The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-04

IN THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTRY.
Old virginians had a happy knack OF
plantation nomenclature, inherited no
doubt from the attractive names of
the eentleman's seats In. odd England.
In this very county of Essex the home
steads bear names of great dignity and
charm Kinlock. Blandfeld. Epping
Forest, Edennetta, Malvern, Glen Cairn,
Brooke Bank, WOODBURY., Elmwood.
Fort Hall and Champlain carry sus-
gestion of ease and comfort, of vel
vet lawn and wide spreading trees, OF
brooks and meadows. and all those en-
chanting circumstances. which made
Virginia country life OF the eighteenth
and nineteenth century SO entirely ir-
resistible With the names comes tho
picture Of the planter and his horse
threading his fields with minute In
spection; the mistress and her morn
ing inspection Of key basket and Keen
carefulness for domestic peace; later
the srande dame In her rustling gown.
dominating like queen the young
circle to whom she Is the type and in-
spiration, we hear children's laugh
Ter under the great oak, which Is
their summer nursery, and see staiwart
bovs breaking young colts or tramp-
ing the fields with gun or roo, living
a life which made men wlthouta year
and often without reproach
The Essex Baylors are an OLD ana
interesting family. According to ira
dition the Baylors came from Hun
gary and lived for a short time at TlV-
erton, Devonshire, England.
John Baylor and his brother Ropert,
came to Virginia In the last hall o.
tthe seventeenth century Johh "
BAYLOR had son, John (2) baylor.
who lived in the good old county "
Gloucester
Ha was member of the House OF
prreesses in 1899; afterwards he re-
,,nvod TO King and Queen and rep.
resented that county In the House OF
purgesses. The financial star OF tho
pavIors was high and bright upon
y,rginia's horizon In the lifetime OF
this second John. He was one OF the
preat tobacco kings, and empioyeu
s,y,aan ships TO ply his produce" be-
twsen england and Virginia The
names of some OF his ships were aIter
his family association -iyerton,s Hat-
Law and Little John. for instance.
orher cognonmens OF these Wnite-
winged sea birds were Prince EuseHe'
| Mattapony. The Hunter, me Flantet,
| tba GREYHOUND, etc; formidable
1 flant for Il SluSl6 tSoASANNNA FtN-''N'-
Sand With his crops across seas. John
| Tan Baylors warehouses were at
t,av,or,s, in King and Queen, which
| holds It's name and is quite place.
evan to this day, He married Lucy
! Todd, who had previously married MI.
c,' Ys and had certainly John (a)
| and Richard go, A. 80.
From this John cay comes the large
family of Virginia Baylors VINO liNeo
later in Caroline. lie married ~ York,
town in 1T44 Frances, daughter OF
| Jacob walker, These early BaSlors
1 sent their ch!ldrer to ENGLAND for
schooling, and John CD was iirst at
/ lutney Grammar School, and AFTER
wards at Cain's College, camprdge,
John t3) was also educated IN England
and at the same school to which MS
| father went.
He was a friend of Sir Philip
Francis, who gave him a cory Of the
letters of Junius, which are stu III
1.-THE POSSESSION Of the descendants OF
| the late DR. John Roy Baylor Of Caro-
/ Line county. Va
] John (s) Baylor wassall sorts Of a