The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
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beverley Family of virginia.
(No. 22oD

This most interesting and widespread
family OF Virginia Is one which began
with the early colony, and its first rep
resentativc, Robert Beverley. lieute-
nant-colonel of the Colonial governs
ment, succeeding for a short time the
turbulent reign of Berkeley, became
the real representative of royalty. un-
til by the vituperation of the King
he was supplanted, only to become az
terward an intense rebel.
The Beverleys OF England arc quite
an ancient family, being prominent
even in the reign or Henry VIII 1t
seems there were two branches Al
that time; one settled in Solby. Il town
in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Eng
land; the other settled at Beverley. IL
town in the East Riding Of the samc
county. In the reign OF Charles /.
John Beverley, of Selby, adhered to the
cause of royalty. and at the restoration
his name was first on the list of those
to be conferred with the Order of the
Royal Oak.
Robert Beverley, Esq. of Beverley.
the then male representative of the
family. sold the Beverley estate and
returned with a large fortune to Vr-
ginia, having first come over about
1860. landing at jamestown, and after
ward moved to Middlesex county, where
lie purchased large estates. In 1856 he
was appointed Deputy Governor OF the
Colony, having been sometime clerk
OF the House OF Burgesses, He was u
good lawyer, a fine writer and n strong
| loyalist who acted as major in the
command of the Kings troops during
Bacon's rebellion. tSee Burk's Landed
Gentry) The name of the lady he
married is not known, but IL Is said
she was a daughter OF merchant of
Hull. England
They had but one son-Rohert Bever-
| ley-born about 1875, who succeeded to
the estate after his fathers death. He
built the fine old mansion called Blan-
| ford and married one OF the daughters
of Colonel Robert Byrd, of MISSIONER.
This Robert CD Beverley inherited in
a large degree the literary talent OF
| his father and became noted as tho
author of History of the Present
state of Virginia" G705) in which he
uses the phrase "the almighty power
OF gold,' which antedates Irving's al
| mighty dollar"
He died in l716, leaving several sous
and daughters--one of the latter, Eliza,
married William Randolph, of Turkey
Island, second of the name; from them
| was Beverley Randolph, born 1854, who
| became Governor of the State. One of
the sons of Robert Co was William
| Beverley. who married Miss Elizabeth
! Bland, daughter of Richard Bland and
| Elizabeth Randolph. She was also sis
| ter of Colonel Richard Bland, of the
| Revolution.
Their son, Robert ca Beverley, mar
ried Maria Carter, of Sabine Hall; he
died in 1900. leaving one son. Robert
| Beverley, who married Miss Jane
Taylor of Mount Airy. Richmond coun-
tW Va; and another son, Carter Bever-
ley, who lived at Stanton, Va. where
he lost most of the valuable family
papers by the burning of his house.
| One of the sous of Robert Beverley and
Jane Taylor was William Bland Bever-
| ley, of old Blandtield in Essex county,
| Va, who was also a fine writer, who
| has left many interesting accounts of
the family.
| One of the daughters of William u.
Beverley, Maria, married Richard Rams
doph son Of the second Richard Ran
-dolph of Curles, and another OF his
daughters. Lucy, married Brett Ran
dolph, son Of Richard of Curles.
All of the Beverleys were strong
adherents to the Episcopal Church
Bishop Meade speaks of the first Rob
ert Beverley az martyr in the caus,
OF liberty" Hening also gives in his
Statutes much concerning the first Rob-
ert Beverley, who for short space of
time was called Governor" but los,
his prestige with the King, after which
he entered heartily, both him and his
sons, into the cause Of the Revolution
or the Bland family, into which the
second Robert Beverley married, mucf
| of interest can be said. Edward Bland
first of the family in Virginia, cam;
over and settled in Charles City county
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