 
John Brockenbrough and brother Muscoe ex'ors. (Essex County 
Records.) 

7 MuscOB* Livingston (John*) was a ship captwn,* who 
frequented London and other mercantile cities. He was living 
in Norfolk in 1792, in which year a deed was made for a large 
landed estate (Elmwood) to William Andrews, in trust for Mary 
Muscoe Cox by her father, Muscoe Livingston, of the "Borough 
of Norfolk.^^ The year following, 1793, Muscoe, recorded that 
he was of Essex county. 

Muscoe Livingston died in 1798, as in that year the inventory 
of his estate was presented in court at Tappahannock by Henry 
Gamett, Meriday Brown and Andrew Monroe. His daughter,. 
9 Mary^ Cox, was probably wife of Abner Cox, as in 1799 she 
executed an administration bond on his estate, with Humphrey 
Booth Brooke as security. In 1798, Humphrey B. Brooke gave 
a bond of administration on the estate of John Livingston, Sen., 
dec'd. Security, Abner Cox, Jr. 

Abner and Mart* Cox had issue, among other children, Su- 
sanna, whose marriage to Langley is evidenced by a deed from 
"Mary Cox, of Essex, to her daughter, Susan Langley, of Nor- 
folk,*' conveying a plantation in Essex, with numerous slaves. 

A family Bible shows that Susanna Cox (bom 1786, died 
January 16, 1857) married Jonathan Langley, of Norfolk, and 
had Charles Henry Langley, bom July 11, 1824, and died in 
Norfolk, May 20, 1894. 



TERBILL FAMILY. 



The first mention I have seen of this family was in the York 
records, where Richmond Terrill appears about 1660 as a witness 
to a paper. He settled in that part of York formed in 1658, 
called New Kent county, and there is among the Adams MSS. 

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in the Virginia Historical Society a deed by Richmond Teirill 
to Henry Wyatt for 600 acres, joining the land of Mr. George 
Smith, dated April S9, 1670. The deed reserves "100 acres 
formerly given unto my brother, William Terrill, and since by 
liim sold to Francis Waring/' 

In Louisa county there is a deed, dated June 7, 1764, from 
Richmond Terrill, of New Kent county, to his son, Richmond 
Terrill, of Louisa county, of all his lands in Hanover and Louiaa. 
This Richmond Terrill, of New Kent, who was perhaps a grand- 
son of the first-named Richmond, must have be^i quite an old 
man at this time, as in 1748 Richmond Terrill, of Louisa, 
planter, made a deed to Bartelott Anderoon, of Hanover, attor- 
ney-at-law. 

Richmond Terrill, of St. Martin's Paridi, Louisa county, died 
about 1766. He married Ann Overton, daughter of Captain 
James Overton, of Hanover. He had issue : Daughters Elizabeth 
Harris, Anna Terrill, Mary Overton Terrill (bom May 2, 1750 ; 
died October 30, 1830), Barbara Terrill and Rebecca Terrill, 
«ttd sons Richmond, James, William, Richard and Samuel Ter- 
rill. See will proved in Louisa, August 12, 1765. His wife, 
Anna Terrill, died in 1790, when in her will she names sons 
Samuel and Richard, and daughter Becky Meriweth^. 

In the Goochland Parish Register, kept by Rev. Mr. Douglas, 
is a record of the children of Aaron Fontaine and Barbara Ter- 
rill. 

In 1771 died Richmond Terrill, who was probably the eon 
Hichmond mentioned in the will of Richmond Terrill above 
mamed. His death was thus referred to in a letter of Richard 
Adams, dated in August, 1771. 

^'Died, within a few days, Mr. Francis Jerdone and Mr. Rich- 
mond Terrill, my old friends, which will be some loss to me.^^ 

On September 30, 1776, William Terrill, of Louisa, conveyed 
land to Glevears Duke, devised by his grandfather, Richmond 
Terrill. 

Samuel Terrill, hie brother, made his will in Louisa in 1796, 
«nd names his brother William^s two sons, Richmond and 
James — ^brother Richard Terrill, sister Ann Lewis, Mary Over- 
ton Minor (wife of Garrett. Minor), Barbara Fontaine (wife of 
Aaron Fontaine), and Becky Meriwether, wife of Nicholas 
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In the records of, Orange connty is the will of Eobert Terrill> 
dated February 13, 1786, and names aons Eobert, John, William 
and Edmnnd, daughters Mary Hudson, SawQi, widow of Joseph 
Towles, and Elizabeth Rucker. 



PETITION FOB CHAETEB FOB LIBEBTY HALL 
ACADEMY.* 

To the Speaker and Oentlemen of the House of Delegates, the 
Petition of the Trustees of Liberty Hall Academy most hum- 
bly showeth : 

That your petitioners, Tery sensible of the great utility arising 
from the regular education of youth, have for some time been 
associated for that purpose, and finding our efforts attended with 
good success, are induced, from the experiment made, to believe 
that a Seminary may here be conducted to very general advan- 
tage. And we are the rather inclined to be more fully of this 
opinion when we consider the extensive fertile country around 
the place, the fine air and pure water with which it is blessed, 
contributing so powerfully to health of body. 

Having also procnred one hundred and twenty acres of land 
in the neighborhood of Lexington for the use of the Academy, 
a valuable library of well-chosen books, and a considerable mathe- 
matical & philosophical apparatus. Under these advantages, and 
many more that might be named, we doubt not, should we be 
so happy as to obtain the approbation & patronage of the Hon- 
orable house, of being instruments under the smiles of heaven, 
of conveying down to posterity, the most valuable blessing, and 
the surest pledge of true patriotism we are capable of. 

We therefore pray the honorable Assembly to take the matter 

under consideration, and grant us an Act of Incorporation, with 

such powers and privileges as will enable us and our successors 

^»re effectually to carry on the laudable design and give all 

possible encouragement to a polite and solid education. 

We hope also that a patriot Assemblv will see the reasonable- 
ness of, and grant an exemption from militia draughts to the 
p rofessors and Masters of the said Seminary, and to all students 

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266 William and Mart Collegb Quarterly. 

thereto belonging, under the age of twenty-one years. And your 
petitioners, as in duty bound, shall pray. 
Signed in behalf of the Trustees. 

Wm. Graham, C. M. 

JameB Lyle, Jr., Clerk. 



BBAY FAMILY. 

1 Jambs^ Brat, of James City county, was living in Virginia 
in 1658, was a member of the Council in 1670, and died at 
Middle Plantation, October 24, 1691. (York County Records 
and Bruton Parish Begieter.) His shattered tombstone still 
rests in Bruton Churchyard, Williamsburg. He married An- 
gelica y and in 1658 received a certificate from York 

Court on account of the importation of his wife "twice into 
Virginia.'^ He had issue : (Hening, Statutes at Large, IV., 370 ; 
VI., 412) 2 Thomas Bray, 3 James Bray, 4 David Bray, 5 Anne 
Bray. 

2 Col. Thomas* Brat (James^) lived in New Kent county, 
and was dead before 1732 (Hening, Statutes, IV., 370). He 
married Sarah Fenn, daughter of Samuel Fenn, of Middle Plan- 
tation, Williamsburg (who gave two acres for a church), and 
widow of Capt. Thomas Claiborne, of King William county (Fa. 
Mag., I., 317; Quabterly, III., 77). His wife, Sarah Bray, 
founded a scholarship at William and Mary College. ^'Madam 
Sarah Bray departed this Ufe October 18, 1716" (St. Peter's 
Register, New Kent county). • They appear to have left no 
issue. 

3 James* Bray ( James^) was a member of the House of Bur- 
gesses from James City county in 1688 and 1702, and married 
about 1697 Mourning, widow of Thomas Pettus, of "Littletown'* 
(York County Eecords) . He died November 25, 1725, and his 
wife. Mourning, January 6, 1711 (Bruton Parish Register). 
Issue: 6 Thomas, 7 James, 8 Elizabeth, 

6 Col. Thomas* Bray (James^ James^) lived at ^TLittle- 
town," on James river, next to Kingsmill. He married Eliza- 
beth Meriwether, bom June 20, 1703 (died January 4, 1732), 
daughter of Col. Nicholas Meriwether, of New Kent, and died 
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9 (Elizabeth*) Bray (Thomas*, James*, James*) married Col. 
Phillip Johnson, of King and Queen coimty, afterwards of Vaux- 
hall, York oonnty. She died in 1765 and left issue: 10 James 
Bray Johnson, 11 William Johnson, 12 Elizabeth Johnson, 13 
Thomas, 14 Bebecca, 15 Martha, 16 Anne (Hening, Statutes, 
VIII., 460-464). 

10 James Bray* Johnson (Eliza* Bray, Thomas*, James*, 
James^) married in 1773 Bebecca Cocke (Marriage Bond, Va. 
Mag., v., 82), daughter of Colonel Idttlebury and Bebecca Hub- 
berd Cocke, of Westbury, Charies City county. Issue: 17 Eliza 
Johnson. 

17 Eliza* Johnson (James Bray* Johnson, Elizabeth* Bray, 
Thomas*, James*, James^) married Samuel Tyler, member 
House of Delegates 1798, of the Governor's Council 1800, and 
Chancellor of the Williamsburg District 1804 to 1812, when he 
died. Issue: 18 E. Cocke Tyler, 19 Bebecca, 20 Mary (Mrs. 
Dabney), 21 Chloe (Mrs. Whittle), and 22 Adelaide (Mrs. Arm- 
strong). 

7 Major James* Bray, of James City (James*, James^), 

mentioned in Bruton Eegkter in 1749, married , and had 

issue, named in will of James Allen, of Surry, dated August 16, 
1774: 23 Thomas, 24 James, 25 Frances, 26 Elizabeth. 

24 James* Bray (Jam«s*, James*, James^) married in 1740 
Frances Thacker, of Middlesex county (Quarterly^ IV., 121). 
He died in a few years, and she married, secondly, in 1745, 
Lewis Burwell, of Kingsmill, James City county (Ibid, IV.). 

