The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18
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bourne, and had two daughters. Mary
90. aud Harriet Co. who married sue
cessivcly Or. William Taliafcrro, OF
Gloucester. Afary's only child was
Warner t6) Tnliafcrro. of Bellcville,
and liarriets two sons were Colonel
Alexander CO.. Tniiaferro, and Dr.. Will
liam Co Taliafcrro. of Church iiill.
DR.. William Taliaferro left the old
place to his ncrhew. General William
~ o. Taliaferro. and from him to his
SON, James Lyons (S) Tnliafcrro, the
present master.
Thomas Cooke went over to the York
River side OF Gloucester to 1.-Two ami
took up his land In 1Tl3. He was
then surveyor of Gloucester, and his
place was called "Wureham."
Is there not some kind heart which
will send us II description OF Ware
ham?
His wife was Mary "a. and he lcft
an only son. John 90, who married
Elizabeth Lee John (a) was very
peculiar lie preferred To ride around
in an ox cart driven by an old negro
woman. but he didn't dcnY his VITO
Mary fine carriage. lilo lived at
Woodlawn. In Gloucester. still in the
family, lie had two sons-Glles "a
and ,fGiR 90 (Ciiles died unmarried,
Mary 90, Lucy (D. Elizabeth %,
Ann O., Thomas (4l.
John ca married Eliza Ruckner
1 (daughier OF Colonel Thomas Buckner
and Eliza, his wifc). and had John (5),
Mordecal Thomas CD Buckner, Rob
ett (Nl. Susan (Sl and Warner (5)
ThroclSmorton. John 90 + married
Julia Ellen Dnbney. OF King William
county. and had John co. Dabncy
Eliza CO. Buckner. Mary (s) Agnes.
Fannie Co Ellen ELIZA Buckner mar
ricd Professor Alex lIogg. OF Fort
Worth TEX. Their descendants may
be found In Stubbs's "Desccndants OF
Mordecai Cooke. ~. 20,
Thomas Buckncr Co married Cath
airline Cary, and had Issue :SThomas (5)
Cary. John (6) Samuel. Betty t6).
Mary t6l Susnn. Jnin CO, Harry Isl
Ann, Warner t6) tnckner and Kate
CO.. John 10 samuel Cooke, called
"SRm'' for short. was for many years
the clerk Of Gloucester county. Ills
vilt ues were f1ruvci'binl. lie was the
friend oof white folk and negroes, and
is remembered with love. Ills young
brother. Warner l3uckncr known only
~ TUCK. was his assslant--a careful
merry fellow. who played tho fiddle 10
perfection, to which music the Glou-
coster girls often danced through the
night until tho red reproachfui sun
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and put aside his fiddle and bow for
serious business, In which he has been
most successful.
Lucy tp Cooke married George
Booth Elizabeth {D married John
rhrockmorton, Ann GD married Thom-
IS l1chnam. Thomas "a Cooke mar
riod Rachel Yates. and had Lucy 90,
who married. Or. Samuel c. Fauntleroy,
and had Or. samuel (6l G. ramntlcroy,
who married Frances L. Claybrook.
and MAXWELL (?).swho married BETTE
q. Brockenborougb: Leila 90 married
fudEo i I'm G. Dow and lives IN Rich
mond; ur. Charles IN. Lucy Yates (7l,
unmarried; Matte katt ~, tnmur-
ricd. ana Bette unmarried Thomas
cd Cooke married, secondly, cathc-
rine Bird pidlnke. and lind pr Thomas
Alfred CD Cooke, John Henry 90
Cooke.
'rhc Cookies were members OF old
Pnttsworth Church. and some OF them
stu live In Gloucester Wnreham has
passed Though MANY other hands.
h,tt Y liz still regarded with tender
affection. AMI all The Cookies allow
their Intermediates ancestors To be
dominated by that fearless Mordccai,
who chased the red FOX In spite Of tho
warning Of his friend, Captain Whit-
ing. who brought to him the news that