The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-30
Families Of Adams and Jefferson.

Appended to the excellent Eulogy oil
Hon JOSEPH T.. SPRAGUE, OF Salem, We
1 find the following note.
Mr.. Jefferson was married Jan. I, l772,
\ 10 daughter Of Mr.. Wayles, an eminent
LAWYER in Virginia. Mrs. Jefferson died
in the autumn of l782, leaving two daugh-
tiers. One Of these daughters married
John W. Eppes, a distinguished member
of Congress. from Virginia. Mrs. Eppes
died, leaving two children, one Of whom
alone survived in 1917 Mr.. jeff rson'soIh-
Il daughter married rho Mann Ra ndolph,
hate Governor of Virginia. Gov. Ran
\ duph possessed an estate near Monticello,
but his family generally formed part OF
that at Moaticrllo. Airs. Randolph has
\ had rlrvrn children, two or three Of whom
have died. She has two daughters mar.
ned she lost married daughter last
winter, Mrs. Bankbe.d. Her sou, Tho
mas Jefferson Randolph, the executor of
hs andfaihrr, l. about 24 Or IS years
old . he ha-, think, but one brother"
Nj. Jefrr-on m"ntions in his will, two
grand suDs-in-Iaw, Nicholas p. Trist, and
JOSEPH Coolldgc Of Boston.
Mr. Jefferson gave his Library to the
University Of Virginia, and his valuable
manuscripts and papers To his grandson
and executor, Thomas Jefferson Ran
dolph.
The University Of Virginia has request
al permission to erect monument over
NJ. Jrllerson's remains.
None of our Presidents have had sons,
except John Adams aud his son john @.
Adams. Neither Washington nor Madl-
son had any Jefferson Il Mon
zoe oul daughters.
John Adams was married in 1864 to
Abigail, tle sec"nd daughter of the late
he'. William Smith, the respe, table cler-
gyman Of Weymouth. She died October
81, 1918.
The eldest child was a daughter now
deceased. She was married in England,
IN 1888, to Col. William Stevens Smith,
"no had served in thu army as assistant
Inspector general aud aid TO Washngton,
oH' was then Secretary litigation. Three
OF lher children survive, two sons, and
one daughter, the wife of John 2. Dewitt,
Vt FlshkIll, N. Y.
Their second child John @. Adams,
married IN London in 1897, To Louisa Ca
Marine, daughter of Joshua johnson, Esq.
o. Maryland, then Consul at London
ihey have three sons, George Washing
Jun, now representative from Boston in
our Legislature, and two younger sons.
Inc second son, john Adams, private Sc
s'rsary to the President, was horn July 4.
The thnd child was Charles Adams,
now deceased. He married the sister of
tol' smith, now living, add left two daugh
.vrs The one the wife of Alexander b.
'ono'on, E-q. of Utica, n. Y. who has
S,'e'a' children the olher, the widow of
eh'rIes L. Clark, Esq. who has daugh-
~r, and who resided with her grandfather.
lneir Youngest chili was the Hon. The
. |" 6"yston Adams, late Judge of the
~onmon Pleas, and member of the Exc
sS'ne council. who married the daughter
~ Joseph Harrod, Esq. of Haverhill, and
a'"s SIX children, all minors, two daughters
a'iu TOUR sons. They lived in the family
NV wv" me late President after the death of
Mrs. Adams.
n nr' Adams bequeathed to his son John
v MS house and valuable papers. He
S 9S,e 10 the town of Quincy available lot
" 'anu, estimated at iG. 900 dollars, to e.
PA s q gra'iIte house, for the church of
"A" ' ' lie was member for sixty yeaSs.
x AIS" oe9ueAthed another lot of land to
,"e Town for an Academy, and his Libra
" u more than 1000 volumes for the
Use Of thai Academy.
from 1f1este.-By the arrival of the
faip aeneral Jackson, Captain Dearth, at
D''s'o', II. |. from Trieste. via Sardinia,
vur correspondent of the Providence Pat
.o' Is informed that the steam vessel Per.
'ee'erance. fitted by Lord Cochraoe, for
o me s'ftice OF the Greeks, was at Sardinia
O ii" 'l'e iNth OF August, repairing her ma.
injury, which was much injured on her
80 pa'saee from England. She was to sail
C I"e LIST of September to JOIN Lord
h".hrane, who was of Napoli with two
asayy schuoDers.