The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10


family, who settled In Caroline county.
Colonel John Thornton, who married
Frances Gregory, had (n) Mildred Thorn
ton, who was the second of the five
wives of Colonel Samuel Washington, and
brother Of General George Washington;
% Elizabeth Thornton second wife OF
Or. Thomas Coalter, Of Castle Hill. Reu-
ben Thornton married Elizabeth Gregory,
whose daughter married Nicholas
IN1eriwether, and after his death she mar
rled DR.. Thomas Walker Of Castle
Hill" Albemarle. Thus, we see, Dr.
Walker married sisters. who We're flrst
cousins Of General George. Washing ton.
The children by the first wife. Mrs.
Mildred (Thornton) Meriwether and Or.
Thomas Walker were: Mary Wal ker,, mar
ried Nicholas Lewis, l7GO: o John Walker,
married. 1854, Elizabeth Moore and lived
at "Belvoir"; 8, Susan Walker (sukS').
married Henry Fry descendant. i Of
Colonel Joshua; a. Thomas Walker, Jr..
married Margaret Hooper, OF Pennsyl-
yania. settled at Indian Fred 81: s.,
Lucy Walker married DR.. George Gilmer,
ofN Pen Park, and had n numerous family,
with many descendants, OF whom we will
speak more particularly in RSc connection
with the Gllmers. NM
6. Elizabeth (Betsey) married Rev.
Matthew Naury I'd, rector OF old
Walkers Church. now Grace, SAlbemare.
I, Mildred (Milly) Walker married. ITO,
Joseph Hornsby Of James City.
8. Sarah Walker. married, TITS, Reuben
| Lindsay, Of Albemnrle.
9. Martha Walker married George
Divers Of Pennington. Alhemarle.
10. Reuben Walker, born 1852; died
| 1765. NE s AZ
II, Hon. Francis Walker married Jane
Byrd Nelson, of yorktown. Va.
il. Peachy Walker married, 1887, Joshua
Fry, Of kentucky; had Issue.
Issue OF Hon. Francis $@s Walker and
Jane Byrd Nelson: IN V ~ =
/. Jane Francis Walker, born In Nell
son house, Mt yorktown. Va, 1893; married
Or. Mann Page, Of Albemarle county.
Q. Thomas Hugh Walker, only son;
died All infant. 3f9
3. Judith Page Walker, born at castle
Hill, oath March 1902; married 1919, Hon.
William c. Rives; she died at Castle Hill
III 1852. aged eighty years; their children
were: -
Il. Francis Robert, married Matilda
Antonio Barcley, of New York city; both
are dead: they left six children.
9. William ,Cabell, fbornN 1895; died 1880;
married Grace Winthrop Sears, of Bos-
ton, Mass: they had three children.
5. Alfred Landon, born 1890; educated
a t,IParis; married, 1859, Sadie, daughter
OF James B. N1cNlurdo. ESQ.,, Of Rich
tmond VA; their children are: (a) Ami
~ Louise, now Mrs. Trotla1etskeoy; 90
Gertrude, mnrried Mr.. Potts, OF Rich
r.ond; (c) Sadie Landon.
4. Amelle Louise, born 1882, In Paris;
married, 1854, Harry Sigourney, of Bos-
tom Mass they both, with three chill
di en- and nurse. were drowned on the
Inflated steamer Vile du Havre. 1873.
leaving one son to survive, Henry Sigour-
ney Jr.
s. Ella Rives, died single, 1891.
II is useless to give here the many
high positions occupied by William c.
Hives, as we'll as by each Of his sons,
which are already familiar to the public.
He was most highly esteemed by his
cc,untrymen, as we'll rs by the foreign
powers to which he was accredited, and
there was no man more worthy of
country's gratitude. Castle Hill first de-
scended to Francis Walker, third son Of
DR.. Thomas Walker; after his death it
went to his second daughter, Judith
Page, who had married the Hon. William
C. Rives; after the death of Mrs. Rlves.
the homestead passed to Colonel Alfred
L. Rives, and is now occupied by his
widow and her single daughter Sadie
Landon Rives.
r II Is, as 1t always has been, one OF
the most beautiful and charming homes
In Albenlarle and we are glad to present
q good picture Of 1t.