The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26
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Sometimes there is leakage in our
brain which Is inexplicabl and almost
unpa rdonab BILE.
Three Sundays ago VIC took much
pleasure in telling what we know
about the Gloucester Tabs, and men
toned those members of the amily
who now live on this original soil
by some momentary alteration we
omitted TO say that Miss '.Aluggie
Tabb" lives on the land taken up so
long ago by her ancestor, Thomas
Todd. She with her sister. still dis
penses a rare hospitality az their beau
tiul home, ''Newstead," on the North
River. She is daughter of the late
John Henry Tabb.
We again take up the task OF try
ing to make the grantee and his des-
cendants reach our own day. We can
not tell anything of Peter Knight and
his descendants who took up land in
Gloucester In 1862 We can throw no
light upon his dim record.
Oliver Green, too, comes in 1852, but
merely nits across tho canvas OF his
tory, leaving only a blur. no wife. no
children. only mention of his neign-
bors, William Newman and Nicholas
Jernew. Perhaps they were idle fell
lows who didn't work and didn't
stick" perhaps they returned whence
they came, letting the .-nw land so to
whoever desired 1t. We can't tell.
John Bennett (1652) perhaps gave
his name to Benefits Creek. on which
he lived. OF course, we know that
Bennett is compelling cognomen, but
what of John
In 1885 Richard Bennett took up s.
900 acres on Nansemond River due for
the importation OF forty persons,
whose names are recorded. Amonc
s1ar me- m reD Il
men and women. and ono Of the forty
was killed by tree. Many trees
We're then falling In the white mans
way, and the casualties incident to
experiment Of course. happened.
This Richard was the nephew OF a
rich London merchant, who proba bly,
financed him Anyhow, he prospered,
was Burgess and Councillor and left a
large estate to his heirs, and kind re-
membranes to his friends and ac-
quaintances. His wife was Mary Anne
Ute. and his children Richard. Anne
and another daughter, who married
Colonel Charles Scarborough, OF Ac-
comac County.
Richard Bennett (e) married Henri
eta Maria Neale, and lived at Green
bury Point, Anne Arundel county,
Maryland. Ills tomb. most imposing.
is at Benefits Point, and bears armor-
ial proof of his dignity and estate. He
left no children.
Anne CO Bennett, tho daughter Of
the first Richard, married Theod
Bland, OF MISSIONER, whose tomb in
tho Westover garden is proof OF this
assertion. Afterwards she married
st. Leger Codd. who lived tirst in Vir-
ginia and last In Maryland But VIVA
has this to do with the Gloucester
patentee. John Bennett? Apparently
nothing at all. but In hunting around
to ind some vestige OF him we ran
across those more conspicuous gentle
men and mentioned them
In 1882 Captain William Leigh took
UP 1000 acres Joining Mr.. Hugh
Gwyn This opens what should be 2
very interesting line. Captain Will
fam Leigh moved over to King and
Queen. Or rather stayed In that part
of Gloucester which was afterwards
King and Queen. and was Burgess
1892. 1853. 1896 1900. 1901. Ha died
In 170i. What relation was no of
Francis Leigh. Councillor In 1872
This gentleman. thought to be the
ancestor Of the Lsighs who later
lived in Gloucester. IS not articulate.
although much energy has been cx-
pended 70 mako Elm plain.
In the long ago there We're two sis
ters ttheir father nor mother are
chronicled), one Mary. the other Jane
Cole
Mary married a Mr. West. sles-
ccndant Of tho distinguished family OF