The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-22
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age. Robert Spencer. it Is said in the
latter part of his life. went to Tai
bot County. Md. to reside. where he
died, leaving descendants. AS for
Nicholas Spencer, his brother, he came
by grants and purchase into the pos
session OF large tracts OF land on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. which he
owned as late as 1867. He was FINAL
Is induced, by his ties OF relationship
and friendship to the Washing tons, to
migrate to Westmoreland County, Va,
where they had established themselves
He was better known az Colonel Mich
oias Spencer, was secretary Of Viz
ginia and acting Governor in 1858
1 may add that the Mount Vernon
estate. now the Mecca of every patrl-
otic American citizen. was originally
part of 5000 acres of land that were
assigned. on division, to John Wash
inSton. the sreat-grandfather OF
George Washington, In conjunction
with Nicholas Spencer. under a patent
from Lord Culpeper. Governor OF Vir-
ginia, in 1870.
The late Earl Spencer in 1860 pre-
scented to the Hon. Charles Sumner. OF
Massachusetts. precise copies in stone
OF the memorial stone of Lawrence
Washington, OF his brother, Robert
Washington. and Of Elizabeth Wash
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Mary. above Althorp. and they arc now
in the State House at Boston. On a
white marble tablet, near the Wash
ington memorials, and not far from
where the statue OF George Washing
ton stands, there Is the following de-
scription:
These facsimiles Of the memorial
stone of the Washington family, in
the Parish Church OF Drington. the
burial place of the Spencers az AItnorp,
Northamptonshire, England. were pre-
scented by the Right Hon. the Earl
Spencer, to Charles Sumner. Of Massa-
chusctts and by him offered to the
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts, Feb
ruary %. 1861"
Lord Spencer is descended from the
first Duke OF Marlborough, many of
whose relics are to be found at Al
thorp, including n silver wine cistern,
as large as a bath. and two ice pals.
which are the largest pieces of pure
gold plate IN any private collection.
The first Duke of Marlborough, IL may
be remembered, died without any male
issue, being succeeded by his eldest
daughter. Henrietta. Duchess OF MARI
borough in her own right, and wife
of the Earl CT Godolphin. This duch-
ess died without leaving any children
and was succeeded as third holder OF
the dukedom by her nephew, Charles
Spencer eldest son of her younger
sister. Anne Spencer. Countess of sun
derland.
Anne's young son. Jack Spencer. was
the particular favorite and principal
heir of his universally dreaded grand
mother. Sarah, first Duchess OF MARI
borough, who used to subject poor
Queen Anne to- such terrible tyranny.
True. Jack suffered temporary eclipse
In her affections, having incurred her
wrath by a bon-mot made on the oc-
casion of one Of the great dinners
which she was In the habit of giving
each year on her birthday to her nu-
merous descendants at Marlborough
House, In London. She had compared
herself while at table TO "a great
tree, of which she was the root, with
all her branches hourishing around
her." whereupon her hopeful grand
son remarked, loud enough for her to
hear. that the branches would -four
sh a damned sight more If the root
was underground However, the
duchess eventually not only forSavo
him. but likewise secured for him n
peerage as Earl Spencer. and IL is from
him that the present Lord Spencer is
lineany descended.
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