The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-14
The Virginia Magazine.
THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF MS
TORY AND BIOGRAPHY: Publish
ell quarterly by the Virginia Histori-
cal Society. Richmond. Va. Price s.


magazine enters upon its thnd year. Its
chief object is the printing OF unpublish-
ed historical manuscripts. and the two
volumes already completed contain much
information concerning early Virginia
history. hitherto entirely inaccessible TO
the general student
The first place IN this number Is given
10 the continuation OF the publication ~
the letters OF William F1tzhugh While
these letters are not OF popular interest.
many % them contain facts OF import
ance. especially relating 10 tho trade
and legal proceedings In the colony.
INSTRUCTIONS 10 Berkeley. 1862 make
five printed pages OF Instructions given
"by his Majcstys command TO Sir VIM.
Berkeley. for the government Of Virginia
Among other things the Governor Is DE-
rected TO arrest and send 20 england any
persons who had been convicted bv Par
lament OF the death Of Charles /.
Among plans for the Colony's advance
ment. the king states his intention 70
establish an iron work more considerable
than private enterprise could undertake,
and directs that the advice OF The Cow
ern0r and Council on the subject should
be sent him.
Under the caption Virginia under Cow
ernor Harvey" IS printed a long letter
from the Governor and Council 90 Nir-
ginia to the Council IN England. 10 de-
fence OF Harvey's administration.
causes Of Discotcnt In Virginia, lli6.'
CWindcr Papers. Virginia State Library.
shows n dangerous state OF ahaiis Oh
the frontier.
In the words OF the introduction 70
Virginia Quit-rents. 1868. lotO. these
"entries from the lettcr-book of the nrst
William Byrd. now I'm the possession az
ne
teresting as showing the amount which
each county, IN the years l63-l6s5. was
expected TO pay I'm the form OF quit-rents,
as well as the area of the counties at
that time"
This numbers instalment Of Major
Robert Beverly and his Descendants
contributed To the magazine by the we'll
known geneai0gist and annqlarian MI.
W. q. Stansrd, gives In ruiz the VIII
OF the celebrated Major Robert Beverly,
OF Colonial Virginia Mr.. Stanard also
continues to contribute Abstracts OF
Virginia Land Patents carefully pre-
pared and abundanuy furnished with
notes by him. These land patents are or
great value They show as who the early
settlers were and where they settled and
give practically a Typographical ntsctip-
ton Of Virginia IN the early colonial
period, furnishing as they do the ai-
Client names of creeks, bays, necks, ana
other manual features. The genealogical
ard biographical notes are compiled al
most entirely from original records. ana
will. when completed, constitute a gee
nealCgical dictionary OF the early set
tiers OF Virginia. Among the notes m
this stalment are those on Governor
Richard Bennett and Capt. John Upton
with his descendants. and relatives ~
the families Of Booth, Underwood, Luz
cas-. Slaughter. Catlett Hawkins, Butler,
and Pierce II is shown that John Upton.
who seems TO have been quite rroml-
nent man. was. between l62, and 1871, nn
ancestor OF President Madison.
An account of THE Flournoy Family
compiled by Flournoy Rivers EsQr iu-
laski. Tenn: Is continued IN this NUM-
Der and announced 10 be concluded IN
the next. This has been an interesting
account OF the settlement and wide
ramfdcadon of one Huguenot family iu
Virginia. Mr. Rivers seems to De OK
act and careful in his work. 1.-THE Todd
Family" by Mr.. W. c. stanard, con-
tains a chart pedigree Of the family ~
Todd, Of Gloucester county, Va, and
OF Maryland, extending from Thomas
Todd. who was living in Virginia about
1917, 10 Justice Thomas Todd, or the United
States Supreme Court An examination
IS usually the case with Mr. Stanarda
work.. there is legal or documentary .yi-
dence for each statement made.
The Historical Notes and Queries de-
partment contains a number ~ matters
of interest notable among which are the
following.
An article on Virginia Vestry Books
and Parish Registers give a list Of the
exceedingly valuable records preserved
I'm the Theological Seminary, 81 Alexan-
drial. bv Mrs sally Nelson Robins. As
sistanf Librarian Of the Virginia His
tnrica Society. The Colonial DANES
have provided for the copying OF the
Register Of Christ Church Parish Mid
dlesex. which covers the period between
1855 and lS03 When the work Is done the
Danes will appoint a committee OK CONE
petcnt gentlemen 10 compare the copy
with the original manuscripts.
Too much praise cannot DC given tho
fair Danes for their timely efforts Toe
wards preserving Virginia history, 50
much OF which is 10 DO found In these
crumbllng old records.
"The origin OF the Name Chesapeake"
"a careful discussion OF the subject by
Mr. William Wallace T0Oker OF Sag
Har00r
A letter from Thomas Oyerton. an Or
fcer in a company from Louisa county.
10 O. friend, written March, 20. lTl5 This
letter shows am amusing similarity be-
tween the spirit OF the volunteers in the
Revolution and ia the late war az tho
outset The writer says. "Nou may have
heard of the hardships OF war. but don't
believe one word OF II. We are IN high
spirits and must remark that our officers
sr1rn 20 eNeminate themselves 80 much
as 20 sleep in a feather bed. but cherfully
wrap up in a blanket and take their re-
pose on tho floor even among the COM
anon men, The cry is War; War.i Warl.,
Conquer or Gle"
Tire name OF Mr.. Thomas J. Upshur, Of
Northampton county, appears tor the
first time as "A contributor 10 the maya
zine. and is most welcome. Mr. Upshur
is believed 10 have fuller and more ac-
curate information than any other terson
in regard t. the history and genealogy
az the Eastern Shore. IL is 10 be hoped
that be will often give the Magazine tho
benefit Of his knowledge.
member OF the Lexington Bar con-
tributes copy OF an application for
pcnsiOn, by citizen OF ROckbridge cOun-
~. Records OF the County Courts about
the period ls}2 20 1887, contain many sim
liar petitions. which are OF great value
I'm throwing light on revolutionary his
tory-espccialy as IN many cases they
are the only records relating 10 the ser
vices Of the militia in that war.
Mr. A. G. Quisenbury. OF the Inspector
Generals Office. in Washington. sends
an account OF the sources OF informa-
ton IN Washington concerning Virginia
Revolutionary soldiers. The United
states Government should by all means
print and publish Indexes TO these rec