The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-19


The move was gotten upand manas.u and
clusiyely by the ladies. The cahu'''a, in.
their name IL legion-seen 10 w e nave
conycnienccd by this teBlpcla '.u onnarcnt-
ment, and the revenue oiDceIs " III, civil
w very indignant at this outrage up s,,'or ot
rights. aud laugh and rejoice sos,or our
elections. We are having q splfl'o,u
In tbis county over our local elections.
We hoped TO have seen III !ouI .p,lrr,ip
more extended notice OF MIS-. oai'y -D ",,ao,''
who recently died at her home, 4. "i0 tho
wood. Henry county. she was one " Sho
most remarkable women OF her Jay. 80
died in the ninety-second year Oh n.l 49,
and was the last survivor OF thlTty-tMy,
children She was the daughter OF Colone,
Archilaus Hughes, who was comnlssion,IIu
iustice Of the peace by King George IL,
IN fthen) Halifax county, Va. Her la,llel
erected the first frame building IN tniH
county. and was the first merchant I'D ,ne
Territory now embracing Patrick county;
He was the friend Of Patrick Henry, anu
rendered efficient service as an oi.oS I =; :"
orr Revolutionary war, and asslsteu III
c,uardin0 and conducting through tnls
county the British prisoners captured ny
tptntlul IltlENu ~ NNNIN''
father OF fourteen children-ten OF tnein
sons. Mrs. Martins husband was the la'e
Colonel Joseph Martin. who was the son OF
General Josenh Martin. celebrated indian
dghter commissioned by his neighbor ana
sricnd PotricI, Henry rs an officer. and VINO
served through our Revolutionary struggle
He was 4 member OF the Virginia House
Of Burresses; was with General Lewis al
Point Pleasant: was for many years a
member OF the Virginia Senate; was the
iather OF 1S chiidren-12 sOns-one OF
whom was Colonel Joseph Martin-a man
of note i'm his day--whO was also for many
wears member OF the Senate OF Virginia
was three fines on the successful electoral
ticket for President-orcc for Monroe ana
twice for Jackson; was q member OF the
Convention OF 1S20-'30, and, in the lan-
oIogc Of his old friend President
TYLER. "though not speaking mem
bcr. he was one Of the most sensible OF
that illustrious assemblage OF men,"
Mrs. Martin survived her husband about
twenty-thrpe years, and at the time OF her
death was the ancestrcss OF over one hun
dred and fifty living decendents, composed
Of children, grandchildren. gleat- ana
preat-ereat-grand children-threc last the
grandchildren Of DR.. W. G. staples, OF
Rejdsyiile, n. G.. She had numerous KIM
dred in Virginia. North and South Caro-
lima. Tennessee, and Missouri-men emf
uent in all the walks OF life. In her youth
she was a woman OF rare personal beauty.
Twice before her marriage she rode on
horseback from this county TO her brother
in-law's. Colonel FulkerSOn'S, OF Lee cOun-
ty. For sixty years she was consistent
and worthy member OF the Baptist church.
She never resided in but one house after Der
marriage, and was cared for and kindly
nursed up to her death by two old family
servants, whom she had raised. \ singular
coincidence connected with her life was, as
she remarked to one OF her daughters 4
few DAYS before her death, that she "was
born in April. married in April, baptized
in April, and l shall die in April" The
history OF this interesting old lady would
be a useful study for all the young women
OF our country. DAN