davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-10

white servants brought over to the coll
ony by the wealthy class. But we And
many of the name, among the mar
riage bonds of Westmoreland county,
where thpy seem to have chiefly To-
Gated. and give some of their names
as follows
January IS, 1900. Penny Mothershead
married Thomas Annadale.
September %. 1889, Sally Mothers
head married George Dratley.
october Is, 1890, Elizabeth Mothers
head married John Jenkins.
December 90. 1892, Richard Mothers
head married Margaret Muse. F
December II. 1896 Elizabeth Moth
ershead married Campbell r. Teet.
June 8, 1896. Fanny Mothershead
married hudson Purcelley.
November %. 1898 Caty Mothers.
head married. John Morton.
March %, 1893. Elisha Mothersheaj
married White.
There We're a great many more down
enumerate.
whitfield.
(No 1869
Dear Sir,-Correcting somewhat the
whitfield" article: One branch OF the
family came to this country long be-
fore the eminent preacher. We have
records Of them early in the seven
teenth century, one being in the Land
Office in this city of grant of land
to Mr. Mathew Whitfield, for bringing
over colony. 1850; and another grant
later, both In Nansemond county. A
William Whitfield later on moved with
his wife % North Carolina, and We're
scalped by Indians. A very numerous
family Of descendants extended
throughout tho South. California and
| the West, and all devoted to religion.
science, ind horticulture, but rarely
ever to politics. a. NJ. W.
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jennings.

Dear Sir.-Can you tell me anything
OF the Jennings and Pomfrey families,
of New Kent county? They are Of
English descent. 1 would like to know
II the Jennings were descendants OF
Sarah Jennings. first Duchess of Marl-
borough; their coat-of-arms and all
the information you can give from co.
lonial times to the present. and kindly
oblige a descendant of Isaac Jennings.
READER.
Newport News.
On May S, 1904 full sketch of the
Jennings family was given in this col
umn. 1t has been always considered
that the Virginia family descended
from the Duchess Of Marlborough,
through Sarah Jennings, daughter Of
Charles Jennings, son OF Humphrey
Jennings, of Many Millions. in Eng
land. Tho first emigrant to the colony.
however, was Peter Jennings, of York
shire, England. who was granted arms
|l64l, and settled in York county, Va,
1850. bringing the family arms, which
were:
"a shield, argent bearing a chevron
between three plummets. sable.
"Crest-A griffin's head couped be-
tween two wings inverted ppr. in the
beak, a plummet pendant. sable"
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mo. 155o.)

Dear Sir.-Was there ever a family
in Virginia called Mothershead? ii
SO. please give something of them, and
oblige an ENQUIRER.
Yes. Among the MANY early settlers
who came tc the colony hearing most
Significant surnames was one called
Mothershoad. which had a most COM
forting sound, which draws us closer
in contemplation as to its meaning and
derivation.
They bocc no coac-of-arms, nor can
we find the name in the British Peer
age. or any of the early histories OF
Virginia, and therefore presume they
We're among some of the indented
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QUERIES AM, LETTERS.
Penn and Bealc.
mo 1hh6.l.I.

