The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-23

Marjory. They had Robert ThomaH rs
Laurence. Enoch, John. Alice. SARAH 4,
married John West. ana Remaining Sfss
In the years 1e77-s one Thomas IN
Pearson. from England. settled In IN
cave on the west bank of the DelASS
| ware River. now below Philadelphtat$s
He was a blacksmith by trade. and Stt$s
Is said. builded the first smiths hant~ss
mer in Pennsylvania. About the nretA39
| work he did was to mako small axes III
for his Indian neighbours. who. In theirss:
snort way. termed Tom or Tommy. In =
! their language the word "hawkn sis ~
nihed any tool used for cutting Hence
the origin OF the word "tomahawk.ssS
rms Thomas Pearson must not be-
COMPOUNDED with Thomas Pierson. who
was deputy surveyor in 1854. 81
Hc sailed from Bristol, England, for
Maryland, 1876: returned to England ~
In 1852: returned to Pennsylvania In
1858 lie married first Rachel Sharp
ley and second Rose Dixon. and had s
two daughters, Susanna and Rose, who *
married John and Aaron Mendenhal1. r.;
There was another Thomas Pearson -
who lived in MARBLE. and had wife :
Marjory and following children: Rob
ert, Laurence, Enoch. John, Abel. and
daughters Sarah, wife of John West,
and Mary. wife Of Nicholas Rogers.
and Marjory. wife of Peter Thompson.
The descendants OF John West and 81
ms wte' oarah Pearson, nave inter- n
married with the Carlyle, Dade, Alex IS
ander, Minor. Bronaugn. Turner. Pey-s
ton, Ashton, Crack, Conway. Payne NJ
Moore, Washington families of viz
ginia. and Howard, Fenwick. Simme,
Addison, Talbot families of Maryland. 8
954 f. Walnut St,
Springfield. Mo-, Jan. 81, 1913.
Mr.. Editor:
The genealogists uniformly assert
william Randolph. the immigrant, not
born In 1851 III this they are mis-
taken. / have a certified copy Of Ram s.
dolph's Will, In which he says he was,
at the time OF making the will, "in
the seventyeth year OF my age" The
: y. S. At that time Randolph was six
ty-nine years old. This. taken from
i!iV. leaves l64l as the year Of his
birth. If he was horn after January 1s9
ana pEior to March s. but if he was i
born prior to January / the year of his Z
birth would he 1910. The error In re-sP
gard to his age arose probably from :
n statement In court record of Hen q
rico County to the effect that William
Randolph. about twenty-eight years 4
OF age, testified in q case in 1879. RAM
dolphs statement In his will. however,
is much more reliable than a casual
statement in court record by the S.
clerk.
JOHN L. THOMAS.
There was Nathaniel Wilson in
Virginia. born in 1884; died December
Z, 1860 He was twice married. first
to Mary MGR Moseley and, second. to
Elizabeth Hamlet Can any one tell
who was the father OF this Nathaniel
Wilson? ~
Was he the son OF Nathanial VIII
son who second lieutenant, Third Mary
land Battalion of the Flying Camp.
June. 1916 Spoken of in Heitman's
Historical Register of John Wilson,. 81
Lieutenant Fourth Virginia; killed at
Eutaw Springs September s. 1881.
Mrs. E. j. II. 81
Editor of the Genealogical Column:
} wish to know the maiden name OF
the wife of John Washington, who
was son of John Washington, and 4
wife. Anne Pope. This John Wash
ington (of the second American gem
eration) had "A daughter. Mildred. who
was the second wife Of Colonel Henry
Willis and was cousin of the third
wife of Henry Willis. 1t seems that
there Is an erroneous tradition that
, Mrs, Henry Willis the second wife. was
n Miss Howell. The question arises!
, was the widow Howell. who married.
, Mr.. Fielding, the widow of John Wash
!, ington when she married Mr. Howell?
, If not, then who was tho wife of John e
Washington?
; SUBSCRIBER.
The wife of John Washington, som
of john the emigrant. was Catherine
Whiting, of Gloucester.
The wife OF Henry Wills was Mil
dred Washington, daughter of Law
renee Washington and Mildred War;
ner and aunt of George Washington
and sister of Augustine Washington.
father of George.
} Colonel Henry Willis married (1)@
. Anne Alexander. widow of John Limits
| OF Procton. CD Was Mildred Howell
the widow Brown? (3) Mildred Wash
ington the widow Gregory? -
Editor of the Genealogical Column:
John Willis's will probated in ORR
ange County, Va. in 1T62 Wife Ell
i zabeth. son William Willis and Ed
. mund Terrell. executors. Other chill
dren: John. Benjamin.. James. Moses,
Joshea. Lewis; and daughters, Frances
and Mary.
What was the maiden name Of Ell
, zabeth. Wife of the testator?
1t must be that some descendant of
? the above can answer the above. An
answer Will be very much appreciated
by SUBSCRIBER
indianapolis. Ind. Feb 3. 1913.
Editor OF the Genealogical Column:
Lees OF Orange County.
Dear Sir.-Can you or any OF the
readers OF your paper give me some In !.
(. formation concerning the Lees, who
came from England about 1881 ana set-
tied in Orange County, Va? &
There came to this country at ths
same time a relative, James Lee, an
oxford graduate, who settled on the
:. tNdppdhsiilHoCh River In MlQQleS6Ns
County. This Lee was said to be OF 8
the English gentry, a wealthy man
for his day, and claimed to be a cousin
to Light Horse Harry" Lee. This
James Lee married Frances Thurston
in old Christ Church, NIiddlesex Coun-
ty, In 1880. and died in 1897.
1t is my desire to learn where these
Lees lived in England and how they
are connected with Light Horse Har- &
ry' Lee. Any information will be ap-s
precited.
Very truly yours.
up. L. L. s5
Editor of the Genealogical Column:
. Editor of the Genealogical Column.
Your articles are interesting and I'M
structive. In last Sundays issue you 4
say: Elizabeth daughter of Carter
Wills. of Jefferson County, Va, mar "A
| ri cd q Ir nd II