The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03
THE BLAND FAMILY
AND DESCENDANTS
Poythress, GOOde, SpOtswOOd, Mayo,
Atkinson, Lee, Jones, Newton, Ban
ister, Gibson, Thornton, Pryor.
Tucker, Randolph, COaIter,
Bryan, Coleman, and
Others.

The family OF Bland is one OF great
antiquity in the north Of England, deriV-
inc its name from the original seat n
Mace called Bland, in the parish ct SEQ
burgh. Yorkshire. One member IS re
corded as a benefactor to Fountains
Abbey I'm that county, in 1882; another,
Patricus de Bland. was a commander
against tho Scots. 1893; William de
pland did good service in France Lnder
Edward III. one branch Of tho famlly'
the BANDS Of Kippax NOW EXTINCT were
created baronets. IN 1897 branch OF tne
line OF sedburgh settled 1T Gibard IN
the parish OF orion. Westmoreland'
where they continue 20 occupy their ola
family seat to the present day.
Edward Bland. OF Burdeld, OF young
or branch OF the Gibard family, died
in the reign Of Edward ~, and from
him descended Roger Bland. of orton'
who had Adam Bland. Of London Ser
geant Skinner 10 Queen Elizabeth; mar
ried about 15l9, Jane, daughter or VIII
liam Atkyns. of ST. Gregory. London
and had issue: l. Robert, OF Henley 2
lane married February 20, 1876, william
Hone. gentleman. of Northampton Court
Nuddlesex; 3. Peter, married Susan. and
had. with other issue: Susan, married
first John Marden, Of Battersea, and
secondly, Sir Arnold Herbert. Knight; l.
Thomas, OF St. Martins, gentleman, m
der sheriff OF MiddleseX; married first
Alice Germaine. and secondly Elizabeth,
and had SOW
eral children; 3. Elizabeth. married VIII
liam Bury, gentleman; 6, Frances, died
young; Z, Richard, died young; s, VIII
liam. OF London, gentleman. married
Judith Woodcey: O. Francis died young;
10. Gregory, married ; IL, Jasper,
died young. about December 10, 1886.
u. Mary: 13, John. OF Syth Lane, Lon
don. and Plaislow. Essex, born l53; a
wealthy and prominent merchant, deal
ing chiefly with Virginia; married Susan
Duclere, OF Hamburg.
John and Susan Ouclere) Bland had
issue: /. Mary born 1901: married h. NJ.
fourth son OF Sir Peter PROXY, Lord
Mayor Of London, afterwards Lcrd
Carysfort 2. Susan, morrled Thomas
Pierson: g. Thomas. OF Plaislow. receiver
Of rents. Yorkshire; married first, Eliza
beth Withan; secondly katherine. sister
OF Richard Sandys, OF Northbourne,
Kent: died i67s; 4. John. married Sarah,
daughter OF Giles Green. NJ. p, for Corfe
Castle. in reign Charles l., and mad with
other issue, Giles who married Frl1ces
daughter OF Thomas PROXY, one n the
masters OF requests; came to Virginia
as collector Of lower james liver, and
taking a very active part in Bacon's re-
bellioh. was hung by order OF Rerkeley's
court-martial in 1876 when Just twenty
nine years OF age; 5. EDWARD. marI ed
Jane. daughter OF Gregory Bland and
settled I'm Virginia at Kyrages. where
he died in $685. 6. Anne. married Rev.
William Bland, rector OF Cowley, wrere
she died 1862: T. Jonn; 3, Rev. Robert,
rector OF Weyborough Magma, Essex: 3.
Adam; 10. William, died 1853. aged about
twenty-seven; II, Richard. of Preston
Hall married Jano, daughter OF Joseph
Lane. gentleman, and died November 70,
1892 leaving several children: II. Theo-
derrick, born 1929; merchant at st.
Lucas, Spain. I'm 1876; at the Canary ISL
ands, 16i7-'s, living IN Virginia In 1854,
where he purchased Berkeley and West
over. in Charles City county: was Speak
err OF the House OF Burgesses 1853 and
1860 and member OF the Council. In
fortune and understanding inferior to no
man in Virginia He married Ann.
daughter OF Governor Richard Bennett,
died April %. 1871. His tomb still re-
naming at Westover, at the site OF old
Westover church 0he site for which. as
we'll az foi the courthouse. he gave)
bears the arms: AR. on a bend 81. three
pheons ar. for Bland: ;mpaling three
demi lions for Bennett; with the motto
"sperate et Write fortis.' ana the in
scription.
as. NJ
prudentis & Erudiu Theoderici,
Bland Armig qui obijt. Aprilis
I'D. A. d., 1871. AETATIS Al.
Cujus vidua Maestissima Anna,
Fila Richard Bennett Armig:
hoe Marmor Posuit."
Issue Of Richard and Anna (Bennet)
Bland: Theodorck. OF westover. born
1853, died i702; married Margaret and had
Theoderlck. John (who returned TO En-
gland and Scarborough; 2. Richard. of
Berkeley" and afterwards Of Jondan's
Point, Prince George county; born August