The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-12

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-, Jones.
.ht Mr. iI.ditor--Will you write Soma
tA $3.50. o. INC Jones family. or course
reference to tho Joneses ~ lnc,,i . q ' W
I 4 county. descendants OF Wiliin -
oohes, SIR, known as "unclo I3i1iv - ~
great tobacco grower. Where can
,eurh II any OF this family took part
- M nv a.eVolution? SUBCRIBER,
truly tho Joneses are legion-but we
nave little OF tho Buckingham fam
~. M!iliam Jones, OF Caroline, signed
a petlt'on to tho Legislature In 17s5
,eshinst tho evil OF drinking. The fol.
lowing William Joneses are mentioned
tionnry War:
captain William Jones, OF New Kent,
1880. In Colonial Militia. William
| Jones was In service under Colonel
Washington 1853, and died during the
war; perhaps samo us above A VIII
liam Jones was In the regiment COM
nanded BY Colonel William pcnchy.
1859; discharged In King and Queen,
1850. a William Jones was drummer
from Botetourt, in Dunmoro War OF
1774.
Holman.
Any one belonging to the Holman
family OF Virginia Is desired to cor
respond with DR.. David Emory I1ol-
man, OF Attleboro, Mass, who is COL
lecting material for tho "Holmans OF
America"
Ware and Maddox.
Editor Genealogical Column.-Can you
| give any Information OF the Ware and
Maddox families? Will be glad IL some
/ an "a. tpyfl1 fyf,, In fnuc nrt ~
What can be found OF the Ware fam
ily is very little. Tho first early names
wero Frederick. George. James and
| Potor II. Ware. Bishop Meade speaks
OF James, Elizabeth, Edward John,
Valentine and William, all OF whom
for whom old Ware Church, OF Glou-
cester county, received Its name- They
settled also in Essex county. where we
/ find them. 1774. and in King William
county. 1854. The following marriages.
are given in Goochland county: Samuel
Jordan married Judith Ware. February
| IS. l744: John Ware married Ann Har-
| rison, May rs. 1856. She was daughter
| of Andrew Harrison. James Ware gives
! q letter OF consent to his sons mar
I. riagc. who must have been under age.
/ we find also many OF the Ware lam
lily in spotsylyania. Robert ware I1 was
CAPTAIN In the Revolution, 117b, and
marched from Caroline to Will!am ms
Il ia = : = )
burg in 1916.
OF the Maddox family, they were
/ Ouakery David Maddox was In Gooch-
1 land. l7s9, and was private IN the
/ militia OF 1853 Mildred Maddox OF
Hanover, married John wilson. MARY
Mna,,ox married william Grimm:
Thnmns and Jano Maddox were OF
/ Caroline. 1911; John. Thomas and Johh
1 II we're all OF Hanover county. see
4 "our Quaker Friends" for list OF tnc1r
/ descendants.)
Poindexter.
nd,tor Genealogical Column:
win you kindly give sketch OF .ns
poindexter family, and ten o. Wnhe
branch did Thomas and Francls rom
4 dexter descend. who were oillcers IN II
/ Tho Revolutionary War?
A DESCENDANT.
j Goldsboro. n. G.
We fall to find the names OF Thomas
4 and Francis Poindexter among me
Virginia officers who served In the
Revolution. The Virginia family sprans
from George Poindextcr, wNo came
early to the Colony and was d vestry-
man In the church ut Williamsburg
about 1875. His grandson. John Poln-
dexter, settled in Louisa county. and
4 took tho oath Of allegiance ia King
a George II. His son, George. born In
4 1742 In Louisa, became q famous law
yer ana Congressman and Governor
OF Mississippi, 1910 to 1921. The Pom
X daxters you speak OF are evidently OF
North Carolina birth. as some OF the
Virginia family moved early to that
State. III
y Kerrick.