Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-25
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Neutrality-suspicious. Family.

There were large number of per-
sons in the country bordering on and
south of James Rivcr, prior to ZOO
VINO came into Virginia evidently from
me barDad"es. No systematic exami-
nation OF records known to exist there
mas ever been made with view Of
gathering historical data from that
source bearing upon the history of the
people who cmigrated to and settled
IN virginia from the Barbados 1t
Is virgin field for very important
historical research.
Exhibit "E"-Relativc to Richard
Washington, son of John Washington
ana MS wife. Mary (-) Blunt Fford
widow first of - Blunt; and, at time
OF her marriage to John Washington,
WIDOW of Charles Fford
The first mention of Richard w,sh
ington, OF Surry, which we find in the
records. is on page 34S, Surry County
order Book. 1G71-169O. as follows:
~ court held at Southwark,
County of Surry. 9th July, 16S1-Rich
ard Washington being Of full age. This
DAY appeared in court and signed
deed for a parcel OF land transferred
l" robert Ruflin, administrator of the
estate OF John Goring. deceased" The
oroer book further says, Ordered to
he placed on record" but search fails
10 discover this deed OF record hence
we can only surmisc that the transact
,ion covers property very likely that
belonged to his father, John Washing
Ton, of Surry. and which he (RlchorGI
as the heir at law, could onlv IeraIiw
transfer when of full age" 1t will
mus be seen that the son of John
washington Orchard Washington
was OIL 1uli age prior to 9Th July 1851,
anu am, was porn shortly prior to the same
uate twcnty-one years before, or about
July, III 1860, and Il Year and n half
after the date OF the marriage con-
tract between John Washington Sud
Mary Fford, widow. From this time
on, the name OF Richard Washington.
as party to numerous transnctio ou'
SHOWS that he became prominent In
both public and private capacity.
ENhlDlt F-isichard Washington
and Elizabeth Jordan, his wife. both
ilFed their entire lives In Surry Coun-
ly. Va. and in the parishes rs they
may have been constituted on various
oates, VIZ: "Ye Upper Parish" South
warle Parish" etc. They raised a
family of twelve children, all OF whom
perhaps are named In the wills of ,heir
father and mother.
The inventory and appraiscmcnt of
his estate is recorded in Surry County
Book. l716-173G. pages 593-i-5, and
from 1t we infer that he was mer-
ono for that day. Ills wife survived
him ten years.
The mention of Sampson Ianier and
Robert Lanter, each OF whom married
Il daughter OF Richard Washington
ana Elizabeth Jordan. will be conclu-
SlNe enough to set at rest forever anv
former statement or belief that in any
way differs therefrom and by whom
socrcr made, as 10 the connection he
| tween the Washington and Lanlcr
| families of this period OF Virginia his
tory.
Exhibit 'G"-Win Of Richard wash
ington. which is recorded in the Surry
County clerks. office in Deed Book No
l. page. $50
II" hequeathed land and slaves to
Gach or his twelve children. His
dau%Hter. Elizabeth. who married
Sampson Lauier, he mentions as fol-
lows:
II give TO my daughter, Elizabeth
Ianier' zoo acres OF land lying on the
west side OF the Mill Branch that is
me land whercon she now lives, the
said land give to my said daughter
and 10 her heirs forever. also give
her and her heirs privilege to get any
sort of timber out OF any part Of the
swamp for the plantation use. give
70 my son-in-law. Sampson Lanier 200
acres OF land lying in the lilo OF White
County, on the east side OF the faggy
run boundary OH the west side of
Croft Eranch. running up to Robert
RiXes line. the which parcel OF land
Lanier, and 10 his heirs forever"
Exhibit "lI'-Sampson Lanier, son
| OF John Lanier and his wife
sampson Lanicr first appears in con-
temporary record as "a tithabIc I'm the
upper end of Surry County above the
stony Run" In 1901. This would place
the date of his birth at least twenty
ono years before that date.
The date Of Sampson l.aniers mar
riaEe with Elizabeth Washington is
not known, but SIX OF their children
wore born before 1924. (Sce Richard
WaShinEtons wili) Samson Innier
| leaves to his son, Thomas 200 acres,
which he received from his father-in-
law. Richard Washington His will is
recorded in Brunswick County.
John I.anicr, father OF Sampson la
nicr. had five children. He was born
about 1G55. and died in ';ia. in Prince
George County. In 1916 he and John
Woodlief were sent by men of Charles
city County 10 ask Sir William Rcrke-
ley for commission TO go against tho
INDIANS. TlL was the Indian out