The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

war Of 1912. Elc married Lucy Jciu n',e
or Jordon, born 1914, ana died leoo'
dn ulrltcr OF Francis Jcrdonc. OF freuei !.
icksburg. and late OF "Jerdone Castle,
still standing in Spotsy1vanlil. ms MS Ivy ''
was, through her mother, granddaughter
OF William Arnistcnd, who settled III
Eastern Virginia on a grant Of land given
by the King Of England. She also had q
brother, William, and several sisters.
One of tho latter Sarah Jedonc, married
Dcmcns Martin; another married Minor,
and one married - Payne, ancestor
of the late General William II. Payne.
The Jerdoncs were French lluguenots
and arc highly spoken Of
The issue OF Hcnan and Lucy Phillips
were: #is
1st, Eldrcd Phillips, had Mary James Z.
0atcly died in Rchmond) and William
Armistcad, of Richmond.
Cd james Phillips Wcad).
Sd, Sarah Phillips. married John Dodd,
descendants living In Richmond. 5
4th, Frances Phillips, married John
Nicholas Ia Fond, and had Sarah Fran
ces. married Eastburn; Jane Elizabeth,
married Henning; Frank IT, Lnfon Mary
c. and John Nicholas, died young.
5th Jane Elizabeth Phillips, married
j. Jones.
9Th, Catherine Phillips, married Maupin.
7th, Lucy Phillips, married tEgee times
1st, George Charter, by whom ono da,lgh-
ter, Georgia Charter; I'd, married Benja-
min Burton; 3D. married Joshua Taylor.
Georgia Charter married Christopher
Robnson*. their descendants still live IN
Richmond 9E
Lucy .Jordon or Jordone wife Of 11enall
Phillips. lived to IA great age (nearly
ninetynve). and had seen four wars--the
| American Revolution, the War OF ISL,
the Mexican War and the late Civil War.
Her mother was Miss Ai'mistcad, ono
Of the Armistcad girls (Judith). married
King Carter, Of prlncoly fame; an
other married Governor Tyler. of Vir-
ginia, and was tho mother Of John Tyler,
| President of tho United States; another
married one of the Washingtons and
| named her son Armistead Washington.
General Lewis Armistead cor the Civil
| War; was also q descendant OF this
! family.
rhc Armstcad family. who descended
! from William Arnlstead. Of London, In
| the seventeenth century. and whose de-
scendants have been 50 closely allied by
| blood and marriage with the Bncons,
Carriers, Lightfoots, Washngtons, Bur-
| wells Paynes, Minors Marshalls, Mar
| tins, Winstons, Jordones. Tylers. Lewises
etc. etc, will be given hereafter.
Robinson.
! Editor Genealogical Column:
Dear Sir,--NVilinm Robertson, who wa!
afterwards known rs William Robinson
Sir, obtained a grant OF land from KIM
George II. in 1865 in Brunswick county
His SONS werc Littlebury and William
! Jr. VIII you please tell mo IL this WI
| liam Robinson, ST., was the first Of hi
line In this country? If not, who were hi
| ancestors and who were his brothers
If you will answer these questions ant
give what other information you can IT
your Genealogical Column, it will greatly
ohlige, r.
The above William Robinson, Sr., w
do not think was the first in Virginia
Colonel Beverly Robinson. Of Yorkshire
England, descended from Sir Johr
Beverley Robinson, Of the sixteenth cen
tury and was tenth son OF John Robin
son. for a few days president of the Vir
ginla Council and moved to New Yorl
and married Susanna, second daughter
70 Frederick Phlipse, of New York.
Bishop Meade gives the family in ex
tense in Vol. p. 37S. The above JOIN
Robinson, born 1858, had sever
children. and It seems he ha(
n son. Christopher, who is stated as 'flrs
coming to Virginia and had six children
! SO 1t is uncertain which Beverly o,
| Christopher who had priority OF settling
here first.