The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-29
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Perhaps no family OF Virginia has
become more widespread. North. South.
East and West, all sprtnsing from the
first eraigrant to Virginia in 1890. than
the Morehead family. The origin OF
the name Is one OF location-that Is.
"NIoor's Head" in England. and by
dropping the middle letters easily as
sumed It's present form: but they have
been early located in Scotland, from
whence the first emigrant. Charles
Morehead, came and located in the
Northern Neck of Virginia about 1880.
That they were men OF sfhuence and
connected with the peerage Is shown
by their coat of arms. as given above,
and being quite significant in design,
described as follows: Argent, on a
bend azure three acorns, or, in CHIEF
mans heart, ppr, within fetterlock,
sable, the whole surrounded with an
oak wreath, ppr. acorned or Crest
Two hands conjoined, graspins two
handed sword ppr. Motto-.AuXilio
Del (by divine aid)-D
Here is an escutcheon which will
puzzle the student of heraldry to inter-
pref. and yet it is said that itsfully
describes the various characteristics OF
this family in their holiness and BRAY
cry and open-hearted aspirations for
the cause OF religion and civilization
wherever they have been.
There is little doubt that Charles
Morehead was the first in the colony,
EIening speaks of him in his eighth
volume. and also gives his wife's name
as Jane. Yet little is known OF his
family, and not until 1881 do We find
La Captain Charles Morehead recorded
as being in the Colonial Militia from
| Fauauier county, evidently grandson
OF the first Charles. (See Virginia His
torical Magazine.) The family seems
| to have settled early in Spotsylvanta
! and Fauquier. as in the former county
Captain Turner Morehead enlisted and
served In the Third Virginia Regiment
in the fall OF 1916. from Fauquier,
which marched to Pennsylvania, join
ing the main army under General Mar
shall. and thence to Brandywine. This
Turner Morehead left descendants in
| Fauuuier, as is found among the court
| records, but that there were few Of the
family then left in Virginia is from
/. the fact that after the Revolution
| Turner Morehead moved to Kentucky
4 where the most of his children were
married and rose to distinction In that
/ State. Ono OF his grandsons, Charles
Slaughter Morehead, became Governor
of the State. James Turner Morehead
another grandson, was IN the unlteo
! States Senate from that State and was
a brilliant lawyer
John Motley Morehend. another Of the
| Northern Neck descendants. moved te
North Carolina, where by his legal abil-
iity he was elected Governor, in 1874;
and was president OF the old nattona
4 Wing convention which nominated Gen
eral Zachary Taylor for President o.
1.-The United States in 1S4S.
Reaching even to Texas we find an
4 other Congressman, the Hon. Charla:
r. Morehead. of Ell Faso; Joseph M
Morehead, Of Greensboro, N. c.. ane
James Turner Morehead. of New York
ali distinguished descendants OF thu
first Charles. and thus claiming the
/ family coat OF arms.
4 Among the early marriage record
4 OF Fauquier and the lower counties W.
8 trace the following connections wh'
can also lay claim to this honorabl
family coat OF arms. On October 80
17s6, Charles Morehead married Mar
garet Slaughter He was thought I
be son Of Captain Turner Moreheal
and this was the first marriage wit
the celebrated Slaughter family o
Fauquier. -
! elizabeth Morehead married wrliar
Triplstt on December ~, 1855, an
Cary Morehead married Daniel Donald
son on October 30, 1856; these are sup
posed sisters OF Charles. and daughter
:. OF Captain Turner Morehead.