The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-09
ROYALTY IN THE SOUTH.
A FEW FAMILIES WHOSE ANCESTORS
WE'RE MoNARCHs.
Judges Green p. Foute and Henry T.
Elicit, OF This City, Named In the List,
While Many Others Reside in Terri
tory Adjacent to Memphis.

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II. Browning entitled Americans of
Royal Descent" 1t is work OF over 500
pages, and gives in narrative style alleged
royal descent, from English, French, Irish
and Scotch monarchs OF q great many
United States families. What particularly
impresses one in looking over this queer
book is the great number of southern fami-
lies whose descent is traced by Mr.. Brown
ing, generation after generation from kings.
The royal gcnealogy OF the Fairfax fam
lily, OF Virginia, seems to occupy consider
able space. Their descent is traced first
TO Henry Fairfax, fourth Baron Fairfax of
Cameron, who died in 1878. He was the
eldest son OF the Hon. Rev. Henry Fair
fax, OF Bolton-Pcrcy, in Yorkshire, who
was second son OF that Fairfax who
bought the titlcof baron for the small sum
OF el,500 from King James |. IL is
Through the Rev. Henry's wife that the
Fairfax family, OF Virginia, get their royal
blood, for she was daughter of Sir Henry
Cholmonely, OF Grandmount, knight, u
grandson OF the eleventh Baron Clifford,
whose wife was Percy, SO IL goes without
saying she was Of the royal blood, for she
was, through several fines" descended
from King Edward Ill from st. Louis,
King OF France and from the great Lew
(-ellyn, Prince OF Wales, besides numbering
among her ancestors the renowned Hot
spur.
Besides those Of the name Of Fairfax,
whose ancestry is traced TO kings, there
are also the descendants Of the daughters
OF the house OF Fairfax who married.
Among the prominent Nirginians whose
wives were Fairfaxes were Lawrence
Washington, the elder brother of President
Washington; John Carlisle, OF Alexandria;
Warne and Perin Washington, Edgar Ma
son and Charles X. Hyde, James W. Ir-
win, Archibal Cary, David Grifliths, Chas.
Catlett and Thomas Ragand.
From the gallant Robert Bruce and Rob
ert Stuart, Kings OF Scotland, through the
Vans family OF Barnbarrock, in Wigton,
Scotland, is descended that great person.
age in American history, Gen. Andrew
Jackson, twice President OF the United
States. In the same line Of descent is the
wife OF Dr. William n. Vance, of Bristol,
Tenn.
Edward H., King Of England, and 81.
Louis, King OF France, arc the royal an
cestors OF the Peytons Of Virginia. The
descent OF this family from the royal Plan
iagenets is through the Barons fitz- War
rem, earls Of Baltimore. The founders Of
the family in Virginia were Col. Valentine
and Henry Pcyton, who settled respec-
lively at Nominy and Aqua, in West
moreland county.
The descendants Of Gen. Daniel Rober-
dcau, Of Winchester, Va, are OF the royal
line Of Scotland, rs the generals mother
was twelfth in descent from james |. Of
Scotland through the Iivingstons, Of Kill
syth, and the Cunynghames, OF Glengar-
mock. OF these descendants are the wife
OF Congressman Shobcr, OF North Carolina;
Mrs. Sandamorc Nichols, Of Alexandria,
Va: tine wife OF ex- itiorney-Go OF
Virginia Sidney <. Baxter; the Amman
family, OF Baltimore, and the DIS. Conrad,
of Winchester.
Pedigree NIL IL tina, Of the late Judge
Henry T. Ellet, OF Memphis, who died
suddenly after delivering an address oI
welcome TO President Cleveland. lie was
dcsccndantof Thomas Lloyd, first deputy
Governor OF Pennsylvania and president Of
the provincial council. lie was Of the
Lloyds Of Dalobran, descendants Of Me
rcydd, King Of Fowls, in one line, and in
another from Edward l., King OF England
and Philip ILL.,, King Of France. OF the
same descent were the wife of Gen. Rich
ard Thomas OF Talbot, Md. the Elects, o
Boulder, Kas., and the wife OF william
Cabell, Of Virginia.
OF royal descent, from the kings Of Ar.
ragon and CASTLE, aud from Henry Ill.
King Of England, and Louis Will, Kins
OF France, through the Barons West
Lords Delaware and the Dandriges O
"The Bower" Jefferson county, Va. IN,
wife OF Anthony Kennedy, some tim,
United States senator from Virginia; th,
wife OF Thomas Buchanan, Of Virginia; th,
wife OF Robert NJ. T. Hunter, Of Virginia
the second wife Of the Virginia patriot
Patrick Henry; the Rev. VIM. :. fon
tame, OF Reidsville, n. c.; the wife o
Gen. Jesse w. Garth. Of Virginia, aud thu
wives OF John $. Moore and George Wood
son Payne, OF Virginia.
From King Edward J. Of England
through. the Towards, was descended tn
Welshman Philip Thomas, who settled IL
1851 ON estate granted 10 him in Ann
Arundel county, Md. lie has many lie
scendants In the south. Among thos
were John Clapp Thomas, OF Baltimore
the snowdcns, OF Oakland" and Mont
pelier" in Maryland; DIR. William i
Snowden, Of laurel, Nd; the wife Of Col
Frisby 1ilghman, OF Maryland, and th
Coale family OF Hartford county, Md
The mother Of the children OF Gen
George Baldey, OF New Orleans, Is Of roya
descent, through the Grahams, Of Penn
sylyania, from the Stuart kings Of Scotland
Philip ILL.,, King Of France, and III
Plantagcnot kings Of England are the royt
ancestors OF the Virginia Skipwiths, 4,
fcondants OF that Henry Skipwiih create
II baronet In 1922, whose eldest son se
l. lied In Mecklnburg county, Va, an
founded the American family. OF th
descendant was the wife OF William shor
Of Virginia, who was the first citizen ~
pointed 10 Office under the federal const
tuition; the Skipwiths Of Maury count!
Tenn; the wife Of Judge Green r. Foui'
Of Memphis; the wife Of James II. Ross,
Hines county, Tenn; the wife Of sidne
T.. Decson, Of Bolivar county, Miss.; u
wife Of Benjamin II. Green, Of South Ca
olina; the wife Of Lawyer Percy Robert
OF New Orleans; the wife OF John v
Green, Of Augusta, Ca. the wife Of ID.
Lehman, Of Jackson, Miss; Nat q. ski
with, OF Dclton, La, Pcyton skipwith,
Oxford, Miss; the wife Of DIR. James WI
con OF DeSoto county, Miss Skipwith w
MGR, Of Baltimore; the wife Of Edwal
Venabc, Of Petersburg Va; Grey $. Il
Of Baltimore, the wife Of Able u. Mayo,
Richmond, Va; the wife OF Charles Win
field, OF New Orleans; Edward RuiIin,
Hanover, Va, who fired the first gun
the rebellion, April ", 1861; the wife
i. b. sayre, Of Frankfort, KY; the wi
nj John Marshall. OF Mobile: John Con