The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

IN the article OF January LIST, giving a
view or the old 'Wlndie Knowe" home
( OF sthe Minors, it was but OH introduce
III ton or opening wedge to the great Minor
5 family Of Virginia, in which we propose
to follow up, with the several residences
NJ Of Gale Hill, Riggory" and "Ialdgeway,"
each Of which are noted homesteads OF
the Minor descendants. VI N.
II Wa give here with "Gale Hill, seated
-, Tie hanks Of the winding Rivanna as
81 Al circles along the western foot-hills OF
5s$th e southwest mountains OF Albemarle, q
Il II 4 our first article we gave the Minor
53i5 descent as that OF Norman. the orig nal
+ 4 s7thn,nc &.,Minot,', since which we learn
frnm8 GOOD authority that the first emil
NJ Sf--ran ut of the family to America was was g
IN Dutchi sailor named Ludas Myndert. ne lie
Il settled In NIiddlesex county y a., s some
n time about the middle Of the seventeenth
II Century.
His wife's name is not known. He left
X q son. Ludas Myndert (2). jr. Iney were were
Il members Of the Church of England, as
their names are to be found Ii on t !hre
,,,ar ish records Of their time. Their sur
* name was first spelled Myndert,s their
II Mvnert. Myner, and, lastly, Minor me
third generation was represented by Car
& rett Minor, son of nudas Myner. Jr.s cor,
4 Myndert). He was called Col. Garrett
Minor. and married Mary Vivian Terrell,
daughter Of Richmond Terrell. Col. MI
had large landed possessions In
louisa county, and his place. Stunning
Htll.' was famous for its hospitality. lie
raised a large family Of sons ana daugh-
ters One Of his sons, John MINOR. OF
4 cropping Castle Rappahannockg county
was equolly as famous for ms great 11s mos
fled a Miss Carr. and. from them are de-
scended some Of the most distinguished
men OF Albemarle and Louisa, among
whom was General John Minor, who
aived in or near Fredericksburg CEN
fury ago, and whose grandsons were Or.
c. l.. C. Minor. Berkeley Minor, ESD"
prof, r. NJ Blackboard, Of the Episcopal
High School, at Alexandria, and the
Blachords OF Lynchburg. Va.
Among the most prominent descendants
Of John Minor. OF Topping Castle, were
the late Prof. John B. Minor. OF tho
University of Virginia, who was born II
Louisa county, 1918. and occupied the
Chair of Law for q longer period thar
any other professor since tho establish
1nent of the. college; also. there was LII
clan Minor his brother. professor at VII
liam and Mary College, who was born II
r Louisa In 1902, and became pioneer II
the temperance cause in Virginia, ant
wrote several works on Reasons 70
Abol!shing the Liquor Traffic." He die,
a. Williamsburg In 1858. His son. Lucial
Minor. Jr., moved TO Texas, settling a
Galveston, and becoming one Of its mos
prosperous citizens; but. unfortunately
he lost his llfe in the great storm whic
swept over the city a few years ago.
@ The Minors can claim the honor of he
ing connected through their ancestor
with more distinguished men than pei
haps any other In Virginia. Among thcl
u arc the hIaurys, Merwethers Dabney
& CaTrs. Overtons, Colemans, OF which la
ter Was Col. Lewis Minor Coleman, VII
$ died In the service OF the Southern Coz
federacy. Then We find them interma
red with the Berkleys, Winston, Colsto
q and Fontaine families, many of whom al!
al settled In Louisa county. They were +
8 markable for good common sense, grei
81 integrity and decision OF character al
Il firmness Of purpose, Launcelot is n #
Y quent name with them. 1t was select,
n several generations ago by an old Lao
8of the Minor family, who took much 1
4 terest in the legends OF King Arthur al
# his knights; so she named her nephe
"a after Sir Lapncelot, of the Lake Viii
has been retained In the family cy
since
James ~, one Of the sons of Jof
minor. OF Topping Castle moved 10 A
Ba bemarle about l7I0, ana settled near II
@3Burnt Mills" which Is supposed 10 ha
y bdGnIthe first house built IN that secto
icseet Woods History of Albemarle,
is,marricd Mary Carr, and died in III
II Ieaving his wife and eight children.
8-i, Dabney Minor, his eldest son, succeed
tn his fathers estate, and afterwar
~ bought "Carr's Brook" where he di'
III He, IKE his father. was a magistra
energetic in promoting The welfare Of /
& county. and became large land hold
IIs married, first. Eliznbeth Johnstt
S55siece Of Hon William Writ; secoi
Martha J. Terrell, daughter Of Gao
Richard Terrell, of I,ouisa. and graz
IN daughter of Mr.. Jefferson's sister Mart
who had married DabneS Carr sr.
BY his first Wife Dabney rs inor had {