GENEALOGY

of the

Campbell, Noble, Gorton, Shelton, Gilmour and Byrd Families and numerous other families of prominence in America with whom they have intermarried

by MILDRED CAMPBELL WHITAKER (MRS. ALEXANDER EDWARD)

Corresponding Secretary DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS in the iTATE OF MISSOURI

St. Louis, Mo. 1927

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR. TO THE MEMORY OF HER BELOVED MOTHER Genevieve Shelton Cam\)bel\

AND TO THE Honorable Harry flood B'jrd GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA

AND Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd, U. S. N.

WHO HAVE RESTORED TO THEIR FORMER PRESTIGE THE BYRDS OF VIRGINIA

'' To Whom the Consciousness of Noble .Ancestry is an Inspiration to Noble Living:-

Insistent voices call from out the Past, A Noble Race doth well ·its own endow. So pure and fine let all your actions be, None can deny of royal race art thou." '' Of Sceptred Race'' by Annah Robinson Watson.

ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH MEMBERS OF THESE FAMILIES ARE ENTITLED TO MEMBERSHIP

The lineage in this book entitles those. of the blood to membership in the following organizations, and probably other organizations with whose names the author is not familiar: Barons of Runnymede ; Order of the Cavaliers; Mayflower Descendants; Huguenot Society; Order of the Crown ; Knights of the Golden Horseshoe; Colonial Dames ; Daughters of American Colonists ; First Families of Virginia. Founders and Patriots ; Descendants of Colonial Governors; Sons of Colonial Wars ; Daughters of the Seventeenth Century; Daughters of the American Revolution; Sons of the American Revolution; Daughters of 1812 ; Spanish-American War Veterans and Auxiliaries; Sons of Confederate Veterans; United Daughters of the Confederacy; Sons of the G. A. R. Veterans and Auxiliari~s; American Legion Veterans of the World War.

ANCESTRY COUNTS

We inherit more than we ourselves can add. It means much to be born of a race with centuries of civilization back of it. Blood, if it be good, inspires one to great effort. If it be bad, it paralyzes ambition and fixes the boundaries to one's possibilities. I am speaking of the rule, not of the rare exceptions. :Many have become degenerate in spite of inheriting the stimulus to better things, and a few have, to a degree, overcome handicaps of their life and early environment. . If one is tempted to boast that he is self-made, a few questions will puncture his pride. Let him analyze himself, separate all that has come to him into three factors: one representing that which has come to him by inheritance, another representing that which has entered his life through environment, and the third representing what he can fairly credit to himself-that which is not based upou either inheritance or environment. The third £actor will not be large enough to flatter his vanity. From

"vVILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN 1'1EMOIRS."

CONTENTS. Page Campbell Genealogy ...... • ...... 21 Noble Genealogy ...... 37 Gorton Genealogy ...... 45 Shelton Genealogy ...... 49 Gilmour Genealogy ...... 83 Byrd Genealogy ...... 86 Warriner, Loomis, Higley and Edson Families...... 39 John Alden and Priscilla...... 40 The Molyneux and Standish Families ...... 41 and 42 The Pomeroy, Bagge and Chapin Families ...... 42 and 43 The Tillinghast Family ...... 48 The Ball Family ...... : ...... 85 The Carter Family ...... 111 The Armistead Family ...... 117 The Southall Family ...... 120 The FitzGerald Family ...... 121 The McKnight Family ...... 125 The Brevard Family ...... 128 The Scotch-Irish ...... '...... 36 Governor John Miller of Missouri...... 106 The Westover Estate...... 158 Governor Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia...... 176 Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd, U. S. N...... 190 King Louis the IX of France...... 208 History of Centenary M. E. S. Ch., St. Louis, Mo.... 140 Colonel John and Colonel Lawrence Smith...... 221 Generals Jonathan Clark, George Rogers Clark and William Clark ...... 102 Descent of Families in and near St. Louis from these lines ...... 216

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INTRODUCTION

And Some Corrections of What Have Seemed to Be Well­ Established Historical Facts.

From my earliest recollection I have been interested in every thing about the family and my kin. It has been a standing joke for years with all of my family circle that if one wanted to know anything about who anyone's grand­ mother was to "ask Mildred." My father's parents died before my mother's marriage to him, but my Virginia grand­ mother Shelton lived to be eighty-four, and nothing gave me more pleasure as a child than to sit and listen to her and my mother telling incidents that had happened in some branch of the family. Grandmother came to St. Louis when a young girl and lmew intimately everybody who was any­ body in the old days. She called everyone by their first name, and to this day when I hear families mentioned I think at once, "Oh, yes! she was Sallie so-and-so's daughter and married so-and-so.'' My father was very proud of being an Argyle Campbell­ a lineal descendant of Sir Colin Campbell-and how I thrilled to the tales of the Clan that he delighted to tell. He had a wonderful gift of language, was a poet himself, and was especially fond of Tom Moore, Burns, ·w alter Scott, and of Thomas Campbell, who was of his own blood and for whom my only brother was named. I never hear even now any reference to "Marmion and Douglass" without a return of the same childhood thrill. About ten years ago I was in doubt as to what to give my sisters for Christmas. One of them said, '' you can write up the family tree. If you were to die to-morrow we would not know who our grandmother was," which was practically true. I thought no more about it until I came across a sentence in a life of Patrick Henry that made my blood boil. The words were: "Henry's first marriage was unfortunate. He married a girl of low origin, (13) 14 INTRODUCTION daughter of a poor farmer, John Shelton, who afterwards kept a tavern in Hanover County, Virginia.'' I never lmew my grandfather; he died before my mother's marriage, but his family idolized him, and I had talked to many of the older St. Louisans who had been intimate i;uests in his home; one of whom was the late Richard M. Scruggs, Founder and President of Scruggs, Vandervoort and Barney, who had been a neighbor of the Burds and Sheltons in Virginia. Everyone who mentioned him spoke of him as a "magnificent gentleman'' and I knew that there was not a drop of com­ mon blood in his veins. He was a kinsman of Robert E. Lee, and an intimate friend. They looked like twins and were born in the same county in Virginia. There was only four years difference in their ages. When Lee was in St. Louis before the Civil War, having been sent by the Government to supervise the levee work, he and grandfather were con­ stantly being taken for each other. It does not seem to be a fact of general knowledge in St. Louis, that it was General Robert E. Lee who saved the Mississippi frontage for the city by the engineering he planned and executed. After reading the article above referred to I went to the library and found out that almost every reference to Sarah Shelton, Patrick Henry's wife, was in the same vein. I then and there decided to ferret out the facts and I think my readers will concede that ''Sarah'' has come into her own. In compiling these records I found that very little credence could be placed on published data-there was so very much that was wrong or incomplete. I found several branches of my own family hanging on the Skelton tree, where they had been for generations owing to a poorly written record of the first Susannah Skelton, who married Thomas Meriwether. The wife of Thomas Jefferson has been published repeatedly as Martha Skelton, whereas she was the widow of Bathurst Skelton, as is correctly stated in ''Clark's Colonial Churches of the Original Colony of Virginia,'' published in Richmond in 1907 and 1908, by the Southern Churchman. MacKenzie in his "Colonial Families in America," states that the son of Sir William Skipwith, Henry, married Bathurst Shelton's widow. This is an error on the face of it. It was Ann INTRODUCTION 15

Wales, also a daughter of John of '' The Forest,'' and a sister of Mrs. Jefferson, whom Henry Skipwith married. Judge L. H. Jones, of Winchester, Ky., in his book pub­ lished in 1891, "Capt. Roger Jones of London and Virginia," has the following: '' As early as the year 1735 there was living in the Colony of Virginia a Mr. James Skelton, a gentleman of great wealth and high social standing. Some years previous to this he had married Jane Meriwether. '' . . . There is no evi­ dence that this family had any connections of their name in Virginia, and it appears that there is no posterity bearing their name. The family bible is s·upposed to be in the pos­ session of Roger Jones, uncle of the author of this book. "Meriwether Skelton lived at 'Spring Garden,' near New­ castle, in Hanover County. It is presumed he never married as he bequeathed 'Spring Garden' to his sister Sally, wife of Col. Thos. Jones. " It is not surprising that Judge Jones could not find any antecedents or ·posterity for James. He and his, were hanging on the Shelton tree, where they belonged. James Shelton was a prominent l\f. D. and Surgeon of his day. I had always heard of the bible· which some branch of our family was supposed to have, but find from Judge Jones' book that it is with the Jones' archives. It had a double spread with the coat of arms of the Sheltons of Norfolk, England, and the names of Reuben and Meriwether Shelton of Hanover, Co., Va., inscribed in it. There were no Skeltons in Virginia at this time, though there were some in the Colonies farther North, who also came from England but not from the same part-there ii absolutely no connection. In tlie land-grants the name is spelled Shelton, Skelton, Chilton, etc., all for the same piece of land. }fariy errors, of course, may be attributed to the similarity in the old-fash­ ioned h and k. My book has been compiled from original records in America and England, all of which work I have done myself or had done by some member of the family, who was sufficiently interested to be sure of the· facts. At the time of Sarah Shelton's marriage to Patrick Henry, John Shelton, father of Sarah, was the owner of thousands 16 INTRODUCTION

and thousands of acres of land in Virginia-too many to enumerate; but which fact could have been easily proven by any of the early historians ( 1) who would have taken the trouble to look up the land grants. The ''Inn'' at Hanover Court House, came into the Shel­ ton family as part of the inheritance of John's wife Eleanor, from her father, William Parks, who was the first Editor in the State of Virginia and founder of the Virginia Gazette. In the will of William Parks, proved in 1750, he names his son, John Shelton, Gentleman, executor, and asks that he complete his book, "The Laws of Virginia." To fulfill this duty, John Shelton closed '' Rural Plains,'' and moved to the "Inn." He returned there after Sarah's marriage to enable Patrick Henry to complete his law course. Patrick Henry and Sarah Shelton were not '' married after a dance and lark at four o'clock in the morning," as stated by some of our historians, but were married in the old parlor . at '' Rural Plains.'' I had the pleasure of sleeping in this room last November, in a bed that had been brought from England more than 300 years ago by the Sheltons. When William Byrd (5) (Burd) ca~e to St. Louis from Lynchburg in 1832, he brought all of the immediate con­ nection, including my grandfather, John Gilmore Shelton, who had married a daughter of Mr. Byrd (Burd). It was before the days of railroads and they came over the moun­ tains in their own carriages, bringing their household effects, slaves, etc. Mr. Byrd (Burd) had lived in Lynchburg :from the time of his marriage in 1802 to Mary FitzGerald until 1832, when he came to St. Louis. In 1805 he was elected a member of the City Council, in which body he continued to serve for many years. He was Chairman of the Committee that brought water into the City of Lynchburg. In the Byrd Gep.ealogy given in '' Some Colonial Mansions, and Who Lived in Them,'' by Thomas Allen Glenn, published in 1897, the author mentions the Lynchburg branch of Thomas Taylor Byrd's family. John G. Shelton, my grandfather, was retired from busi­ ness when he came to St. Louis, hut was always much interested in civic affairs, having been a member of the INTRODUCTION 17

Council for many y_ears. At the time of his death in 1869 he was one of the richest men in Missouri. His house in St. Louis was the first to have gas; and I have heard my mother say that people came from miles around to see the great cut crystal chandeliers lighted.· He lived for many.years in the house built by Governor PoTh: at the S. W. corner of 14th and Lucas Place, now Locust Street. At the time of his death he was living in the famous old block now between 12th and 14th on Washington Avenue, where the Shapleighs, Ken­ nards, Wilsons, Knapps, Leven Bakers, Lindells, Boffingers, Fisks, Merrills, McKees, Kelloggs, Tennants, Eames, Wenkens, and Doctors Walker, Parsons and Rumbold, all families who have stood for much in the development of St. Louis, then lived. Mr. Shelton was possessed of a com­ fortable fortune when he came to St. Louis from Virginia, but this was increased to a very large one by early investments in real estate in which line all of his money was invested. He never speculated. · After his death in 1869 (his executor was the late William C. Jamison, at that time a man who stood very high in the opinion of his fellow citizens) :Mr. Jamison could never be persuaded to close the estate. l\Irs. Shelton and her large family were living on the cash in the bank for ten years, at the end of which time a member of the family brought suit against Mr. Jamison to compel him to close the estate and render an accounting. He had been drawing money for years to pay the large taxes. The suit disclosed the fact that none of these had ever been paid, and the estate was consequently in debt to the city for a very large amount. The ready money had been used up so the entire estate, including a magnificent art gal­ lery and library, was sold at forced sale. My mother told me that city lots went for a dollar.. The family received almost nothing but the estate was entirely cleared from debt, so that no stain of that kind rested against the memory of John G. Shelton. In a book such as this, in order that history may be set down correctly, it is necessary to be very personal. There are many things I have written which good taste would for­ bid talking about; but I hope my readers will acquit me of 18 INTRODUCTION any spirit of braggadocio. My only object is in handing down an absolutely correct history to my posterity. Lord Macaulay has said, '' A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestry, will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants.'' My achievement consists only in correcting some grievous errors which have been set dqwn as history, and in handing down to future generations a correct family record. People who take no interest in their lineage are usually those who have none, and all kinds of warnings are issued to those who are interested not to go back for fear of finding something discreditable. All kinds of wild tales have been told. Only recently a man who is a college graduate, has been a newspaper man all of his life, and an editor for a number of years, made this remark to me: "You know who these early GOlonists were, don't you 1 They were the scum of the earth. Convicts, criminals of all description, and men who· were discredited in their own country and banished.'' If he had known his history he would have realized that almost every noble house in Europe was represented in our early colonists. "Bruce" states that "the story that many of the early colonists were convicts is a silly fable; those best acquainted with Virginia records and genealogy have never found a single family of such descent." Personally, in a re­ search of over ten years, I have found nothing to be ashamed of and much of which to be proud. I make no claims to saint­ hood ·for our forebears, but they were men of character, cour­ age and ability, and women of culture, good breeding, charm and high thinking, and to them is due all that America is today, the greatest country in the world in spite of all her shortcomings. I am indebted to the late Richard Evelyn Byrd, father of Governor Byrd and Commander Byrd, for the linking up of the Burds of St. Louis with the Byrds of Virginia. Shortly after William Byrd (5) went to Lynchburg to live, he changed the y to u in his name, as the family of Otway Byrd was living there at the same time, and there was constant confusion of mail,_ etc., as the town was small This change was made INTRODUCTION 19 by the Court (and is on record) so, of course, the spelling was continued when the family came to St. Louis. Many streets in the city are named for members of Mr. Burd 's family, having been originally parts of the old Burd farm. Some of these are: Burd, Goodfellow, Clara, Flor­ ence and Genevieve A.ves. I was fortunate in having the family bibles back to my great grandfather's birth in what was then called Frederick Co .. , Maryland, near Harper's Ferry,. in 1781. I had always known that we belonged to the Byrds of Westover, so I sent the data I had to Mr. Byrd in Winchester, and he very graciously sent me the entire Byrd lineage, showing just where our William ( 5) came in. Mr. Byrd in a letter to me, stated that the family had always understood that this William (5) went West, and was never heard from again, but they had never been able to trace his death. This occurred from the fact that he had had a very serious disagreement with his father, who (as the fa~y has always been told) wanted William (5) to enter the min­ istry ; he refused, they quarreled and William left home at the age of 18 or 19, and with the UBual Byrd pride, would never return. He was only 21 when he married in Fincastle, Va., and moved almost immediately to Lynchburg, where he re­ mained until the entire connection moved to St. Louis in 1832. While it has seemed an endless task to verify all data, as I have insisted on doing before going to press, and has meant a great deal of hard work, it has been a labor of love, and I shall feel repaid if it affords my readers even a small part of the pleasure in reading my book that it has given me in compiling it. MILDRED CAMPBELL w filTAKER. ( Mrs. Alexander Edward.) St. Louis, Mo., July 1st, 1927. C.-\MPBELL OF BREADALBANE from an old engraving which has been handed down in the family of the author. Campbell Genealogy UR line of the Campbell family, that of Breadalbane, is O of royal descent from Robert King of Scotland, though the Campbells were "Lords of the Isle" for centuries before the Stuarts were seated on the throne of Scotland. Their known history dates back to 404 A. D. Taylor in his '' Great Historic Families of Scotland,'' says: '' The Campbells of Breadalbane are the most powerf111 branch of the House of Argyle; in the extent and value of their estates, they surpass the parent stock. They are de­ scended from Sir Colin Campbell, 3rd son of Duncan, 1st Lord Campbell of Lochow, and Marjory Stewart, daughter of Robert Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland, who was the 2nd son of Robert, 2nd King of Scotland. Seats of the Breadalbane Camp bells: Langton, Berwickshire, and Taymouth Castle, Perthshire.'' "Sir Colin Campbell's (1st Earl of Argyle) 2nd wife was Lady Margaret Stewart. His 1st wife died without issue. Lady Margaret was the eldest daughter and heiress of John Stewart, Lord Lorne. Sir Colin quartered the arms of Stewart with his own. He was Earl of Argyle, Marquis of Lorne, Earl Campbell, Viscount of Lochow, and half a dozen other titles. His son and heir was Duncan. Sir Colin died in 1498 and is buried at Loch Tay, in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin, at Findarig. '' His son Duncan, who succeeded his father, married Lady Margaret Douglass. He was killed with James the 4th at the battle of Flodden. '' "House of Argyle and Clan Campbell," by "Tweed."

THE CAMPBELLS "The House of Argyle, head of the Scottish Clan Campbell, has an authentic history extending back to the Great Diarmid MacDiviblune, who was contemporary with the 79th King of 21 22 CillPBELI:. GENEALOGY

Scots, A. D. 977. From him it traces descent 13 generations back to Constantine, who came over from France, .A. D. 404, died 420. In the 7th generation from Constantine the whole Clan '' 0 'Dwiblune'' in .Argyleshire, assumed the name Campbell in courtesy to their chief, Archibald, whose name or title in Latin was Campus Bellus; so Camp beµ. has been the name ever since. The family were noble for 10 genera­ tions to .Archibald, 10th Earl, who in 1701 was created Duke of .Argyle by William III. He was the 40th generation. The present Duke (1912) is the 31st Campbell in direct descent to hold the title of this important house. The :first Marquis, .Archibald, set the crown on the head of King Charles. Un­ doubtedly belonging to this illustrious line was the immi­ grant Robert Campbell. He was of ·that branch of the Scotch family which settled in the North of Ireland, and are known in history as the Scotch-Irish. Robert (and his wife, Jane Stuart) and their family came from Tyrone, Co. Ulster, Ireland, and settled in New London, Conn., then called Voluntown, in 1719. '' Campbell is a name famous in Scotch history, and one that has contributed in no small manner to the honor and glory of America. Sir John Campbell as Duke of .Argyle, assisted in the Coronation of James 1st of Scotland. He was an officer of William, Prince of Orange, in 1690, and participated in the battle of Boyne Water, in Ireland. He later settled in Londonderry, Ireland, and became the head of a family of seven. Thomas Campbell, as well as Robert of Voluntown, was undoubtedly a descendant of Sir John Campbell, Duke of Argyle. Thomas was a scholar of note, a graduate of the Glasgow University, Scotland. He came from Argyleshire to America and was one of the early settlers of Londonderry, N. H., in --. He married Jane Davidson and had three sons: John, Nathaniel and Hugh. The Campbells are of Royal Descent from Robert Bruce. Robert de Brus, a noble Norman, had a son, Robert de Brus, Lord of .Annandale, in 1141. His son was Robert Bruce, whose son was Robert, King of Scotland. "-Cutter's Genea­ logical History of Central N. Y." CAMPBELL GENEALOGY 23.

ROYAL DESCENT OF THE CAMPBELLS ROBERT BRUCE had Robert, King of Scotland. His second son was Robert Stuart, Duke of Albany. His eldest daughter, Marjory Stuart, married Duncan, 1st Lord Campbell of Lochow. Their eldest child was Archibald, Lord Campbell, and his second son Sir Colin Campbell, was the first Earl of Argyle. Sir Colin married Lady Margaret Stuart, daughter and heiress of John Stuart, Lord Lorne. Lady Margaret inherited over a third of the lands of Lorne, and Sir Colin quartered the arms of the Lornes with his own. His son and heir was Duncan, Lord Campbell. Archibald, tenth Earl of Argyle, offered the Crown to the Prince of Orange and was created Duke of Argyle. Cutter is in error in giving Robert Campbell of Voluntown descent from John, born Oct. 10, 1678, died Sept. 3, 1743,

Duke of Argyle. 1 It would be impossible as Robert was in America in 1719, father of a family. According to the Scots' Peerage, the descent is as follows : (It is given of course straight back to the 1st Sir Colin, but I go back here only to the grandfather of our 1st Robert in America.) Sir Colin Campbell was 54 years of age when he suc­ ceeded his father, Sir Robert. He died Sept. 6, 1640, aged 63. His wife was Juliana, 2nd daughter of Sir Hugh Camp­ bell of Loudoun. Sir Colin had no issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, Sir Robert Campbell, who was 61 years of age on his accession, in 1640. He was M. P. for Argyleshire, 1639 to 1649. He became involved in financial difficulties and lost a large part of his vast estates. His wife was Isabel, daughter of Lachlaw Mackintosh of Dunnachton. He died Nov. 17, 1657, aged 82. Sons, Sir John and Colin. Sir John, eldest son, succeeded him. He died in June, 1686. His first wife was Mary, daughter of William Graham, Earl of Airth and Menteith. She died in 1653. Her son John was 1st Earl of Breadalbane. He was a M. P. for Argyleshire, 1669-74. He married first, Dec. 17, 1657, at St. Andrew's Wardrobe, London, Mary, daughter of Henry Rich, Earl of 24 CAMPBELL GENEALOOY

Holland, by Isabel, daughter and heiress of Sir Walter Cope of Kensington. She died in 1666. John forced Parliament to pass a law empowering him to name his successor to his titles and estates. He passed over his eldest son Duncan, styled Lord Ormelie, whom he considered unworthy, and named his 2nd son, John, as his heir. After the death of his first wife Mary, the Earl of Bread­ albane married again. He had a number of children by his 2nd wife; among whom was Robert, who was born in Camp­ belltown, Argyleshire, in 1673. He was given land in Tyrone, Ulster Co., Ireland, upon his marriage with Janet Stuart. He settled in Tyrone, where all of his family were members of the Presbyterian Church. His son Charles was the only one of his children married in Ireland before they came to America with Dr. Dorrance's colony in 1719. His children were all born in Tyrone, Ireland. Charles, born in 1696, married Mary --. John, born 1698, married Agnes Allen. Sarah, born 1700, unmarried. Mary, born 1702, unmarried. · James, born 1704, married Hannah Taylor. Robert, born 1706, married in Voluntown, Conn., 1737, Mary Trumball.

THE CAMPBELLS IN AMERICA The history of our line of the Campbells in America begins with: (1) Robert Campbell, who came from Ulster Co., Ireland, just across the North Channel from .Argyleshire, Scotland (born in 1673) and with his family emigrated from Tyrone, Ulster Co., and settled in Ne_w London, Conn., in 1719. · His wife was Janet Stuart. Their eldest son: ( 2) Charles was the only one of their children married when they came to America. Robert and Janet (his wife) and Charles and Mary (his wife) and the second son, John, were among the original members of the Presbyterian Church formed at Voluntown, Conn. (a suburb of New London) in Oct., 1723. Robert Campbell died Feb. 14, 1725, in his 52nd CAMPBELL GENEALOGY 25 year. It is not known when his wife, Janet Stuart, died, but it was after Feb. 14, 1729, when Robert Campbell's estate was settled. (2) Charles Campbell, eldest son of Robert and Janet Stuart, was born in Ulster Co., Ireland, in 1696. With his wife Mary, settled in New London, Conn., in 1719. Charles died early in 1770. Date of wife's death not known. (3) Charles Campbell, son of Charles and Mary Camp­ bell, was borii. in Voluntown in 1727, was married March 20, 1750, to Patience Kennedy, descendant of Capt. Archibald Kennedy of the Royal Navy, and his second wife. His first wife, the only daughter of Peter Schuyler of N. Y., died without issue. Charles' will is dated Feb. 21, 1776, and he is supposed to have died the same year. His wife survived him. ( 4) Charles Campbell, son of Charles and Patience Ken­ nedy, was born Aug. 26, 1769, married Dec. 24, 1792, Phoebe Gorton. (5) Benjamin Tillinghast Campbell, son of Charles Camp­ bell and Phoebe Gorton, born Nov. 11, 1800 (probably in Vol­ untown), died Feb. 22, 1865., in Eaton, N. Y. Was twice married, first in 1823 to Eunice Noble, born in 1803, died in Montoale, Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1832. Second wife, Phoebe Ennis Van Etten. ( 6) C. Damon Noble Campbell, D. D., son of Benjamin Tillinghast Campbell and Eunice Noble, was born in Lebanon, Madison Co., N. Y., in 1827. Died in St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 1, 1897. Was twice married, first to Juliet Catherine Taylor of Staunton, Va. Children of 1st· marriage: (7) Benjamin Taylor, born 1857, in Jackson, Tenn.; died, 8, p. (7) Alice Virginia, born 1860, in Jackson, Tenn. Mar­ ried in 1882 in St. Louis, to Alexander Noble, who was born in Canada, and a descendant of Thomas Noble (1632); 5 children. (7) Frances Kercheval, born 1862, in Oxford, Miss.; died s. p., St. Louis, Mo., May 12, 1923. 26 CAMPBELL . GENEALOGY

(7) Emma Gorton, born 1865, in Selma, Ala. Married William Selden Gooding; one son, Sydney Gooding, born m St. Louis, Mo. Unmarried, living in Maywood, Ill., 1927. (7) Charles, born in Vinton, Miss., 1864, died s. p. Children of Alice Virginia Campbell and Alexander Noble: Juliet, Valentine and Frances; all died in infan·cy. (8) Marguerite Noble, born in St. Louis, Mo., 1883. Mar­ ried in New York, April, 1913, Francis William Heerman. One son: (9) Francis William, Jr., born. in New York, Aug. 5, 1914. Living in Hollywood, Cal., in 1927. (8) Enid Catherine Noble, born in St. Louis, 1890. Mar­ ried m Savannah, Georgia, Feb. 18th, 1914, to Robert Castle. One son: (9) Sydney Gordon, born in St. Louis, Dec. 13, 1914. Mr. W. S. Gooding, died in Jan. 1923. Mrs. Gooding living m Maywood, Ill., m 1927. Mr. Alexander Noble died m 1925. Mrs. Noble and her daughter, Mrs. Castle, living m Tulsa, Okla., in 1927. · The second wife of Dr. C. D. N. Campbell was Genevieve Shelton, daughter of John Gilmore (Gilmour) Shelton and Mary Walker Burd (Byrd); they were married in St. Louis, Mo., by the Rev. Dr. Jos. Boyle, Oct. 14, 1869. Children of second marriage: (7) Mary Shelton. ( 7) Mildred Genevieve. (7) Thomas. ( 7) Ethel Claire and Ada Lee (twins). (7) Mary Shelton Campbell, married Delmer McCleery in St. Louis, Mo., June 27, 1899. One child, Genevieve Blackstone. · ( 8) Genevieve Blackstone McCleery, born in St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 17, 1902. Married, in St. Petersburg, Florida; in 1920, Benjamin Franklin Atwood. No issue. · (7) Mildred Genevieve Campbell, married in Washington, D. C., March 10, 1904, Alexander Edward Whitaker, de­ scendant of Alexander Whitaker, 2nd minister in America, FONT in which Pocahontas was baptized by Alexander Whitaker. It has been moved from the old church .it Curl's Neck to St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia.

C.ill:PBELL GENEALOGY 27 a member of the 1611 Virginia Co. that came from England.• One child: (8) Dorothy, born in St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 16, 1907. (7) Ethel Claire Campbell, married in St. Louis, Mo., May 27, 1913, Henry Bernard Voges. Children: (8) Shelton Campbell, born in St. Louis, Tufo., Aug. 12, 1918. (8) Henry Byrd, born in St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 9, 1919. (8) Ethel Campbell, born in St. Louis, Mo., March 27, 1922. (7) Thomas (unmarried), volunteered in the world war and was assigned to the Transport Service ( Medical Dep 't) . Enlisted as private July 2, 1917, advanced to Sergt. Sept. 18, 1918. Re-enlisted in regular army in Sept., 1919, for three years. Made 14 trips to and from Europe transporting troops in 1917 and 1918. Served in Spanish-American war

• In the east transept on the right-hand side ot the door ot old St. John's Church, Richmond, Va., is the following tablet, erected to the memory of the 1st Alexander Whitaker, ancestor of the hus• band ot the author ot this book: To the Glory ot God and in grateful memory REVEREND ALEXANDER WHITAKER ot CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND Rector ot Henrico Parish 1611-1617 A consecrated, faithful, zealous missionary of the Church ot Eng­ land, He devoted his Ute to upbuildlng the .rounders ot Virginia in the Christian Religion and the Con• version ot the Indians. He instructed, baptized and married Pocohontas. He was accidentally drowned in James River in 1617. This tablet is erected by the Congregation ot St. John's Church, 1907. Alexander Whitaker came from a home ot affluence and culture in England and gave his strength and his substance to help the early Colonists. 28 C.AMPBELL GENEALOGY in Co. F, 1st Reg. Missouri National Guards, under Capt. Walsh. (7) Ada Lee Campbell, was married to Taylor D. Kelley on the 14th of Feb., 1921, at old Centenary Church, St. Louis, Mo., by the Rev. Dr. Charles Tadlock. Taylor D. Kelley died in St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 1st, 1925. No issue. The father of the author, Dr. C. Damon Noble Campbell, was educated for the law and admitted to the bar in the City of New York at the age of 20. He was said to be the youngest man ever admitted to that august body. At the age of 26 he went South on a business trip, _became convert~d under Dr. Hammond of the M. E. Church, South, took his degree in Theology, and became one of the most brilliant preachers of that day. He had been raised, of course, a Presbyterian. In a letter written to the author by Dr. John W. Boswell of Nashville, Tenn., in 1920, Dr. Boswell says: '' Dr. Camp­ bell- was the most brilliant preacher I have ever heard. After all these years I can remember several of his texts and ser­ mons perfectly.'' In another article published in the Nash­ ville Christian Advocate in 1914, Dr. Boswell says: "In the year 1858 there came two men to the old Wesley Camp meet­ ings, the late Rev. Jos. Johnson and Rev. C. D. N. Camp­ bell Campbell was not much above medium height, and on cool mornings wore a blue blanket around his shoulders, such as traveling preachers wear. He was quiet and retiring; he was finely educated, was master of the English language, and proved to be the most wonderful preacher in the country. Brother Davis, who was conducting the meetings, did not know Mr. Campbell, nor did anyone except Mr. Johnson, so l\fr. Davis thought best to make some inquiries before ap­ pointing him to preach. "Johnson," said he, "who is this man 1 Can he preach 1 If you will vouch for him I will appoint him." Mr. Johnson replied: "You might try him; he will not disgrace the occasion." So he was appointed to preach on Saturday night. His text was Romans V, 7-8. I remember it as well as if it were yesterday. His first sen­ tence caught the attention of the congregation and he held the vast audience spellbound to the last word. Such preaching is seldom heard; it was wonderful. Edmund Taylor, a great CAMPBELL GENEALOGY 29 and good min of his day, asked the next morning, '' Who was the brother that preached last night and where did he come from 1" The reply was, "His name is Campbell and he came from the hills of McNairJ<" (At that time McNairy was the Nazareth of '\Vest Tennessee.) Uncle Ed was amazed and said, "Well, well, well; he talked so pretty I thought sure he came from town. '' Dr. Campbell was stationed at Oxford, Miss., when the Civil War broke out. He enlisted in the Confederate Armt at once and served throughout the four years. In 1868 the health of his wife was very bad, and he was sent up to Minneapolis hoping the change would prove a benefit to her, but she died there very soon after their ar­ rival. Dr. Campbell was then sent to Centenary Church in St. Louis, Mo., and was the last preacher in the old church at Fourth and Pine and the first 1n the new church, the one now standing at Sixteenth and Pine. In 1869 he married the mother of the. author, G~nevieve Shelton, and took her as a bride to the parsonage, in what is now the office building of Old Centenary, on 16th and Pine Sta., St. Louis. From Centenary, Dr. Campbell was transferred to Kansas City, where he served old Troost .'\. ve. Church. In several years he was ·brought back to St. Louis, but his health broke at the zenith of his career, and he was a helpless invalid for 13 years before his death, Jan. 1, 1897. He is buried beside his first wife in Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. He published several books of sermons and wrote exquisite poetry, very little of which was published, only one book, I think, in 1879. Several unpublished poems are given here: TOMY GENNIE Written by C. D. N. Campbell to his wi!e, Genevieve. As snow flake thou art pure, Gennie, As sunbeam, thou art warm: Our love shall aye endure, Gennie, The bow above Life's storm.

A happy life is thine, Gennie, Where sweet atrections bloom: A lonely life was mine, Gennie, All dark with grief and gloom. 30 CAMPBELL GENEALOGY

'Tis strange our lives have met, Gennie, It was our Father's deed, 'Ere Hope's last sun was set, Gennie, To fill my utmost need. I mend my Ute with thine, Gennie, Thy glorious womanhood A sceptre all dfvine, Gennie, Hath touched and changed my mood. The dark is turned so bright, Gennie, The sad is lost in cheer; Forgotten is the night, Gennie, For thou, the Day, a.rt here. The day-spring without end, Gennie, The Angel ot my lite, As firmly true a friend, Gennie, As fondly true a wife.

God's blessing on her head, Gennie, Who walks Llte's path with thee, And deems the path ye tread, Gennie, Is wide en.ough tor me. Whose large heart lets me in Gennie, To rest a little while From sorrow, pain and sin, Gennie, And sun me in your smile. And blessings on you both, Gennie, On hand and heart and btain: And on our bridal troth, Gennie, Fall benizons like rain; And on our spirits bright, Gennie, Already rich in love, That grander blessing, light, Gennie, That leads to joys above. That, one in heart and soul, Gennie, We may together sing, When broke the golden bowl, Gennie, And loosed the silver string.

I know not why I sing, Gennie, This humble song to thee, It gushes from the spring, Gennie, Thy tenderness set tree. Thine was the prophet hand, Gimnie, That smote the rock ot Me, And watered all the land, Gennie, With streams ot Jove to Thee, CAMPBELL GENEALOGY 31

I see thee in my dreams, Gennie, My waking hours are thine; Thy spirit on me beams, Gennie, A fountain and a shrine.

It prayers from such as I, Gennie, Might reach the Ear above, Thy breast should know no sigh, Gennie, Thy li!e should be all love.

OTHER POEMS BY DR. C. D. N. CAMPBELL Mine ocean gift; mine ocean gift! Wai! upon life's unresting sea, Song floating sadly, silently, Now doth the hand of God uplift Thy peerless beauty unto me. Mine ocean tound; mine ocean !ound! Thine are the pulses of the sea.- The sea hath lost his heart to thee! And thou, with all his treasure crowned, Hast kept thy loveliness for me. Long sought, long sought and sought in vain, Till found upon the shoreless sea- . I know thee now. Thou art to be More than life's ecstasy or pain; Thou art the life ot life to me. Mine ocean sprite! mine ocean sprite! Thine are the breathings of the sea­ Thou bringest health and hope with thee; Thy coming is the end of night; Thou art the light o! lite to me.

Soul of my soul and spirit's twin! Thine is the deep heart of the sea­ Earnest and sad, yet light and free; And thou shalt take my being in, And be li!e's ocean unto me. Upon thy love I launch my hopes, And thou mayst wreck them like the sea, I trust thee with Ute's argosy, To thee my inmost being opes; For thou art more than life to me.

A MA GENNIE I love her. Ah, loving but faintly expresses The passion I feel !or the idolized one. The breezes that toy with, and kiss those dark tresses .A.re hated !or claiming a right not my own. 32 CA..MPBELL GENEALOGY

As I look in those wondrously luminous eyes, A heaven ot bliss seems to beam on me ever; And I sigh, while I crush the wild hope it implies, To gaze in their dark depths torever.

Could she know how my heart wildly throbs, as a glance Betrays kinder thoughts than her lips will avow, How a tenderer tone in her voice can entrance, Would a cold word escape her? a frown cloud her brow?

REGRETS No more--no more-0 nevermore, again, Shall !all upon this arid heart the balm Of Spring's sott showers, or Summer's trulttul raill, To breathe its hopeless calm, For it hath touched the Autumn of its days; Hath known its wealth ot hopes, as Springtime seed, In soils unkind, whose barrenness repays Nought tor the spirit's need. Hath wasted all its Summer in vain strlte, With wild, rank weeds, which overgrew the grain. The golden harvest ot its promised lite Hath borne bu·t fruit ot pain. And it can never try its ventures o'er; The seasons past will shine no more tor aye, To prove it wisdom comes ot sorrow's lore, As night brings on the day. 0 miss11ent youth and sad, unhappy Prime! Why come ye now,· with all your wasted powers, To taunt the impotence of this drear time With scents ot your dead dowers? With memory of rose-sweet lips, whose kiss Quenched every spark ot passion in the veins, Leaving that consciousness of placid bliss Which evermore remains?

Ot eyes, whose tender love-light shone undimmed, Through all the clouds of sorrow and of care, T1ll the rapt soul with gladness overbrimmed, Deemed heaven was everywhere?

Ot lovely hands, whose lightest touch was sweet, That clung with tender purpose to your own, Till the bright circle ot your lite complete With joy was overstrown?

Ot feet, whose gladsome lightness in your home Outsang the notes ot angels, to your ear­ Which not the universe could tempt to roam, Or rob ot their bright cheer? C.ill.PBELL GENEALOGY 33

Away! ye saw them not: they were but dreams That mocked the loveless wretchedness of lite: Love, Joy, fidelity, fruition, seems: The thing that is, is strife: Weak strife, with sense, with passion and with sin; Vain strife, !or peace, !or purity, !or power: Idle and fond the wretch who hopes to win Life's tabled .A.lpine flower. There is no good, unmixed with evil, here; No excellence, unclouded and unstained; No heavenly wand'rer, lost trom its bright sphere, Hath e'er on earth remained. The things we deem perfections are but spells, Wrought by Illusion's unsubstantial hand, Of colors caught from out the heart's own wells­ The beauti!ul, the grand. Our tancy's glamour casts the heavenly hue On lips, and eyes, and hands, and teet, and heart: We feign them pertect, and we dream them true, Till from our lives they part. And then we seek for other lips and eyes, That may redeem the folly of our taith, And trust as fondly in the new-eoined lies, Till trust is cold in death. Happy the tool who wakes not 'til he dies, From dear Illusion's deep and dreamless sleep: Hapless the wretch who wakes because too wise, And only wakes to weep. To hear the murmur ot the sighing wind, And list the rustle o! the withered leaf, And, in the fruitlessness of all things, find Food tor insensate grief.

