The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-31

one OF the most graceful riders, most
ACCOMPLISHED and entertaining IN lTan-
ners. and most energetic aid enterprising
OF any governor the colony had previously
had, and had the British Ministry needed
his suggestions and more fulY and
promptly executed them. the interests OF
the colony would have been greatly ad-
vanced, and the French and Indian war
Would have been nverted. (Seo Iowes
History OF Virgina)
When Governor Spotswood landed IN Vir.
ginin he found that the range Of Blue
Ridge Mountains were considered by the
settlers IS an impenetratrabe barrier to
my further advance westward This SO
excited his ambition to SEQ what WIS
beyond, that he gathered company OF
young cavaliers, and at their head,
set Off, and soon scaled their summit ana
orened to view the beautiful Valley OF
Virginia.. IN comn1omoration of TINS
event, he received from King George l..
the honor of kniglthood, and was present
ed with miniature golden horse shoe. on
which was Inscribed the motto: Sic Julat
Transcendeve NOTWITHSTANDING he swears
TO cross tho Mountains" We have thus
given tho motto and crest Of the Golden
Horse Shoe, at the head OF this as most
appropriate. for the descendants in Vir-
ginia.
After Governor spotswood's term Of
Office in 1923, he retired to his home at
C;ermanna In Spotsylvania county.
which had been so named for the Gov
ernor in 1920.
The place where he had selected to
build his home called Gn.rman-Anna, after
Queen Ann, who had sent some Germans
to settle there; so Governor Spottswood
retained the name, but moved the Ger
mans higher UP towards the mountains,
and then built his enchanted castle, a
church, courthouse and with several
other buildings it soon became quite a
town, and the seat of the courthouse for
the county. Not far5from the town We're
Colonel Spotswood's famous iron fur
naces being, as he said, not only the
FIRST T'ubal Cain in Virginia, but the first
in North America.
On the breaking out of hostillties with
France on the western borders, Governor
Spotswood was given command OF the
Colonial troops, but owing to Ill health,
he resigned. and died at Annapolis, Md
l71n. but was buried 1t Temple Farm.
where still stands the Moore House, near
Yorktown, Va.
Governor spotswod married, (some say
Jane Butler, sister Of James Butler Duke
Of Ormonde. who was born, 1910, and died,
lCSs: this would be nearly one hundred
years previous to Governor Spotswood's
time, and can hardly be possible. Others
say his wife was a daughter of Butler.
Bryan or Brain, of Westminster, England:
and still others declare she was a
daughter OF. Richard Brayne. which
last" says Or. Slaughter in his st. Marks
Parish, seems to he correct; yet We
should infer from an interested account
given by Colonel Byrd in 1882 OF his
visit to Governor Spotswood Mt Ger
mama that his wife's maiden name was
Theky. (Soe Howe's History Of Virginia,
page 476)
The children by tlneir marriage were:
1. John Spotswood, who married, lT4o,
Mary, daughter of Captain cambridge. OF
the English Army.
. Robert spotswood, who was an
officer under Washington, 1855. and was
siNcd by the Indians.
3. Anne Catherine (Knte) Spotswood.
who married Colonel Bernard Moore. of
Chelsea, King William county. Va; their