The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

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Major William Picket Of the BRITISH
army. native Of Kent county. Eng{
lana, could have been. or liis connec
ton with the Virginia PicKotts. This,
however. shall endcavor to ascertain,
for / am Interested lin all pertaining
to the name OF Pickett.
4 There Ia no authentic proof ne pbon
tho carly Pickatts came to the colonies.
Thc family tradition is that three
prothors came to the coloniea in the
seventeenth century; that they were
iiuguenots; that one settled IN Neyyt
England, ono in Virginia and tho third
In one OF tho carolinas. The records
support this tradition By showing thats
one Nicholas Pickett located at Mar
piehead, Mass, about 1850, and that one
9oorse Pickett was living in West
'ilorciand county. Va, in 1850. and that
one - racket received large srants
from King George In New Hanover
county, N. c.
~, Now the said George Pickett. ~
sWestnorcland county, va. martial Jds
hartin Cher namo is traditional .r,..
p possea py an old teaspoon. now in my
pearlng the Martin artms). ,rhe,, nrs
s "a 70 have had five sons and seyeIa,
a ia all record unknown ia mo
daug hs OF the the so sons and all OF the
lam, James Sanford, George ard w, M
Edward. 50 ana Johp
wan an t,, SAID William Pickett resided in
euler r' eo,,nsIsa' I King George and Eau.
me me latter. 1860 He married pa rliza 40
Cont Sookc, daughter of Hon. MordecaI
w1sn 20, OF Gloucester county. and hi.
fliza b nt,hza pc. Buclsner. William and md
rto OF Fauquier county 1,ytn marlin 1,,an
tore am q m Blackwell, and had six dau@h-
their dese .m9 sons, For full line Of
lies OF th the soathesrn see e, .colonial Eami
~ stella Pickett Hardyl: Al rontsi
W., wllIam Pickett, of Faionier c ca.n.,.
and ,a s,drf t.sd. Lucy tBlackweiD Green
Families os u r. .tS or which see Colonial
S, Rey. John Pickett, of tho 3, e e,sei
ried CIV an removed to Kentucky Smas.
which i anh in,n reared large family. Of
Rev. Reuben 'i PieKett Is :, desired a ~
niinurch, removed to one or w. eaptist
fn mas' married Elizabeth Day or G pa
sec sec G s1nnfy and had issue 1for wb bia
Pickett. oai nar r;amilies etco 5. sarah sarah
,Withers. of culpeper co,,r., James
matsa,, or which more defInits ana inf nad
ried Ra rs desired es,rs g. Mary Ann. 4, mar
Baptist church. lr reino Nladrshal1, Of the
E ky.. and had issue Se TO- TO Eminence.
pini.al Families, etc6 ".icn see
sons Of " i,Mtehmond, Va tAil Of ,Ss
supporters 1 Of tba Pickett ss, were stauneE
Gers IN mar rim and William were ere o o,s-
George was e continental line. and
The said Ids Ge a,,amm p;r,boy o anu
as Colonel Georgc1 ny ser -, twas known
Pollard is 81 of the firm or pis.,, ana
Margaret f ssanaston He married i'S Mrs
more. Md. a and has n Flint of Baiti.
rr a. OF Richmond Una Z, CHARLES 3.
sasS, Adams. daughter sn OF nc Mar Mar
Famii I, and s,c had issue; See colo oohn
tt5marsisd James curri aroi an Pickett
G eGG British Navy. and had i esneer IN
Pickett tw rinf1m lilies. etcl.; j. Rob si
Mary Ann mi pi es,ufn to- to him later, 1.
william w ! lam Lambert. OF RicbmonGde General
5. M ,ssM. see Colonial Families, et e
tenant John H pisIett /, tmarried Lieu.
issue; see COLONIAL Fam,,i H.. and had
sS1a III Pickett frnarried e,har D..
sea nara OF Richmond and had issue a.
The said Robert Pickeat' =, ~,
NJ fo Ifnn married Mary Johnston. a sister
of Hon Hon. Andrew Johnston. law partner
President Ap Of the I Llh'soln Var time
was not the daughter of Hon s;r s shst
GSo oan;sa q, of Richmond. the partner Of
ston mar rrikstt the the said Charles John
asaughter of Colonel Martin 1Pickat fe, q,
ppa nauslr county, and second. EIi2Sboth
.1amsa sto st.eptoe; daughter Of Hon
ston see Colonial Tanil haTie 81 Joh 1ha
in ss,,n, States States Robert and Mary had
s az. \, dS e. George e. Pickett g.
Charles Pickett. G. S. 4 f n ma}oa
Mllsabeth Smith: see Colonial Fan MI
Dr s sle R :; Virginia Pickett lmarried
Colonial Families, etc.)
The said General George E. Pickett.
a. q 4 and g g s a A. d,a receive MS
were warn, personal friends. Generaii
lPiekett was twice married-first. toll
hba aiiy i MMlnge; s second. to LaSalla Cor
With public and war records, SEQ Col-
oniai Families OF the Southern States
by Stella Pickett Hardy.
This Pickett family has ever heidi
positions of honor and trust in times,
OF o.. botn peace and war. In tho late
OWL War there were nine OF this
nan name o Who were staff officers. and slx
brave men behind The guns. = ~
But few families. If any, were het.
ter represented in the Confederate,
Army than OF Pickett
county, Va. (the son of the first George
and his wife Ida), married a MISS
~ M.ildmay, and they had an only son.,
GI "a l,L William Sanford Pickett. Of,
mental line, and married Martha orl
Elizabeth Metcalfe. and they were
me ancestors of the Kentucky Pick
Southern States)
4. topping to have additional informa-
-, from others of the Pickett fam
Sincerely, 1
STELLA PICKETT HARDY.
Noes and Queries.
~, N answer TO qucry we would say
Hice June IL. 1900 lived in Augusta
county. Va, where their childreni
wore born and raised. and ali hut
one one MAJ in Augusta county. Va.
ana 4,I that one, my grandfather. Samnait
Bllaei. married In 81. Ionis enl,nls,1