Resolutions passed at the meeting of the '' Froebel Society'' on the death of Frances Kercheval Campbell, which occurred on May 12th, 1923 : When on May twelfth Frances Campbell lay down for her long rest there departed from this earth a brave, heroic soul. For years her body was afflicted with a malady· that baffled all medical skill. Ten years before her death she was told that she could not possibly live longer than a few short months. During the last eight years of her life no solid food ever passed her lips, and there was never a day that her little body was not wracked by pain. Burden enough to crush any soul. 64 CAMPBELL GENEALOGY

Yet the soul of Frances Campbell never surrendered. Despair never overcame her. The innate cheerfulness of her heart endured to the last. Without faltering she persisted in her path of duty. Her own bodily tortures she forgot in her love for her work. The little lives that looked wonderingly to her on their :first adventure into a strange world away from maternal care ever found in her a sympathetic friend. No perturbed little heart ever went to her in vain. Frances Campbell tilled well the little plot allotted her in the Garden of Childhood. Till the end of time the sweetness of her life will flow through the hearts of men. l\1R. J. C. EowARDS, MISS l.Vl.AGGIE H.A.Y, lV!RS. E. H. CHRISTIE. INTERESTING NOTES FROM THE DAILY PRESS Mrs. A. E. Whitaker, Corresponding Secretary for the State of .Missouri, for the Daughters of American Colonists, was asked to present a. bouquet· of. flowers from the Colonial Societies to the Queen of Roumania on her recent visit to St. Louis, Nov. 12, 1926. The presentation was made in front of the statue of St. Louis on Art Hill-the grouping of the beautiful American and Colonial flags making a very impressive picture, with the stately Art Building as a background. In greeting the Queen, :Mrs. Whitaker said: '' Your Majesty, the high honor has been conferred upon me of presenting to Your Majesty these flowers from the St. Louis Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists. Every member of this organization enjoys the proud heritage of more than 200 years of American ancestry. As descendants of these early Colonists we greet you and your children. We bid you a most hearty welcome to our beloved city, trust you may enjoy every minute of your stay amongst us, and wish you a safe return to your homeland. "-St. Louis Globe­ Democrat. CAMPBELL NOTE In May, 1756, England declared war with France and John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, was appointed Commander­ in-Chief of the King's forces in America, and Governor of Virginia. (Lord Campbell was in America only a short time, and I believe he never took his seat as Governor.) CAMPBELL GENEALOGY 35 DUKE OF ARGYLE DEAD A Leader in Literature, Science and English Politics. Special Cablegram to the Globe-Democrat. LONDON, April 24.-George Douglas Campbell, eighth Duke of Argyll, died at 2 :35 o'clock this morning at his resi­ dence Inverary Castle, Argyllshire. He is succeeded by his son, the Marquis of Lorne, who married Princess Louise, the fourth daughter of the Qu'E!en. The Right Hon. George Douglas Campbell, eighth Duke of .Argyll, was born in Ardincaple Castle, Dumbartonshire, in 1823, and while he was Marquis of Lorne, became known as an author, political orator and religious controversialist, thus establishing early a reputation for activity in many fields·· which it seems to have been the main endeavor of his life to increase. On the death of his father, in 1847, he became Duke, and was thereafter a frequent speaker in the House of Lords, on Scotch and church topics particularly. Interesting himself in educational matters, he became chan­ cellor of the University of St. Andrews and afterward rector of the University of Glasgow. Science also claimed his at­ tention, and, after presiding over the deliberations of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, he be­ came president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His notable political activity began in 1852, when he· entered the Cabinet of the Earl of Aberdeen as Lord of the Privy Seal. In 1855 he became Postmaster General, and in 1860 he again became Lord of the Privy Seal, this time in the Cabinet of Lord Palmerston. In 1868 he was Secretary of State for India in Gladstone's Cabinet, but he went out when Gladstone was defeated. On Gladstone's return to power in 1880 he again entered the Cabinet, this time becoming again Lord of the Privy Seal. In consequence of a disagreement with his colleagues he resigned in 1881. He was a Whig and supported home rule. SCOTCH DUKE WIELDS TROWEL Special to the Post-Dispatch. LONDON, Sept. 28, 1925.-The Duke of Argyll, hereditary master of the royal household in Scotland and chief of the Campbell clan, is devoting much time to work as a stonemason on a tower that is being constructed near Inverary castle. With only two other masons, the Duke is erecting a tower after an old Italian model, wherein will hang a peal of bells. It will add an artistic touch to the home of the chief of the Campbells, which is already noted for its beauty and the splendor of its art treasures. Its art gallery contains the most famous collection of Gainsboroughs in Great Britain. THE SC.OTOH-IRISH

So many of the branches in this family chronicle are re­ f erred to as Scotch-Irish that an explanation of just who were the Scotch-Irish and how the term originated seems to be needed. During the reign of Elizabeth the people of Ulster, Ireland, rebelled against the government. They were subjugated and compelled to submit; but the fires of their patriotism were not quenched. On the accession of James I another con­ spiracy was entered into by the Earl of Tyrone and the Earl of Tyconnel against the English government. Their estates, consisting of over a half million acres, were confiscated and it soon became a favorite project for the English sovereign to repeople this territory with a protestant population; many inducements were offered in the shape of large grants of land, to the people of England and Scotland to get them to settle in this territory. The principal immigration was from Scot­ land as the distance was so short-just across the Channel. The Scots took with them into Ireland their habits of indus­ try and thrift, and their strong Calvanistic faith and rigid adherence to the Presbyterian Church. The first Irish Pres­ byterian Church was established by the Scotch-Irish in 1613. Later on, these people were so persecuted in Ireland on account of their religion that large colonies of them came to America, where they have always been noted for their love of religious and civil liberty. To the exertion, sacrifice and valor of the Scotch-Irish we are much indebted for the successful issue of the Revolution­ ary War, and the establishment of our present system of government. When the long .period of oppression and cruelty practiced by the arbitrary government of Great Britain upon the people of the Colonies, had culminated in the Revolution, these Scotch-Irish whose forefathers had sealed their faith with their blood, attested their own faith in their cause, and did not hesitate to give their lives for this faith of their fathers, in the cause of Liberty. This race did not ( the contrary has been erroneously stated numberless times) intermarry with the native Celtic population; to this day it is as distinct as. when the pioneer settlers first emigrated to Ireland. They were called Scotch­ Irish simply because they were Scots who had taken up their residence in Ireland. 36 MARRIAGE OF POC,\HONT,\S. Ceremony performed by Alexander \Vhitaker.

Noble . Genealogy ~

~oblt (1) Thomas Noble was born in England as early as 1632. Died in Westfield, Mass., Jan. 20th, 1704, aged at least 72 years. Mentioned in Drake's History of Boston (P. 331) as ad­ mitted on the 5th of Jan., 1653, as an inhabitant of Boston. The same year he removed to Springfield, Mass., and opened an account at the store of John Pynchon. Though not one of the founders he was one of the very early settlers of Springfield-its first settlement being in 1636--only 17 years before.

NO'l'E: The coats ot arms ot the Noble, Gorton, Shelton and Gil· mour tamiUes a.re from the original grants. The author was unable to find those used by the American branches. .All ot the blood, a.re entitled to the original grants, but not always to the arms used by the various branches ot the families. Ot course, it is understood that only the head ot a. house is entitled to use the supporters and only those bearing titles ot Duchess, Countess, Duke, Earl, etc., are entitled to the use ot the crown. where it is part ot the coat ot arms. The arms ot the Alden, Standish, Molyneux, FitzGerald, Campbell., Carter, Byrd and Armistead tamUies are those used by the ta.ml.lies in America. 37 38 NOBLE .GENEALOGY

Thomas Noble married Hannah Warriner in 1660 and moved to Westfield some time between 1667 and 1669. He died in 1704. His widow married Medad Pomeroy. (2) James Noble-son of Thomas Noble and Hannah Warriner, was born in Westfield, Mass., Oct. 1, 1677. Mar­ ried, first, Ruth-second Catherine Higley, Feb. 24th, 1704. He died April 22, 1712, aged 34 years. (3) David Noble-son, of James and Catherine Higley Noble, was born in Westfield, Mass., in 1709. Died in He­ bron, Conn., Feb. 18, 1761, married in 1731-Abigail Loomis. ( 4) Aaron Noble-son of David and Abigail Loomis Noble. Born Nov. 25th, 1748, in Hebron, Conn. Removed to Pittsfield, Mass., in 17--, thence to Pittsfield, Otsego County, N. Y., in 1797. Died March, 1813; married Eunice Bagg. Eunice Bagg died in Carlisle, Scho:harie Co., N. Y., about 1817. (5) Pomeroy Noble-son of Aaron and Eunice Bagg Noble. Born in Pittsfteld, Mass., about 1780. Died in Madi­ son Co., N. Y. (probably in Hamilton); married first, Hannah Edson, second --- ( 6) Eunice Noble, daughter of Pomeroy and Hannah Edson Noble. Born in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1803. Died in Montoale, Cayug~ Co., N. Y., in 1832, aged 29 years; mar­ ried in 1823, Benjamin Tillinghast Campbell. (7) C. Damon Noble Campbell (D. D.), son of Benjamin Tillinghast Campbell and Eunice Noble, born in Lebanon, Madison Co., N. Y., in 1827. Died in St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 1st, 1897. Married first in Staunton, Va., Juliet Catherine Taylor, second in St. Louis, Mo., Oct., 1869, 1\1. Genevieve Shelton, only daughter of John Gilmore ( Gilmour) Shelton and Mary Walker Burd (Byrd). Children and grandchildren living in 1927: (8) Alice Campbell Noble (Mrs. Alexander). (8) Emma Campbell Gooding (Mrs. W. S.). William Selden Gooding died in 1923. Alexander Noble died in 1925. (8) Mary Campbell McCleery (Mrs. D. N.). (8) Mildred Campbell Whitaker (Mrs. A. E.). (8) Thomas Campbell. NOBLE• GENEALOGY 39 (8) Ethel Campbell Voges (Mrs. H.B.). (8) Ada Lee Campbell Kelley (Mrs. Taylor D.). (9) Genevieve Blackstone McCleery, married 1920, Ben- jamin Franklin Atwood. (9) Dorothy Whitaker. (9) Shelton Campbell Voges. ( 9) Henry Byrd Voges. - (9) Ethel Campbell Voges. (9) Marguerite Noble Heerman. (9) Enid Noble Castle. . ( 9) Sydney Gooding. (10) Francis William Heerman, Jr. (10) Sydney Gordon Castle. WARRINER, LOOMIS, HIGLEY AND EDSON NOTES (1) Hannah Warriner, wife of Thos. Noblet, was a daugh­ ter of Wm. Warriner and Joanna Searles. William came to Springfield, Mass., from England in 1639. He died in Spring­ field, Mass., in 1696. Hannah was born in Springfield, Mass., in 1643-Aug. 17th. After death of Thos. Noble, his widow married Deacon Medad Pomeroy of Northampton, l\fass.

(2) Catherine Higley, second wife of James2 Noble (son 1 of Thos. ), was a daughtel' of John Higley and Hannah Drake of Windsor and Simsbury, Conn. Catherine was a sister of Hannah Higley, who was the mother of the first Governor Jonathan Trumbull of Connecticut. (3) Abigail Loomis, wife of David Noble (son of James, and Catherine Higley), was a daughter of Philip and Han­ nah Loomis of Simsbury, Conn. Philip was born Feb. 22, 1675. He was a son of Lieut. Samuel Loomis and Elizabeth Judd. Lfout. Samuel was born in England in 1628. He was a son of Joseph Loomis, who came to America from England in 1635. 'l'he son of David Noble and Abigail Loomis, Aaron Noble was an officer in the Revolutionary War. ( 4) The pioneer of the Edson line was Deacon Samuel · Edson, who was born in England in 1612. He was an early settler of Salem, Mass., where he was admitted as an inhab­ itant in 1639. He moved to Bridgewater, Conn., in 1650, and died there in 1693, at the age of 80. Hannah Edson, wife of Pomeroy Noble, was born in Lanesboro, Mass., about 1782. She was married in 1802. The Hannah Edson born in 1720 3 was a daughter of Timothy , who was a son of Joseph Edson and Mary Alden. Mary was a daughter of Joseph2 Alden and Hannah Dunham. Joseph2 was the son of John Alden and Priscilla Molines (Mullins), (Molyneux). NOBLE .GENEALOGY

JOHN ALDEN AND PRISCILLA John is credited with being of the family of John Alden, of the :Middle Temple, London, who had a coat of arms in 1607 to which our John is entitled according to the histor­ ians. In the early records he was written ''Gentleman,'' which meant an untitled member of a noble family. He was listed on the Mayflower as a cooper, but his career in America does not bear this out, and trades were assigned the Mayflower company in order to fill out the required quota. John was born in London in 1599. He served for 40 years as assistant to every Governor of :Massachusetts except Carver, and was eight times deputy for Duxbury. Priscilla Mullins (Molines, Molyneux) was a daughter of William and Alice Molines, of the Walloon Huguenot con­ tingent. The Molines (Molyneux) left their native France for Leyden, Holland, where they lived for 12 years before coming to America. Priscilla was a blood connection of the Standish family, and Sarah Alden, daughter of John and Priscilla Alden, married Alexander S"tandish, son of Capt. Myles Standish and Barbara his second wife. A son of James Prescott, Sr., married Miss Standish and their son, who for his bravery and military achievements, was made Lord of the Manor of Dugby-Lincolnshire, married Alice Molineux. John and Priscilla were married in 1621. .John died in Duxbury, Mass., Sept. 12, 1686. He was the last of the Pilgrim Fathers. NOBLE GENEALOGY 41

Joseph1 Alden, son of John, was born at Plymouth m 1624. Died Feb. 8, 1697. He married Mary, daughter of Moses Simmons, Jr., who came over to America on the ship '' Fortune. '' 2 Joseph Alden , son of above, was born in 1667-died 1747. He married in 1690-Hannah Dunham, daughter of Daniel Dunham, who died Jan. 13, 1748, at the age of 78. Mary Alden, daughter of Joseph2, was born in Bridge­ water, April 10, 1699-died at Stafford at the age of 80. She married Timothy, son of Joseph Edson, in 1719: He was born in Bridgewater, Conn., in 1689. Hannah Edson, wife of Pomeroy Noble, was a direct descendant of Timothy Edson and Mary Alden.

THE MOLYNEUX (MOLINES-MULLINS) FAMILY

.ffio11rneux.

In 1066 among the noble attendants of William tlie Con­ queror was William de l\folines, a Norman Knight of noble extraction, as appears from the list in Battle Abbey, in which his name appears 18th in order. Roger de Poictiers, by order of the Conqueror, gave the Manors of Sefton, Thorndon and Kerndon, in the County of Lancaster, England, to William and Sefton became the chief seat of the family. The Earls of Sefton use the Molyneux coat of arms and motto, Vivere sat Vincere, vari­ ously translated as "To conquer is to live enough," and '' To live is conquering enough.'' 42 NOBLE ,GENEALOGY

From the above, William descends our William who went to_ Leyden from France and remained there 12 years until he came to America with the Pilgrims arid brought our Priscilla, whom Longfellow has immortalized in his '' Court­ ship o!' Myles Standish.'' Captain Standish was of the same blood as the Molin.es (Mullins) ; his mother was Bridget l\Iolyneux, and his father was a grandson of Annie :Molyneux, who was a daughter of Sir Richard, who had been made a Knight under the Black Prince. It is stated that the "Case of Ireland," which was writ­ ten by William 1\lolyneux and burned in 1812 by order of the British government, was read by Thoma~ Jefferson and was the article from which Jefferson drew many of the principles of our Declaration of Independence. _ Sir Richard l\!olyneux was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1586, and made a Baron by King James in 1611.

POMEROY The history of this family dates back many centuries. .An excellent account is given in the "Genealogy of New Eng­ land.'' Eltweed Pomeroy, the pioneer of this family, was bap­ tized in the Beaminster Parish Church in England on July 4, 1585. He came to America in 1630. He was one of the founders of the town of Dorchester, Mass. In 1636 or 1637 he moved to Windsor, Conn., and was a very prominent NOBLE GENEALOOY 43 citizen of that town. He married three times. First in England, Johanna Keech, who died Nov. 27, 1620, second Marjory Rockwood, of Somersetshire, England; third, Lydia Brown Parsons, widow of Thomas Parsons. Medad Pome­ roy was a son of this last union. All of the Pomeroys m America are descendants of said Eltweed Pomeroy.

BAGG Robert le Bagge of Caen, in Normandy, went to England with William the Conqueror, in 1066. He settled in Nor­ folkshire, Plymouth. His descendant, John Bagg, was the first of his line in America. He married in 1659, Hannah, daughter of Henry Burt, one of the Founders of Springfield, .Mass. He died Sept. 5, 1683. 'l'hey had 10 children. John Bagg ( 2) , son of John and Hannah, had a son John (3), who married :March 30, 1689, at Springfield, Mass., Mercy Thomas, daughter of Rowland Thomas and wife, Sarah Chapin, (daughter of Samuel Chapin) who were married April 14, 1647. Their daughter l\Iercy, born May 15, 1671, married John Bagg.. Deacon Samuel Chapin, father of Sarah, grandfather of Mercy Bagg; was a Seleetman in 1644-52-G0-63 and 64 and a Commissioner from 1652 to 1664. He died in 1675. He was the model of St. Gau

<.Gorton (Bee note uncte-r Noble Ooat of A.nns, paae S1.) From this line descend Governor Nathaniel Green, Sena­ tor Lippelt, Bishop Potter of New York, Julia Ward Howe, Marion Crawford, Collis P. Huntington, and many others of great note. (1) Samuel Gorton came to America from the parish of Manchester, County of Lancaster, village of Gorton, Eng­ land. He was born in 1592, died in 1677 in Rhode Island. He was a very wealthy man. and a fine linguist. He was bitterly persecuted by Governor Bradford of Massachusetts, but went to England and forced from Parliament a charter for the '' Providence Plantations,'' now '' Rhode Island. '' Some time later he became Governor of Rhode Island. He had a son, Samuel Gorton ( 2), who also had a son, Samuel Gorton (3). The third of the name was born in Warwick, R. I., in 1690. (4) Benjamin Gorton-son of Samuel Gorton the third, was born in 1716. He was married in 1740 to Mercy Foster -daughter of George and Mary Foster. 45 46 GORTON GENEALOGY

(5) William Gorton-son of Benjamin Gorton and jUercy Foster-was born at \Vest Greenwich, July 28th, 1751. Died at Voluntown, Conn., in 1826. He married Wealthy Tillinghast, who was born in West G~eenwich in 1751 and died at Voluntown, Conn., in 1820. William Gorton was a captain in the Revolutionary War. His daughter- (6) Phoebe Gorton-was born in 1776-married in 1792 Charles Campbell. She died in 1863. Charles was born Aug. 26, 1769, in Voluntown, Conn., and was probably married there. (7) Benjamin Tillinghast Campbell-son of Charles. Campbell and Phoebe Gorton, was born Nov. 11th, 1800 ( probably in Voluntown, Conn.), and died Feb. 22, 1865, in Eaton, N. Y. He was married in 1823 to Eunice Noble­ born in 1803, died in l\fontoale, Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1832. (8) C. Damon Noble Campbell, D. D.--son of Benjamin Tillinghast Campbell and Eunice Noble-was born in Lebanon, Madison Co., N. Y., in 1827. Died in St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 1, 1897. Was married twice-first to Juliet Cath­ erine Taylor of Staunton, Va. Second wife, Genevieve Shel­ ton. Children and grandchildren living in 1927 : (9) Alice Campbell Noble (Mrs. Alexander). (9) Emma Campbell Gooding (Mrs. William S.). (9) Mary Campbell McCleery (Mrs. D. N.). (9) Mildred Campbell Whitaker (Mrs. A. E.). (9) Thomas Campbell (9) Ethel Campbell Voges (Mrs. H. B.). (9) Ada Lee Campbell Kelley (Mrs. Taylor ]).). (10) Marguerite Noble Beerman (Mrs. F. W.). (10) Enid Noble Castle. ( 10) Sydney Gooding. (10) Genevieve McCleery Atwood (Mrs. B. F.). (10) Dorothy Whitaker. (10) Shelton Campbell Voges. (10) Henry Byrd Voges. (10) Ethel Campbell Voges. ( 11) Francis William Heerman. ( 11) Sydney Gordon Castle. GORTON GENEALOGY 47

Samuel Gorton, first Governor of ·Rhode Island, has been much maligned by our historians. His religious views were distasteful to some of the early colonists and he was bitterly persecuted by them. In '' The Memoirs of Roger WilliamB,'' published in Boston in 1834 by James D. Knowles, it is stated that '' while Roger Williams did not agree with the religious views of Gorton, he knew that he was being bitterly persecuted and he defended him on every hand ; '' but it was not a day of tolerance. Gorton was accused of being _opposed to both Churches and magistracy, but this charge was never proven. Knowles quotes Hon. Samuel Eddy as follows: "Samuel Gorton has been in office constantly since the ~ablishment of a government. It would be a very remark­ able fact that a man should be an enemy to magistracy, to religion, in fact a bad man, and yet constantly enjoy the confidence of his fellow townsmen, and receive from them the highest honors in their gift. "Mr. Gorton went to England and obtained an order from the Earl of Warwick and the other CoJI1IDissioners of the Plantations, dated Aug. 19, 1644, requiring Massachusetts not to molest the settlers at Sha worn et, Gorton 's colony. Massachusetts very reluctantly complied and Mr. Gorton and his followers were allowed to occupy their lands in peace and quiet. "The conduct of Massachusetts none will now defend. It was a manifest usurpation and a cruel abuse of power. It is a profitable example of the manifold evils of erecting the civil government with a court of inquisition. These unhappy men narrowly escaped the fate wh1ch a few years later befell the Quakers. · '' The rulers and clergy of Massachusetts undoubtedly felt that they were impelled by an honest zeal for the purity of religion and the glory of God. Their conduct only proves that a being so fallible as man is unfit to be entrusted with power over the conscience. " 48 GORTON GENEALOGY

NOTE FROM RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY Samuel (2) Gorton was born in 1630, married Dec. 11, 1684, and died Sept. 6, 1724. . Samuel (3) Gorton was born July 29, 1690, married June 1, 1715, and died January, 1784. Samuel Gorton the first founded the town of Warwick, R. I., in 1643. Ann, daughter of Samuel (2) and Elizabeth, married Aug. 4, 1670, John Warner (2), son of John (1) and Pris­ cilla Holliman, daughter of Ezekiel Holliman. John Warner (1), born in London in 1615, came to America in 1654. TILLINGHAST Pardon Tillinghast ( 1) was born at Beachy Head on the Coast of Sussex in 1622. He was a Baptist minister in America, but always refused to accept any salary. He built and equipped the first meeting house in Providence and presented it to the society. He died Jan. 29, 1718, aged 96. He was a soldier in Cromwell's Army. His :first wife was a Butterworth. His second wife was Lydia, daughter of Philip and Lydia (Masters) Tabor. Children by his first wife were : Sarah, John and Mary. By his second wife, Phillip, Benjamin, Abigail, Joseph, Mercy, Hannah, Elizabeth, Lydia and Pardon. Wealthy Tillinghast, who· married Capt. William Gorton, a Captain in the Army of the Revolution, was a direct descendant of Pardon Tillinghast. Pardon Tillinghast ( 4), in direct line, was born Feb. 16, 1666, died Oct. 15, 1743. Married Mary Keech, who died Feb, 7, 1726. Children were John, born 1690; Mary, born 1694; Joseph, born 1706, and Philip, born 1710. Philip, son of Pardon ( 4) and Mary Keech Tillinghast, married ----.. Children were Benjamin, born Sept. 13, 1746, and Wealthy, born 1751, in East or West Greenwich, Conn. Died in Voluntown, Conn., in 1820. Wealthy mar­ ried Capt. William Gorton, who was born July 28, 1751, at West Greenwich, Conn. Joseph Tillinghast, born Taunton, Mass., 1791, removed to Rhode Island in his boyhood. He graduated at Brown University in 1809, and was principal of Kent Academy at East Greenwich, R. I., for many years. He died in Provi­ dence, R. I., Dec. 30, 18~. Shelton Genealogy ~

5Shelfon (See note under Noble Coat of .4.nns, page :11.) ROYAL DESCENT OF THE SHELTONS THROUGH ANNE BOLEYN CHARLEMAGNE, BORN 742, DIED 814. Buried at Aix la Chappelle, had Louis I, who had Louis n• and Charles II. Charles II had Judith, who had Baldwin II of Flanders, who had Arnold I of Flanders, who had Baldwin III, who had Arnold II, who had Baldwin IV; he had Bald­ win V, who had Matilda. She married William the Con­ queror and had Henry I, King of England, who had Matilda, who had Henry II, who had John (who had Henry, who had Edward I, who had Edward II, who had Edward III), and Eleanor, who had Blanche, who had Louis IX, who had Philip III, who had Philip IV, who had Isabel, who mar­ ried Edward II of England and had Edward III.

"The descent o! the Shelton family from Charlemagne also comes down from Louie II through Hugh Capet, King of France, etc., to Margaret, daughter of P~illip III, who married Phillip IV and had Isabel, who married Edward II. · 49 50 SHELTON GENEALOGY

Edward I of England married Eleanor, daughter of Ferdinand, third King of Castile. They had the Princess Elizabeth Plantaganet, who married Humphrey de Bohn, Earl of Hereford. Their daughter Eleanor, married James Butler, first Earl of Ormonde, and their son James, second Earl of Ormonde ( died 1382); married Elizabeth, daughter of John, Lord D 'Arey; their son James, third Earl of Or­ monde ( died 1405), married Anne, daughter of John, Lord Welles, who had James, the fourth Earl (died 1452), who married Jane, daughter of Lord Abergevenny. The third son of James, fourth Earl of Ormonde, and Jane, was Thomas ( died 1515). He married Anne, daugh­ ter of Sir Richard Hankford; their second daughter was Lady Margaret Butler, who was co-heir of her father. Lady Margaret Butler married Sir William Boleyn of Blickling, who died in 1505. Their daughter, Anne Boleyn, married Sir John Shelton, of Shelton Hall, Norfolk, England.

THE SHELTONS OF SHELTON HALL, NORFOLK, ENGLAND John de Shelton, first on record, tied {by deed) his Manor of Stradbrooke to the Prior of Butte, and John, his son, confirmed it. They derived their name from the village of Shelton, or the village derived its name from them, as they were settled in Norfolk over two hundred years before the Norman Con­ quest in 1066. The village of Shelton is in the County of Norfolk. The family were early seated ~t Stradbrooke in Suffolk. In 1215 Nicholas de Shelton had purchased an estate in Weybred, and was one of the rebelling Barons against King John. The seventh. Lord of the Manor was the Crusader, and the tenth, Ralph de Shelton, was knighted for valor at the battle of Creecy in 1346. He served in the King's own company. It was this Ral~h who built Shelton Hall and Church. He married Joan, daughter of John de Plais, and dying in 1373 was buried in the chancel of St. Mary's Church at SHEL TON HALL, village of Shelton, Norfolk, England. Built by Sir Ralph Shelton in 1480. It was burned to the ground about 1800.

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Shelton, under a monument bearing his effigy in complete armor. In 1504 Sir John Shelton, Knight of the Bath, was High Sheriff of Norfolk. His son, Sir John Shelton, served the same high office, which was also held by Sir Ralph Shelton in 1570. The estates continued in the family until 1606. Shelton Hall, a very noble mansion, has long been in ruins.

SHELTON-FROM ''PROMINENT NORFOLK FAMILIES,'' BY RYE (11) Sir John Shelton, High Sheriff of Norfolk, 1504- 1523, was a Knight of the Bath and was present at the coronation of Henry VIII. He had a grant of land of Carrow Abbey, where there was a fine series of armorial glass of the Sheltons. He di~d in 1539. His wife was Anne Boleyn, daughter of Sir William Boleyn and Lady Ma~garet Butler. By her he had Mar­ garet Shelton, who was called the "pretty Madge, " and who married Thom-as Wodehouie of Kimberley, and a son, (12) Sir John-who was knighted in 1546. He was High Sheriff, 1522-1525, and married Margaret, daughter of Sir Henry Parker, who was a son of Henry, Lord Morley, Baron of Rye-and had a daughter, who was engaged to Thomas Clere, at the time of her death in 1545. She is the "Shelton for love" mentioned in the Earl of Surry's sonnet inscription to Clere. It was this Sir John who went to Queen Elizabeth's Court with his family. He died late in 1558. He had· a son and heir, (13) Sir Ralph Shelton, who was High Sheriff of Nor­ folk in 1571. He died in 1580. His first wife was Mary, daughter of Sir William Wodehouse of Warham, Norfolk. She died without issue.• His second wife was Anne, daugh-

• Rye here states that Mary Wodehouse, first wite of Sir Ralph (thirteenth Lord) died without issue. This is an error as I have the chart and papers copied from the original records in the Eng­ lish Courts. Thomas, son and heir ot above Sir Ralph and father ot our Sir Ralph, was a son by the first marriage. It is inter• eating to note that the wife of Nicholas1. Meriwether, who was born in Wales, was a daughter o! this same house, being the grand• daughter of "Sir Henry Wodehouse ot Warham, Norfolk, Eng." ?d. C. W. 52 SHELTON GENEALOGY ter of Thomas Barrowe of Shlpdham and Barningham, Suf­ folk, and Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Henry Bures of Suffolk. After the death of Sir Ralph (13) An_ne mar­ ried Sir Charles Cornwallis. An Anne (see note p. 51), Sir Ralph had (14) Thomas, son and heir, born 1558, buried in St. Peter's Church in the Tower, London, who married Eliza­ beth Flowerdew. Thomas was '' Gentleman Porter of the Tower,'' and died in 1595. (14) Sir Ralph, another son, born 1560, married Dor­ othy, daughter of Sir ~obert Jermy. He was killed at the Isle of Rhe in 1602. A third son, (14) Henry Shelton, born in 1576, baptised 1577, died 1635, went into the Low Countries in 1603. He was for many years a Captain in the States Army. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Jermyn of Debden, and had a son, (15) Maurice Shelton of Barningham, Suffolk, born 1625, died 1676. He married Martha Appleton, by whom he had a daughter and heir: (16) :Martha, born 1?72. She married Lisle Racket, by whom she had a son and heir. (17) John, d. s. p., and a daughter, Sarah (17) who married Robert Suckling. (16) Henry Shelton of Barningham, son of :Maurice, born 1654, High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1683, died in 1690, and is buried at Shelton. He married Hester Churchman and had, (Rye states one son, Maurice, but according to the tombstones at Shelton there were two, Henry and Mau­ rice). (17) l\:faurice Shelton of Barningham, son and heir, born 1683, died 1749. He married Arabella Duke and had four sons, Maurice, Henry, Charles and Edward (ail died in infancy), and one daughter and heir, (18) Arabella Shelton, born 1709, married twice-had issue only by first husband, who was Thomas Taylor. Her daughter was MOAT surrounding old. Shelton Hall in Norfolk, England, as it appears t~day.

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(19) Maria Rebecca Taylor, who married John Reilly, by whom she had two sons, James Shelton Reilly and Ed­ ward Duke Reilly. Both died in infancy. Thus the Maurice Shelton who died in 1749 and was buried at Shelton, was the last of the family in and around Norfolk, but not the last of this illustrious family. Queen Elizabeth died in 1603 and the estate in Norfolk, including Shelton Hall, was sold in 1606.

J UMEL MANSION, 160th St. and Edgecombe Ave., New York, November, 1925. My dear Mrs. Whitaker:- I enclose herewith the document I referred to in my letter. I spent a day and a night at the present Shelton hall, which is a handsome house more than a hundred years old, standing in one corner of the moat that surrounded the old Hall. The book from which the paper was copied also contained a drawing of the old Hall. I found a fine old Norman Church, built by Sir Ralph Shelton and Mar­ garet his wife about 1480. It stands with its church yard in a grove of trees, which also shelters the Rectory and a modern school house, and that is all there is of Shelton. The church is all Shelton, the tombs are Shelton tombs and the stained glass windows are Shelton windows. The chancel is framed with Shelton tombs. On the right is the tomb of Sir Ralph and his wife. The brass effigies have long since disappeared, but the marble shows the marks of the figures of a man and a woman lying side by side. On the opposite side of the chancel is a tomb of five panels, on each side bearing the names of Sheltons above a slight variation of what must have been the shield of the old crusa

'' Thomas Shelton was borne Six Daie of April Ao Dni- 1558. '' "Margaret Shelton was borne the XVIII Daie of Sept. 1556." ''John Shelton w_as borne the XIX daie of Decembre Ao Dni 1559." "Raphe Shelton was borne the first Daie of Novembre Ao Dni of 1560. '' '' Edward Shelton was borne the 1st Daie of Decembre 1564 and died the X of March followinge. ''

These records in old Roman capitals always over the shield of the crusader, with the cross on the left half, except in the case of Margaret, when it is on the right side, and in the case of the infant, Edward, it covers the whole shield. The old Crusader was the seventh Lord and Ralph, who built the. church, was the tenth, and Sir John, who married Anne Boleyn, was the eleventh. The coat of arms of the Norfolk Family was based on the shield of the Crusader, the left half bearing the cross and all quarterings on the right half. It is to be seen a dozen times in the church. I enclose a tracing from the sketch I made from a tomb in the floor of the choir. Henry Shelton of Barningham, 1690. Sincerely yours, ST. MARY'~ CHURCH, village of Shelton, Norfolk, England. Built by Sir Ralph Shelton, 13th Lord, in 1480.

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TAKEN FROM THE DOOMSD.A Y BOOK OF ENGLAND Extract from MS in the British Museum, Vol. VI, Shel­ ton. Copied for me by Lieutenant F. P. Caesar Hawkins (Royal Navy, retired) at Shelton Hall, Long Stratton, Norfolk, England, Sept. 2'6, 1925.

SHELTON '!'his village, which in Doomsday Book is written '' Seel­ ton, '' probably derived its name from the old Saxon word Seelmilow;, (fertilio) and (tun) villa-though were it not for its very elegant church and the records it contains of the great family, its original founders, it certainly would disappoint the visitor who, from the deriviation looked for a picturesque or fertile village. · The very ancient family which assumed their surname from this Parish is said by W. Bloom.field to have been originally seated at Stradbroke in Suffolk, but an ancient MS, which formerly belonged to the family, asserts that the Sheltons had resided in this village ·9f Shelton for 200 years before the Norman Conquest (1066). It does not, however, appear by the Doomsday Book that they possessed any of the three Manors which existed at the period of that survey and the names of Stigand alone occurs as Lord in the previous reign of the Confessor. Whatever may be due to the private record I have quoted, which I confess ,seems rather unsupported by historical evidence, it is cer­ tain that the family of the Sheltons was very early en­ foeffed of the Manor, as we find them to have l:>"en some time in possession of it in the middle of the twelfth century. So numerous were the branches and so nobly connected its principal line that few private families, even in feudal times, could surpass the Sheltons in opulence and alliance. After a knightly descent of several generations, we find Sir Ralph Shelton in the King's own company at the battle of Creessy and soon -after in high favor at Poictiers. In that 'battle he made John Recourt prisoner and obtained a safe conduct for him in 1356. He married Joan, daughter of Sir John de Plais of Westing, and settled the Manors of Shelton and Badingham (probably Barningham), on his wife and her issue. He was Lord of the Manor of Burnt Elleigh in Suffolk, and succeeded by inheritance to the great estates of his cousin, Sir Ralph Burguillon of Rediston. 56 SHELTON GENEALOGY

In the time of Mr. Bloomfield, as we learn from his his­ tory, the brass effigy of this warrior adorned the floor of Shelton Church, but has now disappeared. That antiquary describes the figure as being represented in complete armour, having a Saracens head couped (?) (an honorable memorial of the Crusades) as the same MS informs us, £or the crest, with the following inscription placed at the head:- " Perez pour l 'ame due Monsieur Raul£ de Shelton le pere iidis ( 1) Maistre de ceste Ville qui mousot ( ?) .xvii soin de Novembre Vande grau MCCCLVIII. le plus le femme la fille due :Monsieur de Plais de corps du guel gist ici Dieu de son a me ait merci. '' His descendants having been present with John of Gaunt at the celebrated battle of Nagaret in Spain, at S lVIaloes and in King Richard's expedition into Scotland, we find Sir John Shelton High Sheriff of Norfolk in the year 1504, and also present at the coronation of Henry VIII as a Knight of the Bath. By marriage with Ann, daughter of Sir William Boleyn of Blickling, he formed a connection with the Royal Family of England, which at no distant period proved of the greatest service to one of its descend- . ants in the person of the Princess Elizabeth, who during her persecution, found a faithful and trusty relative in Sir John Shelton, who is said not only to have received her into his house, but even to have secreted her within the tower of Shelton Church when his hospitable mansion could no longer protect her. After making marital connection with the families of Pa.er, Lord Morley, the Wodehouses of Kimberly and W arham, the Godsuleys, Scudamore, Kemp and others, we find with regret this ancient and respectable family extinct in the person of l\Iaurice Shelton of Barningham and Shel­ ton, who died in July, 1740, and lies buried in Shelton Church. 'l'he MS Volume which I have· before alluded to and which l\Ir. Bloom.field appears to have examined, con­ tains all the coats of Shelton beautifully emblazed with 47 different impalements. They were these: "Shelton and FitzHammond, Gedding, Cretyng, Vane, Harling, Martin, Elleigh, Sand.ham, Pokedale, Heneningham, (Shelton or Skillon) M:ohun, Peglon, Stapleton, Calthorp, Pryinngs, Gilbert, Barett, Tomer, Shrewsbury of Ashwell­ Thorpe, T. Philebut, Slabey, Talbon, Earl of Sh~ewsbury, Cleek, Nottingham, Marks, Broeme, Bedingfield, Boleyn, Dove, House of Kimberly, Parner, Earl Morley, Wodehouse of Warham, Cromwell, Barron, Appleyard, and Jermyn." SHELTON GENEALOGY 57

The same MS volume also contains the grand coat of Shelton with their quarterings as below: 1st. Shelton with their old coat. . 2nd. Illeigh. · · 3rd. Bergullion. 4th. Corkfield. 5th. Barrett at 1?. Besides the two coats given as above, the Sheltons appear to have borne at one period a third, for in 1602, Sir Ralph Shelton, who was killed at the ( 'role ? ) of Rhe. '' Sealed with azure ore a chaif indented or, two mullets of the field,'' which he here says was an ancient coat of the family reassumcd by him. We learn from the Church : 'rhut invaluable record of Doomsday Book that a church existed ut Shelton ut the period of its compil&tions and that 16 acre::i of glebe were attached to it. Of this edifice, prob­ ably a genuine Saxon building, not a trace remains. The present elegant church was raised by the munificence of Sir Ralph Shelton and lHargaret his wife, daughter of Robert Clere of Ormsby. The precise period of its founda- . tion is not exactly ascertained, though it was certainly fin­ ished before the year 1500, for in the will of Ralph's widow, proved the 5th of December in that year, it is expressed that she '' Wills to be buried in the chancel of Shelton Church by her husband in a tomb which is ordained to that intent.'' It is an uniform structure of red brick, comprising a nave, chancel and two aisles, with an elegant south porch. The square tower is of an earlier date, attached perhaps to the old church a little before its demolition. Although built during a period when church architecture was rather overloaded with redundant ornaments, we do not find the church at Shelton faulty in that respect. The columns in the interior are finished with plain perpendicular mouldings and the flattened arclics of that era, sustaining. a row of clerestory windows having a niche and projecting orna­ mented corbels placed between them. The latter exhibits a shield charged with the rebus of the founder's name-that is, Rap. Shel. Tuns. The east window filled with stained glass produces a pleasing effect, while the decorations of the various parts is sufficient without profusion. It may possibly be objected that the nave is rather too lofty for good proportion, but loftiness was a principle which our ancestors much affected in their buildings, and 58 SHELTON GENEALOGY which we invariably meet with in· all our best churches. The present flat roof, no part of the founder's design, as may be presumed from the appearance of the corbels, much disfiguring this otherwise very elegant church. Indeed I am inclined to think that the fiat ceiling is the work of some recent church wardens and that if it were removed we should be presented with a good oak covering infinitely preferable. Bloomfield describes this, as all other churches, in such general terms that we cannot learn the state of it in his time. Sir John Shelton, son of the founder, emu­ lating his father's piety, glazed the east window of the chancel and in it are represented the effigies of himself and his wife, Ann Boleyn, aunt to the Queen, in devotional attitude. Each figure, as may be conjectured, is covered with a surcoat of their respective arms, while the armorial ensigns and those of Shelton and Burgullion quartered with Cockfield in (--) appear above the various devices, par­ ticularly the favorite rebus of the founder's name are represented, in these as well as in the windows of the aisles, on long scrolls of elegant form. These have suffered much in this short period which has elapsed since their insertion and present but feeble specimens of coloring. THE HALL About half a mile eastward of the church, Sir Ralph Shelton, the founder of that elegant edifice, built as a family residence a spacious and embattled Manor Rouse. The site of this now only determined by the hollows of the moat which encloses a modern farm house, which retains the appellation of Shelton Hall. The annexed drawing, copied from a view of the original mansion, taken in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, gives us a most complete idea of the edifice. Indeed so few houses have we remaining of that date (Henry VIII) which retain anything of their original character, that I regard the little sketch before us as of great value on that account. (A 'drawing of the Hall in the book from which this paper was copied.) We here see embattled gables and ornamented chimneys in every part of the building, some of the latter of which, near the Lan. thern in the dicing hall, are of very unUBUal construction. On the left hand of the entrance appears to be the large window of the chapel, while the numerous windows in the other parts of the front seem to have been apportioned to various low and dark apartments. Such then is the ex­ terior appearance of this ancient speciment of domestic architecture. From the eircumstances of an intermarriage of one of NEW SHEL TON HALL IN NORFOLK, ENGLAND Built about 100 years ag~

SHELTON GENEALOGY 59 the writer's predecessors with Sarah, daughter of Maw-ice Shelton,. in the 17th century, many papers of the Shelton family are still in his possession, one of which will furnish us with an account of the interior. The whole house seems to have been profusely ornamented with stained glass. The windows and ceilings, we are informed, being filled with the armorial bearings of the intermarriages of the family. The chambers, too, were called after the names of these families whose arms were. placed in them, as :Morley's Chamber, Howard's Chamber. It contained also, apart­ ments styled "The Great Parlour, The Drawing Room next to Parlours, The Little Parlour, The Armory, The Library, The Picture Gallery." In these, as appeared from an old inventory in my possession, were the usual display of livery and cupboards, Turkey wove carpets, cobirons, damactre curtains and tapestry. In the library the books were valued in the year 1606 at L 20, though I can :find no mention made of musical instruments in the music room except '' one ol bass viol.'' We will :finish with an extract, describing the kind of furniture in some of the apartments. In the Layde Poyntry Chamber-One bedstead with cur­ tains, valantry, down bed and bolster, two pillows, pair of tcndle bedsteads, one feather bed, one pillow, one coverlet, one pair of blankets, one little table, one livery cupboard, one armed chayre, three stools, one suit of tapestry hung rugs, . one payre of brass cob irons, one payre of andirons, one fire pan and tongs and one payre of bellows valued at L 130 in 1606. In the Chaplain's chamber the many rugs are described as tarnished, while the whole furniture of his study belong­ ing to that chamber, consisted of one small table and a small chayre, in short, the furniture of both his apartments was valued at L 50 only. The hangings of the beds in the various state-rooms were composed of white satin, others of crimson dammasee. The furniture in these rooms amounted to the enormous sum of L 50. I also find cham­ bers designated as the Chamberlayne's chamber (furnished as expensively as the chaplain's), the Bedlam's Chamber, the Plowman's, etc. This noble house with the Park and Demisne was sold to Robert Houghton, Knight, the same who lies buried in the chancel, about 1606, probably soon after the inventory was taken. Note-When Elizabeth became Queen, the family from Shelton Hall went up to the Court, probably moving most of their prop­ erty to their new London home, and remained at court during Elizabeth's reign. Sir Ralph Shelton (The Ralph of that tlme) was killed In 1602,-Elizabeth dies in 1603 and the Norfolk estale wa.s sold in 1606. 60 SHELTON GENEALOGY

THE SHELTON FAMILY IN AMERICA In all of the Colonial records of the Second Charter granted to the London Companies, May 23rd, 1609, the names of Sir Ralph Shelton of Norfolk, England, a Captain Shelton and a James Shelton, Gentleman, appear. James must have been a very young boy when he came to America. Sir Ralph was also a member of the third company to whom a charter was granted in 1611. He was also a signer of the petition which was circulated in Parliament, of which body he was a member that year. The name of Alexander Whitaker, "]Hinister of God," appears also as a member of the 1611 company. A Shelton, no first name given, was a member of the Court of 1624. In most of the records the name is spelled correctly. In two of them it is misspelled Skelton. The above Sir Ralph was a son of Thomas (son and heir of Sir Ralph and Lady Mary Wodehouse) and Elizabeth Flowerdew. He was knighted at Theobald's in 1607. The title ''Knight'' is not hereditary. It is given for service, but has been given to one or more of the Shelton.s of Norfolk, Engla~d, from Ralph, who served with the King's own company at the Battle of Creecy, and was knighted for valor, down to the Sir Ralph, father of our James, who was knighted in 1607. This is indeed a record of which to b~ proud. Mary Shelton, daughter of Sir John and Margaret Parker, was appointed, while still a very young girl, as Maid of Honor to Queen Elizabeth. She married secretly, in a very short time, James Scudamore, a gentleman of the Court. Thi,; incensed the Queen, who threatened to banish her, but forgave her and appointed her Lady-in-Waiting and Mistress of the Robes, where she served until she was an old grey-haired woman. Her husband had become Lord Scuda­ more. I do not know whether or not her death preceded that of Elizabeth in 1603. (Wilson's "Queen Elizabeth's Maids of Honor.") The second London Company sailed under Lord Delaware, with 9 ships and 500 people. The .Admiral's ship was SHELTON GENEALOGY 61

named the '' Sea Venture.'' They landed in America in June, 1610. Thomas Shelton, son of John and Eleanor Parks, settled in Lancaster County, Virginia. Some of his land grants are spelled Shelton and some few Skelton, an error, from ignorance, of the clerks of the courts. Thomas served as a Captain in the Second Virginia Company, in the Revolution­ ary War, until" 1777. "In July, 1777, Captain Thomas Shelton, Gentleman, was recommended for Lieutenant-Colonel. His appointment was confirmed by the Governor at the Court of 1778"-and he served in that capacity until the end of the war. His son Je,;oe, was listed in the same company as Corporal. Whether or not he was advanced I have been unable to find out as recordH at the War Office arc very incomplete. His son, John Gilmore Shelton, grandfather of the author, was born on March 1st, 1802, in Lancaster County, Virginia. His parents both died while he was a baby in arms and he was brought up by his aunt, Mrs. John Gilmour (Cordelia Ball) until her second marriage in 1814, at which time Mr. Shelton went to a friend's house in Frederickusbl)rg, Va. (a Mr. Grayson, I do not know his first name, who was an intimate friend of his father's). Here he remained until 1826 when he went to Lynchburg and met and married the daughter of the fifth William Byrd. Mrs. Cabell in her book, "Sketches of Lynchburg," de­ scribed Mr. Shelton 't; arrival in the following words: "About thi.!1 time (1826) a young man named Shelton, came to Lynchburg. He wat; one of the Hanover County Sheltons and was very handsome and very prosperous. He married Ann Maria Burd (Byrd), daughter of William and Mary Burd of Lynchburg.'' Mrs. Cabell ill in error in stating that Mr. and Mrs. Burd (Byrd) had recently come from Ireland to America to live. Both William6 Burd (Byrd) and his wife, Mary FitzGerald, were born in Virginia. Mrs. Cabell was probably confused by the fact that Mrs. Burd had many of her kin, the Fitz­ Geralds, from Ireland, visit her in Lynchburg. She was very proud of them. 62 SHELTON GENEALOGY

Mr. Shelton's first wife died a year after their removal to St. Louis in 1832. In 1835 he married Mary Walker Byrd, sister of his first wife. They were married by poctor Drummond. In the old cemetery at "Shockoe," where so many Shel­ tons were buried, is a grave marked "Eleanor Shelton, the 'Leonore' of Edgar Allen Poe." Most of the old graves have been completely demolished in the different wars that have ravished Virginia. Not one, but every eligible member of the Sheltons of the Hanover County line, have offered their services to their country in every war since America became a nation. No application or acceptance of a pension has ever been made. Peter Shelton and others of the family of John of Han­ over, are listed as among the very early members of St. John's Church, Richmond, Va. The record reads: "All of one family." The death of James Shelton is announced in a letter from Francis Jardon to Captain Hugh Crawford: "Your good friend, James Shelton, died recently." (Date of 1753.)° James (3) had grants in Henrico County, Virginia, in 1723-1726 of over 7,000 acres. He is on record as living in St. James Parish, Goochland County, Virginia, in 1735. THOMAS SHELTON, SON OF JAMESi. 3 2 Thomas , son of James and brother of John of Hanover, had a son Thomas, who was married three times: First wife, Jennie ( Clopton 1) ; second, Cousins; third, Crump. Thomas lived to be 104 years old. His children were William Shelton, Thomas Shelton, Bennett Shelton ·and James· Shelton, who married Susannah Wall. James and Susannah had Thomas Jefferson Shelton, who married Sarah Elizabeth Motley, and lived in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. This Thomas left a memorandum with his papers stating that his family had moved from below Richmond on the James. The children of Thomas Jefferson (died May 15, 1896) and Sarah were: Susannah Wilmoth Shelton, James Samuel, d. s. p., Charles Flemming Shelton, and Col. Thomas Wall Shelton, a prominent lawyer of Norfolk, Va., unmarried in 1927. He was the Director of the Virginian Pi"lot in 1900. MEMORl:\L WINDOW in St. Mary's Church, Shelton, Norfolk, England. In memory of Sir John Shelton and his wife, Anne Boleyn.