8 Elizabeth* Bray (James*, James^) married, first, Arthur 
Allen, of Surry county, who died in 1725, and had issue: 
27 James Allen, mentioned above, died without issue; 28 Katha- 
rine, married Benjamin Cocke, by whom she had Allen Cocke, 
Katharine Allen Cocke, who married Bradby,* and Bebecca 
Cocke (Allen Family, Quarterly, VIII., Ill; Va. Mag., V., 
72). Elizabeth Bray married, secondly, Arthur Smith, Jr.; 
thirdly, Stith, and died in February, 1774. She established a 
free school in Isle of Wight county in 1753, and by her will left 
legacies to the church in Southwark Parish, Surry county 

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268 William and Maky Collbob Quabtbkly. 

(Quarterly, V., 113-117; VI., 77; VII., 266). Colonel Byrd 
referred to her as a lady "who had copied Solomon's complete 
housewife exactly." 

4 Col. David* Bray (James^), of WilmingUm Parish, James 
City county (bom 1666; died October 21, 1717— tombstone in 
Bruton Churchyard) was Justice of James City in 1692, Sheriff 

in 1705, and vestryman 1710; married Judith (bom 

1676, died October 26, 1720), and had issue 29 David (Va. Hist. 
Coll, XI., 80). 

29 David* Bray (David*, James^), bom 1699, was appointed 
to the Council in 1731, and died October 5, 1731 (tombstone in 
Bmton Churchyard, Va. Hist Colly XI., 80). He married 
Elizabeth (bom 1702, died April 22, 1734), eldest daughter of 
John Page, nephew of CoL John Page. 

6 Ann* Bray (James^) married three times: first, Capt. Peter 
T^nple (eon of Rev. Peter Temple, of York Parish), who died 
in 1692 ; second, Eobert Booth (son of Robert Booth, Clerk of 
York county. — Land grant) y died in 1695, by whom 30, a daugh- 
ter, who married Robert Armietead, and had issue Booth Arai- 
istead (married Mary Thomson, and died in 1827), and Captain 
EUyson Armistead (Quarterly, V., 117; VI., 88); third, 
Mungo Inglis (forty-five in 1702, according to his deposition in 
York county), grammar master of William and Mary College, 
and had issue: 31 Mary, died March 22, 1710; 32 Ann, died 
November 12, 1710; 33 David, died 1714; 34 James, clerk of Isle 
of Wight (1729-1732), who married Anne Marot, daughter of 
Jean Marot, and had Judith Bray Inglis^ who married William 
Armistead and had Henry Armistead, of Charles City county 
(bom January 8, 1753). Henry Armistead died there in 1813, 
and his eon Henry moved to Louisiana. 

The Bray arms, as shown on the tombstones in Bruton Church- 
yard, are: Az. a chevron between three eagle legs erased a la 
cuise sa. armed gu. Crest : An ounce ppr. 

Notes fboic the Rboords. 

November 24, 1693. Capt. Peter Temple ae intermarrying with Mrs. 
Ann South, widd. of Mr. Robert Bouth, deceased, and Daughter of James 
Bray, Esq., likewise deeed, having summoned Mrs. Angelica Bray and 
Capt. Thomas Bray, Executo" of y« said James Bray, deceased, to this 
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due to him as aforesaid, being a legacy given to her, y said Ann, hj 
y last will and Testamt of her scad deceased husband, Mr. Robert Bouth, 
y said Legacy to become due and payable to her, which now appring to 
this crt in all just Beight, due to y said Peeter Temple as intermarrying^ 
with Ann, the legatee aforesaid. She having survived her said husband, 
Bobsrt Bouth, Itt is therefore Orders that y* said Angelica and Thomas 
Bray, as executrix and Executor aforesaid, forthwith pay y said Peeter 
Temple y* aforesaid Legacee of one hundred and fifty pounds sterl., with 
costs als ex. — York County Records. 

In the records of the General Court is this entrv: II Novr, 1672, or- 
dered that Bobert Bouth, son and heir of Bobert Bouth, pattent in his 
own name 1000 acres in New Kent, granted and seated by said Robert 
Bouth, deceased. 

Robert Bouth, derk of York county, died in 1657, leaving a wife, 
Frances, bom in 1609, and four children, (1) Elizabeth, married Dr. 
Patrick Napier, ancestor of the Napier families of New Kent, Goochland 
and Albemarle; (2) Ann, bom 1642, married, first, Thomas Dennett; 
second, William Clopton, of New Kent; (3) Robert, married Anne Bray; 
(4) Eleanor, bom in 1649. {York County Records.) William Bouth, 
justice in 1677, may have been another son. He had a daughter Eliza- 
beth, who married Oapt. Thomas Nutting and their daughter, Katherine,. 
was second wife of Robert Armistead above. 

19 October, 1751. Judith Bray Inglis, infant orphan of James Inglis, 
decM, with the approbation of the court, made choice of Henry Wether- 
bum for her guardian, who, together with Ellyson Armistead and John 
Palmer, his securities, entered into and acknowledged bond in the pen- 
alty of fifteen Hundred pounds for sscujing the said orphan's Estate and 
indemnifying the court. — York County Records, 

1750. Rebecca Hubbard Soane, widow of Henry Soane, dec'd, quali- 
fied on his estate. — Charles City County Records. 

1754. Elizabeth Ballard, admx of Thomas Ballard, dec., versus Lit- 
tleberry Cocke and Rebecca Hubbard his wife, admx of Henry Soane, 
dec'd. — Charles City County Records. 

The will of Rebecca Cocke, dated May 10, 1792, and proved May 16, 
1793, names granddaughter Elizabeth Bray Tyler and devises "West- 
bury" and 13 negroes to R. Cocke Tyler; makes Samuel Tyler and Eliza- 
beth Tyler exors. — Charles City County Records. 

Virginia Qazette for 1774. For sale 340 acres, whereon is a brick 
dwelling house, two rooms on a fioor, with a spacious passage above and 
below; a kitchen, brick dairy and a number of excellent fruit trees de- 
scended to the late Littleberry Cocke, on the death of his mother, Mrs. 
Mary Tyrie. Apply to Col. William Edloe and William Green Munford, 
who are authorized by Rebecca H. Cocke, Jcunes Bray Johnson and Re- 
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THE TABB FAMILY. 

(Continued from page 173.) 

Corrections and Additions to Last Installment. 

69 John Yelverton Tabb lived at Goshen, near Petersburg, and 
had issue: (1) Harriet, married Roberi; C. Jones, of 'Idlewild,'' 
Gloucester county, and (2) Thomas Yelveriion Tabb, who mar- 
ried Mariana Archer and had issue: Col. William Tabb; John, 
the poet priest; Yelverton, who left several daughters and one 
son, and Harriet Tabb, who died unmarried at the "Forest*' (see 
Quarterly, pp. 127, 168). On page 174, fifteenth line from 
top, "Mrs. John Lightfoot, nee Harriet Lightfooi," should be 
Mrs. John Lightfoot, nee Harriet Field. 

Descendants op 51 Willlam* Tabb. 

51 WiLLDLM* Tabb (John*, Thomas^ Himiphrey*) was bOm 
February 25, 1702, and lived in Gloucester county, in that part 
now known as Mathews county; vestryman in Kingston Parish; 
married, September 30, 1732, Susannah Gould, bom February 
23, 1717, died at an advanced age at the home of her son, George 
Tabb, **Green Valley,^^ near Martinsburg, Berkeley county. 
Issue: 157 Mary" Tabb, b. July 8, 1733, married John Mayo, 
of Powhatan, near Eichmond; 158 John Tabb, b. December 13, 
1734; 159 Dorothy Tabb, b. January 21, 1736; 160 Robert 
Tabb, b. January 23, 1737; 161 Thomas Tabb, b. June 19, 1742; 
162 Martha, b. March 8, 1744, married Joseph Mayo; 163 Wil- 
liam Tabb, b. November 9, 1745; 164 Edward Tabb, b. Septem- 
ber 28, 1748, died 1813; 165 Oeorge Tabb, b. November 14, 1750, 
d. August 1829 ; 166 Frances Tabb, b. July 29, 1753, m. Mr. 
Todd, of Gloucester. 

160 Egbert*^ Tabb (William*, John', ThomasS Humphrey^) 
married Elizabeth Elliott, of Gloucester county, and died Sep- 
tember 11, 1775. She married, secondly, Capt. James Kearney, 
by whom she had two sons, James and William Kearney. Issue 
of Eobert Tabb and Elizabeth Elliott, his wife : 167 Eobert went 
to Kentucky; 168 William, who had five daughters; 169 Thomas; 
170 Elizabeth, m. CoL John White, of Shepherdstown, W. Va., 
and had issue: a daughter Ann, who d. s. p.; 171 Mary, m. 
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Seaton Elliott, and a daughter, who married a Mr. Miller and 
moved to Illinois ; 172 Susan, m. Mr. Kearney, and had Elizabeth 
and Susan, who were styled "the belles of Berkeley'^ ; 173 Frances, 
m. first, Mr. Turner and had issue: Thomas, Robert and Hil- 
lery; m. second, Mr. Kearney. 

169 Thomas« Tabb (Robert% William*, John", Thomas*, 
Humphrey^) resided in Shepherdstown, and married first Eliza- 
beth Van Metre, daughter of Jacob and Isabella (Evans) Van 
Metre. They had issue: 174 Isabella; 176 Elizabeth; 176 
James ; 177 Jacob, m. Susan Jackson. Thomas* Tabb married 
secondly Mary Van Metre. Issue: 178 Nancy; 179 Mary; 180 
Nathan; 181 John; 182 Martha; 183 Susan. 

163 William*^ Tabb (William*, John", Thomas^ Humphrey^) 
married Joanna Tompkins. She married secondly, at the age 
of twenty-four, Kempe P. Elliott, of York county, Va., who died 
about 1836. Issue of William Tabb and Joanna his wife : 184 
Eobert, had issue William, a Baptist minister, and other chil- 
dren; 185 Susan Tabb; 186 John Leland Tabb; 187 William 
Tabb. 

