The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-27

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Depcw, or Dupny, Family Of Nirsinin.
Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Mary Rose, born October II,
1875; died May IL. 1911, at Vincennes.
Ind: married 1887, Samuel DepeW;
born 1764 died 1907. issue of this
marriage was Alexander Rose Depew,
Susan Lawson Depew and Polly De-
new. After the death OF Samuel De-
new his widow married December rs,
I7l793, IN Virginia. James Alexander;
born September a5, 100; died Cincin-
natl, October 3, 1874, having moved to
Paris. KY. in 1900.
Family tradition says that the
rather OF Mary Rose was a Scotchman
lawyer by profession. Samuel Depew
was. son of Alexander Depew. of Bote-
tourt county, was In the Revolutionary
War, and 1t is likely that all OF the
above named were of Botetourt coun-
ty. Va. James Alexander was son OF
|
had at least four brothers and sisters
Ann, Martha, John and samuel-and
| is said to be distantly related to Rev.
| Archibald Alexander, of Princeton
Seminary. James Alexander may have
| come to Virginia from Cumberland
county. Pa. Any information which
| you may be able to give me In regard
| to the pedigree of any of these par
ties through the columns of The
| Times-Dispatch Will be highly APP
| preclated. Very respectfully,
| A. S. HUMPHREYS.
Although a short sketch has already
/ been given of the Depew, or Dupuy
family. yet the arms of the family are
here shown. with what we can gather
of the family of Virginia, in reply to
our distant correspondent.
1 The family Is of French descent. and
were among the first of the Huguenot
who came to Virginia and settled In
4 King William county. HenlnE gieec
the name of James Dupuy, but 1t was
DON modernized into Depew. and Is the
same as the celebrated Depew family
OF New York. and bear the same arms
as Nicholas Du Puy. of that State, who
was of Dauphine and Langendock.
France.
Bishop Meade, in his Volume l. page
lass, gives an interesting account of
!, the family and of the migrants Count
Bartholomew Dupuy's) escape from
France In 1850 or 1858. and coming to
America In 100. settled at Manakln-
town, on James River in King VIII
liam county. 1t is said that the sword
! which was brought over by Bartholo-
new Dupuy from France was used BY
/. James Dupuy, ST., of. Nottoway county,
= N~l han a
who Is mentioned by the historian
Hening for his gallantry. This same
sword was afterwards In possession
Of Or. James Dupuy, of Prince George
county. the grandson OF James Dupuy,
ST. There were many distinguished
! members OF the Dupuy family IN Vir-
ginia during the past century. all OF
whom were talented. Among these was
Eliza Ann Du Puy. born at Petersburg
Va, 1914. She wrote many works and
novels. among them one on the HUI
| euenot Exles" The Concealed Treas
ure' etc. She was also for some years
contributor to the New York Ledger
Another talented writer was Elizabeth
Du Puy, born at Prospect. Va. 1858
She was a poet OF tine taste ana lssueo
several works. Raymond Du Puy
born in New York. 1850 was 81 rail-
road magnate, being president Of the
Grand Western Railroad.
The arms of the Du Puys and De-
news. both North and South, are thus
described:
"or. a lion rampant. gules. upon a
chief, azure. three starts, or crest out
OF a ducal coronet, or fleur-de-lis
azure. Supporters On either side. 9
II lion. rampant, or, motto, Agere ct patl
fortia. !.
Howe. in his History OF virginia
speaks of the Dupuys Amblers, Jac-
II oueIins ands other noted Huguenots
wv formed the .'Mannakin" Cor Mon
nocan,. SO called for q tribe Of In
dians,) settlement, upon whose lands
they located. The elder son Of Couns
bartholomew Du Puy married judith
I4efevre, daughter of Iacques Il
Fevre of Picardy, who in 1908 trans
/ lated the Psalms and wrote a Latin
II commentary on the Reformation
| which raised a storm over his head
n but he was protected by the Queer
/ of Navarro.
Il Jean Bartholomew Du Puy, second
| son, married Miss lie Grande, ant
II John James Dupuy, third son, mar
ried Miss Susanna LIE villairs. From
; these have the family here descended
AS regards the Rose family In Vr.
ginia they descended from the Rev
Robert Rose, who was OF the. Rose o.
Z Geddes and Kilvanrocls, Scotland" III
emigrated from Western Aloes. Scot
land. and settled in Essex county, Va,
about 1928 He had brother to come
over With him, but he returned e
Scotland and died. and the Rev. Rob
n ert Is the only one who had family
here to leave descendants Sir Hugh
Rose afterwards Lord strathnnlrn'
was member OF the Rose Scotch
family, and ali account OF him Il
given by Justice Mccarthy In his ILLS
tory OF Our Times"
i The journal and Will OF the Rev
Robert Rose are still preserved. They
II |intermarrled with the Peasants fam
lily. the noted editor, John Hampdel
Pleasants. and his brother, Hugh2Ros
Peasants, being great-grandsons Q
I the Rev Robert Rose. The grea
: Confederate general. Edward John
son. waa also descended from him
\ and the late Mrs, Judith Rose Walter
OF Richmond, Va. The coat Of arm
4 OF the Rev. Robert Roses family !
3 now preserved In the Virginia Histort
cal Society, together with many yalu
4 able documents concerning the fam
IN sily, The REV, Robert did not remat,