The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

this Thomas W. Cary itfis only known
that ho was clerk q t Warwick, 1916. When
ho died Is not known. lie married the
beautiful Elizabeth Middleton. daughter
Of Captain Joseph Middleton, by whom
he had IN only child, William 3. Cary,
born 1871; died 1888; unmarried. Ills
mother remarked n Mr.. Balm Of Colds
boro. N. c., Martha Cary, who
married Cough Whitaker; removed
|to North Carolina, ana had many
descendants, some OF them prominent
men. General Mathew Whitaker Ran
som OF Northampton county, N C,; Hon.
Spier Whitaker. Of Raleigh, n. O.. and
Judge James Grant. deceased late Of
Iowa, being among the members.
Elizabeth Gary, daughter OF Thomas
whitaker, also moved to North Carolina.
Both Cough and Richard Whitaker, with,
their wives settled IN Halifax county,
n. c. near tho town OF Enfield
where their descendants have lived
side BY side, as one large family.
During tho last fifty years however.
they have become scattered @ through
many States. Tho children Of Richard
Whitaker and his wife. Elizabeth CARY.
are as folows:aThrec sons. john, RlcNar s
and Cary; four daughters. Eliza beth. VINO
married Rev. Edward A1orriss; Nancy,
WHO married Rev. John Pope; TempX,
who married, a. Battle; Martha, who mar.
ried q Garter. sst5S 8
John Whitaker, son of above. married
Christiann Benton. and had ten children,
namely: ELI Benton, James, Elizabeth,
Richard Il ohm Cary; Martha. AbsalUn.
Wilson Cary. and Margaret. General 412lt
81 Whitaker, eldest son OF John and
Christianu (Benton) Whitaker. was. mar
red twice; first TO Martha Branch. sister :;
of Governor. John Branch, Of North Car Ear
DINA. They had four children, Il ma neely':
Lewis Henry Branch. John, Richard and
Martha Rebccca. His second wife was
Polly Beadford, by whom ten children,
namely: James. Mary. Martha. Peggy.
Edward, Fletcher, Sarah, Ell b, Eliza
pern and Wilson.
n Lewis Henry Branch Whitaker. eldc-t
son or Ell p. and Martha -. hitakar, mar
rlcd Elizabeth Hunter; their children
were: Louis Henry Branch. Martha
Branch Benjamin FRANKLIN, Sarah i. Jo-,
! seph, James. Lconidas. Rebecca, John and
Mary. 4, ss5s
, John Whitaker, second son Of Eli 3.
! and Martha Branch. married three times.
/ but names Of wives not known. His chill
drcn were Nolan, Annie. who married q
Ward Rebecca,s who married n Roberts.
/ Richard, third son Of ELI b., and Martha
Branch. had three children; Elizabeth
married Gamble; Martha Bradford; and
/ Virginia, who married a Wiley. Martha
J Rcbecca, a fourth child OF ELI 2. and
Martha Is. Whitaker, married a Mr..
Nash; they had four children: Miles
Henry. who lives in New York: Francena.
who married Colonel G vim, dead: John;
Emma. who was first wife OF Colonel
Gwinn
Martha Branch, eldest child of Z. II.
| Il. Whitaker and Elizabeth Hunter, mar
rled DR.. Joe Powell, OF Edgecomb. NJ
| c.. and had three children: Richard and
! Henry. who were killed In Civil War.
! and Joseph who married, first, Miss,
lWimberly,. having two children. tina.
and Mary Collins.
lie married, secondly, Miss Knight T..
Fl. b. Whitaker. second child Of r. II. 3.
and Elizabeth Whitaker, married Eliza
beth Hunter, and had one child; both
dead.
Benjamin Franklin Whitaker. third
child Of L. H. B, and Elizabeth, mar
ried his cousin, Ann q. Whitaker; their
children and grandchildren are as fol-
lows: Oliora, Minnie IT.. Lewis. Henry
who. married Donna Hepinstall; James
Fletcher. married. first, Add!e Parham,
+ by whom one child j, VIII IAN, and lastly
Mrs Henderson,; Gertrude: Benz. Frank
| lin; Annie May, married Charles Nc
Gerigan. and hadis one son. John
Hines, and had one child. Rosemary; Bes-f
|sie Hunter. Arthur and Ruby. Sarah.
Eliza, daughter Of T.. H. 3, and r llzabeth:
Whitaker. married Montgomery Whitaker.
and had eight children; Ida p. married