186 Capt. John Leland* .Tabb (William'*, William*, John', 
Thomas*, Humphrey^) married Elizabeth Shepherd, daughter of 
Thomas Shepherd and granddaughter of Thomas Shepherd, the 
founder of Shepherdstown. He was raised by his uncle, Edward 
Tabb, on his plantation, *^ural Hill,'' in Berkeley county. Cap- 
tain Tabb died July 14, 1839, and his wife, Elizabeth, died 
October, 1804. Issue: 188 Elizabeth, bom October 11, 1804; 
died October 14, 1863; married, January 23, 1823, Nathaniel 
Mitchell, of Mitchell's Garden, in Dorchester county, Md., who 
w€is a soldier in the war of 1812. They went to New Lisbon, 
Ohio. Issue: (1) John Leland Tabb Mitchell (bom November 
24, 1823; died December 11, 1879), married Caroline Smith, 
and left two children, Catherine and Edward Mitchell, living in 
California; (2) Charles Henry Mitchell, bom August 18, 1827, 
still immarried in California; (3) Edward Lee Mitchell, died 
infant; (4) Virginia Lelia Mitchell, bom October 20, 1831, 
died May 27, 1888, married Col. Charles Benjamin Stephens, 
C. S. A.; (5) Elizabeth Buth Mitchell (bom July 26, 1834, 
died August 11, 1885, married Judge Oliver H. P. Shiras) ; 
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24, 1881), married Mary Harris, and left three children, Wil- 
liam Kempe, Virginia and Alice, who married Lewis Doraey, all 
liying in California; (7) Elkn Jane Mitchell, bom March 17^ 
1839, never married; (8) Anna Harriet (born December 15^ 
1841, died March 16, 1900), married Frederick Doolittle, and 
left 6one Oliver and Carl and daughters Elizabeth and Frances 
living in Chicago; (9) James Lee Mitchell, married, but left 
no issue. 

187 WiLLLiM* Tabb (William^ William*, John% ThomasV 
Humphrey^), bom in Gloucester county, but his father died 
when he was a boy, and he was raised by his guardian and uncle, 
Edward Tabb, at "Rural Hill,'' in Berkeley. When grown he 
went to York county and died there. He had six children, mar- 
ried and had issue: 189 Elizabeth Tabb, married Na- 
thaniel Taylor, of Yorktown, and had daughter Virginia, who 
married Mallory Bates, member of Virginia Legislature in 1867 ', 
190 John Tabb; 191 Edward Tabb, moved to Gloucester 
county; 192 Mary, married (Jeorge M. Bates, whose son by a 
first marriage Mallory had married Elizabeth (Tabb) Taylor's 
daughter. 

190 JoHN^ Tabb (WiUiarn*, William", William*, John'^ 
Thomas*, Humphrey*) married Malvina Keaton, who, being left 
a widow, married George Elliott, an oflBoer in the United States 
navy. John Tabb resided at "Afton House,'' near Hampton^ 
Issue: 193 Thomas Tabb; 194 William. 

193 Colonel Thomas^ Tabb (John% William^, Wil- 
liam*^, William*, John', Thomas^, Humphrey*), was an eminent 
lawyer of Hampton, Va. He married Virginia Jones, and had 
issue: 196 Lucy, married Eobert I. Mason, of Hampton; 196^ 
Eliza, deceased; 197 Malvina; 198 Paul 

194 William^ Tabb (John% William*, William', WiUiamS 
John', Thomas*, Humphrey^) married, first, Mary Amidon, of 
Washington, D. C. Issue: 199 Mazie Tabb, deceased; 200 Wil- 
liam Tabb. He married, second, Jane West, of Baltimore, and 
had issue: 201 Katherine Tabb, deceased, married James Bick- 
ford; 202 Christopher Tabb. 

164 Edward** Tabb (William*, John', Thomas*, Humphrey^) 
died 1813. Moved from Gloucester to Berkeley county, and en- 
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Capt. Hugh Stephenson's company. He lived at "Rural Hill/* 
five miles northwest of Martinsburg. Dying childless, he willed 
his estate to his three nephews, John Leland Tabb and William 
Tabb, to whcOTi he was guardian, and to Edward Tabb, eldest 
son of his brother George. His will is dated September 9, 1795. 

165 George* Tabb (William*, John*, Thomas*, Humphrey*) 
was a Baptist preacher, a soldier in the Continental army, and 
died at Green Valley, in Berkeley county, August 1, 1829. Mar- 
ried, first, Anne White, sister of Judge Bobert White, of Win- 
chester, first judge of that circuit Issue: 203 Frances Tabb, 
bom May 15, 1778; 204 Edward, bom February 6, 1780, moved 
to Kentucky; 205 George, bom February 4, 1782, died August, 
1794; 206 John Tabi, bom October 2, 1785, died December 14, 
1847; 207 Anna Tabb, married John Patterson; 208 Alexander, 
bom September 13, 1792, died infant; 209 Oeorge. He mar- 
ried, second, Anne Eliason, of Maryland. Issue: 210 Bailey, 
bom December 6, 1798; 211 Seaton Elliott, bom December 2, 
1800, died August 29, 1878, unmarried; 212 Mary; 213 Su- 
sannah, died infant; 214 Eliza, bom February 7, 1808, married 
Andrew Mclntire; 216 Mildred, bom September 28, 1810, mar- 
ried David Noble; 216 Harriet Ann, bom December 7, 1813, 
married Kev. Lewis F. Wilson, of Falling Waters Church, and 
had two sons and daughter. 

206 John* Tabb (George*, William*, John*, Thomas', 
Humphrey^) died December 14, 1847. He and his wife are 
buried at Falling Waters Church, Berkeley county; married 
Arabella Turner (bom March 13, 1789, died October 9, 1863). 
Issue: 217 Edward Franklin, bom October 20, 1808; 218 Mary 
E., bom November 1, 1810, married A. R. Janney; 219 Emily 
A., bom September 15, 1813, died 1838, unmarried; 220 Oeorge 
Washington, bom Febmary 28, 1816; 221 Elizabeth S. Tabb, 
bom Febmary 25, 1819; 222 John Tumer Tabb, bom December 
27, 1820, died September 11, 1860; 223 Hanson Noble Tabb, 
bom March 22, 1823; 224 R. Elliott White Tabb, bom May 24, 
1825; married Lucy Snodgrass; 225 Arabella Ellen Tabb, bom 
December 14, 1827, married William Snodgrass; 226 Mathew W. 
Tabb, bom December 4, 1829, died July, 1892, unmarried ; 227 
Dorcas Mitchell Tabb, bom Febmary 6, 1832, married James 
I jams; 228 Elizabeth Brown Tabb, born Febmary 6, 1832, mar- 



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274 William and Mary Collbob Quarterly. 

ried George P. Morrison; 229 Virginia Walker Tabb, bom May 
14, 1834, married Thomas Tongue, of Maryland, and had six 
children. 

217 Edward Franklin^ Tabb (John*, Gteorge*, William*, 
John", Thomae*, Humphrey^), bom October 20, 1808, married 
Kitty Ann Cunningham. Issue: 230 John William Tabl; 231 
Nancy Tucker Tabb; 232 Emily A. Tabb, died 1894; 233 Ed- 
ward Walker Tabb, lives unmarried in Martinsburg; 234 James 
0. Tabb, died young. 

230 John William* Tabb (Edward Franklin^ John*, 
George*, William*, John*, Thomas', Humphrey*) married 
Mary A. McKown, of Virginia. Issue : 235 Edward L. ; 236 Wil- 
liam E.; 237 E. C. Tabb; 238 F. A. Tabb; 239 Anna Tabb; 
240 Emma Tabb; 241 Mabel Tabb; 242 Edith Tabb. 

220 George Washington^ Tabb (John*, George*, William*, 
John*, Thomas*, Humphrey*) married Mary Wilson, and had 
issue: 243 Mary Park; 244 Laura Virginia; 245 Cornelia; 
246 Willis. 

223 Hanson Noble^ Tabb (John*, George*, William*, John*, 
Thomas^ Humphrey^) married Maud Juliet White, and had 
issue: 247 John Baker Tabb; 248 Louisa Tapscott Tabb, mar- 
ried John Hall; 249 Horace Tabb; 250 Hanson Noble Tabb; 
251 Juliet 0. Tabb; 252 Mary Elizabeth Tabb. 

209 George* Tabb (George*, William*, John*, Thomas*, 
Humphrey^), bom November 6, 1794; married, second, Mies 
Long, by whom no issue; married, first. Miss Porterfield, and 
had 253 Martha Tabb, married Mr. Machin; 254 Ann Tabb, 
married Samuel Light, issue: four sons and one daughter; 255 
Louisa Tabb, married Prof. Nelson; 256 Lucy Tabb, married 
Dr. Harrison; 257 Edith Tabb, married William Walker; 258 
Hamilton, died unmarried. 

210 Bailey* Tabb, brother of the next above George* Tabb, 
married Sarah Campbell, and had issue: 261 Elliott Creaton 
Tabb; 260 George Brown Tabb; 261 D. Campbell Tabb; 262 
Peyton Tabb; 263 Harlan Tabb; 264 Mary Wilkinson Tabb, 
married John T. Janney. 

