The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-24

to william (o). and from William co 4
1t went to the late Henry t5) Tayloe. h
whose children now own the magnitt- /
cent old place. His Oldest child Is
Mrs. Beverley T. Crump of Richmond. I
Va. and his other lovely daughters
and his sons are we'll known through
out Virginia.
Editor Genealogical Column:
Dear Sir,-1n the article in your issue (
OF April 8. 1910. on the Fontaine andt
Maury families. by Thomas l.. Broun.
OF Charleston. w. Va. note the state
ment that one OF the Rev. James Fon-
taines daughters viz, Mary Anne,
married the Rev. James Maury. OF Lou
lisa county, Va"
On page 240 of the Memoirs OF a
Huguenot Family" to which Major
Broun's article referred. 1t is stated
| by her father, the Rev. James Fou-
| tame. My eldest daughter, Mary Anne.
was married on the Goth OF october.
| 1716, to Mathew Maury. OF Castel Maui
ron Gascony." HE had lived In Dub
lin for two years. having come thither
from France as refugee" Mathew
Maury was born September 1s. 1856.
and his wife April 10, 1890.
The Rev. James Maury, Of F>reder-
icksburg Parish. Louisa county, the
first rector OF Old Walker Church. now
Grace Church Albemarle county, Va.
was the Oldest child OF Mathew Maury
and Mary Anne Fontaine. and not the
husband OF the latter. as stated in
Major Broun's article. He was born.
In Ireland in 1717. and his wife was,
Mary Walker. OF Virginia. daughter
of James Walker and Anne. hts wife.
born Nov. %, 1874. as shown by his
Bible record. and the same authority
says. MY dear Molly and 7 were mar
ried November IL, 1743."
The Rev. James Maury and Mary
Walker were the parents OF thirteen
children (twelve of whom reached ma
| turtty and eleven married. seven sons.
and four daughters) and were grand
| parents OF Commodore Matthew Fon-
| taine Maury, and were also great
grandparents OF General Dabney H.
Maury and of many others of lesser.l
note
Although the Rev. James Maury'sx
home and school were at the Globe
Farm. now "Edgeworth." in Albamarla
county. as mentioned in your paper OF
October Is. 1905, eight of his children
were in one manner or another con-
nected with fredericksburg or tho
! Rappahannock country. Catharina
Armstead. the lrst wife OF the seoond
son James. although she died in Eng
land. lies buried in ST Georges Church
| yard In FREDERICKSBURG.
i Mary, the fifth child, married Thos.
Strachan, the Oldest son OF DR.. Peter
Strachan, and Miss Broadie, mentioned
In your paper OF June 49, 1904, and at.
ter his death, assisted by her sisters,
Anne and Matilda HILL kept for many
years boarding school for young.
ladies at "Broadie," in spo 1y'yents
. county, some twelve miles from Fred
ertcksburg.
elizabeth. tho eighth child. the widow
OF Edward Herndon, lived near by.
Abrau, tho ninth child, married Nil.
dred w. Thornton. and lived In Fred.
ericksburg. and Is buried there.
Fontaine. the tenth child married
Elizabeth Brooke. and was Mayor OF
I Fredericksburg for several years.
Richard. the twelfth child. married
Diana Minor, OF Topping Castle. IN
Caroline county, and lived for several
years after about ten miles from Fred
ericksburg.
The wives OF each of these three
sons We're from Fredericksburg or its
4 immediate vicinity.
Il Yours truly. w. L, NJ
Palestine. Tex.
June 9. 1910.
Genealogical Editor. Times-Dispatch:
4 Dear Sir,-In The rimes-Dispatch
Il NlSOI) article, IurNer ful1l1ly iNNp.
$780," there occurs this statements:
Prom the Northern family was James
Turner, one of the earliest settlers In
Maryland, and from him We're the
Turner'S of Southampton, Va. one OF
whom. also James, born December 90,
1866. moved to North Carolina about
/, 1900 and became Governor OF the
state" Cannot you or some OF your
, readers trace Governor James Turner's
line back through James, OF Maryland.
j to the New England Immigrant? am
, anxious to get in communication with
. some one who Is versed in this Turner
/ history, My ancestor. John Turner,
/ died In Greenesv!lle county, Va, 1901.
y Eiia father, according to family tradi-
i ton, was simon. Governor Turner's
i father Thomas. was believed to be also
|, a son OF simon There is a will or ona
: simon Turner, OF SOUTHAMPTON county.
j, 1899. In which he mentions his CONS.
/ simon, william. Arthur, Thomas and
+ John. Light on this subject is much
Z desired.
. Yours truly.
!. GRANVILLE GoopLoN, II
al Arkadelphil Ark