The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
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tyvoodsnn Is mentioned III Bishop iNfende's
sod Churches" fas Baron Woodson.'
Agnes Svoodsoli, who married FraEci5
Watkins. was the ancestress OF Henry
Z. Wa tkins, or Prince Edward, who was va
father Of Judge Il. Watkins. pr. Joseph
OF ben Lomond,' 1F Goochland, ana ID !.
frank Ben Watkins 1ate$of Richmond,
Va. row OF Rochester, N. y. Elizabeth
Woodsou who married Nathaniel Yena-
BE. astthe ancestress of Colonel Samuel
Woodson Venablc; Richard NJ Nennble,
membcrsof Virginia Convention Q iS2o-
80; Abraham b. Vena bic, United Stntc's
senator, who lost his / lie In The burning
OF the Richmond Theatre December 26
1911; Abram b.. Venable member OF
Congress from North Carolina, and
others. "a # its Is, K. q. b.
4f issue Of Robert (son OF Robert. John)
by Sarah LeWis LIST,
Stephen; 2d ,s Joseph, married Elizabeth
Mutton; issue, Joseph; 3D. Robert, lie IL
no issue; It'll, Elizabeth married John
Powell ; jth Sarah, married Joseph Far
sons; 9th, Mary, died unmarried; It'll
Agnes Rlehsrs Wi1p n9Kina s $751;
Jonathan 9th, l;lizabet ~. n, ma led
John Knights 10, Jhath, mar
( rcd John Cooke, mother Of all the
moncy-malsing Cookies
We are Indebted for much OF the above
memoranda to Charles Van Dc, Vecr,S
Esq. Of Prospect. Prince Edward scoun-s
ty,ssVa., II most worthy descendant of
AN honorable line or arcestry.2 AS h
gro be concluded III lrlncxt.)
Lively Family.
I'VE give "a sketch ofFthis most Interest,"
ing family, being one or the earliest to
settle in Elizabeth city county. The in-5
formation sent lis Is SO filled, not only
with items of family interest, hut also
with events Of colonial period that II
will not Tail to be acceptable to the
historian.
I'VE regret not being able to produce
tho coat OF arms OF the family, but
these, with tho family l3iblo and yalu-
able papers were lost at Williamsburg
during the three years occupa ton Of the
place by the Federal troops during the
Confederate wal, and while the family
were refugees.
Robert Lively's family landed in Vir-
ginia about the time Of I5acon's Rebellion,
or d little before. They We're lneal de-
scentlants of Edward Lively d. D., Who
during stheireign ofIiing James, assisted in
giving to thc&world and to Christianity
tho first authentic and correct version Of
the Bible. and subsequently, was profcs-
surSof divinity in Cambridge University
lIcsdied about 1905. n
Robert Lively had five sons who grew
lip under tile strenuous, circunstancesIof#
the RevolutionafyaasS yalS 4 hGyyss inst settled
at williamsburg, and the surrounding,
towns In Ellzabe tllsr9i ty7srornty stt%FT His
eldest son. Colonel II obert lively. who j.
was named after him, and called Colonel
Bob, - figured prominently in the war Of
1872. Tie second son. Jimmy Lively
with his brother Richard 9th soD, set
tied in Williamsburg; while "Colonel
Bob with his brothers. Ned" ed son), \
and Samuel Lively 9th som. settled near
HAMPTON. This last, Samuel, married 4
Aunt Polly Blake, as she was known
by her maiden name being Blake. Ned !
Lively cd SOM was also married, but
name forgotton;'she had n son Ned, /"
named for him, who died in the United 4
States navy. Richard (th SOM married