The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-12
BERKELEY FAMILY.

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hen h. met his death gy the accidental sxplo;
Stntes steamer "lerlnceton"
nis brother. George Parker UpshuS~1lso
. oo In ~ Northampton county, Va, narch
states navy. rising from n1'dsh'pman 70
! tho command of the Med tetranenn. SQUAD 3
ron, and died IN 1859 while ut spezzia.
Greece. His nephew, John Henry Up
ana a served during the Mexican war Mt
the naval battle or Vera Cruz, and during
ne Confederate war ho was promoted 20
commander Of the North Atlantic SQUAD
ron.
Mary Jane stith unshur ia we'll remcrn-
bered IN the literary world by her pen pen
pane , 2, Hnnx Field She WA
New York. where she married Mr.. joseph
r. S.urGes. 1T Is greatly desired that n
more complete tracing Of e.EnTlish an,
h. Obtained. which would crafty many
descendants now living.
The First Settlers in the Colony.
Some ono asks for the names Of the
nrst settlcrs In the colony OF Virginia.
Tho following list lis taken from tho
state Library, as some OF tho cmigrants
living In the colony February 1s. 1879,
lust sixteen years after tho first landing
at Jamestown, In 1901. Some Of these
may have been OF the first landing. and It
is interesting to observe tho names OF
many families still among us. who are
DOUBTLESS their descendants:
ssCOlIepa I.nnd"--ThOt1nS MarIett,
Chris. branch. Francis Boot. William
Browning Walter Cooper. William Wild
or, Leonard Moore Cor More), Daniel
Shirley, Peter Gordon. Nicholas Perse,
William oalbie, Evans Rawton. Theo.
MORE, Robert Champe. Thomas Jones,
David Williams. William Walker Edwd.
Fobson. Thomas Hhftson. E'hn lpa1s
Chapman. Mathew Edlowo. William Price,
Gabriel Holland John Watson. Ebcd.
melcck Gastock, Thomas Osborne.
At meek OF Land '-Richard Taylor.
Roger Preston.
At "Flourdln Hundred"-John Woodson,
Sarah Woodson
Al James city (Jamestown)- Fortune
Taylor Eliza beth Rolfe.
III "The A1ines''--DavId Ellis. Captain
William Tucker, Mary Tucker.
In order to induce cmiHration to the
colony, tho Grown granted bounty OF
land to every ono who would import, ut
his own expense, u person into the colony.
counting his own family, servants ard
ALL The following grant Is given to show
how rapidly the Importation OF tndented
white servants became, and the filling
UP Of the colony OF all classes OF people.
"ro all to whom these presents shall
como, ], st. John Alasboy, KIT, Governor.
Esrr., and whereas, etc.
Now. know ye. that !. St. Johns Alas-s
boy. Et. do, on authority OF the Coun-A
sell OF State, accordingly give and grant
unto Joseph Royal. three hundred acres
| of land situated, lying, and being in
the county OF Henrico. on the south side
of Turkey Island Creek. running into
| the woods, n. T.. to the mouth Of tho
cheek. 8. W. and c. l. tho said three
hundred acres Of land being due unto
the said Joseph Royal, as follows:
| 80 acres for his own person.
20 acres for the transportation OF
his first wife. Thomassia.
80 acres for the transportation OF his.
| now wife.
80 acres for the transportation OF his
| brother. Henry.
persons Into this colony. whose names arc
| in the record mentioned below. this pat
emit. TO have and to hold,-dated 18th
| August. 1857.
Joseph Royal.
"Thomassla his first wife. ;1Ir d
Ann his now wife Tgg,7 Il : G
Henry Royal ituIrlfi 81
Robert Harroll. !.
John Mott.
ITO all. etc. Now, know We, that L.;
the said Sr. William berkeley KIT, doc
| with tho consent OF the COUNSEL OF State,
| accordingly give and grant unto Joseph
| Royal, his heirs and assigns forever,
six hundred acres of land. bounding on
the land OF Edwd, Maddln above Shirley
! Hundred; East and by, etc. The said
1 six hundred acres being due by and for
the transportation Of twelve persons into
this colony. whose names are In the
records mentioned under this patent;
to have and to hold the said six hum
dred acres. yielding and paying unto
I each OF our Sovereigns Lord the King
/ his heirs, ETC., forever on each fifty
acres OF land herein by. these presents
! given and granted yearly Mt tho feast OF
! St. Michael, the Archangel, the fee rent
4 of ono shilling to His Majestic, which
payment Is to be made seven years a tier
I the date OF these presents and not be-
4 fore,
! provided. etc. dated this 10th OF Au-t
, gust. 1872 5t +,
The above six hundred acres has been
| In the Royal family since.1642 The last
owner, John p, Royal. died a few years
since, leaving a portion each to his two
daughters.
Waddcll.
Tho Times Dispatch, Richmond, Va. \
Gentlemen,--I notce-you gave Il synop.
| sis of tho Waddell family In your last
Sundays issue. am somewhat inter-
! estcd In the subject as.' my mama la
| Waddelt and will say that our neonin