The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25

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s JAN Es$ URARP, WI llamrsburg y ':I'
NV e have had many references q TINS
family iii connection with \ Taylor; i; p ~
Wherever the name Hubbard X occurs It
Should read Hubbard. This old virginia Y, mia
family, and for ma n.y. genera lions before,
spelled the name with only one b.3'I ~
arms as given IRE n conrbinationaofSlt III
b bard, Il Douglas and s Newport "a mines.
h James Hubbard, OF illiamsburg, was as { g
FIRST cousin OF Ann Hubbard as 81 veni IN
the Hubbard geneal ogS{o Of Virglnla. ~ ;r ne
tin,erinarrled With the Berrys, and Boy ,:.
!. Ellen Berry, daughter Of Jona than
Taylor Berry, married John Bower. The
II names Hubert II ubard. Hubbard, Hobart
& and Hobard are snll originally Of the same
families, but Hubbard and Hubbard have
rs become more distinct and sephrat tie OF
late years, and speclally so IL for 5s5 the
{SVirgtn.a branch, who generally, spell the
N name With two bis ia 3siS$ IS 4 ~
# The first of the name Is believed 81 TO:
IA have been Rev. WI liam II ubbard, borni.n
II gland, 1921 graz uated ut Harvard, 1872.
Ri ana became d. noted preached and $author.l
IL lie died ut Ipswich, lass, 1o4 From Tho
James Hubbard, OF Williamsburg, we
q have David Hubbard, who was born An
virginia, 1906 and was repr csentativc IN
Congress from Alabama, 1891 S41 J, and
Ra from 1910 1851. II ia ls:
VI Governor Richard B, Hubbard, who was
$lss born 1872 Tin Georgia, and became Lie,,-
tenant Governor of State Of Texas, was
descended from Tennessee. #s,s 553
AZ. He was a colonel in the Confederate
II States army, and succeeded Governor
Coke as Governor of Texas, after his
4 election to United States Senate.
s58fS Can We trace the Mother Hubbard, =
a OF nursery. rhyme from this family? asks
y one, hardly, for none of the Hubbards
ftwere in Epenurys aud want, and there
Il were many brave and gallant mentofBtho
Revolution and since. from that family,
who served their country faithfully. The
/ name Of Hubbard will be Sperpetuated in
iSrl,yrne and history MS long. ns our M Ugh.
P$ lists. 81 n ~ 81, II III "a
full llstaof descendants would be de-
~ sired ana many 'histor!cal facts are con-
nected with tho name, which it Is Pros
posed @ gather$ip and gpresentNin these
Columns .f3 5Sj4 sY555 8t 5Ff &t5S
Thornton, a.8.
81 n a% Phoenix. a riz. Dec. IL, 9o4.
st Mrs r. C. Mead . Keswick, u Va: 4
S55sS555 Dear s'ir--In your gcncnlogyt of u the
Thornton family October e. 1 904. the
5tS.s III Colonel Francis Thornton gas
VI Tdmotheri Of General Zachary
Il TAYLOR n. 5 " "a
Here is the true record Of tile horn.
Ii, a. .eu 10 by SIS eral well known
/ outhcri,iey: u III AZ ID,
William Thornton calle from York Ior:kl: y
shire. England, and settled In York -coun-
ty..s Vsl., previous TO s1G46 He afterwards
i moved to Gloucester county and built a
home foui#miles northwest Of Gloucester
Point, and called the place The Fl Ills, Il
aand is known as such to- day. Late in
life William Thornton moved to Stafford,
county. This gentleman married three
n times. but the names are not given. sts {,
N How many children there was is not
known now. However, we have the re-
cord Of three sons. III
SsI 1 4. Nilliam, born 1e49. died 1927.
2. Francis. born a166l, married Alice
Savage .daugls<er !. Of 4 Captain Anthony
Sa vslue lust rs {lfr G ioirester county, 1850:
& after the death OF Alice Savage Francis.
married the widow Of John Harvey, Of
A Stafford KS $5.
g. Roland
v Francis Thornton and wife, Alice Saw.
" was: 83s3
w a Colonel Francis Thornton, OF Snow
" Creek. Caroline county, Va, married
9 Mary Talliaferro The records show him
TO have been justice in Caroline county
4 and Burgess for Spotsyiyanla from 1923
TO 1726,
Colonel Francis Thornton aud Wife
4, "a ,,i,,aH oh Il nc
4 follows, 55 lsi5 3.5f5yl5.i5
i. B William, the founder OF MONTPELIER
8 q Alice. Thornton, married James Tay-
Tor. son OF James Taylor and Martha
Thompson. and therefore tho first cousin
OF Richard TAYLOR and second cousin OF
i General Zachary Taylor. NJ This Alice
Thornton was the grandmother of James
Taylor who founded Newport. Ky.
g. A daughter, married William
i Il Slaughter, @
A 4. Colonel John Thornton, born s------
t8s died l777; married In 17Al Mildred Greg
Dry daughter Of Roger Gregory and wife
Mildred Washington: Was Justice In l742.
sheriff IN l175l, BURGESS IL l76S, colonel
lf In SpotsylvanIa militia In l7b6.
S. Colonel Francis Thornton, marriec
III IN 1871 FRANCES GREGORY; MAS Rurgess for
81 spotsylvania from l744 TO 1854, was col
oilel OF militia l742; one Of their sons
married Il grandniece OF General wash
ington
6. Colonel Reuben Thornton, born ~
died 1885, married Elizabeth Gregory,
8s7 Mildred Thornton, born lI2l mar
ia Rcd first, Nicholas MerrweIher. an'
fl after his death married Or, Thoma'
In l74l.
s.. A daughter, married Woodford.
iii o. Elizabeth Thornton, married 'fhom
II as Meriwether, of Hanover county
,rhe three Gregory sisters who narriet
the three Thornton brothers were daugh
tiers Of Roger GREGORY and Wife, Mlldre'
Washington, and as Mildred Washington
was sister Of George Washington, the.
i were nieces 10 the General.
Alice Thornton. who married Jane
Ii Taylor had previously married $500 CA
lett, and WAS a widow
The Granddaughter Of General Znchar
Taylor was Elizabeth Lee.
Il MRS. ~ b.
* Queries and Answers.
From ~. u. o." Providence Forge, va,
~ have always been under the impress
sion that Martha cambridge was borl