The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-21

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Timothy Lodell and John Hope took
up land In 1919 and 1853 In Gloucester
county. Their names are euphonious
but have not. been durable In this To-
cality. II would be very nice to take
our poet. James Barron Hope back TO
this remote John. but we seem not to
have the means for this very con
structive, work.
With Henry Soane and Edward
Disgcs 1t Is different. They are very
plain Henry Soanc who took ,ip
this land in 1865, IN 1851 had patented
90 acres in iogg's Land FOR import
ing six persons"-fIcnry Soane, ST..
Henry Soano. Ir.. Judith Soanc. Sr,
Judith Soanc, Jr., John Soane and Ell
aubeth soanc. william Soane Vas born
in 1851 So he is not mentioned as a
head right, In other words, Judith and
Henry soanc came To Virginia. bring
Ing with them their chlldren-ltonry.
Judith. john and Elizabeth. William
WAS born during the year OF their COM
Ing, For the most part these SonneS
nave disappeared Tie name now is
nowhere In Virginia.
Judith Soane married Henry Ram
dolph in 1861. ten years after her
father came TO Virginia. She had
Henry, born In l6G5. who married
Sarah. daughter OF the Hon. Thomas
Swami, and had Henry 90, born in
ii16s9 married Elizabeth, daughter OF
Frances Eppcs and he had Henry.
born In 1879. who had two daughters
Grief and Mourning. What could girls
DO with such names? They were not
TO be changed. even In marriage. Hap
ny to relate, these young ladies mar
riod and had children in spite OF this
ah'iction and from one OF them the
Isnrksdalcs. of Amelia county, were
descended.
Judith. the wife of Henry Randolph,
married. secondly, Mr.. Peter Field in
1913. and had TWO dauEhters-Mary
and Martha.
William soanc. the younges, son Of
Henry Sosne, married ana died. and
left will, in which he mentions his
daughter Elizabeth who married John
Thweatt, daughter Martha and wife
Martha and sons John, Henry and
samuel William Randolph. OF Turkey
Island. was the nephew of this Henry.
who married judith Sohne ana the
descendants of Henry "a would he
the elder branch OF the Randolph fam
lily of Virginia Ii the third Henry had
LETT descendants OF his name which.
however failed to appear In the third
generation Here endeth the very
short lesson Of the Soancs.
Tile first Henry Randolph was clerk
OF lienrico county in 1856 and clerk OF
the House Of f3nrGcsses from about
1860 Ia 1873, when he died Henry
Soane was sneaker of tho House OF
BnrGesses. l660-f66l and The descend
ants Of these two IIonrys are elic,hle
for the Colonial DANES and Colonial
Wars. Henry Randolph was unrln of
william. OF Turkey Island, and tho
nephew Of Thomas 8a ndolph the Eng
lish poet.
Wnrc-Cantinucd.
i665-John Pate. 200 acres on
lranch Of Ware River. (Sce poropo,ank
lie Was justice in Gloucester in 1860.
and councillor, 1910. and uncle OF Major
Thomas Pate. friend of Nathaniel
Bacon. the rebel.
ijd6-olircr Green. T70 acres north
side OF Ware River Swnpp, next to
Ed Teale
1866 Robert Bradshaw d. l6lSy, t4s
acres. north side Ware River, adjoining
his own and liarris's land. lie had lm
lnensc landed estates. and married
s\verilla. daughter OF Major Thomas
Curtis; returned to England and was
a member az the British Parliament.
Much of his property was lost by his
heirs. having eschcatcd to virginia In
the Revolution.
i666-Tobias IIansford s2l ncros
north of Deep Creek. Ware Parish.
This WAS the family of Major Thomns
ilansford, of Bacon's Rebellion. some
OF whom lived at Clay Bank In C;lou-
cester county; William iiansford Of the
Nestry of Pctsworth Parish. 1917.
l666-Thomas Boswell lQ0 acres on
the north point of Ware River lnclud-
ing Etaccoon Island.
166G--Colone! Francis Willis. loo
acres, southwest slide OF Ware River,
at Thomas Tracy's. northwest corner.
l6GI--captan Peter l2lnsone. l,I00
acres at Bald EAGLES Nest. lilo had
been Burgess for Elizabeth city county
iGae. He came to Gloucester. 6,3, and
had 1.ooo acres In Mock jack Fay.
Ho had sons. James. George and Will
liam ltansonc. George Ransonc was
master of the pcachoy Free School ii,
s17oi. II contained FOO acres. thrco
slaves nnd q number Of cnttic
1G67--John Walter. iaa acres. be-
ginning al Mr.. Taliafcrros land ana
along William Pcacii's land a. g.,
pcachs poiuU.
16a7--Thomns Royston. Gao acrcg,
corner OF David Monographs land 1T
head branches OF Ware River. lilo
hal also much land in TianatnnlS.
David MonoEram. mentioned 1871. In
retworth vestry book.
l667-John Sandcrscn zoo acres,
bounded by Mrs. Cookies land. (Shs