The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28

Cei'eu MS commission May IL, kJSd.S<a,
Reub!n Broaddus was FIRST lieutenant
in same command. Henry chiIss was NJ
captain in Same regiment. receiving q
MS commission on May 10, 1898.
Above records (pp. 1 and - wsrons
copied from tho records In the yir:
sinia State Library and Virginia lauis
office. 1 certify that same arc = true3
copy rs transcribed by me.
lSigneds w Il. CRIDLIS. sss
10 East Broad Street, Richmond. Va
Garinnds OF Hanover
tby William Gilmore Dickinson. Pro- K
iessor at West Virginia University.1
genealogical Editor Tho Times-Dis-
patch: 80 So
:, Voting the recent inquiry OF Miss
=. > Eastman for the history or the
Lhrtand family. 1 gladly offer the fol- q
Owing matter hoping to interest
ot ,,e! VINO may be able to contributes 81
a"u,'iohal Information along this line.
rs you VIII not | am descendant In
t.ron dlterent lines from the Hanover
lands, which fact renders their
seneatosy of great personal interest.
rom family tradition. the Gar1ands
.. Virginia are Of the Sussex branch
oi me Garland family in England. Ed
ward Garland. Sr., from whom the
hanover branch Of the Virginia fam
in,d Ie 81, wss son Of Peter GarH-9
''Iu; the immigrant of about 1850.
reward Garland. ST.. was a wealthy
and influential planter of St. PauPs
ari'h' Hanover County where he
TH neu more than 5000 acres OF land.
me virginia land records show that
.nuch or this land was granted. from
go 10 11l7. for bearing the expenses q
81 orlnsing into Virginia ninety-fve&
srd RS, no was married about 1880 S
dnu haa at least the following chiilSS
nren: Margaret, Peter, John, Martha Y
NY, reward, Jr. and James. ~
Marsaret Garland (calIed .'Peggy,3
1tpv~.
porn August IA. 1875, and was son Of !.
lhe 'mnisrant William Overton and
wire, Elizabeth Waters. The Oyerton Il
.'miiF records state that William Over &
.0n. the Immigrant, born December g.
Io"S' was son OF Colonel Robert Overs
IoI' or Yorkshire, England. one OF
Croni"elfs commanding officers The
National B!ographical Dictionary states
ana married. 1882, Ann Gardner. t,s4,,t
Wlillafn Overton. H., and wife, "PeS N
~ Iarland). had issue: John (who&
",.'t Miss Clough), William. IIIE
'wno married his cousin, Jemima Har- jff
risl, James twho married a Miss wal ~
ler, Nancy (who married Richmond e
rerreh), barbara twho married John Z.
C Carn Mary q. twho married David
Berklcy). Most of these families have
peen traced down to date, but I have
not at hand the information necessary
10 give them now a
n n III
second Peter Garland. But I found re-.
corded in Hanover June 8, 1913. the
S"G 5 pond or Peter Garland. Gent.
Jonn Garland. son of Edward, Sr.
patented land In Hanover In 17Is'2
Among the remaining Hanover connt,
records is copy OF the Will OF "yohy,
Lariand. OF Hanover" dated .5aIy-eo 81 !,
t 49, men, lnentionins wife. Ann; sons. sfe-
Also record or the bond and nrnhats,
OF VIII or John Garland, April 15. iTaT
nE William Terrell. Car Dabney. PETE
S Sa,l Richard Find. Thomas wing
drifhth Dickinson. The first named was
my srandfather's sreat-grandfathef'
VINO married Ann, daughter OF John
COSBY and Martha Garland tsttII !,
Martha Garland. daughter ne M
ITO This John Cosby Y' w 19sn nro hsS ont
married Mary Garland Overton' Sa, who
H der %t nesgy Garland. They we're beti,
H |ho patsn descend de6 OF John
New Kent County in 1855. he
f,orn,s settlers. The C youh n DC
Of land in Hanover from i7Seiis
i h1 died in Louisa in IL I7si. i.sy
l Duke and ,CAnn) Dickinson. HIS
son jo ts ana ,dn Sis I,o piantasion 70
!; 900 acres he divided. glving hisn
W, liam i,2oo acres and his grands oo
son. the remnipS;GS .is9n Cosby DiclxinsSSssi
inson must must haze married Grifiith pfeHa
ms sG his ne0 viii lI IS o Grith DIekinson
ing Rachael, widow Of e s unse' nam
Charles ,' an ad' fnd sons Robert James.
SON son y, several n,,' daughters and manS
her fmfS ,h Diebb n1no son 3, Griffith in
@ 1HG" i asdfGiT n Sss to to- bstone in 1s4s
Il
iharclayl, whose Cole ancestry 4eSSrge,S
f fnsnss dsnniteIy to about 400 n ana
T tn Issue OF Iaines and Mary a tssSaE;
1boFn sPsroh vas 3, Susanna Robinsen
{ born Nay a; i?so} and James o sois
nave the names and dates for IS
than 200 descendants Of this Jan os MORE
DAG I,cNi in w which viii be given some
history. VI FAMILY Rs
sr Al1 nG.,, G "a ,;ns daughter OF Edward
hsth !horn i5ao married led i lssae cb mi,;a
! $50. Keziah Harris): Sarah I5orn I 5lsG
married i749. James Cosby; EdwarGs H
ris); Rebecca (born i7o9, married IaIp
nohn Whddy); Nancy tborn 1881. mar.
married George Ciough5S s sporn 17aa.
,b9orn 1885, married Robert syd n Amy IN 81
NY aunt, the late Mrs. DR. James Nr s.Ss
scout. OF culpeper County, Va. preparstI;
III her youth an ancestral chart I%t 81
was based on family records obtaIncass
. ny her aunt; Mrs. William Gariand
!, thGnips"t Nelson, Of Genera. Va, froms
chart shows our descent from Ovet Bee 49,
ii!rris' reat-great grandson OF sscn 81
ietary William Claiborne an wnts ssc-Sss
Of the DISTINGUISHED CoioneI Rnh as
CNyerton. 0verton Harris and 'sWnrrs
thorn 1853 married Diana c. Goodsaissm
John oxerton; Nelson (married MnnyS,::
,,ryor. daughter OF Colonel WfIii.ss
Mr. White. OF Caroline); Jemina 1n,asd
RED Mir. Coleman, of CaroIinaI. y