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ENHOLM, Mrs. Mary Malone-43S11 ancestor William Christian. born in Augusta county, Va; married Mary Campbell; in 1776 commanded one of the companies from Augusta county, Va Gin the Revolution) under Colonel William Christian, against the Indians. southwest of Tennessee River. This conflict Is generally known as the battle of Long Island; at this point Fort Patrick Henry was built His daughter. Margaret married Capt. An drew Russell who served in the Revo- lution in the Fifth Virginia Regiment.
 Annals of Augusta county, Va, by Joseph waddell; also Heitman's Regis ter
 FAIRFAX, Miss Mary virginia-42137 -ancestor-Captain Lawrence Wash ington of "Chotanck," westmoreland county. Virginia. born in Westmoreland, Co.,, Va, about 1732; died in Westmore- land Co.,. Va: married Elizabeth Dade; great grand son of Lawrence Washing ton the first, who came to Virginia in ington. Lawrence Washington served in the Revolution as member of the Westmoreland Association.
 Bishop Meade's "Old Churches and Old Families of Virginia;'' Hayden's 'Virginia Genealogies;" "westmoreland Records" Another ancestor of Miss Fairfax is Captain John Stith, born in Brunswick Co.,, va., about 176s; married Anne Washington, daughter of Captain Lawrence Washington and his wife Eli zabeth Dade; served in the Revolution as captain in the first company of reg | ular troops in the Virginia Continental line; served throughout the entire Rev. olution; took part in the battles Of Trenton. Princeton. Brandywine. Ger | mantown, etc, in all of which his cour- age and skill attracted attention and commendation. He married Anne Wash | ington just before the close of the Rev. olution and was legatee under the | will of his father-in-law, Lawrence Washington. The following Is recorded in the War once, Richmond, Va, Nov. | 29, 1872: T do certify that Captain John Stith of the Virginia Continental line is entitled to the proportion of lands al- lowed to officers of his rank for mili- itaary services from March, 1777 till the present time. wm. Davies. War rant for four thousand acres issued to John Stith. Nov. 30. 17s2.
 Hayden's Virginia Genealogies." FINCH, Mrs. Waller Conway-3509s- | ancestor-Captain Francis Conway.
 born in King George county. Virginia. March 2, 174s; died at Port Conway, | Va, Feb. 13, 1794; married Elizabeth
 
 member of committee of saftey in King | George Co., 1774-6; captain in the Con- | tinental line for three years 1775-S. His | heirs were allowed a bounty of four | thousand acres of land for his service Sept. 1, 1888. He was in the minute ser vice in September, 1775; commissioned | in the regular service Sept. 10, 1776; In
 17s4 he laid out ten acres of his land | on the Rappahannock in King George | Co.,, Va, into half acre lots and re-
 ceived right by act of assembly May, 1784, to sell the same and establish
 thereon a town by the name of Port Conway, of which John Sinker, Geo. Fitzhugh and others were made trus- tees. Mrs. Finch claims double descent from Captain Francis Conway, as her | father Dr. George w. Conway, Surgeon c. s. A. was the son of Edwin Conway,
 son of Captain Conway and her mother | was the descendant of another son of
 George Conway of Caroline county, Vtr- | ginia.
 l Another ancestor of Mrs. Finch is l Lieut.. Francis Dade, born in Va, about 1760; died at Rose Hill," Va, May 2S 1791; buried at Rose Hil1:" entered the Revolutionary Army at the age of sev-
 enteen as captain, of the Continental l line, and received Jan. 29, 17S4, four | thousand acres of land for three years service. Va. Doc. 30, p. 10. Francis
 Dade was Cornet in Third Continental Dragons. 177S; Lieutenant in 17S0; Captain at the close of the war. Hay
 dens Virginia Genealogies," p. 733. l Another ancestor of Mrs. Finch is
 Colonel Lawrence aaliafero. born in | Spotsylvania Co.,, Va. Dec. g. 1734; died
 in Orange Co.,, Va, April 8, 179s; mar 1 ried Mary Jackson; served in the Revo- Hutton as member of the Committee of Safety for Orange Co.,, Va, 1774: Colonel
 of the minute men in Orange, Culpepper and Fauquier counties. The Taliafero | record goes farther back than the Bat
 tie of Hastings in which their ancestor | fought "A troubadour named Taillefer | was the first man to break the English | ranks at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 | He is claimed as the ancestor of the | Taliaferos of Virginia. ''Humes" Hist
 of Eng. Vol. l. p. 397 and 440.
 | William and Mary Quarterly, Vol V. Richmond, Va, Critic" Nov Is. 1889. Another ancestor of Mrs. Finch was General Elijah Clarke of Wilkes Coun-
 ty, Ga, married Hannah Arlington mentioned by Ramsay as the first set
 tier of Spartanburg County; first ap-
 peared In the history of Georgia in 1776; was wounded at Alligator Creek in 177s, at Wafford's Iron Works Au- gust 8, 17s0, and again at Musgrove's Mill August IS, 17s0. also at the battle of Long Cane. Further record of Gen eral Clarke has already been given in connection with Mrs. Lovie McKinstry Chalkley.
 Hannah Arlington, wife of General
 Clarke, and therefore ancestress of Mrs. Finch. Her history as given by
 White in his Historical Collections of Georgia" has already appeared In the
 D. A. R. department. Authority for service of General Clarke already giv- en. Another ancestor of Mrs. Finch
 is Jesse Thompson. born in Amelia
 County Va, about 1764; died near Au- gusta, Ga, about 1S19; married Nancy Clarke, daughter of General Elijah Clarke; served in the Revolution as
 private in the command of General Clarke, as proved by certificate given by General Clarke on file in Secretary
 of States office, Atlanta, Ga.
 FITS, Mrs Eleanor Hewitt-27441 ancestor Captain John Earle, born
 in Virginia, June 5, 1727; married IThomasine Prince served in the Rev
 oluton as member of Committee of
 Safety for Tyson County. N. C., in jl775; Captain of South Carolina Rang
 CTS from 1776 to close of the war.
 l North Carolina Colonial Records.
 Heitman's Register.
 l-ancestor, General Elijah Clarke of the Revolution has already appeared In this department in connection with Mrs. Chalkley and Mrs. Finch.
 FRIEND, Miss Ellen Frabue-45226 ha- in