Editor Genealogical Columns:
Sr--Please give genealogical HIS
tory of the Penn and Beale families OF
Virginia. There are many distinguish
ed citizens OF this and other states
whose origin is from one of these FAM
lilies. Give rs full as possible Of both
as early as convenient.
Can you give mo correct smelling On
name of author of .Old Families OF
Virginia. written by Hadon az Hay.
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over about the same time as Colonel
William Claiborne. Richard Bennett
being mentioned as "one of Lord Ar
lington's family" and was a merchant.
who had settled a plantation at War
rascoyack. now called Burwell's Bay.
He was a Burgess from this point in
1923, and member of the council
1872. From the Cradle of the Republic"
we gather the most concerning his
family. which says: Edward Bennett.
rich London merchant patented the
lands November 81. 1921 in partnership
with his brother. Robert, and nephew.
Richard, afterward Governor, 1852, and
others. Edward Benefits daughter,
Silvestra married Major Nicholas Hill.
of Isle of Wight county. Another
daughter. Mary. married Thomas Bland,
whose daughter, Mary. married Captain
James Day. of Days Point. This early
plantation became absorbed in the es-
tate of Major Lewis Burwell.''
Now, II we turn to the Fill family.
already given July 81, 1907. the records
show that they were living III Isle Of
Wight up to 17Ss.
Sir John Bennett most probably re-
turned to England, as we find him
mentioned no more. but Hening records
William. Thomas, Jacob. Philip. Rich
ard. George. Jonah and Robert Bennett,
the last three serving in the Colonial
militia from Surry and Fauquier, being
doubtless sons of the first settlers.
But after his term as Governor.
Richard Bennett. who had been made
major general of the military forces.
1866, and sent to Maryland to quell
the colonists there in revolt and to
regulate the cultivation OF tobacco, re-
turned to Virginia. Governor Bennett
owned the plantations on James River
called "Weyanoak" and "Kicotan," and
was a member of the council up to
1874, soon after which he died. His
daughter, Anne, who died 1857, mar
ried the noted TheodoricS Bland, of
"Westover.' who was born 1929. and
died 1869. leaving many honored de-
scendants, who afterwards inter-
married with the Randolphs, Lees. Har-
risons, Beverleys and others. Edward
Bennett son Of the first Edward, re
find settled in Henrico county in 1729,
| pounds of tobacco in 1743 for keepin e
a poor orphan of the parish. and Mary
Bennett 500 pounds of tobacco for the
same in 1742 must have been the chill
dren of Edward Bennett, who lived and
| died in Henrico parish.
! We find that the family extended
about this time from Westmoreland
\ county, where Jesse Bennett. one of the
1 sons of the second Richard. married
,Iemima Cole. October 80. 1857. and
! Richard Bennett, his eldest married
Alice Middleton, daughter of George
/ Middleton. of that county. In Spotsyl-
! vania Charles Bennett, with Patscy
---- his wife, settled in 1895; the
/ as Notwithstanding q second marriage
u = 4 .- sa :
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IN WILLIAMSBURG
DURING THE WAR
"A Northern Officers Account OF
Life on the Peninsula
in 1864.
pY MAJ. DAVID EDwAnD CnoNIN.
$ in 1854

Major Cronin relates the following
Interesting story Of an attempt on the
part Of the Federal troops to capture
party Of Confederate scouts who
were attending dance near Williams
burg. The names mentioned arc fic-
titious but the statements are true. Tho
narrative is from an unpublished one
OF The Vest Mansion.']
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Yes. the eagle had been adopted by
the Romans long, long before the dis
covery Of America: in fact, from be-
fore Christ So. or before the Conquest
"A. We here present the first arms OIL
London of those years, showing the|
Liberty Cap, the Eagle, and the mon
ogram, rs. P. Q. RI" expressing the
People of Rome" of which London was
then a past as being a Roman city.
The first symbols used by the Druids
lin the first government Of the city
were the Wolf and Eagle. Romulus as
sumng the eagle of Jupiter, and Re-
mus the wolf, which was the Roman
standard The second government, un-
der Julius Caesar was also Roman;
under tho third government, London
had u "Prafcct,' from the Latin Pre-.
tor or Roman Judge, who held court.
La. the .Pretorlum'' or Judgment Hall
/ at the Temple or Isis. near the River
Thames.
Now beginning With the Phrygiah
leap of Freedom, With tho eagle and
monogram, these We're placed upon n
pole, painted blue and purple like
twisted ribbons, the purple represent
Ing the Roman Senate and nobility
tho blue the Roman people and army,
Including the Britons,
| The sword lying heneath the cap was
q symbol of justice, and the power
of the chicf magistrates; 1t was also
called the Sword of Mercy" The
wooden mace or club was also car
ried before the project as n deadly
weapon, or attribute Of his right Of
putting 10 death those conNicts or
slaves who were not TO be honored'
with death BY the glavo or. sword Of
rhemis, The club was OF ollvewood y
symbol Of Hercules, and ornamental
with gold and silver, carved With ln'-
perial omblems and always figured in
the armorlal bearings Of the city un-
I der the Roman project,
Wo do not wish to Introduce poll
.Etcs into The Genealogical Column but
8lit seems tils Roman standard would
suit our present government at Wassl'r
8Iington, IN the seeming Liberty Car
lEof the people represented by the
American cagley, but With tho "b!g
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! den? Was he a virgnian, and where
| can l get his works?
r. HADEN PENN.


