The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

congress from North Carolina; Henry
st. George Tucker, member of con-
gress. jurist and author Beverley
Tucker, juriSt, professor and author
Richard kenfson, member of the house
of burgesses, general of the revolution,
charter member of the Society of the
Cincinnati. and appointed by jefferson
first governor of Louisiana; William
Munford. author and translator of
Homer's Iliad; and James Peasants,
governor of Virginia and member of
congress.
More recent representatives are the
late Robert Beverley, of Fauquier
county. Virginia the late Joseph Bry-
an, whose statue, an expression of the
love and esteem of his fellow citizens,
stands in Monroe park, Richmond:
Beverley Kennon, Jr.. of brilliant naval
record, who served after the civil war
III the Egyptian army, and was deco
rated for gallantry by the khediye,
and whose inyention--a disappearing
gun-~has been adopted by the United
States government, the late Mrs. l1liz-
abeth Wormeiey Latimer, of Balti-
more writer of contemporaneou
history. and woman of phenomenal
ability; and the late TT. Rev, John b.
Newton, bishop djutor of Virginia
Among the living descendants are
Rt. Rev. Alfred NJ. Randolph, bishop
Of Southern Virginia; ri, Rev Bev-
erley ID. Tucker, bishop -coadlutor of
Southern Virginia. Harry ST. George
Tucker, Rev. Randolph Mckim, -. d.
of Washington. Mrs. William G. Stan
ard, writer; Mrs. Constance Cary Har-
rison, novelist; Mrs. Sally Nelson Rob
ms, author and three of the five
Judges of the Virginia Supreme court,
including the president Judge James
Keith. Judge George Harrison and
Judge Stafford q. white.
A large and beautiful collection of
portraits Of the early Randolphs.
among which, is that OF william, of
Turkey island, the American founder
Of the family, is owned by a descend
ant, Mr.; Edward c. Mayo. of Rich
mond. There are also three paintings
of great historic value belonging to
Miss Annie Minor, Mrs. John Il.
Lightfoot and Mrs. Landonia Dashiell,
daughters Of the late Mrs. Landonia
Randolph Minor, Of Richmond, who
was sixth ia descent from the original
William, tracing through his son, Will
liam, also of Turkey island, and
through Williams son, Peter of Chats
worth. These are portraits of Mary
Isham. wife of the first William; of
Elizabeth beverley, wife of his son,
William and Lucy Boiling, wife of
Peter of Chatsworth. Other portraits
in Richmond are those OF THOMAS
Mann Randolph and Peyton Randolph, /
a grandson and great-grandson of
william the emigrant; the first own
ed hy the family of the late Mr.. Adair
Pleasants. and the second being in the
Virginia Historical society There are
portraits of Sir John Randolph, son of
The first William, and of his wife,
Susan Beverley, at William and Mary
college. williamsburg; while Mr.. /
Douglas H. Thomas. of Baltimore
owns "A pa rtrait OF Mary Randolph .
Keith. the mother of Chief Justice /
Marshall Another Randolph relic is .
the font from old Curtis church, built
by Richard OF Curls. which was found
IN an adjacent negro cabin, where it
served as a mortar was identified and .
rescued, and is now used in historic
ST Johns church, Richmond
After the devastating storm of 1771, /
which swept over the country, oblit-
Grating many of the original features
Turkey island disappeared. a theory
in regard to il being that the washing
OF the land by the high water and the .
debris had filled in tho channel on
the north side. and Hpited ii TO the Z
main land. The elegant mansion, built /