New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-27
GENERAL oRDs ALLEGED ANCESTRY

yrom Cumberland Nd. Letter IN The Ptisbwg Dispatch
Ere tne begiunlug uf the present cen uiy,
priest arrived rom England the Catholic col
lcge lOca ell at Washington, D. u, bringing win
min lad about eight years old. together vita "A
handsome casket and miniature of the lads mother va
lett IN charge OF the college authorities The lal W.
brought up within the precincts OF the college, educated
Tor tine and ordained priest wnen arriving
nc the age OF maturity. AT the college he @as named
James Ord and while under age ceived regularly large
early allowances, which plainly proved tnat MS par
ents, whoever they were, were OF the wealthy eLs.
Though ordained priest the young man never adnihs-
tered in the church la the war OF ISL ne Joined to
army be received tue title OF General anu cam
10 Cumberland There ne met the daughter ot Colonel
Daniel Cresap-from whom Dams Mountain derived us
nanle-and subsequently married that estinaoo lady.
army ard the Colonel died before the war was over.
General Ord returned TO Washington after some years
residence on his wies estate on Tue upper iotoac o
was employed in the Goyerament service nnul within
the past twenty years Shen ne moved 60 san a. ,si
Cal foruia and amassed very large fortune nc u,oa
IN 1873 the age OF eighty years leaving seven sous
and daughter rs hte ony representative oil ms ah
IN this countr, all trace OF his paentase was lost
In his youth by the burning OF the college ia sh'n W"
csske and miniature before mentloned sa os.h aSp,
His oldest SOU, Edward ONO Ctesap. ue. Oh . ,.
night OF yellow lever on his way rom Yer" eiuH y"
NewYork He had won splendid miis r1 pas,.
The second sou was naled Pacihcus tue ,n,Iu,
aus, travelling IN Europe IN search Oh n.s 1858
neage tic names OF the others as -, Si,S W..
Marcelus and James The only uaus .1 , r.,e ,a
ma ned GeOrganna and was married 20 a Ia,
lister many years ago, whose name our ihio maui ''"
Il Is believed here by the Cresap :aaiy that General
Ord was grandson OF GecrSs ros.I,r prie.t ~hs
Prince Regent The consent of PatilahcAt h hol h'eh
ylya anu marriage wa. lA'Sa III iA"'
SON was born By this union ana eonsghe 10 Tue cs V'
4, tutor named Ord VINO ehlsrd'ei viii hh 10 t@nS
cnnmIry rhe youth took the name OF his tutor, ana
MARI i Maryland lady BY whom be had TWO SOFAS
AiInticls aud Pacihcus. The first MAS sent To West
Point nn, the second became lawyer m Ne.-Orleans,
ana elnIgratei 10 California twenty-five years ago
where ne held the position OF Judge Earl Russell III MS
lie o, Fox denies that there any Issue anu SAY
Fortunately for the nation the marriage oil the fr.e
of Wales and Mrs Fltznerbert was not cursed wIn
issue There "A sequel this singular story wLieh Ear
Russell does not tell In 1872 AN action Tor libel was
tried In tue Court Kings Bench which II was clearly
proved that the Prince We les had Tor twenty years
paid an annuity former editor OF The h0rnhy Pest
tue plaintiff ia the action for suppress some letters
wi len the editor had Threatened to pnhlsh Relating W
the Princes marriage with Mrs fitkherbrr' INC 10
fen,aut In the action sued Tor libel, consisting IN
the charge that the former Editor OF Ihe A0fng ies
n magistrate In the Coan:y OF sulolA. s,
the Prince ales. The defendant pleaded and ptoNeu
that the charge true aud the jury gave I'm I
ct The payment of the annuity was distinctly traced
several persons TO the Treasurer Oh tue puo'
VI CornWun. one OF The Priaoe's nfiltets.