The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-05
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beth (5l Cox. who married Colonel
John Smith. of Abingdon. on York
River, Va She died In lT04 All OF
the descendants OF Colonel John Smith
belong TO T.. f. V 3. Materially. we
think. John 90 Strachey. Of Sutton
Court and Gray's Inn, married Jane
Hodges and had John "a. OF sutton
Court, who married Elizabeth Ellct-
son. and had Henry t5) and Dr. John
t5) Strachcy, who came 10 Virginia
and married Elizabeth Vernon. He
had an only child. Elizabeth ca. who
married Thomas Metcalfe. ana had Mn
only child. Anne "a Lea Metcalfc VINO
married Claudius Lcvcrt and had caro-
limo ts) Ann Elizabeth Levcrt, who
married Francis 90 Turner Mastn
There may be other descendants of Dr.
John l5) Strachcy. We would bo glad
TO know If DR.. Metcalfe. professor Of
literature OF Richmond College is de-
scended from Elizabeth Strachey and
Thomas Metcalfe. There are very few
descendants of William Strachey, rec
order in 1910.
John Smith. who married Elizabeth
90 Cox, daughter OF Arabella Strachey,
VIII of Henry Cox, was son OF Major
Lawrence Smith. a man Of tremendous
influence In the coloncy. his family
WAS Smith OF Totne. His children
were; Mary co. married John Cook. Of
Ware Parish, in Gloucester; Lawrence
t6). Mildred CO and John 50. (For
Cooke see AIordecai Cooke and his do
scendants). Lawrence (6) had Law
renee GD, son ana heir. who had a
Lawrence (S), and here the Smiths de-
scended from Arabclla Strachcy seemed
to end. William CD Strachey, the
recorder. was man Of aristocratic
birth and connections. His family. rs
far AZ we have gone, was Of much inn
portancc In England. and he did for
ton. >FgNt..
who has read Historic OF Traya!ic
Into Virginia Britannia" can ever for
get him.
1t is dedicated to Right Honorable
Sir Frances Bacon. knight Baron OF
Verulan," ect, ect.. and the Introduction
Is signed as IL with trembling hands
but the names are CONGRATULATIONS
Lawarre, Thomas Gates, Fcrd Wcyman
George Percy. William Strachcy. He
tells us many things about the Indians
quotes words OF their language and
puts pretty. quaint stories into his mar
rative. Whoever has not read IL should
do so.
William u) Strachey was of noble
birth His family was prominent many
years before he came TO Virginia He
was descended from Sir John Strnchey,
one of the twenty knights made at
the investiture OF Edward vi IN 1547."
ana their residence was saffron Wal
den." in Essex William % Strachcy
had son. William (2) Strachey Did
he ever come to Virginia. Ii William
CD ever lived in Virginia, Of course
Strachey must be put in class 3 but
II he never did, what Shall Wa do?
Does the gap" made by the absence
OF one generation make any difference
IT the third generation came over and
descendants OF IL continued in Vir-
GINA? William UD came over and took
up land: William co certainly lived
part OF his life In England--was any
Of II spent in Virginia ?--his son Ger
tainly lived in Virginia and had de-
scendants; but Il continuity OF resi-
dence required for the honor OF being
In Class 3. or is the fact OF William
Strnchey's arrival in 1910 with Rolfc
and Yeardley all that Is required To
put his descendants along with these
gentlemen? An expression OF opinion
is earnestly solicited.
William 90 Strachey married first.
Eleanor Read and. second. Elizabeth.
niece of Sir Robert cross. who was
knighted ut Cad!z 1896. BY the nrst
wife there was William (3) Strachcy.
BY the second there was John so.
Elizabeth Yenrdley und Her Descend
nnts.
Elizabeth (2) Ycardley married
Colonel George Harmanson, n member
of very old family. The prosenitor
Thomas Hnrmanson. was born in Bran
denbers. His first wife was ----- Elk-
ington. sister 10 Ann Elklagton. wife
OF Captain John Savage. HIS second
wife was Elizabeth ().
Colonel George Harmanson was
large land owner. Ills children were
Argall 90, Margaret. married Arthur
Robins, Briddet ca. married I.lttleton
Eyre: Isabel 90, married ---- lIarman-
son and had Kendall t5). married Anna.
and had John 60, Isabel (6), md El;z-
abeth (6). Alicia (D married Hillary
Stringer. Rose (D, Henrietta "a. Ar
gall 90 married barbara CD and had
BENJAMIN (5). married Elizabeth ana
had Katherine CO.., married Justice