The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-01

sumo years aSo. hut the fine old trees
sun tell OF the place whore II stood.
Inc severn IS n small but picturcsqusi
estuary OF Mobjack Bay. and upon II
stand three mansions. which once bo-
Ionged to the -ewises--'The Brew
House. Severn Han" and "Ea.lo
Point'-and Lansdowne had n Lewis
connection. for Mrs John rhruston
was previously the widow Lewis
in every community few families
usually dominate. 1t now is and was
even SO. and tho Lewiscs had thor
day in Gloucester. the hoircss OF war
nor Han married one. and her descen-
danta continued to be powerful for
several generations.
Their influence is stii felt In the
iolsn OF Interesting old homestoads in
entries in the old parish register and
eescendants by other names
Major Lawrence Smith. who settled
severn Hail. wash remarkably inter
esting personality. re led the armed
troops against Nat Bacon lie "a de-
scrioed in old chronicles as a gentle
man that In his time had hued out
many a knotty piece OF worke and
soc the better knew how to handle
SUCH rugged fellows as the i5aconiaus
We're famed 70 be" lie was A mem,
Der OF the Council. which Office his
son. John smith. of Gloucester. also
hlied. Laurence smith. OF Gloucester.
laid out Yorktown. He was married
twice. frst to Mildred daughter of
Captain Thomas Chisnan. ana. second.
10 Mildred. daughter OF John Readc.
lie liked the naine Mildred r., mis-
trSt wife ne had Il son. Edmund who
married Agnes. daughter OF Richard
Sclater. OF York. and they had 4
daughter, Mildred. who married David
Jamlson, but the Jamisons mad no
children. The tomb OF Mildred Iatni-
son is at Temple Farm Edmund
smith also had aon, Laurence. who
renee Smith had sons. John (2). Lau-
renee %. Robcrt t2). William (2),
Augustine %. Charles C2) and a
daughter Elizabeth. who married Can
tam John Battaile. OF Essex County.
John Co Smith continued to reside
al severn Hall. He married Elizabeth
Cox. daughter of Henry Cox. who had
married Arapella Strachey. She was
the daughter OF William Strachev.
grandson OF William Strachcy.
secretary to Lord Delaware who wrote
that most precious bit OF Virsini,,n,.
me Historic of Travaie Into Vir-
sinia Britannia edited from the
original manuscript in the British
museum, ana the name of the author
IS given as William Strachcy. Gent.
the first Secretary of the Cdony.''
John CD Smith and Elizabeth Cox ned
'ohh CO. died early; Mary t3>. Lau-
renee 60. Mildred go, John CSl.
Laurence CD married Cvite un
Known and had Laurence 60. who
exchanged the lands in Gloucester IN
heiitco from Major Laurence Smith for
lahds owned by Warner Lewis N
Spotsylyania. Hence the Lewis ten
ancy of Severn Hall John Cs) smith
.nsrrled Mary tT). and had Mary t.p.
Mildred 90 and Robert %. Augustine
90 SMITH the son of Major Laurence.
went to Essex County. but seems also
to have lived in Spotsylvania and
orange. where his will was proved.
ne names son Thomas 90. of Prince
william, and Mary go, wife OF Robert
Slaughter
Charles C2) Smith. son OF Major
Laurence Smith. went TO that part or
Essex now known as Caroline County.
lis eldest son was Robert go smith.
ono OF inc founders of por, Rovsi'
loeert tS) Smith left Laurence 40.
CHARLES ca. Sarah ca. who married
Luke Burtord, and Elizabeth 90. VINO
hurried Charles Nenable. ana Dorothy
90.
10 return to the old Brew home. the
nome OF the Lewises and later OF tho
brays on the Severn River; most
pIooaniy II received its names from
mat English property which broughr
the Stracheys SO large a fortune. ana
whicn was known as the Brewer
House Who knows? Negroes are IN.
iconoclasts of nomenclature. Whatever
ne origin of the name Brew house.
'hey with ono accord proferred to call
II hlue House which was irrelevant,
as the color of the house was red
1t Is the custom TO be rnthor con
temptuous of the names smith. snd
ones but both OF them are distin
sulshed In Virginia Virginia's ,'raison
q etre--as she is-was one John smith
and his activity and courage was sun
piemented by Major Laurence. John of
shooters HUI. Captain John of pur
ton Francis and William OF Petts-
worth ancestors OF Governor George
imam smith. the Rev. Guy smith
and others.
Editor Genealogical Column.
pear sir-Can any one give me in
i ,,. concerning the following
GD Kittie Price who died Juno 8
Isoo She married, in l77S, I.i.utcnart
BehJamln STROLLER GT5O-IS0TD, of tho
iFslnia ReN olutionary Navy She had
at least two sisters and ono brother.
as follows Martina. who was inc
Srot! -Siandmother of the late General
" iliam Price Craighiu: name an
known who married a Moore, and tho
Si@rlng Price. c. : A.
tb) Behethland Starke. or Storlle.
VINO was born December 81. l7l6, and
died tMter) December :. 1858. She
hurried. August -. 1888. Anthony
STROLLER G51O-1765j. by whom she had
twelve children: the tenth child was
Lieutenant Benjamin Strother (l150-
1870 before mentioned
Co tli@abrth Daniel. who married. in
Culpepcr County about l777 William
Pend cton QT4S-lTS9). son of Ma
thaniel and Elizabeth (Clayton) PEN
dleton Of Culpeper County They had
nine children The eldest SON Ben
lamin G7S1-1S53) married, October 81.
sos. Elizabeth. eldest daughter Of
Lieutenant Benjamin and kittie tPrice)
Strother. ahove. lie married. secondly
Elizabeth 1uisenbcrry, thirdly Agatha
H. Yam ey; fourthly --(?); ffthly,
Harriet Green co
Any information regarding these
people will be gladly received and sin
cerely appreciated