The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19

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TODD FAMILY AND TTs BRANCHES.
1nits ramiflcations and distinguished
English ancestry, the Todd family is
I especially Interesting and conspicu-
ious. Branches OF 1t, scattered all over
1.-THE Union. hold positions OF honor, and
las middle namc denoting descent
Through this female line, II Ia found
everywhere.
The cmigrant ancestor was Thomas
I'D. He patented land In Elizabeth.
city county, Va, In 1864. and also
settled lands IN Maryland during the
Same! year. He was Burgess FOR Bal
tinoro county. Md, in 1674-'75, and
died at sea In 1875. This Thomas TODD
also owned the handsome estate OF
Toddsbury, In Gloucester county. "a,
which. In quaint and well weil.pre-
served beauty, is still one Of the show
places OF that famous locality. For
country goats, no place In America IL
more ideal than North River. an estu-
AIRY OF the Chesapeake and AiobJack
BAYS. "Mobtack.'' peryersion OF
3..Mock Jack, which name was given
to the bay by the sailors OF long, ago,
who. when the echoes were thrown
back by the lush green shores, ac-
cused these silent shores OF hooking
Jack, the sailor. Hence the name
.Afock jack now known no more. but
for 1t il ever substituted the meaning
less name of "1iobjack.
North River. an arm OF this old
Mock Jack, Is lakolike sheet OF water.
around whose shores clustered the
seats OF the mighty. Before the war
here rose the mansions OF the Roys,t
the Tabs (from houses OF the latter).
the Singletons. the Taiiaferros three
houses. the Dabneys and others. but
OF them all, standing SO stately upon
the limpid water. none had Colonial
Significance but Toddsbury and Belize
vile, the homes of the Booths and the
Taiiaferros. TIE latter has been re-
modelled and entirely altered; tho for
,ner stands unchanged-a jewel of
brick set In an emerald field; voice
from that far back time when Thomas
Todd builded. All descendants of this
i first Thomas and all lovers OF artistic
architecture may look WITH pride aid
pleasure upon this ancient seat, long
passed from the Tabbs. last OF the Todd
4 descendants to own II; but fortunately
those who own 1t now 80 value the
beauty OF the old house that they pre-
serve It With tho greatest care.
Thomas Told. the emigrant. had nine
q children, but unfortunately only the
descendants OF his Oldest son, Thomas
seem to be accounted for.
With the Will OF this fret Thomas
IS filed letter Written on board the
ship virginia from which aalns! fc
went to hts death. lie was very Ericf.t',
the letter is addressed--"therc for
my son Thomas Todd. at his house on
the North Rivor Gloucester county,,
with ull speed.
At Toddsbury there Is an ancient
! graveyard full OF pertwnkle and OF
Iold stones. from Thomas the first to
the middle OF the last century.
Thomas Todd married Ann Gorsucf,
OF whom later. Thomas (2). of Todds-
bury, married Elizabeth l?) Thomas
y. styled of ddsbury. in Ware Par
ish; was Burgess OF Baltimore, Md,
1674-.75. Thomas (2l was Justice OF
the peace for Gloucester. 16sS-l702.
Ills children were: Anne ts), who
married Mordecai Cooke. OF Ware
lam';s Thomas t3). who went back to
had Thomas (4). OF r odds Neck, Bal
timore county. Md, who married
Eleanor Dorsey and Robert az, OF
Siowan. Baltimore county. Nd. sSS
&1 These are the ancestors OF the Mary.
land Todds; Richard (s). who had
Bernard land w l,amS( ", who al ed
without Issue; William (s) ;. OF King
and Queen, who married Martha 8Vica,
ris Philip q led wi ..out issue. " i
sheriff Of Gloucester county; Fran.
u ces 81 who married Robert North
Of MARYLAND \: and Christopher (3) who
4 married Elizabet til, ana became
possessed Of Toddsbury. although he
s was the youngest child. lie had Il
sen; Thomas @ y. who died in 1794
wit hout5 issue. and Too dsbury, passed
TO. his daughter. Lucy Todd (4), who
married Edward Tabb.5 Of Amelia, and
5s became he ancestress Of all OF the
Gloucester Ia Ibis and OF the Dabneys
HI OF the Exohahg e,.,a Gloucester county,
William Todd E OF King and Queen
and Martha iyicaris had Thomas "a
Z Todd, 9of King and @ ueen, who mar.
ried Betty SWaring IS, and had vii
liam (6) I. OF King and Queen; Bernard
t5) ], member House Of p elegat les from
Charlotte county, ~ u 7-'91; and Hen