212 Mary* Tabb, sister of Bailey* Tabb, bom March 25, 1803; 
married, April, 1820, George Porterfield, of Berkeley county, 
W. Va. (bom 1798, died April, 1827). Issue: 265 George Alex- 
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Thb Tabb Family. 275 

265 Gborgb Alexander Porterpibld (bom November 24, 
1822), married, July 10, 1849, at Warm Springs, Emily Terrill 
(sister of Gen. William E. Terrill, TJ. S. A., Gen. James Barbour 
Terrill, C. S. A., and Lieut. Philip Mallory Terrill, all killed in 
the war between the States). He was bom July 10, 1832, at 
Covington, Va. He was an officer in the Virginia regiment 
during the Mexican War, and colonel in the Confederate service, 
graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, and a member of 
the Aztec Club of 1847, and lives at Charlestown, W. Va. Issue : 
(1) William Terrill Porterfield, bom December 7, 1850, died 
August 7, 1862; (2) Elizabeth Morton Porterfield, bom April 
23, 1853 ; married, October 2, 1877, Henry Harrison Cooke, of 
Jefferson county, W. Va. Issue : Emily Terrill Cooke, who mar- 
ried Harold Norton Eldridge, of Maine, and Edward Esten 
Cooke, who married Hannah Washington Alexander. (3) John 
Porterfield, bom March 15, 1855, married August 8, 1876, Annie 
Oreen (daughter of the late Judge Thomas C. Qreen, of Su- 
preme Court of West Virginia). Issue: John Terrill Porter- 
field, of Charlestown, W. Va., a graduate of the University of 
Virginia and a lawyer; Clabome Green Porterfield, of Charles- 
town; Philip Terrill Porterfield, of Charlestown, and Mary 
McDonald Porterfield, of Charlestown. (4) George Porterfield, 
bom August 3, 1857; married Susan Simmons. He is post- 
master of Charlestown, W. Va., and they have issue: G^eorge 
Terrill Porterfield, a student at the University of West Virginia; 
James S. Porterfield and Emily Porterfield. (5) Mary Porter- 
field, bom March 20, 1859 ; married her cousin, William Chase 
Morton (son of the late Hon. Jackson Morton, TJ. S. Senator 
from Florida). Issue: Elizabeth Jacks<m Morton. They live 
in Richmond, where Mr. Morton is clerk in the Auditor's office. 
(6) Charles Porterfield, bom January 3, 1861; married Kathe- 
rine Enox Taylor. He is a graduate in law of the University 
of Virginia ; lives in Northport, Long Island. Issue : George A., 
Charles, and James Enox Porterfield. (7) Emily Serena Por- 
terfield, bom May 3, 1864; married, February 16, 1886, George 
Washington, born at Mount Vemon, Va., July 22, 1858. Issue: 
Bichard Blackburn Washington and Louisa Fountaine Washing- 
ton, died in 1898, aged ten years. (8) Kate Seton Porterfield, 
bom March 18, 1870; married Judge Thomas J. Mackey, of 
South Carolina. 



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1876 William and Maby Collbob Quabterlt. 

266 Anne' Porterfield, daughter of Mary* Tabb, married, No- 
vember 28, 1848, at "Green Valley,** Magnus Tate Snodgrass, 
bom in Berkeley county, April 18, 1814, and died May 6, 1882, 
in Martinsburg, W. Va., where his widow now resides. Issue: 
(1) Alexander Porterfield Snodgrass, bom Febmary 22, 1846, 
•at Sylvan Grove; married Robert S. Tuck, who died without 
issue in 1896; (2) William R. Snodgrass, bom July 15, 1848, 
at "Sylvan Grove**; (3) George Tabb Snodgrass, bom October 
19, 1850, died 1886, in Martinsburg; (4) Magnus A. Snod- 
grass, bom June 25, 1853, at "Sylvan Grove,** married, first, 
1888, Mary Campbell, of Hopkinsville, Ky. ; second time, June^ 
1897, Susan Brown Stribling (granddaughter of the late Bear 
. Admiral Cornelius K. Stribling, U. S. N.). Issue: Ann* Por- 
terfield and Comelius Stribling Snodgrass; (5) Mary Emma 
Snodgrass, bom April 14, 1856, unmarried; (6) Eobert Lee 
Snodgrass, bom September 30, 1864. 

5 John* Tabb (Thomas', Humphrey*), of Gloucester county, 
named in a suit, before the General Court, Edmundson v. Tabb, 
was probably another son of John Tabb and Martha Hand. It 
is stated in this suit that Thomas AUaman, who died in Glouces- 
ter counly, March 9, 1706, married twice, and had by a first 
wife a daughter, Judith AUaman, who married Edmundson, and 
had Thomas Edmundson and John Edmundson, both living in 
1753 ; and by a second wife three sons, John, Thomas and Wil- 
liam AUaman. John and Thomas died shortly after their father, 
and WUUam AUaman died in 1732, leaving a son Thomas, and 
a daughter Sarah, who also died without issue, and a widow Ann, 
who married John Tabb, and had issue by him 267 Humphrey 
Toy Tabb and 268 Martha Tabb. John Tabb died in 1743, and 
his wife, Ann, died in 1742, and their children were confided 
to the care of WilUam Tabb, brother of John Tabb, deceased. 
In 1754 John and Thomas Edmundson brought suit against 
WiUiam Tabb and his wards for an account of the estate of 
WilUam AUaman. (Chancery suit in WiUiamsburg, Va.) 

6 William* Tabb (Thomas*, Humphrey^) married Elizabeth 
Sclater (daughter of Eev. James Sclater), of Charles Parish, 
York county. She was bom November 10, 1688, and they had 
issue: 269 James, died January 10, 1710; 270 John Tabb, bom 
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Thb Tabb Family. 277 

<jember 30, 1712; 272 Thomas, died January 23, 1726; 273 
Elizabeth, died December 9, 1718. Capt William* Tabb made 
Mb will in 1721, and names his eons William and Thomas, 
brothers Edward Tabb, John Sclater, Merritt Sweeney and Ed- 
mund Sweeney, and the latter's child, Martha Sweeney, two 
sisters-in-law, Martha and Mary Sclater. Mary Sclater after- 
wards married Col. John Tabb, of Elizabeth City county, nephew 
of 3 William* Tabb. It is doubtful whether any of the children 
of Capt. William* Tabb left issue. 

7 Edwakd* Tabb (Thomas*, Humphrqr*) died December 5, 
1731. He served as captain, justice of York county, and in 
1726 as member of the House of Burgesses. He married Mar- 
garet Heyward or Howard, daughter of Henry Heyward and 
his first wife, Diana. Issue (Charles Parish Eegister) : 274 
Mary; 276 Henry, bom March 28, 1707, died in 1710; 276 
Martha, bom January 24, 1709, died 1726; 277 Diana, died 
infant; 278 John, bom March 19, 1710; 279 Edward, bom 
1712; 280 Henry, bom January 8, 1716; 281 Diana, bom March 
27, 1718; 282 Elizabeth, died infant; 283 Thomas, bom Sep- 
tember 5, 1719; 284 John, died infant; 285 Margaret, bom 
October 28, 1724; 286 Martha, bom December 15, 1726. Capt. 
Edward Tabb's will was proved September 18, 1732, and names 
sons Edward and Thomas Tabb, and daughters Mary, Diana, 
Martha and Margaret, and nephews John Tabb, Thomas Kerby, 
Anthony Eobinson and Thomas Tabb. His wife, Margaret Tabb, 
4ied September 5, 1728. 

279 Edwakd* Tabb* (Capt. Edward* Tabb), married, first, 
Elizabeth. Issue (Charles Parish Eegister) ; 287 Mary, bom 
1740; 288 John, bom January 1, 1741; 289 Elizabeth, born 
December 6, 1743 ; 290 Edward, died November 18, 1761. Cap- 
tain Tabb married, second, Mary y who died March 30, 

1758. 

283 Thomas* Tabb (Edward*, Thomas*, Humphrey*) mar- 
ried Lockey . Issue: 291 Mary, bom 1740; 292 Ed- 
ward, bom September 9, 1742; 293 Margaret, bom April 4, 

* An Edward Tabb, Jr., was drowned between Norfolk and Hampton 
July 2, 1741. He must have been Capt. Edward Tabb's nephew, the aon 
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278 William and Mart College Quarterly. 

1744; 294 Ann, bom March 6, 1745; 295 John, born December 
31, 1747, died October, 1748; 296 Langhome, bom January S2, 
1749. 

{To he Continued,) 



BOUNDARY OP MARYLAND. 

According to the charter of Lord Baltimore, granted June 20, 
1632, the western boundary of Maryland is a line drawn due 
north through "the first f ountain*' of the Potomac to the south- 
em boundary of Pennsylvania. The southern boundary runs 
from the said "first fountain*' along the southern bank of the 
Potomac to Watkins* Point, on the Accomac penineula, thence 
east to the ocean. The exact determination of these lines was 
a source of long dispute between Maryland and Virginia, and 
there is even now a suit pending between Maryland and West 
Virginia in regard to the position of the "first fountain.'* The 
Maryland contention is that, as the "Southern Branch** of the 
Potomac mns furthest west, the source of that branch, and not 
of the "Northern Branch,** must be the initial point. A decision 
favorable to Maryland would deprive West Virginia of three or 
four counties over which Maryland has never exercised any con- 
trol, and it is not believed that the Supreme Court of the United 
States would countenance any such unnatural transfer. 

In the *T)attle of the books** waged over this interesting ques- 
tion, one fact in the history of the southern boundary has never 
been disclosed. When Lord Baltimore obtained his charter, the 
shores of the Potomac had been discovered to a point not far 
beyond Piscataway creek, in Maryland, and the constantly east- 
ward trend of the river had somehow occasioned the idea that 
the source of the branch on the western side known as Aquia 
creek was the farthest westward extension. A line drawn from 
the "first fountain** of Aquia creek to the Pennsylvania line 
would greatly curtail the present limits of Maryland. And yet 
that this was Lord Baltimore*s conception of the extent of his 
territory is shown by a map which he sent over in 1649, and by 
records in Maryland and Virginia, which appear to have hitherto 
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BOUNDABY OF MaBTLAND. 279 

It seems that about 1650 Giles Brent and ln« sisters^ Mary 
and Margaret Brent^ who had had a troubleeome life of it in 
Maryland^ took a notion to settle under the firmer authority 
of Virginia on this side of the Potomac. They chose for the 
seat of their habitation a tract of land between Potomac creek 
and Aquia creek, in what is now Stafford county and in what 
was then Westmoreland county, and called their new residence 
by the suggestive name of ^Teace/* 

Now, peace they did not have, for Capt. William Stone, Lord 
Baltimore's Qovemor, in obedience to instructions sent in 1651, 
ordered his surveyors in 1653 to that region, and to protect 
himself Brent appealed to the authorities at Jamestown. The 
Governor and Council, in reply, directed the Sheriff of West- 
moreland county to take care to maintain the authority of Vir- 
ginia to the land at Aquia creek, and after this Lord Baltimore 
desisted, having doubtless by this time f oimd out his mistake. 

