Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-24
Peter Francisco, the subiet's' IN"
the UuguenOts.

Subjects l.. o., BOWhd'dh ~'""'''
TO the Editor of the Dispatch:
noticed in a late issue Of your paper
az, fno,,irv concerning Peter Francisco
lie was Sergeant-at-ATms Of the House
Of Delegates OF Virginia, and came IRON
maj mart of buckingham now called Az
nomattox county. lie lodged at the OIu
Columbian Tavern, in Room - ana oIeu
therein. / became one Of the pIopIIV'OI
of this famous hosiery III loo'' d4'ol ~
doth NJ this Revolutionary veteran, ana
knew of him only from report Our
GUESTS who had become his intimales'
frequently alluded 10 him. and The long
sword he knew 50 well how 10 use on Oc-
cssion. A story current about the time Is
This: In going TO the House one moIHlbs
he was invited by merchant heaI-Dy
the tavern TO make trlal Oh mo
etrenqth whereupon ne lifted 10 MS
Knees a haIf-pipe of wine, and duchln8
SLIGHTLY his head, so as 10 touch me
bung-hole with his lips, drank 10 INC
health Of the company, VINO looheo Oh
amazed at the feat! .,.,,,
Two years ago l wrote sehee'O5I'o
account of the Subjects as q slghI con
tribution 10 Huguenot history. NY an.
cestors. along with some o'V o'nci ii''- .-,.,
Grants. landed at jamestown on the -.u
vrav M the James river, as far as Mdh-
rikin where they founded a colony. Inc
shin hearing this precious company was
,arned Mary Anne" and made lhe NoS
apo from London in thirteen weeks uH-
der tho command Of its vlgiahI master
C,,,tofn Holmes My ancestors names
a. tb,,s registered: Abraham SoDlel, MS
wife susanna Dupuy Sobiet' ana lilteo
sons-pierre Louis Soblet, james 0oU'e''
and Abraham SOblet. Jr.-and TWO hI1io
Girls their sisters. In the course Oh unlo
several Of the subjects, as we no" spo"
The name. emigratcd South and west
but none North. They were 40 III
stre,vn nj one time i'm Powhatan as IL Is
Ga the christians and the Crumps were
i'm Noy Kent. OF these the Ola verse
Cneaning no harm) runs;
AZ was going down the roao'
met a. terrapin and toad,
And every time the toad did jump
spicd a Christian or a Crump'
am at the axe Of so years, the ohly
male sublett who resides now III TIC
From old wills. deeds, or other convey
o,ces of members Of the Huguenot Col"-
nv il appears that ii extended rom
pe,nard's creek, up the river, TO the olu
Sublau homestead-RlVer view. ny
grandfather and his ldther S'iuS"e'
owned the homestead, and us apPuIle-
nonces which had been built early III lne
sevonteeuth century. The residence on j..
looked as old seventy years ago WHgh 4
relncmbcr hrst to have seen IT, as II oooS
to-day. ....aoa III, the
l,rcs seven miles ana upWal us,
and back to the uplands illil'
49, two. The Old settlement Cii-
hraced all me cleared neIos Oh '"e
Nionacans-then regarded as the rlciss'
and dnost 10 be found in the upper coun-
ia tract of some 5000 or 500 acIes' -
! ',iShe of forty acres had been reaeIN e ,.,'
and ON il was built q church' III Ml'.l'
! Inc settlers worshippcd God accorul"b W
| the rites observed, and the tenels SO Ooll
/ scientiously held by the huBueii '''.',,
/ About fifteen years ago the olu CAHi "a
VS. dismantIed and It's materials 80
"eed i'm a reconstruction as TO present ~
the view pleasing simlh1uus %. .n,,
ORIGINAL ! have had photographs t@ en-.
~ The historic edihce, and gwen mem men
sroolv and lovingly to the Husuenol ,s SuD,
80 or 81. Joseph, Mo; OF Auslih' IN
Tr,1da Ia. and New York.
hul""' i"'' ;. 5. SUBLErT.