The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-05

February, 1901, died 14th OF May, LODI
He was lieutenant in Captain
8Humphrles's company Of infantry In 1872
and served at stoney Point; was after
wards made major Of Flfty-fifth Regi-.
ment of Virginia militia. The children OF
Major Thomas Briscoe are:
First--.Eleanor Magruder Briscoe. mar.
rled first her cousin, Tighman Waters,
Montgomery county. Md. second, Dr.
Washington Waters. IL
Second-Juliet Baker Brlscoe, married
Norman Miller of Martinsburg.
Third Elizabeth. married Dr. w. II.
p. Hail. OF Maryland, Second wife) is.
suc--Dr Brlscoe Hall; Elizabeth; Cary;
sumpter; juliet; Susan; Eleanor. and
William.
Fourth-James TIlte Briscoe, c. $. A.,
married Caroline Miller; i3sue---Jamea
Francis Briscoe, OF Front Royal, Nd,
married Minnie Butler; issue--James But
Ter and Minnie. 81 VI
Fifth--Dr. Thomas wood Briscoe. C. s.
A., killed at first battle Of Manassas.
i Sixth-Captain John Lamar Briacoe, c.
s. a.
Seventh--Ann Arabelln, married q. M.
8Aiaquith, of Charleston; issue-Davis and
Eleanor, who married ]. u. Wyatt; Is
sue--cathcrine and Edward Wyatt
Eighth-Frances Amelia married Will
liam Bowen Gallaher. OF Augusta county.
oldest son OF Hugh Laffcrty Gallaher and
Charles James, Juliet Hite; Eleanor
Hagrudcr Brscoe, Frances Amelia Bris-
scoe, and William Bowen, Jr.
Or. John Briscoe, who emigrated 70
Berkeley from ST. Mary's county, Md.
was born March iii; died It'll December.
1888. He was the presiding Justice OF the
County Court OF Berkley for many years.
Was active In organizing the militia
during the Revolutionary War and at one
time was a surgeon In the army" CTaken
from the Briscoe Bible) There Is q
letter preserved also, written by La
Fayette to the Justice of Berkeley county
CDR Briscoe) urging him TO hasten with
the troops for General Washington's as
sistance.
Robert Briscoe. (born October l. l71s)
married Anne Wood, 1876; daughter OF
Samuel Wood and Ann Wood. Tho Wood
family, as we'll as Briscoe all lived at 81.
Mary's county, Md.
Gerard Briscoe moved to an estate IN
Montgomery county. Md, and then to an
estate. "Cloverdale," near Winchester
Va. whore he resided the remainder Of
his life. He was known as Colonel &c.
rard Briscoe." Tho first wife OF Colonel
Briscoe was Ruth Mcmillan: issue-lst
Ann, born February 8, 1T6o, married Par.
menas Brsscoe, of Berkeley; they nae
nine chldren; Elizabeth. Sally, Gerard
Polly. Robert, Frances, Patsy. Henry.
Thomas. the second child of Colonel &c
rard BrIscoe, died unmarried. The sec,
ond wife OF Colonel Gerard Briscoe was
Margaret Baker Of Virginia. They hac
six children:
First-AIary, married DR. Cornelius
Baldwin, surgeon in revolution and mem
Der Sons OF Cincinnati. 5.
Second-Eleanor, married Judge Archi
bald Stuart
Third-Susanna unmarried.
Fourth--Elizabeth married Judge n, II
Holmes, of Winchester, Va.
Fifth-Robert, unmarried.
Sixth-Margaret.
we must defer the descendants OF the
Baldwins, Stuarts and other distinguished
members of the family who have resided
In the Valley. for our next Issue.
The coat OF arms for Briscoe. which Is
given. are found in Burke's Peerage, the
only difference from those held BY the
Virginia descendants is that they have
the motto Alter Altero." while the arms
for BrIsco. OF Clifton Hall, have no mot
to. They are described as "a shield. ara
three greyhounds courant In pale. sa
crest-.A greyhound cohrant, sa, seizins
hare ppr."