Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-31
Local Genealogy.
MR. EDrToR:-

In writing mp the history OF families. |
many and sometimes intensely interest
lug traditions are heard and many
unique relics and heirlooms are found.
To the lover OF old things th-y are
pleasure. Mrs. Kate Branch Of our city
has a beautiful gold medallion. very large
and a painting upon II, representing
lone woman weeping by the side of a
beautiful carved tomb. Tradition says
that the hrst Taliafcrro that ever came
to this country-it Is said that he came
from Italy-lost many young children
aud that on a visit with his wife 70 his |
native land this painting. descriptive OF |
her great grief. was made tor her. Miss |
Bessie Lamb too has one of the pair OF
knee buckles worn by William Nelson on
the occasion OF his marriage to Miss
Hartwsil Taliaierro, about one bundled |
a nd twenty-five years ago. IL Is lag,
silver buckle filed with rubies and is
much priced by its fair owner.
Not a heirloom, but belonging Z,
lady of Puritan descent, OF Charles City
county-a Mrs. Hockaday-Mrs. Lamb
show edthe writer a set ofcups and saucers
of exquisite china, unusual shape Of cup
and saucer, of very peculiar handle, and
the gilt as fresh as IT just made-kno = n
| TO be more than two hundred years old.
IL will be remembered that IN our last
letter We stated that Robert II. Talia-
| .errO left three children, viz:
1-Richard Sterling. well and favor
| able remembered by many OF cur people.
| married Ellen Brown OF Richmond and
one son, Robert Claiming, who died
| Young. He married. secondly, Mamie
| Watkins by whom he lett no issue.
% Robert, never married. 90 Anne.
married John Mann and had % Robert
who never married. ~ John who mar
RED Kitty Bernard and had Robert.
| Bernard. John. Sally, Ann, son. and
Kitty. (3) Moreau. and ~ Mary who
married Cary Wilkinson and had: (2)
Mary Eliza who married Cyrus Adol-
phus Branch, OF James City county. 4
very prominent lawyer OF ante bellum
, times and a grand son Of Judge Stsnard
. OF the Supreme Court, and had o.
Catherine Fleming Stanard. who mar
red William Lamb and had Elizabeth
Edloe. and Junius Beverley. (2) Mar,
Wilkinson who married Howard Oregon,
Spencer, now Of Williamsburg. but for
Il merly If York county. Of which count
he was sheriff and had Martha. Mar
u Branch. Howard Gregory and An
Baunister.
IS 3-Christopher Cary, who Marie
* Laura Hammond and had Cara Woo
who, the idol OF his parents, died La
r. year at the age of two years
Z 4-Cyrus Adolphus who married y,
~ lie Booth OF Halifax county and LA
~ Catharine Stanard.
% 5-Matilda Taliaferro who MARI,
William Randolph Branch ard had Jul
b. Howard, Alice Currant, Otie Nimm
William Buckley. Cyrus Victor, and Ca
Randolph.
(b) Willianna married, first, Ave
Farinholt. and secondly, Mr.. Hook
day; no issue 10y either marriage.
- (c) William. a brave Confederate sol
Ter and one of the best OF men. marri
IT, Eliza Power, and had Talaierro. "
liam. Cary, Rosa, Mary. and Eta.
Il, diam Bannister, who married Emo
T. Martin and had Aranch who marri
\. Minnie Wilkinson and had Maud Bs
W. mister and Marguerite
(e) Cary who married Marston a
les had Benjamin, cambridge. and ca
by | Leonard.
IN, Cd Robert who married, first, Ham
r., Martin and had Cd Sarah Beale W
married Hiram Grifing OF Mobile.
Minnie who married Branch Mart
'n (3) William. unmarried. L4l Hanr
'ne Martin, unmarried. III RobeI MARI
nes- secondly, Hattie Gregory of Cha
m City county and had Newell. Rot
Thornton. Askew, Hill. Virginia, Neri
Pol and Branch.
fore [gl Virginia Taylor has never MARI
H. In my last letter it was stated I
nth. Robert McCandhsh who married.
ONE only MISS gray oil NiehWonu'
four sons; IL should have been three s
and one daughter, viz: ~ Robert 4
RED Elva May of Petersburg. and
bert. David, and Elva. ri Gray 4
t a red Leila Vaughan and had three 81
ono rem. l3l Stephen, Ia Ella.
FORK These are the descendants of Rici
lday Taliaferro who was born in 1904