The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18

cargo was blowing up tho river toll Y
Jamestown M SS IA 8
Is this the only ltGtance of ths red q
fox being put y before the wnitln&9% a
sweethcaEt2.fS Fox hunting has a poi Il h,
'culiary hold upon tho 4Virg inin gcntlo-sRl
man, and tho quaint story OF MordaeaH Il.
and loan but femphasizes thiaS fact, sa1. 81
Craney@t Crime Neck Creek, Ware Bit 81
river. * sIs
slb5i.-Christ0pher lRigauIt, 40 acreExTS
head OF Crane Neck swamp cast sidei5S3&
lB63.-Ralph ilarw6nd and BenjuinintgS
Burch, 600 acres, sohthw est side CraneXj&
Creek. William lIa.wood marriedijSi
1910. Margaret waldrop. and haLi
Agnes married UTSS) Fielding iLcwisa
Gloucester. and Nancy. who married., K
Thomas Lewis. or Gloucester.
1665.-Christ opher EGreen way. sT0t y
acres. beginning at oak In Mr. Rigault'afa
line in Peaches swamp. and in 16ss;l#
Iil acres on AFR. Rlgault's line in
Peaches swamp ~ III
l66h.-William Willis, ESQ acres, otS 81
branch OF Crane Neck Creek.
l665.--Francis Campfeld. lega tee. 1901 +
acres and water mill, on Crane Neck;
Greek, In the Will OF his brothers n- a
law. thomas Tomlin. In London
I66S.--Robert jefferson. p2 acres
north side Crane Neck Creek swamp.
What relationship was he to the Presi-A
dent?
is75.--l+rancis Broushton. ITO acres. II
joining his land on craney Creek. d
l6Ti-Thomas Pryor, land ~ neaM &
Thomas Deacon. Ia
Gso.-Robert Pryor 30a acres near!
head OF branch that runs into head oeI
Crancy Creek. Major Ann Pryo1
had son John born lI54, willard B
Pryor and wife Mildred, had issue 81
William. born 1TTl. and n daughterE
Frances Shackelford Pryor. born 1887
Christ Church REGISTER MiddleseN
county. In lI7T. Christopher Pryorfis
witnessed Will OF George Holden, in, 4
Gloucester county. and he was or the
! vcstry or Ware Parish, and a commis-s
sioner TO sell the Globe in 1900, with
Captain Peter Beverley Whiting and
other trustees OF the church propertysI5
lie was captain In Gloucester nilltia,l
FISH: deputy clerk Of Gloucester II S0s
contain a deed, 1875 from RobcrS
Pryor and wife, to James Baylor, 3o9l
acres on Craney Creek. Ware Parish5
next TO ChrIstonhcr Grcenway,i NTrj <
Isigauit and Thomas VISIONS iandd
This was "Sprlisncidi the ancientI
Baytop home. and had heen owned by
Robert Pryor Since 1852? and rwaS
granted to Thomas Jefferson I'M 1861
etc. John Eryor, In 1872, married Del3
phia billiard, of King and Queen counj
~. lie was member of the order % 4
Cincinnati at Its meeting in Richmondl
1871. John c. Pryor. OF Gloucester. was
a student at William and Mary College i
In 1908. is i l.
Avalon Farm, August %. 1910. NJ
! Editor Genealogical Column: y
| desire help to find tho ca rly rec5S
ords, published or private, OF Goveri3
nor Richard Bennett, who, It IS saidil
had a daughter who married the irsH &
| Edward Dorsey, father of Colonel Edo
ward who became the field rnarshak
| OF Maryland. We 1.-Two in very splalI S
/ \ ,,ta -ir,r3
genealogical books, SO 1t is very dm-!
cult for us to prosecute any researcfT
now shall be very grateful for AL
full suggestions as possible.
Yours very truly. fat w
| CAROLINE ISEAIPER BULKDEY.
| (AIrs. Louis CD, 543 Egan St. ShreyeSS
pogt. La. ih
Norfolk. Va. June 2, 1o11.fI
Editor Genealogical Column: s
/ In your Genoa log cal Column OF May
| IS you say. though the descendants Of 4
/ Edward Digges arc numerous. there
1 were none In Tldewaters Virginia now.
/ 7 beg to correct that statement Allan
| p. Digges Uocal cashier Norfolk anGf-
Western Railway. and his children.G
ifelon Augusta DgGos and Charles
Carroll Digges arc lineal descendants
grandson of William Dudley E,DigEes. e
OF Green lIill Manor, Maryland Mr4 h
| DiGgcs has family tree, coat of arms.
etc, which he would he pleased to-
show your correspondent a any timet
| His address is 3oo5 Omohundro Ave1
| nue.. Norfolk, Va. Ei y
Trusting you VIII correct this states
ment remain, Yours truly, 4
( ., ELIZA BETH c. yDIGGES. z;
! tMrs. Allan 7. Digges) 5lii
Memphis. Tenn. May so. oil. 4
| Editor Genealogical Column: n
In your issue of April 49, lolfY
YOU kindly offer to print any answersl 4
TO the article on Julia Ann lIipknstaQ
\ Freeman Curtis, signed "Interested.a
4 portion of the article says: N.Y.
father CAPTAIN William IT, Curtis. wdsj
born in l79i. By tho death Of hia
| parents he was left lin charge of Aunt)
Folly Tlgnor, OF whom We have MOI
data. Aunt Folly Tignor had 4, small
| trunk covered with horsehalr and1
studded with brass nails" etc
Now, In regard 10 Polly Tisnor. my
maternal great grand mother was eli
| Polly rignor; married il Mr.. Smith y
| twhose father cnme to James town al
| "Gentlc bringing with him froua
+; England certain kind of tree which If
stu tlourishes In GENE terry in I<ing N
| William county. Val This MrRSmltB Z.
tmS great grandfather). who married s
Miss Polly friEnor. lived and died In s.
King William, leaving family oH
several girls. none of whom lived mucly
beyond maturity excepting one. my
grandmother. who died ifteen years.
ago III her Observation-Disclosures Create d
grandfather Smiths widow, Polly rig q
nor-Smith, then married II Afr. IIenthS|
who was too 5much of a gentleman
tradition says> 70 work. and t.iey 3
moved to Chesterfield county. ya.;
Aunt Polly Tishor- Smth-iieath diedl
OF cholera In the carly Hftics and isl \
buried In Manchester, Fa.i' This ,nariI 7
riagc of my grandmotllcr's mothcr5ita|
Mr.. Heath was not approved of, sandl
caused separations: hence my ignoG
! rance Of much that ain dligentlN3
seeking. namely: The Christian IN mss,
Of Great grandfather Smith was i'll Y
Robert James .Ionnr Hts 4 8