Buchanan. Va.
We have already issued articles on
the Penn family-January 20 and
March &c. 1905. and Beale. October 8,
1903, and November IL. 1905. the last
with coat of arms. These articles con-
tain all the information on these fami-
lies that can be gathered, which it is
unnecessary to repeat.
The Rev. Horace Edwin Hayden is
the author of Virginia Gsnealogies."
He was born in Maryland. but educated
and graduated at the Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary. He has written many
works, but we do not know where they
could be obtained.
His address is Wilkesbarre, Pa.
The Eagle.
(No. 1850
Dear Sir.-Please state If the eagle
was adopted by the English as a
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Lunsford Bennett, who married Anna
Grimm January Il, 1883. lived in Eau
QUEER county, from which many OF the
family of the upper counties spranG.
Some of the Virginia BENEFITS moved
to North Carolina and others to the far
West. none of whom will be remem-
bered with more pathos and esteem
than the late DR.. Samuel II. Bennett.
of Richmond, Wis., for his sacred
poems, especially the "Sweet BY and
BY"
The arms for Bennett, Of Virginia,
are given without crest or motto, be-
ing a shield or. (gold) bearing three
demi-lions, rampant gules (red). THESE
do not correspond With the arms for
the New England BENEFITS, and we
infer tho two families are distinct.
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stick" or club. crossing the sharp
ibroadsword OF the Senate with the
monogram S. P. @. r., the Senate and
the People. or Roosevelt!sm.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01
THE JOINT DEBATE.

Fully 1000 people heard the
Carmack Patterson Joint debate
at Nashville Saturday night and
I'half as many were turned away
from the Auditorium. The red
badges predominated by decided
majority.
That the saloon forces and their
sympathi8ers were on hand in full
force was clearly evident from the
rnde manner in which they be-
rhaved while Mr.. Cammack was
speaking.
While Mr.. Carmack was not ac-
corded fair treatment by Patter-
sons followers, his denunciation
of the whisky traffic scored heavily
on the Governor His supporters
nearly went wild when he struck
this popular chord, and it was this
feature more than any other that
showed the complexion of the
great crowd.
A Patterson appointee says in
Mondays Banner: "I guess in
seutimentthe audience as a whole
was about 3 to l fer Carmack. In
voting strength, about-3 to %
Carmack and Patterson met in
joint debate at Manchester Mon
day, and the Governors banner
was again trailed in the dust by
the champion of the Tennessee
homes. 1t was the same at Sparta
Tuesday and McMinville Wedpes-
day. Red badges predominant on
each occasion and the enthusiasm
for Carmack is comparedwith that
given Bryan in 1895.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01
EVA.

Arch Hollingsworth of'Camden
visited here last Sunday.
Bailey Carney spent Sunday in
Camden with old friends.
William Rox of Denver spent
Sunday in Eva with friends.
e. Fl. Meeke spent Sunday with
homefolks and friends at Burns.
Miss Rubie Devault of Camden
spent Sunday here with friends.
Mr., and Mrs. E.nsley Deaton
spent Sunday with William Hart
ley and family.
Claud Herndon and John Dud-
ley have returned to their logging
camp on Harmons Greek.
Interest in the gubernatorial
race has been aroused since the
Joint debate opened up, and there
is talk of organizing Carmack and
Patterson clubs here.
Services at Bethlehem were well
attended Sunday morning and also
in the evening. Sunday school is
progressing and the attendance is
good. All are cordially invited.
A wild deer created some excite
ment in Tennessee River bottom
Tuesday. 1t was jumped by some
dogs up the bottom, and almost
ran over some Of the farmers in
the fields. 1T is said that Joseph
Goodman started in pursuit with
a double bit ak, but after the first
wild dash he seemed to gain very
little. 1t ran over Curtis Cole
man, but as he had nothing to pro-
tect himself, he had to satisfy
himself by watching it untilit dis
appeared. He says it could run
ell right. William Wilson made
his escape by getting out of the
way Of the deer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01
KUSHING'S CREEK.

M. j. Rushing went to Camden
on Saturday.
John q. Rushing was at Cam
den Monday.
Horace Hargis was in Camden
the first of the-week.
i. N. CULLEN was in Camden
on business Monday.
The fruit crop is very promising
throughout this section.
j. j. Stewart and family visited
relatives atEEva Saturday.
John Rushing and Lon Berry
were in Paris one day last week.
Albert Arnold visited with his
daughter, Mrs. Iver Pafford, last
Sunday.
On account of rain very little
corn and no cotton has been plant
ed in this locality.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Berry Wis
tied their daughter, Mrs. Raney
Pafford, last Sunday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01
HARMONS CREEK.

