The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-05
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| married MT. brewer; Emory 81, who
married James x. Dabney. and Thomas
| Cd $. Tabb, who moved 10 Texas.
| John Henry 60 Tabb represented
the oldest branch OF the Gloucester
| Tabs being the oldest son of the
Oldest son. He married Margaret
Adams. OF Danvlle, and had sewn
children Two only live in Gloucester
now--JOhn Newsstand Tabb or
/ "Chowan," and Miss Maria Tabb. Of
"Newstead.' She IS TIL, only Tabb
living on the original Todd land grant
in Gloucester county. George CD Ed
( ward Tabb. the second son OF Thomas
Todd Tabb. OF Gloucester. married
/ Miss Mary Randolph, and founded
| Woodstock in Iathcws county. Here
to-day live his daugh ters--Mrs Ellen
Lane end Mrs. Katherine Harrison
Robertson. His son. George Randolph
I Tabb. lived and died in Richmond, and
his sons live in this city now. Maria
Mason 7abb married the we'll known
1 artist. William Hubbard. Her daughter.
Ellen, married lScv. John Lloyd ana
Il her son. William j.. married Mary
Frontman. who, with her son, lives in
Richmond.
Tho children OF Thomas Todd Tabh
BY his second wife, Elizabeth Tooman.
were Lucy, who married Brewer:
Emory, who married James X. Dnbney.
Of The Exchange and Thomas s.,
who married Ada Billups, went to
] Texas and had abney and walter
Nobody who ever knew her could
/ ever forget Mrs. James L. Dabney-.
a hitting expression Of the ideals and
/ accomplishment Of her forefathers,
who hreathed the very air In which
she lived and died q home maker OF
| me rarest type. she was also tho
I friend and hostess. and in our memory
! rises summer morning visit 10
/ THE ENchange." when The lawn in
velvet green dipped to the blue water.
whcn the trees cast long. cooling
shadows whc en- tho house was dim and
hushed, and when Mrs. Dabney told or
old times at the houses on the river.
4 which she 80 happily remembered
Mr.. and Mrs. James *. Dabncy had
James. who died early; Louie who
married James Duncan, and lives in
4 Norfolk; Thomas Todd. who married
Marie JIcan. mud lives near Richmond
frankiin William, Lee and Evelyn
4 The latter now alone Keeps up the Gus :
toms and traditions Of a lovely home.
John Tabb t6) the second son OF
] Philip Coz. OF "Toddsbury," lived at
,'Whltc Marsh" which had formerly
heen owned BY the Rootes. We re-
leffed to White Marsh two weeks
ago AS the homo of John Tabb and
Matilda Prosser IL was the seat OF
unusual elegance; indeed, Of grandeur
4 for Its day The "Whitc Marsh" gar
den was provcrbial. and instead OF tho
poorer people and theanegroes Of tho
county saying Erich as Croesus." they
said Rich as old John Tabb.,' fIe
had two sons-John {7) prosser and
: Philip "a. John Prosscr married Re-
hecca LLOYD, OF Alexandria, who was
the beloved mistress ot White Marsh ;"
She was beautiful, good and clever,
and White Marsh" with its lowers
and trees. was the seat OF wide
l"pread hospitality.
Her portrait and the portrait Of Mrs
iIohn Tabb are owned by her descend
ants, and arc both very beautiful
Perhaps white Marsh" with all it's
beauty and its social glory. had is
ivory proudest moment when in the
spring Of 1870, General Robert l.. Lea,
the near kinsran Of its mistress, Wis
tied there. Ills son. Robert T. Lee,
jr says in his "Recoilections Of Gen
eral Lee: About thirty miles, as tho
crow flies. from my place down York
River is situated, in Gloucester coun-
~, White Marsh an old Virginia
home, which thon belonged to Dr.
Prosscr Tahb, who. with his wife and
children, was living there. Mrs. Tabb
was near cousin Of my father, and
: as little girl had been n pet and
Iiavori;e. lie had seen but little OF her
since the war and when Cousin Re
bccca' learned he was to be at the
} White House she wrote begging him
! TO pay her a visit. This he had agreed
to do
General Robert E. Leo and his son.
Robert. set out from "Romancoke"
and drove to West Point, where they
boarded tho Baltimore boat, and rot
or at Cappahoosic Wharf and drove
nine miles to White Marsh.'' When
General Lee got off the boat lie could
hardly move for the enthusiasm OF
} the Glouee ster people. All the Tabb
family met our sainted hero OIL the
white Marsh front steps, ana the
mousse WAS SO full OF guests that the
. general and his son slept together. hut
} the white Marsh" rooms and the
: white Marsh beds were 80 big that
II didn't matter. The next dny General
Lee walked about the beautiful GAR
dens and was driven over tho planta-
ton and shown the landscapes and
. water views Of the Immediate neigh
. horhood." Mr. Graves, the oyerseer
(. tnegroes were scarce them, drove tho
: carriage He had been soldier and
when General Lee complimentcd him
J Mr. Graves replied: Yes General, |
! stuck TO tho army; but If you had In
Sour entire command greater COW
ara than was you ought to have had
him shot General Lee replied "yha;
sort OF coward makes good SOL
der The Tabbs wished to have
everybody to shake General Lees hand,
put he was not euhal TO II. and only
rev favored friends camc, and they
said Tho greatest. event in our lives
mas occurred. we have seen Genera |
Lee And the greatest event AT
White Marsh" We think was this
Visit Of Robert j., Lee One OF the
I,abb boys asked him: What is in
store for lis poor Ntrginians?n and he
replied: "iou can work Tor Virginia.
10 nu!ld her up again-~ta make her
. great again, You can teach Your chill
; dren 70 love and cherish her., These
words from immortal lips were spoken
at white Marsh"
General Lee so his son says, was
touched by tho love and kindness or
, these dear Relatives" The children
;. q White Mnrsh"#at this time woe