davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-13
Truthful Tommy.

Tommy" said a father to his son,
"have you been at those six peaches I
put in the cupboard?'
Father" said Tommy, looking into
his eyes. II have not touched one"
Then how Is it your mother found
five peach stones in your bedroom, and
there Is only one peach left on the
platter"
'sThat," said Tommy, as he dashed
wildly for the door, lis the one I didn't
tOuch.-Tit-Bits.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-13
Spiritual Need.

George O'Donnell, the actor, tells the
following story Of his 4-year-old niece,
whose mother Is the wife Of a clergy
man.
One night Edith wasn't feeling very
wen and so was put to bed rather ear
". As her mother was about to leave
her, she called her back.
Mamma, want to see papa"
mo, DEAR" her mother replied,
your father is busy and must not be
disturbed"
"But, mamma" the child persisted,
Il want to see him."
AS before, the mother replied, mo,
your father must not be disturbed"
Mamma" declared her daughter,
solemnly, II am sick woman and 1
want to see my minister. "-Harper's
Weekly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-04-13
Quieting Waves.

You have all heard, no doubt, that
oil, II poured on the water, has the
effect of quieting the waves. The rea-
son Is that the Oil forms a floating
film, which protects the surface of the
water from the currents Of air. This
greatly diminishes the friction between
the wind and the waves, just as oil
diminishes the friction between solids.
1t was recently discovered that soap
suds also have quieting effect on the
waves. When soap is mixed with wa
ter it greatly increases the cohesive
power Of the particles and the suds
therefore form thin film, just as oil
does, with q similar effect
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
Gaines-Rawlings.

From Spotsyvania county, Va. re-
cords is found that tho will Of James
Rawlings, OF St. George Parish. devises
property, inter alin. to daughter, Martha
Gaines. April 9. 1857: and on June 10,
1861, Roger Gaines. and Martha. his wife.
sell 100 acres OF land in Spotsylvania
devised to said Roger Gaines and Martha.
his wife, by the will OF James Rawlings
Roger Is said to have been brother
OF Richard. who died 1906. aged eighty
five. and the father OF Twelve sons. all
OF whom are not known to the writer.
Who can help mo TO locate any OF those
twelve sons? Richard and Roger are
said to have married sisters; are there
no descendants OF these two brothers
interested in their lineage sufficiently to
help me? 1 will certainly greatly APP
preciate any Kindness extended Are
there any records OF St. Thomas Parish,
Orange county, Va. preserved? II so,
where are they? In l744 one william
Gaines. of that parish. decided land in
Spotsylvania county. and would like to
have further records OF this William.
MRS. 8. L. c..
Hilman, Ga.
Get DR.. Philip Slaughter's History OF
st. Thomass Parish in Orange and Gull
pepper. which will probably give you some
information.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
Notwithstanding.

Mr. Editor,--How far back can you
give me the lineage OF the Wingfield
and Hazelng family? Edward Wing
field married Nancy Hazeling, and died
In 1906; his children were Joseph Fox,
John, Mary, Amanda and Sarah. Are
these descendants OF Governor Wing
field that came to Virginia with the
first settlers. and did they have arms?
Was Edward Wingfield in the Rcvolu-
tionary War, or his father and what
was his fathers name? BY SO doing
you will oblIge ono OF his descendants.
SUBSCRIBER. City.
Edward Cor Edwin. given both ways)
Maria Wingfield was born In England.
1860. and he died there after 1913. He
was wealthy merchant OF high dis
tinction In London, and took part In the
"Virginia-London Company" under pat
ent 1906, and came to Virginia among
the first company of emgrnnts In 1906.
and was made President OF the colony.
He is called Captain Maria Winctfield"
(see Burk's "Hlstory"). but having quar-
relied with Captain John Smith, he was
deposed, and returned to England. SO
far as known, he left no family In Vlr-
GINA; but some of his descendants may
have come over afterwards. We have
seen no arms for the family, though OF
such hig!, standing !s: England they
must have possessed coat armor. There.
was an Edward NVngfield living in
Spotsylvania county in 1927. who may
have been tho one mentioned above, but
the name of Hazleing is not mentioned
anywhere. There were also many Wing
fields in Albemare county as early as
1862 where are many descendants STILL
There was but one Wingfield In tho
militia from Frederick county, 1885,
Owen Wngfield. OF whom Hcnng speaks,
In his seventh volume
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21

