The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16
times monuments were erected to men

times monuments were erected to men
who had performed worthy services,
but in modern times their worth was
inscribed on our records. and by the
aid of the press were sent far and
| wide. He had said Francisco was no
common man. BY nature he had been
endowed with extraordinary strength
the most determined intrepidity. and
the warmest patriotism. 1t was not
his lot to be advanced in rank during
| our Revolutionary struggle. But as a
private soldier he gave a striking ex
| ample of bravery and performed ex-
PLOTS that have scarcely been excelled
Not only in the North. but In the South
| he displayed his heroism; and the
| achievements which he performed in
! Virginia. overcoming three or four OF
the enemy and causing them to fly,
leaving their property in his possess
! sion. has seldom been equaled. Let US,
| then, perform due honors to the mem
DRY of Francisco Such opportunities
of honoring the brave would not oc-
cur very often. for the ranks of the
| Revolutionary heroes were fast de-
| caying. BY the arms Of such men the
| liberty of our country was achieved,
an achievement OF vast moment to
| the whole world. for it had not been
| confined to this country. 1t. had gone
across the waters to the shores of 'Eu-
| rope. where nations were following
| the example of America. To such men
| honors were due. and he joined most
heartily in respect proposed to be paid
| to remains OF Peter Francisco
| Colonel Edward Pescud, of Peters
| burg, Va, married Susan Brooke Fran
cisco. the daughter of Peter Francisco
by his second wife. Catherine Fauntle-
roy Brooke. OF Essex county, Va. Col
! onel Pescud was the editor of the Re-
! publican. a paper published at Pc
tersburg, served in the War Of 1912,
| and was very prominent citizen
Peter Francisco Pescud, the Oldest son
of Colonel Pescud. married Mary Will
son. and their eldest son. John S.
4 Pescud. married Isabella Hinton, and
| their descendants are living, most of
them in North Carolina Jane Pescud
married Professor w. A. Withers, now
of the "A. and NJ. College. at Raleigh.
Mary Wilson Pescud married Percy
| Lynch. of New Orleans; Annie Law
! renee Pescud married H. j. Lovick, of
/ Newbern, and Miss Isabella Pescud
and John Shaw live with their father,
John S. Pescud in Raleigh. N. c. "A
| large number of other descendants are
now living in Virginia, Louisiana and
/ elsewhere. These have all had a
glorious heritage, left to them by their
/ splendid ancestor, of blood and BRAY
cry. How very fitting that tablet to
the memory of Peter Francisco should
| be unveiled to-day upon this battle
! field, where he did some of his most
heroic deeds. and where he poured out
his blood so freely for American in
dependence. How seldom do we find
tablets unveiled or monuments erected
1 to the man behind the guns! But Off
GERS of army could make no re-
nown il they had no brave men to dc
the lighting. I take my hat off to
the private soldier. to the man who
never wavered IN battle or on the
march: whose brawny arms and trusty
broadsword thinned the ranks of the
i enemy wherever he went: the man
! whose memory we honor to-day by
yonder tablet; the typical American
soldier-Peter Francisco,
In the erection of monuments upor
the grounds the Guilford BATTLE-GROUND
Company achieved the most gratifyine
Company achieved the most gratifyir
success of It's history July 4, 1909
of history, and to DR.. David Caldwell
were completed and decorated. ant
q fine octagon shaft to Colonel VIII
liam Washington, to whose command
Peter Francisco belonged, was also
completed except tablets to same. Ir
/ the spring of 1910. through the pat.
riotic liberalty of Peter II. Pescud. a
native of North Carolina, now citizen
of Louisiana, a large and handsome
4 bronze tablet to his ancestor. Peter
Francisco, was presented the company
attached to this shaft, and unveiled
July 4, 1910,