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His friends are now urging his appointment to the Federal Bench to succeed Judge John C. Rose in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Colonel Shelton holds honorary and active membership in many civic, business, professional, so­ cial and scientific organizations. His father, Thomas Jef­ ferson Shelton, was a pioneer tobacco manufacturer of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was an ante-helium magistrate before there were County Courts, and served as a member of the Board of Supervisors selected to arrange the bonded debt and financial condition of the county and erect public buildings. He married at 49, retired from busi­ ness at 60, and died from an_ accident just before his 87th birthday. Other children of James Shelton and Susannah Wall were Nancy Bates, born June 26, 1801, married 1\1r. Haymes; Ursula, born Feb. 22, 1803; Jane Bennett, born Aug. 4, 1806, married Byrd Shelton (second cousin); Eliza­ beth, born Sept. 5, 1811; Polly, born Dec. 10, 1815; Susan­ nah, born April 13, 1816, married a Haymes; James Byrd, born July 25, 1818, married.a Cardwell and lived in Pitt­ sylvania County, Virginia. Susannah Wilmoth, sister of Col. Thomas Wall Shelton of Norfolk, Va., married John Bannister Anderson. JOHN SHELTON, ELDEST SON OF JA.l\IES. Born 1650, married Jane ( ? ) . He built "Rural Plains" in 1670. He was a vestryman at St. Paul's Church, Hanover County, Virginia, in 1705. He was mentioned in records as "son of James." The name of James is in an old book at "Rural Plains," with date inscribed 1663. J ames2, father of John, first of "Rural Plains," must have been living in York County, Virginia, as late as 1716, for in that year James Shelton and Thomas Cole sued the wardens of Charles Parish, York County, for a debt. The records of James3 are in South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia. John1 had broth­ ers: Reuben, James, Peter, Ralph, "William, Daniel, and sister, Susannah, and probably others. James• married Mary Bathurst, the sister of Launcelot Bathurst, son of Sir Edward Bathurst, first Baron by Charles I in 1643. They had a son, Bathurst Shelton, who married Martha Wales, daughter of John Wales and Martha 64 SHELTON GENEALOGY

A. Eppes of '' The Forest,'' Essex County, Virginia. They were married in 1766. Bathurst died in 1769, leaving one child, John Shelton, who d. s. p. His widow, Martha. Wales Shelton, married Thomas Jefferson, later President of the United States, on Jan. 1, 1772, at "The Forest." (" Colonial Churches of the Original Colony of Virginia," •published by the Southern Churchman in 1908, edited by W. ~1. Clark. Record of marriage in St. James Parish, Goochland County, Virginia.'') REUBEN SHELTON married Elizabeth ( 1). He was supposed to have died without issue. His widow became the third wife of John Wales, father of Mrs. Jefferson. WILLIAM SHELTON, BROTHER OF JOHN1, of "Rural Plains.'' Born in 1661, probably in York County, Virginia. . William had a grant of 150 acres in Gloucester County in 1681. On Dec. 10, 1698, he married Hannah .Armistead, daughter of Captain Anthony Armistead (Elizabeth City County Records), who was born in Elizabeth City County in 1648; Anthony was the ancestor of President Tyler, and was a member of Sir William Berkeley's courtmartial to try the Bacon insurgents. He was a Burgess from 1693 until his death in 1699. He married Hannah Ellyson, daughter of Robert E. Ellyson. The Armisteads were living in Yorkshire, England, in the time of Elizabeth. They are supposed to have come orig­ inally from Darmstadt, and their home in America was named "Hesse"; it was in Gloucester County, Virginia. Anthony Armistead of Yorkshire, England, and wife, Frances Thompson, were married in 1608. Their son Wil­ liam was baptized Aug. 3, 1610. He married Maria Carter, and their daughter, Mary ·Ann, married Thomas Taylor Byrd. The family moved from Elizabeth City County to Gloucester County, Virginia, where A.nthony1 died. His son William had land in 1635 in Virginia deeded by Governor John West. John Armistead, son of William, married Ju­ dith Beverly. Their daughter Judith married Robert Carter. Anthony, father of Hannah, wife of William Shelton, was another son of William Armistead and Maria Carter. SHELTON GENE.A.LOGY 65

PETER SHELTON, BROTHE.R OF JOHN1 of '' Rural Plains.'' John evidently lived in York County, Virginia (whElre James2 was on record as living in the late 1600's) before he built '' Rural Plains,'' he and several of his brothers and sisters were born there. Peter, born in York County, Virginia, 1664, married March 2, 1684, Susannah Jaxon. They were living in Mid­ dlesex County, Virginia, at the birth of their son Ralph, who married Mary Daniel. Ralph was born in 1709, mar­ ried in 1731. In 1745 he owned 400 acres in Amelia County, Virginia. He must have died shortly after 1745. His widow (who had married a man named Clock) died in Amelia County, Virginia, June 30, 1750. Her children mentioned in her will, were Ralph, John, Crispin, Benjamin and James Shelton, and a grandson, Reuben Shelton. Most of these children were born in Christ Church Parish, Mid­ dlesex County, Virginia. Mary Clock's son, Ralph Shelton, was living in Amelia County, Virginia, in 1758. (Virginia County records.) Peter and Susannah also had a son Peter, born in 1687 in Middlesex County, Virginia, and other chil­ dren.

1 RALPH SHELTON, BROTHER OF JOHN • No data has been found about this brother Ralph, except that he is mentioned in will of Thomas Meriwether (1708), who married his sister Susannah. This is probably the Ralph whose death is noted on Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, Parish Register as having occurred in 1733. SUSANNAH SHELTON, SISTER OF JOHN1 of "Rural Plains.'' Susannah married Thomas Meriwether ( who died 1708). Thomas was a son of Nicholas1 Meriwether ( born in Wales in 1631, died in Virginia in 1678) and Elizabeth Wood­ house (Wodehouse), daughter of Henry Wodehouse of Lower Norfolk, Va., and granddaughter o:f Sir Henry Wodehouse of Warham, Norfolk, England, whose wife, Ann, was a daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon. Children of Thomas Meriwether and Susannah Shelton: Thomas, died 1708, left 66 SHELTON GENEALOGY infant daughter; Susannah, who married John .Armistead, Gentleman, of Gloucester County, Virginia. Francis Meriwether, eldest brother of Thomas, ma.rried Mary Bathurst, a daughter of Launcelot and niece of the wife of J ames3 Shelton. Jane, daughter of Francis Meriwether, married Dr. James Shelton, (son of James3 and Mary Bathurst), a prominent physician of Essex County, Va. (Records in St. James Parish Register, Goochland County, Va.) Their daughter Sarah, married Col. Thomas Jones (born 1726) of the military and naval family of Washington, D. C. Mary Bathurst Jones, daughter of Sally Shelton and Colonel Thomas Jones, married Lau.ncelot Lee, who was born at Mt. Vernon, Va., Jan. 19, 1756. Launcelot was a son of Col. George Lee, who was born in London, Aug. 14, 1714, and died in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Nov. 19, 1761. Col. ·George Lee married, previous to 1754, Anne Fairfax Washington, the widow of Major Lawrence Washington, eldest brother of General George Washington. Anne Fair­ fax was a daughter of the Hon. William Fairfax of Belvoir, Va., (born 1691, died 1757) and his first wife, Sarah Walker, daughter of Major Thomas Walker of The Baha­ mas. Anne was born in Salem, Mass., in 1728. '' Colonial Fami­ lies of the United States," by Mackenzie. A sister of Jane Meriwether Shelton, Elizabeth, married Drury Bolling, Gentleman, of '' Kippax, '' Prince George County, Virginia. He was born June 21, 1695, the fifth child of Robert Bolling and his second wife, Ann, who was a daughter of John Smith of Brunswick and Gloucester County, a brother of Major Lawrence Smith, who la.id out Yorktown in 1691. Drury and Elizabeth Bolling left one child, Frances Bolling, who married Theodoric Bland. Eliza­ beth, wife of Drury, died prior to 1740. (Virginia County Records.) John Smith was the ancestor of the Smiths of "Shooter's Hill." He, Lawrence Washington and John Lewis, mar­ ried, sisters, daughters of Augustine Warner. The grand- THIS TABLET, on the left side of the altar in St. Mary's Church, Norfolk, England, is the record of the marriage of Sir R~lph Shelton to Mary, daughter of Sir William Wodehouse, and the birth of their children. All of the tombs in the church excepting two are Shelton tombs.

SHELTON GENEALOGY 67 daughter of Major Lawrence Smith, Lucy Smith, married Augustine Moore, a grandson of Governor Spottswood. Major Smith, afterwards Colonel Smith, bought '' Temple Farm'' in 1685. It was here that the surrender of Corn­ wallis was made in 1781. The articles of surrender were dra.wn up at '' Temple Farm,'' where Augustine Moore and his wife, Lucy Smith Moore, lived. DANIEL SHELTON, BROTHER OF JOHN1 of '' Rural Plains.'' Born in York County, Virginia, 1668, died in 1728 in Con­ necticut. Daniel was sailing his own ship when it was wrecked on the coast of Connecticut. He was cut off by the Indians and prevented from returning to his brothers in Virginia. The town of Stamford gave him 400 acres of land. He married and founded the New England branch of the Shelton family. His wife was Elizabeth Welles (born 1670), married April 4, 1692. She was a daughter of Hon. Samuel Welles of Wethersfield, Conn., and Elizabeth Hollister, and a granddaughter of Governor Thomas Welles of Hartford, Conn. Elizabeth Hollister, wife of Hon. Samuel Welles, was a daughter of John Hollister of Wethersfield, Conn., and Joanna Treat, daughter of the Hon. Richard Treat. · The Sheltons figured prominently in the history of the Colony and the State after Daniel's arrival in Connecticut. He became one of its most influential as well as one of its wealthiest citizens and his social position was shown in the fact that he married the granddaughter of Governor Welles. The family even in the early days ranked among the fore­ most in the state. The will of Daniel mentions Elizabeth, his widow, heirs of John Shelton, his eldest son, and James, Thaddeus, Sam­ uel, Josiah, sons, and Sarah, wife of James Wakelee, and deceased daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Nicholas Masters, of Woodbury. Daniel had nine children: John, James, Thaddeus, Sam­ uel, Josiah, Daniel, Jr., Joseph, Sarah and Elizabeth. Evi­ dently only five were living when the will of Daniel, Sr., was entered for probate. 68 SHELTON GENEALOGY

The fourth son, Samuel Shelton, married Abigail Nichols ; they had eight children: Mary,_ Daniel, Samuel, Jr., Eliza­ beth, David, Abigail, Joseph and Andrew. Pavid married a Miss Masters and had seven children: Ransom, Chloe, Selden, Joseph, Polly, Stephen and ---. Selden Shelton married Julia Ann Welton of Waterbury, Conn. They had two sons, Joseph C. and William. Joseph C. married Mary Colt Taft, and had two sons, Frederick Taft Shelton and William Henry Shelton. Frederick Taft d. s. p. about 1907. Mr. William Henry Shelton is living in New York City. , Daniel 'sl third son, Thaddeus, was born in 1702, died· Nov. 10, 1781. He married Oct. 17, 1773, Esther Hollister, daughter of Joseph Hollister and Sarah Goodrich of Glas­ tonbury, Conn. Esther was born Aug. 28, 1709. They lived at White Hills after her marriage to Thaddeus. Their son, Daniel Shelton, born April 4, 1735, died Oct. 15, 1816, mar­ ried Mary French, born ·Feb. 28, 1739, died July 6, 1820. Their son, Benjamin Shelton, born Dec. 20, 1759, married Rebecca Pierce, who was baptized Sept. 1, 1764. She was a daughter of Nathan Pierce and Mabel Wheeler. Their son, Benjamin French Shelton, born March, 1789, died Nov. 22, 1826, married Sylvia Perry, who was born Nov. 20, 1794, died Oct. 7, 1855, married May 3, 1812. She was a daughter of Dr. Bennett Perry and Sarah Beers. Their son, Theodore Botsford Shelton, born Nov. 19, 1813, died Sept. 20, 1894, and is buried at Sleepy Hollow, N. Y. He married June 9, 1834, Harriet N. Emmons, who was born Oct. 26, 1815, died Jan. 30, 1898. She was a daughter of Samuel Emmons and Sally Lord. Their son, William H. Shelton, born Oct. 31, 1843, in New York City, died March 15, 1912, married Charlotte Johns Kirtland of Morristown, N. J., on June 5, 1866. Charlotte was born Jan. 25, 1846, died May 19, 1923. They had four children, Louise K, living in Morristown, N. J. ; Harriet, Florence and Helen. Florence only had issue ; she was born June 6, 1871, · and married Nov. 14, 1891, Mahlon . Pitney of Morristown, N. J., who was born Feb. 5, 1858, died Dec. 9, 1924. He was Justice of the United States SHELTON GENEALOGY 69

Supreme Court for twelve years before his death. The~r children were: Shelton Pitney, born March 29, 1893, mar­ ried May 12, 1918; Etta Carrington Brown of Baltimore, Md.; she was born March 15, 1897, and was the daughter of James Carrington Brown and Mary E. Daves. Mahlon Pitney, Jr., son of Florence Shelton and Mahlon Pitney, Sr., was born Dec. 21, 1898, married Oct. 23, 1926, Margaret Cooley, daughter of Alonzo F. Cooley and .A.lice Farrell. Margaret was born July 31, 1902. Beatrice Pitney, daughter of Florence and Mahlon Sr., was born May 12, 1904. Children of Shelton Pitney and Etta C. Brown: Shelton Pitney, Jr., born Sept. 17, 1919; Mary Foster, born Jan. 8, 1921, and James Carrington, born .Aug. 21, 1926. Children of Theodore Botsford Shelton and Harriet Em­ mons: Harriet, married N. Denton Smith ; Frances Theo­ dore, married George de Forest Lord. d. s. p. ; William Henry, married Charlotte Holmes Kirtland.; Charles . C., d. s. p.; George F., d. s. p.; Madeline P., n:iarried Dr. Francis H. Markoe; one son, F. H. l\farkoe, a widower, and no issue. Harriet Emmons and N. D. Smith had Helen, who mar­ ried Banyer Clarkson, no issue ; Alice, d. s. p. ; Frances, married James Russell Parsons ; Madeline, no issue ; Mabel, married Charles Blodgett, and Ethel, who married Fred­ erick Pierce; no issue. Frances Smith and James Russell Parsons have one son, Russell Parsons, who married Margaret Chubb of Orange, N. J., and they have two children. Mabel Smith and Charles Blodgett, have one son, Emmons Blodgett. RICH.ARD, BROTHER OF JOHN1 of Rural Plains. Many of the records mention a Richard, who must have been a brother of the first John of Hanover and brother of James, Daniel, etc. Mr.· Haw, of Dundee, Hanover Co., Va., told me that a brother, Richard, was mentioned at the time of the suit which was brought to settle the estate of Reuben, who died without issue, and at which time the family thought Daniel dead. 70 SHELTON GENEALOGY

I find Richards in Lexington Parish, Amherst County, after 1779, and in Nelson County, the names of William, Ralph and Edwin as members of the same family would indic~te that they belonged to the Hanover County branch, but I cannot find any record early enough to connect up with this third generation in America. In the Farquier County records I find: A daughter of Richard Shelton, Jane, who married . Josiah Ellis, son of Charles Ellis and Susannah Harding. Jane was born Sept. 1, 1747, and married April 3, 1766. Josiah Ellis was a descendant of David Ellis, who came to Virginia with the second London Company in 1610.

CHILDREN OF FIRST JOHN SHELTON OF "RURAL PLAINS" In his will, proved in Westmoreland County, Virginia, where he owned a great deal of land (Hanover County was not formed until 1720) 1 date of April 29 1 1708, "John Shel­ ton, Sr., of '' Rural Plains, daughter, Sarah Shelton,· daugh­ ter Mary, wife of John Sharp of Lancaster County, Vir­ ginia; daughter Elizabeth, wife of Bryan Groves (no resi­ dence given, so probably of same county); son Thomas, grandson John, son of John Shelton; wife Jane; and all my children. Son John, heir and executor." The children other than John, had probably all been provided for when they married, according to the English custom. Will of "John Shelton (son), proved Aug. 7, 1726. Son John, heir. Land in Stafford County, Virginia, to son Thomas, when his sons, Richard and John Watts, come of age.'' No mention of a wife, so she evidently pre-deceased him.• In the will of Mary Shelton, wiie of Thomas, son of John above mentioned, which was proved April 26, 1737, she names "son Capt. Thomas Shelton and Jemima, his wife." In will of thfo Capt. Thomas Shelton, Sept. 4, 1765, he names four sons : '' William, John and Charles, land in Farquier County, Virginia; son Stephen, land in Prince

• "In 1714 John Shelton or "Rural Plains" owned over 2,000 acres in Westmoreland County; Virginia." SHELTON GENEALOGY 71

William County, Virginia.'' No mention is made of Rich­ ara, the son mentioned as a son of Thomas and grandson of John Shelton (2nd of "Rural Plains"). He had prob­ ably died before his father. I have not been able to find the record of the will of the third John of "Rural Plains," husband of Eleanor Parks, daughter of William Parks, first editor in Virginia and Founder of the Virginia Gazette. William Parks died at sea, April 1; 1750, and was buried at Gosport, England. In his will, proved in 1750, he names his "son-in-law John Shelton, Gentleman, executor,'' and asks him to finish the book he, Parks, had commenced, "The Laws of Virginia." J obn Shelton and Eleanor Parks were married in 1727. They had :.,ix children, who lived to maturity: John, Wil­ liam Parks, Thomas, Eleanor, Sarah and David. Eleanor married Colonel McClanahan, Commanding Colonel of the Seventh Virginians in the Revolutionary War; William Parks married Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Robert Rogers of Goochland County, Virginia. She is mentioned in will of her father, Nov. 18, 1740. William Parks settled in Nel­ son County, Virginia. He died in 1789. His children were. John, Gideon and Thomas. In 1794 this Thomas, his wife, . Mary, and mother, Elizabeth, conveyed their portion of the estate of the father of Thomas (William) to Tarleton Wood­ son, and moved from the county. Sa.rah married Patrick Henry in 1754 at '' Rural Plains.'' She had six children: Elizabeth, married Philip Aylett; Martha, married Col. John Fontaine ; John, married Sally Jones and moved to Sevier County, Tennessee. Anne, married Judge Spencer Roane. I have no record of the marriage of George Lafayette Henry or of the sixth child, Edward. The history of the family of Patrick Henry is too well known to require further mention. After the death of his first wife, Sarah Shelton, Patrick married a daughter of Governor Dandridge of Virginia. Col. John Shelton, eldest son of John and Eleanor Parks, married Ann Southall. Their son, Edwin Shelton, married Sarah Oliver; their son Walter, married Miss Bertie Winn, and their son Walter Robert Shelton, married Miss 72 SHELTON GENEALOGY

Maud Greenlee, and is the present owner of the ancestral home, "Rural Plains," which has come down for eight gener­ ations in the male line. Mr. and l\irs. Shelton have two children, Mary Winn ·and William Shelton. . .Mr. Edwin Shelton had several other children, among whom are Miss Bertie Sheiton and Dr. Turner Shelton, a prominent physician and surgeon, both of Richmond, Va. I have only found one historian who mentions the other son of John and Eleanor-David, who married a Miss Rice. They had a son, Major Thomas Shelton, who married first a Miss Dabney, a cousin of Dr. R. L. Dabney of the Uni• versity of Virginia, who served on Stonewall Jackson's staff. They were descendants of the D 'Aubignes of Huguenot blood. Major Thomas moved to Louisa County, Virginia, where he commanded a body of troops in the Revolutionary War and served under General Lafayette, who in token of friendship gave Thomas a ring with Lafayette's name and crest en­ gravea on it. Major Thomas had two sons, David and John P. Captain David enlisted from Hanover County, and was at Valley Forge. He married in 1783, Susan Vaughan, and died in Caswell County; North Carolina, in 1796. He had a son, James, who married .Nancy Marshall, and their son was Rev. William Shelton, who married Virginia Campbell, daughter of David Campbell and Margaret, his first wife. John P., the other son of Major Thomas, married Massie Shelton (his cousin). They had a son, George P. Shelton, who married Katherine Dabney (whose mother was a Jack-· son). Affor her death, George P. married a lliss Winston of Virginia. Katherine Shelton, daughter of George S. and Katherine Dabney, married Archer Hart Anderson of Rich­ mond, Va. ( 6) Thomas Shelton, afterwards Colonel Shelton, settled in Lancaster County, Virginia. He was a son of John and Elean~r Parks. He married Sally Hord, daughter of Rhodin Hord ( who married his first cousin, Sally Hord). Rhodin was sixth child of Thomas Hord, Gentleman, of St. Ann's Parish, Essex County, Virginia (1720). Thomas was a son SHELTON GENEALOGY 73

of John Hord of Shady Grove, Essex County, Virginia. He was born in England and was descended from the Hords, seated at an early date at Hord's Park, Salop, and Cote's House, Oxfordshire, Surry, England. (7) Je~e Shelton, son of Thomas, married a Miss Gil­ mour, sister of John Gilmour, who married .Cordelia Ball, only daughter and heiress of William6 Ball, M. D., of Lan­ caster County. She inherited the family estate, Millenbeck. They were both children of ''John of Scotland, a man of great wealth and influence." (Ball Genealogy.) (8) John Gilmore Shelton, born in Lancaster County, March 1st, 1802, died in St. Louis, Mo., 1869. He married first, Ann Maria Burd (Byrd) in Lynchburg, Va. She died in 1834, and he married her sister, Mary Walker Burd (Byrd), in St. Louis in 1835. (9) Maria Genevieve Shelton, only daughter of John and Mary Walker Burd (Byrd) was born in St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 26, 1844, and died there July 2, 1913. She was mar­ ried in St. Louis by Dr. Boyle, Oct. 29, 1869, to Rev. C. D. N. Campbell, D. D. Dr. Campbell is buried in Valhalla, in St. Louis, beside his first wife. His second wife is buried in Bellefontaine, where all of the Burds and Sheltons have been buried since 1832. The bodies of those who died in Lynchburg were brought to St. Louis and re-interred. Chil­ dren und grandchildren of Dr. Campbell urnl his seeond wife, Genevieve Shelton; all living in 1927: (10) Mary Campbell l\lcCleery (Mrs. D. N.). (10) Mildred Campbell Whitaker (Mrs. A. E.). ( 10) Thomas Cam pbcll ( unmarried in 1927) . (10) Ethel Campbell Voges (Mrs. H. B.). (10) Ada Lee Campbell Kelley (Mrs. Taylor D.). (11) Genevieve McCleery Atwood (Mrs. Benjamin Franklin, born in 1902). (11) Dorothy Whitaker (born 1907). (11) Shelton Campbell Voges (born 1918). (11) Henry Byrd Voges (horn 1919). (11) Ethel Campbell Voges (born 1922). 74 SHELTON GENEALOGY

CHILDREN OF JOHN GILMORE SHELTON OF ST. LOUIS, MO.: By first wife, Ann Maria Burd (Byrd), daughter of Wil­ liarn5 Burd (Byrd) : Mary Gilmore, born in Lynchburg, Va., Sept. 12 1830, was married _in 1857 in St. Louis, Mo., by Bishop E. M. :Marvin, to Dr. Thomas Langdon Rives, de­ scendant of William C. Rives of Virginia. Mrs. Rives died in St. Louis, May 13, 1911. William Orville, born in Lynchburg, Va., Nov. 18, 1828, died in St. Louis, Mo., May 25, 1854, d. s. p. _ Children by second wife, Mary Walker Burd (Byrd),­ daughter of William Burd (Byrd), the fifth, and Mary FitzGerald: Charles Oscar, born in St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 27, 1835. Surgeon in Guiber's Battery, Department of the West, Con­ federate Army. Was injured in battle, could not be brought through the Federal lines, so was taken to the home of his aunt, Mrs. Simonds, in New Orleans, where he died April 22, 1862. His body was brought to St. Louis after the war and he is buried in Bellefontaine. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia and his name is on the memorial tablet in the Library Building at Charlottesville, Va. John Gilmore, born Oct: 16, 1837, married Ida Parks Hill of Atlanta, Ga. No issue. Died in St. Louis, July 31, 1913. Alfred Eugene, born November 14, 1840; married Oct. 14, 1869, Adele Cole. Died March 17, 1905. Two children: one living in 1927, Alma, who married William J. Gates. M. Elizabeth, born August 11, 1842. Died Aug. 15, 1842. Maria Genevieve, born Sept. 26, 1844. Married Rev. C. D. N. Campbell, D. D., Oct. 14, 1869. Died in St. Louis, July 2, 1913. Five children. Lillie, born May 12, 1850. Died, Aug. 12, 1851. Harry, born Jan. 4, 1852. Died Aug. 13, 1852. Helen Gertrude, born Sept. 3, 1853. Died May 4, 1854. All buried in Bellefontaine, in St. Louis, Mo. Francis Grayson, born Mar<'h 10, 1855. Married Kath­ erine Burger. Children : Francis Lee, Florence, died aged 5; Gertrude, John Gil­ more, Mary and youngest son, Grayson ~helton. Grayson .- ·.. /;< ;(/.~ . ·-~' -·'·' . 1 ..... ,· '.

JOHN GILMORE SHELTON Of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Lancaster County, Virginia, March 1, 1802. Died in St. Louis, Missouri, February 5, 1869.

SHELTON GENEALOGY 75 volunteered in the World War at the age of 17. He was a member of the Machine Gun Eighth Company, Fifth Regi­ ment, Marines, which was a member of the famous Second Division. He was in active service in France nineteen months. He fought through the battles of Chateau Thierry, Belleau Woods and the Argonne, and died from wounds received in the battle of :Mont Blanc on Oct. 4, 1918. He died in hospital Oct. 5, 1918, and was buried in France,

Oct. 6, 1918, in the Meuse Argonne Cemetery1 grave 13, block H, row 14, No. 1232, at Romagne, France.

BRI'rISH AND FEDERAL BULLE'rS SO.AR HISTORIC "RURAL PLAINS." STURDY COLONIAL :MAN­ SION IN HANOVER COUNTY BESIEGED IN TWO GREAT WARS B,y Vera Palmer Within only a few miles of Richmond there stands proudly upon the crest of a dominating knoll one of the oldest, most historic and yet, perhaps, one of the least known houses in this section of Virginia. What is significant, too, is that with all its antiquity, it has never been out of the possession of the family by whom it was built in 1670. This is '' Rural Plains,'' the Shelton estate in Hanover County, the house in which Patrick Henry was married in 1754 and situated but a stone's throw from Studley, where he first opened his eyes on a world he was destined so greatly to change. More than eight generations of Sheltons have owned and occupied the ancient mansion during the decades and centuries that have passed since it was reared, and high courage, tragedy, joy and romance has each in turn there held sway. The Tongue of Virginia was a mere lad when his life became so closely entwined in the family history, for it is said he was only eighteen when he found his bride in the person of charming Sarah Shelton, daughter of John Shelton. The spot in the old parlor, where the altar was placed, is pointed out today by William R. Shelton, the present owner. It is a lovely old house, constructed of material well nigh impossible to obtain in this rapid moving and more material age, and stands on a hill overlooking Hotty-Totty-Potty-Moy. It has stood as a veritable im­ pregnable fortress for more than two and a. half centuries. Both British and Federal bullets have, in turn, tried in vain to penet~ate its walls. 76 SHELTON GENEALOGY

Rural Plains came to the Shcltons by royal grant of the British sovereign long before Hanover was taken from New Kent, and made a separate county, which did not occur until 1720. The house with its thirteen rooms is built of ln·i\:k glaze(1 on both ;;;ides. nnd declared by the family to have been brought over from EnglanJ to Hanonr Town, seven miles from the plantation, and to the boundary of which lots were sold. The walls in the basement are three feet thick and served the household faithfully during the war between the States when the fighting around Haw's Shop, near-by, was in progress, and General Hancock had his headquarters underneath the front porch. Colonel Edwin Shelton, then owner of the place, told the Confed­ erate troops, so the records in the family archives state, not to spare even his own house, but to keep the enemy from Richmond. It is estimated that forty shells hit the house one morning, and the heavy breast-works are yet in evidence about the place. The northern army suffered a distinct defeat at this point and then marched on to Cold Harbor. The wounded and dying were brought into the house and the old parlor where wedding bells and funeral dirges had so often been heard was used as an operating room. The present Mrs. Shelton states that the floor is so stained with blood that it is absolutely necessary to cover it with a carpet as rugs can not be so placed as to hide the ghastly stains, It was John Shelton, son of Sir Ralph Shelton, of England, who was the recipient of the Royal Grant and built the house, requiring more than three years to complete the structure, so carefully was it put together. The building of handsome and durable houses was no easy task in the Colonial period of Virginia's History, especially in this instance. We are told that the lime was made from ground oyster shells, the nails being the product of a neighborhood blacksmith shop, and the timber all hewn and whipsawed in the forest of the Plantation. That was truly a day in which men patronized home industries in so far as possible. Love of Country, evidenced in brave deeds done in her defense, in times of stress, has ever been the part of the Shelton men. It was a son of this house who was among those volun­ teering to march to Williamsburg with Patrick Henry to demand satisfaction of Lord Dunmore, last Colonial Gov­ ernor of Virginia, for the removal of the powder from the magazine. The sword and helmet of this gallant young Shelton, used later by him throughout the Revolutionary War, may be seen any day at '' Rural Plains.'' SHELTO:{ GE~EALOGY 77

Never has this country entered in a war in ·which a son of the Sheltons at Hanover, has not eagerly volunteered his services as an officer, for as there was a Shelton in the Revolution, so there was another in the v,.r ar of 1812, and yet another when the United States entered its conflict with Mexico and, of course, in 1861-65, and again in the recent "\York1 "\Yar. There are other swords and other helmets, and also can­ non balls stored among the relics of this old house besides those used by the young officer of the Continental Army. John Shelton, who built the house in the third quarter of the seventeenth century, had the satisfaction of knowing it would pass to his son, John Shelton, who married Eleanor Parks, of Williamsburg, while its next owner was his son, Captain John Shelton, who married Ann Southall, daughter of- Stephen Southall of Henrico County. In direct line this lovely old place, with its ancient walnut trees and its thou­ sands of acres, passed from Captain John Shelton to his son, Colonel Edwin Shelton, whose wife was Sarah Oliver, of Hanover. It next came into the hands of Colonel Shel­ ton's son, Walter Mitchell Shelton, well known to the present generation, who married Bertie Winston Winn, daughter of Colonel William R. Winn, also of Hanover County. It is their oldest son, William R. Shelton, who is the present owner and who, nearly ten years ago, married Maud Eliza­ beth Greenlee, of Marion, N. C., daughter of a Presbyterian minister. They have two children, :Mary Winn Shelton and William R. Shelton, Jr., aged 7 and 4, respectively. It is the great ambition of Mr. Shelton to live to see his son in the financial position necessary to bring back to old Rural Plains all the beauty and elegance of the days that have passed. The little boy is being reared to have a very real lov~ for this home of his ancestors where Virginia history has been made and her traditions kept so true. The elder John Shelton, father of Captain John Shelton, the third owner, had two other sons, William Shelton, who settled in Nelson County, and Thomas Shelton, who became established in Lancaster County. In addition to his daugh­ ter Sarah, who married Patrick Henry, he had another daughter, Eleanor, who became the wife of Colonel McClana­ han of Rockbridge County. William R. Shelton, present owner of the home, and brother of Dr. Turner S. Shelton of Richmond, who jg an unusually successful farmer, has managed to modernize the old place without destroying its Colonial beauty. He has jnstalled a water system and electric lights and has added 78 SHELTON GENEALOGY

many labor-saving improvements; thus making the place as comfortable as it is historic. But one cannot stand before the front door of Rural Plains without feeling that it is a remnant of a long departed age, for cut deeply in the bricks on both sides are initials and dates, some of which were carved more than two centuries ago; standing out boldly on the left hand side of the door as one enters from the porch are the figures 1708, and about fifty years later the immortal Patrick Henry proved himself enough of an every-day swain to inscribe his initials with those of his Sarah. The word ''Southall'' shows quite plainly in another place, and so on down through the years. There are dents in the bricks, where cannon have sent their death-dealing missiles, and many a ball has been dug from the ground near the house. Until the introduction of the "age of gas" Rural Plains was regarded as far off the beaten track and difficult of access, but in reality it is only seven miles from the city limits ancl the roads are good. It is situated on the direct road to Studley, where the Daughters of the American Revolution recently placed a tablet to mark the birthplace of Henry, although the house itself is no longer standing and is four miles farther from Richmond. 1Hr. Shelton is always glad to welcome visitors and to tell them·the romantic story of the old place, a number of distinguished people and their families having found their way to his door. As one passes over the creek, the situation of the house immediately commands attention, especially at night when it is lighted. It seems to stand guard over the entire countryside, as if daring t,he treacherous intruder to pass over the stream named by the Indians long before the son of Sir Ralph Shelton crossed the Atlantic with his royal grant, which made him owner of thousands of Virginia's acres. Studley is now owned by the family of Mrs. Shelton of Rural Plains. (The above article was published about three years ago by the Times-Dispatch ot Richmond, Va. It is very accurate, with the exception ot the mixing ot generations, as all ot the historian.a seem to have done. It was not Jo/111 Shelton who received the grant, but James, son ot Sir Ralph Shelton of Norfolk, England. The John who built "Rural Plains" in 1670 was a grandson of this James Shelton. John had a son John, who in tuni named his eldest son John, and it was this third John Shelton of Han­ over who married Eleanor Parks and thus became the father•in• law of Patrick Henry.)-M. C. W. RURAL PLAINS, Hanover County, Virginia. Built by the first John Shelton of Hanover County, in 1670, of brick brought from England.

