The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-07
Queries and Answers.

From reader Of the column"
Baskerville, Va: II would appreciate
greatly any information you can give
me Of the Hutchinson family, who lived
in Caroline county prior to the Revolu-
tionary War. They had intermarried
with the Chllds and Farrar (scotch)
families of Caroline. S4@ 85ls
Answer-It is doubtful whether the
Hutcheson or Hutchinson (Which may
be the samc) family first landed in Vtr-
GINA. Governor Hichinson, OF Massachu-
sets, was born In Boston, I'LL, showing
that the family emisrated very early to
New England, and some OF them might
have migrated to Virginia; though the
name there is spelt with an l. while the
name here is with an G.
We can find no arms or motto of the
family. If you will give US some data to
go BY we will be glad to produce 1t.
as we know 1t is quite an old and honor
able one.
From Mrs, c. II. b. Dayton, Va:
"Will you please publish q history of the
Nicholas family"
Answer.-Well. send us Il description of
the family arms, or somthing to go by,
and we will give a sketch of the family.
| for it is an interesting one; but to give
a history would be too much,
From ''v. p. W." Richmond, Va. "Wlll
| You kindly publish the genealogy of the
| Woodson family, landed in this country
| on the Mayflower who L have been often
| told, and oblige.
Answer.-As soon as We can get the
fac-simile copy OF the 'IJog Of the May
flower" just issued in Boston, at cost
OF SIT, we will give something on the
I Woodsons. In the meantime, you might
send us some data to go by
From walter Lcake." Grove Avenue,
Richmond, Va:
Dear Mr.. H. C. M,-Do you purpose
writing the Lcake family In your Sc
] ries? IT SO, can give yo,l all the neces-
1 sary information and data which you
might desire"
Answer.--Yes; send what You nave and
we will get 1t out, The family is n proml-
nent one The finest orator tho writer
ever heard WAS Hon. Shelton T. Leuke,
/ Tho arms you describe approach more
nearly the Earl OF Warwick: but the
] name of Leake Cor Leke) Is dormant and
extinct under the house Of scarsdale.
| Send us something by which VIC can
connect William Leake, tho cmigrant
with Sir John Leake. son of Richard
1.eake, master gunner of England, and Is
4 said to have been one OF the bravest
mon In the English navy, who was born
1856, and died 11oo,
4 From an enquirer" Suffolk, Va:
Gan you trace the connection between
any OF the Revolutionary Lewlses and
the present Lewis family of Goochland
county?"
WAS the William Lewis, Of Winston s
Cavalry. General Daniel Morgan's COM
mnnd, a son of either; Robert, Andrew
or Charles Lewis, who were granted
large tracts Of land in Goochlund coun-
fly. Mas 1t this William Lewis who
married Emily (or Caroline) Mann?
"Will you publish the geneaogies Of the
Pryor Mann and Hughes familics?"
Answers We have already given two
articles on Lewis with coat-of-arms, con-
rccting the I.ewises Of England with
those OF the Revolutionary period here.
The Goochland Lcwiscs arc. OF course,
In the same direct line of descent. we
think the William Lewis you refer to
was the third son OF John Lewis, OF
! Augusta county We do not know whom
, hc married. We propose, at present, &c
bring out such Of the old Virginia fami-
lies as can trace their connections Will
the peerage of England. In course oil
time we hope TO bring out many Others
/, OF celebrity in this country, even thonkt
they do not bear the insignia of tho
/; King"
From "A Lover OIL Iieraldry. staurr
4 ion. Va: Can any family have a coat.
f Gan Won silpnly Them and IA