The incident has some value in the present controversy between 
Maryland and West Virginia. As the fountain of the North 
Branch of the Potomac has been long the accepted initiative 
for the southern boundary of Maryland, it would be grossly 
unfair to bring the people of a portion of West Virginia under 
a new government simply because the letter of a charter granted 
two hundred and seventy-three years ago apparently suggests 
technical justification. West Virginia may plead that in matter 
of equity the intention and understanding at the time of making 
the charter should be considered, and that actual possession is 
"nine points of the law.*' 

Extract fbom a Lbtteb, August 26, 1651, of Cboiijus Calvebt, Lobd 
BAi/nifOBE, TO HIS GovEBNOB, Capt. Wuxjam Stone. 

{Maryland Archivea,) 

And for the better publication and remembrance of the Bounds be- 
tween Virginia and Maryland, and Prevention of any Controyersiee 
which may otherwise hereafter happen between the Inhabitants of Vir- 
ginia and those of our said Province about the same, we Require you, 
our said Lieutenant, to encourage some English as soon as you can to 
take up such Land as ehall be due unto them in our said Province, by 
virtue of our Conditions of Plantation or other warrant from us Near 
to the Bounds of our said Province, according to the mapps thereof 
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280 William and Mart Collegb Quasterlt. 

Grants in our Name, under our Great Seal, to sudi as shall desire the 
same, of so much land in those parts of our said Province as shall be 
due unto them as aforesaid, especiallj on or Near the Bounds of our 
said Province, or that tract of Land which is commonlj called the 
Eastern Shore, lying between the Baj of Chesapeake and the Sea, and 
also on or near the Bounds of our said Provinoe, that Tract of Land 
which lyeth between the creek or River that runneth by Potowmeck 
Town called in the mapp Patowmeck, and the River which runneth bj 
Piscataway (called in the mapps aforesaid by the name of Piscataway) 
River, on the north, in which last tract is included, as we are informed, 
that place where Mr. Giles Brent now resides, called by him 'Teace," 
and also the country called there the Doages, and for the better encour- 
agement of Ekiglish, to make choice of their dividends of land, and to 
seat themselves, as in the places aforesaid, we do hereby Authorize and 
Require you, our said Lieutenant, to Grant, in our Name, under our said 
Great Seal, to any Adventurer or Planter that shall make choice of hia 
dividend and seat a Plantation of English, either on the said Eastern 
Shore or on that tract of land wherein the Doages is included, as afore- 
said, 100 acres of land in any place of either of those two tracts of our 
said Province to him and his heirs forever for or in respect of Every 
Person of British or Irish descent which he shall transport from other 
parts into our said Province, &c. 

Abstract of an Obdeb Entebed in the Reoobds of Westmobelaxd 
County, Vibginia. 

At a Quarter Court, held at James Citty ye 14th of March, 1653 : 
This day Capt. Giles Brent exhibited his petition to thia court, and 
represented that being seated on the south side of Potomeck river, under 
y« authority by patent of the government of the colony of Virginiay 
nevertheless. Lord Baltimore has given instructions to his Surveyor or 
Secretary to issue out of Maryland grants for the land belonging to the 
petitioner Giles Brent, ordered that the commissionere of Westmd county, 
where the said Capt. Brent's land lieth, take care to prosecute the 
bounds and interests of this colony of Virginia. 



HUMPHREY POPE AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 

Humphrey Pope appears as surety on a bond of John Quisen- 
berry in Rappahannock (now Richmond) county, dated May 
12, 1666. He obtained deed from Thomas Pope for 150 acres 
near the Clifts in Westmoreland county, February 2, 1669. 

He married Elizabeth, daughter and heir-at-law of Richard 
Hawkins, as shown by the Westmoreland records. He died 
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HuMPHBBY Pope and Hib Dlbcendantb. 281 

the book contftining it having been lost. Hie children were^ 
1 Lawrence, 2 Humphrey, 3 John, 4 a daughter who married (a) 
William Payne, of Yeocomioo, and (6) Daniel McCarty; 6 Je- 
mima, who married Nicholas Minor, and had Jour sons and a 
daughter, viz., William Stewart, John, Stewart, Nicholas and 
Elizabeth Wherret. 

Lawrence, eldest son of Humphrey and Elizabeth Pope, mar- 
ried Jemima , relict of John Spence, and daughter of 

Thomas Waddy, of Northumberland. He lived in Washington 
Parish, in Westmoreland, and died there. His will was recorded 
March 2, 1723. EUs wife was made his executrix, and his estate 
was large, ffis children were, 1 Humphrey, 2 Thomas, 3 John, 
4 Jemima, 5 Anne, 6 Mary, 7 Penelope, 8 Catherine. 

Humphrey, second son of Humphrey and Elizabeth Pope, 
names his mother in a deed to Spencer for land in 1719 ; makes 
deed to his brother John in 1704 jointly with his wife "Amey.** 
His will is dated January 10, 1733; probated October 29, 1734. 
This will names wife "Mary,** apparently implying a second 
marriage. He married, first, Amey, ^^eldest daughter of Morris 

Veale.'^ His children were 1 Anne, who married Con- 

ditt; 2 Sophia, married Muse; 3 Humphrey, 4 John, 

6 Sarah, 6 Mary, married William Muse. 

John Pope, third son of Humphrey and Elizabeth (Hawkins), 
died in 1722 without a will. His widow Elizabeth married, sec- 
ondly, Christopher Mothershead. An inventory of his estate 
was rendered in 1722. 

Humphry Pope, son of Lawrence and Jemima, married Anne 

, who signed deed with him to Samuel Damonville, June 

29, 1736. His estate was divided 1744. His children were, 
1 Sarah (chose William Muse as guardian), 2 Humphrey (chose 
Thomas Clayter as guardian), 3 Mary (chose Nicholas Minor as 
guardian), 4 John (chose William Muse as guardian). 

Thomas Pope, son of Lawrence and Jemima, died in West- 
moreland in 1741. (Will dated February 23, 1741; probated 
March 8, 1741.) He married Mary, one of the four daughters 
of Samuel Heath, of Northumberland, and had issue one daugh- 
ter, Elizabeth. His relict, Mary (Heath) Pope, married, second, 
William Tebbs, of Prince William county. 

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282 William and Mary Collbgb Quartbrlt. 

27, 1738, to Thomas Shaw for land devised to him by his ''father 
Lawrence Pope/' He married cousin Sarah, daughter of Chris- 
topher Motherehead, who names her in his will of June 11, 
1745. His children were, 1 John, 2 Lawrence, 3 Anne 

(''Nancy''), who married Tiflfey, and had eons Pope, 

John and William. 

Humphrey Pope, son of Humphrey and Anne (Veale) Pope, 
lived in Wadiington Parish. His will was dated August 9, 1759 ; 
probated May 27, 1760. He appointed his "loving wife Sarah 
whole and sole executrix." She was daughter-in-law to Daniel 
Higdon, and it seems probable, daughter of Nathaniel Pope, 
whose relict, Margaret, married the said Higdon. This Na- 
thaniel Pope, of whom records are sadly lacking, was most 
likely a son of Nathaniel and Jane- (Brown) Pope, whose name 
has not hitherto appeared in the list of their children. ("An 
inventory of the sundry goods and chattels paid to Margaret 
Higdon, the relict of Nathaniel Pope, deceased, by the executors 
of Daniel Higdon, deceased, pursuant to an order of court, 
bearing date 28ih November, 1739, in lieu of £32, 16, 4, due 
from the said Higdon's estate to the child of the said Nathaniel 
Pope, deceased." — Extract from Westmoreland Records.) His 
children were, 1 John (granted administration on his father's 
eetate in 1760, his mother having declined to act as executrix), 
2 Humphrey, 3 Benjamin, 4 Mary, 5 Nathaniel. 

John Pope, son of John and Sarah Mothershead, lived in 
Washington Parish; will probated November 19, 1785; William 
Wroe guardian of his three sons, William, John and Thomas. 
His wife was a daughter of Humphrey Quisenberry, who names 
in his will (January 30, 1733) "my son-in-law John Pope," 
His children were, 1 Elliot, 2 William, 3 Eansdall, 4 John, 
5 Thomas. Who can furnish any information as to these sons ? 

Lawrence, son of John and Sarah Mothershead (?) Pope, was 
bom 1740; died July 31, 1810; will probated in Westmoreland 
August 27, 1810. He married, first, Jane, daughter of Hum- 
phrey Quisenberry. Query: Was she at the time of this mar- 
riage a young widow Payne?) By this union he had 1 Austin, 

2 Fanny, who married December 3, 1790, Rev. William Edwards. 
Lawrence Pope married, secondly. Prances Carter, and had 

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Humphrey Popb and His Descendants. 283 

Mrs. Penelope Vigar, relict of Jacob Vigar, and daughter of 
Nicholas Quisenberry, by whom he had 4 Sukey, 5 Caty, 6 Law- 
rence Berry, 7 Elliot, 8 John ; went to New York in 1834, and 
was never heard from afterwards; 9 Sarah. Austin Pope, son 
of Lawrence and Jane, married (August 7, 1803) Fanny Yeat- 
man, and had Henry Lewis Yeatman, who died, August, 1862, 
at Booneville, Mo. 

Sukey, daughter of Lawrence and Penelope (Quisenberry) 
Pope, married Eichard Bayne, of Westmoreland county, and had 
1 Lawrence, married Delia S. Rust; 2 William, married (a) 
Delia Kerfoot, (6) Amanda Kerfoot; 3 George, married Eliza 
Speiden, and had Marion, of HoUins Institute, Va. (Mrs. Eliza 

Bayne married, secondly, Childs) ; 4 Charles married 

Mary Ellen Ashby, and had Nannie T. (married D. B. Clark) ; 
Howard B., attomey-at-law. New York City, married Lizzie S. 
Moore; Egtelle married Fletcher P. Jones; Frances (died un- 
married) ; Hunter Ashby (died immarried). 5 Washington 
lived at the old seat of the family in Westmoreland; died there 
about 1870 ; married Emily Hill and had Telula, married Ro. B. 
Spillman; Calvin; Ruth married William C. Marmaduke; Julia, 
Robert, Sue. 

