Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-08

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', Randolph. OF Tuckahuo-un-
,'"-Janes. an! Peter Jefferson, /,
"as nut natural that wH.n tho move
1911. 10 YAK" ny and s"t,l" tho cout-
- l." ne west ward. in tho foothills
81 me Blue h!dgc, begun in tho thIrd
,i'cadc OF 100. they ar. found 10
haE" taken out patents for land "a,
ABOUT the came time and In tho same
hclshbcrhood Randolph secured N
grant for 400 acres on M. pn,,h
side OF tn" Riyanua, near ,h. mann.
'hinS. "A little below 'Moiinia!u I'nlIs,..
an" Jefferson Sccurs1 a grant %. 1000
acres on tn" south side OF Tn. M
wanna. between Monticello Mountain
and Milton.
Thus. ;h"s" s,uriy young virginians
were pioneers In a region later To H..
III" "nur,uring mother III some az
III" most d!s;inEuish-! o! tho ola 10.
m!nIOn's song
Literally In Wilderness.
Tn" two friends found thr!, noun
''ii settlements literally In In" vii
dcrn"ss at that Time and ccpar,,cd
hy tho difhcuit stream that pierced
IN" nthw "a at IN" foot of
Monticello, tho l~tivanna River. Hence.
u happened that Randolph. In order
70 have his attached friend in moro
n"ighhorly contact. made the Conyev.
hnc" 10 JcN"rson o. 900 acres on III.
north .rid" OF the river. hich b.
came known ~ the Shadw.u tract.
80 Hl'nNtf0lfl 10 SNlf-
port the !dentur" having become ia
nous in h history Of Ia" two fam
lies. being uo other than Peter
W"aihcrbourn"'s biggest bowl OF ar
rack punch"
Thomas Jefferson was born in tho
simple frame dwelling INT waa
'%rect"l on hLa tract by the pioneer
settler ana inherited II ~ his fathers
XIII when h" died IN 1851. leaving n
widow and eight children nix daugh-
-AvA - nj 40 ...r 80
liam i!nnh"i2h his bosom friend. had
met an untim"ly death In i7I7. l"nv-
ing a son Thomas Mann Randolph. Of
tender x whom he committed to
his fricri Peter J"ncrson'e. care.
lie. Ia turn. in order Ia N. more ~
fecttycIy hischargc Tho trust. rcmovc
10 IN" TucNahoc estate with his ~ar'l.
and there remained for Il period OF
y"ars. managing the various prop
critics under his car"
inIon or Two Lines.
Thus II was but natural that. In
~" course OF time. Thomas Mann
Randolph. Jr.. should form IN. at
iachmcnt that led to his marriage
wiki Thomas JcncrSon's older laugh
tcr. Martha. which occurred In lTr1
Thomas Jefferson. statesman. and
President, WAS married IN l7T2 e
Martha. daughter OF Iohn wayles. Of
Charles '!tv county. ana widow OF
bathurst SHELTON. and history records
the attractive that featured
their happy, conrtshin in old VIII
iiamsNnrg daIs on The cvs Of ,hG
children who died In infancy besides
the two daughters who reached ma
tnrity. Martini I17"-lS3CD, who be-
came Mrs. Randolph. as stated. AMI
l131. hcr nrsi cousin. John Waylos
Eppes. son OF Colonel Francis Eppcs
and Elizabeth waylcs.
From thes" two daughters Of the
founder tf th. I'ulre rgifv NJ tiryfpf,
hny. sprung a numerous progeny.
Thomas Mann Randolph attained
TO no inconspicnoua place in his own
aay. being active in Public Affairs
appointed a magistrate in Albcmurl.
County In 1924. elected to Congress- IN
1901, where he became n leader on
the ho"r in the H.st administration
Of his fnthcr-in-iaw President
Thomas Jcncrson-and was elected
Governor OF his state in 1919. Ills
children. wcr" Ans Cary, wife Of
Charles /. rankhcan Thomas Jenar-
ctson Randolph. OF Edgchill: Ellen
Wavlcs, who ma rricd Joseph Coolidge;
corn"lia Virginia. wife OF Nicholas
and George Wythc Randolph. The
latter was Conspicuous as The repre-
sentative ot Albemarle County in the
secession convention In 1861. organ
t"rr that proved an innovation in the
land artillery in the early months
OF the war n Secretary OF War for
y time under prcsidcn: jefferson
From these children 81 the spirited
daughter Of the third President II
from her sister. tile beautiful and
pctted Mary MARTA Jefferson Waylcs.
have sprung Il numerous brood of
descendants.
WORTH Scion of Ills House.
Colonel Thomas Jefferson Randolph.
son OF Martha and Thomas Mann
Randolph. was virtually adopted ~
his grandfather. whose name he was
the first to hear. ana was destined to
a%umc th. task OF settling the estate
Ot"his DISTINGUISHED proVeni;or after
f"rHing his name during his varied
Colonel Randolph. after winding
up the affairs OF President Jefferson
tate. took IN. his. permanent abode
at beautiful t:dgchill. which hecnmc
a center or social ana intellectual
activity for n half century follow.
matters pertaining 10 IN" welfare
OF his native county and state. hav-
ing been chosen a magistrate under
the old conrt system. n member OF
president OF the Farmers Bank. pres
idcnt OF the Democratic convention.
in Baltimore. elected in 1850 and
selected to open the exercises at tho
! ult'u'lpIla 'tnt'ilNldi on July '.
1875 His death occurred "a few
months before this date. lie married
Jane HollinS Nicholas a daughter Of
Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas.
O 1915. This noble couple he
came the progcn!tors of a numerous
family. some thirteen children in all.
and lived to see many OF their chill
drcn's children grow up to maturity
and honor.
To give any adequate account of
t;dgehiil and all tina il stood for in
the life of the country II state
would require n history IN itself. so
conspicuous and in 1ucntinI was The
phtrtarchal ana high-mindcd mai
VINO presided there over n rnvcrcnt
and admiring family. dispensing the
traditional hospitality Of tho Vir-
ginia. gentleman and cxcmplifying
the high qualities OF citizenship and
patriotism that marked his era and
ancestry.
In P~ntrinrchnI state.
Colonel randolph. with true nlial
devotion. o up the task OF set
Ting the tangled affairs Of his dis
tinGuishcd grandpa rent, involved in
obligations arising from having gone
TOO deeply in encouraging local :n-
dustrial DEVELOPMENTS which went
down In the disastrous slump that
sprcad over the country in the early
1905. lie displayed a marvellous
ability in the practical affairs of life.
and succeeded In both cancclIing
every debt of the great President.
personal and by !ndorsrment. and
also in making n conspicuous place
for himself as n scientific farmer.
As executor Of his grandfatl,er's
oct ,rl no1