Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12

GouOlc royal DloOd himself. he had
more right to the throne than b..
Richard. liked to own. besides his wife
the own aunt of his victims, the in
noccnt princes ii was not TO be won
dcrcd ut. he wanted Henry out of the
way. whose son Edward. the las. Duke
OF buckingham. was unwisc enough to
boast he was nearer the throne than
the children of Henry VIII would be
ana although he held the highest posi-
ton next TO the Is iui he was still more
uh"tSe IN making an enemy OF CaTtli-
MAI NoolscE. whom as the son of a
butcher. he considered not eligible tc
the nigh Office he held. and alas. in
ms own assurance OF his own riyht to
inc throne after Henry, he uufoitu-
n"tcly. when holding tho bowl OF The
'\niS 10 dip his fingers into thc holy
Water being followed 10y Woolsey
was boid enough 40 empty tho contents
| Of that howl into the shoes OF the car
, "ihah th"r"upon making WouiScy his
dangerous enemy. and through whom
n" King was mace aware OF Idwa,Is
boosted right to the throne, and so ere
ion= he was bch"ad"d by the King.
iivirE VIII. and the office Of Duke of
buckingham abolished. For further
Interesting tracing OF the Dukes OF
buckingham. see iIumc's school His
tory OF England. with its tables III
back Of book.
Pardon this DEPRESSION from the
Strothcr family. but ! thought this
might prove Of interest TO all OF the
descendants OF William Strothcr. Ir..
and wife, Margaret Thornton, and that
som" descendants with access to the
larger libraries than the writer, might
aid her in her search for authentic
veriiications of these facts. or proof OF
its error.
William and Margaret CThornton)
Strothcr were the parents OF William
Strothcr. Ill. who married Margaret
Watts: also Francis. who married SUI
sannah Dabney. anu were the parents
OF Susannah and Elizabeth Strother,
VINO married, respectively. Thomas and
James Gaines. The grandson Of the
former married the granddaughter of
the last-namcd brother and sister. and
we're my mothers parents
Anthony Strother. born l7l0, married
Bcluthiand Stork", was also a son of
william and Margaret (Thornton)
Strother: also BENJAMIN. who married
Mary, sister OF George Mason and
widow Of George Ei,zhugh. There were
possibly other children. as William
Strothcr. JT. died 1926. and the will
book from 1920 to l1:4 Of King George
County having been carried off by
Federal soldiers during the Civil War,
leaves us without proof.
Jeremiah. who wed Eleanor C?) and
died llii. vas another son Of William
Strothcr. Sr., ana wife, Dorothy 90 as
named in his will, and so could only
have come over with his father as an
emigrant. and ne may nave been born
in England. His father. William
StrOther, is said 10 have been body
guard TO the kin. Which one of the
Kings Vas it: | think we learn he
was early in America as 1918 Cannot
some one verify this tradition. as well
as the following one. viz: a grand
, III, ,
often affirmed that she. through the
Stro:hers, descended from the Kings
OF Scotland. presumably the Stuarts.
surely some Interested member Of the
| family could hunt up the maiden name
OF Dorothy, wife OF William Strother
OF Northumberland. England. and their
parentaSc. | trust with this clue to
work upon. there will be many willing
workers to aid me In this herculean
task OF verifying the true lineage of
| our worthy progenitors
The other sons Of William Strother
Sr.. James. died without issue. in l71G.
Robert married Elizabeth Berry and
died in 1898; Benjamin married Mary
Woffcndall and died in 1852. and Joseph
married Margaret Berry and died in
1866.
have compiled over 1000 descend
ants Of this William Strothcr. Sr Cam
not hope they have all been correctly
. gwen 'fl'. w NY not some descendant
, OF each of these five brothers send their
tracing TO this column for publication,
and thus enable the compiler 10 cor
rect her records? The Times D ispa tch
through its able genealogical editor. Is
doing great work. May they long
continue. thus molly to inspire in the
hearts Of this generation desire to
honor their parents by tracing their
lineage TO the worthy progcnitors who
added in establishing our independence.
and many of whose representatives
have filled with highest honor the sa-
cred trusts imposed upon them in tho
| noblest wakes of life.
From the foregoing tracing much OF
what appeared in Your is-uc is not
SON Of Jeremiah, married Elizabeth
! Forsaker, only daughter OF Richard
/ Forsakcr of Stafford. He had no
brother Anthony, as that name was
from Captain Anthony Savage. hence
handed down 10 the other branch.
Francis and Susannah GDabneyD
STROLLER had a son. Francis Jr.. who
married Ann, daughter of Samuel Far
eeSon, and also son Anthony, who
married Frances Eastman. Anthony,
born ITO. also had sons Francis and
! Anthony. and with so many OF same
, name ii is not all surprising their
! proper position was so difficult to get
correct
| have the Strother coat of-arms.'
| painted for me by General David Hun
| ter Strother tporte crayon). taken by
him from the inside lid Of watch.
handed down TO him from the emf
grant. 1t is needless to say how I
value it, The mother OF the Gaines
! brothers. who married the Strother sis
tiers. was Isabella. daughter Of Henry
| and Mary tTayloO Pcndleton, and rs
| General ID. II. Strother was also of
Pendleton blood. we were doublv re-
| lated.
| Elizabeth. daughter OF Joseph and
Anne tStuarD Strother, married Rob