Jane Carter Pope married Geo. Quisenberry, of King George 
county, and had Nicholas, who married, first, Mary L. Grimes 
(children, George and Mary) ; married, second, Rosa Green, of 
Georgetown Heights, and had Lucy, Nicholas, Alice and Rousby. 
George and Jane (Pope) Quisenberry had also Austin, who 
removed to Missouri; lived at La Grange, Mo., and had three 
children, Martha, Catherine and Augustine; William Augustine 
(never married), Catherine, married William B. Marmaduke, 
and had William C, and Joseph; Pope, who never married. 

Lawrence Berry Pope, son of Lawrence, married Rosy Goin- 
ham, and had 1 Caty, bom December 2, 1821; 2 Austin, bom 
March 7, 1823; 3 Edwin Patterson, bom October 23, 1824; 
4 Gabrielle, bom December 3, 1826 ; 5 John B., born October 20, 
1829 ; 6 Lawrence B., bom December 26, 1831 ; 7 William Bayne, 
bom Febmary 1, 1834. 

Elliot, son of Lawrence, died in 1858 in Westmoreland county. 
He was married twice. His first wife was Myra Neale, the 
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284 William and Mary College Quarterly. 

Ann Augneta (Mrs. Henry M. Snyder), Nathan M., who occu- 
pies the ancient seat in Westmoreland; and James S., whose 
home is in Baltimore. 

Sarah Pope, daughter of Lawrence, who married James Jones, 
of Middlesex county, had one son, named Pope, who was a Con- 
federate soldier. The harrowing account of his brutal murder 
by a Federal sentinel whilst a prisoner of war is related in the 
work entitled United States Bonds, 



BATNE FAMILY. 



Lawrence P. Bayne married Delia Strother Rust, of Fauquier 
county, Va. Children: 1 W. Henry, married Delia Campbell, 
and had Boss Campbell, Margaret Bust and Eliza Jane (mar- 
ried Underhill) ; 2 Lucia, married Henry Bogers, of 

Loudoun county, Va.; no issue. 3 Susan, 4 Bushrod Bust, 
6 (Jeri;rude, 6 George M. 

William Bayne married (a) Delia Kerfoot, of Fauquier 
county, and had Bichard, married Sue Wilkins, of California; 
no issue. 2 Daniel K, 3 Marietta, married H. J. Davison, of 
New York; 4 Maria K, 5 William, married Sallie Smitii, of 
Philadelphia, and had William and Carroll; 6 Lawrence Pope. 
William Bayne married (b) Amanda Kerfoot, of Fauquier 
county, Va. (sister of his first wife), and had 7 Virginia, 8 C. 
Ernest (married Katherine Mitchell, of Louisville, Ky., widow 
of Alfred Johnson) ; 9 E. Norman (married Bertha D. Lock- 
wood), 10 Charlotte (married Gardiner Coming), 11 Hellen 
(married Clarence B. Davison, of New York, and had Clarence 
B., Jr.), 12 Walter. 

George Bayne married Eliza Speiden, of Alexandria, and had 

1 George H. (married Alice Crane, of Baltimore), and 2 Marian, 
of HoUins Institute, Va. Mrs. Eliza Bayne married, secondly, 
Childs. 

Charles Bayne married Mary Ellen Ashby, daughter of 
Thomson Ashby, of Fauquier county, Va., and had 1 Nannie 
Thomson (married Dr. D. B. Clark, of Eichmond, Va.) ; 

2 Howard B., attorney. New York City (married Lizzie S. 
Moore, daughter of Samuel Pretfton Moore, M. D., Surgeon- 



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Baynb Family. 285 

General, C. S. A., Richmond, Va. ; their children, Preaton Moore, 
deceased; Mary Ashby Moore, and Lloyd Moore). 3 Estelle 
(married Fletcher Piatt Jonee, of Bedford county, Va., and 
had May Ellen, married Charles J. Osbom, of Dobbs Ferry,. 
N. Y.; Charles Ashby and Bettie Miller, who married Bichard 
H. Bateson, of New York City). 4 Frances Scott, d, 8. p./ 

5 Hunter Ashby, d. 8. p. Charles Bayne married, secondly, 
MoUie J. Swing, relict of Price Ewing, of Botetourt county,. 

Va., and had Ernestine Ashby (married Riddick), 

7 Charles, d. 8. p. 

Washington Bayne lived at the old family seat in Westmore- 
land county, where he died about the year 1870 ; married Emily 
Hill, and had 1 Telula,* married Robert B. Spillman. Their 
children: (a) daughter, died in infancy; (b) son, died in in- 
fancy; (c) Lesbia, (d) Calvin, (e) Lona, (f) Glen, (g) Emily. 
2 Ruth, married William C. Marmaduke. Their children : (a) 
son, died in infancy; (6) Mera, married Edgar H. Lynham; (c) 
Clarence, (d) Hallie Bayne, (e) Linneaus B., (f) Bertha, (g) 
Harold, (h) Ethel, (t) Helen. 3 Calvin, died young, 4 Julia, 

6 Robert, married ; 6 Sue. 

Patterson Bayne married Louise Latham, of Culpeper county, 

by whom he had (a) Patterson, married Burroughs; (6) 

Louise, married Johnson. Patterson Bayne married 

three times, his two last wives — Fannie and Jane — ^having been 
sisters to his first wife. 

Copy of an Old Record op the Popb-Baynb Family in West- 
moreland County, Virginia. 

Susan Pope, daughter of Larenoe and Pennellope Pope his 
wife, was bom November the thirtieth, in the year of our Lord 
God 1794. 

Patsey Pope, daughter of the above Lamoe Pope and Pennel- 
lope, was bom the ninth of November, in the year of our Lord 
God 1797. 

Lamce Berry Pope, son of the above, was bom the eighteenth 
of Febmary, in the year of our Lord God one thousand eight 
hundred, 1800. 

Elliott Pope, son of the above, was bom the eighteenth of 
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286 William and Mabt Collbob Quabtebly. 

Sallie, daughter of the above, was bom the 19th of April, in 
the year of our Lord 1805. 

John Pope, «on of Larace Pope and Pennelope his wife, was 
bom the 31tft day of May, in the year of our Lord Qod 1807. 

Kitty Pope, daughter of the above, was bom July the Ist, in 
the year of our Lord Qod 1809. 

Irfirace Pope departed this life the 21st of July, in the year of 
our Lord Qod 1810; he left this world in the 70th year of his 
age. 

Penelope Pope, wife of Lawrence Pope, departed this life 12th 
day of March, in the year of our Lord Qod 1826, after making 
her peace with Qod. 

Bichard Bayne, husband of Susan Bayne, daughter of the 
above Law. and Penelope Pope, was bom 13th of Sept., 1789. 

The Ages of Lawrence B. Pope and Bockey Pope's children : 

Caty Pope, daughter of L. B. Pope and his wife Bockey, was 
bom December 2nd, in the year of our Lord 1821. 

Austin Pope, son of L. B. Pope and Bockey Pope, his wife, 
was bom March the 7th, 1825. 

Edwin Bobertson Pope, son of L. B. Pope and Bockey, hia 
wife, was bom in the year of our Lord (Jod, October 23, 1824. 

Gabrilla Pope, daughter of L. B. Pope and Bockey, his wife, 
was bom December 3rd, in the year of our Lord Qod 1826. 

John B. Pope, son of L. B. Pope and Bockey, his wife, was 
bom October the 20th, in the year of our Lord Qod 1829. 

Lawrence B. Pope, son of L. B. Pope and Bockey, his wife, 
was bom December the 26th, in the year of our Lord Qod 1831. 

William Bayne Pope, son of Lawrence B. Pope and Bockey, his 
wife, was bom Febmary 7th, in the year of our Lord Qod 1834. 

Bichard Bayne and Susan were married 14th day September, 
1813. 

Lawrence Pope Bayne, son of the above Bichard and Susan 
Bayne, was bom the 26th day of August, 1814. 

William Bayaie, son of the within, was bom the 12th day of 
October, 1816. 

Charles Bayne was bom the 6th day of November, 1818. 

Qeorge H. Bayne was bom the 4th day of June, 1820. 

Washington Bayne was born the 30th day of June, 1822. 

Patterson Bayne was bom the 9th day of October, 1824. 



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Jamibson — Ellegood — ^Pabkbr. 287 

Bichard Bayne, husband of the within Susan Bayne^ departed 
this life November 3rd, 1829, 12 o'clock at night. 

Lawrence P. Bayne and his wife Delia C. Bayne (daughter of 
Doctor Bushrod Bust, of TJpperville, Fauquier county, Va.) were 
married July 11th, 1837. L. P. Bayne. 

Greorge H. Bayne, fourth son of Susan and Richard Bayne, 
was married to Marian E. Speiden, daughter of William Speiden, 
of Washington City, D. C, November 3rd, 1853. 

George H. Bayne died at Culpeper C. H., Va., on Sunday, 
March 28th, 1858, in the 38th year of his age. Calmly and 
peacefully he breathed his life away, reposing with confidence 
on the mercies of his Redeemer. M. E. Bayne. 



JAMIESON— ELLEGOOD— PARKER. 

In Quarterly^ 67-70, were some scattered suggestionfi in 
regard to the allianoeee of the Jamieson, Ellegood and Parker 
families. The following additional information is desired from 
the records of Princess Anne and Norfolk counties : 

Jacob Ellegood lived in Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne 
county, and was a vestryman, major and colonel in the militia, 
and representative for the county in the House of Burgesses 
from 1736 to 1749. His will, dated March 22, 1753, was proved 
April, 1753. He names wife Ann, and three daughters, and one 
son: 1 Rebecca, wife of William Aitchison; 2 Ann, 3 Margaret, 
4 Jacob. 

