The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-25
Glouceste
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BY SALLY NELSON ROBINS.

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BY SALLY NELSON ROBINS.
! AS we write of Gloucester In yir-
ginia our interest reaches back to
, Gloucester in England from which
comes the name. There Is quaint
local proverb about the Old World
county, LAS sure as Gods In Glou-
lcester,' originating, we arc sure, from
the abundance of Benedictine, Angus
tine, Carmelite, Dominican and Fran
ciscan houses within It's borders.
AS our own Gloucester has been
the cradle OF good people, so In a
greater degree has been the English
county. Lord Bathurst. Pope's friend;
Lord Berkeley. of Greasy and Po!ctlers;
Matthew Hale. Lord Chief Justice:
John Keblett whose Christian zeal
may be read in all homes; Bishop Fox.
Archbishop Moore and many another
world character was born here.
Near the town of Gloucester Aulius
Plautius had his first defeat. and the
place has a flavor of the Romans even
to this day. 1t was indeed a Royal
City" for here William the Con-
queror. Rufus. the first Henrys and
John held court. Henry III. was
crowned here. and when Henry ~. was
King the Commons--at Gloucester.
claimed the "righ. of the purse-that
all mntters OF supply must originate
with them and not with the Lords"
The Dukes OF Gloucester have had much
TO do with the making of English his
tory. Fitz Hamon, Duke of Gloucester.
was succeeded by Robert brother Of
tho first Henry. subsequently the
honor passed to the De Clares. who
held II nearly zoo years thence to the
Despenccrs, the Beauchamps and so on
to the King Maker" The most nota-
BILE of these dukes was. of course,
Richard III The Cathedral OF Glou-
cester is study TO fill ones soul with
awe and delight. It's quaint efig!es
range from the sublime to the humor-
Gus. Here is the magnificent tomb of
Edward H., and also the painted mural
memorial OF one John Bower. which
announ ces that John had nine sons and
seven daughters, and. notwithstandi lg
concluded that "all Is but wayne"
Gloucester In England was scarcely
as jealous for her King In the seven
tenth century as was Gloucester in
Virginia. for this shire went boldly for
Parliament. while Gloucester In Vir-
glnia was all for King, Gloucester in
England was not as enthusiastic for
the Stuart as it had been for
Henry VII. on his way from Bos-
worth. Gloucester in England is
mellow with history stretching from
tho Roman conquest down the
long ages to modern times. It Is q
fascinating background for Virginia
settlement. which retains even to-day
a smack of England---a suggestion OF
the old customs of the mother land
grant. which ". will consider, ls
Booker.
Tho Booker family is one OF the old
est In the State of Virginia In 164S one
Edward Rocker was In York county.
Richard BooAer of the grant was most
probably his son.
Richard received grants In Glou-
cester, In 1855 and 1854 and one In
Easex in lToA lie married first Re-
becca Leake, and secondly Hannah
Hand Their children Were by first
marriage; Edmund CO., Judith t2). Ed.
ward (2l. Annc (al, Richard Co. John
CO, and by his second marriage there
were Frances t2), George (2),
Edmund (e) Booker went to Essex,
probablp on his fathers land there.
Land was then the Wall Street OF Vir-
ginla, and sons set up their offices on
the squares whore tobacco best -four
ished. Evidently Essex did not come UP
to the expectation of Edward for he
moved nto Amelia and was Burgess
He married Jane CO and had Ed
mund {s), John (S,, william (a),
Frances cay. who married Clement, and
Rehecca tS), who married -------- Over
ton,
Colonel Edward tcl Booker tobserve
that the Cookers had a way OF naming
one son Edmund. and another Edwardl
went to Amelia, too, and named his
estate "Winterham." He also repre-
sented Amelia County IN the House of
Burgesses. His first wifes surname g
unknown. Fler Christian pane was
Mary. Els second wife was Judith
Archer, Issue BY frat wife: Lucy ts).
who married Richard Clarke; Richard
ta), Rebecca fs>, married Thomas
Tahh, OF Amelia, and became mistress
NO doubt, to williamsburg. where her
husband sat year after year In the
House of Burgssses Mary (sl married
Samuel Terry. Second marriage: Ed
ward (s) and Judith (3), Richard (2)
Rocker married hrst Margaret, daugh-
ter OF William Lowry and Frsncesi
Purefoy. his wife, and secondly Martha.
Ellis children (by his first marriagel
were Richard CD twho was left land
In Gloucester He married and had
sons, Richard (4) and Joseph tD).
william (a), John ts), Frances t3), mar
rIed --------- Warhurton, and Rehecca
t3), married John Coulthard.
Richard (s) made an interesting Will
In 1Tas. He desires his body to he
decently buried according TO tho cere-l
nony and CUSTOM of the church Of
England He leaves much land. and.
cattle ana negroes, n NTayelins chair