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Giren, among whom was a son, William, born
1712, who married Maria Judith Page, daughter
Of Mann Page of Roosevelt, and they were the
grandfather and grandmother of Mary Ran
dolph. One of the four children of this William
Randolph and Maria Judith, his wife, was
Thomas Mann Randolph, the father of Mary
Randolph. He was born 1741, probably at
Tuckahoe and he married Anne Cary, daugh-
ter of Col. Archibald Cary of Ampthifl, on
the James in I761. Mary Randolph was the
Grst child of this marriage, and the eldest OF
l3 children. She was born August 9, 1762, at
Ampthil the home of her maternal grand
father.
MARY RANDoLPH'S direct descent from
Pocahontas is derived through her mother.
Anne Cary. History records the fact that
Pocahontas married John Rolfe. son Of
theirs was Thomas Rolfe, and his daughter
Jane married Robert Boiling. Two children of
this union were John and Lucy Boiling. Lucy
married Peter Randolph of Chatsworth, son OF
william, first son of the immigrant Col. VIII
liam. Johns daughter Jane married Richard
Randolph of Curles, In TIA, and Mary Ran
dolph, child of this marriage, became the
wife of Col. Archibald Cary of Ampthill In
1744 and hence was the grandmother of Mary
Randolph, who sleeps on the hillside at Ar
lington. Richard and Jane Boiling Randolph OF
Curles had a son. also named Richard, who
David Meade Randolph. He became the hus-
band of Mary Randolph, as before set forth,
and apparently he was q first cousin OF his
wife's mother, Anne Cary. who was Mrs
Thomas Mann Randolph of Tuckahoe.
OF Mary Randolphs numerous brothers and
sisters there is considerable to be told. Not
only did she marry her own cousin of the
same name but two of her sisters did likewise.
Judith married Richard Randolph of Bizarre,
the elder brother of John Randolph of Roa-
noke. Another sister, Jane Cary Randolph,
married Thomas Eston Randolph of Bristol,
England. In colonial days marriages between
cousins-within any degree Of consanguinity-
was not only lawful but very common prac-
tice Her eldest sister. Elizabeth, married
Robert Peasants Of Fimer. A brother, Thomas
Mann Randolph, married Martha Jefferson,
daughter of Thomas jefferson. This Thomas
Mann Randolph built for himself home in
Albemarle County, known as Edge KILL He
was Governor Of Virginia from 1919 to 1921.
Another Of her brothers was DR.. John Ran
folph who married Judith Lewis. Her sister
Harriet married Richard Hackley of New York.
and her youngest sister. Virginia, married VIII
son jefferson Cary.
Another sister, Anne Cary Randolph, mar
fied Gouverneur Morris of Morrisiana, N. Y,
United States Minister to France. In her
youth she was engaged to marry Theodorick
Bland Randolph, brother Of John Randolph OF
Roanoke and Richard Randolph OF Bizarre,
who married Mary Randolph's sister Judith, as
before stated. However, Theodorick died in his
twenty-first year, before the marriage was con-
summated. Years afterward, when John RAN
dolph of Roanoke was old enough TO know
better. he was guilty Of one Of the most glaring
indiscretions of his eventful life. He saw mt
to make known to Gouveneur Morris some
gossip concerning his wife which had long lam
dormant and almost forgotten. Apparently
Gouveneur Morris paid no attention TO the
slanderous tale but Nancy" did She turned
ON John Randolph of Roanoke and gave him
the worst drubbing he had ever received, even
from his most bitter and effective political
opponent She excoriated him; held MIN up
to scorn of all mankind. Knowing him so
well, from many years OF Intimate associauon;
she knew all his weaknesses, both physical and
mental and she played upon them IKE expert
fingers upon the strings Of harp. When she
had finished with John Randolph OF Roanoke
he was reduced to pulp and the laughing stocK
of all who cared to read Nancy's famous epistle,
which did not lack for dissemination through
out Virginia and elsewhere. Although he was
famous for his vitriolic and whitening tongue
which ruthlessly scared and annihilated MS
enemies, nevertheless, Nancy Randolph gave
him as good as his best. She dared to cross
verbal rapiers with one who had made his
name a byword for scorn and invective, and
she won the event without doubt.
MARY Randolph was well represented among
fhe members of the Committee of Correspond
ence for Virginia, "the immortal eleven" who
stood foursuuare with Massachusetts, and the
other colonies to defy George III before that
iirst shot at Concord bridge, heard round the
world" OF those forever-famous Vrginians
who dared the charge Of treason for the sake
Of liberty, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Bland,
Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee and
Col Archibald Cary were all OF her clan.
Doubtless most, If not all, of those IL colonial
patriots were her near relatives by some tie
Of blood or marriage.
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S grandfather, Isham
n Randolph, born Turkey Island 1884, third
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