New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-22
SOME PERSONAL TALES.
The Only Washington Descendant
IN the United Service.

There is only representative Of the great
Washington family now in the army or navy Of
the United States-Capt6in AIervyn c. Buckley, OF
the artillery corps. on duty as an engineer in
the Puget Sound District. Captain Buckley is the
great great grandson Of Samuel Washington,
brother of George washington and colonel on
his staff. Captain Buckey's family has always
been represented in the American wars. his pater-
nal grandfather having fought in the War OF 1872.
an uncle taking part in the War with Mexico. and
his father. Thomas W. Buckley. now Of Washing
ton. in the Confederate service. Captain Buckley
went TO West Point in 1898 by appointment Of Presi-
dent Harrison. tie graduated in 1897, being
second in a class of sixty-seven. He served IN
Cuba and Porto Rico I'm the Spanish-Arner1can
War and later in the Philippines. In 1899 he was
sent by Secretary Root TO examine the tropical
battery systems in use in the armies Of European
countries. He later introduced a mountain battery
OF new type into the Philippines and was captain
Of dynamite battery in the field in the Island OF
Luzon.
Vfrginians trace their lineage 10 jamestown, New
EngIanders 10 Plymouth. and those of the blood
are proud of IT, But in South Carolina the real
FIRST family is much more exclusive. for South
Carolina was settled not by n colony but by one
lone man. Governor Duncan Clinch Hayward. who
retired for the Office Of Governor OF South Carolina
in January and who is now devotng himself to
the work OF the Southern States immigration As
ISOLATION OF which he is president, is one OF the
most prominent living descendants Of Dr. Henry
Woodward. the first English settler OF South Caro-
lima. Tho young ''chirurgeao' set out from Cape
Fear the original North Carolina settlement. on
June a. 1865 for trip of exploration 20 the south
Or Woodward told Captain Sanford that he would
remain in the southern country with the Indians
II the place at all hosptable.
He was left Port Royal with the natives and
it is recorded that they became great friends with
him. He learned their language and studied their
habits closely. a party OF Spanish raiders ever
Jealous OF English encroachments in America, came
to Port Royal. captured DR.. Woodward. carried
him 10 St Augustine and put him IN prison. He
was rescued bv the buccaneer, Captain Robert
searle and soon afterward shipped surgeon
on privateer from the Leeward Islands He was
cast away on the Island of Nevis where no was
found by Captain sayle ana taken back 20 Port
Royal where he an old citizen at the bIne
Of the settlement Of March. leo.
The marriage Of Or. Woodward 10 Mrs. Mary
Browne widow Of Robert Browne and daughter OF
Colonel John Godfrey, was the foundation or
great family in South Carolina Besides Governor
Reward there have been two other Governors OF
the state in the direct line John Mathews. l1s2sS
and Robert y Hayne 1924 Four United States
Senators have sprung from the first settler These
were Robert Y Hayne the great debater VINO met
Webster in the Senate the most brilliant forensic
hattie Of national history. Arthur p. Hayne,
Robert Woodward Barnwen and Robert Barnwell
Rhett Six members OF the national House OF
REPRESENTATIVES from South Carolina were also OF
the family Four judges John Mathews and Hlch-
ard Hutson. OF South Carolina; r. y Hayne. or
california and Henry 8 Elliott. OF Washington:
four bishops stephen Elliott, Of Georgia. Robert
W B. Elliott, of Western Texas: William j. Boone
% OF China and Robert W. Barnwell or Alabama;
the great Baptist clergyman and scholar, Richard
Fuller OF Baltimore; the poet Paul Hamilton
TIarue and many others of prominence in the
professional, business and social life OF the Repub-
lie are IN the direct line from DIR. Henry Woodward
who went 70 South Carolina TO live with the md
fans.