William Aitchison was a merchant who did bueiness in Nor- 
folk, and had an estate in Princess Anne county called ^^East- 
wood," purchased of Capt. John Willoughby. He died in 1776, 
and his tombstone was a coat of arms too worn to be made out. 
{Virginia Gazette for November 8, 1776.) His will was proved 
in Princess Anne Court, June 12, 1777, and in it he names his 
wife Rebecca and children: 1 William, 2 Walter, 3 Ann, mar- 
ried Samuel Inglis; 4 Rebecca, 5 Mary. In one place he says, 
*T. desire that in testimony of the regard and sincere friendship 
that has long subsisted between me and John Boyd, James 
Parker, Jacob Ellegood, Charles Steuart, Thomas Macknight 
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them by my executors." In another part of his will he saye, ^T 
now desire that the copartnery of Aitchison and Parker, Williank 
Eonald ft Co., and John Thompson ft Co., be closed and finally 
settled as soon as possible." The will was proved by "Comelins 
Calvert and Andrew Eonald, gentlemen," to be wholly written 
in his own hand. It is very clear from the previous article that 
Margaret Parker, wife of Capt. James Parker, was Margaret 
Ellegood, named as daughter in the will of Col. Jacob Ellegood, 

William Aitchison represented Norfolk Borough in the House^ 
of Burgesses in 1759, 1760, 1761. Hie son William Aitchison,. 
of the county of Norfolk, made his will in 1804. He names his 
wife Mary, and his nephew William Nicholson, nieces Bebecca 
Page, Mary Ann, Peggy and Agnes Nicholson. ^^After the pay- 
ment of my debts, I bequeath to my wife Mary my proportion 
of the debts due from Thomas McKnight to Aitdiison and 
Parker, of which debt if received by James Parker, of Scotland, 
I give 1,000 pds. to my aforesaid wife, and residue to my afore- 
said nieces." He makes his wife €md brother-in-law Edward 
Roberts exors. In a codicil he states that John Lovett, of 
Princess Anne had purchased his estate called "Eastwood.^' 

There is also the will of "Jacob Ellegood, of the Borough of 
Norfolk, in Norfolk Co.," dated January 30, 1768, proved Feb- 
ruary 18, 1768. He leaves his estate to his sisters Rebecca New- 
ton, Pemella Jameson and Alice Taylor, and appoints his 
friends Capt. Neill Jamieson, Doctor James Taylor, Capt. 
Matthew Phipp and Mr. Bassett Moseley exors. 

In The Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Antiquary, by Ed- 
ward Wilson James, are abstracts of the marriage bonds of 
"Neill Jamieson with Femella Ellegood," dated September 5, 
1761, and of Neill Jamieson, doubtless their son, with Fanny 
Whitehurst, dated August 9, 1791. In Mrs. Maxwell's account 
of her experiences during the Revolution, she refers to Neill 
Jamieson "as a Scotch Tory, who went oflf with Lord Dunmore," 
and whose property was confiscated on that account. {Lower 
Norfolk County Antiquary, III., 49.) His son returned to Vir- 
ginia, for he is frequently mentioned in the records as owning 
lands and slaves in Norfolk county. 

Margaret Parker's father was Jacob Ellegood, a Jacob Elle- 
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^eie cousin. By further examination the exact kinship could 
^ubtless be ascertained. It is probable, however, that the family 
did not begin with "Guillaumea la guerre/' a supposed French 
refuge of this country after the Bevocation of the Edict of 
Nantes in 1685, but at a much earlier date. Elias la Guard wa« 
one of the French vignerons, who were selected by John Bonnell, 
the master of the Eling^s silk works at Oatland, and eent to 
Elizabeth City, Virginia, to promote the culture of grapes. He 
was living in Elizabeth City county in 1633, and when Lower 
Norfolk county was cut of it in 1637, he may have taken up his 
residence on the other side of Hampton Beads. It was an easy 
matter to Anglicise Elias La Guard into EUegood. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 

Who was the father of Margaret Gwyim, who married Sam Wil- 
liams about 1800 T They were from Temieseee. What were the mimes 
of the parents of William Snodgrass, from Washington county, a hero 
4>f King's Mountain? — Mra. Elieabeth Sanden, Hotel Bismarck, Decatur, 
Alabama, 
Mountain T — Mra. Elizabeth Sandere, Hotel Biemarok, Decatur, Ala, 

Dahtoebfield Riob, of Virginia, married Margaret Looney in Ten- 
nessee. After her death, with his second wife, Nancy Brown, he moved 
to Missouri. Who were the parents of Daingerfield RiceT — M. V, C, 
■53 Ashby etreet, Atlanta, Qa. 

John Baniosteb. — In looking oyer some old books in the local 
library ("Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural Science"), 
I discovered an ancient tome entitled, ''Threatnun Botanicum. The 
Theater of Plantes, or an Universall and Compleate Herball. Com- 
posed by John Parkinson. London. Printed by Tho. Cotes, 1640." On 
the title page, under the portraits of Adam and Solomon, appears this 
•entry: "Ex Bibilye. J. B. Banister, in Virginia, 1688." 

Nicholson, Hknbt, of Williamsburg; land bounty from the Com- 
monwealth of Virginia granted to Elizabeth Lee, widow of Daniel Lee, 
-and Charles Nicholson, children of Henry Nicholson, for services rendered 
bj him from 1776 to 1783 as comet and brigade quartermaster of the 
Virginia State militia. Married Sarah, daughter of Anthony Hay and 
Elizabeth Davenport, of Williamsburg. Genealogical data with refer- 
ence to the Nicholson and Hay families is desired, and will be much 
-appreciated. — Jamea D. Evana, 119 aouth Fourth atreet, Philadelphia^ 
Pa, 

Dadk Family.— (From Idelle Keyes, Boston, Mass.) Francis Dade, 
•devisee 1651 in will of his uncle, Henry Dade, married Bethelin Bernard, 



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290 William and Maby College Quabterly. 

• natiye of Virginia; Betrickland Berney in Virginia. laeue: Francis 
Dade, Mary Dade, Anna Dade. — Bloia M8., Boston Library. It is proba- 
ble that Bethelin or Behethland Dade was a daughter of JP^rancis Bernard 
and Anna, his wife. (See Quabtkbly, V., 62-64.) 

Love Regobd. — ^Mrs. E. L. Conally, 53 Ashby street, Atlanta, Qa.» 
has published a pamphlet on the Love Family. She b^ns with 
Ephraim Love, captain of militia in 1766 in Augusta county, Va., who 
was probably father of Joseph Love, from whose times the account be- 
comes authentic Dr. W. W. Landrum, of Atlanta, Ga , is a descendant 
from the Loves. Peter Early Love, of ThomasviUe, Qa., was a member 
of the Ck>nfederate Congress, and Robert G. Love was a colonel in the 
Confederate army. 

Thbuston. — On page 245, Vol. VI., it is stated that "Frances Thnis- 
ton, daughter of Charles Mynn Thruston, married William Hubard." 
Frances Thruston, sister of Charles Mynn Thruston, married William 
Hubard. His daughter Frances married Frederick Conrad. — Mary B. 
Weeks {great-great-granddaughter of Charles Mynn Thruston), 1920 
JSunderland Place, Washington, D. 0. 

Join&s. — ^Want names of Parents and grandparents and will of Peter 
Jones, Sr., who died in Amelia county, Va. His will was admitted to 
probate in Amelia county, June 27, 1799, and recorded in W. B. 6, page 
23. This will gives names of his children: Elizabeth Royall, Peter 
Jones, Archer Jones, Robert Jones and Batt Jones (then dead) ; also» 
grandson, Peter Branch Jones, and granddaughters, daughters of Batt 
Jones, to-wit: Martha Jones, Sarah Jones, Rebekah Jones and Mar- 
gatlath Jones. He gave his daughter, Elizabeth Royall, a number of 
negroes. He gave his son, Peter Jones, one tract of land in Dinwiddle 
county, which he purchased of Joseph Williamson, and a number of 
negroes. He gave his son. Archer Jones, all the tract of land whereon 
he then lived in Amelia county, containing two thousand three hundred 
and seventy-three acres ; also, a tract of land lying near the Butterwood 
Springs, containing two hundred and twenty-two acres, which he pur- 
chased of Edward Brisbane; also, a number of negroes. He gave his son, 
Robert Jones, all the tract of land adjoining his mill, together with the 
mill; also, gave him the tract of land that he purchased of Wood Jones, 
containing six hundred and fifty acres; also, some negroes. He gave 
his grandson^ Peter Branch Jones, son of Batt Jones, one tract of land 
lying on the head of Little Nottoway river, containing eight hundred 
acres ; also, some negroes. He gave his grand daughters, Martha Jones, 
Sarah Jones, Rebekah Jones and Margatlath Jones, daughters of his 
son, Batt Jones, a number of n^^oes. 

All the residue of his estate not disposed of to be equally divided 
into three parts, one part to Peter Jones, another to Robert Jones, and 
the other to all the children of Batt Jones. 

He appointed his friend, Abner Osborne, and his sons, Peter Jonee, 
Archer Jones and Robert Jones, executors. 

Witnesses, Samuel A. Jackson, Thomas Clay, Peterson Old. 



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Book Reviews. 291 

KoBmsoif. — iBformation wanted regarding Archibald Robinson. He 
had a brother Andrew, also Alexander. The three came to this country 
about the dose of the Revolution. Alexander settled in Baltimore. One 
of his sons, Archibald, had an estate near Winchester, Va. The elder 
Archibald was unmarried. This is all we know, except that he lived 
to a reasonable age, as there are pictures of him in the family repre- 
senting a man of forty years or more. — Annah R, Watson, Montgomery, 
Ala. 

Brakch Histobioal Papebs. — ^Published annually by the Depart- 
ment of History of Randolph-Maoon College. Edited by William E. 
Dodd, Ph. D. No. 5, 1905 (about 120 pages), will be devoted entirely 
to the life and writings of Spencer Roane, Chief Justice of Virginia, 
1803-1822. The papers appear about June 1st of each year. Price, $1. 
Back numbers can be obtained. Address the editor, Ashland, Va. 



