The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
Duke Family.


Ally OF England, and though the Dukes
4 of Virginia, dlscaim any. connection with
II tho Tarons OF the old country, yet. as
their family are SO ancient and honor
4 able and In such close touch with this
~ latter House OF Duke, that We give this
oscutcheon OF the family, now OF Mid
& dlesex county being a recent creation of
4 Sir James Duke, sheriff Of London, 1856, B
and lord mayor OF the city, 1859, at
which time he was u created .--B The
arms represent the mace and collar as
worn by the mayor; the crest being u
demi-gryphon. arr. winged, azure; III It's
Il beale q peacocis feather, supporting q
sword, representing that OF tho city OF
n London; with the motto, Gradatim Vim
Genus. Il 55s59as ID &, I, 5s5 @ga
Tho name OF Duke, originally lie Due
Simplifying n leader belonged to a fam
lily of!very high standing In Suffolk coun-
8ty, England. as far back as Richard IL.
4 from which the Dukes of this country,
claim their origin. II
Tho first to cn,igrato to the colony OF
4 Virginia was Colonel Henry Duke. or
y James City county, who was a m ember
Of Sir Francis Nicholsons council dur
Il iEg his term rs Governor, from IG9S to
\; s11Gi. This Colonel Henry Duke was Il
Il cousin OF Elizabeth Duke. tho wife OF
rebel" she was a daughter OF Sir Ed
ward Duke, Baron of Benllal, county Of
I Suffolk, England, tho title to which had
Become extinct. (See 3urkc's extinct
d peera ge.l
Colonel Henry Duke. the emigrant had
a son also named Henry. who settled III:
q Henrico. who had a son named Clvears
Il Duke, who settled In Hanover county,
I being that part now embraced in Louisa.
(1rtNf 1, n
II Cllvcars (ed). who moved to Albenarlc
about l7i4: another Of his cons was Or.
Duke, living in Louisa, 1896. who attended
upon "Parson Douglass" III his last sick
ness, two of his other sons, James and
Richard, also moved to Albemarlc The
Dukes married early into the family of
Burnley. descendants from an English
man, John Burnley. who came from
England before III, and lived in Hanover
county; eventually his children also
moved 10 Alhcmarle. and from
them arc many OF our best citizens now
among lis. ono of whom the venerable
AIR, James Burnley, of Charlottesville.
q now yerging upon abe ,nlnetles, but active
! yet. ~ 49,
James Duke became n magistrate 1888.
and died lsid. IIo married Miss Biggers,
sister OF Colonel l3igscrs, OF Richmond;
3 his children being, Richard Horace. who
went to NIsslsipppl; Charlotte married
I DIR. Carr. and Lucy. who married Thos.
Il Ballard. Cllvears Duke (2d) died in 1878.
4 and his son Clivears Cd) died In 1Si7. In
Albemarle. In 1906, Richard Duke, who
was son of Cllvears Duke (2d), married
4 Maria Walker. born l7s0, daughter OF
Thomas Walker, Ir, OF Indian Fields.
second son OF Or. Thomas Walker. Of
Castle HILL This Richard Is said to
have been skilled architect, building
many Of tho first mills and machinery In
the county In 1871, lie exchanged tho
4 fine estate OF Hogan obtained by his
maria ge with the Walkers, fora large
tract on the west side Of the lalvanna.
called ''Millwood,t which at that time.
z had the largest mills in the county, hence
its name; not only were there iionr ana
grist mills. hut also WOODEN and cotton
mills. a cot ton gin, and large thresher
for wheat,
Richard Duke was man OF sfeht 'le'
4iyitr quite unlike the case lHlng, horse
racing, fox,hunting ancestry, VINO Gaye
hin his clear blue eyes, and thin rudy
skin and genial appearance of the Spl-
cal English squire. Ills portrait shows
him to have been a strlkinsly handsome
aristocratlc looking gentleman. IT was
only by persuas!on of his brother-in-law,
Mcrrwether Lewis Walker, who had
rurcha sed Millbrook. IN 1919. from the
Minors, that with his growing family.
active. busy habits and numerous SER
wants, caused him 10 make the change,
N by which he could easily enrich himself
52 bv its various industries. Tho first house
at rAIillbrook' was quite old, antcda,ing
4 Tho Revolution--with spacious halls, large
rooms, a high Dutch peaked roof with
many dormer windows 1t faced the east
and was surrounded By the usual kitchen
u and negro cabins, which in Albemarle
always hung on the outskirts of The
~ .tgreat house.
Richard Duke was, first. magistrate in
1919; then was made sheriff in lSi7 n
4 1s4G, lie gold Mlllhrooa, and bought
& ..Moren.n just beyond the University OF