The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
and has two IONS. and speno s., 8 {s Is,


which tho paper treats In this ca SO \ I
the figures show the number 5, Ke,i.SS
eretlons from Edward ~ Dlggs, sf,s
Patsey 60 Diggs married Captains
Nathaniel Burweli, Of Rustic LODI SIS
In Botetourt county. aud sh hadts
Nathanlel Co, Thomas (6). PstroY 4
90 and another daughter, who ma 20.
RED Colonel Harvey, of Botetourt. She n
was the grandmother of the late Mrs. 81
Lucy carter Trent, and tho great.a:
grandmother OF William p Trent. e ofS$
Columbia University. BY his second
marriage with Elizabeth Wormeley.a
dudley CD Digses had Elijah eth e. ,sS
VINO married DR.. Robert Nlcolson: Il
niary go. who married her cousin, -.
Dudley Digges of Louisa; Dudley RS .5s
VINO married Mrs. Augustine Smith. ~
uaushter OF Governor John Page,tand
their only daughter married Hugh NJ
Pendleton. Lucy Coz, who married II
John Shatton. OF the Eastern Shore. y
ana mad two daughters, who each mar.
REQ Parker. of tho Eastern SnorssSe
judith 90 Wormcley, who married s.
ANDREW Nicholson and had a dauEh-5
ter who married Rev. George Wood. X
priuse. Mrs Nicolson, her dauEflter,s;
her granddaughter an. her Rreat.S5
granddaughter have lived In tho f1n.T.
ola house at Seventh and Grace Str.et.s5
in Richmond t3e1 $50
Mary ca, daughter of Colonel co,.tR
ana Elizabeth Power Disges, married 81
Nathaniel Harrison. OF Brandon. Md ss
she leave children? susannah as. herr
sister, ana the youngest child Of Col-
onei Cole DisgsS, married Ben iaminass
Harrison. OF Wakefield, Surry countv AZ
,he same night that his brother. Of 3
Brandon. married Mary. and had i.ud q
well (6) Harrison. born 1854 Iyho
married In 1873, William Gooseiey.3 of y
York. son of EphraIm Gooseley. and
Mist Cary. william Gooseley and Imd.
Msli aarrison. his wife. had Frances.
VINO married James Brown, Jr.. A,,di, III
Tor oe Virginia for forty years. AMI
nau Anne Ludwell Brown, who mar.
riea Or. William r. McCaw. Dr.. las
union. - - i eiiia
About 1s51it was announced that
the English heirs of Sir Dudley DlKees
were , eNtinct, and the heirs OF Edward; IL
LisSes in Virginia made an effort ~ 4
obtain possession of Chilliam c.a.+isi..
ana It's estates but the Maryland:
pieses really have the prior title un.s5
der tho law on entail" Ia
by intermarriage with the foremo.t'7
rirginian families. the descendants Of
tnese Di9ges can run back to all sortnSl
ot GOOD material for Colonial ana
revolutionary societies. viz: Sl c,nissg,
Power. Harrison, Robinson. Armists - : Il {
WorineleyI Lishtfoot, Nelson, etc. etc
intents on Ware River, in GIoucester.3
i6fo-Abraham Fletcher, $40 acraS,
Joining Thomas Boswell, Sir. 80
l6Il-Thomas Deacon (of the for
iner patent in Deacon's Neck), lanff {
,ornaeriy given BY Thomas Breomar ato,
ms wife. Margaret Breemar, fi noWli
eschsat land. l''-'s siI'N,3s ,s5
lsI1-Richard Farthlngale, Richard
barrinsham and James Forsytho 500
acres near Henry Corbell. in ware
parish. 5I IN 49,
l67l-Alexandsr Murray, grant OF
unpatented land next TO John Benson Il
N'iiiam Trowmonger, Thomas Pryor. (
francis Campfield. Thomas Cooka.d
Thomas Deacon, Thomas Coils. COL
onol Lawrence Smith and Colonel John.
Walker. E8. II - : -
/ 1672-Alexander Murray, 7o4 acres
on Cheesecake Indian Road. which, in.
u.s. was Increased to 1900. and es-
cheated to Mordecai Cooke, as "lateEi,y
deceased" l.sTf'5s1'ss
1873 Thomas Ryland. 100 acre.
Joining Major Robert Bristow and
Caleb Holder ~
16IS-Dr Edward Gwyn. SO acres OF
esoheat land formerly granted to Cap
tain Thomas Breemar The Gwyns
have been formerly noticed in these
articles as intcrmarrying with the.
Reades and other families III
16fS-(Rev) Thomas Eicaris rector
OF Petsworth parish. 100 acres between
Major Lawrence Smith and NIordecat
Cooke (thls was the second Mordecati
Cooked. Rev. Thomas Vicaris died
1898. leaving widow. Mrs. Dorothy Bill
carts. Their daughter. Martha, ma rrIecf !
william Todd, OF King and Queen, and
left issue. 5EaIt"
16Sl-winiam SHELTON. $50 acressi
MIR. James Shelton contracted to bul,d,1
new church at Poplar Spring, Pets 4
worth parish. in 1870. 1t was fnished}
1723 AZ !
lssi-Thomas Booth (born 1858 II
died 1885. His home place was tn al
present Jarvis Farm, on Ware River.1
where are tho tonbs of himself. wifesl
Mary. daughter OF Mordecai Cookej
and son. Commander John Booth, off
the ship 'Mcrmaid." I9S.its;
In 1877 Is an entry in Petswortf YES ii
try book OF credits to John Booth, Mrs.l
tFrancis) Morgan. Edward Simmonsd
Major Lewis, Robert Warner (clerkJi
and others. FIe was probably fatherI
to Thomas Booth {above), and cor]k
rect name St. John Booth.
1697-William Blackburn. 1850 acresa
OF escheat land in the possession of
James Whiting" He died 17ii. and;
is buried mt Abingdon Church. lHiS
w
sex county Ills. and died 1I4S. Wtfssj
Mary (frst wife. Elizabcth). Two sonsA
William and Roger. and daughterAl
Mary. VIII of William Blackburn
Mddlesex, 18th March l771 Wifes.
Mary. Son. Paulin. "and other chil-l
dren." Brother, Roger ESccutorsss
Edmund Berk eley. William Churchilti
and Paulin Anderson. ,Ir. l.Ia35
Hannah, daughter of William anH
Elizabeth Blackburn (abave). was,
horn i11a. and married. i74s, charlesf
Jones. Roger Blackburn arrier. frsts'
1910. Elizabeth Owen, and. second, in,
1870. Hackney, and In 1854 there wass
n transfer of 69b acres In Gloucester,
10 Roger Blackburn from Will.am
Robins auditors book, Paulin An4
derson Blackburn married 1877 Sally
Hodges In Middlesev. Andrew. Benz,
= ianin and William Blackburn sy4in
French and indian War 1853. and front