The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20
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g5 One Of the most In tereStinB OF inc o!u
colonial families is that OF Fowke. which,
though not strictly Of Virginia, out oe,i.s
more OF Maryland, and now nearly ex-
trnct, yet 1t leads up to so many proni-
nent Virginia families, and has such d.
rect connection with the barons OF Eng
land, that we give It as procedure to the
Daniels, Moncures.. Scots and others OF
Virginia, which we propose to notice.
Roger Fowke Of Gu ,Isa ,ial,' 5 1oi1,,
Fowke descended from the Fowkes OF
Brcwood and Gunstan. Stafford, married
Mary ---. Their second son. Coionel
Gerarde Fowke. emigrnted TO VTslhla,
1862 He married Anne, the daughter or
widow OF Colonel Chandler of Port He-
public Tobacco, Nd. Colonel fow X, was vas
gentleman of the bedchamber to charles
I. and colonel In the Royal Army re
was OF fiery temper by hcredity, and
Transmitted that trait to his descendants.
Tho story Is told of him that he had ire
uuent suits about boundaries OF lana,
&C: one in particular was with Whon-
ganoche. King OF tho Potomac Indians.
He and his cousin. Captain George Mason
(who emigrated with HIND, Captain brent
and Mr.. Lord were indicted for offending
the said king. Captain Brent and Col
onel Towke were each fined 1,5O POUNDS
of tobacco and sentenced that they De
incapable Of holding any oflce.n Colonel
- OWKc was luTlIlcE llICu WV P0NA'NAS
for releasing "a murtherer OF the Eng
fish" who had been delivered to him oy
the Indian king. But the indignation. was
spasmodlc, as q fter special Econlmlttee
Of investigations, Colonel Fowke and the
others were admitted to tho virginia ma
House Of Burgesses, September y 1000.
(See Haydes GenealoEyo
lnnd, third In descent from John FoWke.
was also groom OF the bedchamber TO
the duke Of Cumberland. This gentle
man, who In 1878 received the honor OF
knighthood married. l772, Anne, SECOND
daughter and co-he!r Of Sir Isaac wool
aston. Of Lowsby Hall. (seo Burke .
Landed Gentry.) -.
nut to return to Colonel Fowke Ills
son Gerard married. first. Miss Lomax
mo issue); second. Sarah Bardett, with is
sue, among which was Frances, foWkc,
born February 2.s16S1, married, I'LL. Gusta-
yus Brown, a Scotchman. born tat Del
keith. He was said to BIO Of fine family,
an eminent surgeon In the British army,
who had been accidentally left In Mary
land, n storm driving his ship to sea be-
fore he embarked. This DR.. Brown, or
"Bruin," as pronounced In Scotch. accu-
INFLATED large property ana settleo N
Charles county, Md. Their daughter,
HilI,n Charles county. Nd, 17l3, married,
l74l, Rev. John Moncurc, who was born
in Kincadine, Scotland. and died at his
homo, "Clermont." Stafford county, va,
i76i. and was buried under the chnncel
or Acquin Church, beside his wife, He
came to Virginia In 1893. taught awhile
in Northumberland county, studied the-
| ology, returned to England and was Or
| dained by the Bishop of London. On
returning to Virginia he assisted the Rev
Alexander Scott. and was afterwards pas
| tor of Potomac and AcNuia Church, when
| embraced ~ circuit OF five miles from
| Fredericksburg, Va. There the story Is
| told that there was some objection py
| Dr.. Brown to tho marriage OF his dnugh'
| ter to the delicate and poor young mar
at Hrst; but "he liked him and allowed
| him 10 visit her. but could not pay hel
! any OF her portion until he saw how
\ they got along, just to see II they cou!t
| not live on love, without other resources
| So they were married. went home to al
| empty house, but when they got there
| they found some Of the parlshloners thelt
| with wood, gome With fowls, meal, pro
| visions, &C., and some who insisted OF
| doing tho washing. milking. cooking an.
| even work In the garden But they Doll
| set to work themselves, she to tho house
| keeping, and no to hunting, fishing ant
in the garden when not preaching a
l last, with salary OF 100 pounds paid II
l tobacco, with wedding fees and teaching
| thrown In, he accumulated quite for
i tune. and both were highly esteemed 70
i Their refinement and literary attachments
/ Much moro could be told OF this ener
Retic scotchman, who did so much Z
build vp the early Church ~ that par
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