The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-04
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One of the earliest families 70 come TO
Virginia was that of WalthaiL In 1c45.
Ienning Bishop Meade and othrr carly
writer's speak of them quite gftfn. The
following sketch is taken from an In.
teresting history OF the family, recently
issued by Mr.. Earnest Taylor Walthalf
which embraces all the information to
be desired. and from which we quote
briefly:
The name ia Welsh and means For
est Dale" from WAL as being walled
In By mountatns. and "vaital." the Ger
man for valley. and "Thall,' which
means green; thus 1t meant a people in
green forest dale, surrounded by
maintains.
In 1885 the walthalls were living in
westmoreland. England. and in 1909 the
heads OF families bore names OF Thomas,
Gilbert. Roger. Alexander and Richard,
this latter being captain of the Kings
Body Guard. In 1916 two brothers came
10 Virginia. John and William, who set
tied in Henrico county at n place now
In Chesterfield county (Which was taken
from Henrico). called Port walthall,
,fter the family The old family resi-
lence was burned down in 1899. It was
then called the Dunn or Clay House. a
Dunn having married Miss Polly Wal.
lhall who owned 1t. and from this cele-
brated old colonial house General Lee
iated many OF his dispatches during the
var. inc "aitnaiis came from Chester.
Ghestershire. IN England. and 1t Is pre-
stunned they gave the name Chesterfield
70 the county In Virginia. The first
marriage we have In the family is that
81 John Walthall TO Anne Rhodes. In
1880. the second was that of William
Tatf hal tn ,nEn t.
1924 Is recorded In Bristol Parish the
birth and baptism of Christopher, son
of Richard and Mary walthall, who In
after years is recorded as yestrymen
of the parish. William Branch WalthalI
married Vaughan. the son of Branch
and Miller. This latter was brother to
John. the father of eighteen children.
seventeen of whom were born In Prince
Edward, and one was born In Mont
comery county. Va. after 1893 Iobn.s
sister. Nancy. married a Vaughan also
Hammond married the daurb,ar ~ Dc.
ter WaItbaII ~ E,ns,,nd a,a ~ ~.
death NJ peter h,s lac as,a.a 80. ~
Their con Ianaa wra1,,an ~.
Sseo Rmr,,, cantr,,, 1ae. ..I. IunL
Wai,bau wo. hanr 4, 1,.;u .ls ooli'
Iia rnarr,ed 4, 10, n,,t,a.ir ,,s uMaiu
..,usin - ~. p.s,as sa.tine o., Maaisoh,
,,as,a. ,-,.,. ss'uen,. Ansy hao
e', p,alicn, 5arret Wnitc, John.
7us.in M, James henry, Christopher
anu o'seph stevens.
OF the White family into whom the
Walthalls married, the first White was
appointed fG Sir Walter Raleigh in
1880 Governor of the colonies, and vir-
ginia White Dare, granddaughter of Gov
ernor White. was the first white child
born in the New World on Virginia soil.
T,1,, yyn1x hall %t,tr
Daniel Johns in 1917. Her maiden name
was Mary Marshall. their children We're
L. Anne. Martha. William, Benjamin F.,
Richard j., David NJ, and Andrew Webb.
John, son of Christopher. married. Pa.
thence Marshall. Christopher ava Ithall,
son of Richard and Mary. married also
a Patience Marshall OF the children of
John Walthall of 1906 and catlirine Madi-
son. Madison was an old-time t6i5tlc-l
conist Of Richmond. who did business al
Tourteenth and Franklin Street. the old
pvrd Warehouse which wac m,lled down
TO build upon the site the exchange
FIote1 which has also ,,een nulied down.
Mor(licaI saws In his Bygone DAYS. he was
one OF the "Business League in ~,
days TIE married first Miss MT
Wilson NJ So,thamnton va Tho Rev.
wife was a Miss rBurfoot.
San, yvaIthaIl married Rebecca Anne
Johns He was clerk Of the court o.
iowa His fan,iiv now re- side In COLORADO
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+ Robert NJ died Young. Alexander h.
was n minister ne married Miss Agnes
Rnwton and had ten chtldren HE sec
ond wife Was tha widow Hnrt nv whom
no Issue HE SON r,bristonhar wos Lillei
at Winchester ", In 1874 - member of
the Louisa Blnes q G iso'. His - cor Iobn
fns+ n lac. ~. 49,
One danebter ,,arriad 1..h u,na 'ie ~
Matbcws cnnntv AlaSanaor :. ra',r.s
"a Ills district IN ~ aai e. tept ese
Was editor of the rhrs,ian Intai,ie ., ..a,'