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SHELTON NOTES "A Captain James Shelton of the Virginia Sheltons was an officer in the War of 1812. He died in 1814. His widow, Frances Allen Shelton, and her children came to Missouri and settled in St. Charles County. A son, Mr. Rines H. Shelton, represented St. Charles County in the Legislature for several terms and was afterwards Senator for four years, until his removal to- Texas. He- later returned to Missouri and lived in Henry County, where he was an in­ fluential and highly esteemed citizen.'' "Peter Shelton enlisted Aug. 11, 1777, under J. Fox. He served in the Second Virginia Regiment.'' "A James Shelton from Henry County, Virginia, was a Corporal in the Revolutionary War in 1780." '' A Ralph Shelton, mentioned as a minor in 1703, and his mother, about to marry Joseph Bickley, of King and Queen County, Virginia. Joseph Bickley died before 1751 in King William County. He was a son of Sir Francis Bickley, Bart, of Attleborough Hall, Norfolk, England. His son, William, succeeded to the title in 1752, and lived in Louisa County, Virginia." . "A James H. Shelton married Ann Grayson, daughter of Rhoda White and Joseph Grayson, who was a grandson of William Grayson and Ann, daughter of Thomas Smith.'' '' A Samuel Shelton was in Albermarle County from its formation in 1727. His wife's name was Judith. Their children were: Clough, Joseph, Samuel, David, Elizabeth, and a daughter who married John Lewis of 'Scott's Land­ ing.' Clough was a Captain in the Revolutionary War. He died in 1833.'' "A John Shelton owned land in Augusta County in 1749-1766. 11 "A Captain Francis Snelton organized a company in Henry County, Virginia, to put down the Tories on the Dan River. '' A Richard, William, Ralph and Edwin Shelton were liv­ ing in Lexington Parish, Amherst and Nelson County in 1779." "Lancaster County Records: Jean, daughter of Crispin Shelton, married William Todd Feb. 7, 1774." "Armistead Shelton married Susannah, daughter of Dan­ iel Shelton, September, 1774. Millicent, daughter of same Daniel, married Edmund Taylor in April, 1775. '' · "A Joseph Shelton had land in Halifax County, 1758." "Pittsylvania County Records: 'A John Shelton married Ann Cox, May 26, 1788, in Orange County, Virginia. Bev- erly Shelton married Anne Coleman, Dec. 25, 1769. '' 80 SHELTON GENEALOGY

'' A Zebulon Shelton from Hanover County was in West­ moreland County Militia, 1733." "A David Shelton was executor of the will of· John Hop­ kins in Hanover County in 1765." "In Lancaster County, Sarah Shelton married Joseph Carter, June 19, 1783." '' Milly Shelton married E. Robinson, July 22, 1785. '' '' Amelia County Records: Abram Shelton married Cloe Robertson, Jan. 19, 1760. -- Shelton married Elizabeth Shepherd March, 1762. A Vincent Shelton married Susie Robertson Dec. 27, 1776. A Shelton married Susie Irby Oct. 28, 1785. '' '' In Middlesex County, Virginia, Catherine Shelton mar­ ried George Blakey Dec. 31, 1743, and a Mary Shelton mar­ ried Robert Murray Dec. 21, 1754." "A William Shelton married Frances, eleventh child of John and Fanny (Dabney) Maupin." "Fanny Maupin was a daughter of John Dabney, whose daughter Susannah married Francis Strother, called Francis of St. Mark's Parish. He was born 1700 and died in 1752. John Dabney's wife was Sarah Jennings, a sister_ of William and Sir Humphrey Jennings, Huguenots from France to Wales to Virginia. '' "A Jesse Shelton and Ann Smith were married in Lan­ caster County, Virginia, Nov. 19, 1767." "Samuel Shelton, ·sr., purchased in 1745, 550 acres on the James River from Thomas Goolsby (grant of 1732). He died in 1793. In the early part of the century-Samuel, Jr., was in business in Warren, under the name of Samuel Shel­ ton & Co. In 1810 he purchased from Governor Nicholas the Boiling Springs plantation. He died in 1826. '' "In 17 49 a William Shelton of St. David's Parish, King and Queen County, Virginia, purchased land on Byrd Creek, in what is now Fluvania County. His wife's name was Patience. His daughter Sarah married Augustine Shepherd. · He also ha

&ilmour (See note under Noble Coat of Arms, page 37.) Gilmour Genealogy John Gilmour in 1580 had a charter of land near Auch­ termunchty County, Perth, Scotland. His son, John Gil­ mour, had a charter of lands of Lochmatory in Fife, Scot­ land. His son, Sir John Gilmour, first Baron of Craig Miller, was baptized in 1605. He was married four times, died in 1671. He was made a Baron in 1660. It was a son of the above Sir John Gilmour and his fourth wife who came to America and settled in Lancaster County, Virginia, in the 1700's. He was called "John of Scotland" and described in the records as a man of great wealth. His wife was a ''Galloway.'' He had a son Robert ( whether others or not is not known). Robert had two sons, Robert and John. ,vm of "Robert Gilmour, Gentleman, of Lancaster County, Virginia," was filed in Williamsburg, Va., May 23, 1782. "To my son John the estate left me by my grand­ father, at Matherton, Kilmarnock, North Britain. To my son Robert, land in Frederick County, Virginia, and land in town of Kilmarnock, North Britain. My wife, Ex. CoL 83 84 GILMOUR GENEALOGY

James Ball, Dr. William Ball, David Galloway, Jr., John Dean and Mungo Harvey.'' No mention is made of a daughter. I suppose she was taken care of by a marri~ge 2 settlement. Robert , son of Roberti, d. s. p. John, the other son, and heir, married Cordelia Ball, only child of Dr. Wil­ liam6 Ball and the heiress to ":Millenbeck:" The daughter married Jesse Shelton, son of Thomas, son of John3 of "Rural Plains." John Gilmour must have died in the late 1700's or early 1800's, as Mrs. Cordelia Gilmour brought up John Gilmour Shelton, son of Jesse Shelton and Miss Gil­ mour, who was born in Lancaster County, Virginia, March 1st, 1802, and who had been left an orphan in infancy. Mrs. Gil­ mour was a widow all of the time lHr. Shelton coul

BALL FAMILY The first Col. William Ball came with his family from England to America in 1650. He settled at the mouth of the Carotoman River, in Lancaster County, Virginia. He died in 1669, leaving two sims, William2 and Jo..,eph, and a daughter Hannah, who married Daniel Fox. William2 3 married and had a son, William , who married Hannah Beale. They had a son William\ who married l\fargaret Ball; they had a son William\ who married Lettice Lee, and their son William0 was the last of the male line and inherited the entire estate. His daughter and only child, Cordelia, married John Gilmour, of Lancaster County, Vir­ ginia, and John's sister married Jesse Shel ton, father of John Gilmour Shelton of St. Louis, Mo. Byrd Genealogy ROYAL DESCENT OF THE BYRD FAMILY OF AMERICA Charlemagne, A. D. 742 to 814- The Emperor Charlemagne's son was­ Louis I, King of France. His son was-­ Charles II, of France. . His son was­ Louis II, of France. His son was­ Charles III, of France. His son was_; Louis III, of France. His son was-- Charles, Duke of Lorraine. His daughter, Ermenyard, married .Albert de Namur. Their daughter Elsie married Baldwin III, Emperor of the East. Their son was­ Baldwin IV, Emperor of the East. He had- Isaac Angellus, Emperor of the East, whose daughter, Mary, married-- Bela, King of Hungary. His son was- Stephen, King of Hungary. His daughter, Mary, mar­ ried- Charles II, King of Naples. Their daughter, Margaret, married- I:'rince Charles Valvistead. Their daughter, Joanna, mar­ ried- William, Count de Hainault. Their daughter, Philippa married.- Edward III, of England. Their son was-- John, Duke of Lancaster. His daughter, Joan, married Ralph, Earl of Westmoreland. Their son was­ Sir Edward Neville. His son was- Sir George Neville, Lord Bergavenny. His son was­ Sir George Neville. His daughter, Ursula, married­ W arham St. Leger. They had- Sir Anthony St. Leger of Ulcombe, who had­ Ursula St. Leger, who married- Rev. Daniel Horsmanden, D. D., who had­ Colonel Warham Horsmanden, • who had­ Maria Horsmanden, who married-

- Colonel Horsmanden was a Royalist retugee. He returned to England and died there some years later. The Byrd and Shelton royal lineage is only traced back to Charlemagne. This lineage is recorded back to Eneas, King ot the Scots, in about 100 A. D. 86 87

Colonel William Byrd, founder of the Byrd family in America. From '' Americans of Royal Descent,'' by Browning, and '' Americans of Gentle Birth,'' by Mrs. Pitmann.

DESCENT OF MARIA HORSMANDEN, WIFE OF COL. WILLIAM BYRD, THE FIRST, FROM THE BARONS OF RUNNYMEDE Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford, had Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Hertford. Both were sureties for the Magna Carta. Gilbert's son, Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester, had a son, Gilbert, Earl of Clare, Hertford and Gloucester; his daughter, Alianor de Clare, married Hugh le Despencer, and had Edward le Despencer (second son), who had Sir Edward le Despencer, K. G., first Baron, who had Thomas le Despencer, second Baron and first Earl of Gloucester; he had Isabel le Despencer, who married Richard de Beauchamp, Earl of Worcester, and had Eliza­ beth de Beauchamp, who xµarried Sir Edward, Baron Neville, K. G., and had George de Neville, second Baron Neville of Abergavenny· and Latimer, who had George de Neville, third Baron Neville of Abergavenny, K. G., who had a daughter, Ursula de Neville, who married Sir Warham St. Leger of Ulcombe, Kent, ·and had Sir Anthony St. Leger of Ulcombe, who had Ursula St. Leger, who married Rev. Daniel Hors­ manden, D. D., of Ulcombe, and had Col. ·warham Hors­ manden of Purleigh Essex, who came to Virginia in 1649. He went back to Engiaud and died there. He was a Bur­ gess for Charles City County, Virginia, in 1657-8-9, and was a member of the Governor's Council. His daughter, Maria, married in 1673, Colonel William Byrd of Virginia.

THE BYRDS IN ENGLAND Prepared and sent to the author in 1919, by Mr. Richard Evelyn Byrd of Winchester, Va., Cather or Governor Harry Flood Byrd, Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd (of North Pole Came), and Thomas Byrd of Winchester, Va. (Tom, Dick and Harry.) Sir Hugo le Bird (the Bird) invaded England with Wil­ liam the Conqueror. His second son, 1. Hugh le Bird, of the family of Charlton, married Werburga, daughter of Roger Dombvel, and had issue; 2. 3 John2, married Isabel --, and had a son, Hugh le Bird , 2 2 who d. s. p.; 3. Richard ; 4. William , married, and had a 3 son, John le Bird , who d. s. p. 88 BYRD GENEALOGY

2 3. Richa1·d , married Mary, daughter of Henry Brenti­ shall, and had a son, who had, 5. David3, who married Elizabeth, daughter of. John 'Fitz­ hugh, of Lithro:ff, and had a son, 6. Hugh', who married Roose, daughter of Albaney Chey­ ney, and had a son,

5 7. David , who married l\Iabel, sister and heir of Henry de 6 Broxton, and had issue: 8. Richard~; 9. Hugh ; and 10. William\ about whom there is no data. 8. Richard6 le Bird, of Broxton, married :Mabel Codogan, 7 and had a son, 11. Hugh • 11. Hugh7 le Bird, married---, and had a son, John le Bird8 of Broxton, whose daughter and heiress was Mar­ garet°, who in 1379 was· the wife of Roger Bulkeley. 12. David7 le Bird, of Broxton, married Maude, daugh­ ter of David de Edge, of Edge, and had a son, 15. John8 le· Bird, who married Alice, daughter and heir­ ess of Peter Bulkeley, of Broxton (by his wife Nicola, daugh­ 8 9 ter of Thomas Bird), and had issue: 16. John ( who wit­ 10 nessed a deed in 1440 and had a son, John le Bird , of 9 Tilston, who was living in 1467); 17. Tomal1Jn • 17. Tomalyn° le Bird, of Bostock, living in 1440, mar­ ried Phillippa, daughter of Hugh Broxton, of Henhlll, and had a son, 18. Henry10 le Bird, of Broxton, who married Wini­ fred, daughter and heiress of Adam de Raley, and had a son, 19. John11 le Bird, of Broxton, who married Cicely, daughter of John Dutton, of Hatton, and had issue: 20. 12 12 2 Peter ; 21. Thomas ; 22. John1 • 20. Peter12 le Bird, of Broxton, married Anne, daughter of Richard Clive, of Clive, and had a son, George13 le Bird, of Broxton, who married Elizabeth, daughter of David Dodd, 14 of Edge, and in turn had a son, Thomas , who married Jane, daughter of Ralph Bulkeley, of Haughton•. ( Here is Holms 's pedigree. This branch of the family end's:) BYRD GENEALOGY 89

21. Thomas12 le Bird, married Margaret, daughter of William Dodd, of Broxton, and had a son, 23. Henry13 le Bird, of Broxton, who married Anne, daughter of .fohn Phelkin, of Tattenhall, and had issue: 24. 14 14 Johnu; 25. Thomasu; 26. Hughe ( d. s. p.); 27. Robert ; 28. Rogeru; 29. Anne1 4, married John Carden, of Calcott; 30. Elizabeth14, married Hugh Williamson, of Chalkley; 31. 14 :Mary , married Richard Davenport, .of Locroff; 32. Kather­ ine14; 33. Robert 14, married Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Lolland ( or Callorne), of Aymount. • 24. John14 le Bird, of London, married Elizabeth, daugh­ ter of Oliver Burgh als Copparsm.ith, and had issue: (a) 15 15 15 15 William ; (b) John ; (c) Henry ; (d) Elizabeth ; (e) 13 Anne • 25. · Thomasu le Bird, married Ales Palyn, and had issue: 15 15 15 (f) Anne ; (g) Raphe ; (k) 'l'homas •

27. Robert 14 Bird; married Elizabeth Holland, and had a son (here the prefix is dropped), 34. John16 Bird, married Elizabeth Bine, and had a son, 35. Thomas16 Bird, who married Elizabeth Bud, an

• The English genealogists have perhaps made some error 1n regard to 27. Robertu, and 33. RobertH, le Bird. It is hardly probable that a man would have two sons named Robert, one ot whom married Elizabeth Holland and the other Elizabeth Lolland. See the letters of William Byrd1 in the possession ot the Vir• ginia Historical Society. 90

THE BYRDS OF VIRGINIA 1. William1 Byrd arrived in Virginia before 1677 (per­ haps as early as 1670), and inherited the estate of his uncle, Thomas Stegg, Jr. . He lived first at "Belvidere,,, in the bounds of the present city of Richmond, but about 1688 moved to the estate of Westover, twenty miles below his former home, on the James River, which became the famous seat of his family. He married Maria; daughter of Colonel Warham Horsmanden, then of Charles City County, in Virginia, but who shortly returned to England, where he settled at Purleigh, in Essex. William1 Byrd was born in London in 1652, and died Dec. 4, 1704, at Westover. His wife had died in her forty-seventh year at the same place, 2 2 Nov. 9, 1699. He had issue: 2. William ; 3. Susan , who married John Brayne, merchant, of London; 4. Ursula2, born Nov. 29, 1681, married Robert Beverley, the historian, died Oct. 31, 1698, had one son, William3 Beverley; 5. 11 Mary 1 about whose life nothing is known (see note p. 102); 6. Warham·2, born 1685, and who died in childhood. 2. William2 Byrd, born March 28, 1674, at "Belvidere," died at Westover, Aug. 26, 1744; married-.-. (1) Lucy, daughter of Colonel Daniel Parke, who died BYRD GENEALOGY 91 in 1710 as Governor of the Leeward Islands, and had issue : 3 7. Evelyn , born July 16, 1707, died, unmarried, Nov. 13, 3 1737; 8. Parke , born Sept. 6, 1709, died June 3, 1710; 9. Philips William3, born Feb. 23, and died Dec. 9, 1712; 10. 3 Wilhelmina , born Nov. 6, 1715, married Thomas Chamber­ layne, of King William County, Virginia, from whom there is descended a prominent line.• (2) Maria, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Taylor of 3 Kensington, England, and had issue: 11. Anne ; 12. Ma­ 3 ria3; 13. William ; 14. Jane3. 11. Anne3, born in London, Feb. 5, 1725, married Charles Carter, of "Hainstead" ( afterwards of "Cleve"), died Sept. 11, 1757. From this marriage is descended a numerous line. 12. Maria3, born Jan. 6, 1727, married Landon Carter, of "Sabine Hall," died Nov. 29, 1744. From this marriage is descended a numerous line. 13. William3 Byrd, born at "Westover," Sept. 6, 1728t, died Jan. 1, 1777, married --. (1) April 14, 1748, Elizabeth Hill, only daughter of John Carter, of "Shirley," and had issue: 15. \Villiam•, born Aug. 2, 1749, who became a lieutenant in the 17th British Regiment, and was killed at Caen, France, July, 1771, by being thrown from a carriage ( d. s. p.) ; lG. John Carter\ born Jan. 27, 1751, married widow of William Randolph, of ''Wilton,'' and d. s. p. ; 17. 1'homas 1'aylor• ; 18. Elizabeth Hill\ born Nov. 29, 1754, married (1) James Parke Farley, (2) Rev. John Dunbar, (3) Colonel Henry Skipwith; 19. Francis Otway•. On July 5, 1760, Elizabeth Hill Carter Byrd died, and within six months \Villiam3 Byrd was mar­ ried to

• For the Chamberlayne pedigree see ·an article by Mr. W. G. Stannard in the Beau Monde, March 31, 1894. A bond file ot this valuable little periodical is in the possession of the Virginia His­ torical Society. t The pedigree in the Beau Monde had it 1729, which cannot be right. The Byrd family bible gives 1728, which has here been ·ILdopted. 92 BYRD GENEALOGY

(2) Maryt, daughter of Charles Willing, of Philadelphia, by whom he had issue: 20. Maria Horsmanden', born Nov. 26, 1761, married John Page, of "Pagebrook"; 21. Anne Willing., born March 25, 1763; 22. Charles Willing\ born April 8, 1765, died August, 1766; 23. Evelyn Taylor', born Oct. 13, 1766, married Benjamin Harrison, of '' Bran­ don"; 24. Abby', born Nov. 4, 1767, married Judge William Nelson; 25. Dorothy\ born Feb. 17, 1769, died the 24th of the same month; 26. Charles Willing\ born July 22, 1770, United States district judge for Ohio, married Sarah Meade; 27. Jane\ born Jan. 17, 1773, married Carter H. Harrisont 28. Richard Willinrt; 29. William! 14. Jane3, born Oct. 13, 1729, married John Page, of "North End," by whom comes a numerous descent. Her portrait, showing a fine face, is now at William and Mary College. 17. Thomas Taylor' Byrd, born Jan. 17, 1752, became a captain in the British army, where he served under Colonel Fanning; married Mary, daughter of William Armistead, of "Hesse," Gloucester County, had issue: 30. John 5, killed 5 in the battle of North Point; 31. 'William N. ; 32. Francis 5 Otway ; 33. Elizabeth\ married in 1827, General Elisha Boyd, a member of the State Senate; 34. i\Iaria Carter6, mar­ ried Philip Norborne Nicholas, of Richmond, judge of the General Court and attorney-general of Virginia, and had issue: (a) Cary, (b) Sidney, (c) Elizabeth Byrd, of Wash­ 5 ington, D. C.; 35. Charles Carter~; 36. Thomas ; 37. Rich­ ard E.5 t Mary Willing was first cousin of Peggy Shippen, the famous Philadelphia beauty who married Benedict Arnold. Her sympa­ thies during the Revolution were with the British, and Arnold's invason ot Virginia brought a number ot their officers to her house. She was accused ot treasonable correspondence with them, but on investigation was acquitted. She ruled her house and plantation. with great success, and was known far a.nd near for the courtesy and elegance of her hospitality. The Count Chastel­ lu:x: wa.s struck with her "agreeable countenance, and great good sense." Her wm, with most ot the tacts relating to her lite, is published in the Virginia. Historical Magazine, Vol. VI, p. 346. The ·will contains a list at the Byrd portraits. :j; Carter H. H'.arrison moved to Kentucky, and from him comes the prominent Chicago family ot the same name. BYRD GENEALOGY 93

19. Francis Otwar Byrd, born l\lay 8, 1756, was an officer in the British navy and resigned at the beginning of the Rev{). lution to offer his services to America ; in 1775 he was appointed an aide to General Lincoln; in January, 1777, he was made lieutenant-colonel of the Third Virginia Dragoons and served through the war ; afterward he was sheriff of Charles City County, and died Sept. 2, 1800; he married Anne, daughter of Robert Munford, of "Richland," Meck­ lenburg County, and had issue: 38 Maria5, married Davidson 6 Bradfute; 39. Lelia ; 40. Eliza\ married Alexander Tomp­ kins; 41. Evelyn\ married Roger A. Tompkins; 42. Anne5 married -·- Wright; 43. William 0.6, died unmarried; 44. 6 Abigail , married in 1825 Dr. H. Davis. 28. Richard Willing' Byrd, of Smith.field, Isle of Wight County, born October, 1774, died October, 1815, member of the House of Delegates, 1804-6, married (1) Lucy, daughter of Benjamin Harrison, of "Brandon," (2) Emily Wilson, and by his first marriage had issue: 45. Addison6, married 6 --Custis; 46. Otway ; 47. Mary Anne\ married in 1825 Dr. Richard Kennon, U. S. N. 29. William~ Byrd, married Susan, daughter of Addison Lewis, and had issue: 48 Addison 5, married Susan Coke; 49. Mary6, married Richard C. Coke, M. C. ; 50. Jane 0. 5, mar­ 6 ried G. W. McCandlish; 51. Dr. Samuel Powell • 32. Francis Otway6 Byrd, served with distinction at Tripoli in 1805 under General Eaton, and as an officer of the War of 1812 with such eminent gallantry that the Vir­ ginia legislature presented him with a sword and a vote of thanks. He removed from Clarke County, Virginia, to Baltimore, in 1855, and died there May 2, 1860, aged 72 years; he married Eliza Pleasants and had issue: 52. Mary°, 6 married Samuel G. Wyman; 53. Anne • 35. Charles Cartei-6 Byrd, married Jane Turner and 8 6 had issue: 54. Lucy ; 55. Thomas • 37. Richard E. 6 Byrd, of Frederick County, married in 1826 Anne, daughter of Benjamin Harrison, of ''Brandon.'' He was a distinguished lawyer, member of the House of Delegates in 1839, 1840, 1842, etc., and of the Convention 94 BYRD GENEALOGY of 1850-51; he served on the staff of General Gorse, C. S. A., and died Jan. 1, 1872, aged 72 years ; had issue : 56. 9 George H. ; 57. WilliamG. (I am the son of William.­ R. E. B.) 51. Dr. Samuel Powerss Byrd, of ''Whitehall,'' Glou­ cester County, married (1) Catherine C. Corbin, widow of -- Fauntleroy, and (2) Mary L., daughter of Dr. Mathew B°rooke ; by his first marriage he had a son, 58. Richard E.@. 56. George H.@ Byrd, of New -York, married Lucv C., daughter of Edmund Wickham and his wife Lucy, daughter 1 of Dr. Robert Carter; had issue: 59. Anne ; 60. Edmund 7 7 1 1 Wickham ; 61. Mary Wyman ; 62. Alfred ; 63. George H ; 1 1 1 64. Samuel W ; 65. Lucy c.r; 66. William ; 67. Francis •

CHILDREN OF WILLIAMG BYRD (BURD) AND MARY FITZGERALD: (1) Evelyn Elin, born in Lynchburg, Va., June 9, 1803. (2) Amanda Malvina, born in Lynchburg, Va., Oct. 11, 1804. Married three times. First, Mr. Patterson; he died in Lynchburg soon after; second, a Mr. Nevitt, by whom she had one daughter, Annie (married Major Mark Tarleton, of .New Orleans) ; third, Capt. J. S. Simonds of New Or­ leans. Mrs. Simonds died in St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 23, 1889, aged 85 years. Buried in Bellefontaine. Mrs. Tarleton and all her family are buried in New Orleans. (3) Ann Maria, born in Lynchburg, May 29, 1810, mar­ ried John Gilmore Shelton in Lynchburg, Jan. 3, 1827, died in St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 7, 1834. ( 4) Caroline Morris, born in Lynchburg, Nov. 6, 1811, married William Henry Fox Degge of Alexandria, Va., died in Carthage, Mo., Jan. 9, 1881. ( 5) Elizabeth Martin, born in· Lynchburg, July 23, 1813. Twice married, first to Mr. .Alfred Rucker, who died in St. Louis and is buried there; second, Mr. William E. Edwards. Mrs. Edwards died in St. Louis, April ::!, 1880. Both she and Mr. Edwards are buried in Bellefontaine. Mrs. Edwards had no issue by either marriage. BYRD GENEALOGY 95

(6) Mary Walker, born in Lynchburg, Va., .Aug. 8, 1815, married in.1835 to John Gilmore Shelton; died in St. Louis, Mo., May 8, 1899. Mr. Shelton died in St. Louis, Feb. 5, 1869. Both buried in Bellefontaine. (7) · Martha Jane Otway, born in Lynchburg, July 23, 1817, married in St. Louis, Mo., to T. A. Lewis in 1838; died in Glasgow, Mo., Dec. 30, 1846. (8) John William Tilden, born in Lynchburg, Sept. 22, 1819, married in St. Louis, to Eliza Goodfellow; died in St. Louis, Oct. 9, 1885. Buried in Bellefontaine. ( 9) Charles McKendree, born in Lynchburg, Aug. 18, 1827 ;

Genevieve Rosseau Hatch, who was born in St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 29, 1886. She married Francis B:unter Young of Wash­ ington, D. C., in St. Louis, Mo., in 1908. They have two children, Francis Hunter Jr., and Genevieve Kinkead1 all living in Washington, D. C., in 1927.

· NOTE ON MARY BYRD, DAUGHTER OF FIRST WILLIAM John Roger, Gentleman, was born about 1680 on a ship enroute from England to America. His parents settled in the tidewater section of Virginia. He married Mary Byrd, daughter of Col. William1 Byrd of Westover. John died in King and Queen County, Virginia, in 1762. John C. Clark was an English Immigrant of King and Queen County, Virginia, before 1725. He married Elizabeth Lumpkin and had five children. The eldest son, Jonathan, married in 1723 Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Lucy Rogers. Their eldest son, John, was born in October, 1724. He mar­ ried in 1749 his cousin, Anne Rogers, daughter of Giles Rogers, and granddaughter of Mary Byrd and John Rogers. Their children were Jonathan, George Rogers and William Clark, all of whom became famous. Thus from Mary's issue came three noted generals, one our famous William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. If William Byrd could have seen into the future he would cer­ tainly not have scorned plain John Roger or considered him an inferior, and disowned his daughter for marrying him. Generu.l George Rogers Clark, brother of Colonel William Clark, with 170 men, conquered the great Northwest and added three states to our struggling Republic, in 1803. With Meriwether Lewis, also a descendant of this line­ the Byrds and Sheltons-Colonel Clarke opened the way for the acquisition of the entire region from the _Missis­ sippi Valley to the Pacific. By the purchase of the Louis­ iana Territory from Napoleon, just at this time, these two great stretches of country were united into one Republic

WILL OF WILLIAM BURD (BYRD) THE FIFTH In the name of God, Amen ! I, William Burd, of the City of St. Louis, being now in good bodily health, and in the full use and enjoyment of all the faculties of my mind, mind­ ful of the uncertainty of life, and being about to take a BYRD GENEALOGY 103

long journey from name, consider it right to set my wordly affairs in order and to make a suitable disposition of my Estate; and for that purpose I do make, ordain, publish and declare this my last will 'and testament"--Hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made. 1. In the first place: I declare and make known the fol­ lowing persons, as comprising my family, and as interested in my property and estate: 1. :My beloved wife Mary. 2. Mary Jane, Elizabeth Knight, Cornelia Winfree, Evelyn Ellen, the four children and heirs of my deceased daughter Evelyn, late wife of Richard S. Tilden. 3. My daughter Amanda, now the wife of Captain Simonds. 4. William Orville and Mary Gifmour, only children and heirs of my deceased daughter, Ann Maria, late the wife of John G. Shelton. 5. My daughter Caroline, now the wife of William Henry Degge; 6. My daughter Elizabeth, now the wife of Alfred M. Rucker; 7. My daughter Mary Walker, now the wife of John G. Shelton; 8. William Henry, 'l'homas Seton and Theodore Beldon, only children and heirs of my deceased daughter, Martha Jane, late wife of Thomas A. Lewis; 9. And last, my son, John William Burd. 2. I constitute and appoint as executors of this, my will, my wife Mary Burd, my son John W. Burd, and my sons­ in-law, John G. Shelton and Alfred M.' Rucker, jointly while they all live, and the survivors and survivor of them. 3. I devise and bequeath to my said Executors, and to the survivors and last survivor of them, and to the heirs and assigns of the last survivor, all my Estate and property, rights and interests, of whatsoever nature wheresoever situate -to include all that shall be mine at the time of my death -in trust for the objects and purposes hereinafter expressed. 4. I will and direct that my estate be kept together except as hereinafter stated-and managed by my said executors and trustees, at their own good discretion, as long as my wife shall live. And that out of my estate, my said executors and trustees shall provide for my wife, a good, comfortable and genteel support, to her own satisfaction, as long as she shall live: And this provision is to be in lieu of dower, if my wife be satisfied in that-and if not-she is left free to reject the provision, anq take her dower, according to law. 5. If the income of my Estate should prove insufficient for the provision in favor of my wife and for the payment of 104 BYRD .GENEALOGY such debts as may come against the Estate, the said executors and trustees are empowered, for that purpose, to sell such parts of the Estate as shall seem to them best, for . the interest of the whole or, in their discretion, they may borrow money, for these purposes, on a pledge or mortgage of such part of the Estate as to them may seem best. 6. At the death of my wife, my said Executors and trustees shall make an equal division of the Estate then remaining, among all my living children above named, and the children and representatives of my deceased· daughters above named-the said children and representatives to take together the shares of their respective mothers. And whereas, I have heretofore advanced to my son, John William Burd, two thousand five hundred dollars for the partnership busi­ ness in which we are concerned, that sum is to be accounted tor in the division and to be taken as part of his share. And whereas, I have advanced to my son-in-law, Thomas A. Lewis, five hundred dollars, that sum is to be accounted for in the division and to be taken as part of the share of the above named children and heirs of my deceased daughter, Martha Jane Lewis. 7. I devise, will and direct that the share and portion to be divided and set apart for my daughter, Amanda Simonds, be vested in and held by the above named John: William Burd, John G. Shelton and Alfred M. Rucker, and the sur­ vivors and survivor of them, and the heirs and assigns of the Survivor-in trnst for the sole and separate use and benefit of the said Amanda Simonds, and that as long as she and her husband shall live, they will permit her to use and enjoy the said property and to receive the rents and profits thereof. And in further trust, that if she should be left a widow, they will, upon her request, assign and convey the said property and estate remaining undisposed of, they will assign and convey .the same to her children, or such other persons as shall then be her heirs and legal representatives. 8. I devise, will and direct that the share and portion to be divided and set apart for my daughter, Caroline Degge, be vested in and held by the said John William Burd, John G. Shelton and Alfred M. Rucker, and the survivors and sur­ vivor of them, and the heirs and assigns of the survivor, in trust for the Sole and separate use and benefit of the said Caroline Degge, with all the rights, powers, uses and· trusts which are above specified in the case of my daughter, Amanda Simonds. BYRD GENEALOGY 105

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal and have published and declared this instrument as my last will and testament, at St. Louis, this 18th day of July, A. D. 1848. WII.LIAM BURD (Seal).

This E.ighteenth day of July, A. D. 1848, the above named William Burd, who seemed to us of perfectly sound mind, signed, sealed, published and declared the above writing as his last will and testament, in presence of the undersigned, who at his request, in his presence and in presence of each other, have signed the same as witnesses. EDW. BATES, LUTHER T. COLLIER, BARTON BATES.

9. In addition to the Eight articles above set forth in the original draft of my will, which can not now be written again, as I am in haste to start on my journey, it is my will and desire, and I therefore direct and require my Executors and trustees aforesaid, in case any of my daughters should become needy and require assistance for comfortable support ·and maintenance before the division and distribution of my Es­ tate, as above provided for, to make to them such advances in money or property as in their discretion shall seem right, and all such advances shall be considered as part of the share of such daughter, and shall be accounted for and settled in the final division of my Estate. In Testimony whereof, I have also hereunto set my hand and seal and have published and declared this as part of my last will and testament, at St. Louis, this 18th day of July, A. D. 1848. WILLIAM BURD (Seal).

On this Eighteenth day of July, A. D., 1848, the above named William Burd, who seemed to us of perfectly sound mind, signed, sealed, published and declared the above writ­ ing as part of his will and testament, in presence of the undersigned, who, at his request, in his presence and in presence of each other, have signed the same as witnesses. EDw. BATES, LUTHER T. COLLIER, BARTON BATES. 106 BYlm GE~EALOGY

JOHN 1\IILLER, GOVERNOR OF :MISSOURI Johu :Miller, of Berkley County, Virginia, served the .state of Missouri as Governor, 1825-1832. He came to Fayette, Howard County, l\1issouri, in 1817. Prior to his coming to Missouri he was Colonel of the Nineteenth U. S. Infantry in the War of 1812. Miller, beside being a soldier, of dauntless courage, was an execu­ tive officer of proved ability, and managed the affairs of the state with a skill that made the name of Missouri re­ spected throughout the Union. In May, 1813, Miller made a brilliant achievement at Fort Meigs. While General Har­ rison was collecting forces for the purpose of invading Canada, General Procter of the British Army, under cover of night, erected a battery of six guns so near the fort as to make necessary its immediate

At the close of the war he was retained in the Standing Army, with rank of Colonel, and ordered to Missouri. In 1817 he resigned from the Army and became Regis­ ter of the Land Office at Franklin, in Howard County. Colonel Miller was a man of sound mind and very correct principles. In private life he was above reproach, and as an officer he was immaculate. By men who knew him per­ sonally, he was spoken of as a "very good man, a "very upright man,'' '' firm, courageous, self-contained, honest to the extreme, free from all vice;'' this with his wonderful military training made him the ideal man for Governor of the state. She was a very young state. Government was not firmly established ; in fact, there was almost no government at all iu a great part of the state. People were coming from everywhere, Kentucky, Tennes­ see, Virginia, North Carolina, l\:Iarylanu, New York, Massa­ chusetts, etc. The most were home-seekers, but some were adventurers, some ruffians, some speculators, some gamblers. The hunter and trapper wandered in the woods, and made companions of Indians. There was whiskey at every boat landing, and in nearly every store, almost every assembly was marred by fights between drunken men. At such a time, amid such conditions, and among such a conglomerate people gathered from everywhere, strangers to each other, all moved by a spirit of adventure, the most valuable si;irvice a governor could render would be to lead in the establishment of order and in bringing them into friendly harmony; to that high task Governor Miller set his hand with a firm purpose and a steadfast achievement. It was not a hard task for him ; he knew there was a great wealth of solid character in these people, and to establish a society wholesome, orderly, and enduring, they only needed such a man as Governor Miller. In all the states there was no other man better prepared by training and temperament to aid in the establishing of peaceful order, to set the people steadfastly upon lines of orderliness, and it is doubtful if there ever has been another governor so universally loved and respected and trusted. He moved cautiously. His first endeavor was to win the confidence of the people. In the pursuit of that endeavor he sought and secured the support and cooperation of the strongest and soundest men in the state in almost total disregard. of their partisan alignments. Under the Constitution of 1820 the Governor appointed 108 BYRD GENE.A.LOGY

the Secretary of State, Attorney-General, Supreme Court judges, Circuit Court judges, and all other state officers except the Lieutenant-Governor. Governor Miller continued Hamilton R. Gamble• in· the office of Secretary of State until he resigned in 1826, and then appointed Spencer Pettis of St. Louis, and on his resig­ nation in 1828 appointed Presley H. McBride o:f Boone County, who resigned in 1830. He then appointed John C. Edwards of Cole County. These four men were typical of the kind of men Governor Miller appointed to office, and they portray the purpose and policies of his administration. Mr. Gamble was a lawyer of colossal mind and the very highest character ; he was a Whig, and in after years was Supreme Judge and Governor. John C. Edwards was a Benton Democrat, and in 1844 was elected Governor. · Spencer Pettis was a Benton Democrat, a speaker of marked brilliancy ; he was elected :Missouri's only Repre­ sentative in Cimgress in 1828, and resigned as Secretary of State in order to accept that office. Rufus Easton was in many respects the most valuable and the most 'prominent citizen Missouri had for twenty years after 1804. He was a Whig, had been Attorney-General since 1821, and Governor Miller continued him in office until his death in 1826, and then appointed Robert W. Wells of St. Charles, who held the office for ten years. If conclusions of Governor Miller's character as a man and his administrations as Governor are to be drawn from the kind of men he appointed to office, then one need only go down the roster of his appointees to conclude that his ambi­ tions and policies were of the highest order. John Miller was Governor of Missouri for seven consecu­ tive years, and that was a longer period by three years than was ever accorded to any other man. The circumstances ;were unusual ,, Frederick Bates had been elected Governor and Benjamin Reeves Lieutenant-Governor in 1824. Within a year Mr. Reeves, who was also a resident of Howard County, resigned his office to become one of the Government commissioners in

* John Gilmore Shelton, Jr., ot St. Louis, alter graduation trom the University ot Virginia, studied law with Governor Gamble, whose eldest son Hamilton R. Gamble, Jr., was one or Mr. Shelton's closest boyhood triends. Hamilton, Jr., moved to New York man:, years ago and died there. BYRD GENEALOGY 109 laying out the noted road from Leavenworth to Santa Fe; and on August 4, 1825, Governor Bates died. Thus the of­ fices of both Governor and Lieutenant~Governor became va­ cant. The Constitution of 1820 provided that upon the death or resignation of the Governor, the Lieutenant-Governor, or in case of like disability on his part, the President of the Senate Pro Tempore, should '' possess all the powers and discharge all the duties of Governor" until the vacancy was :filled, and that he should cause an election to be held to fill such vacancy, unless '' such vacancy shall happen within eighteen months of the end of the term for which the late Governor shall have been elected.'' That made it necessary that an election be held; Governor Bates had died more than three years before the end of the term for which he had been elected, and the Lieutenant-Gov­ ernor had resigned prior to Governor Bates' death. The President of the Senate Pro Tempore was Abraham J. Williams of Boone County; he assumed the powers of Governor upon the death of Governor Bates, and caused a special election to be held on December 8, 1825, and at that election John Miller was elected Governor. The Constitution of 1820, also provided that the Governor should be '' ineligible for the next four years after the expir­ ation of his term of service"; but it also provided that the person elected to fill a vacancy caused by death or resignation of the Governor '' shall not thereby be rendered ineligible to the office of Governor for the next succeeding term.'' That saving clause made John :Miller eligible to election in 1828. He was elected in 1825 for three years of the un­ expired term for which Governor Bates had been elected in 1824, and he was again elected in 1828, without opposi­ tion, for another term of four years. He was the only man in the history of the State who held the office of Governor for a longer time than four years. That the people permitted no one in his, or the opposition, party to contend with him for election is high proof of their own orderly character and gooa sense, and it is also proof that he was a Governor of unusually fine administrative and personal qualities. Between 1832 and 1842 Missouri had only two Represent­ atives in Congress. After John Miller's second term as Gov­ ernor expired in August, 1832, he w~nt back to his home in Howard County, but in 1836 he was elected to Congress, and again elected in 1838 and 1840. The people liked his patient industry and wise efforts for 110 BYRD GENEALOGY the general welfare and would have continued him in Con­ gress had he consented, but he concluded that the times de­ manded the leadership of younger men. He therefore declined re-election in 1842. At Fayette, Mo., almost north of the court house, stands a large two-story brick house, which at one time or another was the home of three men who were· governors of Missouri-Thomas Reynolds, Claiborne F. Jack­ son, and it was occupied by John Miller after he was Gov­ ernor and when he was first elected to Congress. It was this house in Howard County that John Miller, bachelor as he was, had in mind when he tend~rly spoke of '' my Missouri home" one time when he was in Washington. In his first Inaugural Address, January 20, 1826, he said: "It is hoped that the measures adopted for the improvement of the navigation of the Mississippi River, will be extended so as to embrace the }Iissouri as far as our western, and the Mississippi as far as our northern boundary. The navigation of these rivers is of incalculable advantage to the fertile and populous parts of our state, through which they pass-and it is also to be hoped that every possible assistance will be afforded by the general government to our sister state, Illi­ nois, in the completion of the contemplated canal, eonnecting the waters of the Illinois River with Lake Michigan. By this great work Missouri may expect advantages but little inferior to those to be derived by Illinois herself. These measures, we have reason to believe, will be persevered in; and as we are blest with a soil of uncommon fertility, a climate con­ genial to health, and the most valuable vegetable productions, noble streams running through every part of our state, the greatest abundance of the richest minerals, a profitable and increasing commerce with our Mexican and Indian neighbors, a communication with our great southern port, New Orleans, free from the interruptions that embarrass our rivals at market; a population virtuous, industrious and enterprising, it must be by some signal abuse of these gifts of Providence ii Missouri does not, at no remote period, rise into a great commonwealth, the happy abode of millions of freemen.'' After Governor Miller declined re-election in 1842, he retired to private life. With his nephew, James Miller, he took up his residence at Florissant, in St. Louis County. He was born November 25, 1781, in Berkley County, Vir­ ginia. Died at Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri, March 18, 1846. A handsome monument in Bellefontaine Cemetery marks his resting place. At his request, this monument was made of 1\-fissouri marble in loyalty to the state he loved and served for many years. SHIRLEY, built by Sir Edward Hill. 1t h«s been one of the homes of the Carters for 5CVeral generations.

