The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
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daughter OF Anthony Savage. OF Glou-
cester He had three sons, John
Francis and William.
To John he left land in Spotsylva-
MIA. and at the mountains" he had
evidently invested in growing" prop
side OF the land Eat Massaponax." On
this land Francis Taliaferro built and
called his estate "Epsoms." He mar
ried Elizabeth Hay, and his daughter,
Ann Hay Taliaferro, married Richard
| ca Brooke, OF Smithfeld, on tho Rap.
pahannock, four miles from Freder-
icksburg. "Epsoms" was Just below
on the river. Richard (s) Brooke mar
ried. secondly, Sarah Taliaferro, the
first cousin OF his first wife.
The two families were Essex people.
who had moved on up the river. The
home OF John Taliaferro was called
The Mount" To william. the young
est son. Lawrence Taliaferro gave his
home place. in Essex. In many In
stances we find that the youngest son
gets the homesteand. Probably the
| older sons were settled before the ia
Tiers death. and preferred their es-
tablished home to the birthplace. al
though hallowed by childish freedom
and happiness.
There is strange and interesting
story of this Will OF Lawrence Talia-
ferro. 1t Is missing from the Essex
wills. and most probably 1t was taken
to Brooke Bank. another Brooke man
sion. by his oldest daughter, Sarah,
who married William Brooke. and new
! er returned to the clerks off1ce. This
carelessness OF papers was remark
able. 1t was concealed with other i'm
portant papers In a secret panel in the
| Brooke Bank" house. and had been
thus concealed for half century and
entirely forgotten. In 1862 that terri
bic and famous "Pawnee' sailed up the
tortuous Rappahannock and Brooke
Bank was shelled. A ball crashed in
the old chamber" and forced open the
panel, and the sacred papers scattered
like dry autumn leaves The family
had fed from the house, and there this
poor papers lay uncovered and uncarec
for. and perhaps somo were lost
Among them was Lawrence Taliarer
ro's will. Ann Hay Taliaferro and he
husband Richard (s) Brooke, were cvi
IDENTITY proud OF the Taliaferro blood
for four OF their children had tn,
name These children were Robert f4)
omcer tn the Revolution. Governor ant
Attorney General Of Virginia: Francf,
! 90 Taliaferro, Revolutionary officer
member Of the Cincinnati and Judge
OF the Supreme Court John "a Talia
terro twin brother OF Francis (411
Revolutionary officer, member of the
virginia Senate and House OF Dele
gates. and Lawrence as Tnliarerro
Brooke. surgeon in the American Rev
pulmonary Navy and with John Paul
Jones on the Bon Homme Richard IN
her celebrated battle. Elizabeth faI.
VINO married Fontaine Maury and was
the mother OF General Dabney Fl Man
". me only child OF Richard Brooke
~ ms second marriage was William
NO doubt Lawrence Taliaferro
Brooke and John Paul Jones had
known each other in their barefoot
days, When the lad OF Smithfield ronn6
an almost forbidden sweetness in ne.
ISOLATION with his humble friend. Corr.
age and ability made them equals mr.
lndeed changed the order, and tho
poorer boy became the greatest man.
pr Sa1nerine Booth. wife OF Robert f1)
booth. OF old Rappahannocl, enmnty
VINO came from London in 1884 and
VINO married Margaret, daughter NJ
coroner William Underwood
uuuse FRANCIS "a Tallaferro Rron,. a
nuaie st. Julien and made 1t one OF The
s n seats Of hospitality and ele-
since IN the Rappahannock countrv.
Ge ~ m.arr'ea, hrst. Mary, daughter OF
Ellzabeth Washington, his Vic c anu
cru spotswood was grandson or cir
aleSander Spotswood. Robert *
brooke and Governor Spots1yood 80,
towards the mountains in con,na,..
and their great-grandchidre cnn,
panlons from childhood, were In,ns sa" =,
ns noly ponds OF matrtmony mr..
tho children at Newpost am M
i nlaved I as, children OF Smith6elG
thejr fr ua.e ~ .together We doubt not i,
IN the State Library tl1ere.,.
.aLe ana attractive little yolnrna 'e 81,
,ttlso Judge Brooke's Narra,,r ~
1uuse brooke dedicates 1t to his ~ =,
loved daughter Helen" who ~. us ~ y,
amanuensis. 1t was written IN "l s4o -
tel!s mat he was born at Srnith
., IN 1863. He scorns the idea !"
.n's place. being named to record IN,
. nv lhat John Smith visited 1t. hi
5 r r.taAs - WAS owned by Captain. Lau
. renee smith, who defended this iron.
a tler against the Indians Smithdelc
Q nrst belonged to zone Tanner" anc
was bought by Laurence raliaferro
VINO presented 1t to Anne Hay Italia
: ferro. the mother OF Judge Brooke
who says by the way. that he had
seen the golden horseshoe in the nos,
session or his cousin. Edmund Brooke
Judge Brooke was In command OF q
company OF Revolutionary soldiers
whom he was only seventeen years OF
age. On one occasion during the Rev
ol'ltion he made some remark before
Captain Singleton. which the latter SO
fatty contradicted that Brooke sun
posed he intended to call him lie,
They were ealing watermelons. and
Judge Brooke promptly broke half
of melon over Captain Singletons
head. The captain coolly inquired
Brooke. you did not think meant to
4 tell you lied?"
4 "If you did not" Mr.. Brooke replied,
II am sorry broke the melon on your
head" There the matter ended
After the Revolution Judge Brooke
studied law, his brother Robert urging
him to do so, FRANK" he would say,
"you have missed your path, and had
better study law!' This advice lie
took and practiced law first In the
northwestern portion OF the State, then
returned to Essex county and settled
i at Tappahannock. IN the meantime
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