The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
Kendall,

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OF tho Kendnlls tho following Is Elven:
Col. William Kendall, OF Newport House,
was burgess for Northampton county,
1851; Collector, 1000; Commissioner, e67 !;
Burgess, 1682-a'-'s6, being Speaker OF tho
House tho last year.
His daughter, Mary Kendall. married
Hancock Loo. son Of Col. Richard Lee,
who came to Virginia. 1G4l. Hancock
Lee was Justice OF Northampton county,
1877; moved, to Northumberland county,
1883, md built the old Lee house at
Dltchlcy.
An act dated November, 1866. shows
that 'HWlllam Kendall late Of North
nmptiOn county, Va. Gent, by deed Jan :
,lnry 5. 1862, gave to his son-ln-law. Hnn-
cock Lee. OF do, Gent, and Mary, his
then vito, dau. OF WIN. Kendall. 2050
A. OF land at Nlntchepenigo same coun-
ty for his grandson. VIM, son OF Ham
cock and Mary, hits granddaughter,
Anne. eldest dau of tho same" This
land Mt VIM. Lees death, fell to his
brother, Richard, next male heir Of 1inn-
cock and Mary.
Ii seems that Hancock Lee married
second. Sarah Allcrton. (see Hcnnings'a
Stat. VIII, 27S
Editor Genealogical Column:
Sir,-I notice In your Issue OF August
10th you have been examining the RECORDS
of Louisa county. Can you give me me
names OF the parents md place OF blrth
OF my grcat-grandfathcr, Edmond BE-
gleston? !.
I received from my father, Edmond
Waller Eggleston, who was bonn In
Louisa county January 49, 1s2a, n regis
ter which had come to him flom MS
father, Joseph Carr l1ggloston, who was
born December 81, 1909 presumably IN
Louisa county,, and died near Tolersvillc,
Louisa county, December &C. 1875 cons
tanning the following entry:
Edmund Eggleston was born June 2i
1878; Susan Smith (Epperson), was born
November %, 1772; Edmond Eggleston
and Susan Smith Epperson were married
February II, 1900. Edmond Esgleston was
baptized by Rev. John Poiildexloi, Sep
Etember %, 1902.
Joseph Carr Eggleston, son OF Edmond
Dggleston and his wife Susan Smith Eg-
gleston, was born December 2l4 1902,
Tho last named was my grandfather,
who. 1t appears was an only son. Flo
lived near lCrederck's IInlH. or near
Tocrsvllo, where no died In 1927,
8 I understand there We're families OF
Nggleston's both In Hanover and AM
ella counties from an early date. Now
what Am especially deslrous Of know
Ing Is from what branch Of the early
families Edmond Eggleston descended.
take great Interest In your column, and
subscribed for the Times-D Dispatch solely
on account OF this feature.
Very truly yours,
JOSEPH CARR FGGLESTON,
Franklin, Tenn.
In reply TO above, Edmond Eggleston
must have been OF that branch Of the
family Of. whom was Joseph Eggleston,
who was horn inEAmella county, Novem-
her 81, 17h4, He served In the Reaotution-
Snry Warna captain and major Of cayalry
under Colonel HeNry Leo, lte WAS also
i nthe Virginia Assembly, and In Con-
gress from 110S to 1901, and died lall. Tho
birthplace md parents OF Edmond d.
gleston is not known. Though jose h rs
gleston would have been hut 10 years of
axe at the time OF Edmpnd's birth. y,t
he could have been his father
II, q, NJ,
Editor Genealogical Column;
sir,-My deceased grandmothers maid
enname was Juliet Ann Jenkins, OF
"Farnham," Richmond county, Va, Her
mother was Katherine Carter. OF "FNArn-
ham," her birthplace and home. Can
you give me information In regard to hes
father's war record 1879. and regard to
tho family, MS II will no Of interest to q
large number OF relatives? Awaiting your
kind consideration In any Sunday paper
OF which ! am n subscriber.
Most respectfully,
MRS, Fl. n. a.
RichmorI Va.
we cannoti perhaps some Of cur read
ers cnn. a
Editor cienealogical Columns:
sir.-Can you give me my information
concerning the Morton. Lesrand and
Nash families Of Virginia? should es-