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ROYAL DESCENT OF THE CARTER FMIILY Hugh Capet King of France, had Robert the Pious. He had Henry I, who had Philip I, who had Louis VI, who had Louis VII, who had Philip II, who had Louis VIII, who married Blanche of Castile and had Prince Robert, Earl of Artois III, who had Blanche, widow of Henry of Navarre, who. married, secondly, Edward Plantaganet, Earl of Lei­ cester and Lancaster, son of Henry III of England. They had Henry Plantaganet, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster, who married Lady Maude, daughter of Sir Patrick Charworth and had Lady Eleanor Plantaganet, who married, secondly, Sir Richard Fitz Allen, K. G., ninth-· Earl ·of Arundel and seventh l!larl of Surrey. They had John Fitz Allen, Lord Maltravers, who was lost at .sea. He left a daughter, Lady Joan Fitz Allen, who married Sir William Echyingham and died in 1413. She had Sir Thomas Echyingham, who died in 1441, leaving a daughter, Lady Margaret, who married Wil­ liam Blount, eldest son of Sir Walter le Blount, Treasurer of Calais, created Lord Montjoy in 1461. His wife was Lady Anne Neville, who was also of Royal descent from Edward II. They had Lady Elizabeth Blount, who married Sir Andrew, Baron of Wyndsore, a lineal descendant of Edward II and Elizabeth Plantaganet. 'rhey had Lady Edith Wyndsore, who married George Ludlow of Hill Deverill, and had Thoma/ii Ludlow of Dihton, who died in 1607. He married Jane, daughter of Thomas Pyle, and had Gabriel Ludlow, who was born in 1587 and married Phillis and had Sarah Ludlow, who died in 1668. Sarah became the fotll'th wife of John Carter of ''Carotoman,'' Va. His son, CoL Robert Carter, was called "King" Carter" because of his large estates and extensive authority. He left an estate of over 300,000 acres, 1,000 slaves, and more than 10,000 pounds sterling. Robert Carter married Judith Armistead in 1688, daughter of John Armistead of Hesse; Gloucester County, Virginia. Their son, John Carter, married in 1723, Elizabeth Hill, daughter of Col Sir Edward Hill of "Shirley," Charles City County, Virginia. Elizabeth inherited the estate of her father and it became known as the Carter estate. Elizabeth Hill Carter married William Byrd3 of Westover, Va. Their son, Thomas Taylor Byrd, married Mary Ann, daughter of Maria Carter and William Armistead, of "Hesse," Gloucester County, Virginia. Their son, William ByrdG was born in what was then called Frederick: County, Maryland, near Harper's Ferry, in 1781. - This William was the great-grandfather of the author of this book. . 112 BYRD . GENEALOGY

CARTERS Col. John Carter of England and Virginia, was the son of the Honorable William Carter of Casstown, Hereford County, England, and the :0,-liddle Temple. Colonel John was born in England in 1620 and died' in 1669 at "Carotoman, JI his home in Lancaster County, Virginia. He located first in Lower Norfolk, in 1649, and represented that county in the House of Burgesses. Later he removed to Lancaster County, Virginia, and built his home, '' Carotoman, '' near the Caroto­ man River. He served as a Burgess from Lancaster for many years and was an iniluential member of the King's Council He gave the land for the :first church in Lancaster County, where Christ Church stood later. This church is considered the finest example of pure Colonial church architecture in America today. Col. Robert Carter, born in 1663, was a son by the fourth marriage of J obn. It was this Robert who was called "King Carter'' on account of his wealth and iniluence. It was through the marriage of John Carter, son of "King Carter, JI with Elizabeth Hill that "Shirley" came into the Carter family and became known as the Carter home. It was then the most renowned plantation in Virginia, and had been built by Col Sir Edward Hill for his bride, a Welsh heiress and great Court beauty, daughter of Sir Edward Williams of "Brecknock.$ire," Wales. It was the daughter of this John Carter and Elizabeth Hill of ''Shirley,'' Elizabeth Hill Car­ ter, who married the third Col. William Byrd. Elizabeth in- BYRD GENEALOGY 113 herited "Shirley." The house is still in possession of a lineal heir (1927), the wife of Admiral Oliver, who is a delightful host and introduced the author to about thirty of her ancestors, the family portraits having all been preserved here. It is a lovely old -home and farm, and has been beauti­ fully cared for, but as Mrs. Oliver has no children it will pass to a cousin not of the Carter blood. Unfortunately the portraits at "Westover" went with everything else that was personal when the estate was sold to Mr. Harrison of Brandon. Even the famous '' Evelyn Byrd'' portrait is gone, and is in, so I understand, the pos­ session of a family in Roanoke who have refused to sell it, or even have it copied. This seems a particularly unfortunate thing, as the portrait is part of the tradition of the house. The present owner of "Westover" is :i\fr. Richard Crane, Minister to Czecho Slovakia, who is a son of Charles Crane, who was Minister to China under President Woodrow Wilson. Mrs. Crane was . Ellen Bruce of North Carolina. She is a charming cultured woman and a most delightful hostess, and is much interested in restoring this beautiful home to its original Colonial splendor. Mrs. Crane says that almost every one who visits her when she is at "Westover" insists on her putting porches across the front and back of the house. It is hard for them to realize that it was built before Thomas Jefferson introduced the columns, to America, so universally used later throughout the South. She is very wisely trying to keep the old place true to its period. 114 BYRD. GENEALOGY

NOTES ON BYRD AND CARTER FAMILIES The original grant of Westover was to Captain Francis West in 1619. The next owner was Sir. John Pauleb. · He sold it to Theodoric Bland, who ·is buried there, and Colonel William Byrd I bought it from Mr. Bland. Theodoric Bland was an Englishman by birth, but was a Spanish merchant before he emigrated to Virginia in 1654. He was one of the King's Council in Virginia. When he bought Westover, he gave 10 acres of land for a court house and a prison for Charles City County, and built a church for the parish, which originally occupied a portion of the ground where the graveyard at Westover is now. He was buried in the chancel, as were the· minister, the first Colonel William and his wife, Maria Horsmanden, and the '' beautiful Evelyn Byrd.'' These tombstones are all in the open now. The estate first came into prominence under the regime of the Byrds. The original grant of land to William Byrd covered the entire site of the City of Richmond, and also of Manchester, which is opposite it on the James River. There were three Colonel William Byrds, each of whom has his place in American history. Colonel William Byrd, born in London in 1652, was the first of his line in America. He settled at "Belvidere," in the bounds of the present City of Richmond, in 1670. He purchased ''Westover,'' which became the famous seat of the Byrd family, from Theodoric Bland in 1688. The house took its name from the fact that it was the original tract granted to Captain Francis West in 1619, for Henry West, son and heir of Lord Delaware, Governor of Virginia; thus the estate was called ""\Vestover." In 1676 the first William Byrd was a Captain in the county militia, and four years later, when only 28 years old, was made a Colonel. Within this period he was several times a member of the house of Burgesses. He was a man of great note and served before his death as President of the Council. At his death in 1704, he was described as one of the richest meri in Vir­ ginia. The second Col. William Byrd, son of the first Wil­ liam and Maria Horsmanden, was the most distinguished of the three Colonels William. He was born at ''Belvidere,''· :March 28, 167 4, and died at "Westover," Aug. 26, 17 44, aged 70. It was he wlio built the present "Westover" in 1727. He was the founder of the City of Richmond, which was laid off in April, 1737, and also founded Petersburg. He PORTRAIT OF "THE BEAUTIFUL EVELYN BYRD" Daughter of the second Col. William Byrd, of Westover.

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gave the ground on which St. John's Church, Richmond, is built, to the church. He was a man of innumerable gifts of person and mind, so rarely blended that he was called at the English Court, the "Black Swan of Virginia." After graduating at Oxford he was called to the bar of the Middle Temple. He studied in the Low Countries and visited the Court of France. He was chosen Fellow of the Royal Society and was appointed Public Agent to the Court three times. He was a member of the Virginia Council for thirty-seven years, and its President at the time of his death in 1744. He was the author of the "\Vestover Manuscripts," '' A Journey to the Land of Eden,' ' '' A Progress to the Mines," and the "History of the Dividing Line." He owned a magnificent library of over 4,000 volumes, which in that day was phenomenal. He was the father of the beautiful Evelyn Byrd, who died in the 29th year of her age of a broken heart-tradition has come down in the family that her lover was thrown from his horse and killed. Although her tombstone is inscribed Mrs. Evelyn Byrd, she never married. She was the only daughter of the second Col. Wil­ liam by Lucy Parke, his first wife. The third Col. William Byrd was the son of the above William and :Maria Taylor, his second· wife. Maria was the daughter and heiress of Thomas Taylor of Kensington, England. William3 was born at Westover, Sept. _6, 1728, and died there Jan. 1, 1777. He was a Colonel in the French and Indian Wars, where he won great renown. Historians tell us that his military renown was so great that he was seriously considered as leader of the Virginia forces in the Revolutionary War in­ stead of George Washington. (By what a slight margin he missed becoming the father of his country.) Thomas Taylor Byrd, great-grandfather of the author of this book, was a son of this third Colonel William and his first wife, Elizabeth Hill Carter, of ''Shirley.'' Thomas was born at "Westover," Jan. 17, 1752. He became a Cap­ tain in the British Army, where he served with great distinc­ tion under Colonel Fanning. His wife was Mary, daughter of William Armistead of '' Hesse,'' Gloucester County, Vir­ ginia. "Westover" and all its contents were sold after the death of the third William by his second wife, Mary Willing Byrd. Thomas Taylor Byrd settled (in what was then claimed by Lord Fairfax to be part of Maryland) near Harper'i Ferry, where he lived during the Revolutionary War and 116 BYRD GENEALOGY

where his son Williams was born in 1781. He moved from there to Winchester, Va., and was a vestryman of the Epis­ copal Church there in 1784. The beautiful home -shown in Winchester as the Byrd home, now owned and occupied by Mr. W. A. Baker, is the house purchased and occupied by Thomas Taylor Byrd, and then by his son Richard Evelyn, who later built a home on the next block on the same street, and the first Byrd home became the property of William°, the grandfather of the present Governor. The house is a beautiful Colonial struc• · ture. It was built by one of the Generals during the Revo­ lution and has exquisite hand-carving around all of the doors, windows and mantlepieces, which was done by the Hes­ sian prisoners. The workmanship speaks for itself as every­ thing is in seeming perfect condition after more than 150 years.

LETTER FROM WILLIAM BYRD3 TO MARIA CARTER Westover, November 26th, 1765. William Byrd to Maria Carter: "I was in great hopes, as well as your Aunt and Grand­ mother, that you would have given us the pleasure of your company at Westover e're now-and I should have rejoiced in an opportunity of conveying to you my affection'.. Report informs us that you are going to be married very soon. I wish- it had been agreeable to you to give some of your friends here notice of it, because we think ourselves interested in your happiness; for my part I shall always be glad to contribute to it. Mr. Armistead is a young gentleman entirely acceptable to us, and we sincerely wish you both every blessing of the married state. Be pleased, my dear Molly, to preserit my best compliments to him, and accept yourself of our love and tender friendship. I and the rest of your relations here beg the favour of you and l\Ir. Armistead to spend Christmas at Westover, where so many young people are to make merry. Our coach shall attend you any where at any time. I ever am, '' My -Dear Niece "Your most affectionate Uncle, '' William Byrd.'' BYRD GENEALOGY 117

THE ARMISTEAD FAMILY

The Armisteads have intermarried so many times with the Byrds, Carters and Sheltons, that a separate article about the family is in keeping. The family seat, "Hesse," Glou­ cester County, Virginia, was supposed to be named after '' Hesse Cassel, Darmstadt, Germany,'' where the family is believed to have originated. The '' Hesse 11 in Virginia was built in 1659, and was built like a fortified castle to afford protection from the Indians. John A. Armistead, the first of his line in America, occupied this home. He was called '' The Councillor.'' The estate consisted of 3,879 acres, and the family is one of the oldest as well as one of the most dis­ guished in America. A glimpse into Maria Carter's "Her

Book," written in 1763 1 is fascinating. "Hesse" at that time was a gay part of the world, and evidently Maria was a beauty and belle of that charming period. She married William A. Armistead, son of John of "Hesse," in 1765. An old plantation book bearing date of 1760-1780, contains many interesting entries in reference to John and Henry Armistead, Nathaniel Burwell, William Byrd, John Buckner, Carter Braxton, John Carter, William Churchill, John Clay­ ton, Hannah Churchill, John Robinson, Nathaniel Littleton Savage, Capt. Thomas Smith, William Shackleford, and many other names of note. Judith Armistead and Robert Carter's (King Carter) ehildren were: Sarah, Judith, Elizabeth and John. 118 BYRD GENE.A.LOGY

Elizabeth married Nathaniel Burwell, another daughter married George Nicholas. The beautiful estate of John Car­ ter, '' Carotoman,'' situated on the Rappahannock, in. sight of Chesapeake Bay, the other side of Carter's Creek, in Lan­ caster County, Virginia, passed to the eldest son John. He died early and it passed to Robert and then to George Carter. Mrs. Polly Carter Cabell was the last Carter to own this famous estate. The house was burned and was never rebuilt. A sister of Judith Carter, Elizabeth Armistead Wormley, had a daughter Judith, who was the first wife of Mann Page. His second wife was Judith Carter; both wives were grand­ daughters of Judith Armistead Carter, and both lived and died at ''Rosewell,'' the family home· of the Page family. It is claimed that Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in this house. The lead weights from the window casements were cast into bullets for the American Revolution and the roof was covered with heavy lead over the shingles. Thomas R. Armistead, son of John A. and Mrs. Amy Owens; widow of Captain Owens, U. S. A., was born Sept. 18, 1821. He married Drucilla Beard in 1841. Their chil­ dren were: John, Almarine, James, Kimbrell R., Thomas Boyd, Frances, Charley, Rufus, Jesse, George and Lucy. They lived in Ponitoc, DeSoto County, Mississippi, until the death of Thomas R. in 1892. John married Nancy Wells in 1866 and moved to Memphis. Kimbrell R. married Oriabie Edwards of Memphis. Thomas Boyd married .first, in Arlington, Tenn., in 1887, Virginia Godwin, daughter of Dr. David Godwin and Elizabeth Susan Douglass of "Oak Lawn," Arlington, Tenn. The children of Thomas Boyd Armistead by his first wife were: Thomas Boyd, Jr., born March 25, 1889, and Herbert Godwin, born Dec. 5, 1891. Virginia Godwin, wife of Thomas B., died in 1905. Thomas Boyd, Jr., married Alice Townsend Jones (born Oct. 6, 1891), daughter of ~Iinnie A. Wands and Irv­ ing LeGrand Jones. Minnie A. Wands was a daughter of Major John Clark Wands of the Confederate Army, and Alice Townsend oi Nashville, Tenn. :Major Wands was born ih Syracuse, N. Y., in 1838; he was a son of John Brodt Wands of Roches­ ter, N. Y. Alice Townsend, born 1844, in Nashville, Tenn., was a daughter of William Henry Townsend of Massachusetts, and Mary Ann Keezee, whose family came from France and settled near Richmond, Va. The name of their home was "Hill-Top." BYRD GENEALOOY 119

Irving Le Grand J"ones, born 1861, was a son of Charles W. Jones and Johanna Thornton Wright of Richmond, Va. The children of Thomas B. Armistead, Jr., and Alice Jones are: Jane Virginia, born Sept. 30, 1912; 'rhomas Boyd III, born Feb. 18, 1918, and John Irving, born Oct. 10, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Armistead, Jr., live at 6903 Kingsbury Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo. Herbert Godwin Armistead married Dec. 7, 1912, Burton Margaret Jennings (born 1893), daughter of Arthur Jen­ nings and Mary Dyas. Their children are: Herbert Godwin, Jr., born Dec. 27, 1917, and Mary Virginia, born Nov. 2, 1921. Mr. and l\Irs. Herbert Godwin Armistead live at 6209 Pershing A venue, St. Louis, Mo. Thomas Boyd Armistead, Sr., was married the second time in 1908 to Mary Dibrell (born 1876), of Nashville, Tenn., who was a daughter of William W. Dibrell and Elizabeth Stratton. They have two. children: William Dibrell, born Oct. 8, 1909, and George Stratton, born Dee. 31, 1910. Both born in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. T. B. Armistead, Sr., died in St. Louis, Mo., May 5, 1918.- His widow, with her two sons, moved to California and built a home at 806 Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Cal., where she is living in 1927. The Maria Carter who married William Armistead was a daughter of Charles Carter of "Clere," and Anne Byrd, of " \Vestover. " Their daughter, Mary A. Armistead, married Thomas Tay­ lor Byrd, son of the third Col. William Byrd, and thus be­ came the great-great-grandmother of the author of this book. William Carter, brother of Maria Carter, married first, Mary Carter, and second, Ann Butler Moore, another brother, Robert, married Mary, daughter of Thomas Nelson of New York. Edward Carter of "Blenheim," married Sarah Champe. Ann, daughter of Charles Carter (and great-granddaughter of Judith Armistead), married Light Horse Harry Lee. ANOTHER SHELTON-ARl\HSTEAD LINE Col. William Randolph of Turkey Island, who was born in England in 1651, came to Virginia in 1669. He was Speaker of the House of Burgesses anu a member of the King's Council. He married Mary Isham of Bermuda Hun­ 2 dred. His son, Col. William Randolph , born at Turkey Island, in 1681, was a member of the Council and Treasurer of Virginia. He married Elizabeth Beverly of Gloucester County, Virginia, in 1709. His daughter, Mary Randolph, 120 married John Price, from Wales. Their son, Capt. Thomas Price (born 1754), of "Cool Water," Hanover County, Vir­ ginia, was an officer in the Revolutionary War. He m11rried Barbara Winston. A daughter of theirs, Mary Randolph Price, born 1776; married Isaac Coles of ''Coles' Hill,'' Han­ over County, Virginia, in 1792. Their daughter, Maria Coles, married William Shelton and had issue, among others: Nan­ nie Coles Shelton, who was born in Louisa County, Virginia, in 1830. She married Thaddeus Constantine Leake (born 1829), and they had a son, William E. Leake (born 1864). He, William, married Mary Beverly Armistead, daughter of Thomas S. Armistead and Lucy Grant, in 1895. Their chil­ dren were: William E. Leake, Jr., Beverly Armistead, Ethel Wilbur, and Robert Armistead, living in Birmingham, A.Ia:, in 1927.

SOUTHALL FAMILY D 'Arey Southall of Ireland, came to Virginia in 1720, and settled i.n Henrico County. His son was Colonel Turner Southall of Revolutionary fame, who was prominent in Church and State affairs. Be succeeded to the estate of his father in 1759. Colonel Turner Southall married Mary Moore Todd. Their children were : Turner, Dr. James, Nannie, .Angelina and Diana . • Turner married Eliza Todd. Their son, Dr. William D. Southall, married Harriet .Anne Shelton of Hanover County. They had five children, only two of whom lived to maturity: Harriet B. and William D. Dr. James Southall, son of Colonel Turner and Mary Moore Todd, married Louisa Tazewell of Richmond, Va. Issue : :Mary, who married G. Watson .James of Richmond Va. Nannie Southall, sister of Dr. James, married Everard Moore Todd, son of John R. Todd and Eliza Armistead. They had seven children: two sons who died young, and five daughters: Mary, Diana, Nannie, Laura and Helen, who mar­ ried Tazewell Taylor Spratley, son of Mary Dickson, daugh­ ter- of Mallory Dickson and Diana Southall. The first Mrs. Todd (Nancy) died in 1885 and in 1887 Everard Moore Todd married Mrs. Julia Dickson Carroll (widow of George Thomas Carroll), whose parents were Diana Southall and Mallory Dickson. By the second wife, Julia Carroll, Mr. Todd had one daughter, Julia Dickson Todd. Everard Moore Todd died Sept. 25, 1907. His widow and daughter reside in Norfolk, Virginia. BYRD GENEAI.OOY 121

THE FITZGERALD FAMILY :rviuch curiosity has always been expressed by those not familiar with the story, about the use of the simian in the coat of arms of the FitzGerald family. One does not naturally connect the idea of sentiment with a monkey, but sentiment was the cause of the selection of the monkey for the supporters and crest of_ the Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster. This crest was usea first by John FitzThomas FitzGerald, fifth Baron Offaley, first Earl of Kildare, chief of the Geral­ dines in the fourteenth century. During the infancy of this Earl, the castle of Woodstock, in the County of Kildare, the family seat, was destroyed by fire. When they went to the wing in which the nursery was, the entire wing was in ruins and the baby thought to have perished. A short time after­ wards a strange sound was heard in one of the towers, which were still standing. On investigation they found an ape, which had always been kept chained on the estate, carefully holding the missing child in its arms. In gratitude for the miraculous preservation of his life, the Earl, on his accession to his titles and estates, adopted the monkey for his crest and supporters, and it is used to the present day by the Duke of Leinster. The Kildare titles and coat of arms are extinct. The motto, "Crom a boo" is the rallying call or battle cry of the FitzGeralds. It is in the original Gaelic. Lord Edward FitzGerald of this family, made what is conaidered by experts to be the finest translation from the 122

Persian of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. At a dinner of the Omar Khayyam Society in London, Dec. 8, 1897, the poet, John Hay, our Secretary of State, in speaking of this very wonderful translation, said: '' Surely either Omar was a FitzGerald by blood, or Lord Edward FitzGerald was a rein­ carnation of Omar Khayyam.'' '!'here is no name generally recognized as more distinctly Irish than FitzGerald, the famous surname of the Geral­ dines; yet the name is Norman French in origin. A branch of the FitzGeralds were, down to the days of Queen Eliza­ beth, Earls of Desmond, and had immense possessions in what was afterwards known as Kerry and Cork. Another branch became Barons of Offaley-the ancient Gaelic name for King and Queen Counties, and Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster. Gerald FitzGerald, sixteenth Earl of Desmond, wru; one of the greatest noblemen in Europe. He held the rank of Prince Palatine, with all the authority of a King. Fitz is a Norman French prefix meaning son; it is an equivalent of the Latin filius or the French :fl.ls. Mau­ rice was the first to assume the name of Gerald, which became hereditary. He was one of· the :first and principal invaders of Ireland in 1169. From him descended the two lines of the Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster. Over sixteen generations of this family are given by "Cutler" and '' Cuyler Reynolds'' in their Genealogical Histories. The FitzGeralds or Geraldines are descended from Domi­ mis Otho who, in 1057, was an honorary Baron. of Eng­ land. The Geraldines of Florence, Italy, were one of the Baronnial families before Florence became a Republic. Gerald of Windsor married Nesta, a Welsh princess. Otho went into Normandy, and was one of the foreignera who went to England with King Edward, called the Con­ fessor, with whom he was a great favorite. Otho possessed three Lordships jn Surrey, three in Buck­ inghamshire, two in Berkshire, four in Middlesex, nine in Wiltshire, ten in Hampshire, three in Dorsetshire, and one in Somersetshire. James, Lord Offaley of Carton, twentieth Earl of Kildare, was born on May 29, 1722. He succeeded to the Earldom in 1744. He built Kildare House, which after his accession he called "Leinster." Horace ·w alpole wrote of James in 1746, "He was the richest peer and the first in all Ireland." On Feb. 1, 1747, the Earl was created a peer of Great Britain by the title of Viscount Leinstcr of Laplow, County of Buckingham. 'rbis James, twentieth Earl of Kildare, died on Nov. 19, 1773, in Leiru1ter House in Dublin, aged 51. He BYRD GENEALOGY 123 was buried in Christ Church. His wife was Lady Emily Mary Lennox, second daughter of Charles, Duke of Rich­ mond. She was born on Oct. 6, 1731, and was the god­ daughter of George II. They were married Feb. 7, 1747, and had nine sons and ten daughters. The William FitzGerald who was given a grant of land in Amelia County, of 1,700 acres, by George II in 1742, was a brother of James, twentieth Earl of Kildare. James suc­ ceeded to the title and estates of his father two years after his brother William came to America. William married Elizabeth Irby. His eldest son was Major William FitzGerald of Amelia County, who was born in 1749. He inherited the estate of his father and named it "Leinster" after the ancestral home in Ireland. He mar­ ried first, Sarah Eppes, daughter of Col. Francis Eppes of "Eppington." His second wife was Katherine ( Crawley) Jones, widow of the Hon. Peter Jones, who assisted William Byrd in founding Petersburg, Va. Major William was wounded at the battle of Guilford Court House. His daugh­ ter married William FitzBooth. Another, daughter Elizabeth, married Littlebury Jones. James Fitzgerald, youngest son of the first 'William, was born at Leinster, Amelia County, Virginia, in 1760. He married Clara McKnight and their daughter, Mary Fitz­ Gerald, was born· in Shepherdstown, Va., on the 27th of March, 1784. She was a widow with two children and only 18 years old, when she married William5 Byrd in Fincastle, Va., Jan. 12, 1802. Clara McKnight, wife of James Fitz­ Gerald, died young. James' second wife was a daughter of Francis Thornton. James was liberally educated, and inherited a large estate. He represented his county in the Legislature, and was active in the affairs of the church at Fredericksburg, where he lived for many years. He died while on a trip abroad, in Paris, France. His body was brought home and buried in the private burial grounds at the Falls in Fredericksburg, Va. The sermon, delivered by the Rev. G. W. McPhail, was con­ sidered a memorable one, and is preserved in print.

INTERESTING NOTES ON THE FITZGERALDS In the Masonic Magazine, January, 1793: "The Hon. Lord Edward FitzGerald, Knight of the Shire for the County of Kildare, to Madame Pamela Capet, daughter of His Royal Highness, the ci-devant Duke of Orleans.'' They were married Dec. 27, 1793. Lord Edward was one of the leaders of the "United Irishmen.'' In an attempt 124 BYRD GENEALOGY

fo arrest him he was very seriously wounded, and although he escaped, he was later arrested and put in prison, where he died from the wound above referred to, on June 4, 1798. Lady FitzGerald was ordered to quit Ireland and her estates were confiscated. The dagger used by Lord Edward in his desperate struggle for freedom and which inflicted the wounds from which he died, is mentioned by Moore in his "Life of Lord Edward FitzGerald. '' The qualities _of the FitzGeralds have been forever en­ shrined in the following lines, which are part of the magnifi­ cent poem, '' The FitzGerald Family,'' by Thomas Davis. "These Geraldines! These Gerald!nes! Vain wear away the rock, And time may wear away the tribe, that stood the battle shock; But ever sure while one is lett ot all that honored race, In front ot Ireland's chivalry, is that FitzGerald's place. And tho' the last were dead and gone, how many a field and town, From Thomas Court to Abbey Feale, would cherish their renown And men would say, or valor's rise or ancient power's decline, 'Twill never soar, or never shine, as did the Geraldine."

A Capt. William FitzGerald and wife, Ann Hardaway, had a daughter, Ann Maria, who married Travis Edwin Eppes (son of Elizabeth Branch Jones and Col. Travis Eppes). Col. William FitzGeral

DESCENT OF MRS. CALVIN PERRY BASCOM OF 310 SKINKER ROAD, ST. LOUIS,· MO., FROM THE FITZ GERALD FAMILY Mrs. Bascom is descended from this illustrious family through her father's mother, who was a FitzGerald of this line. Her father, William FitzGerald Clarke, married Mary L. Devine. Their daughter, Virginia Clarke, married, April 1, 1909, at Trinity Church, New York City,' Calvin Perry Bascom of Rochester, N. Y., son of Daniel Craig Bascom and Agnes Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin ,Perry Bascom have two sons: William Richardson III Bascom, born in St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 12, 1910, and John Calvin Bascom, born in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 5, 1915. BYRD GEmA.LOGY 125 McKNIGHT The McKnight family is descended from Milesiuss, King of Spain, through his son, Ir. The founder of the family was Canal Kearnach, the cele­ brated warrior, son of ~.\.mergin of the Irian race. The an­ cient name was Marachain, which means Son of the Knight, according to the "GeneaWgy of Irish .Families." Rev. Joseph McKnight, a prominent preacher in the Pres­ byterian Church, was a son of the first McKnight, who came to America with the Brevards and settled in Cecil County, Maryland, on the Elk River. Joseph married Eliza­ beth Brevard. Dr. Joseph McKnight was the second Presbyterian preacher in the northern neck of Virginia. He succeeded the Rev. John Hoge in 1754, as pastor of the church at Opeckon, Cedar Creek, Frederick County, Maryland (now Virginia). I can find very little about Dr. Joseph in any of the histories. Whether or not he was a graduate of Princeton, I am unable to say, but his son John was. The McKnights seem to have moved to New Jersey as most of the graves are in Tennant Church Yard, Freehold, Monmouth, N. J. · A William McKnight died Oct. 21, 1761, aged 45. A Jos. .McKnight died May 1, 1807, aged 52. A Rev. Charles Mc.Knight was or­ dained by the Presbytery of New Brunswick N. J., in 1744. He was preaching at the Presbyterian Church in Middle­ town later. John McKnight, a graduate of Princeton, was a member of the Donegal Synod in 1777. A very interesting account of Dr. John is given by Dr. James R. Graham, D. D., Pastor Emeritus of the Presbyterian Church of Winchester, Va., in his "The Planting of the Presbyterian Church in the Northern Neck of Virginia." (Published 1904). "Rev. John McKnight, son of Dr. Joseph McKnight, was the first pastor of the church called Elk Branch, at Duf­ field 's Station, six miles west of Harper's Ferry, Dec. 5, 1776. He served there and at Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church in Frederick County, in what was then called Maryland. Mr. McKnight, a young licentiate preacher, was in great demand as calls were presented to him from three churches ; both of the others paying much larger salaries than Elk Branch. The commissioners presenting the call from the latter chu;rch were John White, father of the distinguished Judge Robert White of Winchester, Va.; James McAllister and John Wright. Mr. McKnight accepted the Elk Branch call and commenced his pastorate Dec. 5, 1776. He con­ tinued for many years as the beloved and faithful pastor of this church, feeding his own people with the "finest wheat" and doing more than his part, in supplying the vacancies 126 BYRD GENEALOGY and relieving tl1e destitution around him. In October, 1782, he was compelled to resign his charge owing to the great arrears of salary due him. His service was during the whole of the Revolutionary War, and his people were in· such financial straits as to make it impossible to meet their obligations to him. On account of his growing family it made it necessary to accept the call from Gettysburg, which had again come to him. As soon as he was released, strenu­ ous efforts were made to secure his services for many vacant pulpits. "During all of his ministry Dr. McKnight was a conspicu­ ous figure in the church. He was a man of distinguished ability and great influence. He was born near Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 1, 1754, arid was graduated from Princeton in 1773. He was licensed by the Donegal Presbytery April 12, 1775, and ordained by the same Presbytery Dec. 5, 1776. After six years at Elk Branch and Shepherdstown, and six years at Marsh Creek, Gettysburg ( 1783-1789) he accepted a call to the Collegiate Churches in New York City as co-pastor with Rev. Dr. John Rogers, where he continued for twenty years in the earnest and faithful discharge of his duties; preaching sometimes three times each Sabbath. Owing to enfeebled health, he resigned his pastorate in 1810, and retired to his farm near Chambersburg, Pa., in the Cumberland Valley. Soon after this the Rocky Spring Church in the neighbor­ hood of his home became vacant, and he served this con­ gregation as supply for several years, but with as much faithfulness as if he had been installed as its pastor. In 1815 he was persuaded, reluctantly, to accept the presidency of Dickinson College, but after several years there, he re­ turned to his farm, where the remainder of his life was spent, preaehing as often as his health permitted. He died Oct. 21, 1823, in the 70th year of his age, '' in the full exercise of his mental powers and in the lively assurance of a future glorious life . '• '' A few weeks before his installment at Elk Branch, Mr. McKnight was married to Miss Susan Brown of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. His marriage was a very happy one and ten children were born to him, two of whom entered the ministry. In 1791 he received the degree of Doctor of Di­ vinity from Yale, and in 1795 was chosen Moderator of the General Assembly. In the course of his ministry, Dr. McKnight published a number of occasional sermons. Soon after going to New York, he published a volume of six sermons on ''Faith,'' which he had preached in other places. In connection with this volume, Dr. A. Alexander relates an interesting incident: BYRD GENEALOGY 127

'While in the Lower Valley in 1791-92 I preached fre­ quently for old Mr. Vance. In this congregation, 'Tuscalora,' I met a Mr. Robert Campbell, whose memory was prodigious. The Rev. Mr. McKnight had formerly been his pastor and was held in great admiration by Mr. Campbell, who could repeat many of his sermons verbatim. When Dr. McKnight was ready to publish his book on 'Faith,' the manuscript of one of the sermons was missing. He had recourse to Mr. Campbell, who supplied the missing material, from memory, with great exactness.' "Dr. McKnight had a rich vein of humor. He is de­ scribed as a man of slender person, above· medium height, and of a considerate and reflective countenance, indicative of deep and protracted thought. His bearing and address were graceful and dignified, without any manifestation of overbearing pride or haughtiness. He was at ease in every society and could adapt himself to all circumstances and to all classes of people. "In April, 1777, Mr. McKnight was sent as a supply to the Presbyterian Church at Alexandria, Va., and he was the supply in 1779 at Winchester, Va. '' Mr. McKnight, at the time of his release from Elk Branch, was referre

BREVARD FAMILY The earliest known Brevard was a French Huguenot, who left France on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 and settled in the northern part of Ireland. Here he formed the acquaintance of the McKnights-also Protestants-who had come to Ireland from Scotland. The Brevards sailed with the l\foKnights for America, the year I have not been able to find out. The oldest son of the Brevards married a daughter of the 1vicKnights soon after their arrival in America. Both families settled on the waters of the Elk River in Cecil County, Maryland. The children of this Bre­ vard-McKnight union were: John, the oldest son; Robert, Zebulon, Benjamin, Adam and Elizabeth. John was an elder of the first Presbyterian Church in Elkton in 1723. He was a member of the Committee of Safety of Rowan County, North Carolina, and of the con­ vention which met at Halifax on the 17th of November, 1776, to draw up the first constitution. He died early in the Revolution. He married a sister of Dr. Alex. McWhorter from New Jersey, and several years later settled near Center Church, in Iredill County, North Carolina. Their children were: Mary, Ephraim, Doctor and Surgeon in the Revolu­ tionary War; John, Lieutenant; Hugh, an officer, and Adam; both served, and Alex was a Captain. The family had moved to North Carolina when Dr. Ephraim was 3 years old. After the death of John, Sr., early in the war, his house was burned to the ground by the British Army. No reason was vouchsafed save '' Mrs. Brevard had eight sons in the Rebel Army." Dr. Ephraim Brevard, who was born in Cecil County, :Maryland, in 1744, drafted the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, declared at Charlotte, N. C., the 20th of May, 1775. Dr. Mc Whorter was the second president of Liberty Hall Academy, which was incorporated in 1777. He served until it was closed on account of the invasion of Cornwallis in 1780. Elizabeth Brevard, sister of John, who married the Miss McWhorter, married Joseph McKnight. They had a daugh­ ter, Clara Mc.Knight, who married James Fitz Gerald, young­ est son of William FitzGerald of "Leinster," Amelia County, Virginia. (The Fitz Gerald records are given as in Amelia, Cum­ berland and Nottoway Counties. Probably they owned much land in all three, which were all originally Amelia County.) BYRD GENEALOGY 129

COPIES OF SOME OBITUARY .AND MARRIAGE NOTICES OF THE SHELTONS AND BURDS (BYRD) OF THE ST. LOUIS FAMILIES Thursday evening, May 25th, 1854, William Orville, eldest son of John G. Shelton, aged 25 years. Friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral Sunday after­ noon at 3 o'clock to the Wesleyan Cemetery. On Tuesday morning, 22nd inst., at 3 o'clock, at the resi­ dence of his aunt, Mrs. J. S. Simonds, Dr. Charles Oscar Shelton of St. Louis, age 25 years. The friends of the families of Capt. Simonds and Capt. M. .A. Tarleton are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, without fur­ ther notice, on Wednesday at half past 10 o'clock .A.. l\L, from 120 St. Joseph St., New Orleans. (1862.) On the 4th inst. (May, 1856), age 8 months, Helen Ger­ trude, infant daughter of J. G. and M. W. Shelton. The . friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, this (Friday) at 4 o'clock. Yesterday morning at 5 o'clock Lelia, youngest daughter of John G. and M. W. Shelton, age 15 months. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence of Mrs. Burd (Byrd), North St. Louis. Shelton-Entered into rest at 6 P. M., March 17th, Alfred Eugene, beloved husband of Adele Shelton (nee Cole), in the 65th year of his age. Funeral from the residence of his brother, Frank G. Shelton, 1710 Wagoner Place, Satur- . day, March 18th, 3 P. M. Interment private. (1905.) Shelton-Entered into rest, Mary Walker Shelton, widow of the late John G. Shelton, at 11 A. M., l\fay 8th, in the 84th year of her age. Funeral from residence, 1710 W ago­ ner Place, on Wednesday, May 10th, 2 o'clock P. l\L Inter- ment private. ( 1899.) ·

ENTERED INTO REST Mrs. Genevieve Shelton Campbell entered into eternal rest on July 2nd, 1913. Mrs. Campbell was the only daughter of the late John Gilmore Shelton and Mary Walker Byrd. She was born. in St. Louis, Sept. 26, 1844, and spent most of her life here. Her -grandfather, William Norman Byrd, with his entire family, household goods, carriages, horses and 130 BYRD GENEALOGY many slaves, came to St. Louis from Lynchburg, Va., in 1832, coming in carriages all the way, as it was before the day of railroads. The Byrds in St. Louis, were all staunch l\fethodists1 IYirs. Byrd being president of the Ladies' Society that raised the funds to build Old Centenary Church, and l\Irs. Shelton hold­ ing the same office when the new Centenary (now old) on Sixteenth and Pine Streets, was built. l\Irs. Byrd's portrait is in the cornerstone of the present church. In 1869, Genevieve Shelton married Rev. C. D. N. Camp­ bell, D. D., at that time pastor of Centenary, and went as a bride to the old parsonage next door to the church, now used as offices. Dr. Campbell was one of the most eloquent preachers Methodism has known. He held charges through­ out the South and served as Chaplain in the Confederacy. He was a brilliant orator, but his years of service were cut short, as he was an in valid for fiftee'l years before his death in 1897. Mrs. Campbell's life was one of beautiful simplicity, having been brought up in affluence, passing into days of deprivation, hardship and self denial and. knowing every trial that could come to the mother of a large family, she was not embittered by trouble, but retained her sweetness and rharity towards all. She was stricken with apoplexy and paralysis three months before the passing, but her mind was perfectly clear until the end. Though keeping sweet and patient through her intense suffering, she was ready and anxious to go and be with her dear Lord-her always Helper and Friend. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Dr. J. W. Lee, pastor of St. John's l\:L E. Church, South, of which l\Irs. Campbell was a member. Dr. Lee in his remarks said that some life-long friend of Mrs. Campbell's told him that she was never known to utter a harsh criticism of any person. He said that the legacy she left her children of a beautiful Christian life was the greatest anyone could leave. Mrs. Campbell leaves five children and two brothers to mourn her loss. The children are: Mrs. D. N. McCieery of Pawhuska, Okla. ; Mrs. A. 'E. Whitaker, St. Louis, Mo. ; Thomas Campbell, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. H. B. Voges and Ada Campbell, both of St. Louis, and Mr. John Gilmore Shelton and Mr. Frank Grayson Shelton, brothers. The services were held from the residence of her daughter on Kingsbury Boule­ vard on Saturday, July 5th, at 10 a. m. Interment was in Bellefontaine Cemetery. C. C. Wooos, D. D., St. Louis Okristian Advocate. July, 1913. BYRD GENEALOGY 131

DR. CHARLES 0. SHELTON Assistant Surgeon Guiber's Battery, Department of the West Charles Oscar Shelton was born in St. Louis, Dec. 27th, 1835. His parents, John G. Shelton and .Mary W. Shelton, were natives of Virginia. As a boy he evinced a strong predilection for books. His fondness for study rendered him a favorite with his teach­ ers, while his genial disposition and high sense of honor endeared him to his associates. As a man he was quiet and undemonstrative, even retiring in manner, yet with a bearing distinguished for courtesy to all. His preparation for college was made at the St. Louis English and Classical High School, then under the conduct of Mr. Edward Wyman, a gentleman of enviable reputation for scholarly attainments. In the autumn of 1854 he came to Virginia-still cherished by his parents as the land of their birth-and in October he quietly settled down as a student at the University, where he was graduated in 1858. He was on the staff of Bellevue Hospital, New York, when the war broke out in 1860. He joined the Confederate Army at once. His stay had more of the air of permanence than is usual even with those students who remain longest at College. Having taken up his quarters in No. 9 West Lawn he did not change his dormitory during the four years of his residence at the University. There was an atmosphere of comfort about his room, and in the man an apparent satisfaction with all his surroundings, which suggested to visitors that he felt that he was at home. The circle of, etc.- ( Taken from an article published in a Virginia paper.) Died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock, Mrs. Mary Burd (Byrd), widow of the late William Burd of this city, in the 71st year of her age ( 1855). Her funeral will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Centenary ~L E. Church to the Wesleyan Cemetery. The friends of the family are invited to attend without further notice. (Body moved to Bellefontaine Cemetery.) Mrs. Burd (formerly Mary FitzGerald) was born in Shep­ herdstown, Va., on the 27th of March, 1784, and was married to William Burd on the 12th of January, 1802, at Fincastle, Va. At a camp meeting, held at Tate's Springs in 1804, both Mr. and 1Irs. Burd made profession of religion, and together (in company with Rev. John Early, now one of the Bishops of the M. E. Church, South) united themselves with the Methodist Episcopal Church and for upwards of 132 BYRO GENEALOGY fifty years have remained faithful and constant members of that church. For many years Mr. and Mrs. Burd resided in Lynchburg, Va., but in 1832 removed to St. Louis _with their family, accompanied by their children-all of whom gathered around this parental fireside, seemingly reluctant to quit the circle where their earlier life had been rendered so pleasant by the excellent example and pious deportment of their honored parents. For about 50 years did this couple live together in the enjoyment of wedded and do­ mestic life. Industrious and enterprising they soon became independent in their circumstances, and amply able to gratify their disposition for benevolence and hospitality which has distinguished them through life. And it is in the death of such as these that we experience mingled emo­ tions of joy and sorrow; joy that they are released from the sorrows which the infirmities of age bring upon them, and sorrow that we must yield up to the darkness of the grave these loved ones of our hearts. Of Mrs. Burd, in so brief a notice as this, it is hardly necessary to speak, other than to call the attention of her numerous friends in St. Louis to the fact that she has deceased. She has been too long and too well kuown in this commw1ity to require eulogy. Possessing to a remark­ able degree, as she did, a spirit distrustful of its own suf­ ficiency, she was naturally timid in giving utterance to any great exhibition of religious enjoyment ; but of her confi­ dence in the redemption of her spirit, by faith in Jesus Christ she never doubted, Of her approaching dissolution she was fully sensible-death had lost its terrors for her, she bade her children an affectionate adieu, and in answer to their sobs and tears she told them to give her up freely, and meet her in heaven. Her funeral takes place this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Centenary Church, corner of Fifth and Pine Streets, to the Wesleyan Cemetery, where the friends of the family are invited without further notice. On Sunday, the 11th inst., the mortal remains of John William Burd were laid away to await "the resurrection morn. '' ( 1855.) He was born in Lynchburg, Va., Sept. 22nd, 1818. In 1832 the family removed to St. Louis. At the age of 15, John ,v. connected himself with the church; he experienced religion at a camp meeting held in Howard County, near Glasgow, ?\Io. At the age of 18 he founded and conducted a Sun

Mrs. Low was the daughter of Evelyn Elin Byrd and Richard Swift Tilden of Winchester, Va. Mrs. Low leaves two sons and two daughters, Mr. C. Adolph Low of New York; Mr. George A. Low of San Francisco; :Mrs. E. C. Bridgman, and Miss Low of Staten Island. JOHN G. SHELTON FUNERAL TODAY (August 2, 1913) The funeral of John G. Shelton, 76 years old, for 27 years secretary of the Madison Land Improvement Co., who died Thursday, will be at 2 o'clock this afternoon from his late home in Wagoner Place, to Bellefontaine Cemetery. Rev. A. H. Barnes will conduct the services. Mr. Shelton, several months ago, was stricken with apoplexy. His wife, who was Ida Park Hill of Atlanta, Ga., died seven years ago. They had no children. (July 31st, 1913.)

