The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04

Replying to request for the southnll
family. the following Is given:
III we search old records of the thir-
teenth century. we find the name South
all is derived from South" or South
ern." as were also the other points OF
the compass. which represented in
"North," and Northern" lasts or
"Estrys" West" and "West-ly." many
families. The first to bear the name in
VirginIt was Dacy or Darcy Southall,
who emigrated from Ireland in 17oO, and
settled In Henrico county. His Christian
name Is found spelled by various au-
thors, In many ways. such as Dacy.
Dasey. Dacie and Darsy. but evidently all
meant for tho same person. In Henrco
records of 1757 his place OF residence is
given as being between the mouth of
Gillies Creek and Great Westham, on
James River. He is mentioned by Bishop
Meade as being vestryman in the parish
for the year 1T56. One OF his sons was
Colonel Turner Sotithall. of the Reyolu-
tion, and became most prominent in the
annals of both church and State. He
had also n son. Edward southall. who
lived in Spotsylvania county about 17cs,
and died there 1856. Turner Southall suc-
ceedcd 10 the estate OF his father in 1853,
and was appointed n yestryman In the
parish In 17To In the place of John Ran,
one OF the wardens at vestry meeting
held In Richmond town on the sth OF
December OF that year
Colonel Turner Southnll was also n
member OF both branches OF the Virginia
Assembly successfully, for several years
previous to the Revolution. and held
many offices of trust and profit In the
colony.
In i77o he was appointed MS one OF the
ma IN rr1rf - tt,o
State from Williamsburg to Richmond.
which was done In 1850. Colonel Turner
Southail had several sons and daughters.
from whom the descendants of the pres
cnt day are traced. One of his grand
CONS was Major Stephen Southall. who
married Martha Wood. daughter OF Coll
oneI Valentine wood. OF the Revolu-
ton. and was afterward clerk of Gooch
land county. Colonel Wood married
Lucy Henry. sister OF Patrick Henry.
and OF Elizabeth Henry. who married
General William Campbell. the hero OF
Kings Mountain. BY the marriage Of
Major Stephen and Martha wood
southall. were three sons, William South
all. who died unmarried: Dr. Philip T.
soutliaii. the father OF Professor 8. o.
Southall OF the University of Virginia.
and Valentine Wood .tuthall. who was
born 1898 at ''westham." Goochland
county. Va. fthe old family seaD. In
1913. when about twenty years OF 2gc.
he came TO Aibemarle. He studied law
and was early admitted to the bar, and
rapidly rose in his profession. For moro
than twenty years he was Common
wealth's attorney for tho county. and
was considered one of the ablest prose-
cutting lawyers of his day. Mr.. Southall
became most intense Jeffersonian Re-
publican In politics. n great admirer OF
Mr.. Jefferson. whom he frequently VS.
tied at Monticello. and from whom such
close associations became his legal adj
wiser. Such was Mr. Jeffcrson's conf
dence In his superior Judgment that Mr..
Southall was appointed by him as the
first secretary of the Board OF Visitors
for the Central College. afterwards the
University of Virginia. After this. Mr..
Eouthall advocated the States Rights
party. which was opposed to Jackson.
and which soon after became the Wing
nary. In 1888 Mr.. Southall. with Thomas
w. Gilmer, were sent to the virginia
House OF Delegates, where he remained
most OF the time until 1s45. becoming
Sneaker of the House In 1910. after Mr.
elmer was made Governor OF the State.
In 1850 Mr.. Southall was sent az deie-
gate to the Virginia Constitutional Con-
,vention from Albemarle, Nelson ana Am
herst. and In 1861 was sent to the Sc
cesstonal Convention. called after tne
election of Mr.. Lincoln to the presidency.
Mr.. southall was elected and sent as
Union man, opposed to secession, put
after Lincoin's proclamation for troops
to coerce the South, he voted for seces-
sion. He died suddenly while mems
her OF the convention, August y, 1851,
and is buried as Charlottesville Va.
The court and bar Of Albermarle In
1879. honored the memory of Its destin-
ru,shed son. by hanging on the walls IN
tho courthouse, his llfe-size pastel por-
trait beside that Of Jefferson, being
gift to the county and city by his
children.
Mr.. southall married first. Mary, daugh-
ter of Alexandria Carrot: second. Martha,
daughter OF James Powell Cooke. first
of malvern HILL" and then OF Edge
mont" in Albermarle, being a direct des-
.oaao,t oe pioh,.a roclra fret ~ tha