The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

1715: he e!Sdistinguished at the
bar of Williamsburg and In the House
of Burgesses: then was seEt to the first
Virginia House Of Delegates, i777 to 1910;
then became judgehof Court of Chanccry
and of Appeals; was treasurer OF colony,
1T76-17T7 and was on Committee Of
Resolutions for independence, ira; and
during the Revolution was an Intense
patriot. But. as Bishop Meade says. 5
above all, he was jealous Christian
and defender Of the church of his
fathers"
The second son of Or. George Nicholas
was Colonel John Nicholas, who married
Martha Fry, daughter OF Colonel Joshua
Fry. They lived at Seven Islands,
on James River ard We're the chief pro-
genitors of the family in Virginia. hav-
ing nine children. He was clerk OF Abe
marie county, where the courthouse was
at Scottsville, Ills sons were: First.
John c. Nicholas, who went to school
to William FontaineY at Union Hill IL
1915. He married Miss Carter, Of VIII
liamsburg Second, Robert Carter. born
1888; was captain of the Twentieth VIZ
glnia regiment in 1872; was major OF
Twelfth Infantry 1913, and lieutenant
coiorel in 1914. Tie was also charge
daffaires to Naples. and then Secretary
of State in Louisiana. 1Ie died in Louis
lana, 1857. Third, George tSicholas, and.
fourth Joshua Fry Nicholas. Colonel
John Nicholas, it is said, took DR.. George
Ciilmer, OF pen Parke, >. Albemarle, all
the way to Seven Islands \ In his char
lott to sec his fathers who had the govt.
This was in 1880. and was considered a
wonderful feat, for I'M thoseadays there
were few passahle roads. and the char
lot" was a very kimberly and lofty affair.
DR., George Nicholas, first had also
George, second, who moved to Kentucky
anC from whom many prominent names
there, among them Samuel Smith Mich
olas. an eminent lawyer, who died at
Louisville in 1859 Robert Carter Mich
olas, first son OF Or. George, married
daughter OF Hon. Wilson Cary, Of
Hampton. and had first, George &C.; Govern .h,ra
or of Kentucky second, Lewis; tnlra.
John, who married Miss Rose; fourth,
Wilson Cary, who was United States sem
ator: he married Miss Smith; their ISSUE
were:
First, Robert Carter, also United States
senator from Louisiana; second, John
Nicholas, Secretary OF United STATES
Navy; third, Jane who married Colonel
T. j. Randolph. of Alabama; tourlh,
Elizabeth, married Edmund hanao'pn'
Secretary Of State, whose daughter mar
ried Bennett Taylor. father OF John g
r. Taylor OF "Lebo.." Albemare; fifth,
Anne, married, j. r.. Norton and had
several sons-Joshua Fry Nicholas (son OF
Colonel John and Martha Fry, married
Miss Marks (nece Of Thomas Jef1erson)
they had, first, Martha Fry, marriea
Philip r, Vim, OF Virginia; SECOND. Ellza
Fry. married Martin; bird Nancy, mar
ried Brown; fourth, Maria, marrleo q
Travers fifth sophy. married morsei
sixth, Georgena; seventh. Pr. W1lson
cary Fry; eighth, Robert Carter Fry;
ninth John Fry Nicholas y
Ono of the sons Of Colonel Robert car
tel Nicholas, Of Hanover county, ,Wns
Judge Philip Norhorne. called htIer not,
lorue. Lord Botetourte. VINO haa pg PSI
his fathers friend, He was born a. WI.
lihmsbulg. l773; was an eminent iaWSsr'
for many years WAS president OF the s s,..r.
r,ers' Bank OF Virginia. being me l.,s.
that was started In the state ie atso
became Judge ~ General Court Of VII
GINA, 1873, when he held untll ms oea'h
In lS4s, which occurred IN F'c'l'l'nhd'
Va. y,
Wilson cary Nicholas, son Of colone1
Robert Carter, and born l757. vas. per-
laps the most eminent Of AZ re w W.
first a solder. being an olncer IN w
Revolutionary War;Ka member loF s sau.
flying the Constitution; q senator tIoIn
1893 1904. and in House OF Representa- I'VE,
from 1907 to 1903 In 1914 he became wy ~;
OF Virginia, and remained N ott aaa un -,
1911, IIo died at Milton, Ohio, lsah Inc
sons and daughters. OF MS idauR Iteit
Jane, and Colonel Thomas Iel ferson tthll-
dolph, of Edge HUI. Albemar RE, were
thsrtEen in number, as folloWs;;
Ti,yst NTarp.rat ma yrted WILLIAM RAN