Troy Melton was at Eva on bus
'iness last Saturday.
Newton Melton went to Claud
on business Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Rushing is visiting
at Camden this week.
William Rushing was at Cox
burg one day last week.
Harvey Herndon and family OF
Eva visited here Sunday.
Edgar Hartley visited relatives
on Sulphur Greek Sunday.
r. e. Farmer Of Sulphur Greek
visited friends here Saturday.
Claud Farmer and sisters have
been visiting at Sulphur Springs.
Misses Lola and Maude Melton
spent Sunday on Tennessee River.
Thomas Waters of Flatwoods
has moved to Ben Farmers place.
E. B. Farmer of Claud was here
Sunday to see his mother, Mrs.
Bette Farmer.
Justice A. A. Melton and his
charming daughter, Miss Eva, Wis.
aited on Crooked Greek Sunday.
Joseph Melton, Robert Cooley
and others attended preaching at
the Berry school house Sunday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01
TEXAS.

Will you kindly furnish space
for few words from q Benton
County boy who is now making
his home in Southwest Texas.
This town compares with dear
old Camden, and is growing rap
idly. The land here is fertile and
easily cultivated, which makes this
country all ideal place for farming.
The breath of life richly laden
with the delicious odor of beaati-
full flowers and budding trees laz-
lily fans the corn and cotton, while
the golden rays of the smiling spn
gives life and lustre to the grasses
green; the silvery-moon sends her
glimmering beams upon people
thrifty and industrious, and the
enchanted air gives rest and sweet
sleep and pleasant dreams to those
in the land of hearts delight, dear
old Benton County aud South
western Texas.
Yours truly,
GAYLoN RUSHING.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01
MISS Jessie SLOAN.

Miss Jessie Sloan of Linden,
who spent a part of last week in
our city, went from here to Jack
son. Miss Sloan is in the Euro
pean contest to take the trip the
Nashville Tennessean is offering
to the one who gets the most sub
scriptions in their districts. Our
people are glad to meet and greet
Miss Sloan. 1t WAS her second
trip to Camden. The first time
she paid our town a visit was in
March, last, and then she madea
host of friends, but her last visit
was crowned with success; ;notonly
did she make more friends here,
butshe was remarkably successful
in getting subscribers.
Miss Sloan is one of those social
favorites of the fairest beauty.
Her winsome ways are not excell-
ed by any, and each time she visits
our town the more we enjoy her
stay. TO know Miss Sloan is to
like her; to be in her company is
to be in paradise.
Miss Sloan halls from the beau
tiful and picturesque town of Lin
den on Buffalo River in the good
countyof Perry, Linden has many
traditions Of history and romance
which the student will do well to
study. 1t is one of those inland
towns that is never disturbed by
the shrek of the locomotive or
the glare of the arc light. The
scent of the auto is as foreign to
it's citizens as the songs of angela
to oPluto's home; trolly cars are un-
known, and the OK cart wends it's
way unmolested. Linden has two
brick buildings, built from taxes
wrung from the unwillings hands
of the citizens of Perry County
the court house and the gail; the
depot is II miles from the town
and trains are met by one of Uncle
Sans servants every afternoon,
Sunday excepted. Summing itup
Linden is a hot bed of push and
60, from the bootblack to the pea
nut politician, from the church.
man to the sinner, from the mer-
chant to the mechanic, from the
society pimp to the sage, from the
lawyer to the doctor they are all
up and doing.
In closing we would say to the
historic town of Linden, your fair
daughter is welcomed to our town,
not alone on your account, but be-
cause she more than any other
comes up to the ideal woman that
the poet so well pictures in our
mind when he said:
"a form more fair, aface more sweet
Has never .been.our lottoaneei"
*.*
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01

Mrs. Jesse Herwell has return
ed to Camden.
Troy Lockhart was in Camden
one day this week.
Very little sickness is reported
in this community.
L. b. Herrin was in Big Sandy
on business last week.
Mrs. William Pace was a guest
of Mrs. Marchbanks Sunday.
Everybody seems to be busy
trying to get their crops planted.
DIR. and Mrs. j. G. Bain visited
Mrs. w. R. Marchbanks last week.
Walter Marchbanks attended
services at Rushing's Greek last
Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Marchbanks and
Mrs. Hattie Lockhart we're in
Camden Saturday
The cool weather is somewhat
of surprise. Jack frost almost
reached this locality.
Mrs. M. E. O'Guinn has gone to
Hazel, KY, for a few weeks visit,
and will return to Arkansas.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01

