The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
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Genealogical Notes
Queries and Answers
Address all conan unicntions 20
Genealogical Editor. The Times
Dispatch.

a new feature of this department. to
be Installed as soon as possible is
the genealogy of old mansions. with
illustrations. The genealogy Of fami-
lies Will, OF course, be not discontinued.
but with tho families will appear the
/; houses In which some OF them lived.
With the houses we Will en!eavor. also.
ito obtain traditions and good stories,
which will greatly enliven this page.
This Is an opportunity for those who
desire to preserve the history of our
romantic past to help. US. 1t would
be impossible for US to get all tho old
and interesting places unless we can
yarsed the cities and counties In yir-
easier task for the citizens Of GER
tain localities to send US information
, concerning, the old places In their
ne!ghborhood. To be more explicit, we
would be most grateful If somebody in
King and Queen would send us pic
| lures of interesting places In King and
Queen, If somebody I'm Gloucester would
send us pictures, stories and traditions
Of Gloucester places; indeed. we ear
; nestly solicit the interest and co-opera-
ton OF somebody or "somebodies I'm
each county and town. SO that our
readers may know what old mansions
still stand In Virginia.
In the days to come the student of
antiquities may turn TO the files of this
paper and And out ALI he wishes to
With the hope that this plan may.
. meet with general approval and prompt
assistance. we will In n sort time begin
the geuealogy of houses with what wo
think is the oldest house in Virginia.
Perhaps some reader may he able to
convince US that there Is one or more
older. II he can prove II we will yield
our. present opinion. EDITOR.
Underwood.
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wife, Margaret. were among the early
settlers Of Isle of Wight County, where
they had extensive grants of land.
He died prior 10 1850, and his wiCow
sIibscouentiy married LieutannHt-'-o
mel John Upton. whose will WAS proved
10 1859. The i.sue CT Colonel William
Underwood and Margaret. his wife,
were:
I, aIajor William Underwood. He was
Burgess for Lancaster In 1852 and tor
Rappahnnnock In 1856. In 1850 vii.
liam Underwood, gentleman. had .
grant OF land on the north side of the
Rappahannock. and(amonE the head
sights were William Underwood fhim
self) four times to Virginia, Mary. his
wife. and William. his son. Major I'm
derwood's first wife was Mary; second,
Elizabeth. who survived him ana mar
ried. in 1875, Archdale combe, of Rap
pahnnrock. The visitation of London,
I8s3-34. gives the pedigree OF Thomas
Archdale (wili proved In 161D. whose
daughter, Margaret. married John
Coinbe. of London merchant. and had n
Historical and Genealogical Register,
1889; pages l68-160.
II. Elizabeth Shc married first, Cap
. tain Francis Slaughter. Of Rappahan-
mock County, by whom she had one son,
Francis. born about 1853 (see Slaughter
ut al
fsec Catlett genaalogy). thirdly, Rev.
Amory Butler. She died In 1873. For
abstract Of Will see Catlett geneaiogy.
III. Sarah. She married Major Will
liam Pierce, son OF Captain William
Pierce. who was member of tho Council,
1G32-164s. Major Pierce was Justice
OF Westmoreland, Will proved 1901.
". Margaret, She married Hum
phrey Booth. He is referred to In Lam
caster in n power OF attorney. dated
December ). 1853. u Humphrey Booth,
merchant of London. who was about to
go. to Virginia, also in @ power of at
torncy. dated July &c. 1876 to Hum.
phroy Booth. merchant of Rappahanl
mock. On the organization of Kappa
hammock OF ] 656, Humphrey Booth was
appointed one of the justices. Deeds
of gifts fsom Margaret Lucas. whose
first husband was Colonel William I'm
tlerwood. to grandchildren, Grace and
Catherine Do6th.
". Ann. She married DIR. James Will
Hanson. toiwhom John Hammond dedi-
Gated his Leah and Rachol' tForoe's
Tracts).
The will of Captain Francis Siaugh-
ter mentions ''brother-in-law. Colonel
Moore Fauntleroy" Possibly he was
the husband of another daughter of
Colonel William Underwood. who was
not mentioned In the will of her step
father. Colonel Upton.
Margaret Underwood, wife of Colonel
William Underwood. the emigrant,
married. secondly, Lieutenant Colonel
John Upton. He was one of the Lead
Ing mon of Worrosauoiaclse. or Isle oc,
Wight County He Ia ynrio,isJy rc-