The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04
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were given in issue Of October es, 1906.
and also. January 10, 1907. which con
tanned all that could be found Of them.
Neither family has arms.
Fuqun
This name is probably French. as the
family came into the colony with the
Huguenots.
William Fuqua, supposed the first,
settled In Charles City county near
Malvern Hill. James River He served
IN the Revolution, in a company from
Albemarlc, 1856, and afterward in q
Bedford company, 1853. He had son,
William Hnmlin.
Thomas Tuqua. one OF the descen-
dants Of William, had the following
children:
1, Joseph; 2, john 8, Mary, who
married James Robinson: 4, Martha;
s, Anne; 6, Elizabeth. who married
John Richardson's. q, Ralph; s, Henry:
., Isham Fuqua. 3
Issue Of Thomas Tuqua, son Of Ralph
(who is mentioned In Will OF Thomas):
His wife was judah: they Ind sons
Caleb and Aaron ITuqua; daughters,
Mildred and Celia, who married n
Hatcher. Mildred married Pcyton
Leftwich, December "a. 1903: their
youngest child Lucinda, married
Stephen Terry. born 1895: he died at
Roanoke. Va, 1895 The families OF
Ralph and Thomas Fuqua lived In Bed
ford county, Va.
Mason.
Editor of The Times Dispatch:
have noticed your Genealogical Col
- l. n
nothing Of tho Mason family of Vir-
ginia 1t is thought that the first
Masons in Virginia were four brothers
from Staffordshire, England, who set
tied here about the middle of the,
scvente zenith century. Colonel George
Mason, of staffordshire, landed at Nor
folk in 1861. and then settled on the
Potomac River at Accol1eek; lie is sup
posed to have been one Of the four
brothers. George Mason. of "Gunston,"
was the grandson of Colonel George
Mason. Francis Mason, who landed in
Virginia about the same time, Is
four brothers. Charles Mason sur
veyor of the Mason and Dixon" line.
was also of the Virginia Masons
| l have record of the family from
the time of Joel Mason. who died IN
1882. His wife was Jenny $3.50, and
their issue were: Eliza. Mary, Martha,
Jane, Joseph and Francis Morgan (my
eat-grandfather). II you are able,
| Kindly give me any records of the
| family through your Genealogical Coll
umn, and 1t will be greatly appre-
| ciuted. G. x.
Our failure to give anything on this
most illustrious and patriotic family
4 has not been for want OF interest.
c., T., ~ TOR, re-
corded of this noted family. that It
! seems supertiuous to attempt to add
more; yet in genealogical point of
view, many OF their branches are un-
known. and cannot be closely COLI
nected.
Burk, In his first volume pf History
4 of Virginia" says George Mason was
In the Colony In 1890, and that Francis
\ Mason was recorded In TINT year ;ls
having patented fifty acres Of lane
In the corporation Of Charles City
county. In his list oc settlers on boti
sides of James River, he states thai
! land below Hog Island, on James
River. 1920. 1t would seem from thit
: that the four brothcrs as mentioned
; above came over muck Garlic. thai
1851.
r nrst emlorant yaaf1,r Scotcn deacent
ana NAN ~ ,-r.,- nr,n,inenceS !,
: Iris sactinn ~ ~ poto n9acNI.i;,ar II
vas horn i, I'm rl,ns :,r,, died 1850 !,
/: Stafford county. Hc was descend
from the family 81 Masonu who live
; at Stratford -on-Avon, England, an,
. commanded body OF troops unde
i King Charles III, but after his defea
:Iyouns George escaped to Virginia 1
+ 1851. In 1865 he took a grant 81 Ian
/: In Stafford county for ,ransportin
eighteen persons into the colony il
! represented the cause OF Bacon, IN
! aided hin, both in the hsld and Hous
= of Burgesses. Fills son. George i"d
y born 1910, was captain and justica (
:. peace. This George had also 30
. Geore. I3d). horn 1890 in STAFFORD an
!, died In MARYLAND, a He recetyed +
q command ms lieutenant from Govern,
9 snotswood. The mother OF this Geors
;. was Mary Fowke, rranddaurhter
J, colonel. Girard IFowke, Of "Gunstc
: Hall - - I
~,
Q -, r,.1eorse Mason ~, 'i'ariIen ~
I thompson, OF i'p ,, uou''ty' u
also mad son, George MASON aae 1 1sln