The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
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OF United States Judge.
81; Samuel Mcdowell married .Iary Nc.
Chung, 1854; she was daughter of VIM.
sMcClung. Il,
James Mcdowell, brother OF Samuel
was born2174o He was ensign IN Captain
tl1ogg g company, and lieutenant in Cap
tain Mcdowell 8. both of Augusta county,
B lI6s-'59 He married Elizabeth Cloyd, and
died Mt the age or 81, leaving three ch,l-
5dren, Sarah, Elizabeth and Jamts. VIM
Meetings. daughter, Susan, married
I. son OF Robt. Alexander. Sarah NIcClung
married Samuel Lyle, MI of Rockbridge
county, Va. Il. B. c.
Branch. s5
Editor Of The Times-D ispatch:
n In a family cemetery in oconce couns
Sty, Ga, are two monuments, bearing
the Inscription ...William S. Branch
and Dizzy Branch" who was Will
liam s. Branch's father william
is. Branch was n Virginian, who
came to North Carolina. and hence to
Georgin. The "S' In his name was for
Scott. His wfe's name. before marriage.
was ''Dicy Jane .calicut, or. Calicat..'
Mr.. William s.. and Dizzy Branch had
four sons. and four daughtcrs-viz: u ohm.
JAMES, Armistead and Marcellus. Sarah
and Emily. the remaining two daughters
names unknown. KS l83
John married Sarah Broughton. OF
South Carolina ancestry. and lived on
his estate. "Onkland,,'' near Gree boro.
( Gu. Armstead lived In Mississippi, and
had a family. among whom son, James.
who MARRIED Dora Quinn. Marcellus
married Juin ---. He lived In, Louisi-
ana. and having no family. spent mucn
time North. i }
OF the daughters. Sarah married
8Dawson Emily married William Wall
5ker, and lived In Mississippi. having a
daughter. Laurentenn. who married
Judge Burroughs. OF Yazoo City.
The two daughters OF William g.
T Branch. names unknown, married suc-
cesslvely, Malcolm o'Neal, OF Kentucky.
All OF the above Branches were peo-
pie OF education and wealth.. who stood
3 high In the communities In which they
lived They were noted for conservatism
in business. It being family tradition
that "a Branch always handed down
money to his descendants" II any or
your many readers can throw any light
on the antecedents OF william S. Branch
they will very greatly oblige
Mrs. u. OK. NJ, 3s
Atlanta. Ga.
The first Branches in Virginia were
Benjamin, Edward and john. Samuel
and Thomas Branch were living In Hem
rico county from 173O to 17il5. Ope OF
these must have been the father of VIII
liam s.. Branch. OF Georgia. Lot soma
reader send us a clue. 3s
Randolph.
Editor Times-Dlspatch: 81 t6
I saw In your Genealog ical Column OF
Fthe Sd that Elizabeth Randolph daughter
Of William Randolph (emigranD, of Tur-
key Island. married Thomas Tinsley.
This Is q mistake. Elizabeth Randolph.
his youngest daughter. married Colonel
Richard Bland. would like to corre-
spond with the party that made the
statement. as I might give some OF tho
desired Information OF the Tinsleys. .Ad-
dress, within two weeks. NJ. r. g.
No. lib East Franklin Street, Richmond.
Va. a. nv 3S6s
Our correspondent Is correct. and We
fall to flnd any marriage between Eliza
beth Randolph and Thomas Tinsley. This
should have been corrected at the time
OF printing the query Of Subscriber"
Leakes.
Dear Sir: a
OF the Leakes. am certain Robert
Sharpe was at Yorkt town at the sur
render OF CORVALLIS. He took oath Of
allegiance. as seen In Virginia Historical
Society vols. S. or I; therefore. must
+ be the same. read an account OF tho
sLeakes In the British Compendium 1723.
IS. by Nicholas to be seen in Rusk
Library. their arms being the same as
fhe 3Vir1rinio liz,
Thanking you for your kindness.
remain, Yours truly,
y, E. Z. P.
Chestnut Hin, Philadelphia.
ssa! Daniel.
The following is sent us concerning tho
Georgia Daniels. who were descendants
OF the first Virginia settlers OF that ma me:
James Daniel was an original settler In
Wilkes county. Ga. He became an alder
in the Presbyterian Church. called sue
8cessively Liberty, Salem Woodstock
Church.
Fills son, Cunningham Daniel. was orr
dained elder by the Rev. Francis Cum
bingham, 1922, or earlier. Among the
Cunningham Daniel, his wife. Mrs Jane
Daniel. and his sister, Miss Jane Daniel.
Robert g. Daniel, son of Cunningham
Daniel, became an elder after the latter's
death. After the death OF Robert G..
Daniel, his sons, William and John Dan-
lei, became elders. Thus four genera
tions OF the Daniel fannily-James a..
Cunningham (2). Robert C, (3). William
~ and John 90 have served the old
Liberty Church for more than one huns
.dred years. (From the Story OF Wilkes
County. by Eliza A. Bowyer. pages 1921
l240 A grandson OF j aales Daniel died
1882, aged seventy-two He became an
elder, 1855, and had attended more mect-
ings OF the Presbytery and Synod THAN
any elder In Georgia.
\ James Daniel and his wife are buried
In the old Presbyterian graveyard, which
Is not from the battlefield OF Kettle
Creek. The old log building, Liberty
Church. was erected by James Daniel,
who was the grandfather Of tho late