day OF Ilollldnysburg, Pennsylvania. horn
about 1882. He had q sister. under
STAND, named Susanna. a document In
NY Possessloh stlys that his father
rounded Holidnysburg. md that Ills
grandtather was the man after whom
Holiday Street, In Baltimore, was named.
me paper states also thdt both Davtds
father and grandfather had lived In vlr-
GINA. From another source i learn that
this David Holiday and the father OF
Governor Govern. Holiday of Virginia. were
From these few statements would It
be possible for you to give any information
concerning DAVID Holidays relation to
the Virginia Holidays, or MD me In as
pertaining his fathers and grandfathcr's
names?
II you cannot, will you kindly refer me-
to some Pennsylvania paper having
genealogical column?
Yours sincerely,
CARL HOLLlDAY.
Instructor In English Literature, Univor-
sity of Virginia
We consider the two names Holiday
and Holiday Ms distinct families: our
article was upon tho Virginia Holiday
family. who were the first In tho State.
The Holiday family. of whom was Gov
ernor Holiday. Of Virginia. were Scotch
Irish, ana settled first In pennsylvania
and then came into Virginia: we cannot
tell how near the relationship OF David
Holiday to. the Holidays in Virginia.
William Holiday was tho paternal grand
father OF Governor +. w. NJ. Holiday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
."The Pocal1ontas Society,"

How does one proceed in the matter
of becoming n member of the "Poc;l-
hontas Soclety?'' l.. p. C.
We did not know there was "Poca-
hontas Society" but suppose you will
have to trace connection as a descendant
OF Pocahontas, similar to the rules OF
the D. a. r. or c. d. If IL. p. CO.
will read our article on the Boiling family
given October 4 1903. and several short
articles since in the Genealogical Column,
she will find all the information of Rob-
ert Boiling desired, We have not space
to go into 1t here, but you can find what
you want in Robertson's "Pocahontas ana
Her DESCENDANTS"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
Waugh.
,calogical Column

Editor Genealogical Column:
In about the third quarter OF the sew
entoenth century there lived at Belle
.plaine,' Stafford county, Va. Rev, John
waugh and his wife, Martha. The Rev.
waugh died in 170S, leaving sons Joseph,
John, Alexander and James John was
coroner. burgess and Justice for Stafford
in 1714, Joseph married Million, and
their sons were: Travers, Joseph and
Gowry The latter died IN 1888, but his
will does not mention daughters, al
though 1t is known he had a daughter
Million, who married Rnwlcigh Travcrs
Cooke, born In Stafford county, July.
10, 1853. A granddaughter OF one OF
the four sons Of tho Row. John Waugh,
Mary by name, married February 3, 1850.
Robert Howson Hooe, Justice and sheriff:
for Stafford 1896 and 17aS respectively.
but whose death occurred In Faunnlcr
county, am anxious to trace Mary
Waugh to Rev, John Waugh, and will
appreciate any assistance You or the
readers Of your Genealosical Column may
give, ESCEND4ANT,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
THE TIMES DISPATCH: RICHMOND VA SUNDAY Aplg, al 1901

Kegs. and we could &c. ns much MS we
wanted. When wc arrived ut Fort pu-
lnski there We're great many ents nbout
tile fort, and after we were put or the
cornmenl and pickles ration tho starving
Confederate prisoners began killing and
eating tho cats. and whcn NO left there
wasn't n cat about the fort.
We were kept on this starvation ration
for q month aud n half our six hun-
dred men were III Very good health ana
condition when we were first put on the
ration but Mt the expiration of the time
we were on 1t about one hundred and
K fifty men were either dead or dying with
scurvy and other lontlisomc Diseases 1t
was not unusual to see Il man walking
about, and III two or three days to hear
of his deatli-stnrved-- during the time
VIC were on that inisty cornmeal ration.
Lieutenant Colonel Carmichael. OF the
regiment that was guarding us. then got
some OF his men to voluni eer--he headed
the party--and they went nut fishing for
Our benefit. When they returned they
give each of us two fis! This helped
little. and showed us they sympathizcd
with us and pitted our condition, The
officers of the regiment that guarded us
during the time we were on the starving
ration seemed to dislike tile treatment
we were receiving very much. This was
regiment OF New York men Coipmanueu
by Il Colonel Brown, and j learned from
them he was the author OF book on
military tactics C.Browns Military Tao
tics'o. Besides the men who died during
the time mentioned and in short time,
there were q number OF our men who
never recovered from the treatment we
received. This kind OF treatment. inhu-
man and barbarous. was instigated by
and imposed upon It's by men high In
authority, and. It would seem, will, no
reason except to starvc and murder us.
There was no excuse for it, as the United
States Government had plenty, and their
resources were unlimited; on the other
hand, the Confederates were blockadcd
and could get nothing.
It has been said that war is hell. and
close by saying that the six hundred
men taken to Morris Island. and from
there to Fort Pulaski, and put on that
retaliatory ration, caught 1t.
Yours truly,
D. w. GARRETT
Lieut.. land commanding when captured)
Co. c, 42d Va. Reg. c. S. A.
Bedford City, Va. April. 1907.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
Hite Arms.

