The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
Timberlake.


The Tinberlake family having been
called for. we with pleasure riyo ,ha
following sketch. as it forms one o. the
most prominent and interesting Of the
many OLD families OF AlbemaTIe
Ihere are SO many Undertakes scat
!ered all over the country that In the
absence of records Ii is difficult to get
their exact history. From the best that
can be gathered from tradition and facts
known, there were three Timberlake
brothers who came to this country about
IL, and landed at Port Royal, Caroline
county. Va. Richard. probably the cid
est, married a maid OF honor to George
Ills queen. Her name was Haywood
or Heygood. One of Richards brothers
was Joseph Timber'a/, from whom are
descended nearly all of the Virginia Tim
berlakes Of Eastern Virginia and Abe
marie; the Valley Undertakes being.
from Richard. The third brother was
probably named Francis. There Is a
Captain Tlmberlake OF the United States
army, and another now at the University
OF Virginia. who are from near Raleigh,
N. c., who descended from Francis Tim
berlake. of lancaster; also lawyer In
Cincinnati Ohio, named Willis N KEN
per- who descended from Francis Tim
berakc. A descendant of Richard In
Akron. Col, writes that a Quakeress OF
Winchester told her that she had seen
the coat-of-arms or crest OF the Timber
lakes, which was knight in armor.
with his left arm shattered. his bride
held in his mouth, and going into battle
with his sword In his right hand which
was raised. Tho family would be glad
to know If this tradition Is true. and II
there Is any facts in possession of the
descendants of either Of the three
brothers.
There are Undertakes In West Vir-s
ginia who came from Scotland in the
early part In Tom Burke OF Ours" a
character Is introduced named Timber
lake. But let us turn to the Virginia
family:
John Timberlake eldest sonof Joseph,
of Port Royal. the son Of Joseph a.. was
the first clerk OF Fluvanna county. From
him descended John. Of Shadwell; Hor-
ace Walker, Polly and Lucy. Polly mar
RED Minor Woodward's eldest son Is the
Jones. Of F'luyannf, from whom are Mr..
James D. Jones, president of the Bank
az Albemarle; Major Hillary p. Jones.
whose son Is now in the United States
navy and who was the hero OF the
Apuan Bay disaster, where he was deck
officer; Major Horace w. Jones. Picketts
nnartcrmnster, whose train General Loo
selected out OF tho remnants Of his army
at the surrendoriat Appomattox to carry
his personal effects to Richmond Major
- ". Jones has two sons In the United
states navy, and 1t Is we'll to note that
many members OF this gallant family OF
TImberlakes have been and are now In
tha United States service.
rho second son Of Joseph %, Lewis
F,rimberlake married Mary Madison, OF
Mafson's, Caroline county. Va, she being
. relntIve Of President James Madison,
rha oldest daughter of Lewis, Timberlake.
Marian, married Warner Minor, cousin
If the distinguished Professor John B.
Minor. Of the University of Virginia. From
this union was Lewis Minor who went to
Texas, and his descendants arc there
INV. Virginia Minor, who married Fran
ola Minor and became the distinguished
,,womans rights mover OF Missouri;
Mary who married the Rev.J. Pit. Lee
woodward, OF Middlesex county. Va, and
is tho mother of Minor Woodward. of
'Richmond, Va, and of tho distinguished
artist ID. w. Woodward, who did all of
Appleton's picturesque Europe" and,
helped on the sketches for "Appleton's
Picturesque America Richard. tho
youngest son, died early In life. unmar-
ried. Minor Woodward's Oldest son Is the
Dbl visionary IA. charge
/ of the Medical Hospital In Shanghai,
China, at this time.