The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20


TO the title). presented ourselves ut x;
Mrs Morsans residence and were very.S3
much entertained BY her account Of
the portraits and few "bits.' OF far,-
lily history which She related to us
the portrait of Sir Dudley Dieges S,ta = Y
painted in 1878 and represents mid y
dle sized man of dark complexion.
brown hair' beard and eyes. dressed
In brown velvet. and wearing one ~
those immense embroidered coi,,rs
tied with cord and tassels. such as
are often seer on portraits of shake
spoare; in fact, the whole portrait ra-
minded me very much of shake
speare's portrait. William plyges
tMrs' Morgan's grandfather, in 4
scarlet coat and lace ruhes. and his
bachelor brother. Thomas in hIu.
gray scat were painted by Sir Joshua
reynolds, in IT'S. were brought to
America by Thomas Disges William
ana Thomas were rather small thin 4
men OF lair compile Nion. blue eyes and !
i5ht-brown hair Mrs Carol whose
mother was a pigses. and her two
daughters were painted is the artist
Copiey' and are dressed in the square
m ns,s eseow sleeves long pointed
waists OF century ago. They are
tall thin and dark, and have dark all
! nonu- shaped eyes The last and most
; beautiful OF the collection is a young
girl Ga Miss Kemp whose blonde hair
! ana blue eyes reminded me of Nellie's
hair and eyes. and was painted by
West An engraving OF Chilham Cas-
tie made in iI77 shows it. to have
been grand place. On the margin
OF tho picture are the family crest
tan eagles claw and coat of arms.
VIZ: y shield with three storks or
| herons-!t was so dim we couldn't tell
which and Mrs. Morgan didn't know
II was there until We discovered It.
Mrs. Morgan has photograph OF
Chilham Castle restored, which her
son brought from England two years
ago. Pa asked Mrs. Morgan if she
would be willing to have the engrav-
ing photographed. and she said she
would. SO he is going to have 1T done.
and If you or any of the other DigEeses
want copies, let us know and we will
! order them.
THE Riggs Farm" In Maryland was
certainly not the first American home
OF the Dgges family The emigrant
Edward Digges settled at "BeIheld."S
| York county Va. Nor could the por-
trait OF Sir Dudley Digges have been
painted In 1878, as he died long before
that time-EdtorI
| Genealogical Data. ~
(From the Records OF Chesterfield COY
VIII Of William Robertson. dated
June Is. 1854. Legatees Sons. VIII
liam and Bridgwater: daughters. Eliza
! beth Clayborne. Martha Blanchet. and
MinoSh and Pris. Robertson. brother
george Robertson. (The testator was
a descendant of Rev, George Robert
son. minister of Bristol Parish. This
family has been quite numerous in
Chesterfield, Amelia. etc.)
Will OF Henry Walthall dated April
1864. states he is of great age.
Legatees: Grandson. Thomas. son OF
eldest son. Thomas walthall: grandson.
Henry, son of Richard walthalI, decd
| grandson. Henry. son OF VIM. Walthall:
the children of daughter Phoebe Feath-
crstone; grandson. Richard, son of
daughter. Elizabeth WalthaIl: daugh-
| ter. Molly Rowlett; grandson. Henry
Cousins. son OF daughter. Ann: son,
Thomas, executor
VIII Of Richard walthaIl. dated
March .. 1888. Legatees: Sons, VIII
liam and Henry, and wife, Sarah.
| Inventory of Richard Walthall, de-
ceased, recorded may 9, 1854.
Will of Tarlton Woodson. dated
,s6l "a long will not copied, as the
Woodson family has been we'll worked
cut In chart pedigree, and In Wy i
| rious numbers of the William and
Mary Quarterly. Williamsburg. Val.
VIII OF Elizabeth Anderson. dated
october 8, 1859. Legatecs: Daughter,
Elizabeth Crawley; grandson. John
| Poythress; son. Claiborne Anderson;
grandson. John Anderson
VIII of William Bate. dated Juno
TO- 1855 Legatees: To brother. Hen
| ry Bate, land In Prince George called
| Mitchells; to sister, Elizabeth Bate.
eleven negroes; father. Henry Bate.
| executor.
VIII OF Dorothy Cary, dated April
| II, - (date missing, probably 1859.
refers to late husband, Thomas Cary
and to certain slaves. etc. decreed to
her by her father, Robert Phillipson;
mentions that her husbands brother.
| Nathaniel Cary left certain property
to his two brothers and his sisters;
bequests to her children. Robert ana
| Thomas Cary
viii of Henry Randolph. dated Juns
!. 1853. Legatees: To son, John, the
land called Old Plantation $1,000
Hcres), where the testator lived; son.
| William. land called Rich Neck lands
in Amelia to he equally divided be-
tween sons. Peter and Thomas; slaves
to be equally divided between chill
dren lands in Chesterfield. except
those devised. to be sold: sons. Rob
ert and Richard $500 each: wife. son
John Major Peter Poythress. John
Gillian, Sr.. and John Gillian. Jr., ex-s
ecutors (The testator was of tn.
| Swift Creek" Randolphs. descended
from Henry Randolph, uncle to the
other emigrant, William Randolph. OF
Turkey Island This branch of the fam
lily lived in Chesterfield. Amelia. Not
toway. etc. and several OF its mem-
bers emigrated to the South or westA
VIII of William Worsham, dated
February "a. l772 Inventory June 20.
| lII2t. Legatees; Wife Roso,,,.,.
son. William; daughter. Ann Dison.
daughters, Frances, Aowlett ans
Elizabeth Olson. -
| VIII of Claiborne Anderson, dated
December Il, 1871 Inventory Januarv
.. 1879. Legatees; Eldest daushter
Mary Anderson, 1900 current; youns.
est daughter Ann Anderson. f1.t10n