DIED Burd (Byrd)-On Sunday, Jan. 2nd, 1916, at 8 :50 A. M., at Wentzville, Mo., after an illness of one week, Mrs. Mollie Mayhew Burd, wife of John William Burd and sister of L. D. Mayhew of New York City, 62 years of age. Funeral from residence of Mr. Burd 's sister, Mrs. John J. Miller, 4439 Morgan street, Tuesday afternoon, January 4th, at 2 o'clock. Interment private. Philadelphia and Greensburg, Pa., papers please copy.

(Feb. 5, 1869) Shelton-John G. Shelton is no more! This well-known and highly esteemed citizen departed this life at his family residence on \Vash1ngton avenue, on the morning of the 5th inst., after a very brief but painful illness. Mr. Shelton was born March 1, 1802, in Lancaster County, Virginia. A few years of his early life were spent in Fred­ ericksburg. When quite a young man he removed to Lynch­ burg. In 1832, prompted by a laudable spirit of adventure and enterprise, he came to St. Louis, Mo., where he re­ mained until his death. He was left an orphan in his infancy, and at the tender and perilous age of thirteen• was thrown entirely upon his

•At this age he le!t the home ot his aunt, Mrs. Gilmour, and went to Mr. Grayson's in Fredericksburg, Va. BYRD GENEALOGY 135 own resources for the formation of his character and the determination of his destiny. He realized his circumstances, and with a noble spirit of self-reliance, resolved to be the architect of his own fortune and destiny. An analysis of his character presents the following as some of its promi­ nent traits: He was a man of sound judgment. He formed his opin­ ions of men and things with the utmost caution and cir­ cumspection. Hence, he seldom found it necessary to reverse his judgment. By this element of character, in connection with his business capacity, he succeeded in amassing an ample fortune, and securing for himself a high position in the confidence and esteem of this community. He was no adventurer-no bold speculator. His success was all accom­ plished in the channels of legitimate business. His devotion· to truth was most exemplary. His character for veracity stands unchallenged and unquestioned. No pressure could extort from his lips an untruthful utterance or cause the slightest deviation from the strictest veracity. A truthfulness that knew no dissimulation; an independent frankness, that rendered concealment or disguise impossible, were among his prominent characteristics. He might_ err in his judgment, but he was always loyal to his convictions of right. He instinctively spurned everything having the semblance of being dishonest or dishonorable. In all the relations of life he was high-minded, honorable, gentlemanly and in.flexibly firm. In his character the severest scrutiny could detect nothing equivocal. On all questions, political and others, he promptly took a decided and open position. He seemed determined not to be misunderstood. Hence all knew just where to find him. He was so frank ancl transparent that you could always know what ground he occupied. Whilst observing the greatest courtesy and respect toward others, he allowed no one to either dictate his opinions or misconceive his real sentiments. His domestic virtues constituted one of the chief excel­ lencies of his character. In the conjugal and parental rela­ tions he was an example of fidelity. His home was his empire. Love of home was a conspicuous part of the man. No business engagements, no social attractions were allowed to interfere with his home duties. And the unquestioning deference paid to his wishes showed how deeply and ten­ derly he was enthroned in the coniidence and affections of his family. The excellencies of his home life remain to his bereaved family as a hallowed and priceless recollection. 136 BYRD. GENEALOGY

Mr. Shelton was a man of exemplary morality and he cherished a high regard for the Bible, which he read daily in his family, and for the church. For years he has been a regular attendant at the Centenary Church, and cheerfully furnished his family with facilities for attending upon the public and social means of grace. But, for a reason which in a conversation with the writer of this tribute to his memory, a few years ago, he said was a justification at the tribunal of his own judgment and conscience, but which he could not disclose, he was constrained to stand disconnected from the church membership. As an evidence both of his regard for the Church, and the esteem in which he was held by its members, he was appointed a member of the Building Committee for the elegant church about to be erected by the Centenary congregation, and by the unanimous vote of the committee, was constituted its chairman. Although his health for the last few years had not been vigorous, his death was unexpected, the attack which ter­ minated his life being violent and of only a few hours' duration. His bodily sufferings were very great, but his rational faculties were unimpaired, and his confidence in God's mercy unfaltering. When m,sured by his physicians that there was no hope, he was undismayed, and declared his confidence in salvation through Jesu8 Christ. In his paroxysms of pain he would speak earnestly of the goodness of God. His dying words to his children, who were weeping around him, were, '' Serve God and keep his command­ ments.'' His last intelligible words were, '' Jesus Christ and him crucified-an all-sufficient Savior."

DEATH OF JOHN G. SHELTON The death of John G. Shelton, one of our oldest and most respected citizens, which took place on the 5th inst., was somewhat sudden, as in the early part of the week he was about attending to ordinary business. Mr. Shelton, at the age of about 30, came to St. Louis in 1832 and was for a long time engaged in active business pursuits. He served many years in the City Council with credit to himself and advantage to the city. He attracted to himself many warm and devoted friends, who esteemed him for his frank, straightforward course in all his transac­ tions, and his death will occasion sincere regret. The funeral wilt take place at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the family. residence, No. 1221 Washington A venue. BYRD GENEALOGY 137

ST. LOUIS lVIARINE DIES OF HIS WOUNDS Grayson Shelton Arrived in France Last Sum.mer and Saw Fierce Fighting. Private Grayson Shelton, 22 years old, a machine gunner of the Fifth :Marines, son of Mr. and :Mrs. Frank G. Shel­ ton, 1710 Wagoner place, died of wounds Oct. 6, his parents were notified yesterday by the War Department. Congressman Igoe had made inquiries at the ·war Depart­ ment at the request of Shelton's faf(l.ily, who, on Dec. 23, received a letter which Shelton wrote Sept. 25, but which was not mailed until Nov. 27. Shelton enlisted in the marines at the declaration of war, and arrived in Franc-e last summer. He took part in the terrific fighting into which the Fifth and Sixth Marines were sent in June and July, 1918. FOR THE REPUBLICAN "True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance."-POPE. Belles-lettres is an art-is one of the Fine Arts. By it thoughts and feelings may be represented exquisitely as they can be by the art of sculpture. Scenes, too, may be brought as vividly before the mind by writing as by painting. But the artist in literature must possess the imagination and fhe sensibility of a genius, or his work will not win the hea:rt. A graceful style of language is ·also as charming as a graceful style of movement, and its influence on social happiness is more decided. These thoughts were suggested on reading the following lovely composition, written by a young school girl, a native of St. Louis, who is just entering her teens; and, a.s I think it, in its sweet simplicity and Saxon beauty, worthy of gen­ eral admiration, with permission, I send it for publication, hoping it may excite other youths to rival this one's ac- complishments. UNO.

THE YOUNG MOURNER By Genevieve ...... * The curtain of night has been drawn. The moonbeams faintly streaming through the old avenue of pines, now rest

*Written by Genevieve Shelton (Mrs. C. D. D. Campbell). age 12. 138 BYRD GENEALOGY like a halo on some moss covered grave, now rest on some lofty monument whose stately form reaches the leafy branches of the ancient trees. The winding paths of the cemetery, tp.ronged by day with careless feet, are silent now; no lightsome laughter is now heard. Hushed, holy and unprofaned is this abode of the dead. Aching hearts here throb with pain no longer; weary feet are still; all, all is silent. But no, a faint, faint sob is heard; it arises from that lonely grave; a slight female form is bending o'er that mouldering heap strewed with summer flowers. Her face is buried in her small white hands, while her whole frame shakes with convulsive sobs. That mossy turf covers all she has on this earth. A mother's gentle form lies quiet there; her loving hands arc crossed peacefully o'er her weary bre:rnt. Time may roll on, but it will never silver those auburn tresses, or leave its impress on that noble brow. "rwas the last time she would ever visit her mother's grave; many a returning summer would eome and go, but her gentle hands would no longer train the green ivy or other flowers o'er that beloved form. Rank weeds would choke the delicate flowers which nodded their beautiful heads, watered by the evening

WEDDINGS Miss Mildred Genevieve Campbell and l\Ir. Alexander E. Whitaker, both of this city, were married at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Leech of Rhode Island avenue, Washington, D. C., Thursday evening, March 10. The wedding at this time was a great surprise to the many friends of the bride and groom, as it was not known that they contemplated being married at such an early date. It was expected to be one of the late spring weddings of the year, but :Miss Campbell had been visiting in Washington, D. C., for some time, so they decided to have a quiet wedding there. The bride i.s the second daughter of Mrs. Genevieve Shelton Campbell, and her father was the late Dr. C. D. N. Campbell, pastor of Centenary Methodist church here some years ago. The groom is well known, especially in musical and church eirdes. Mr. and 1\frs. Whitaker will return here about the 1st of April, after a trip through the South. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, ?llarch 31, 1904. MARRIED ( 1857) In the Centenary Church, by Rev. E. M. Marvin, Dr. T. L. Rives to Miss Mary Gilmore (Gilmour) Shelton, daughter of J. G. Shelton, Esq., all of St. Louis City. Richmond and Lynchburg papers please copy. At the residence of the bride's mother, Oct. 14, 1869, by the Rev. Joseph Boyle, D. D., Rev. C. D. N. Campbell, D. D., to Genevieve, daughter of the late John G. Shelton. No carcls. At the Centenary Church, Oct. 14, 1869, by the Rev. C. D. N. Campbell, D. D., Alfred Eugene Shelton to Adele B. Cole. No cards. 140 BYRD .GENEALOGY

HISTORY OF CENTENARY CHURCH The history of both the first and the later Centenary Church is so closely related to the Shelton and Burd families of St. Louis that the author feels that her readers will be interested fu the following article, which is taken from the program of the Eightieth Anniversary of Old Centenary in 1919: :Mr. Burd, in his report to the Trustees, speaks of the courage of the women in "putting over" the building pro­ gram. In connection with this it will be interesting to know how l\Irs. Burd (Mary Fitz Gerald), great-grandmother of the author of this book, raised her contribution to the fund. There was no sewing or dining room in the old church at Fourth and Pine, so at the suggestion of Mrs. Burd, the '' Fe­ male Society" of that day, which would be the "Ladies' Aid" of our present-day churches, was formed and met at her home every Friday for an all-day sewing bee. The finished gar­ ments that were not made for charity were sold, and the pro­ ceeds went to the fund. A charge of 50 cents was made for dinner (noon) and another charge of 50 cents for supper, when the husbands of the servers arrived; the children having spent the clay with their mothers. As many as from 85 to 125 attended these meetings every week, and Mrs. Burd donated all of the food, help, etc., for both meals every week. All money collected going to the "Building Fund. " It was fortu­ nately a day when one's supplies were always barrels of every­ thing-in this day of the corner grocery, the feat would be impossible. The mother of the author has told her many ti:qies how the table groaned with luxuries of every description. A room was always ready (and never used by anyone else) in the homes of l\lr. and 1\Irs. Burd and Mr. and :Mrs. John G. Shelton for the preachers. These rooms were hardly ever unoccupied. Among the frequent and honored guests were Bishops .l\Iarvin, Granberry, Hendrix, Morris, and Drs. Tom Finney, Jesse \Valker, Drummond, l\foAnally, Joseph Boyle, John Wilson, Dr. Pinkard, who edited the Advocate when Dr. l\lcAnally was imprisoned for his Southern partisanship; Dr. Vincil, and the much-loved Dr. Wesley Browning, af­ fectionately lmown as Father Browning, who is buried in the old Burd lot in Old Wesleyan Cemetery, in St. Louis. EARLY METHODISM OF ST. LOUIS AND HISTORY OF CENTENARY CHURCH The faith, stout heartedness, and sacrifices of the pioneers in establishing the Protestant Church in St. Louis have such a close connection with the foundation of Centenary Church, BYRD GENEALOGY 141

that the past history, as well as the future of Centenary, is brought more clearly before us by an acquaintance with those pioneers and the conditions under which they labored. That we may more fully appreciate our heritage in Centenary Church, facts gathered from Stevens' History of St. Louis, available records of Centenary Church, and a history of the Church, written by one of its former pastors, Rev. J. H. Young, D. D., have been compiled and are here presented. That the story may be briefly told only the outstanding events are given; many interesting features are necessarily omitted. No attempt can be made to set out here more than an index to the romance of Early St. Louis -Methodism and Centenary Church. PART I The first permanent settlement at St. Louis was made in February, 1764, by Pierre Laclede. All the Louisiana ter­ ritory, of which St. Louis formed a part, was ceded by France to Spain in 1763. A census taken of St. Louis in 1799 enumerated 681 white people, 53 mulattoes, 6 free negroes and 268 slaves within the settlement, with nearly twice as many outside the palisades. In 1800 Spain ceded back to France all of the Louisiana territory, and three years later France gave possession to the United States, under the Louisiana Purchase Agreement. At this time, the population of St. Louis and adjacent districts was about three thousand, with not over two hundred houses. The first religious life of the city was naturally Catholic. Under the Spanish Government of Louisiana territory, the Roman Catholic was the established religion and none other was openly tolerated. The laws required that every settler be "Un Bon Catholique." The Old Cathedral register of St. Louis begins in 1766. But the Catholic religious life of the city really begins in 1772 when Father Valentine, a friar, settled here; the first church was completed in 1776. Beginning in 1798, John Clark, a local Methodist preacher living in Illinois, paid monthly visits to the St. Louis settle­ ment, held meetings and preached in the homes. He was respected and loved by all, including Trudeon, the Com- . mandant at St. Louis. It is said the Commandant paid no attention to Clark's visits and his Protestant preaching until his trip was nearly completed; then he would send word to him to the effect that if he did not leave Spanish territory in three days, he would be arrested and imprisoned; this form of procedure became the custom between the two. At a later period Rev. Clark traveled a monthly circuit of about 240 miles and preached 30 to 40 times within the month; and 142 BYRD GENEALOGY all that traveling, even to old age, was on foot. It is said that on one occasion he was in the northern part of St. Louis County, when he started on Friday to -walk to an appoint­ ment in Jersey County, Illinois. Arriving at the l\'liss.issippi River, he found that a storm had swept away all boats. He walked to St. Louis, crossed the river before dark, walked all night (not over roads, but a wild trail), called early the next morning at a friend's house near Alton. When his friend remonstrated with him, he replied, '' This is nothing to what my Saviour endured for me. Then, too, time is short and souls are precious. The people expe~t me to meet my appointments." By eleven o'clock he was at the appointed place, a number of miles above Alton, and preached to the waiting congregation. He did not receive a salary. He died in 1833 at the age of 75 years and was buried in the Cold­ water neighborhood. A gravestone marks the place. 'l'he attempt was made in 1816 to establish Methodism in St. Louis. 'l'he account as given by John Scripps, then in charge of the Coldwater Circuit, follows:- " Joseph Clwrless, Esquire, (from Ireland) at this time · edited and zmblished the first and only newspaper in Missouri and also kept a private h01tse of entertainment. Bro. White­ side, a preacher, put up the·re one night and overheard him at prayer with his family. That a citizen of St. Louis should attend to Religious Concerns, aside from popery, was a matter of astonishment to Bro. Whiteside, and he related the fact to me. I sought an acq1iaint.ance with. Mr. Ch.arless and fo-und him not only rel·ig-iously disposed, b1d one who lvad experi­ enced tlte life and powe·r of divine grace under Mr. Wesley, who made favorable mentiot~ of Mr. Charless' father in his Jo·urnal, July 19, 1756. Jfr. Ohm·less publi11ked my first ap­ pointment in his paper, which l filled on Sunday, April 23, 1817, in an old loghouse."

The year 1818 witnessed the erection of the .first Protestant church in St. Louis. It was located on Third and Market Sts., and was built by the Baptists. For several years new efforts to establish Ilfethodism in St. Louis bad been unavailing; First: Because the town was largely Catholic. Second : The Protestants living here, be­ cause of intermittent services, etc., had been weaned away from the church. However, it also appears that the early preachers preferred the outlying settlements to the city so that every condition seemed to work against results. However, the conference of 1820 appointed Jesse Walker, Conference Missionary, and he decided to make an effort to BYRD GENEALOGY 143 estaolish Methodism in St. Louis. Bishop Morris gives the following account of Jesse Walker's efforts :- " In 1820 our veteran pioneer formed the purpose, at once bold and benevolent, of planting the standard of Methodism in St. Louis where previously Metho-. dist preachers had found no rest for the soles of their feet,• the early inh.abitants from Spain and France being bitterly opposed to our principles, llS­ pecially to Methodism. Jle engaged two young preachers of undoubted zeal and courage, such as he believed would stand by him. When they reached St. Louis, the Legislature was in session and eve·ry lodging place was full. When they announced their profession and the ob­ ject of their visit, no one appeared to sJiow thll slightest sympathy for them. Some laughed at them and others cursed thllm to thefr faces; thus embar­ rassed at every point, they rodll to the publ-ic square and held a consultation on their h01·ses. 'l'he you1ig preachers expressed doubts as to their being in tke order of Providence, nnd left. Rev. Walker stayed; next day meeting some friends, who were members of the Legislature, he was a.sked, 'Why, Father Walker, what brought you here?' His answer was, 'I have come to take St. Louis.' They thought it a hopeless undertaking and, to convince him, remarked that the inhabitants Wffe mostly Catholic and infi­ dels, very dissipated and wicked, and advised him to abandon the enterprise. His answer to all such was, 'I h.ave come in the name of Ghrist to take St. Louis and by the grace of God I will do it.' His first public experiment was a temporary place of worship occupied by a few Baptists. However, there were but few present. Nothing special occurred and he obtained leave to preach again. During this second effort, there were strong indica­ tions of religious excitement, and the Baptists, fearing their craft w.as in danger, closed the doors again.st him. 11 e next found an unfurnished dwelling house, rented it for ten dollars a month, found some ol,d

• Note: (Rev. McAnally takes exception stating that several preachers had exercised their ministry in St. Louis and all had been kindly received and that the reception was usually hospitable, but the results negligible aa far as the hoped tor aims of the preachers were concerned.} 144 BYRD GENEALOGY

benches in the Court 11 ouse, secured them and then commenced, preaching regularly twice on Sunday and sometimes during the week,-at the same time giving notice that, if there were any poor parents, who wished their children taught to read and spell, he WtJuld teach them five days a week without fee or reward. In order to curtail expenses, he kept bachelor's hall in his own hired house. The Chapel room was soon filled with hearers and the school-room with children. Some of the wealth­ ier classes of citizens insisted upon sending their children to school, and, to encourage it, paid fQr the privilege. He soon hired a man, more competent than himself, to assist in teaching. In a short time, his prospects became truly encouraging. About this time the house changed hands and he was forced to vacate. Immediately, he conceived the idea of building a chapel, and without knowing from where the funds were coming, put the work under contract. A citi­ zen owning some land across the river gave him leave to take the lumber from his forest as a do­ nation. II e hired choppers, etc., and had them ferried back a1ul forth at his own expense. Soon the Chapel was raised a1ul covered. The ladies paid the expense of building the pulpit, and the vestrymen of a small Episcopal Church, then with­ out a minister, made him a present of their Bible and Cushions. They also gave him their slips, and, having unscrewed the shutters and laid tJ~em by, lost no time in trans{erring tlie open slips to his new chapel. A new friend came to his relief in meeting his contracts. 1.'he chapel was furnished and paid for as a result of the first year's experi­ ment. II e reported to Con/ erence, a snug little chapel erected and paid for, a flourishing school and seventy church members in St. Louis. Thus, Fatker Walker, as everyone about the city called him, succeeded in taking St. Louis, which, as he expressed it, had been the very fountain of devi"l­ ism.· The Church, it seems, was located at Third and Myrtle. Others say on Fourth and Myrtle. Myrtle is now Elm. The year 1822 witnessed the holding of the Missouri Con­ ference in St. Louis and Alexander McAlister, Sec'y of Mis- BYRD GENEALOGY 145 souri Conference Missionary Society, writing of a visit to St. Louis in this year, stated that, while letters had been written East putting the inhabitants of St. Louis on a par with those of Burmah, yet he never met a more hospitable or kindly people and thought that Father Walker had suc­ ceeded very well, that h'.e had a very comfortable chapel 35 ft. long and 25 ft. wide, with a gallery, the whole neatly furnished and seating 500 hearers. The credit for all of which he gave to Jesse Walker, who he states, is most cer­ tainly the Father of St. Louis Methodism. In 1825 a summing up of Protestants was made in St. Louis. The Methodists had about -'fifty white members, the Presbyterians a small organization so feeble that for many years they. could not finish their church building. The Epis­ copal Church had a following so small they used the Metho­ dist Church on Sunday afternoon. The Baptists had started a church on Third and Walnut and could not complete it and it was sold under builder's lien. The Catholics, in the meantime, were prospering under the leadership of William Louis Dubourg. The capital of the state was in that year transferred from St. Charles to Jefferson City. St. Louis Methodism had now been worshiping for eight years in the little house on Fourth and Myrtle. In 1829 they moved into a larger and finer church built of brick on the corner of Fourth and Washington Ave., and it was called Fourth Street Church. Col. John O'Fallon donated the ground for both church and· parsonage.

PART II In the beginning, and to this present good day, among Heaven's agencies in the building, maintaining and carrying forward of the work of this great church, no greater sacri­ fices or labor of love nave been laid on the altar of faith divine, than the sacrifices or labors of love amongst the women members of the church; it is therefore fitting that the record begin by copying into it the first written tribute to their work by the first president of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Wm. Burd. Written into this tribute is an outline of the incentive for the establishment of the church and many facts concerning the early work. This "Prolegomena" is taken from the hand engrossed copy as contained in the original records of the church. It is reproduced here as accurately as possible, the original punctuation, capitaliza­ tion and marks of special emphasis being retained. 146 BYRD GENEALOGY

"PROLEGOMENA." "From the universal custom of Nations and As­ sociations of recordi111g the prominent features .of their policy, with an account of the most important events that transpire in their day,-as also, the peculiar circumstances, which unde1· Divine Provi­ dence ga·ve rise to this Institution, it has been thought advisable to give this brief historical ac­ count of the Female Centenary Society of the Meth­ odist Episcopal Church of St. Loitis. One of the most general Re·vivals-and on ac­ count of its attachment to the simplicity of the Gospel and Practical Piety by way of pre-eminence, styled, 'Religion in Earnest,' commenced fa Ox­ ford, England, October 25th, A. D. 1739. (Through the instrumentality of the Rev. john Wesley and others), which has extended to every Clime, and in its progress, exerted an influence upon every Sect, has been perpetuated by the Organization of its Ministry, Zeal and Devotion of its Members, to its One Hundredth Year. This memorable epoch in the history of the rise and progress or the Methodist societies, both in Europe and America, was celebrated, first in Europe and then in these United States, by Gifts and Pree-will Offerings. Immense sums of money were th1,s collected for the general benefit of the Church a.nd applied to the building of Ckurch,es, aiding Colleges, and for the support of Superannu­ ated Ministers, their Widows and Chi1dren. The benevolent enterprises spread far and wide, even extending to this remote Western World. In the Fall of 1840, the members of the Methodist Epis­ copal Church in this city, being emulous of per­ t orrn.ing their part in this general movement, called a meeting of the ch1trch, and made knoum to them what was passing in the church at large, setting forth the propriety of doing our duty. Whereupon the sum of Three Thousand Dollars was subscribed for the P'ltrpose of Erecting another Church in our city; this being deemed of more importance than any other object, in the distribution of our Off er­ ings. 1'his sum, however, being too small to make a beginning, and M further action being taken to in­ crease the amount, the matter rested for nearly two '·t>--:-~,

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MRS. WILLIAM BURD (BYRD) (Mary FitzGerald) From an old pen and ink drawing made in J 844, a copy of which is in the corner, stone of Centenary Church. Mrs. Burd was the founder and first President of the Cen, OLD CENTENARY M. E. S. CHURCH tcnary Female Society, the first "Ladies' Aid" S. \V. Corner of Broadway and Pinc St1ects, St. Louis, Mo. Built in 1843. society in St. Louis, Mo.

BYRD' GENEALOGY 147 years; during which time one of the members men­ tioned the subject in a family circle. One lady enquired whether or not a Sewing Society could be formed, to aid in building the Pulpit or Seats in the contemplated Church? This was no sooner pro­ posed, than agreed to by all present, and a resolu­ tion taken to make the Effort. This was the Germ; and they soon talked it into Being. 1'he Ladies of the C1wrch were called together, the subject pro­ posed, and agreed to by all present. A Society was formed of One Hundred and Forty Members, a Constitution framed and regulations entered into; and such was the industry and unity of the effort, that in two years they realized over Two Thousand Dollars. DURING THOSE TWO YEARS OF ACTIVE INDUSTRY ON THE PART OF THE LADIES, THE MEN DID NOTHING BUT BROOD OVER THE SUM SUBSCRIBED WITH­ OUT AD1JING ONE DOLLAR 1'0 IT. They were, however, engaged in seeking out a suitable cite for the building, but withou·t success. This delay on. the part of the men, greatly dampened the ardor of the Society and well nigh produced a cessation of its efforts. Just at this juncture, however, they learned that the ground might probably be had, on which the church now stands. They immediately made the inq1iiry, contracted for the cite for Ten Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. They then se­ lected from the Fourth Street Church, the present Board of Trustees, and advanced to them Two Thousand Dollars as the first payment fo·r the ground, encouraged the Trustees to prosecute the work, proffering their Unremitting aid until the Building was Complete, and PAID F'OR. The Trustees then entered into cont·ract a1ul put the building in progress. And just at this time, when most needed, an overruling Prqvulence sent us Bishop Roberts, the senior Bishop of our Church, together with the Rev. Mr. Ames, of the Indiana Conference. These two Distinguished Men assisted in laying the corner stone, the Re·u. Mr. Ames de­ livering an eloquent address, within the Foundation Walls, well suited to the occasion, to listening Thou­ sands. After which the Bishop received from an at­ tending minister the various Documents and placed them in a Copper Box, then, pl,acing the Box in an 148 BYRD GENEALOGY

Excavation made in the Stone, turned to th_e audi­ ence and delivered a short, but most appropriate address. After which, the Fraternity of Free Masons, assisting in the Cermony, completed the SACRED DEPOSIT. The whole scene was most impressive, and from it we all took fresh Courage, and prosecuted the work to its completion. It would be an act of injustice to the example of those praiseworthy, pious and indefatigable Sisters 'who have borne the heat and burthen of the day,' as also, a great loss to future generations, who may in the revolutions of time, and the changes of cir­ cumstances, be called to fill their several stations in this Holy Temple, were we in this historical sketch, not to state that. in addition to the Two Thousand Dollars advanced in payment on the lot; that they have, by their own exertion and the sub­ scriptions of our Fellow Citizens, raised between Six -and Seven Thousand Dollars. Thus accom­ plishing by perservering industry, what the men f ai1ed to Effect. Reader, 'Go thou and do likewise.' Tltat, 'When life shall have sunk apace, and death heaved in view,' thou mayest hear a voice from · heaven, say­ ing to the Angel of the Covenant, 'Write, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. They may rest from thei·r labors and their works do follow them.' With no other desire than that of doing good, and of preserving from Oblivion, the Names and Acts of those, who, so Nobly, and yet so Modestly, and efficiently aided in this Glorious 'Labor of Love,' were these facts committed to record. Wi'lliam Burd." Part of the foregoing somewhat anticipates the record, if given in chronological order. In 1839, when the history of Centenary begins, the popu­ lation of St. Louis given in the church records was 23,000 but this probably includes adjacent districts, as reliable records of the city proper give it as 16,469 in 1840. In the year 1839 there were three Methodist Churches or Stations, in the City of St. Louis: Fourth Street, Mound and Mrican,-having a total membership of white 333, colored 148; it was at this time decided to establish another BYRD GENEALOGY 149

church for. reasons given in the foregoing, and it is with the Fourth Street Church (northeast corner of Fourth and Washington) that Centenary history has its beginning. The first Board of Trustees was approved from among its mem­ bers by Rev. Wesley Browning, the presiding Elder of the St. Louis District as follows:- John H. Gay, William Burd, James Tabor, John Goodfellow, David Goodfellow, Trusten PoTh: and Nathaniel Childs, Jr., under date of November 9, 1841. Previous to the appointment of the Boards, how­ ever, the Methodists of the city in the Fall of 1840 sub­ scribed $3,000 toward a new church. At the second annual meeting of Centenary Female So­ ciety held October 5, 1840, reports showed assets of $1,285.25; the society at this time having a membership of 192, and, according to their records, there were 520 white Methodists and 220 colored in St. Louis, and a new church started, namely, German M. E. At a meeting of the trustees held, ( date omitted, but pre­ sumably Nov. 9, 1840), William Burd was elected President of the Board, Nathaniel Childs, Jr., Secretary, anJ a com­ mittee appointed to purchase a lot of ground for (he erec­ tion of a church, make the necessary cash payment and re· port at the next meeting. A lot was purchased on the south­ west corner of 5th and Pine Streets for $10,500, and $2,000 advanced to the new board as part payment by Fourth Street Church with the promise of unremitting aid until the building was paid for. There was on the lot purchased, or moved on to it shortly after it was purchased a small frame church in which services were held until the new church was ready for occupancy. In March, 1842, the frame church was moved to an ad­ jacent lot and foundation work on the new church started. In the mean time Methodists were making progress in other parts of the city. Churches or stations had now in­ creased to six-Fourth Street, Mound, Centenary, German M. E., SQuth St. Louis and African; total membership, whites, 635, colored 270. Work on the church was now proceeding in earnest, and all of the stone work out of which it was built was furnished by David Goodfellow from out of his own quarries. The foundation of the church had progressed to the laying of the corner stone with reference to which excerpt from Trustees' records reads as follows : Tuesday, May 10th, 1842, the Venerable Bishop Roberts laid the Corner Stone of Centenary Metho­ dist Church in St. Louis, assisted by Rev. E. R. Ames, who delivered the address, and the Masonic 150 BYRD GENEALOGY

Fraternity of the city who assisted with all of tke ancient forms and ceremonies of the order." Up to this time the enterprise and church services were held under the supervision of Fourth Street Church; but on June 18, 1842, the Trustees' minutes state "That in view of the necessity (in order to the success and completion of our new church) th.at it be constituted a separa,te church for th.e future, therefore, resolved that the secretary of the Board lie requested to open correspondence with the Rev. John H. Linn of the Kentucky Conference with a View to his ap­ pointment to Centenary as pastor." And let it be said that as far as records indicate, the Trustees in their corres­ pondence with Bro. Linn instructed the Secretary to inform him that they felt highly gratified at the p'rospect of his becoming pastor of Centenary, and that they extended to him and his lady the hospitality of their homes and fire­ sides, together with the affection of their hearts. It seems that up to this time the small frame church had been used also for a school house during the week, but on September 28, 1842, the trustees decided that, at the end of the term, in view of the difficulty in keeping the build­ ing clean, they would not any longer rent it for school pur- poses. · The building of the church, up to this time ( 1842), had not been making satisfactory progress. From the records, the man on whom the responsibility of the new structure had been placed, does not seem to have been qualified to superintend the construction of a building of this kind, and, after several meetings and much discussion, they decided to employ others to proceed with the work. To this end a committee was appointed, who selected Brewster and Hart, architects. The foundation, however, was all laid and ready for the walls, etc. The work from this on was let out by job con­ tracts and rapidly carried forward, and by Fall, 1843,the basement was in use. But while the building was progress­ ing, the funds wherewith to pay for the work were hard to secure. Money subscribed was not being paid, and in October 1843, the trustees again called on the Female So­ ciety for help, and by May 6, 1844 matters had reached a state where it was. necessary for the Trustees to give their personal note and discount it at the bank to secure funds needed at once, and, from this on to the end of the year, meetings at intervals were held to discuss the church debt (amount not given). The new church building was now pushed on to comple- BYRD GENEALOGY 151

tion under the most adverse conditions. Already premoni­ tions of impending disaster to the church which culminated in the division of the church in 1844 were being felt, and operated seriously against the efforts of the congregation to raise money. But under the blessing of God, the build­ ing was finished an

George's congregation the use of the church during the afternoon of each Sabbath, which was passed unanimously.'' In the year 1847 the last meeting of record of the Cen­ tenary Female Society was held and report states that between 1839 and 1847 they had raised $1,000 a year to apply on the building funds, and the further sum of $5,000 by private subscription among the citizens of the town, making a total of $13,000, and that as other means of liqui­ dating the balance due on the church have developed, they have for the present ceased their efforts. The means which the faithful ladies mention was the purchase of ground for a cemetery, by Mr. Childs, which, in justice to him it must be stated, he purchased at his own risk. This ground laying southeast of corner of Grand and Laclede Ave., containing 13¾ acres. The Female Centenary Society, which occupied such a large place in the early history of the church, was organized in the Fall of 1839 with 168 members. The first officers ·were: Mrs. Mary Burd, First Directress. Mrs. Grace Dory, Second Directress. Mrs. Mary Farrell, Secretary. :Mrs. A. M. Nevitt, Treasurer. (Daughter of Amanda Burd.) The Board of Trustees on the 11th of February, 1845, passed resolutions commending the splendid work of the society for financial aid rendered, and asked for their con­ tinued support. As an evidence of the interest which the pastor, Rev. Linn, was taking in the church, in the year 1848, among other subscriptions in the record was one of $200 from him to apply on the church debt, although he had left the pastorate of Centenary Church in 1844. At the trustees' meeting held in 1850, Rev. John Hogan presented the auditing committee's report of previous church records; the substance of which is as follows: The total cost of the church to present time, including the ground, building, in- terest and incidental expenses is. about . . $37,520.00 On whicJi. there has been paid from collec- tion, subscriptions, Centenary Society, etc...... 36,119.63 $ 1,400.37 Total cash receipts to date ...... $ 7,329.50 BYRD GENEALOGY 153

In the period between 1850 and 1857 nothing outside of ordinary church procedure appears to have taken place, except that the trustees, during thjs period, erected a par­ sonage, and also a building on. the lot in the rear of the church which cost $8,802.37, and was used as the book store and printing office of the St. Louis Advocate, and brought into the church finances a liberal return on the investment for a number of years to come. The old church consisted of a basement in which Sunday School Exercises were held, and it was divided off into Sunday School Class rooms, with the auditorium above it, and a gallery on three sides; the seating capacity of the auditorium being approximately 900 people. In the early days, it is stated. that the women sat on one side of the church and the men on the other, and that the negroes, belonging to the various members, were given room in the south gallery. There was no musical instrument of any kind in the church-congregational singing only. Rev. E. 1\1. Marvin from the beginning of his pastorate at Centenary developed to a very marked degree a spirit of friendliness and goodfellowship, with a hearty welcome for the stranger and evidence of a desire for his return as opportunities offered,-a . spirit which has been fostered through the years at Centenary. He soon drew the visitors and crowds from the hotels to hear him and enjoy the Centenary spirit. ( This year, 1854, also marks the moving of 4th St. Church to 8th and Washington .p,.. ve.) The con­ ference of 1861 sent l\larvin back to Centenary and it is related that in the Spring of 1862, after preaching a sermon, he came down out of the pulpit at 1 :30 at night, walked out of the Church, drove south and joined Price's .Army as Chaplain. The reputation that he made for himself before and during the war caused him to be elected Bishop without being in attendance himself during the session of the Gen­ eral Conference. Bishop lVIarvin, after a busy life of excep­ tional service, preached his last sermon in Centenary on Sunday morning, November 18, 1877, dedicated Boyle Chapel at' Kirkwood in the afternoon, and died November 26, 1877, of pneumonia. The Old Church at Fifth and Pine passed through many a crisis, but always with credit to herself. All through her splendid history she stood like the Rock of Ages in the midst of changing conditions, and was a shelter in times of storm to a multitude of souls. Below are the names of 154 B1'1U> GENEALOGY

the pastors who served the congregation of the Old Cen­ tenary Church in order of their appointment: J. H. Linn ...... 1842-1844· Jos~ph Boyle ...... 1844-1846 'l'hos. W. Capers ... , ...... 1846-1848 W. H. Lewis ...... 1848-1850 ~- M. Prottsman ...... 1850-1851 J. B. Berryman ...... D. R. .McAnally ...... 1851-1852 D. R. :McAnally ...... 1852-1853 · J. P. Nolan ...... 1852-1853 J. F. 'fruslow ...... 1853-1854 J as. Sewell ...... · ...... E. 11. Marvin ...... 1854-1855 .E. 1L Marvin ...... 1855-1857 C. B. Parsons ...... ••.... 1857-1858 Evan Stephanson (Supt.) ...... 1858-1859 E. .iU. :Marvin ...... 1859-1862 Joseph Boyle ...... 1862-1864 F. A. Morris ...... ,.: ...... 1864-1866 W. R. Smith ...... 1866-1868 C. D. N. Campbell ...... 1868-1870 Of the membership at 5th and Pine Sts., the following have to this date continued their active membership in Cen­ tenary: Mr. and Mrs. Simon L. Boogher. Mrs. J. A. Gamble. Mrs. Mary Abel. Miss Nancy Motley. Mrs. Mary Hogan Ludlum. :&'Irs. Eugenia Shelton (Adele-Mrs. Alfred Eugene). Mrs. Rebecca Lutes. Mrs. Sophia Crow. Mrs. Annie Trask. PART III The earliest record of any movement to seek a new loca­ tion for Centenary Church is found in the Quarterly Con­ ference records of November 27, 1865. The Trustees, by resolution of the Conference, were instructed to '' look out for a lot for church purposes. '' In the spring of 1867 the CENTENARY M. E. S. CHURCH Built on 16th and Pine Streets, St. Louis, Mo., in 1869.