"a Descendant" Of Forest Depot. Va,
asks for the arms OF Baron Josh IIitc.
Tn Mstthews's ".tmericar Nrmorv
and Blue Book" recently published
In London. england. will be found tho
following:
"Iiite Arms: Argent, two Bars azure.
charged with three mlllrInds. Crcst--A
Enrb OF wheat. Baron Josh Hitc (HcydD
who settled at tho New Platz region OF
New York. 1892. having secured grant
OF 10000 acres OF land. becoming tho
first settler OF the Shenandoah Valley,
Virginia." Descendants living in Charles
town, w. Va, own silver bearing the
arms. which silver was brought to this
county by Josh Htte.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
GREAT SUFFERING
Of WAR PRISONERS
Editor Dispatch:

Editor Times-Dispatch:
Sir,-Reading a statement in your
valuable paper of April eth of the Con-
federatc authorities liberating $4,000 Fed
cral prisoners, and of the great to-do that
was made up North ABOUT their enact
atcd condition. and the retaliation on
Confederate prisoners that followed, has
caused me to write part Of my expert
ence as prisoner of war in the War
between the States.
was captured the 18th of May, 1864,
with Johnston's Division. at what has
since been called the Bloody Angle"
near Spotsylvania Courthouse l was
carried first to Point Lookout, Md, and
from there TO Fort Delaware. From
there, about the first of September or
last of August q could give exact date.
but had diary destroyed by fire in 1920.
six hundred officers were marched out
OF prison on to the steamer Crescent, and
down into the hull of that boat; and
then 1t sailed out on its way to Charles
ton, S. C. On our voyage great was our
suffering from heat-sx hundred men
packed In the hull OF a vessel where there
was not Il bit of ventilation that could be
called such. The weather was very hot,
and Orgy a few men, think six. allowed
on deck at a time. The water we had
TO drink was condensed on the vessel,
and was SO warm we had to pour 1t back
and forth from one cup to another to cool
1t before we could drink 1t at ALL Some
OF the men had. or managed to get, some
tea and the water was warm enough
TO make very good tea without any
further heating, and this tea was an
Improvement on the hot water straight.
We arrived off Morris Island one even
ing, and the next day were disemharked
.nH nf fclo
marched up 10 a atockade prepared for
us under negro guard. q think this
! was The tlfty-fourth Massachusetts Coll
| ored Regiment, formerly commanded by
Colonel Strong, who had been killed
IN charge on Battery Waggoner. l do
| not remember the name OF the colonel
then commanding IT'D The stockade that
was prepared for lis was right under
| the guns OF Battery Waggoner (our name
for 1t before 1t was captured by the Fed
! erals who called it Battery strong.
named after Colonel Strong. who was
| killed in its capture from u.s.. The
stockade was made Of pine trees about
thirty feet long, planted upright in the
| ground ana touching each other, with
| q Walkway for ,the negro guards about
| four feet from the top on the outside
| of the stockadc.
We thought our suffering on tho trip
down was great. for food air ana water
with six hundred men packed in the hull
OF "a boat, with no ventilation ana nc
water TO drink but that hot enough &c
I make tea but the worst was yet tc
! come, and we We're to be given a lesson
After remaining on Morris Island awhile
under the tire OF our own guns, stationed
on Sulhvan's Island and other positions
| which kept up a fire on Battery Stront
and the Swamp Angel, y from which the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21

