The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-28

anu y man OF wealth The records OF
/ Sorthainpton County. Virginia, mention
ms name number OF times in ways
ihuicating his promincncc He was a
| commissioner Of Acconiac. n i,stica OF
me peace. etc. 1855 and subseouent
Gates CVol. TX, ~ g. Northamntor,
! county, Virginia. records). III. came
20 virginia from Graft. Holland. hav-
s oeeh merchant at that place:
see agreement between tho Master OF
| the Farewell ana Ro,yd-fro,n An,
s'cruam OF the one part and John
Johnson and John Makule, both of
'ralt. or ye other part. tina; the vessel
now tl632) lying at Accomac shall go
20 fioiiand and load etc" CNorthamp-
| Ton county. Virginia Records. vol
i6oi-4. July 3. 1852. D. - onnted ~. s
'tucc virginia, Vol t. d. 35l: power
/ ~ attorney dated April IL 1910. Vol.
. =. Isl Northampton County. yir-
sihia Records). He married Eljzabcth
anofosood. daughter OF Captain Adam,
IhoroEood and Sarah Offley. ana niece,
/ OF Sir John Thorogood. or I5ensi,gton
| 'Sec extract of Will OF Adam ,rhorow-
sooa quoted In Virginia Carolorum. n.
i"a, previously quoted. See deed of
eaGhanse dated April 8. 1866. Vol.
| 100 y. IA. Northampton County
| records; Richmond Critic. Septemher
-. ioes, Quoting land patents 162-I63.
etcD Their children were. so far "a
aic known: /, Adam. who married
| oarah tborn 1855. died 1920. dauehter
- aou'hey l.ittieton. and loft descend
ants. Sarah subsequently married
.onn 'ustis' OF "Wilsonia." .. Mar
s s,,rus who married John GUSTS, OF
Wiisonia'' and left descendants. (See
VIII dated March 13. 1913. Vol XIV
| y. % etc, northampton Comfy. Viz,
| GINA Records). See inscription IN III,
tombstone at "Wilsonia,' Northamnton
lr..;'' virginia. lie was a son Of
pa1
Ton. g. Sarah. who married ArraII
neardley. son Of George Year,ilev and
! temperance West. 4, John Nicb,aI
Jr. D Simon Michael lie subseonnnt'
~ married Mary. the widow of John
1utpeper. and had. 6, Ycardley Michael
- 1ohh ihorogood. of Chclston Tenn
PIE, com. Hertford. who married. and
mad Nicholas Thorogood and Inbn
ihorogood The latter married qua
mad: John Thorogood, OF Felsted. II,
suuhts Esse%, who married - Lucliin.
ana had: William Thorogood. ar amr,'
stone. in Norfolk. official with Diocese
.! norwich. etc, who married Ann
towards, OF Norwich and had: l. Sir,
EDWARD Thorgood .. Sii. John Thoro-
sDoa, ~. one of the pensioners 10
a. -r ,aJes,y' married Frances Meantes:
.: Thomas Thorogood: f. Edmund
lhorogood' ), William Thorosood: 6.
captain Adam Thorogood who mar
RED Sarah of'ey (See Va. His. and
,''5' .Nas., Vol. H., p. 415, etc. d. 422,
etc; Va. Carolorum, p. 1910 He wns
born in zoos, and came to Virginia In
1 lo2l In the Charles in his eighteenth
year tNirsinia Carolorum, n. 7D. was
patentee of large body of lands. He
represented Elizabeth City In the As
sembiy. 1929. 1851. 1852, ETC.; was g.
member of the Monthly Court or ELIZA
beth City, 1852. and n mem
Der OF the Virginia Council. ls37.
Hhu president OF the Court OF Lower
Norfolk lie was one of the principal
hgurcs in history OF Virginia in sew
enteenth century, and left a large es-
tate In lands and cattle. among the cat
tie being lo7 goats. His will is dated
February II, 1890 and probated
Apfll -, 1910 Among other items is
this:s"My will and desire Is that my be-
loved friend, Captain Thomas Willough-
bic. and Mr.. Henry Seawell here in
/. Virginia, and my dearly beloved broth
er Sir John Thorogood. OF KensinG-
tom near London, and Mr.. Alexander
harris. my wifea uncle. living on
Town Hill. shall he overseers OF this.
my last Will and testament" He
named Norfolk, Va, after Nor
folk in England His children
were: !. Captain Adam Thorogood
afterwards Lieutenant -ColoneD, who
married about 16iS Frances Yeardley:
>, Ann, married Job Chandler, Mary
land Councillor tns TO Thorogood and
Chandler, sec Va. Mag, Vol Ill. u. 81
anu II. o-lJ, u, Safan, 4, Elizabeth
Thorogood who married Captain John
Michael, from Graft. Holland. and had
issue.
Arms: Sable chief argent three
buckles loZengy OF the first.
| Crest: y VOLTS head argent, collarad
sable.
The arms and crest were confirmed
to William. son OF John. March 24,
i1G20.
The little cxcursus with regard to
Thoroughbred and Michael we give to
| please the Yeardleys. Up TO date the
returns are l.. +. V. /, Savage: l.. +. V.
?. Proctor; +. +. v. 3, Rolfe and Yeard-
ley
Corrections for the Brooke-Tuiinfcrro4
| Poilnrd-Jones Article or September
II, 1919.
y fantastic trick OF the pen asserted
t;hat William go Talaferro. justice DC
Caroline, was son of Charles (2)
Tal:aferro and his wife, Elizabeth Cat
lett" when 1t should have said Francis
CD Taliaferro and his wife, Eliza beth
Catlett The following Is n list OF the
children OF this Francis and Elizabeth
(cntletp Taliaferro recently discov-
cred In some unpublished Taliaferro
Wills and not heretofore given in any
Taliaferro family history:
|. Francis (s), mentioned in will of
| William Catlctt, 1899.
.. John 60, OF the Mount" Carolins
County.
3, Robert CD, Of Stafford County;
will 1923 page 1926.
4. William go, above. of Caroline,
married Ammo Walker. and was sheriff
in 114o. Issue: Walker. Christophcr
and Lucy.
> richard 3d. executor OF his
brother Roberts will, i725.
g. Elizabeth 60, married Thomas
IStribiing. and had sons. Francis Will
liam and Taliafcrro Stribling.
z. AraIha (2N mentioned In
brother Roberts Will 1925, as were.
also. all OF the above.
The eldest daughter Of John and
| Nancy (T5rooke) Talaferro was named
Sarah Anderson mot Brookc) for her
grandmothcr the first wife of Chris
TOPPER Cd Talaferro (abcve), son of
! William (a) She married as stated.
Joseph Pollard. OF King and Queen
County and her daughter Mary Ann
| Brooke CD Pollard. was the second
wife OF Colonel Catesby Jones. OF
/ gloucester. as before stated Besides
| their son. Hon AIoryiS .IorGs m