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Trustees purchased a lot on the corner of 16th and Pine Streets. The sale of the old Church and lot on Fifth and Pine Streets was ordered by the Quarterly Conference, September 13, 1867, and on October 20, 1868, the property was sold to John G. Roe and John G. Copelin, for $142,- 000.00. According to the repoi·t of the Trustees, the lot on which the present Church now stands cost $35,000.00; the building completed, not including the furniture, $108,112.00 ; the entire outlay for all purposes, lot, building, furniture, etc., amounted to $154,880.00. The Building Committee of the new Church consisted of John G. Shelton, Chairman; John Burd, Wm. Markham, John Kennard, John Hogan and Trusten Polk. The elevations, drawings, etc., were prepared by Thomas Dixon, Esq., archi­ tect, of Baltimore, Md. The Corner Stone of the Church was laid May 10, 1869. The ceremonies were conducted by Bishop J. 0. Andrews, and the address was made by Bishop H. N. McTyeire. The dedication of the Church took place May 27, 1871. The sermon was preached by Bishop John C. Keener at 11 a. m. Af night Bishop E. l\L l\farvin preached. In the final report of the Board of TI'ustees and the Build­ ing Committee, expression is given to the joy and Godly pride of the brethren in the completion of this great work. We quote: "We speak for ourse~vcs and give expression to our own pe1·sonal views and f eel·ings when we say thi.lt this house that we have built is in oitr opinion the best adapted to the exigencies and convenience of the Methodist Worsh.ip of any one of which we have any knowledge on the continent, or indeed in the whole round world.'' ·

During the pastorate of Rev. W. V. Tudor (1883), con­ siderable improvements were inade in the Auditorium. The amount expended was $6,850.00, the whole amount being contributed by the Wesleyan Cemetery 'frustees. No con­ siderable improvements were afterwards made till 1901. Time and constant use had made extensive improvements necessary, and the Cemetery Association that provided the funds for improvements formerly made, could render no aid, and the Church feared to incur such a debt as the necessary improvements demanded. In this emergency, the regular watch-night services, held 156 BYRD GENEALOGY

December 31, 1900, became historic. In an address on the "Outlook for Centenary ChUl'ch," Brother Mlll'ray Carle­ ton outlined his idea for extensive changes and repairs, and concluded his address by offering to duplicate eyery .dollar contributed by the entire Church for the purpose. The proposition met with a hearty response; subscriptions were freely made and the work was soon begun. In the improve­ ments made, the. old parsonage was joined to the Church property, and thus added to the convenience of the official and social work of the Church. The Auditorium was greatly improved by hardwood floors and tiling in the aisles; new art glass in the windows ; new frescoing, etc. Large com­ modious rooms, elegantly furnished, were. provided for the Official Board, the pastor, and the social work of the Church. The entire cost of the improvements was in the neighborhood of $35,000.00. With these extensive improvements on the Church, the permanence of Centenary as a down-town insti­ tution was settled. Nearly all other churches have moved West, but Centenary has stood down in the heart of the city ~ a house of refuge to the weary and oppressed. During the pastorate of Rev. L. E. Todd, extensive re­ pairs were again made. Larger and more convenient· facili­ ties were added for social work and the work of the Sunday Schools. Several new rooms were aaded, and the Church was overhauled and redecorated throughout. These repairs cost about $20,000.00. At the end of another six years, and at the beginning of Dr. C. W. Tadlock 's second pas­ torate at Centenary, the Church building has again been put in order; about $7,000.00 has been spent in the cleaning, painting and redecorating of the Church and installation of new and improved lighting equipment throughout the entire building. The burdens of Centenary are many and heavy, and it requires a large budget to carry on her work and fulfill her mission as a downtown Church. But some have felt that the down-town Church was a great need, hence all through the years they have been loyal to her interests and have thus made possible her work. For 80 years Centenary has been doing the Lor

The above is a brief history of our Methodist Cathedral It would be impossible to tabulate all that Centenary has accomplished through the years. Scattered over the face of the earth are thousands of souls who received their first religious impulse at her altars, and have come to know Christ as a personal Savior. She has mothered Methodism in St. Louis. Every year she receives as many members as there are in the average Church, and each year makes a large contribution to the membership of other churches. Centenary welcomes her children and friends upon her 80th birthday and 50th anniversary of service in the present building. She feels herself worthy of honor.. But her mis­ sion is not ended,-it is just begutl. To-day she can look back over the years and say, "I have fought a good fight," but not "I have finished my course." To-day she is gird­ ing herself anew with the promises of God, and, facing the future, will move out of a noble past into a nobler future. 158 BYRD, GENEALOGY

THE WESTOVER ESTATE (Harpers Magazine-May, 1871) On the left bank of the James River, about two _hours' sail below the city of Richmond, the traveler will pass, on his way down that beautiful stream, one of those magnificent estates for which Virginia is so celebrated, and of which her citizens are so justly proud. The mansion is a vice­ regal one, having been the residence of a family who for three successive generations were representatives of royalty in the colonial times; and it still bears evidence of the wealth, good taste, and high standing of its former occu­ pants. The origin of the Westover estate, together with the interesting incidents which have occurred within its pre­ cincts, and its connection with names of historic renown, have rendered it memorable in the annals of the State as well as of the nation. Few among those who pass it are aware of the interest connected with it, and fewer still are acquainted with the details which entitle it to rank among the notable spots connected with the early history of our country. So rapid has been our growth as a nation, events of paramount importance have crowded so thick and fast upon each other's footsteps, and as a people our faces have been set so

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BYRD GENEALOGY 159 added piles from the steamer's deck-the firing of guns from a pleasure-yacht gayly decked with flags which lay in the stream, the responsive scream from the steamer's whistle, all made up a collection of sights and sounds in striking contrast to that presented but a few years before, when the Federal army was taking its departure from the same spot, after seven days of the severest fighting ever known on this continent. The guests were welcomed with true Virginia hospitality, and conducted up the winding road to the mansion, whence they scattered into groups, each to pursue its own object­ some to find a restiIJ.g-place, others to make arrangements for the morrow, and still others to view the natural beauties of t.he charming spot ·on which they had been landed. Strolling to the edge of the high bank which overlooked the river, the scene presented to the eye was one of surpassing beauty, and calculated to fill the mind with pleasurable emotions. The broad river lay calmly in the light of a fine summer's day, reflecting the bright blue of the zenith and the few fleecy clouds which, coming up from the southwest, sailed majestically overhead; while the distant shore, with its _wooded heights dotted here and there with specks of houses, and crowned with more pretentious mansions, was mirrored so perfectly in the stream as to destroy the line of demarka- . tion. An occasional fleck of white in the middle distance showed where sonie lazy craft was winning its way against the current; and the fore-ground was made up of the nearer shore, with the dock piled up with machines, painted mostly of a brilliant scarlet, and the departing steamer moving slowly away, leaving in her wake- a series of brilliant wave­ lets, and a long line of brown smoke which stretched across the landscape, and gave just the graceful line needed to complete the picture. On the right lay the little yacht, with her lively parti-colored streamers, her tapering mast and rigging cutting the horizon line. Turning your back upon this charming scene, worthy the canvas of any artist, the eye beheld a spacious lawn leading up to a large, old-fash­ ioned, three-story mansion, with a colannade connecting it with the kitchen and other out-buildings on the left, and shaded by a magnificent oak, a giant among his fellows, whose branches had waved in the breezes of more than two centuries, and shaded the :first white man who had trod that lovely shore. Right and left the landscape faded into scenes of pastoral beauty, and occasional glimpses of distant hills clothed in atmospheric purple gave a hint of the charms which they might display. . The mansion is situated at a distance of about one hun- 160 BYRD GENEALOGY dred yards back from the river; and the lawn, in the form of a parallelogram, is bounded on the right and left by a fence, with large and handsome gateways, which afford egress -to the road on the one hand, and to the :fields of the estate on the other. Entering by the front-door I found myself in a :fine, spa~ cious hall, running through the house, about ten feet in width, with a grand old staircase leading to the upper :floors, occupying at least one-half that space, and having hand­ somely carved and turned newels and rails. Like all the rooms on this floor, the ceiling was twelve feet in height, the walls being wainscoted and paneled throughout, the cornices elaborately carved and ornamented, and every thing in keeping with the wealth and taste of the former owner. On the right of the hall was the parlor, and on the left the library. The former room is remarkable for its :fine propor­ tions and handsome chimney-piece. The back-ground of this piece is composed of rich black-veined marble, while the border around the modern grate and the pediment above the mirror are of white marble, all imported from Italy ex­ pressly for Colonel Byrd. The space between the border and pediment is vacant, the mirror which formerly occupied it having been stolen by some Vandal when the house was in the hands of the Federal army. It is most earnestly to be hoped that the thief may never be able to sleep quietly until his guilty conscience has urged him to return this _historical article to its proper owner. The library is somewhat more plainly paneled, yet is a very handsome room. The other two rooms on this :floor were occupied by the family, and were presumably the din­ ing and sitting room of the mansion. Passing through the back-door, we stepped out on to a broad platform, with marble steps leading to a yard about a dozen yards in depth, and running right and left behind the main building and offices. To the left, as one stood on this platform, were the laundry, kitchen, etc., beyond which was a fence with an entrance to the kitchen-garden. To the right were the ruins of other buildings of a similar character, which had been apparently taken down for the purpose of using their mate­ rial for other purposes. Opposite the back-door stands a large gateway with ornate wrought-iron gates, which, like all the other material, were brought from the old country. The pillars are square, of brick, stuccoed, are about ten feet high, and are surmounted each by a martlet-the crest of the Byrd family. One of these was thrown down during the war, and the tail had been broken off. The latter have been replaced with wooden imitations. Over the gates is the monogram of BYRD GENEALOGY 161

William Byrd and his wife Elizabeth, EWB, as seen in the square in the accompanying illustration. Beyond these gates is the paddock, or home field, containing about two acres, for the pasturage and exercise of the saddle and carriage horses of the estate, whose stables are on the right. On the left of this field are several smaller buildings for poultry. Beyond the paddock, and separating it from immense fields of grain, now ripe for the reaper, the road from the dock ran on and away off through the various fields of the estate, passing, at a distance of a quarter of a mile perhaps from the house, through a gateway (represented in the subjoined illustration), the two large stone columns of which yet re­ main standing. This magnificent estate was laid out and the buildings erected by Colonel William Byrd, the first of the name, and remained in the hands of the family until long after the Revolution. The greater portion of the day was spent in preparation for the trial of the morrow; and as we were not interested in these technical details Mr. R- and myself had leisure to look around the estate, to admire its beauties, and hunt up historical data. Our first excursion was to the grave­ yard, situated in a grove about one-fourth of a mile north of the mansion, and near the bank of the river. Passing along the front of the house, the domestic offices, and the boundary of the kitchen-garden, we came upon a massive gateway, very similar in character to the one in rear of the house, and the counterpart of one at the oppo­ site extremity of the grounds. Entering upon an adjoining field, our interest was immediately centered upon a group of colored boys seated and reclining around a shallow pit about twelve feet long by follr weet wide, across which were stretched poles supporting the carcasses of three. sheep and three hogs, cooking over a fire of corn-cobs. The extent of the provision made for our creature comfort by our hos­ pitable host tended to dispel any fears we may have had as to his ability to provide for his numerous guests. .As it was not our intention, however, to play the spy upon his culinary arrangements, we hurried along a foot-path run­ ning by the high and wooded banks of the river, and, cross­ ing a stile, entered the precincts of the negro quarters. These consisted of a row of new and very comfortable two­ story frame buildings, each one containing accommodations for four families, and surrounded by many little accessories of comfort and - convenience. Little sleek-skinned colored children in scores were playing in the dirt or in the grass in front, surrounded and mixed up with chickens, dogs, and other two and four-footed beasts. Pigs grunted in the sties 162 BYRD . GENEALOGY

behind the tenements; some men at work upon their nets under the bank were singing one of those refrains so peculiar to the Southern negro-altogether making up a scene of careless, rural happiness very pleasant to behold. Within the same inclosure, but at some distance back from the river, were the immense barns of the estate, which were being put in order to receive the stores of grass and grain which were destined to fill them to repletion. Pursuing our way, we came into the edge of a wood, and found ourselves in the "grave-yard." Instead of the neat inclosure and well-kept grounds which we expected to see, we beheld only three or four square tombs, very much di­ lapidated, and a similar number of slabs even with the surface of the ground, all covered to the depth of an inch or more with the dust and mould of age. · Prospecting still further, only to find that these were the entire contents of the yard, we set ourselves to work to clearing off from the surfaces of the tablets, the sod, the debris, and dirt-the accumulations of perhaps a century. After half an hour'a difficult labor with such means as we had at command, being no more than fiat stones and newspapers, we were enabled to make out the following very interesting inscrip- tions: A. Here lyes interred the body of MB CHARLES ANDl!:&SON who was minister. of this parish 26 years and died the 7th of April 1718 in the 49th year of his age. B. Here in the sleep at Peace, Reposes the Body; of MRS. EVELYN BY&D: Daughter, of the Hon. W1u.IAM BYRD, Esq: The various and excellent endowments ot nature; improved and perfected, by an accomplished Education; formed her For the happiness of her friends: For an ornament ot her country. Alas Reader! We can detain nothing however valued From unrelenting Death Beauty, Fortune, or exalted Honour! See here a Proof! And be reminded by this awtull Tomb That every earthly comfort fleets away Excepting only what arises from imitating the virtues or our Friends: And the contemplation of their Happyness To which G-0D was pleased to call this Lady on the 13th Day ot November 1737 In the 29th yea.r ot Her Age. BYRD GENEALOGY 163 C. Here Lyeth the Body ot MAJUA BYRD late wile ot WII,LUM BYRD Esq and davghter ol W ABB.All HoBSJUNDEN Esq who dyed the 9th Day of November 1699 In the 47th Yea.r of her Age. D. Hie reconduntur cineres GVLIELYI BYRD Armegiri regii hujus Provincire qurestoris qui hanc vitam Cum Eternitate cominutavit 4th Die Decembris 1704 post quam vixifset 52 Ann.es.• E. Here lyeth intered the body ol leftenant Collonell WALTER ASTON who died the 6th ol Aprill 1656. He was aged 49 years: And He lived in this country 28 years. Also here lyeth the Body of WALTER ASTON the son of leftenant Collonell WALTER ASTON who departed this U!e ye 29th of January 1666 Being .Aged 27 years And 7 monthes. F. The inscription on this slab is illegible; I could only make out a letter here and there, and what appeared to be a cross in the escutcheon, similar to that in the arms of Colonel Byrd over the left gateway. G. [ESCUTCHEON] SM Prudentis & Eruditi Theodoricii Bland Armig. qui Obijt Apr!lis AD 23d 1675 lEtatus 41 cujus Vidua Miestissima Anna Filia Richardi Benner Armig. hoc Marmor Posuit. t H. Memorire Sacrum Hie situs eft In Spem Re!urrectionif BENIAMINUB H.A.RIUSON de Berkley BENIA.MINI HABBisoN de Surrey Filius Natus Yaximus: Uxorem Duxet ELIZARETIUli LODOVICI Bu&WELL GLOCESTBIENSIB Filiam: E Qua Filium Reliquit Unicum BENI.A.YINUM Et Unicum Filiam ELIZABETH.AM Obijt Apr X Anno Dom MDCCX lEtatis XXXVII Plurimum Deftderatus Prolocutor Domus Burgenftum cauftdious Ingenio Doctrine. Eloquentia Fides et Insignia Viduarum, Orphanorum Patronus Inde!enfus. • Which being translated reads: "Here are buried the ashes of William Byrd, armor-bearer ot the king, and treasurer of this province, who exchanged this lite for eternity on the 4th day of December, 1704, after he had lived over fl.tty-two years." t "Sacred to the memory of the wise and learned Theodoric Bland, Esq., who died April 23, A. o. 1675, aged forty-one, whose most disconsolate widow, Anna, daughter of Richard Benner, Esq., has placed this marble." 164 BYRD GENEALOGY

Controver!arium et Litium .Arbiter et Diremptor Au!picatus et Paci:ficus; · In Administratione Iustitiai, Absque Tricis Et Ambagibus Comitatus Hujus Yindex LEquifsimus Ibidemque Impietatis; Et Nequitire Vindex Accerrimus Libertatis Patrire Assertor Intrepidus; Et Boni Publici Imprimis Studiofus Hunc Merito Proprium Virginia lactat Alumnium Tam propere Abreptum sed Queribunda Dolet Publicus Hie Dolor, Et Nunquam Reparabile Damnum Det Deus, ut Vitre Sint Documenta Novre.

I. The demolished tomb. Mrs ET.JZABE'l'll HAfiluso.N daughter of LEWIS BU&WELL died in 1734.

The Byrd family in this country had its origin in William, the first of that name, who lies entombed beneath the monu­ ment before us. He was born in London in 1653, and came to this country somewhere about the year 1674, when he was twenty-one years of age, bringing with him his young wife, Maria, the daughter of Warham Horsmanden, Esq. He was descended from Hugo le Bird, of Charleton, in the palatinate of Chester, whose wife was daughter and only heir of Roger Denville, of the same palatinate. Colonel Byrd came from Broxton, in Cheshire, to inherit the estate of his uncle, Captain Stagg, who was an officer in the army of Charles I., and came over to America in those troublous times. He must have located himself soon after his arrival at or near the falls of the James River, on the site of the present city of Richmond; for we find that the Grand Assembly of the Colony, having declared war against the Indians in 1675-76, ordered that "fifty.five men out of James City County should be garrisoned near the falls of James River, at Capt. Byrd's, or at one ffort or place of defense over against him at N ewlett 's [or Howlett 's J, of which ffort Lieut. Coll. Edward Ramsay should be captain or chief commander.'' In 1679 the Assembly passed an act in the terms following:_ '' Forasmuch as Capt. William Byrd, of Henrico Uounty, hath made offer to seate at or near the head of James River a small company of men for the protection of the frontier against the Indians, upon certain terms and conditions which were deemed reasonable and fair,''. he was granted a tract of land thereabout, de­ scribed as '' beginning on the South side of the James River, one mile and a half below the ffalls, and soe continuing five BYRD GENEALOGY 165

miles up the river in a straight line, and backwards one mile into the woods; and on the North side of the said river, beginning half a mile before the ffalls, and thence continuing five miles up the river and two miles backwards into the woods; all of which he accompts and presumes to be his own , lands.• And that the said William Byrd stand bound a:nd obliged, and he doth hereby promise and become bound and obliged, to keep all the whole number of fifty able men soe armed. and constantly furnished with sufficient ammunition and provisions, together with such number of other tythable persons, not exceeding two hundred and fifty in the whole, on both sides the said river, within the space of half a mile along the river in a straight line, and a quarter of a mile backwards into the woods.'' The governor ( Sir Henry Chi­ cheley) was empowered and requested to grant him a patent for said land, and give him a commission as commander-in­ chiefe within the lymitts of such grant, and over the said privileged persons; which was no doubt done. Here, therefore, he located himself, and built him a house , on the brow of a hill near the Penitentiary of Richmond, which he called Belvidere, and which is still standing­ making it, as was the fashion of those days, a sort of fortress for protection against the Indians. Here he brought his young wife; and after building a warehouse about where the present Exchange stands, and a mill on Shockoe Creek, he set himself up as a planter and trader with the Indians. He prospered greatly, accqmulated immense wealth, was elected to represent his district in the House of Burgesses, was ap­ pointed Receiver-General of his Majesty's revenues for the colony (a position which he retained until his death), and was held in high esteem as a man of probity and worth. He had four daughters and one son, and as his family increased he sent at least two of them-his _son William and daughter Susan-to England to be educated, whence the former re­ turned to assume his father's immense wealth and honors, and to take a high rank among the first families of his native country. A volume of manuscript letters of the father is preserved in the Historical Society of Virginia, some of which have been published in the "Virginia His­ torical Register,'' from which I select two as giving an in­ sight into his business and his family affairs. The first is to one of his factors in England, and the second is to his father-in-law.

• It will be seen that this grant covers almost the entire s·ite ot the present city of Richmond, and Manchester, opposite thereto. 166 BYRD GENEALOGY

"Vmomu, January, 1683. "To Mr. North, per Pagger: "Sm,-Yours by Bradley, Pagger & Culpeper• were recd... and I was in hopes to have heard !rom you by Wynne ere this. There accompany Ca.pt. Pagger, fifty Ilhds. of Tobacco as per bill of lad• ing and invoice as may appear. Tobacco this year doth not prove so kind as was expected, much being utterly destroyed by the Gust in Aug., and more spoiled after it was packed in caske, but doubt not but mine may do as well as any. "I have a considerable quantity ot deerskins by me, but doe not venture to send them until the Governort arrives. All our friends here are in health, and give you their best respects and service, which please to accept to yourselt and. lady from "Your humble servant, · W. B."

"VIRGINIA., Feby. !6th., 1683. "To Father Horsnianden, per T. Greruwn in the Culpeper: "WoBTHY Sm,-I am very sorry we have been so untortunate this year as not to receive one letter from you or my brother Daniell, but expect by Coll. Ludwell, whom I wish well in. Hee was not arrived on the 21st instant, on which day I was to wait on our new Governor, who, with all the rest of the ships except that Coll. Ludwell is in, have been in above this fortnight. The Councill met the aloresaid day, and an Assembly was agreed on to commence the 16th at April next. "I was lately advised by Mr. Coe that Will+ was, on your de­ sire, lately removed into Essex near you, much to our satisfac­ tion, since wee cannot doubt his welfare whilst hee is under your eye. Wee also understand that little Sue was at last got sate into Essex to her Grandmother. My wife on J4ichaelmas day last was brought to bed of another girle christened Mary, They are both and little Nutty (I thank God} in good health. "My Lady Berkeley was last week very well. All our friends here are very well, and give you their best respects and service. Please to give mine where it is due, and our blessings to our children, and please to accept out duty to yourselfe and my mother (in law), with hearty thanks !or all your favors, Worthy Sir, "Your obedient Son and servant, "W. B." As will be seen by the inscriptions, his wife died Novem­ ber 9, 16991 aged forty-seven years; an

• The two former are names ot captains, the latter ot a ship. t The name ot a ship. +This is his son, William, atterward Colonel Byrd, who Ilea buried in the garden. BYRD GENEALOGY 167 brother-in-law, he says of her, '' She has grown a great romp, and enjoys robust health.'' She went out to England toward the close of 1716 to meet her parents, and remained there until the death of her mother, which occurred in December of that year. As she grew up she developed into a lovely woman, an ornament to her sex, and worthy her eulogistic epitaph. She is said to have died of a broken heart, consequent upon disappointed love. Her hand had been proffered to Daniel Parke Custis, her cousin, and the son of Colonel John Custis, who for some reason seemed indifferent to the match, and subsequently married Martha Dandridge, afterward Lady W ashingtou. We find no record of the parties whose remains lie be­ neath the slabs in the middle distance. The inscription on one of these slabs is entirely illegible. Of Theodoric Bland we can only surmise that he was the father of Theodoric Bland of Revolutionary fame, and of high repute in the annals of Virginia. Benjamin Harrison-whose tomb with a long Latin inscription eulogistic of his many virtues is seen in the back-ground-was the father of Benjamin Har­ rison, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and afterward Governor of Virginia, and the grandfather of William Henry Harrison, the eighth President of the United States. He was the son of Benjamin Harrison, of Surrey, and lived on an estate, which he called "Berkeley," on the James River, near Westover.• His wife, Elizabeth Burwell, who lies by his side, and whose tomb is in ruins, was the daughter of Louis Burwell, of Gloucester. She died in 1734. The Harrison family were connected by mar­ riage with the Byrds, and hence the cause of their remains· being found in these grounds. Thus beneath our feet lay mouldering the remains of men who were born in Shakspeare's time; who had held alle­ gience to James, Charleses I. and II., and Cromwell; who had pushed their way into the wilderness, and set themselves down to win wealth and honors amidst the wild beasts and the wilder red men, where now is the seat of u. mighty dominion and the home of u. thriving and multitudinous people, just arising from the lethargy of age and effete institutions to a new life and a brighter future, a,nd seeking a rejuvenation at the hands of that hardy race who, with the axe and the plow-share, have forced their way through the wilderness, spreading themselves over the entire conti-

• He died in 1710, at the early age or thirty-seven, leaving one son-the Benjamin above spoken ot-a.nd a daughter, named Elizabeth alter her mother. 168 nent, even to the farther sea. Yet these arching heavens, these floating clouds, the glorious sunlight, those rolling hills, and the placid stream, are still the same. Returning to the house, we found dinner spread- in a grove, the tables fairly groaning with the weight they bore, embracing not only the substantial elements, but the luxu­ ries and adornments of a noble feast. Servants without number responded to the wants of the guests, while our host and the members of the Agricultural Society were untiring in their efforts to see that every one was satisfied. Nothing was wanting to complete the ensemble of the real old Virginia barbecue. There were fragrant Havanas for the smokers, while to those bibulously inclined the cellars­ filled with wines, and liquors of a baser sort-were as free as the air they breathed. Such, indeed, was the provision made during our _entire stay; and the enigma as to how so many guests were to find sleeping quarters was settled in an equally satisfactory manner; for when bedtime came we found that fifty or more large double mattresses had been provided, with blankets, sheets, and other fixings; and when the morning of the eventful day of ''trial'' broke, bright and beautiful, not one of that numerous party who had sought rest from fatigue and anxiety had cause to complain of his accommodations. It is true, there were the usual pranks and jokes consequent upon a party of male bipeds seeking sleep en masse, for '' men a.re but children of a larger growth ; '' and many an unlucky wight found his tonsure incomplete, and lacked his proper "make-up," when morning came. But good-humor prevailed, and everybody was ready to vote everybody else a jolly good fellow, and our host the jolliest of all. The trial was to commence at nine o'clock; and the scene at that hour on the ground selected was one of great in­ terest, not alone as developing the relative powers and capa­ citie8 of competing machines, but as bringing the dead past into such striking contrast with the living present. The field had been the site of the camp of M'Clellan's noble Army of the Potomac when, after the '' seven days' fight,'' he retired to Harrison's Landing, preparatory to a '' change of base;'' and as the machines moved through the lodged and. tangled clover, every now and then they were stopped by some obstacle which, upon clearing away the mown grass, was discovered to be a battered canteen, an old bayonet, a length of telegraph wire, or some other remnant of a deserted camp; and as it was held up as an evidence of the difficulties against which they had to contend, it sent a. thrill of interest .through the spectators; and I doubt whether BYRD GENEALOGY 169 there was an intelligent man present who did not dwell upon the significance of the events, and of the scene in which he was a participant. The mind could not fail to recall the picture whi.ch these same shores had presented but a few short years before. The long lines of tents, with their tired and war-worn occupants, blood-stained and begrimed with powder and dirt; the rows of ambulances and litters, bear­ ing the wounded to the dock; the clattering of hoofs and the neighing of steeds; the rumbling of artillery, and the bugle's stirring notes; the river, filled with shipping of every kind, from the monster iron-clad to the tiny tug-boat; and all the "pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war.'' · And now how changed the scene. In place of the tented field, the yellow, waving grain and the sweet-smelling clover, ripe and ready for the sickle and the scythe, proclaim the sway of peace and plenty. The foemen of that day had gathered to harvest the crops whose roots were nurtured by the blood of that defeated army; and had struck hands in friendship and fraternity. In place of the sword, the plow­ share; instead of artillery, the mower and reaper; kindly feeling instead of the rancor of hate and animosity; the jubilee of peace where so recently had been the convulsions of war. And, as if to bring the two scenes into immediate juxtaposition, the rusty and useless bayonet clogging the polished knives of the mower contrasted the instrument of war so vividly with the implement of peace that even the most stolid mind could not fail to give the circumstance a thoughtful consideration. Again and again the same thing was repeated; but still the work went on. And when the sun went down, after twenty machines had been tried and tested by the various means and appliances known only to the initiated, and their powers and capabilities criticised and commented upon, the trial of the mowers was over. The morning of the third day was cloudy and threatened rain, but as there was '' no postponement on account of the weather," the preparations for the trial of the reapers went busily on. After such a breakfast as is calculated to linger in the memory of the picture, I started on a prospecting tour on my own account, and while wandering in the garden I came unexpectedly upon the monument of Colonel Byrd, and read the inscription thereon. I felt very much as the miner may be supposed to feel who has suddenly-and when he was not looking. for it-come upon a rich ''lead.'' 170 BYRD GENEALOGY

The cut on the following page conveys a better idea of the monument than could any description, and it is only necessary to add that it stands in the edge of the garden, not twenty yards from the back-door, under an arbor aver­ run with trailing vines, which screen it from view. It is considerably dilapidated, and that dilapidation was in­ creased during the occupancy of the estate by the violence of some disorderly soldiers, who not only desecrated it by chipping away pieces as mementoes, but robbed it of the escutcheon, bearing the arms of Colonel Byrd, which adorned the front of the shaft. Let us hope that it was some one ignorant of the historical importance of the relic, and who may be induced-if he should ever see these pages-to return it to its owner, to be replaced where it belongs, and where, for over a century and a half, it had adorned the tomb of one of the accomplished of our land. The following is the inscription-on the front: Here lyeth the Honourable WILLIAM BYRD Esqr. Being born to one of the amplest fortunes in this country he was sent early to England for his education: where under the care and instruction ol Sir Robert Southwell and ever favored with his particular instructions he made a happy proficiency in polite and· va1·ious learning; by the means of the same noble friend be was Introduced to the acquaintance of many of the first persons of that age !or knowledge, wit, virtue, birth, or high station, and particularly attracted a most close and ·bosom friendship with the learned and illustrious Charles Boyle Earl of Orrery. He was called to the bar in the Middle Temple, studied for some time in the low countries, visited the court ot France and was chosen Fellow ot the Royal Society. On the other side : Thus eminently fitted for the service and ornament of his coun­ try, he was made recf:iver general of his majesty's revenues here, was thrice appointed publick agent to the Court and ministry of England, and being thirty-seven years a member at last became President ot the Council of this Colony to all this were added a great elegancy of taste and lite, the well­ bred gentleman and polite companion the splendid Oecono­ mist, and prudent father of a family with the constant enemy ol all exhorbitant power and hearty friend to the liberties of bis Country, Nat: Mar. 23, 1674 Mort. Aug. 26. 1744 .Ail ..-Eta.t 70. While engaged in sketching the monument I was accosted by a gentleman who, like me, had strayed into the garden to look at the tomb. Unlike me, however, he was no stran­ ger, and after a few moments' conversation I found him to BYRD GENEALOGY 171 be Major Mann Page, of Brandon-a name not unknown to fame in the Confederate armies-and with him I spent an hour in social chat, gaining much valuable information in re­ gard not only to the worthy gentleman whose remains lay buried at our feet, but of the family and its branches. The Honorable William Byrd, the inscription on whose tomb we have just read, was the second of that name, being the son of him ~hose tomb we have seen in the grave-yard. The utmost pains and unlimited expense were expended upon his education, and with a mind stored with useful in­ formation, his manners cultivated in courts, and with un­ bounded wealth, he returned to his native country to adorn her annals, and shed abroad over the circle of hi~. influence a halo which has lasted long since his earthly tabernacle has reposed in her bosom. He married Lucy, daughter of Colonel Daniel Parke, whose eldest daughter, Frances, was, as we have seen, married to Colonel John Custis. He had several children, of whom his son William-the third of the name-inherited his estates, and was elected to fill his place in the Council of the colony. Daniel Parke, the father of the wife of Colonel William Byrd (second), went to England, where he was appointed an aid-de-camp to tlie Duke of Marlborough, and was ·with him at the battle of Blenheim, being selected to convey the news of tliat memorable victory to his sovereign, Queen Anne. Ambition seems to have got the better of his do­ mestic virtues ; for although his wife, on whom the whole charge of his immense estate devolved, wrote anxiously and often beseeching him to return, he never did so, but went back to the wars, was developed into a general, and finally appointed Governor of the Leeward Islands, where he was killed in an insurrection under very aggravating circum­ stances. By his will he left his property to an illegitimate daughter, and Colonel Byrd, in the interest of his wife and her family, went to England to get the will set aside. On the 2d of October, 1716, ·colonel Byrd writes Colonel Custis (his brother-in-iaw) that he had sold his office as Receiver-General-which he seems to have inherited from his father-to a Mr. Roscow for £500. He intimates that the Lieutenant-Governor of the colony has preferred charges against him for malfeasance, but says that is not the reason for his resigning his office. He aads that his wife has come over to him. Toward the close of the same year he an­ nounces the arrival in England of his daughter Evelyn, and hopes that he shall manage her in such a manner as she shall be do discredit to her country. In the same letter he writes : '' I do so long to see you ; but can hardly per- 172 BYRD. GE.",EALOGY suade myself to return until I can get it decided whether a governor can hang any man he takes to be his adversary, or not. For, if it be in his power to appoint me my judges, I am sure I won't come within his reach, lest I fall a sacri­ fice to his resentment. However, I am laboring with all my might to hinder so great a power from being lodged in the hands of any bashaw, lest they be too much inclined to make use of it." On the 16th of December, 1716, he writes to announce the death of his wife, who died in twelve hours from the time she was taken with the small-pox. He must have returned to this country soon after, al­ though I can find no record of the date of such return. Colonel Byrd was ·a man of fine literary attainments, and possessed a very copious and valuable library, of which he made most excellent use. He was appointed one of the com­ missioners for running the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina; and was the author of several impor­ tant papers, which were collected, and an edition of forty copies published, under the title of the "Westover Manu­ scripts.'' They are entitled, '' 'rhe History of the Dividing Line,'' '' A Journey to the Land of Eden,'' and '' A Progress to the :Mines." All his manuscripts have been collected and bound, and are carefully preserved in the family. They are in the handwriting of a copyist, who evidently tran­ scribed them from the Colonel's manuscripts. It is sup­ posed that these original manuscripts are in the possession of the American Philosophical Society, of Philadelphia, to whom (if so) they must have been presented by the wife of the third William Byrd, who was from that city. The copy is in the hands of the Harrison family, of Brandon, on the James River. How they came there will be seen by this statement of the widow of Mr. George E. Harrison. '' This manuscript was the production of the second Col­ onel William Byrd, of Westover, who, for his rare wit, learning, and wisdom, was styled the 'black swan of the family.' It descended to his son, the last Colonel William Byrd, who married Miss Mary Willing, second wife, (first Elizabeth Hill Carter), of Philadelphia. She presented this book to George Evelyn Harrison, the son of her daughter Evelyn, who had married Mr. Benjamin Harrison, of Bran­ don.'' The Marquis De Chastellux, in his travels in America, speaks of the estate at Westover, which he visited in 1782, as '' surpassing all other estates on the river in the magnin­ cence of its buildings, the beauty of its situation, and the pleasures of its society." He tells us that "Mrs. Byrd is BYRD GENEALOGY 173

the widow of a colonel who served in the war of 1756, and was afterward one of the Council under the British gov­ ernment. His talents, his personal qualities, and his riches -for he possessed an immense territory-rendered him one of the principal personages of the country; but, being a spendthrift and a gambler, he leff his affairs at his death in great disorder. He had four children by his first wife, who were already settled in the world; and has left eight by his second, of whom the widow takes care. She preserves his beautiful house on the James River, a large personal property, a considerable number of slaves, and some planta­ tions, which she has rendered valuable.'' He describes her as '' a woman about two-and-forty, with an agreeable coun­ tenance and great sense;" and intimates that, although her estate had been visited by the British, female charms had more to do with their presence than plunder. She was sus­ pected, however, of dealing with the enemy; and govern­ ment had once put Tis seal upon her papers. "Her two eldest daughters,'' he says, '' spent the last winter at \Vil­ liamsburg, where they were greatly complimented by :M. De Rochambeau and the whole army.'' The last Colonel Byrd remained a member of the Gover­ nor's Council until Lord Dunmore got into difficulties with the colonists and fled on board the British · war vessels in the river, when the royal government ceased to exist, and the Council disbanded. He must have died soon after the commencement of hostilities. Some of the buildings were burned during the life--time of the last Colonel Byrd, and were rebuilt-probably by his widow. We have seen that his widow saved a large portion of his property, and reared her family at Westover. Three times the estate was visited by the enemy under Arnold and Cornwallis. On the evening of January 8, 1781, Lieutenant-Colonel Simcoe was sent from there with a detachment of the Queen's Rangers, to attack a body of militia who were at Charles City Court House. The Lieutenant-Colonel, in his journal, gives the following account of the affair : "General Arnold directed a patrol to be made on the night of the 8th of January toward Long Bridge, in order to procure intelligence. Lieutenant-Colonel Simcoe marched with forty cavalry, for the most part badly mounted, on such horses as had been picked up in the country; but the patrol had not proceeded above two miles before Sergeant Kelly, who was in advance, was challenged. He parleyed with the videttes until he got nearer to them, when, rushing at them, one he got hold of, the other flung himself off his horse and escaped into the bushes. A negro was also taken 174 BYRD GENEALOGY

whom these videttes had intercepted on his way to the Brit­ ish army. From these people information was obtained that the enemy was assembled at Charles City Court House, .and that the corps which had appeared in the daytime opposite "\Vestover, nearly to the amount of four hundred men, lay about two miles in advance of their main body, and on the road to Westover. The party were immediately ordered to the right-about and to march toward them. Lieutenant Holland, who was similar in size to the vidette who had been taken, was placed in advance; the negro had promised to guide the party so as to avoid the high-road, and to conduct them by an unfrequented pathway, which led close to the creek, between the body which was supposed to be in ad­ vance and that which was at Charles City Court House. Lieutenant-Colonel Simcoe 's intention was to beat up the main body of the enemy who, trusting to those in front, might reasonably be supposed to be off their guard. In case of repulse he meant to retreat by the private way in which he had advanced ; and should he be successful, it was op• tional to attack the advance party or not on his return. The patrol passed through a wood, where it halted to collect, and had scarcely got into the road when the advance was challenged. Lieutenant Holland answered, 'A :friend;' gave the countersign procured from the prisoner, 'It is I; me, Charles,' the name of the person he personated. He passed one vidette whom Sergeant Kelly seized, and himself caught hold of the other, who in a struggle proved too strong for him, got free, presented and snapped his carbine at his breast; luckily it did not go off, but the man galloped away, and at some distance fired the signal of alarm. The advance division immediately rushed on, and soon arrived at the court-house; a confused and scattering fire began on all sides. Lieutenant-Colonel Simcoe sent the bugle-horns, French and Barney, through an inclosure to the right, with orders to answer his challenging and sound when he or­ dered; he then called loudly for the light infantry, and hal­ loed 'Sound the advance.' The bugles were sounded, as had been directed, and the enemy fled on all sides, scarcely firing another shot. The night was very dark, and the party to­ tally unacquainted with the ground; part of the dragoons were dismounted and mixed with the hussars; some of the enemy were taken, others were wounded, and a few drowned in a mill-dam. In saving three armed militiamen from the fury of the soldiers, Lieutenant-Colonel Simcoe ran a great risk, as their pieces were loaded, pointed to his breast, and in their timidity they might have discharged them. From the prisoners he learned that the whole of their force was BYRD GENEALOGY 175 here assembled, and that there was no party in advance. The soldiers were mounted as soon as possible, nor could they be permitted to search the houses, where many were concealed, lest the enemy should gain intelligence of their numbers and attac~ them; and this might easily have been done, as the darkness of the night prevented the Rangers from seeing around them, while they were plainly to be distinguished by the fires which the enemy had left. It appeared that the enemy were commanded by General Nel­ son, and consisted of seven or eight hundred men; they were completely frightened and dispersed, many of them not stopping until they reached Williamsburg. Sergeant Adams, of the hussars, was mortally wounded. This gallant soldier, sensible of his situation, said: 'My beloved Colonel, I do not mind dying, but for God's sake do not leave me in the hands of the rebels.' Trumpeter French and two hussars were wounded. About a dozen horses were seasonably cap­ tured.'' During the late war for the Union the mansion was occu­ pied several times, more notably by General M'Olellan, while his army was preparing to take to their transports from Harrison's Landing. I fain would linger over the scene of the morning of the closing day, when the guests in a body called the :Major, and his coadjutors of the Agricultural Society, to the front of the house, and, gathered in a group about that ancient doorway, resolutions expressive of their gratitude for the hospitality they had received were read, and kindly senti­ ments, word of cheer, and bright hopes of future prosperty and fraternity were expressed on all hands; but the bell of the approaching steamer warns us away, and we must bid farewell to the place and all its associations. 176 BYRD GENEALOGY

YOUTH 'fAKES THE HELM IN VIRGINIA How Governor Byrd Has Waked Up the Qui, Dominion By FRENCH STROTHER In presenting the story of the phenomenal development of "These New United States," we tell in this article how a young Governor and a group of young men with a new view• point have put new Zif e and spirit into an old state--in fact, Virginia might be called our oldest state, for the first permanent English settlement in North America was planted at Jamestown in 1609. Children in the South all know an old ''counting-out'' rhyme that runs as follows: Wire, briar, limber-lock, Three geese in a flock ; One flew cast, and one flew west, And one flew over the cuckoo's nest. In Virginia, there are three Byrds of a feather-to ba sure, nobody ever called any of them a goose. They are the brothers, Tom, Dick, and Harry Byrd. They are na­ tives of Winchester, in the northwcsternmost corner of the state. Harry, the eldest, flew cast, to Richmond, to become the present Governor of Virginia. Tom stayed in the west, and won his spurs at home as business man and farmer. Dick ( more formally known as Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd, U. S. N. retired) flew over the North Pole-the first man in history so to reach the top of the world. All three belong to "the" Byrds, descendants of the original William Byrd, of Westover, founder of Richmond and auditor-gen­ eral of the colony in the 1700 's. Our present concern is altogether with Harry Flood Byrd, who bulks large in any fair narration of the present swift evolution of Virginia into a rich and modern commonwealth-this pleasing change being the prime subject of this article. There is a new Virginia now. Youth is in the saddle there. The Governor of this New Dominion is only thirty• eight years old. The editor of the most influential paper in the state is only forty. The president of the state cham• ber of commerce is only ftve years out of college, and only thirty years of age. These, and their fellows by the score throughout Virginia, are leading an aggressive movement to put the Old Dominion back into the position of wealth and power she occupied before the Civil War. .Already, in the last five years, they GOVERNOR HARRY FLOOD BYRD Of Virginia

BYRD GENEALOGY 177 have trebled the banking resources of the state, and have organized effective agencies for further commercial con­ quests. Go anywhere about the state, and men will tell you there is a new feeling in the air, a hope, a unity of thought, an energy of action, not known before. Governor Byrd has not created this pleasing change, but he most remarkably embodies it. In him the state has found a symbol of its new aspirations-he is young, he is successful in business, he has vision and energy and courage. In his few months in the Governor's chair he has assumed positive lead­ ership of the new movement, in the fields of both business expansion and of political reform, with the result that he is the most enthusiastically popular of men among all classes in the state,· and has become the rallying point of its new­ born hopes and energies. A little history and a little biography will make the situa­ tion clear. Virginia suffered most of all the states from the ravages of civil war. Winchester was taken and retaken by Confederates and Federals seventy-two times during that in­ ternecine struggle. The region between Washington, D. C., and Richmond, with Fredericksburg at its. center, was fought over repeatedly, and to this day parts of it are almost a for­ saken wilderness in consequence. Virginia lost not only all its wealth, but lost besides the flower of ·ns manhood by death or wounds. Plunged from a proud leadership to abject poverty, she· spent a generation in despair, and another in nursing the psychology of defeat by an almost estatic exalta­ tion of her former pride and glories. Nothing was more natural than this turning for relief from present desolation to the memory of past grandeur. And to no state more justly natural than Virginia, for none was richer in that "splendor of the dooms we have imagined for the mighty dead'' of which Kea1s sang-enumerating as she did among her sons, Patrick Henry, Washington, Jefferson, l\fonroe, Madison, Marshall, Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. Remembering the Hero but not His Toil What was forgotten, however, in this fervent worship of her past was, that these sons were great because they were great men of action, great builders, lookers to the future. Forgotten, too, were Pope's astringent lines, They who upon their glorious ancestry enlarge Produce their debt instead of their discharge : and finally, it was overlooked that the great careers of all these men ( excepting only Jackson and possibly Patrick Henry) were based upon the solid foundations cf material 178 BYRD GENEALOGY wealth. Washington and Jefferson were great landholders and men of business; Monroe and Madison, Marshall and Lee derived from families of substantial fortune. And Virginia herself had taken rank chiefly in proportion to her early emi­ nence in wealth and population. During the last two decades, however, a new generation has grown to manhood in Virginia. These men were born at least twenty years after the echoes of the last guns of the Civil War had died away. They had no personal memories of that struggle, nor of the bitter period of Reconstruction. In childhood, of course, they '' heard great argument about it, and about,'' but, like Omar, they observed that all this re­ viewing of the past produeed no progress for the present, but only. '' brought them out at the same door wherein they went. 11 Their young blood was not satisfied to feed on mem­ ories: they chafed for a chance to get the machinery of things into their hands and make it create something new. For many years, the passion of sentiment and tradition was too powerful for them. Property was largely in the hands of old men, whose ambition had been undermined by the disillusion of defeat. Politics was the possession of orators who chanted the old traditions. Public office was the monopoly of Confederate veterans. Nevertheless, the germs of a new order worked steadily within the old. Boys like Harry Byrd left school and plunged aggressively into business. Young men like Douglas Free­ man (no.w editor of The Richmond News-Leader) went out of the state to college, and en.me back electrified with the powerful currents of modern American life. Thousands of enterprising young fellows began talking business instead of oratory, and about a better state government instead of the old platitudes of politics. Local chambers of commerce were reorganized ; here and there a new industry was developed ; editors were clamoring for a new deal in state affairs, and creating a sentiment favorable to change. But these efforts were parochial; the aspirants for a new order lacked organ­ ization and a leader. Strangely enough, leadership of statewide effectiveness came in the person of Harry Byrd, a youthful scion of one of the very oldest of the conservative First Families, the son of one of the outstanding leaders of the old political machine, the nephew of another, and himself for eight years a dis­ ciplined private in the political Old Guard in the state senate. And by an equally strange paradox, the effective organization of the liberal forces of the state came about through what seemed to be two crushing defeats of the whole liberal pro­ gram. What happened was this: BYRD GENEALOGY 179

