The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-03
OF NOTED ANCESTRY
Tns late Mrs. oerethea Washington
HiIi-S Sne Mas Descendant ef
Famaus virainiar families.

Many hearts we're sal when news Ol
the death % Nrs UOrothea SIS ashinZtOa
till became known % her friends snd
relatives. Mrs llill Wss 4 native Oi
fredericksburg Va and 2 81 descended
from. or allied %. many 90 the most tis-
ring uishe.i names of that iair state. Her
father. John Garner VA : member OF :
widely spread family. wa0 irst settled Ia
Virginia about the middle Oi the seven
teenth century. Tier mother, Am Byrd
Thompson. Wa daughter u william
Thompson snd sarah Garter. der
motherss maternal zrsndiather wss
Rev. John Thompson, 4 distinguished
minister d the established church Ia To-
.onisl Virginia, who married Lady spots
wood. widow Of sir Alexander spots
wood the most famous Governor % y
giais. 4 qusint lettsr from the reverend
Gentleman, replying 20 certain objections
TIE fair widow hsd raised 10 regard 20
social inequalities between governors
elergy men. l. one OF the best known pas
.ages IN Bishops Meade Old Churches
2nd Families % Ilrginis- The parsOn
.tAtss that while her hrsr husband was
land be was the representative Of the
king 0i heaven. H.s reasoning removed
All Lady SpOtsWOoG : seruples. and sne
5000 after becams Mrs Thompson. Ma
teruslly. toe mother Of Mrs bill came u
especially distinguished Virginia snces-
try one of her aunts Was the VIE Oi
William burner Browne, = grandson cf
Governor William Buruet. II New fOrs
sad Massachusetts, 4 daughter OF Mrs
Bros snd nrst cousin % Mrs Garner
married Robert Lewis, nephew Of
George Washington. General Alexanfer
SpotsEOOd. grandson Of Lady spots
wood married Elizabeth, dsuahter OF
Augustine LeWis.A niece Of George Nssh-
ingtOn. Mrs Gamers material grand
father wss Charles Carter, Of "Clege.
King George County "a ine old brick
mansion, still standing on tie banks Oi
the RsppshsnnOek. This Col Garter.
hin -elf a man Of prOminence. was the sou
Of one Of the most eminent men OF Co
lOnis Virginia, Robert Carter OF
"COrOtomAa. called from his great
wealth sld political influence King
Garter King Carter. who left So bis
death. scrOriinz % hi- obituary, BOO
OOC acres u lgnt 3 600 s.Aves ami go.
O0O in mOuey. flled sll the higher Officers
in the Col0uy-GoyernOr, Treasurer.
Councillor. and Speaker Of the House q
Burgssses The wife Of Chsries Garter
wAs sdaughter Of the Ablest aud most tis
tiuguished Eirginisn 10 public liz prior
10 tie revolutionary period. This Ma
Col. William Byrd, Of "Nest0ver. 90
James River. the founder OF Richmond
And Petersburg. the collector Of the Arg
est private library 10 America during the
Colonial period . member Of the Royal
Society, sad foremost slise 10 public snd
private life Among more remote snees-
tors. Mrs. Hill traced descent from Col
Warshsm Horsmsnden, a cavalier who
fed 20 Virginis during the Civil war and
whose mother wss a 1t. .Lsgee, OF T. leombe,
10 Kent. England, who Wa descended
from the NeYiiles. ScafOris, ,Besuchsmps.
aud others Of the most distinguished
names smOug the old Engli=hed nobility
Mr.. Hill was .sit sn orphan sc sE early
age snd was adopted by her mother :
brother, Commodore Charles Garter Byrd
Thompson. q distinguished officer OF the
nited States Navy, who was than com
mandsnt OF the Charleston Navy lard.
She married Converse Hill, and caves
two sons snd three daughters. William,
Converse Bigelow. Emma \. >eates,
Louisa N. Kemp, and Sarah z, widow
OF George " Howard