Shield sable, lion rampant, or, be-
tween three scaling ladders, of the last.
Crest--n castle, or, on rock, arg.
the two end towers being domed
No motto.
1t Is said the family first came from
Sussex county, England the name OF
William Jeffrey was knlghted there and
first landed at Newport, Rhode Island;
from there they appeared in Pennsyl-
yuna and Virginia. William Jeffrey being
found in Virginia 177a. Governor JEFF
freys, was Very pacific with the Indians.
and made q treaty with them 'tllat each
town Qndlan) should pay three arrow
skins annually. for protection."
Sir Herbert Jeffrles (spelt both waysl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
Estill.
,logical Column:

Editor Genealogical Column:
In your issue OF March 24th Nv y.
~" inquired In regard TO the Estili ram
lily. 1t is OF recorded history that Wal
lace Estill was born in Nc" Jefsc! III
1907, and that his first wife was marcy
Bowdy. After the birth OF five chiidtei
he came to Augusta county, Va. III
l7i5. He had the following chiidfem'
% Bowdy Estili. t2) Benjamin Estii!,
Isl, Rebecca Estill, "a John Estlll. t5)
Susannah Estill 90 Mary Estill Ben
iamin Estil, the second son, was born
September 90 1875. aud married Kitty
Moffett In Augusta county. Va. Ills
son. John Estill married Patsy Miller, ana
the children OF John Estill and Patsy
Miller were Katherine, Hannah, HasFy
fwho married Mary J. Patrick). Nancy,
Eliza. Rachel. Martha, benjamin anu
John The children OF Harry Estll anu
Mary Patrick We're Charles Esttll twho
married Kate Fishburne), John, Robert.
Harry. Belle. william, Cecil. Kitty, Frank
and Mary. The children OF Charles Estili
and Kate Elshburnc were Harry Estill
NOV professor in the Sam Houston Nor
mai Institute at Huntsville, Tcxas,l An
ME. Jennie, Junius and Libby.
Rebecca Esti!l. who was daughter OF
Wallace Estill and Marcy Bowdy, mar
ricd Colonel Thomas Hushart OF .Si-
SuSta county, Va StSIes viz
daughter OF Colonel Thomas Hughart AMI
Rebecca Estil married Rev. John Mont
gonery. assistant teacher In Liberty, near
Lexington. Va. Rev. John Montgomery
and Agnes Hughart had the following
children: ~ Esther, (2) John t3) Thomas.
ca William. 60 Isabella. tG) Hushart,
Cd Esteline.
Thomas Montgomery. the son OF Rev.
John Montgomery, married Juliet Dali
house. of Augusta county. Va, and they
had five children: John r. Montgomery,
William Wallace Montgomery. Thomas
Edwin Montgomery. Mary Jane. and DR..
james II. Montgomery. Mary Jane Mont
gomery married Robert j. Gicndy. and
they had eight children, as follows:
Juliet a.. Isabella, Thomas Hughart,
John. William. Estelline. Charles, Ed
monia. Julia a. Giendy married Sum
merficld Moon, OF Albemarle county, 1sa-
bella Glcndy married John S. Guy Gong
a magistrate at Decrfleld. Augusta
county,. John William Glendy is still
n resident at Dcerfield. Estelline Glendy
married Samuel Irvine, CT Bath county,
Va. Charles Glendy now lives in Mis-
souri,. and married Bell Huyscy.
might say that the whole history OF
the descendants of Col. Thomas Hughart
and Rebecca Estill are given in "The
Montgomery's." published at Owensvle,
Indiana. T. u. TAYLOR.
Austin. Texas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
Helms.

Editor Genealogical Column:
Dear Sir,-Kindly give any informa-
ton in regard to the Helms family in
Maryland and Virginia. Mabrey Helms.
who died at eighty years. was buried at
old Westminster Church in Baltimore,
Md. September 16, 1900 was one of the
first settlers Of that city. Some of the
family moved to Virginia and settled In
Campbell county. Thomas Helms. Of
Campbell county. and n descendant of
the above Mabrey; was lieutenant In the
Revolution, and was killed at Guilford 9.
III, n. c.
What relation was Thomas Helms TO
Mabrey Helms, of Baltimore? And tho
maiden name Of the wife of Thomas?
Also any official record OF his service
during the Revolution. G. L. II
All that can be found concerning the
above is, that Captain Thomas Helms was
enrolled among the militia officers for
Fauquler county. Va, on April 20 l1ip.#
We should judge lie was 2 grandson OF
the Mabrey, of Maryland. AS we have
very few Maryland records, cannot give
anything Of the family there. There
were early in Virginia Achilles, Leonard,
who patented lands in spotsylvania, 1926,
and Thomas Helms, but no record OF
their families.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
WALKER FAMILY
is $}Ay Y Ij!][l q 4Il1IleA! Isf

died In Virginia 1873 He evidently had
married In England before coming to
the cofony, but the namc OF his wife
and children are not known. The FAM
lily. IN Virginia consider their descent
from him. though many OF the name had
entered the State from the.North. VIII
liam Jcffrcs was in N1iddlcsex In 1872.
Alexander, Richard ana John Jcffrlcs
were In the Revolutionary War.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
Holiday.
Richmond

