The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-21
Christian Family.

now give all that can be gathered at
u present concerning the Christian family.
Z one Of the earliest OF the original set-
tiers in Virginia, and which TO this day.
& has left It's Impress for good. in the
4 moral and political welfare of the state.
Burke says in hfs Landed Gentry. the
q name was once cChristen.. The
Y first ancestor on record. being a member
or the louise Of Keys, In the Isle aof
II Man. 1422 s In n 60, we read OF n Evan
Christian as descendant; then came
John Christian, l7l7, with three John
y Christians, following In succession 4 to
l776, whose works have become pre-
eminent ncng which. s'sr he ori gin of
: the Houses OF Parliament, b rreaties on
MS He was downing professor of law In The
4 University Of Cambridge and chief JUS
+ tice OF the Isle OF FL 3 VI 3s5
Se The first OF the name 10 enigrate 10
Virginia was Thon7f Christian. a direct
X descendant from the above Evan Chris
n ton Of the Isle OF Man. He landed in tho
colony In 1857. and tiled first In Charles
4 City county. Ss5
Bishop Meade mentions tho family al
among one OF the first to enter heartily
A In L support OF this Episcopal Church. IN
Y old w cstoyer: Parish. Charles City coun-:
81 ty, which was one OF the first to be cs-
VI tahlished,# In which the Christians,
!. Byrds. HarTisons, Tylcrs. Nelson's
Lcwises, M Carriers and others were tho
II active workers. sa
The record OF the carly descent OF the
B famil = from Thomas Christian, the emf
\ grant, Is wanting. Some OF his children
Or grandchild ren moved into Mfddlescx
4 and surrounding counties. and some mora
n early to Kent lucky. and the western
States Among the most prominent OF
y the sMtd dlesex family, was Judge Chris
y tian, who was born there In 1873, becom-
ing early a mem her OF the State Senate.
and district Judge, from which he was
u advanced to | he Supreme Court of APP
peals. He frnbucd in a. marked degree,
Il the talent of his great English ancestor
Il for the law, and such was his ability. His
! name was pronounced Tor the United
4 States Senate, and a. scat on the bench
of the Supreme Court Of the United.
Il States. "a n 35 rs
n Many OF he Charles City descendants
Il also set tied In Richmond, Va, where, IN
B 1s4o. NO find such honorcd names AS
i Edmund Christian. j ohm d. Christian,
\ Guy: Douglas % Christian and Frank "A .
Y christian, all OF whom settled there,
A leaving many sons and daughters, who
became some OF Its best !tizens AS
early as 1872. Hiram HARRIS, OF Henrlco,
& married Margaret Elizabeth Christ IAN OF
u Charles City county. and IN 1876 her SIS
ter. Lilly Ann Christian. married x the
celebrated Mr.. John boswell, OF Ham
y over, Dr. Oliver Chris ianS also moved
to the city In 1875 and married his cousin,
q Miss 4Chrstinhna Christian.
One Sof the Charles City e descendants
4 was the Rev. Gabriel Christian, d, Metho-
4 dist mir liter. who moved IL TO Kentucky
Il and married Miss Harrison Blair Gil,ncr,
daughter of DR.. John Glimer, Of Virginia;
their children were:
1st.j John GIlmer Christian; 3D. Julia
Ann Christian vi Sc. Ne Abba II obbs s. Chris
i tian; 4th.S Martha alliaferrps Christian:
4 eth. Nicholas Thornton Christian. and
9th. Thomas johnson Christian. all OF
whom settled In kentucky. The old Blue
4 Grass State was SO fond OF the 4 name
that called one Of It's richest counties
"Christian'' 45 county, Il and of the many
who settled in the State. none were OF
moro prominence than DR.. 6 Gorge Clark
y Christian, who was born In Elkin6 county
I IN 1871. He was lieutenant-colOnel# In tho
q Confederate war, and 4 fterward 3 became
professor of medical jurisprudence al the
Bennett Medical College In Chica 90, I'll.
We give the Christian Goa t-of-arnls, as
produced by Burk. which have been
q handed down from the House OF * Keys.
IN the Isle Of Man, Eng land, and are de-
q scribed as follows 5ss
Arms-Azura, e a cheyron humettei Cor
I q emt-nlascle). between three covered
cups or;
crest-A uniforms head erased, nrg,
collared and armed, 4 or; Cor gorged vi th
Y a collar INJECT ted ORD 3 FL y.S5
Is Salus per Christian. sis
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