BOOK REVIEWS. 
The Term Lynch Law. By Albert Matthews. In the last number 
of the QuABTEELT occurred an article on lynch law. Mr. Matthews now 
sends me a pamphlet, published in the October number, 1904, of Modem 
Philology, which discusses the question thoroughly. The term was 
originally Lynch's law, and we are given numerous instances of its ap- 
plication. The theories as to the origin of the term are various. Some 
say that James Lynch, of Qalway, and others that Stephen Lynch, of 
Jamaica, was the first to set the example. But these and others are 
more or less imaginative persons, and in Charles Lynch, of Virginia, a 
real person is hit upon. But the questionable honor cannot be abso- 
lutely fixed upon him, for the term itself is not known to have been in 
existence until 1817, or twenty-one years after his death; and it was 
not till forty-six years after his death that his name and lynch law were 
associated. 

HiSTOBT OF THE HiJHB Faiolt. By Dr. John Robert Hume. Pub- 
lished by Hume Genealogical Association, St. Louis, Mo. 1903. 
The editor is indebted to the Mr. Frank Hume, of Washington, for a 
copy of this valuable genealogical work. The Hume pedigree is one 
of the few which connect with the mother country. George Hume, the 
emigrant to Virginia, was descended from the Earls of Dunbar, and 
came to Virginia about 1721. He left a numerous progeny here, and 
the work of Dr. Hume has been to bring these descendants together 
in scientific connection. There were Humes in Virginia at an earlier 
date than George Hume. In 1676 David Hume was lieutenant of the 
company enrolled in Middlesex for the Indian war under G^eral Na- 
thaniel Bacon, Jr. The following records may prove useful: Andrew 
Hume made his will in Fauquier county in 1802, and names his sons 
Andrew, Gteorge and daughter Hannah. Robert Hume married Sarah 
McKay, and died in 1810, and his estate was divided among Asa Hume, 
McKay Hume, Robert Hume, Peggy Hume, Jacob Hume, Jenny Hume, 



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Knooh Hume, John Pierce, who married Patience Hnme, and Sarah 
Hume, who married Elijah Bashaw. McKay Hume's will was proved 
in Fauquier in 1816, and names sister Sarah and Margaret Hume and 
brothers Asa and Jacob Hume, to whcmi he leaves all his property. Asa 
Hume's will was proved in 1831, and it leaves all his estate to his 
sisters Sarah, Peggy and Jenny Hume, and brothers Robert and Jacob. 
Jane Hume made her will in 1846, and names nephew John Robert 
Hume, brother Jacob Hume, nephew Robert Hume Bashaw, sister Mar- 
garet Hume, niece Sarah M. Bashaw, and nephews John Robert Bashaw 
and Robert Hume Bashaw. Witnesses: James Banks, Elijah Bashaw. 
In 1851 Margaret M. ' Hume made her will and men^ons niece and 
adopted daughter Mary M. (daughter of Jacob Hume), wife of Arthur 
M. Payne, nephew John Scott Payne, son of said niece Mary. Wit^ 
nesses: Robert Bashaw, Virginia Bashaw, Sarah M. Spindle {n6e 
Bashaw). As shown by the will of Peter Bashaw, proved in 1780, 
Elijah Bashaw was son of said Peter. Elijah Bashaw in his will, dated 
in 1856, names his sons Robert and daughters Sarah Spindle, wife of 
William Spindle, and Susanna B. Saunders, and son Robert's daughter 
Sally. The following marriage bonds are in Fauquier county: Charles 
Hume and Hannah James, December 26, 1764; William Harrison and 
Jane Hume, 1767 ; Thomas WiUdns and Eliza Hume, November 26, 1827 ; 
Philip Spitler, Jr., and Lotta Hume, September 9, 1781; Jesse Hume 
and Elizabeth Jones, December 24, 1803. 



THE SELDENS OF VIRGINIA AND ALLIED FAMILIES. 

The imdersigned proposes, as soon as a sufficient number of sub- 
scribers has been secured, to publish a genealogy of the Seldens of 
Virginia, giving as full an account of the families into which they 
married as could be ascertained. Some of the records date back for 
hundreds of years, notably that of the Kennedys. This from a record 
published in 1830, taken from manuscript written in 1620, which goes 
back to 886. This is very quaint and full of interest. Many old letters, 
j>ortraits, wills and court records help to embellish and make interesting 
this compilation, which brings in most of the prominent names in 
Virginia. The following names will appear in the book: Abell, Addison, 
Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Archer, Armistead, Appleton, Aylet, 
Babcock, Bacon, Bagnall, Bailey, Baker, Ball, Baldeck, Barber, Bard, 
Barrett, Barron, Barroe, Beale, Bedell, Bedinger, Belmaine, Benton, Bell, 
Bennett, Berkeley, Beverley, Bische, Blackford, Blackburn, Blair, Bliss, 
Blow, Boiling, Bonaparte, Bonnycastle, Bonum, Bonville, Boswell, 
Bowles, Bowie, Bowyer, Boyd, Bothwich Bradford, Bray, Braxton, 
Breckenridge, Brent, Bridges, Bronaugh, Brooke, Brown, Bruce, Bryoe, 
BuchiEinan, Bullett, Buckingham, Bnmiley, Burton, Burwell, Byrd, 
Cabell, Calhoun, Caldwell, Campbell, Caile, Carr, Cary, Carroll, Car- 
michel, Carrington, Carter, Cashier, Catlett, Caton, Chichester, Chinn, 
•K^hew, Christian, Churchill, Claiborne, Clark, Clay, Clayton, Clanton, 



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Cocke, Ck>le, Coleman, Collier, Colston, Colgate, Cooke, Copley, Craighill, 
Crawford, Croshaw, Croome, Croxalls, Crutcher, Cutte, Cuthbert, Cufitis, 
Curie, Dallas, Daingerfield, Dandridge, Daniels, Diggs, Deimer, Din- 
widdie, Dimmock, Dugan, Easley, Elliot, Ellyson, Eleason, Eggle^ton, 
Ellode, Eskridge, Everard, Eilbeck, Ferguson, Fines, Fitzhugh, Floyd, 
Fleming, Fontaine, Forbes, Forest, Frazier, Frizell, Fry, Fowke, Gait, 
Garland, Gamble, Gascoigne, Garnett, Gibson, Gill, Gillis, Gilmer, Golds- 
borough, Gordon, Gooch, Grubbs, Grady, Grandy, Grason, Griswold, 
Hamilton, Hancock, Hansborough, Harmer, Hart, Harrington, Harrison, 
Hartwell, Harvey, Hazelhurst, Haveild, Heith, Henley, Herbert, Henry, 
Higglnbotham, Hobson, Holloway, Holson, Holmes, Hoff, Hughes, Hunt, 
Hunsdon, Howard, Ingles, Ireland, Isabell, James, Jackson, Jennings*, 
Jett, Kearsley, Kemp, Kello, Keyser, Knapp, Knight, Lanier, Lane, 
Latham, Lackland, Lambert, Learning, Lee, Leiper, Lloyd, Lightfoot, 
Lippitt, Lockey, Love, Lucas, Luce, Lyon, Macon, Madison, Mainwaring, 
Magill, Magmder, Mahone, Mann, Manly, Marshall, Mason, Mathes, 
McClurg, McCormick, McCoy, McDonald, McDowell, McLaughlin, Mc- 
Guire, McMechen, McTavish, Meade, Mercer, Merserau, Merriweather, 
Michie, Minor, Miles, Miller, Milner, Montgomery, Monroe, Moale, 
Mohun, Moore, Morton, Moreton, Mortimer, Morrison, Morris, Mowbray, 
Munford, Nelson, Newton, Nicholson, Norton, Ogden, Owens, Paca, Page, 
Palmer, Patterson, Payne, Peachy, Pearson, Pegram, Pendleton, Pen- 
bury, Penn, Perry, Perviance, Peyton, Pettengall, Pleasants, Preston, 
Price, Pollard, Porterfield, Powell, Poythress, Randolph, Ranson, Riddle, 
Risk, Roane, Roberts, Robertson, Roscow, Rose, Ross, Roy, Royals, 
Rutherford, Sampson, Saunders, Selden, Sharp, Shacelford, Shelton, 
Shepherd, Sinclair, Sorrel, Sothel, Southall, Stark, Starkey, Stephen, 
Strode, Stockton, Straith, Strieker, Staunley, Swann, Sweeny, Spottis- 
wood, Tasker, Tayloy, Tilman, Tinsley, Thompson, Todd, Tucker, Tyler, 
Tyree, Tutt, b pshaw, Vaughan, Vass, Venable, Waller, Wallace, Walker, 
Waffield, Washington, Watkins, Watts, Wattles, Webster, Williams, 
Wilkins, Willis, Wilson, Winston, Whitaker, Whittle, Whitehead, Whit- 
ing, Willoughby, Wilcox, Woodson, Woodville, Worthington, Yates, Yeo, 
Yuille, Young. 

Mbs. Stephen Dandudgb Kennedy, 
Member of Virginia Historical Society, 
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Thk Qm OP THS MoBNiRO Stab. By AnniBtead C. Gordcm, of Staim- 
ton, Va. Published by Funk & WagnallB, New York and London, 
1905. 

Thk work is written in Mr. Gordon's well-known grac^ul and poetie 
style. In locating his story in the Valley of Virginia he has bem en- 
abled to draw upon the peculiar historic surroundings of that beautiful 
region with romantic effect. One of the most interesting dements of 
the population of that part of Virginia was the Germans, who repre- 
sented numerous creeds — Mennonites, Lutherans, Dunkards, etc The 
descendants of the Dunkards are still, as their fathers were before theniy 
living in the world, but not of it, taking little interest in the agitations 
of the current of human existence outside of their narrow, isolated rural 
homes; and yet many are their virtues. Anumg them morality, educa- 
tion, industry, religion and charity are zealously cultivated. Mr. Gor- 
don's story is that of a man who inherits more the liv^y character of 
his mother's people, who were French, than the solemn steadiness of his 
father's. She was a member of a French colony not far distant, and 
the story turns upon the son's lack of sympathy with his surroundings. 
He falls under the shadow of a supposed crime, and leaves the Dunkard 
colony. Finally, vindication from the suspicion whidi has weighed upon 
him, and the welcoming of a gentle and loyal feminine heart, which haa 
remained true to him during all his absence, makes his return to his 
people — ^the Dunkards— like that of a wanderer who, despite all the 
attractions of foreign lands, greets with rapture his humble home, and 
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