Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08

r.
reign OF Lewellyn ap Jorwerth. to the
end of the reign Of his grandson. Lew
; ellyn ap Gruffydd (sec Green's Hist OF
the English people,. was almost a CEN
fury from 1895 to 1898.
II is Impossible that there could have
been any living descendants of either of
these Lcwellyns when Elizabeth OF
York married Henry VII of England in
1856: as Blackstone shows that she was
the riGhtful hciress Of Wales. because
OF her descent from the only sister of
Lewellyn ap Jorwerth." All the de-
scendants of this Lewellyn and his
brothers III he had brothcrs) must have
| been extinct. There another de-.
sccndant OF Gladys. sister OF Lewellyn.
ap Jorwerth. left in England in 1856.
/ This descendant was Margaret Count
css Of Salisbury. only surviving de-
scendant Of the Duke of Clarence,
younger brother OF King Edward ".
Of England. The family of this Count
ess of Salisbury became extinct In the
male line. and her only daughter con-
tinued her family.
! From this daughter is descended tho
Meade family OF Virginia. ] have not
seen the genealogical account Of this
descent by the Marquis de Rouvigny.
but infer from what have read OF 1t.
/, that the descent of the Virginia Meades
us positively proved from original rec
ords. in unhrokcn succession from the
day. II appears that no other family.
except tho Meade family, can claim au-
! thentic proof Of descent from the Welsh
! royal house of Conan. ancestor OF Jor-
| werth. Reference to any good history
| Of Scotland will show that the limo
of Elizabeth of York continued only
| through her daughter Margaret,
| Queen of Scotland: all other branches
of her descendants having become ex-
tinct at the death of Queen Elizabeth.
/ in 1910 Elizabeth was succeeded By
! James VI. OF Scotland who became
James l. Of England. The descendants
! of James l. can be easily traced Ger
/ ta!nly none of them emigrated to !',ner
lea. Bearing the lame Lcwellyn does
! not prove any connection with any
royal race Of Wales Lewellyn Is used
as Christian name in Wales. just rs
! John and James are used as Christian
! names in England. ! see some CORE
I spondent speaks Of one Lewellyn Floyd
and supposes this was the name OF the
| last Lewellyn. Prince OF Wales. In the
| time of this prince G2S3) Welshmen
! had no surnamcS, except the first names
of their fathers with the prefix "Ap."
| The last Lewellyn, Prince of Wales. IS
! only known TO historians as Lewellyn
ap Griffith, or Gruffydd. See both
| Hume's and Green's Histories of Eng
! land The writer has not a drop of
Meade blood, but only makes the above
/ statements in the interest of historic
! truth. CONTRIBUTOR.
nrltton.
! Forbes Britton was appointed to
West Point in 1927 from Virginia,
! graduating in 1881. and served after
wards in the United States Army. His
| father. Forbes Britton. also by name.
came West. believe. from Staten Is
land. New York, about the first of this
century or the last of 100. He ac-
companied n General Forbes who was
commissioned to survey road through
the Allegheny Mountains. Forbes
| Britton settled in Western Virginia.
, and was the publisher of the first news
paper published west Of the Allegheny
Mountains. ! have been told that his
family were Staten Islanders and that
some OF them live in New York.
Balance.
| The records OF the Pension Omce at
Washington show that one Willis. Bal
. lance served a corporal in Captain
; Thomas Bressies. or Bressics com pa ny,
also known as Captain James Moody's
company. Second Virginia State Regi-
| nlcnt. commanded. SUCCESSFULLY. bv
Colonels Gregory Smith and William
first appears on the pay roll of the
company covering the period from
March Is to May ]. ITS which roll
shows that he enlisted for three years,
and last on roll for December 1879.
a roll OF the company. dated September
ls. l77s, bears the following remark:
| The enlisted men serve to the LIST of
! March. 1850, agreeable TO act OF the
| General Assembly OF Virginia" The
! dates of this soldiers enlistment and
separation from the service are not
shown.
1t is also shown that one Henry Bal
| lance served as sergeant in the above
mentioned organization. The record OF
I His service, with the exception Of that
pertaining 10 rank is the same as the
| record in the case Of Willis Balance.
The records further show that one
| Charles Balance served as private In
Captain John Syme's company, Tenth
| Virginia Regiment, commanded BY Col
onel Edward Stevens. Revolutionary
| War He enlisted January |, l77T. and
died May l3 l7,7.
| BELL.
CouncilChamber,
| January 81. 1854.
l do certify that Lieutenant r9ell ia
entitled to the proportion OF land al
lowed lieutenant of the Continental
! Line who has served three years
| (Signed) THOS. MERRIWEATHER,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
| A warrant for 1862 acres issued
to Henry Bell January 81, 1884.
1851
! iichiS peii is emitted TO the addf-
| tional proportion of land allowed a
| lieutenant OF the Continental Line for
eighteen months service than six wears
, (Signed) SAMUEL COLEMAN
! Council Chamber. February Is. 1909
J tSigned) JOHN TYLER
| Warrant for 600 acres issued the 9Th
! August, 1910. to Henry Bell and de-
livered to f-ark Anthony. attorney in
/ fact for Henry Bell. same day tSee
power OF attorney with vouchers
( fled.)
! Land Office Warrant No 1888
: To the Principal Surveyor of any
County Within the Commonwealth