Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-25
1.-THE CabeIls at Hampden-Sidney."
n. N I'LL. III


Aware of the fact that the Dispatch is al
WAYS ready to publish anything that bears
on the illustrious names that add lustre TO
the name of Virginia. / send you short
biographical summary of an lllustrlous
family. 1t comes TO me as the compiler OF
a general catalogue of the venerable
Hampden-Sidney College," and was pre-
pared by MIR. Alexander Brown, L. X. Hist.
s.. author of THE Genesis of the United
States" book that was not born to die.
A part of his record antedates any re-
cords Of the college now In my hands, ana
many Of the names will be familiar 10 very
many of your readers.
"Dr. William Cabell (son OF Nicholas
Cabell and his wife Rachel Hooper, was
born in Harminster, England, IN 100 and
died i'm Harminstern in the present
county of Nelson. Va, leaving four sons
viz. ID William, 90 Joseph, 90 john and
vi. Colonel William Cabell the elder, of
Union Hill" was trustee OF Hampden;
Sidney School from November s, ITO, and
If Hampden- Sidney College from the
spring of 1888. He was appointed one Oh
the Managers of the Hampden-Sidney Lot
tery in May, 1777, and the drawing took
Mace 27th-29th of August, l776. (Degene-
rate old days IT. w, Ii.
Three of his sons were students az
Hampden-Sidney-v !. William Gaoeu,
Jr., AFTERWARDS known as Colonel Wllliam
Cabell the younger, of Union hlltl, porn
05th March, 1850; at Hampden-Sidney,
I777.177B at William and Mary 4th May,
i779, to September, 1880; died at Union
HilIn 22d November, 1922. 2. Landon
CabeIl, born about 1855; entered hampoen-
sidney 9Oth July, ITS, TO January. 1850 ana
again from the spring of l7S4 To l7S6; dled
ina Nelson county, Va, 9th January, lsOi.
2. Colonel Joseph Cabell, OF Aon
HILL" Buckingham county, va, lett an
only son, Colonel Joseph Cabeu Jr., VINO WI,
was educated at William and Mary Ool-
lege. His descendants (save General Ben
iamin w. S. Cabell) nearly all went TO the
West. Was not General Il. w. 5. Cabell
(G-I0 Nav, 1898; died 18th April, ls62,) O
student at Hampden-Sidneyl 49,, :,
4. Colonel John Cabell, OF Green hiii,
Bnekinpham county, Va. was the father
of DIR. George Cabell, Of Lynchburg, whose
sons. w. J. Lewis Cabell and John BrecK-
| inridge Cabell. We're students at lamp
4 Colonel Nicholas Cabell the elder, OF
I" liberty Hail. Nelson county, Va, was
the father OF William II. Cabel. Governor,
10 DR.. George Cabell, Of Richmond;
! Hon Joseph Darlington Cabell. and OF
Nicholas Cabell, Jr., born gath December,
| l7sO. at Hampden-Sidney 1893 ana Toy,
| William and Mary lSOO-Vl uleu ~ 1ApeI ~
| Hall, Nelson county. va. 2otn OF suneii
ia,s, He was the father of Nathaniel
| Francis Cabeli, who took A; g. IN 1879. :,
Governor William IL. Cabell was the
father Of Nicholas @. Cabell, who entered
| Hampden-Sidney in 1872. 80,
H. Gaorpe Cabell was the fether OF John
| Nicholas Cabell. born sist July, is9S; AZ
| Hampden- Sidney In iS2l-iS2S; went west,
where lao died over forty years ago. LEAVING
81, only daughter, who was adopted oy M
brother. DR.. James L. Cabell. OF the Uni
| yersity Of Virginia. 20 exs
The foregoing contains tho names y Q, nvg
William Cabell, Jr., of Union h,li. son o
| colonel William. the elder; Landon. son o.
Colonel William, the elder; Hector, son o.
Colonel William, the elder Nie ana ia eSr
OF Colonel Nicholas. the elder s ana Son y,
| Nicholas. son Of DIR. George yanem' q q
| Riehmond. and. fhink, Genera =; v. o.
Cabell. SON OF Colonel Joseph ganed, sa'
Osrsstaassbsvg, va. y W. no
.r..,,ct n. cnbell was the son OF Ce'onei WI
| Ham CsbsiL Jr., Of - Upion ai'i''
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