Editor Genealogical Column. Richmond
Times Dispatch:
My Dear Sr,-Naturally was very
much Interested in your account or the
MISUNDERSTANDING family given In the
issue OF March GATH and l write You
with tho hope that you can aid me In
tho following matter:
4 Ny great grandfather was David Ilolll-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
Moore.

Tlmcs-Dlspatch:
conference.-the you kindly send me
the coat Of arms OF the Moore family
of Virginia; the gencalogy of same. and
obligc. THOS. l.. MOORE.
ITS Bithgate Ave-. Bronx Boro., New
York City.
The Moore" coat of arms was given.
with sketch OF fanny, In Genealogical
Column OF Times Dispatch on November
10 1905.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
QUERIES AND LETTERS.
Belfield.

The history, of the Belfield family was
given, with coat OF arms, in Times Dis
patch Genealogical Column of October 9.
1904, and the CHM family. August 10.
1906, in both of which all was given as
far as could be collected There are
doubtless many papers concerning them
which we have not yet reached.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
Harvie and Harvey.

Editor Genealogical Columns:
Dear sir.-I should like to have all In
formation in regard to the Harvle or
Harvey family OF Virginia. Did they have
a coat OF arms2
Also give me complete Eenealogy OF
Gibson family, with arms. II any
A READER.
we arc now Mt work getting up some
thing on Harvey family, which VIII APP
pear in our next.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
MRS. NJ.

The Noel family of Virginia are as
cribed no coat armor which can be found.
The first OF the name in Virginia is
mentioned Cornelius Noel. ST., and Jr.,
OF Essex county. He had son or
grandson, Rice Noel, who was living In
Essex county. previous TO 1892. His son.
Richard Noel. married Mary, daughter
of Staplcton Crutchfeld. OF Spotsylvania;
By this marriage he gained a moiety In
n grant OF G,00o acres in Kentucky. His
son, Richard Crutchfield Noel. was liv-
ing in Spotsylvania 1795'96.
This Is about all we can gather OF
the family. There is some legend that
there was n connection with the Noel
family, OF England. by the family OF
Lord Byron. but in what way is not
known
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21

The Jeffrey family of Virginia seem
signed to them, but we here give the
arms of Jeffrey. Of Rhode Island and
Massachusetts. who seem to have come
over about the same time as Colonel
Herbert Jeffreys. Governor Of the colony,
1876, and we have reason to believe
was of the same family Arms are thus
described:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21

- - -
Rev. j, William Jones,
My Dear Doctor
/ have received your letter of yes
tcrday. When the order referred to
by you was first given to the public
/ realize that If such an order was
issued in October 1864. it must have
been prepared and signed by me. did
not recognize my style in the language
used in the order, and felt quite sure
that it was not my work. l am so
conscious however of the fallible
character of my memory that hest
tated to assume an attitude of posi-
tive denial.
/ felt sure, moreover, that If such
an order for the disbandng of an or
ganization was issued at that time. it
must have been issued from the War
Department and not from General
Lees Headquarters. If such an order
was issued from the War Department
in the ordinary course. it would have
been promulgated from the headquar-
tiers to the army without comment. l
have not had an opportunity of look
ing up the Special Order No. 303 from
the War Department, a copy of which
you sent me. but have no doubt that
1t is genuine. and that this is all there
is in the matter of orders disbanded
that battalion.
Yours truly,
(Signed) ". II. TAYLOR.
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Noel.

Dear sir.--will you kindly publish
what YOU can find OF the Noel family.
with their coat of arms II any? Was
not Lord Byron OF Noel DESCENT l es-
county. Va.
Oblise. MRS. NJ,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
IeffreYs.

VIII the editor OF the Genealogical
Column give the coat OF arms OF the JEFF
freys family; also tell who Herbert JET
rcy married, and the names Of his chill
dren, or state whether he was married
before or after he was Governor of the
colonies? r. S. S..