The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-21


married Sir William fonge. and Mary.
who married George Vena bles Vernon, 4
Of sudbury. In porbyshire. created Vii
LORD Vernon In 1862.
There was no ron Of this marriage, Il
and the baronetcy devolved on Francis, q,
Youngest son Of tho Governor Of VII. Y
sinia, who married first, DIANA 81
daughter of Major General O'Farrel. Of
Ireland. and had son. Thomas. who
succeeded him as Earl of EfnnEham.
Thus we soc that no descendants OF y
Howard OF Enlngham lived in vir- 4
ginia
Editor OF Genealogical Column: z
am anxious to find out what be-
came of the surviving twenty.Hv chill "
dren of BENJAMIN Clark and Elizabeth v
Lee
Two sons. william and Marston
Green. or Greene, went West and wore
prominent in Indian history In early
times. Ono son grew up In Albemarle
county At least a cousin of General
George Rogers Clark In Albemarle
county was said to be n son OF this
Renja min Clark. Cannot any one In n
the whole of Virginia tell me anything
oil them? f INT ERESTED.
Thomas. w. Va, May S. l9t1.fs
Dear Editor--I am very much Inter- X
ested In your genealogical IA 60 In The e
carefully for future reference. Have
all OF them for the past three years
EXCEPT dozen or so It Is SO unusual
to find genealogical page in n news,
paper that IS worth while
am sending you herewith soma
Thornton data that has never heen in z
print and may interest your readers rs
Eiizaheth Thornton. born August 90,
1917. eldest daughter of William 3horn- HI
.on, Jrr OF Pctsworth Parish, Glou-
ces,er: was married on Thursday. June
.. 1897. to Edward Carter eldest son
81 CAPTAIN Thomas and Catherine Dal.
carter OF Lancaster. whose birth ID
recorded In the old Carter rrayer-boole
sprinted in 1882 as follows: Edward
gc eldest Some OF Tho: and Kathe.
s,,r., was born ye oh Apll ST. Of a
sunday at aClock In We Morning and
was haptz OH Sunday the son. Mr..
John Carter Mr.. Edw: Conawav &. Mr., Il
I:dw: Dale Gdfathrs & AIRS. Diana
I,nle ~ Ms Lcttys Corbyn GdMothrs.s
:nWard and Elizabeth Thornton Car
norn June !. 1928; Katherine and
Thomas twins), born Fchruarvli1
| l693-lT00 frcally l7Oo): judith. hnrn
June %, 17o2; Edward. horn August
I.nf, and Elizabeth, born MAY s.lIIos,
lney also seem 10 have had at least
one other son, William Carter. who II
oied in 1856. The twins are spoken ot;
ms havins been horn in Gloucester Az
ar william Thorntons, also Margaret
j ann Judith. From Edward and Eliza.
nelh - hornton Carter. through their
son Thomas, are descended NAM ,,.aIi.
| known Firginians and South =, Ill
ans or to-day, among whom MAJ, ~.
mentioned the Knights. OF Richmond
and farmvilie; the Wingos. children
/ Oh Ex-Governor O'Forrali: divers Tu,,L
Eles. Carriers. Stokes. Bacons ant
| otners OF Nottoway, Mccklenburg ans
| FRINGE Edward, through Edward and
| Elizaheth's grandson.y Raleigh Garter.
| who married sarah Sharpe. n ward oe
James Ball, In September 1868 ana
| removed To that part OF Amelia which.
became Holloway in l7SS, where he
| died about 1920. leaving n 1.6Oo-acre
plantation and 125 servants cold tax
ticket. Among the we'll known South
I Carolina descendants of Edward Car
ter. through his grandson. Captain 3
| John Carter. of Caroline and Spotsyl- h
| yanla counties, who married hrst a
Miss Armistead and second Hannah
Chew, dauyhter ofJohn and Margaret
| Beverley Chew, of SpotsyIvania, may
he mentioned the Taltaferros. Bncots
Stmons. simpsons, Taylors. MIlIers ami
others. For tull accounts OF these
families. see The William and Mary
Quarterly for October 1910 and jan
Alice Carter. granddaughter If
Edward and Elizabeth, married 4
! Griggs, or Lancaster Several ycars
| aso descendant OF theirs living in
Jefferson county, w. Va (name and
post7otice address not given). inserted
an INJURY IN The Times Dispatch for !
| information regarding her parentnre
u THIS comes TO the notice OF any of
thnt family they can set this data nv
(! Writing to DR. j. l.. Miller Thomas s.
! w. Va. DIR. Miller would also like 10
near from the correspondent who asked
a tIn 1ir..
ter, who settled in the southern part
| Of Virginia tlialifax or Mecklenburr:5
" is thousht carly in the last cen
tu'E' JOS H. MILLER. M
tn Il iphfearma,ion has not already beers
or the Washington family / think
san give the party what he desires on ],
h tn% question s,s' n, and shall he glad 10
regarding the Miss WashinrfoneInrnrr n9
siimah bly, Elizabeth or EIiza--who mar.
r H., Thomas Lanier am under the
was me 1anEhter of .Ino Washington.
me Emigrant She had n son. Sampson
r In,nb W no married Fried q Miss Elizabeth
ltebecca I-anier, who married Walton,
harris son Of Katherine Walton and
MHainnn Harris. Walton and Rebeccst
which General Buckner Harris was ha
eldest son, lie married Ann Early
va uEu.er OF 'lacob ana ELIZA beth Rob : =
erson lIarlv or Georgia, Of tho old NJ
Glnia family Of carlys). and had a
iargc family, ono son being pr Charles
iiarriS. who married Miss Saliie Rag.
IN one OF their children. Emily Eariy
i Hi was married To Dr. Powers
hlackbnrn Massey, of South Carolina.
ann ono OF the two daughters OF the
marriage, Marie Brewer Massey. Vac
married TO Or. J, u. Lynch. 7 ain the
only living. child Of this marriage 2fj
The Washing ton t.anier connection is Il
large would refer the Inquirer o Fl
,,aarris Dickson. author and lawyer OF
NickshnrS. Miss: to Mrs Fanny lIar,
RS Virden, or Cynthia. Miss, a daugh-
ter OF Judge Wiley p. Harris. OF lJackJ
son, Miss: 10 Mrs. +. G. Hall. of DARK
uhneile. Ark n descendant or AuEliss
ttne iiarris. ono Of the sons OF Walton
ltarris: 70 Mrs S Z. .Iaaues. OF NLaconi .