The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
NATURES GREA

'both families, they probably sprang from the same stock. Anthony Garrett was Vestryma Il, church warden and' Ia y read CT of St. Marks Paris from lioS, lie married Mrs. Bowler (Nfiss Jones) and his children were Robin, who moved to Ken lucky, and died in his 9Sth year. His daughter married Stakely Towles of Mad ison, and their daughter married James L. Waggener of Russellville, ky James son of Anthony. was minister of Crooked Run Church He married Miss Rowe and was the father of EdmuHd.' who was the father of the late Rev. James Garrett, whose sons Joel, Absalom and Franklin, and daughter Tabitha still survive John. son of Anthony, moved to Kentucky. Thomas married Miss Hawkins. Reuben, son of Anthony, married Miss Troyman and was the father of the venerable Miss Tabitha Lucy married a Tinsley. Sally mar t Stepp, and Betsy married Wm. Willis Culpepper, the father of the late Isaac Willis, who has many de scendants. among whom is the Rev. John c. Willis of Indian Town, Orange County. Copied from St. Marks Parish, by Philip Slaughter, D. D.
 4S2. BLAND-The origin of the Bland family dates from a remote period. The family is purely English, and we may not hesitate to compare the virtues and renown of its several branches with those of the proudes. gentry of the land. With out intermission the Bland family have continued to reside at Orton since 1877. Sir Thomas Bland. Knt.. of Rfppax Park, near Leeds, was created a Baronet by Charles I. in 1642 Roger Bland of Or ton, Westmoreland County. father of Adam Bland, of London. received his crest from Queen Elizabeth, 1853. He married Joan. daughter of Wm. Atkyns Cor Atkins) of St. Gregory London, and left numerous descendants, as follows: 1, Wm. Bland. of London. Gent. who mar ried Judith Woodery and had issue, Will liam and Jane; 2, Peter married Susan issue Adam, William, Joan, Susan, Ju- dith; 8, Thomas. married Elizabeth, widow of Wm. Lordly. issue George. Eliz- abeth: f. Gregory, married -. issue Francis, Jane; 5, John, married Susan Deblere, issue, seventeen children, 1, Mary. married Sir Peter Proby, Issue, Pe- ter. George, Susan; 2. Susan, married Thomas Pierson; 3, Thomas. married, D Elizabeth Witham. @ Katharine San dys; 4, John. married Sarah Green; 5 Edward. married Jane, daughter of Greg ory Bland; 6, Anne, married Stephen Jackson; 2, Elizabeth, married Rev Wm. Beare: 8. Robert. married Mary Hinton; 10, Adam. died on his way to Virginia; II, William. died in 1649; 12 Richard. mar ried Jane Lane; 13. Arnold, died an in- fant; 14. son. Infant, died; 15. Theodrick of Berkeley" James River, Va. was baptized at St. Antholin's January 16, 1929 was first In 1642, a merchant with his brother at St. Lucan, Spain then in 1647-S in the Canary Islands. In 1854 he came to Virginia, died August. 1669. and was buried at "Westover." He married Anne, daughter of Col. Richard Bennett, who was Governor of Virginia. She died V87. Richard. died unmarIded; IT, Joan Amy, died an infant. Issue of Theodrick and Anne Bland, 1. Theodrick of Westover." member of the Council of Virginia, died 17Ce. married Margaret - of England. issue. Theodrick. John and Scarborough; g. Richard. married, first. Mary Swann. issue, six children. all died young. married, second Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Col. Vim. Randolph of Turkey Island" She died 1n9; ne died April 6, 172O. They had issue. 1. Mary, married Henry Lee of Lees HaIl"; 2. Eliza beth. married wm. Beverly of Bland field"; 3, Richard, member Virginia House of Burgesses of first Congress at Phila- delphia, and of Virginia Convention of l775, married Annie Paythress; 4, Anne, married, first, Capt. Robert Mumford, second, George Currie; 5, Theodrick of "Rippax." married Frances Boiling: issue of Mary (Bland) and Henry Lee, 1, John, married Miss Poythress; g. Richard; 8. Henry married Lucy Grymes: 4. Lettice. married - Fitzhugh. Issue of Henry and --., ls..esJ L4,e, l. tenry. porn Jan- uary 29. 1756. died March 25, ISIS, popular ly known as Light Horse Harry, Lieu