The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
Names, Dates and Marriages Of
the Conway Family.

Names, Dates and Marriages Of
the Conway Family.
1910. 1904.
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William buchanan Conway, II. d.,
Athens. Ga.
BIT. Conway. 1910.
The house of Conway sprang from slr
Edward Conway, as Baron Conway. OF
Rugby now Rugiey. of county War
wick. Part Of his extensive inheritance
was In the north of Il roland, his ordship
= being created a peer OF that Kingdom,
y lkeElke. lIo3, with the TILE OF Baron
Conway, OF Kiliutnh, old style fpl$
klulla, In Antrim county, ireland. BY
marriage into the house 8ot seynoui
i Lord Conway acquired inucn OF Inc prVp
$ crty with the tile and arias OF tue Da4.G
s OF Somerset. S.rHenry Seymour Csnwa.
4 second son or Lord conway Lie tir4t,
S was u distinguished mlutary pinecr ..l.u
7 statesman. burn in liyJ. !1e served Wits.
appiause In the seven Yeas Har,5 Is al 4
y Secretary. Of sta re IRON Lbs to 1iGo, v u "a
appointed commandment sf III l,S-t 4
4 and died In 1856 beng at that TIME tbs
8 senior British held marshal
sa5s !. Mr.. Edwin Conway, Of county
& Wigon that is. county OF Worcester.
b CAME 10 Virginia cir. lt.D. lie appears ii-5
Z Northampton county records une Ia.
AZ "Mr. Enwyn sCoLnaHay ~, clarke Of tn. IS
CON- In the first grant OF land in HI
K name October. lds4, he Is recurucd as
'Edwyn Counamay. OF Northampton
r Ciarke.' He WIS pro baby born in Syois
i ces,ershire. England. CT. 1918: d. LaIicas.
4 ter county, Va, 1919. l1e married a. iSrG
(?) in England Martha $t1leonnaad, daggfi7
s ter OF Richard Ettonhead, OF LanlAs,cr-
\ shire England His vile probably cnine
to Virginia in 1872, as she Is named WILL.
her husband in ~ patent3i Of hat date a. 4
''headr.snt." He pr0na ii y married fll.)
In Virginia n;sister or sis ter-in-!aW Of Coz.
onel John Carter OF Carolpman, 1919. III u
S deed OF 1896 oaI1 Carter tsicrs to hisi
niece Eltonhead. the daughter or l..
& wyn CounaHay. This second marr.as4-
4 II 1t occurred. may have been TO q SISTER
8of Ann Giynn,@ Carriers first wife. l5
Edwyn Conway was the tniro%cicrk or
Northampton county Va, Henry Bag
nell beng the first and Thomas Coo.Ss
81 the second. He had Issue by his Ills
wife: !. EDWIN SECOND b. crca. 1oA-44.
y d. 1893.
@ 2. Edwin Conway, of "the county Of
Lancaster gent. " III. Sarah, d. OF L..
Col John Walker. Esq. OF Gloucester
+ county, and Sarah, his wife, Wow OF
& Col Henry Eject. He married uI) Eliza
Z beth Thompson. Ills viii, dated March
., $685. was proved In Richmond county,
September 7. 1893. He had issue BY
y Sarah Walker.
/. Edwin. third. b. 1851; d. October 8,
1703.
2. Mary. b. February q, 1856; d. septem-
= Der 10, I'D; m. a.) November II, Luz.
John Dangerfield- Gid April l6 l1v..
Major James BAH. BY, Elizabeth Thomp-
son:
\ 3. Francis, b. 1851; m. 17eo, @Rebecca Cat
lett. 5.
{. Posthemus child, b. 1903 'e9.
!. Edwin, third. Conway, b. 1851; died
October 3, 1853; was Leading man in
Lancaster county for many years. He
was It. Colonel OF militia and burgess
from no. TO 1742,4 except the year OF l120.
He was also ivestryman Of Christ Church
4 and St. Mary's White Chapel In Lancns-
Z tor. He married ~ Ann Ball In l.v4
i daughter Of Col. Joseph Ball and Eliza
beth Romney, his wife). half-s!ster
to Mary Ban, the mother OF George
Washington. CID Ann Hack, b. July IS,
1886: died 18th August, 1747, probably
daughter OF Peter Hack. Colonel Conway
made his will the 9th July, 1862. and 1t
was proved In Lancaster county January,
11G4 Issue: Is.
/. Elizabeth m. May 5. 1874 Christopher
Darlington.
2. Anne m. 10th June. l7.e, Robert Ed
monds.
3. Mary m. Thomas Gaskins.
4.Aga...a m. October !, 1887, Cuthbert
Spaun.
s. Peter died 1888: m. 1880 Ann Heath
~. Hannah, b. 172i; IN. April 90, TAG,
Tunstall Hack.
s. Milicent, b. 1871: d, February ., 1747-4S;
m. March u.s.. l742, James Gordon l Ssss:.
Mary, third Conway, M Thomas Gas
kins. The will OF Thomas Gaskins was
ordered to record In Northumberiand
county August 8, 1897. but there Is NJ
record Of 1t preserved. In various records.
however. In Northumberland county.
his wife's name is given as Mary. III
March, 1885, William Eustnce, j Ohm Shap-
leigh and Matthew E,uill,sdividcd ElI2a-
beth Schrever's personal estate accord
Ing to ms will, and allotted Mary Gas
kIns, eXecutrix OF. Thomas KGaskins, de-
ceased, her part of her deceased hus-
bands estate. In the records ot Lancas-
ter county there Is the following deed:
!, Edwin Conway, OF the county Of Lam
caster, In consideration ofmy love for ny
granddaughter, Sarah Ann McAdam,
have given and delivered unto Dr.. Joseph
AlcAdam, her husband, of the county Of
Northumberland three negro slaves, viz,
Jessie. Sarah and her child, Daniel, to
have and to hold unto the said Joseph.
her heirs and assigns. In witness thereof
have herewith set my hand and seal
the 10th day January, Ammo gDOmlnl,5 l76l,
EDWIN CONWAY.
Sealed and delivered In the presence
of John Porter, James Kirk, John Degge,
Recorded at a court held for Lancaster
February 20, 1851.
Issue of Mary Conway and 1nomas Cas-
kins: Elizabeth, Thomas, Edwin, Sarah
Ann, Ann and John Gaskins, named in
the will Of Elizabeth Schreeyer proved
In 1888,
i. Elizabeth married Colonel Richard
: Hull, who was born April 49, l1ll; died
! In 1776. ~
3, Thomas married probably Sarah Eus-
tace, daughter of Captain William Eus-
.ace. and Ann Lee, daughter Of Hancock
Lee.
8, Edwin died without issue In l74S
Z. Sarah Ann. m. a. John pinkara be-