The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12

li9This y;c rlrsy Old nd Interesting family
has no t, been, 81 xer6 IN our columna walt
heretofore made -puElic. It is one OF tho
families Of the colonial period SO familiar
to- all historians 81 Virginia, TINT little
is left which has not been written of til
nut afrl looking over some old English
records, we find In NJ sccllanlas Genen-*
log ca, ct Hetnldica,D printed IN London O.
March, 1851, VI Inent ionsi made 70 the
Blinds, ancestors Of ] ISd ward Blahd, a q
Yorkshire, Eng land, 1863.
4 II seems tho Biands Or England inter
married with the ,Fullcrs, ar ancient
family 81 Niddlgsex county, England
from whom tho Il Full Ter descendants In
\ this country are de we'd. r he foil owing
record Is tax ZEN ji 81 % III
Il; Fann Diana B1and,s wife OF Thomas y
Harnett Fuller. Is "a daughter Of z rancis
Christopher Bland, IA D. III. by his Wife
Lucinda IIerbert, q who was daughter Of
Arthur 3artab1e Herbert (by his wife,
Barbara Hutchinsor,) son Of Bartab !.
Herbert, and Wifi Bart ara, daug hterf Of
tie Knight 81 & Kerry and Of Elizabeth;
Crosbls, sister Of the first Lord Brandon
Thomas Herbert, Il OF N1uckross, father Of
Bartable 4 Her Bert, was n gh sheriff Of
Kerry 1863 GU NJ 4sS Y
Francis W. cristopfe her Bland, father Of {, s
Fanny Diana h Tt,ll ersss was son OF 3nev.
James Bland 81 and n his wi I'll znbetli,
aJi,lian) swilo Vas son Of Nathaniel 13land,5
III. D., G., II Ard fort and a CHAD oI.
1 who was son Of r ey.s james Bland, chan
lain to Lord Depu tyss sidney. Dean Of
Ardforts and Arcl,d con Of Agliador (by
his wife, da1.'g hter Of Sir francis 81
.Brewster and n Ann Crai1ler). S5S his Rev.
James Bland was son of John 3 land n who
suffered nartyrd on az ailterbury In the
Ireigh Of Queen Ma Is. ], "a 81. .$4;t
~ Thomas Al TT I. Il F,ullar, above meht Toned,
was II descendnntof Thomas Fuller, q
prosperous merctan mt o f London. who ma y
fried Mary Cannon - his will was proved
August %. 1923. y: he ~ llers were also
|tconilected with the great Bianneriassett
family pf England, who came vers to
the colonies about the same IS time s.of
/ the E,ullers, and history Isl so we'll
known during the exciting rrcTtod after
the RaVolution.s&T The ven cradle Nathaniel
Bland, archdeacon of a ghador. also mar
| tried,sS d Fuller. Being Anne, sister Of
Thomas Harnett Fuller 5i5 .,S IN
III The history Of the BANDS of Virginia
has been so thoroughly given by Bishop
Meade Dir. Brock Slaughter, and many
eminent writer's. tina Tit leaves slitt!etthat
I. is not already known to- the public;syet
the above IS given. showing, their, English
ar stry, which Is new to the present
generations ~ Vi 35f i;
III The arms arc taken from Crozier's
General Armory.'' They are described
as follows: i3$t .57 N, I. $
Arrls----Argent. on a bend sable three
E5phions (or& heads Of a dart) !. the field.
ID Crest-Out OF a ducal coronet, or. a
lions head ppr. " n II, 5s III
N Motto-Speratet et Write fortls.S
Is fBy truth and hope We conquer.) 5S3
Can any one send us, g picture of the
old Bland ford residence 8 t Colonel Ed
ward Bland. IN King George county. or
i!of the old church he built? "A full record
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The BrOun Family and Their
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