The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13

Or. F'ulwell. 1897. Mentioned In an
old survey.
DR.. William Baynham, 1892. Lived
In Warq parish Also Richard Rayn-
ham a considerable lawyer, pestry of
ware. 1870 and who was treasurer OF
ia, botetonrt Lodge of Mssons. 1906
tie was executor OF the Wills OF lanes
t'e2) and John serosby H7sL). Of
mathews county. DR. William Bavn.
nam was an eminent surgeon who for
several years was assistant demon-
s,rator OF anatomy in st. Thomas's
hospital London He married V!r-
GINA. daughter OF Rev John Mathews
OF Essex, and wife Frances Burgesn
smith son OF John Mathews. of
Mathews county tabove); will 17Ss
Dr. John johnson. l7os.
Or, Whiting, 1919
Or. William Taliaferro 1910
Dr. Peyton Randolph Nelson. 1915. :.
DR.. Wilmer Nelson. 1868.
Or. Philips Taliaferro. 1900.
DR.. Walker Jones, 1883.
DR.. Walter Jones. 1885
Or. william Seaweli, 1890
pr. William Y Jones. 1911.
Or. John w C. Jones'
Or. Edward Tniiaferro.
The last two preached for time In
summer and then left. the former for
Norfolk: the latter for Newport News
Whiting. of Gloucester.
Dr. Henry Whiting, of Gloucester.
married in 1910 Aphia, widow OF Rich
ard Bushrod. He must have married
the second time Elizabeth-since Eliza
beth. widow OF Henry whiting. was
living In Gloucester In 1929. Most
probably she was the mother of Hen
rvs Youngest children-Mrs. washing-
ton and Mrs. Clayton. His son. COL
onel Henry whiting, married Ann, eId-
oct =
and Elizabeth Peyton, and thus intro
duced the oft-repeated name of Bev-
erley into that limo OF Writings
James whiting. OF the 1e42 patent.
was doubtless ancestor of the Glou-
cester family. There seems to have
been three families OF whiting broth
ers in Gloucester. viz:
Henry IN Abingdon parish, and Fran
els in Ware. md Thomas. the Pets-
worth vestryman.
Descendants went to King and
Queen. Mathews. Prince william,
Clarke, Frederick. Berkeley. Spotsyl-
vania and other counties.
Mary Perrin, only child OF Mary
Booth and John Perrin, married John
Whiting and had Beverley (married
Elizabeth Cooke): Peter (died s. po:
Mary married first. Hubbard, and Sec
ond. Elliott; Elizabeth married Will
liam Robinson.
If any of the Writings possess fam
lily Bibles which may elucidate this
line. we shall be glad to have COPIES
OF the record.
We find that 1t was the Clay-BanS
house which was New Bottle" and
not Concord, 1t was ordered built for
Robert Porteres, and the glebe house
for Petsworth parish was later ordered
built by it's exnct dimensions (given
in the vestry book and which we
have been there to verify, and 1t cor
responds exactly.
Again, the Robert Porteres house
was always included in second pre-
cinct of Petsworth parish. which ter
minated north OF Jones Creek in tho
provisioning,
There is no evidence to show that
Edward Porteres owned Violet Bank
Cor "Chelsca," home OF the Booths),
except the tombstone without date,
which was doubtless landed there hy
some passing vessel and put in the
back yard, where there are no graves.
Robert returned to England and was
buried mt York. 1t Is more probable
his father was buried at Clay Bank.
and the stone sent from England was
landed Mt wrong place and never
carved or put in position. all his fam
lily being I'm England at the time OF
Its shipment. after 1880. Another
proof OF the careless OF Virginians
about tombstones.
Richmond, Va,
October 81. 1910.
Editor Genealogical Column:
Did Thomas Jefferson have more than
one brother Randolph Did Randolph
Jefferson aid. in any way. in the "Revo-
luton? To whom was Randolph
Jefferson married and did he have
any sons? II so. what were their
names and what can you tell me OF
their descendants? MRS. D. p. s.
Randolph Jefferson was the only
brother TO arrive at maturity. He was
born in 1755. He had twin sister.
Hannah Scott Jefferson. The largest
number of Jeffersons are descended
from Field Jefferson. OF Roanoke
county. l can find no record of the
Revolutionary service OF Randolph
Jefferson. Randolph Jefferson married.
hut l find no record of the names of
hts wife or his children.
EDITOR.
July 6. 1911. 4;
Editor,-can any OF your readers
give information concerning McKims
who lived in Loudoun county, Va. the
last half OF the eighteenth century,
and, II possible records of births,
deaths and marriages?
Most truly.
ALIEN. RICE M'KIM
1l6 East Twenty ighth,
New York City.
There is Brent genealogy in Vols.
OF the Virginia Magazine of History
and Biography.
Editor Genealogical Column:
The writer is most anxious to COM
muncato with some one who is de.