The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10

BY request, a sketch of tho staples
family is here given. Most of the
following Is taken from the Providence,
II. l., Tribune, giving history OF
the New England family, where they
first settled
The family is considered of French
origin, supposed to have come from
Estaples. n town of France. from which
they took their name. and then went
over to England with William the
Conaueror.
There are many variations Of the
name Staples. which was first Stapil.
stapel, Stapol, Staplers, and with ad-
.ditions OF Staplctoh, Stapledon, Staple
ford. Staplehill and Stapley.
The chaplain OF Henry VIII. was Ed
ward Staples, bishop, and "the best
beloved man In his diocese"
The history Of the Staples in this
country begins probably with John,
who settled at Weymouth Mass. 1898.
One Of his three CONS was Abraham,
or Abram and his descendants may
claim association with the "KinK So
ciety of Colonial Wars" for he was
in King Philips War, 1876. His son,
Abraham. was the first white child
born In Mendon, Mass, 1863. His
II
owner in Mendon who had three wives
Abigail, Thankful and Lydia--and
thirteen children
Samuel was another favorte name
with the Staples family. there being
three Samuels. who We're founders of
families, One lived Mt Dedham 1901:
one ut Bridgewater who married
| Elizabeth Pratt. and the third Samuel
| was freeman in Rhode Island. 1864.
| Hits descendant. William Reade Staples.
| born lS0 years later, was Chief Justice
| of Rhode Island.
| The Staples were also early settlers
| in Maine. and even found their way
to California. one member being vice
| president of the Society of California
| Pioneers. and was a delegate to the
| convention which nominated Abraham
| Lincoln for President
One Of the early settlers in Virginia
| was John Staples. mentioned by Hem
4 Ing, whose descendant, Walter Reed
Staples. was a noted jurist In the Old
Dominion. Their intermarriage with
| the Martins gave a United States SEN
ator. Thomas Staples Martin. and
another marriage connection was with
| the family of General Gordon one OF
the IF. +. VS."
! John f Staples. OF Patrick county
| married Sarah Penn, 1866, cousin OF
! William Penn. the founder OF Pennsyl-
u
Vaughans, Arnolds, Wrlghts. and
| Pratts.
Their war record has also beer
brilliant. John Staples was at the
surrender of Yorktown and was pro.
noted major for gallantry: DAME
! regiment. 1854; David Staples was liv-
ing in Henrico county, 1T55. and was
| a processioner that year. Among the
| professions they were also noted, espe-
cially in the law; for at one time there
were three judges OF 1.-THE Supreme
4 Court among them. Their chief char
acteristics We're for energy, public
ture. Says one, who spoke from obser-
walton, "They are all a very good-look-
| ing lot; the women are beautiful ant
| the men handsome" and the hand
soonest men in the country were the
4 brothers of the Virginia family
The arms OF the Staples family O
Surrey. England, is given In Burke
4 bend azure, between two fleur de lis
4 gules; three leopards' faces, iessant dc
4 lis or Crest--Out, OF a crown vallery
argent. a lions head affronte gules
i semee de lis, and ducally crowned OF
Motto: Sans Dieu Rien'' (nothine
A without God). As to the Significance
of this coat-armor. ermine has beer
. be easily understood as n perfect EN-
i blem of dignity: the fur worn on tn
hoods of college graduates is q bear
ing of honor.
\ The bend In heraldry represents tn
shield suspender of q knight, or on
who has distinguished himself as
II commander: its heraldic meaning IL
Z 'Valiant and hardy warrior, who I'M
dertakes hazardous things by fore
and courage"
The flcur de lis, or lilly OF France
was granted only to. those who ha
served the King. The tradition Il
, that 1t was brought by an angel froI
, heaven as an emblem by which Franc
N would conquer the world. "A "leopar
III 5essant de lis" means swallowing {
tsifla,lr dis lis. This hearing is said Il
m have been conferred by Edward ~
VI during his war in France, as a rewart
. to his followers who helped TO make nj
J campaign victorious the idea belntt
,lthat the leopard OF England woul
I swallow the lily Of France The pres
ent lion of England was once Ieopart
or two leopards, which Were borne b
Richard l.
A Grown vallery" is explained ~
: classical works as representing IN
old Roman trenches, where they ~
! Themselves behind earthworks, whic
! were called ''vallum," and the soldie
t who first entered these intrenchment
was given 81 crown called "Vallaris ca
roma" being made In the form Of pale
: 'or pallisadoes "Semee do lis" mean
strewed with lilies Azure signiAe
purity; gules, nagnaninaity; argen
sincerity
n The Irish arms Of the Staples famil,
n represented by Sir Thomas Staple
q created barpnet OF Ireland, 1923, VII
e was related to the Marquis Ormond
a and Fitzgerald. Earl of kildare, l
i somewhat different being Argent on
y Jesse engrailcd ermines, between thre
Q hurts; two dragons heads erased Of
u Crest--A demi-negro atfronte holdin
X O bolt staple. or. Motto--Teneo.
The arms Of John Staple Ono 81