The .rowdies of Nashville failed
to down Mr. Carmack during lie
Joint debate Saturday night. The
rude demonstration of this ele-
ment is making votes forthe great
champion of a mandatory primary
law aud State wide prohibition.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01

The Democrats of White coun-
ty met in mass convention this
week and declared for State wide
prohibition.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01

The Mckenzie Banner came ont
last week for State wide prohibi-
Htion. The Huntingdon Democrat
IS also enlisted in the same cause
and is doing some excellent work
along thisli
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01

For Sale-CombiDation heater
and cook stove; just the thing for
small family or for light house
keeping. Apply at this Office.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-05-01

The CHRONICLE and Memphis
Weekly News Scimitar only $1.l0
per year.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-11-15
INDIAN BAND
ON WEDNESDAY
EXCELLENT LYcEuM ATTRAc-
TON TO GIVE TWO PERFORM
ANcEs IN THE CITY.

The Augusta Herald has the follow
ing to say of the United States Indian
band which will be here Wednesday:
CITY lyceum patrons were given the
first number of the season course at
the Grand Friday night by the United
States Indian band. It is. a rare thing
TO get an aggregation of forty skilled
indians together, but the music of the
bard clearly demonstrated that such
was the case in this instance. From
the overture, William TELL on
through the entire program, they kept
the attention of the entire house. A
large audience greeted them and re-
peated encores attested the populari-
to attained by the musicians. Some
Of the most difficult selections were
rendered with ease and in other in
stances they gave new lustre to old
time songs which have before I'M
pressed the people of the respective
sections &c which they were dedicated.
The songs which have played great
parts in settling the destinies OF men
and nsi.ons were given with distinct
Ivenese by the musicians
Coming from the serious. it was
only step for the musical red men to
get down to the comically ridiculous
and Arid to Come Home in the
Dark" won applause from all parts Of
the honse. The trombone song by
John Harper was feature and the
tall, 1.-THE Indian was forced to come
back and repeat part of the song. The
saxCrhone serenade was another fea-
tulc OF the evenings performance.
Like all good things, the last was
Best The descriptive Indian War"
music was the climax Of the evening.
|ne yells of the red men and the weird
music seemed to partake OF the ma
tune Of the wild men of couple OF
centuries ago"
The band viii be here under the
auspices of the 1yceum course. which
Is being given fof the benefit of the
city hospital. The prices will be
Night, Doe, 75c, s100 and $780, matt
nees, 50c, 75c and $1.O0.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-11-15
A LIVELY RACE
NOW BREWING
lF COLONEL HUDSON RUNS FOR
I. CONGRESS HIS POSITION
n WILL CAUSE BATTLE.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov 14.-What prom
ises to be lively political contest two
years hence, and which is practically
on now. will be for the office of COM
missioner of agriculture, an Office held
BY Col. T. G. Hudson, of Americas
Ore candidate is practically in the
race now, and others are in training
with the expectation of entering the
moment they get good excuse for
doing so. The fight will probably
hinge on what MIR. Hudson does. II
he decides to make the race for con-
gress in the third district, and he is
said to be OF that mind now, the con-
test for the place he now fills win be
on. Should he conclude to postpone
his congressional aspirations for an
Other two years, ii is not improbable
that the prospective candidates for
commissioner will keep out of the
field, as they all realize that with Mr.
Hudson in the Thinning the race would
be beset with gree difficulties.
In addition to L. H. o. Martin, OF
Ebert county. and Capt. Robert F..
Wright. also OF Ebert and assistant
commissioner. who will be candidate
in all probability in ease Colonel Hud-
son does not run, J. J. Conner, of Bar
tow county. will probably be in the
race.
Mr.. Conner is being urged by his
friends throughout the state to stand
for the place in case Colonel Hudson
declines to stand for reelection. It
is not improbable that Nj. Conner will
be candidate II that contingency ar
rIves.
MIR. Conner has been prominently
identified with the agricultural inter
ests OF the state for many years. He
served several terms in the house, and
introduced the bill and led the fight
for the agricultural colleges estab-
lished under the Terrell administra-
tion.
He has been for several years an
officer Of the Georgia State Agricul4
tural society, and has been president
OF that organization for the past four
years. He has been president of the
board OF trustees of the State Agricul-
tural college since 1t was formed