The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

near the Planketank, IN MiddleseX
county. We two didn't get there, un-
fortunately, and so the atmosphere pe-
euliar to the place (and there is al
ways something half tangible. but GER
tainly distinctive. about every locality
we failed to secure. 1t has been n
place sure enough In its day-a
cradle of personages who are still in
telliGtble: personages who Will ever
exist while Virginia history Is written.
Barn Elms" entwined itself with
other great estates, and Is interlaced,
Yorktown, "Roseglll,' "Ringield,"
Carriers Creek" etc. and Just now 1
VIII repeat that whoever aspires to be
of the old Virginia aristocracy can
only prove 1t by showing relationship
TO almost everybody who was anybody
lhen. There were not so many people
after all. and the great houses inter-
married again and again, until yir-
Einia cousins became a very elastic
term.
The Berkeleys, of England (callod
Berkeley, after the old English fashion
of calling "e"--"a'), lived at Berkeley
Castle. which was conspicuous
stronghold In 1853. when their ances-
ter Robert Fitz Hardinge, entertained
permot 4racMurrough, King of Lein-
ster, with sixty OF his Irish retinue.
Dermot was soliciting help for his
King. Henry H.
The Oldest son OF Robert Fitz Har-
dinge. took the name of De Berkeley
for atonement. Roger de Berkeley had
been the owner of Berkeley Castle, but
had been ANONYMOUSLY ousted, Maurice
Fitz Hardinge married his daughter,
Alice, and gave UP his name and took
the name OF his Wife.
-Ae was followed by a long line of
Berkeleys, of Berkeley Castle, who did
no end OF valiant and honorable things.
] count no less than twenty lord
Ships from 1870 to 1910 Gin Burke's
Peerage and Baronetage"). who We're
with the King on various ccasions
and for courage, carelessness of life
and limb. and many other eminent
services were granted the privilege of
hunting the fox, hare, badger and
wild cat with their own dogs within
the Kings forests
To a Berkeley the custody of the
unhappy Edward H. was committed at
Berkeley Castle. Another Berkeley
was keeper Of the deer and woods.
The arms OF the Berkeleys, of Berls-
eley Castle, are: Gu chevron be-
tween ten crosses. patee. six in chief
and four in base ar. Crest: mitre gu
labeled and garnished or. charged
with chevron and crosses patee as
Il s.
The Virginia Berkeleys come from
a branch Of Berkeley Castle, who lived
at the castle and manor OF Beneston.
IN G1oucestershire. They, however,
used different crest Ga uniforms
head). and with this crest Edmund
Berkeley. of Barn Elms." seals his
papers.
Sir William Berkeley and Baron
Botetourt. whose noble statue graces
fha ga Of o1I M
are of this same family, as well as the
Earls Falmouth and Berkeley, of
stratton. Thomas. eighth lord, bought
the ancient Castle OF Beneston, in
Worcestershire, and gave it in 1861
TO younger son, whose posterity
Hourished there for eight generations.
In 1897 it had gone to pitiful decay.
and John Berkeley sold it In 1918. He
came to Virginia. He lived at Failing
Creek and had five sons Whether
any OF these sons persisted along with
MIN in the massacre of 1922 we can
not tell. but the oldest. Maurice, was
In England. He came over to Virginia
with the Intention OF re-establishtng
the iron works. He had son Ed
ward or Edmund. who was living at
Neck of Land" in 1890. His wife's
name was Jane He was a Burgess in
1925.
So we see that the first Berkeley in
Virginia was John. He was sent over
by the London Company, of England,
to establish iron works at Falling
Creek. near Richmond. but he persisted |
IN the massacre Of 1922. All of his |
laborers persisted also, except a boy |
and girl. who hid in the bushes.
Imagine the terror of these chill
dren! Horror and dismay within their
young breasts and only the thin cover
OF the bushes between them and death.
John Rerkeley had just written the
sing thst hes would certainl be
by Whitsuntide, thinking,
With the rest-of the James River set
Element. that the Indians. who came
and went as they pleased. We're abso-
lutely friendly.
This John Berkeley was son OF Sir
John Berkeley, of Beneston and his
son, Maurice, fortunately. was away
from Failing Creek the night of the
massacre Maurice married Barbara.
1aughter OF Sir Walter Lange, and had
son, Edward This Edward is sup
posed to be the father of Edmund, OF
barn Fins" The fact that the arms
1l Beneston were used by the Barn
Gins family, joined with other ira
1luons, seems satisfactory evidence of
he identity. From Edmund (1) down
s plain sailing. He married Mary
~, who subsequently married John
Mann. of Timber Neck" and they
lad son. Edmund I2), who married
.uscy. daughter OF Councillor Lewis
8urwell. and daughter, Sarah CD.
Who first married Joseph King, and
econdly Joseph Walker Barn Elms'
vas heilt about IT'S by this Edmund
% Berkeley.
His children We're: Edmund (3). who
married daughter OF Thomas Cl) I
Nelson, or Yorktown, and Sally (3),
Who married Ralph Wormeley, Of I
'Rosegill." Two of his children died in
and Lewis. In the
Williamsburg Gazette of Fridss. Mo-
'ember l2 1886. we read. Williams |.
'urg, November 10, Yesterday was
ortnight, Ralph Wormeley. Of Middle
lex County, Esquire, young gentle
nen of fine estate. was married to the
Miss Sally Berkeley a
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