The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-21

Holmes. had n son. Thomas Meriwethcr,
who married Eliza Thornton, and
their daughter, Lucy. born 1852. mar
ricd. hrst. Colonel William LOWS. mar
ried second time Colonel John Maries,
secretary to President Jefferso which
position was at one time filled by John
Holmes Freeman, Jr., son OF Chris
TOPPER Holmes Freeman, son OF Thomas
Claiborne Freeman. The Virginia
Magazine OF History. vol 10. mentions
Sir Robert Holiness" who is spoken
of by James III. In letter 70 the Gov
ernor of Virginia, dated October -.
1867. as Our sole commissioner" Did
he settle IN New Kent, OF one OF tho
adjoining counties?
Major Robert Eastman married
Sarah Frances Freeman. ana FRANCES
Eastman married Anthony Strother.
Giles Rogers settled in King and Queen
County. Va. and Married Rachel Ann
Eastman. and had two sons and two
daughters, Rachel, born 1888 married
Mr. Latham, and Anne married Sam
uels.
John Rogers. born 1850 (son of Giles
Rogers. married in 17l6 Mary Byrd.
born September 90. 1888. youngest
daughter Of Colonel William Byrd. OF
Westover. Va. They are both buried
In tho yard OF odd Park" Church.
King and Queen County, Va John
Rogers and his wife. Mary Byard, had.
among other children, Giles Rogers.
III, born 1919. married Sarah Ann
lverson Lewis daug liter OF John Lewis.
OF King and Queen County Va
Their oldest daughter. Fanny Byrd
Rogers. married Samuel Twynan.
grandson OF George Twyman, II, and
his Wife Agatha Buford. great-grand-
son OF George Twyman, the,immigrant.
and his wife, Catherine Montague, both
OF MiddleseN County, Va She was a
great Eranddnupbtar nf Dota Mat,
que. the immigrant, OF Lancaster
County. Va, who was also an ancestor
OF General ~. p. Hill, Confederate
states OF America. a grandson of Henry
Hill, who served as colonel under
Light Horse" Harry Lee in the
Revolution.
writer in the Dispatch of May II
says there is no proof that John
rogers married Mary. daughter Of
William Byrd. first, of Westover" Who
was this William Byrd, Of King and
Queen County. Burgess in 1900? Only
one family in Virginia spelled their
name Byrd.
General John C. Underwood, n most
careful and reliable genealogst OF
many years experience. who has writ
ten several books on that subject, be-
sides countless articles, wrote John
Rogers. son OF Giles, married Mary
Byrd. daughter of William Byrd first,
or 'Westover,' James City County, VIr-
ginia, without the approval OF her
brother. William Byrd the second, who
was her guardian. and in consequence
there was Ill feeling between tho non
conrormist. Rogers, and the arlstocra-
tic Westover' Byrd. and the autocratic
Black Swan never afterward recog-
nized his sister and refused to make r
record OF her marriage or her family"
Such geneaioglst as General I'm
derwood would never have made this
statement unless he had abundant
proof. which l am confident he would
produce II he were living He died in
Washington during the past winter I
knew him too we'll to doubt any posi-
tive statement made by him.
VIII not our editor and others Givo
me some information about the six
sisters of Christopher Holmes Free
man and their husbands? 1t is not pos
sible, that of six such weu-known
families into which they married. that
no one has any Bible record, or rather,
information concerning them. Why not
help each other in our search work by
sending to these columns what We
havc2
Please respond. GLE