Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-17
ALEXANDRIA. VA TUESDAY EVENING JULY II 1888

which nss not been, IN the highest degree
amiabe and respectable Ee prophesiet
then that the descendants of Pocahonta
would take prominent position in the com
monwealtb. AT that time John Randolph
of Roanoke, was just entering upon public
life, He was the queer but distinguished
descendant of the Indian princess.
The prediction Of the historian has since
been fulfilled in the person of such distin
guished characters as Bishop Randolph, o.
Virginia; President Harrison, and the Pres
ident's grandson-the pure man. able and
conscientious statesman and brave soldier
Benjamin Harrison. The old graveyard at
Jamestown. Va, still has gravestones pre-.
served bearing the names of the Ambie.s,
Edwards. Beverleys, Byrds, Coughs, Jacque.
lins, Lees and Berkeleys, all cousins OF Gen.
Ben Harrison. Here also, stone still bears
ringtons, Crensbaws and HeDshaws, OF Rich
mond, Va, also, could claim kin. Through
the Carringtous, the Careys, of Warwick
countless family of Smith, through Mary
Jacquelin and John Smith aDd General John
Smith, of Frederick county, Va. are cousins
of "Tippecanoe and Tyler. ioo." Geueral
George Washington, 1t is said, was once in
love with Miss Mary Carey, of Warwick
county. Va, who was connection of Presi.
dent Harrison. 1t is supposed che is the
one to whom, according to Iryng's "Life of
Washington" he indicted his first and only
poetry:
o! woe is NE that I should love and conceal,
| And dare not reveal
The Minors, Worthingtons, Pages, Bur.
wells, B!airs, Conrsds, Madsons, Wares,
/ Nod a Tol:
| Gaines, Taylors, Fields, Srothers, Maycs,
Masons, E4tdlImundsops, Loma4es, Paynes,
| Russells, Writings. Shackelsons, billiards,
Roys. Kidds, Hickmanp, all can come next
year to the White House to see cousin
Ben"
The following Virginia families also can
claim kinship: Amherst county-Cabels,
Penns, Mosbys Albemarie county-Lewis,
Douglass, Gilmer, Madisons, Pitcher. Anne.
liza county-Tabb and VIM Augusta coun-
ty-Dowell, Simms, the Boyers, of Bote-
| tourt county Rutherfords, of fBerke ey coun.
ty; Fields and Strothers, of Cuipeper, Or.
ange and Fauquier counties the Woods
and Zsnes, OF Frederick county Wilkinson
| and Adams, Of Henry county The Fit3-
hugbs, of the Noithern neck, Culpeper, Eau.
quier and Fairfax counties aud Richmond;
the Peytons aud Clsphams, OF Loudoun
county the Landlords and Williams, of
Pittsylvania county; the Blands and Poyth-
ress, Of Prince George county the Lees,
Bulltts, Sinclairs and WoodeDs, of P.iuce
William county the Pages and Thorntons
of Spotsylvania county. and the Callst's, Of
Spotsylvania and Fauquier counties. From
al parts of Virginia the families related 10
"CousiI Benz can come, a. follows Lud-
well, Brent, Cooke, Fulton, Dudley, Dlggs,
Chichester Hunter, Fontaine, Maury, Nor
ris, Walker, Moncure, Travis, Wythe,
Curles, Curtis, Parke, Burwell, Latane, Bay
ard, Grimsley, Sumervile, French, Grigs-
by, Nicholas, Bassett, Saunders. Shields,
Spillmap. Jones, Reese, Bartlett, Matthews,
Martin, Maddox, Gardiner, Hills, Pember.
ton, Woods, Turner, Jackson. Ayers. Cave,
Winchester, Glasscock, Gait Woodson Gar
land, Underwood Faunteroy, Baylor, Bell,
Bowman, Finney. Davis. Law, Upsbur, Poul.
son, Brooking, Wise, Parker snead.
From Gloucester county, 10 doubt, Pres!-
dent Harrison will be glad to welcome to the
White House cousins from tho following
families: Jones, Mann, Page. Gwynp,
Wormly, Taylor, Willis. Richards, Booth
and the Warmers. The fact is that if one
half of his cousins in Virginia from the fifth
to the seventh remove will vote for him. be
will carry Virginia. Family pride is carried
to such an extent in that State, and there is
SO much olannishness among the old fami.
lies-largely growing out of the proverbial
hospitality of Virginians and their conse-
quent recognition of relationship to the fur
thest degree-that it is very probable Gen
eral Harrison's relationship through Poca-
hontas TO people in every county in the
State may draw him many votes, especially
as nearly all the above named persons were
originally old line protection whigs and
Virginians are noted for doing what their
forefathers die. By voting for Harrison
they will be voting not only for descend
ant of the four grandfatbers of Pocahontas,
but for the descendan: eight times removed,
Pocahontas not being the fore mother, but
the eighth great.arand mother of Gen. Ben.
Harrison In addition 10 Virginia family
pride, it is not unlikely that strong party
prejudices may in many instances be over
come, and Virginia State pride may secure
votes for Harrison, as Virgnians would be
proud to secure the old ante-bellum claim of
being the Father of Presidents" which she
can do by the election of Ben. Harrison,
whose Virginia cousins are legion.
Col. John Washington's descendants-the
connecting link with the first President OF
the United States-are also collateral rela.
tives to Gen. Ben. Harrison. As result OF
Union saved in MIN. descendant of Fo'
cahontas, the rights Of The Indian, the rights
of ALL and the rights of Virginians, can be
reflected; and relative Of Washington ,and
of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth
families of Virginia, will honor the nation
and the Old Dominion, as we'll as Indiana,
as administrators of the greatest and best of
governments, and all Virginia will be proud
of President cousin Ben."