The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-18
SOME NOTES REGARDING THEIR PRoGENITORs
IN VIRGINIA AND ENGLAND.


The following interesting notes upon
some Of the most distinguished among the
representative families Of the Old Dominion
have been transmitted to me by my friend,
Mr.. Alexander Brown, Norwood, Nelson
county, Va, who is preparing full genealo-
sies OF the same, now abundantly inter-
mingled by successive marriages.
Towards the due completion Of his OBJ
iect, he solicits correspondence with those
interested. 4. A. 3.
RICHMOND, VA, May 10. 1878.
The Cabell family Of VirgiDia-the rami-
fications of which now extend throughout
our southern and western States, and in
clude some of the best and ablest in our
land from among the Floyds, McDowells,
Henrys, Winstons, Christians, Prestons,
Gilmans, Lewises, Breckinridges, Hurts,
Crittendens, Garlands, Johnstons, and
others scarcely less distinguished-is very
old and highiy-hon orable one. Charles Her.
bert Mayo, ESQ.,, OF Folkstone Rectory,"
Shelburne, Dorset, England, communicates
the following rs to its antecedents in the
mother country: "Frome, in Somerset
shire, only few miles from TroWbridge,
County Willis, was the headquarters OF the
Cabell family. The church contains chapel
founded for the repose Of the soul Of John
400 I kciI StAll palutCu
on the window"
DIR. William, the son OF Nicholas and Ra-
chel Hooper) Cabell, the founder OF the
family in Virginia, was born March 8, 1857,
at g Bagley," near Warminster, Wiltshire,
England. He was the grandson Of William
Cabell, Of Warminster, who died in 1904.
There are many traditions regarding his
early life transmitted to his descendants.
He is believed to have served as surgeon
in the British navy. ResigniDg his commits
sion, he emigrated to Virginia about the
year 1923. Whittier about the same time,
from the Island Of Barbados, came also the
brothers Joseph and William Mayo, his
cousins, their mother and bis being sisters.
Pursuing his profession Of land.surveyor,
he soon acquired by grant extensive landed
possessions, 1) which he successfully cul-
tivated, becoming speedily man Of import
ance and influence in the Colony.
The brothers Mayo had married in Barba-
does, and were men OF families, Joseph
having married in 1T16 Ann, daughter Of
DR.. Paul and Henlngham (Codrington) Car
rington, OF St. Philips parish, and Will
liam, Frances, daughter of Thomas Gold,
OF BridgetowD, sometime prior to I'LL.
George Darlington, born I'LL, the bro
Their OF: Mrs. Joseph Mayo, accompanied her
to Virginia. lie married in 1882 Ann, born
1872, the daughter Of William and Frances
Mayo. :,
The Mayo brothers and DIR. William Cabcll
first settled in Henrico county (2) near the
present site of Richmond, the latter serving
as sheriff OF the county in 1925; but on the
formation Of the new county OF Goochland
from that Of Henrico, in 1927, he appears as
a settler within its limits, and later, in 1875,
: moved with spirit Of enterprise, he has
taken up lands fifty miles to the westward
Of any civilized settlement, "When no other
man would attempt it.' These lands eX-
tended up the James river beyond the pres
ent line between Amherst and Nelson coun-
ties. In the same year he visited England,
appointing his GLOWING wife, Elizabeth, =
and his Glowing friends, William Mayo and
George Carrington,'' his q lawful attorneys
in Virginia" during his absence. It seems
that Cabell took up lands to the westward
on the north side OF james river, Caring
ton on its south side, while the Mayos Sc
cured grants in several different sections.
Major William Mayo aided Colonel VIII
liam Byrd in 172S in running the dividing
line between Virginia aud North Carolina,
and in 1876 laid Off for him the towns OF
Richmond and Petersburg. He was long
the surveyor Of Gooehland county.