The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
Gloucester Land Graute.
Continually

Richard Bennett, who took up 1000
acres on Nanssmond River in 1895 for
the Importation OF forty persons He
also IN 1882 took up 100 acres in Glou-
cester. Ito was the nephew OF y
wealthy London merchant, Edward
| Bennett. who resided for time at
Deftt, Holland as deputy governor Of
the English merchants there. He be-
came a prominent member OF the Viz
GINA Company. and with Richard and
Robert Bennett, Thomas Eyres, Thomas
and Richard Wisenan he undertook
to settle 200 persons in Virginia. Rich
ard Bennett came over to see about
these people after 1922, for in tho mas
sacrc during that year many OF them
| had been killed He became member
or the Virginia House of Burgcsse. In
1929. and afterwards went to England.
In March. 1868, he was sent to Eng
land as agent for Virginia: returned
and became Il member of the Council,
and In the latter part OF his life pro-
tossed the faith OF tho Quakers.
| He married Mary Ann title. and had
Richard (2). of Maryland. momoer Of
Maryland Assembly in 1868; Anne t2)
and another daughter, who married
Colonel Charles scarborough, OF Ac-
comac county, Va.
! Richard t2) married Henrietta Marin
, Rcalc, and had Richard t2), OF Mary
land. This Richard had enormous
wealth and owned 1900 slaves. His
fine tomb Is Mt BENEFITS Point, Md.
He left no children, but rarceied his
great estate wisely, and left con-
| siderable sum to the parish in Nansc-
mond, in which his fathor, frst sct-
tied
Ammo t2) Bennett married Colonel
| 'rheodorick Bland. of MISSIONER, who,
after being merchant at Luars, IN
Spain, came TO Virginia In 1885, He
died in 1911 and was buried at the
Westover Church, which was then on
tho MISSIONER plantation. His tomb
is stiil standing In the present West
over garden. bearing this inscription:
~. s. NJ
Prudcnus & Erudi,i Thcodorici
Bland. AIRING: qui obiit Aprills 23d,
a. d. 1871. Actatis Al.
Cujus Nidua Mostissima Fila Richardi
Bennett, ArmiG.
Hoe Marmor Posuit."
| Which. translated. reads:
"Iesus Saviour OF the World
The remains OF the wise and learned
rheodorlck Bland Esq. who died April
%. y. ID. 1871. aged forty-one. whose
most disconsolate widow, a daughter
/ OF Richard Bennett, ESQ., erected this
tomb"
Theodorick Bland and Ann Bennett
his wife. left Theodorick (2). who died
in 100. leaving issue by Margaret,
| his wife, son, John 49, who went to
! England, and dying. also left a SON.
John "a. Richard f2) who was horn
mt Berkeley and married Mary, dnugh-
ter of Colonel Thomas Swan. and had
seven children. all of whom died In
infancy. Secondly. he married Eliza
beth. daughter OF Colonel william
Randolph, OF Turkey Island. and oy
her had five children. John (2), son nf
fhcodorick. who also went back TO
| England
Richard ta) Bland and Elizabeth
Randolph had Richard (s) and Mary
! CD. who married Colonel Henry Lee,
! of Wcstmoreland. and had John (p,
! Richard ca. Lettioe % and Henry 90
| tsee Lee. of Vrginia): Elizabeth (S).
| who married Colonel William Beyer-
ley. OF ESSEX county, and had ELIZA
beth ca, Ursula 60, Robert (4 anu
! Ann 90.
Anna CD married Robert Munforl
and had Elizabeth (4). Robert rD and
! Theodorick 90: secondly, Anna Bland
married George Currie. and had two
! daughters. Theodorck (8l Bland mar
rind Frances Boiling. and had Theodo-
| rick H) Elizabeth a.. Mary as. Anna
90, Jenny a. and Frances as. who
married John Randolph; ana ,,,as the
! mother OF John Randolph of Roanoke
! Richard 80. the eldest son, married
! Ann Poythrcss, and lived at Jordans.
fio had Richard 90. Elizabeth a., Ann
20, Peter ca, John fi), Mary az MIL
liam 90, Theodorick a. Edward as.
| Sarah "a, Susan % and Lucy al. Il
n In
lively there are few now who hear
the name of Bland
itiGhard GD married Mary Boiling,
and had Richard t5>. Anne Poythress
Coz. John Boiling 90. Eliza Blair (O.
There are no Bennett descendants OF
Richard. the grantee. in Virginia now.
but formidable army having other
names. Benefits Creek. In G!ouces-
ter, preserves tho name, and Benefits
Point. in Maryland, preserves the au
Client and honorable name
1t may not be amlss 10 mention soma
thing about MISSIONER, where Arm.
Rennstt raised the famous monument
TO her husband. Theodorick Bland. and
/ placed the fact of her disconsolate
widowhood In imparlshable marble. that
all who wish to-day may read In l63S
Westover was patented by Captain
Thomas Pawlett. kinsman OF Sir Will
liam berkeley. The patent embraced
1000 acres II was even then called
Westopher.' Thomas Pawlett left
the estate to his brother. Sir John Paw
lett. in England. who sold part OF |.
TO ONO Soutcoat and the rest to The
odorick Bland in 1863. Bland left his
part OF the estate to his two sons, The
0dorick and Richard, who sold II 10
William Byrd in 1858 for. $500 and 10. 600
pounds OF tobacco. probably about
$1,000. The estate Is now valued ut
S'5,oOO. The name Westopher Is ear.
Hest used. 1t may have been tha namo
OF The parish, In SouthamptonshIrc.
England, there Is n riding ond ,llt-
Ing OF tho same name
II seems far cry from B,nnott 10
Westover. but Ammo Rcnnctt's h,s-
bands tomb In the old garden is the
connecting link.
NOTES AND QUERIES.
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