Two years ago the liberals, fired by the example of North Carolina, set out to revive the economic life of the state by proposing a gigantic bo~d issue for the building of a system of modern roads. North Carolina had experienced a mar­ velous stimulation of prosperity by this process. Virginia should pursue the same means to the same end. The pro­ ponents of the plan foresaw not only a revival of enterprise, but also the spread of new ideas by these avenues of easy in­ tercommunication-a rejuvenation of the intellectual and spiritual life of the Commonwealth. The business men in the cities and towns were attracted, for they saw in the plan a stimulant of trade, and heartily endorsed it. The Voice of the Farmer a.nd the Voice of Byrd Then the bond issue encountered a powerful opposition. The embattled farmers of the state, numbering more than half the population, rose as one man to object. Their most effective spokesman was none other than Harry F. Byrd, owner of large orchards in the Valley of Virginia-a farmer of the new and prosperous type, who had himself been a road­ builder as president of the company that long operated the "Valley Pike," the one good road in Virginia at that time. He soon became their leader, in a political battle that aroused the whole state and that became extremely bitter. The farmers saw in the bond issue nothing but the cer­ tainty of increased taxes immediately to be levied by the state; and an example of prodigal expenditure that would soon be imitated by the counties, with corresponding in­ creases in the local rate besides. Byrd championed this view, and organized the oppositions, with telling effect. The bond­ ing project was defeated in a referendum, by an overwhelm­ ing majority. The dejected liberals felt that the emancipa­ tion of the state from the shackles of a deadening conserva­ tism had been set back a whole generation by this blow. The Democratic organization, on the other hand, jubilantly recog­ nized in Harry Byrd a new name to conjure with in politics, and began laying plans to nominate him for Governor last fall. Byrd was almost the ideal of a candidate, from every point of view. The people loved a winner, and he had just won the hottest political battle in recent years. . Virginians set great store by family and blood, and in Byrd's veins ran strains of nearly every distinguished old family in the state. The farmers dominate the politics of the Commonwealth, and Byrd was a farmer and the leader of farmers. Youth has its own especial charm, and Byrd was only thirty-five years old. Virginians still take much of their political gospel from 180 BYRD . GENEALOGY newspaper editorials, and Byrd owned two small daily papers. Lastly,· there is an unfailing fascination in the lives of self­ made men, and Byrd had been t;he captain of hi

money to buy an orchard, so he leased one. In a few years he had built up a remarkable business. Today, Harry Byrd owns 1,500 acres of apple orchards. Of his 75,000 trees, not all are in full bearing, but this year he marketed 80,000 barrels of fruit. He has always been extremely careful in the grading and packing of his apples, so that his brand on a barrel has a trade value that enables him to sell without waiting for inspection. Half his crop goes regularly to the old port of Bristol, England, for con­ sumption in the British Isles. Byrd also organized a cold storage enterprise in Winchester, that now operates the second largest apple warehouse in the world. Harry Byrd, then, is not only a farmer, but he is a busi- . ness man of unusual skill and energy. But he is also a poli­ tician. His father was in politics all his life. His uncle, the late "Hal" Flood, was chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives during Wilson's Administration, and, besides, was a leader of the Virginia Democratic organization. Young Byrd breathed politics from boyhood. Before he was thirty, he was elected to the state legislature, and at about the sam_e time was state fuel ad­ ministrator during the World War. In this capacity, he went to Washington to plead for a change in the regulations that were detrimental to Virginia. In a hearing before Commis­ sioner Garfield, in the presence of Senator Carter Glass, he showed such a grasp of the facts and such a soundness .of judgment, that he not only convinced Mr. Garfield that he was right, but convinced Senator Glass, that -he was one of the con,ung men of Virginia. This latter achievement lately proved its value, for when the Democratic organization talked of Byrd for Governor, both Senator Glass, who cares nothing about the organization, but everything about Virginia, and Senator Swanson who by that time dominated the organization, gave their blessing to his candidacy. Stealing His Opponent's Thunder The liberals, however, bitterly opposed him. They con­ ceded his ability, but naturally mistrusted his life-long affili­ ation with the "machine." Furthermore, Byrd had led in the destruction of the bond proposal. The liberals backed W. G. Mapp, who had led the fight for woman suffrage and prohibition, and had favored the bonds. Practically every liberal. newspaper in the state supported Mapp. Neverthe­ less, Byrd got the Democratic nomination ( in Virginia the equivalent of election). The campaign, however, developed Byrd into a good deal 182 BYRD GENEALOGY

of a liberal himself. To justify the defeat of the bonds, be had to claim that good roads could and would be built as fast without them. He pledged himself to a thoroughgoing reform of the cumbersome and inefficient state governrµent, to a balanced budget, and the reform of the antiquated fee system of remunerating tax and law officers. By the time the election arrived, he had pretty much ma.de his own the entire liberal program of his opponent. Of course, the liberals thought these were the usual pre-election promises. Upon election night, however, when the returns showed Byrd's triumphant · majority, the young candidate did an extraordinary thing. He made a speech, as their followera demand of all victorious candidates, to celebrate the victory. He could have "got by," as most men under such conditions do, by making perfunctory generalizations about carrying his platform into effect. Instead, be went over in detail the things he had promised in his campaign, item by item, and specifically renewed his pledge concerning each. He Jlas Kept All His Promises That was unusual enough, but when three months later, he Jook office at Richmond, he went at once to the legisla­ ture with a series of powerful messages demanding exactly these reforms. Of course the liberals supported them, be­ cause they were their pet projects. But the organization supported them too, because Byrd was the soul of the organ­ ization. Within sixty days, Byrd had put on the statute books of Virginia more constructive legislation than any pre­ vious governor in a generation had got there in four years in office. Some of these striking reforms will be briefly described below, but parenthetically should be recorded the sensational effect they have already had upon the morale of Virginia. The young liberals of the state have become enthusiastic followers of the Governor, for like magic he has brought to pass, with breath-taking speed, the things they had dreamed of for years. Better yet, they are con­ vinced of his sincerity in seeking first the welfare of the state. And best of all, he welcomes helpful suggestions from what­ ever source. At l11Bt their program is in the hands of a man of sufficient political skill to make it effective, and willing to listen to new ideas besides. On the other hand, the business men of the state are al­ most pathetically happy. They see in the Governor's chair a man of business. Byrd's reforms are practical in their purpose; he is trying so to reorganize the financial and gov­ ernmental system that no damper will be put upon the fullest BYRD GENEALOGY 183 development of the economic resources of the state, and so that outside capital and immigration will be encouraged to come in and help in this development. His-program is neces­ sarily political in method, but its aim is sound economics. He wants Virginia c1:gain to be prosperous and powerful. Finally, Byrd's own following is satisfied. These are the farmers, and for them he has provided a reform in taxation that relieves them of a fear that has hung over them for half a century-a reform that is equally agreeable to the business men in the cities. Under the tax law as he found it, both the state and the counties levied taxes on the land. Likewise, both state and counties taxed personal property. Local and state bond issues were limited to a fixed percentage of the assessed valuation of the land. The progressive towns spent much upon improvements, and had run their assessed valua­ tions up nearly to the true values. The counties had kept both expenditures and valuations low. Here is where the state road-bond issue aroused the farmers. They foresaw that the only way to increase the bonding capacity of the state was to equalize the assessed valuations, and that, of course, meant raising the valuations in the rural counties. Worse still, it meant the arrival of state assessors, from dis­ tant and urban Richmond--, to do this revaluation. The farmers hate taxes, and they love local self-government. Byrd resolved this tangle by a stroke of masterly simplicity. He proposed a complete segregation of taxes, and the legis­ lature passed the bill that he suggested. Under this measure, the state renounces all right to tax land values. Taxation of land is left entirely to the counties-they will determine its method of levy locally, and will enjoy its revenues ex­ clusively. The state, on the other hand, takes over absolutely all power to tax ''intangibles,'' such as in­ come, securities, and inlieritances. At first, this looks like merely a redistribution of revenues, but in practical effect it centralizes the taxation of the subtler forms of property where it can be administered most expertly for the general welfare of the state, while it leaves the taxation of land in the hands of those best able to judge its value. Politically, it satisfies the majority, though on this score, if only on this, the liberals are skeptical. They think the state will have to return to the direct taxation of land. Turning to roads, Byrd advocated, and got, an increase of the state tax on gasoline, from three cents to four and one­ half cents a gallon. He caused the license fees for automo­ biles to be based on weight instead of horsepower; which in­ creased the revenues. These increased resources, plus addi~ tional appropriations made possible by tax segregation, sup­ plied the enormous sum of $25,500,000 available for state 184 BYRO GENEALOGY

highway construction and maintenance during 1926 and 1927, besides an additional $6,500,000 for country road . construc­ tion and maintenance. These sums will increase rather than diminish in subsequent years. Since 1918, 3,200 miles of trunk-line, hard-surfaced roads have been completed. By the time this article appears, the road from ·winchester to Bristol, running the full length of the state, will be finished, and by the end of next summer, the road from Washington, D. C. (already complete to Richmond) will be finished to the North Carolina line. Two east-and-west highways will be com­ pleted about the same time. Within five years, Virginia will rank equally with North Carolina in the completeness and quality of its highway system. H. G. Shirley, chairman of the State Highway Commission, is one of the great road builders of the country, and despite his inflexible insistence on engineering standards rather than local pride, is one of the most popular and cordially supported men in Virginia. Byrd next attacked the miserable fee system, by which most county and city tax assessors, sheriffs, constables, and others got their pay in the form of a percentage upon the money they turned into the treasury from taxes, -fines, etc. Ii ever a scheme fostered corruption, political favoritism, and injustice, the fee system was that scheme. In some cities, tax collectors "earned" as much as $35,000 a year. Byrd's re­ form was drastic. He left the percentage arrangement, but put top limits to it, so that now no such officer can take more than $7,500 a year, and in most communities, much less than · that. Eight-Hour Day Substituted For Seven Byrd's nrxt attack was upon the inefficiency of the state government. State employees worked seven hours a duy; Byrd ordered eight hours' work. His change in the tax system remove~ from the payroll nearly eight hundred state­ paid assessors of land values. But the evil went deeper than that. Nearly one hundred bureaus, boards, and de­ partments, many of which were independent of one another, and of the Goveruor as well, struggled to function in the management of the affairs of Virginia. The executive head of the state was permitted to .select the members of only twenty out of fifty-seven important bureaus and commissions. Some were. elected by the people, some by the legislature. Ten important state officers were elected by the people, and five by the legislature. Naturally, nobody was really re­ sponsible for effective administration. By executive order, or legislation, Byrd lopped off or consolidated twenty anti­ quated bureaus. BYRD GENEALOGY 185

Byrd then offered a sweeping reform. At his request, the legislature passed a proposal to change the constitution, calling for the short ballot-the people to elect the governor, the lieutenant-governor, and the attorney-general, while the legislature would elect the auditor. All other officers would be appointed by the governor. This proposal must be passed a second time by the legislature in 1928, and voted en by the people in that year, becoming effective, if passed, just as Byrd retires from office, for Virginia limits her governors to one term of four years. There is every reason to ex­ pect its adoption, and then Virginia will have a modern government, centralizing executive power so that admini_stra­ tion can be effective, as well as putting the responsibility for it where it can be located, on one man, the governor. Next Byrd got the legislature to employ the Bureau of Municipal Research, of New York, to make an expert in­ vestigation of the whole system of government of the state and counties. Their report will be made the basis of further reforms. · Finally, Byrd got the legislature to reduce the tax rate on stock of non-resident corporations from $1.10 to 50 rts. and the tax on capital' to from $1.15 to 85 cts. He hopes to reduce these taxes further. His idea is, to encourage men of wealth to move to Virginia to live, and to encourage outside corporations to come in and help build up the state's industries. His Influence Extends Far Beyond the Capital So much for Harry Byrd. His actual. achievements as Governor are almost unprecedented in Virginia. But his intangible value is even greater, for he has captured the imagination of all the constructive men of the state, has provided them leadership, and has heartened them to go forward. He is not brilliant. Rather, he has sound business judgment, energy, force of character, practical imagination, an attractive personality, a great power of conciliating people, and great political skill-a sufficiently remarkable combination of qualities to make him a man of distinction in any scene, and one that could not well be improved on to meet the present need of Virginia. Other men and other achievements loom large in the new Virginia-first emphasis has been laid on Byrd because he is "the big news" there just now. Perhaps the most sig­ nificant sign of the new day is the liberalization of the press. The old editors of the state were primarily politicians, and their papers were sterile political organs. These men have now mostly died or retired. The two leading papers in Rich- 186 BYRD GENEALOGY mond are The News-Leader and The Times-Dispatch. The editor of the former is Dr. Douglas S. Freeman, aged forty, and of the latter, Robert D. Ford, some few years older. In Norfolk, Louis Jaffe, editor of The Virginian-Pilot, is thirty-eight, and Mr. King of '1.'he Ledger-Dispatch is younger by several years. Robert Glass, of The Lynchburg News, is in his early forties. Junius P. Fishburn of :1.'he Roanoke Times- World, is only thirty. These men are char­ acteristic of the new press; and their concern is with new ideas and the future of the state. They are working effec­ tively to bring Virginia into the full current of modern thought. They preach better schools, better agriculture, business enterprise, and hard work. Much had been done by these and other men to make Byrd's achievements possible. For example: Virginia had been divided into warring sections. "Tide-water" wa3 jealous of "the Valley," "Piedmont" scorned "South­ west, '' and ''Southside'' was as aloof as the rest. Per­ haps former Governor Lee Trinkle's chief service to the state was his eloquent and persuasive campaign for greater unity of spirit in allegiance to the welfare of Virginia as a whole. Byrd took up the abolition of sectionalism as part of his program. Three years ago, this sentiment took form in the organization of the Virginia State Chamber of Com­ merce, representing all sections and all interests. LeRoy Hodges, of Richmond, is its managing director and galvan­ izing spirit, but he has the co-operation of all parties. Within two months after its organization, the chamber an­ nounced its ; 'Five-Five Program,'' which reads as follows: Five-Five Program 1. Commerce-Development of Hampton Roads as a world port. 2. Agriculture-Peopling of Virginia's millions of man­ hungry, unoccupied, tillable acres with desirable, perma­ nent, agricultural settlers best suited for residence in Virginia. 3. Finance-An honest, impartial, ~on-political study of state and local tax systems, and the formulation and ad­ vocacy of an equitable system of taxation for Virginia. 4. Industry-Development of the state's natural water power resources and the co-ordination of all power gen­ erati~g systems to furnish the necessary cheap power reqwred for the state's proper industrial development. 5. Civics-Study and interpretation of the organization and operation of state, municipal, and county govern- BYRD GENEALOGY 187

ment in Virginia in the interest of simplification and for the promotion of efficiency and economy in goverment. Progr~ has been made toward all thesf.l aspirations. The reports of the state chamber on taxation and on the simplifi­ cation of government, published during 1924 and 1925, helped to make Byrd's reforms possible, by providing the ground-work of research, analysis, and publicity. The in­ telligent interest now manifest in all parts of Virginia in the work of developing Hampton Roads into a world port is likewise largely an achievement of the state chamber. A few years ago, even Richmond was indifferent to this mar­ velous asset. To-day, even in Roanoke and Winchester, hundreds of miles from the coast, business men eagerly press plans to enlarge its use. l\'Iost Americans, probably, will be astonished to know of its present importance, even it' they are aware of its future possibilities. Physically, Hampton Roads is a landlocked, deep-water harbor at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, controlling access by lighter craft up the Potomac to Washington, the Rappahannock to Fredericks­ burg, the York to West Point, the James to Richmond, the Appomattox to Petersburg, the Nansemond to Suffolk, and Pagan Creek to Smithfield. It is the natural outlet to the sea for the products of Virginia, West Virginia, southern Indiana and Ohio, and North Carolina. It is the world's largest coal port, our largest tobacco port, and one of our largest cotton ports. During the war, the United States Gov­ ernment spent 20 million dollars there on the most modern port equipment, and the City of Norfolk has spent 7 mil­ lions on terminals and grain elevators. All these facilities are made easy of access by a belt-line railroad. No port in America is better equipped to handle commerce. The ef­ fect of these improvements is shown by the following figures for the tonnage and value of the water-borne commerce of the port: In 1921...... 15,479,049 tons $562,855,392 value In 1925 ...... 23,227,210 tons 892,959,055 value The distribution of this commerce as between foreign, coastwise, and internal waterways, for the last year, 1925, pictures the varied utility of Hampton Roads: Foreign ...... 5,644,675 tons $209,657,333 value Coastwise ...... 15,466,938 tons 533,384,533 value Internal ...... 2,115,597 tons 149,917,189 value Following an agitation by the state chamber of commerce the legislature has vested the control of the development of Hampton Roads in a port authority, which will co-ordinate 188 BYRD GENEALOGY the interests of the several cities clustered about the harbor -Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Hampton--"and will direct all future improvement toward the single· end of a great Virginian port. Meanwhile, the state chamber has arranged for a visit next April from a large group of the leading business men of Great Britain, headed by Sir Thomal!I Lipton, who will come to inspect the port and the state, and will work out sound policies for handling a large share of British trade with the South and the Mississippi Valley through Hampton Roads. "E Pluribus Unum" For Virginia The third great achievement of the state chamber has been in de-sectionalizing Virginia. The state is divided by deep rivers and high mountains into several natural units. The Northern Neck has been more accessible to Washington and Baltimore than it has to Richmond. The Eastern Shore is physically a southerly extension of Maryland, and is clear across Chesapeake Bay from the rest of Virginia. The Tidewater and the Southside, though physically conjoined, vary radically in soil and pursuits. The Piedmont, or up­ lands, follow still another type of agriculture. The Sherum­ doah Valley ill physically tributary to Pcnnllylvania, is peopled largely by the same Scotch an

21 billion tons. Within a few months, practical plans for turning these enormous riches into electricity will be worked out, providing for co-operation between steam plants and hydro-electric plants, and for the interchange of current under a super-power arrangement. Virginia is advancing likewise in agriculture. Under the leadership of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, all the local agricultural interests of the state have engaged in an ex­ haustive survey of its needs and, through committees, has worked out a five-year program of definite effort to improve soils, marketing methods, livestock, and rural home condi­ tions. The reviving effects of good roads are also in evi­ dence. Education in Virginia still lags behind. The higher insti­ tutions of learning are too numerous to be fully effective, but a conference this winter will lay plans to cut out dupli­ cations of effort and thereby to raise the efficiency of all. The common schools wait on the full economic development of the state to provide funds for their improvement. Virginia was a pioneer, in the South, in state public health work, and has achieved admirable results in the elimination of hookworm, and in the reduction of diphtheria, malaria, typhoid fever, and tuberculosis. So much of general progress has been achieved in Vir­ ginia, however, that criticism of details should be passed by for the present, in the effort to get word to the world at large of the tremendous advance that has been made, so silently and so quickly that most people outside the state are not aware of it. Virginia has come back suddenly to life. Youth is in control of its future. Unity of purpose has been achieved. Definite plans of progress have been drawn up. A phenomenal economic revival has already taken place. Within a very few years, Virginia will resume her old proud place as one of the richest and most powerful o-f the older commonwealths. ·when that coming prosperity shall abound, she will resume as well her old position as a leader in education and in the practice of the charming arts of living. These things, too, are on the Five-Five Program of the men who control, and will control, her future. 190 BYRD GENEALOGY

CO!rrM:ANDER RICHARD EVELYN BYRD, U. S. N.

The epoch-making filght of Com..mander Byrd over the North Pole on May 9, 1926, is of particular interest to all St. Louisans to-day, as St. Louis is still ringing witli the plaudits of her ''own'' hero, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, who has been acclaimed by the whole world for his mag­ nificent filght from New York to Paris, alone, in thirty­ three and one-half hours, on May 21st, 1927. We are proud to put our "lone eagle" in his "Spirit of St. Louis" on a ·pedestal beside our other hero, for whom our city is named, King Louis IX of France, of whom the author of this book is a lineal descendant. Several clippings have been selected by the author, from the thousands printed, about the North Pole flight, as being of especial interest to the readers of this family record. Among these clippings is one which the author found in an old scrap-book belonging to her mother, Genevieve Shelton, about the trip around the world alone, at the age of 12, of this same Richard Evelyn Byrd, The clipping is from a St. Louis paper bearing date· of July 11, 1903. The young Richard's trip commenced on Aug. 9, 1902, at Winchester, Va. Two clippings are also reprinted about his brother, Gov­ ernor Byrd. Below will be found an article written by the Commander himself about the North Pole flight for The Dear­ born Independent. On another. page an article published in "World's Work," December, 1926, written by "French Strother," and a very interesting account of "Westover," from a Harper's Magazine of May, 1871, is given as being of particular interest from a historical as well as a personal standpoint.

WHERE SHALL I GO NEXT 1 Few Fields Are Left for the Explorer; Yet I Look for Fine Adventures. By Commander Rickard Evelyn Byrd, Tl. S. N. After I came back from the North Pole last June I had six good offers to go into business. One of these was from COMMANDER RICHARD EVELYN BYRD, U. S._ N.

BYRD GENEALOGY 191 a successful advertising man who was a partner in a great manufacturing plant. "But we can give you $25,000 a year!" he exclaimed, when I. politely refused to show any enthusiasm about his business. He. acted as if I had been impertinent. '' But I don't want to go into business,'' said I. ''Why not1'' "Because I have still some exploring to do." He reached out and patted my shoulder in a kindly way, as if to say, ''You poor misguided man.'' Actually he said: ''But, Byrd, there isn't anything left to explore." Luckily I was equipped to dispute him. I unrolled a chart of the world which I had brought along with me and showed him some of the things that are left for man to do and see and find out about on this great globe of ours. Of course, my especial interest still focuses in the Arctic. I reminded my friend that there is in the region of the North Pole over four million square miles still untrodden by man and unseen by human eyes. In this vast area may lie unlmown continents inhabited by strange animals, even human beings. Think of it: an area larger than the whole United States! And one section (north of Alaska) is over a million miles in extent. I didn't let my mind dwell too much on outlandish specu­ lations. I tried to remember what Kipling said in his ''If'' about not letting dreams be your master. But it is quite impossible to visualize a brand new piece of land without peopling it with everything from pre-historic monsters to giants. Just imagine yourself for a moment in the ex­ plorer's shoes and see if I'm not right. The chief goal of another Arctic flight would be the center of the unexplored area north of North America. Brave Roald Amundsen flew across the Pole but didn't see very much on the American side of the Polar Sea. Mists spoiled his view. Even had it been clear he would have seen only a narrow strip. So it is still quite possible that large tracts of land lie north of Canada near the Pole. "But what use would it be," askea my friend, after I had run my finger around the chart several times, '' if you did find some land in that awful iciness?" "Probably no immediate use," I confessed. "For in­ stance, I could not visualize mining coal and sending it south. Yet coal is mined in Spitzbergen and sent to Europe profitably these days. And Spitzbergen is only about seven hundred and fifty miles from the Pole." '' But you couldn't get people to go and live in that 192 BYRD GENEALOGY desert place, could you-unless they were a lot of Eskimos f '' I could not resist the temptation to sit down and tell him the wonderful story of the lost Norse colony of Greenland. How the Scandinavians built up towns and villages of tens of thousands of inhabitants back in the Fourteenth Century. How war and pestilence came to Europe and temporarily put an end to all shipping. How when mariners once more went back to visit the poor colonists they had disappeared. How to this day no one knows what happened to that vanished race. How some scientists have pictured them escaping up the Green­ land coast and out to the northwest in · an effort to reach Europe through the Northwest Passage. How, if so, it is quite conceivable they may have dis­ covered a land in the Polar Sea which we have yet to find. I told him that wonderful yarn. I went on: ''Imagine the sensation of presenting to the world a continent and a race of white people that have been spin­ ning around on the earth with us for centuries wholly be­ leaguered by ice and snow!'' But he only smiled. I smiled, too; for much as I like the story, I can't let myself put much faith in it. A great many people looked on last summer's Arctic work as a purely sporting adventure. In the eyes of many Amer­ icans we polar flyers were just a lot of circus performers. In a sense that was true. You see we were all headed for that big unexplored area north of Alaska. I wasn't sure that I could get there this year so I was interested in flying to the Pole to prove that it could be easily done. Amundsen not only wanted to get to the Pole but he was keenly curious about the unknown area. Captain Wilkins was closest to the unknown area but he had the toughest proposition when it came to hopping off. He had first to cross the Alaskan mountains to Point Barrow. His tragic disappointments are well known, but not so tragic as to pre­ vent his making a flight again this year. All three of us were successful. This may sound funny, but it is true. I proved that a plane could fly to the Pole and back with great ease and comfort. Amundsen proved that a lighter-than-air vessel could make the flight from Europe over to the neighborhood of Asia and Alaska, thereby establishing the possibility of a transatlantic route. Wilkins proved, despite his accidents, that an airplane was perfectly practicable in the wilds of north Alaska in the dead of winter. All three of us looked on new unexplored territory and brought back scientific data. BYRD GENEALOGY 193

I am also interested in the .Antarctic. It is difficult to realize what a vast continent there is down around the South Pole, an enormous area far larger than Europe. Amundsen and Scott penetrated this white desert to its highest point over 10,000 feet above sea level; but their exploration left it as little known as was the great North American Continent in the generation following its discovery by Christopher Columbus. So my plans for the future are not a little based on quick execution and, if possible, on material success. I mean that further Arctic flights attract me only if they offer possibili­ ties of new 1ana and new people. I don't propose to do any circus stunt over the Polar Sea or the .Antarctic region just for the sake of the noise. On the other hand, I am not opposed to stunt flying in the sense of long and difficult flights. I am strong for the transatlantic flight. I believe that a successful flight from New York to Paris will fire other men to establish a regular air line across the ocean. With radio developed to its present perfection, and endurance of our big planes what it is, I think. we 're going to have such an ocean service in the coming decade. The trouble with stunt flying is that it so often defeats its own end. ( Of course, I mean by stunt flying long flights and not looping-the-loop.) Some one crashes or falls down and floats around in ·the ocean or burns up, and public opinion says: '' Why do they allow such foolhardy pilots in planes 1' ' ·People must not for get that mankind pays a price for every sort of progress. ·The discovery of the North Pole has cost more than two thousand lives. We can't use the Pole now that we've got it; but the exploration that went into reaching it had a great deal to do with the development of seafaring knowledge as well as the opening up of habitable areas in Greenland, Canada and Alaska. In the same way research in physics has cost many hundreds of lives. Yet today we have the radio, the airplane, liquid air, and thou­ sands of other boons to civilization as the result. The same thing may be said of chemistry, and other branches of science. So when I hear critics condemn a man for taking chances in order to make some memorable flight, my answer is al­ ways: "In counting the cost consider the bargain." I should like to add that wherever I do go next I shall have something definite in view that isn't tied up with any geographic objective. I want to prove that aviation is safe. 194 BYIID GENEALOGY

I have three children growing up. I suspect that they will feel a good deal about aircraft as I felt as a boy about a bicycle. You kn.ow that our mothers and fathers had a hard time learning to ride a bicycle. When you and I came along, riding a bicycle WB.B more or less natural \Ve learned the trick in a few hours. I think that's the way it's going to be about aircraft. The children of today are going to catch hold b'f piloting and fly just as easily as we got hold of riding a bicycle. But the great deterrent in all :flying just now is the danger of it. Nothing helps kill the bogy of aeronautical peril like long flights successfully made. When Sir Alan Cobham flew to Capetown and back and to Australia and back, he advertised to the world that the airplane could on occasion be a pretty safe proposition. I think Bennett and I did that, too, when we flew to the Pole and back. Now that aerial exploration is an accomplished fact I look to see the maps of the earth soon deleted of their blank spaces. There are not many blank spaces left in the tem­ perate zone. But in central South America and in some parts of Africa there are still large tracts of the interior which have never been visited by white men. Such areas as these no doubt offer greatest chances for commercial reward. New discoveries of diamonds are always possible since diamonds can be formed by the action of heat on carbon. A volcano shooting through a coal bed may well create diamond crystals. It wasn't so long ago when a deposit of platinum almost a mile long was discovered in the Ural Mountains. Another aspect of future exploration is that of developing inland areas and islands. Our present method of reaching inaccessible spots on the earth's surface by motor transport and portage is both difficult and expensive. Roy Andrews, for instance, lost a whole year when he had to come back last autumn from China on account of civil war there. He could not take his motor caravan through belligerent dis­ tricts. This is particularly disappointing because he had just discovered first tangible evidence that ancient man resided in central Mongolia. I look forward to seeing the aerial explorer of the future go out with a small staff and make swift inroads on territory like that of central China. Had this been done in the last hundred years the century'.s total scientific progress through exploration might have been achieved in less than ten years I · Another thing I have in mind is to visit some of the areas in the world, especially in our own country, which people BYRD GENEALOGY 195 now avoid. Take a place near home, right here in our .American deserts. The word desert has come to mean an unfavorable place barren of all items like food and water that would support life. Down through .Arizona and New Mexico and in certain parts of California the desert regions often have ideal cli­ mates with nights cool and days that are mild for many months of the year. A great part of that desert would burst into blossom if water were only available. It is con­ ceivable that in the coming generation vast areas of desert land will be developed which now are a total loss to the country. Scientists claim that if our climate could be al­ tered so as to give the Far West the same rainfall that New England has, our .American deserts would become a series of paradises. Incidentally, good water is available in many parts of the desert by going down only a few hundred feet. Fifty years ago this fact was unknown. Thus by drilling and using a windmill rich farming areas have been opened up in many places. :My idea isn't just to fly around and look at such areaa for the fun of it. I believe with proper surveys .and geolog­ ical investigations made possible by quick airplane work the development of numerous tracts of waste lands in the United States may be greatly hastened. "We can't use the Pole now that we've got it," say Com­ mander Byrd, but the attempts that have been made to reach it have opened up fresh areas for settlement in Greer,,. land, Canada, and Alaska. Every day the world is getting more crowded, and the explorer says there are still large habitable areas.

BYRD, IN SILK KNEE BREECHES, EXPLORES LONDON SOCIETY

Polar Flyer Meets Queen of England and Princess Mary at Derby Day Reception. (Copyrighted by the New York Times and St. Louis Post­ . Dispatch.) LONDON, June 3, 1926.-Lieutenant-Commander Richard E. Byrd, American, who flew to the North Pole, explored last night one of London's fashionable strongholds, in silk knee breeches that made him resemble his ancestor, Col. \Villiam Byrd, who went to Virginia in 1641. Following a dinner at the .American Embassy, he was taken to Derby House, the town residence of Lord Derby, 196 BYRD GENEALOGY

to meet Queen Mary and Princess Mary at the annual Derby day reception. He had been invited to attend the race, but was unable to do so because of other engagements. He had luncheon with A. R. Hinks, secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, with whom he discussed polar navi­ gation and his flights. · The commander received the gift of a volume of the writ­ ings of his ancestor, Colonel Byrd, who settled at Westover, Va., on property granted by the King. GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA 4-T THIRTY-EIGHT H. F. Byrd, Youngest Executive Since Colonial Days, Inaugurated. By Associated Press. RICHMOND, VA., Feb. 1, 1926.-Harry Flood Byrd of Winchester, Virginia's 38-year-old Governor, was inaugurated today and he at once delivered a blow at tradition by recom­ mending that there be no more high-sounding military titles conferred upon those serving on a more or less myth­ ical Governor's staff. Instead, he said, State military and naval officers should serve in the posts in line with their regular duties. The Governor is the youngest man to head a Virginia administration since Colonial days. He is a business man and farmer and is a brother of Lieut. Commander Richard E. J3yrd, who is now planning an Arctic air expedition. BYRD A MODEST HERO Commander "Dick" Byrd, U. S. N., airplane conqueror of the North Pole, will win the lecture audiences he is about to address throughout the country not by eloquence, but with his "captivating modesty. They'll forget all about his platfarm shyness, halting speech and unfamiliarity with the arts of the spellbinder when they hear him shower praise ,on "those great fellows" who, according to Byrd, really did the historic trick farthest north. Commander Byrd's moving pictures of his preparation at Spitzbergen and his actual encirclement of the pole, shown for the first time before a Washington audience, are thrilling beyond all description. Unforgettable is the arrival of Amundsen's Norge at Spitzbergen, just on the eve of Byrd's ho}>-off for the pole. Equally splendid is Captain Amund­ sen's sportsmanlike, unaffected and joyous welcome of Byrd, when the young American returned with the laurels Amund­ sen first hoped to gather. "The conquest of the North Pole" BYRD GENEALOGY 197

is incomparably the last word in motion pictures. No staged movie is conceivable that can rival this actual epic in human courage.

ONE OF "TOM, DICK, HARRY" BROTHERS NOW GOVERNOR RICHMOND, VA., Feb. 1, 1926-(By U. P.)-Harry, of the famous '' Tom, Dick and Harry'' trio, became governor of Virginia today. The new governor is Harry Flood Byrd, one of three brothers known as '' Tom, Dick and Harry.'' "Tom" is Thomas Byrd, a former Richmond lawyer. "Dick" is Lieutant-Commander Richard E. Byrd, com­ mander of the MacMillan expedition of naval flyers and sponsor of a new Arctic flight attempt.

THE BYRD FAMILY OF VIRGINIA From the Hartford Courant. Some interesting questions are raised for all climbers of family trees by the brilliant exploit of Lieutenant-Com­ mander Byrd in his flight from Spitzbergen to the North Pole and back. Is it possible that the spirit of adventure and the audacious imagination that made this feat possible are derived in any degree from the explorer's famous an­ cestor of 200 years ago, the "William Byrd of Westover in Virginia, who took a prominent part in the survey of the Great Dismal Swamp and who wrote the history of that daring enterprise Y William Byrd of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, like his descendant, combined the interests and equipment of the scientist with those of the explorer, for during the years of training for the law in England he was made a member of the Royal Society for the Advancement of Science. His writings, preserved for a century and a half in a huge homemade volume known as the "Westover Manuscripts," and now available in print, show a wide range of scientific and literary interests. He had an adventurous, exploratory mind. As a member of the commission appointed in 1728 to establish the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina, he did important public service. Throughout his life he maintained tht> highest ideals of the Virginian aristocrat, being at once a scholar and an adventurer, but always first of all a gentle­ man. A few families such as the Adamses, the Mathers, and the Peabodies, are known to have held remarkably true to type throughout their almost 300 years in America, and to these we may now add the Byrd family of Virginia. 198 BYRD GENE.A.LOGY • • • Whether we choose to believe that heredity or that environment chiefly shapes the lives of men does not much matter, but there is no doubt that in some degree, and in ways still obscure, '' blood will tell. ''

BOY OF TWELVE TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD

Master Richard Evelyn Byrd of Virginia Takes Long Pleasure Jaunt.

MET AGUINALDO NEAR MANILA

He Is Appointed Deputy Sheriff and Explores Philippine Islands With His Friend, an American Judge.

Republic Special. New York, July 11.-American independence and enter­ prise are typified in Master Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., a scion of a famous family of Westover, Va., who arrived in this city after a voyage around the world alone. Richard Byrd is the son of R. E. Byrd, a lawyer of Win­ chester, Va., and was 12 years of age when he left home, in Winchester, alone, on August 9, 1902, to circle the globe and incidentally to make a call on his father's old and valued friend, Judge A. C. Carson, formerly of Virginia, but now presiding over the Eighth Judicial District in the Philippines. He went across the Continent to San Francisco and there took steamer for Manila. The nrst stop was at Nagasaki, Japan, before reaching which port, however, he had gone through a severe typhoon that drove the steamer three hundred miles out of her course. He spent a short time seeing the attractions of Japan, and then continued his voyage to :Manila. Here Judge Carson met him, and under his guidance, he passed several months exploring the islands. General Monreal, of the Province of Sorsogan, made him a Deputy Sheriff, and as such he joined an expedition against some troublesome Ladrones. He met Aguinaldo, and . says he likes the little Filipino leader very much. He left Manila for home early in May, journeying baek by way of the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean and stop­ ping at various places in Europe on his way. Ha came by the steamship Strathard to Boston and met his mother in this city yesterday. BYRD GENE.A.LOGY 199

EXERCISES IN THE WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM IN HONOR OF BYRD'S NORTH POLE FLIGHT "Word that .the North Pole had been reached by airplane for the first time was flashed around the globe on May 9. An .American naval officer had fl.own over the top of th.e world. He had attained in a flight of 15 hours and 30 minutes what Admiral Peary, also a representative of our navy, achieved, seventeen years before, only after weary months of travel over the frozen Arctic wastes. The thrill following the receipt of this news was shared by everyone everywhere. It was the spontaneous tribute to a brave man for a daring feat. ,ve, his countrymen, were particu­ larly proud. This man, with a record of distinguished service in the development of aeronautics, had by his crown­ ing aet added luster to the brilliant history of the American navy;'' said President Coolidge in presenting the medal to Byrd. "In no way could we have had a more striking illustration of the scientific and mechanical progress since the year 1909. Then Peary's trip to the pole on dog sleds took about two­ thirds of a year. He reached his goal on April 6. It was September 6 before news of the achievement reached the outside world. The naval officer of 1926, using an Ameri­ can invention, the airplane, winged his way from his base, at Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, and back again in less than two-thirds of a day. And, a few hours later, the radio had announced the triumph to the four quarters of the earth. Scientific instruments perfected by this navigator, and one by a representative of this organization were in no small degree responsible for success. '' We cannot but admire the superb courage of the man willing to set forth on such a great adventure in the unex­ plored realms of the air. But, we must not forget, nor fail to appreciate, the vision and persistence which led him ultimately to achieve the dream of his naval academy days. '' He never ceased the effort to prepare himself mentally, scientifically and physically to meet the supreme test. His deed will be but the beginning of scientific exploration con­ sidered difficult of achievement before he proved the possibili­ ties of the airplane. '' Lieut.-Com. Richard Evelyn Byrd, your record as an officer and as a man is illustrious. You have brought things to pass. It is particularly gratifying to me to have this privilege of welcoming you home and of congratulating you on beha_lf of an admiring country; and to have the honor of 200 BYRD GENEALOGY

presenting to you the Hubbard Medal of the National Geo­ graphic Society. '' And, I take further pleasure in presenting to you, Mr. Floyd Bennett, aviation pilot, U. S. N., this medal awarded to you by the National Geographic Society for your distin­ guished service in assisting and in flying to the North Pole with Mr. Byrd.'' The reception was organized by the National Geographic Society, with which Commander Byrd worked in close co­ operation in planning for his historic flight across the Arctic wastes to view again the scene so long the highest goal of explorers, yet probably never before glimpsed by human eyes, except for that other great navy explorer, Rear Ad­ miral Peary. And in honor of this modern follower in her dead husband's footsteps, Mrs. Peary was there on the platform to greet him, together with Cabinet officers, judges of the highest court, members of Congress, diplomats and other distinguished guests of the Geographic Society, to which both Byrd and his blue-jacket aviator comrade belong. There were high officers of the sister services scattered through. the audience, the uniforms and ribbons for decora­ tions won in combat with the nation's enemies making spots of color in the assembly. Also, as special guests of the society, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson had been invited and Anthony Fokker, the famous Dutch designer of the gigantic :flying ship, in which Byrd and Bennett triumphed over nature's frozen barriers on the polar route. The purpose of the meeting was to witness the bestowal by President Coolidge upon Commander Byrd of the golden medal of the society which only six other men have ever received. It is the medal of honor of peaceful achievement in honor of the flag that tears the veil of mystery from the unknown parts of the world ; service above and beyond the call .of duty as its military counterpart is awarded only for such gallantry in the face of the foe. A special medal also has been provided for Pilot Bennett. Tomorrow Byrd will be claimed by his native State of Virginia for a more intimate and neighborly greeting in Richmond. He traveled from New York by special car with his brother, Governor Byrd, and will spend the day in Rich­ mond with his home folks and neighbors before he takes up his lecturing schedule in New York. · In the group of naval officers that met Byrd and Bennett at Union Station were Rear Admiral Moffet, chief of the air service; and Capt. Gherardi, aid to Secretary Wilbur. The BYRD GENEALOGY 201 train shed resounded with the old "Navy" yell, with three "Byrds" and "Bennetts" at the end. From the station, Commander Byrd and his pilot went direct to the auditorium for the medal presentation cere­ mony. In presenting President Coolidge at the auditorium, Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, president of the Geographic Society, said that· the records of Byrd's flight at his request were exam­ ined by a committee of the society, and '' found to have been carefully and accurately kept. These records, in the opinion of the committee, substantiate in every particular the claims of our member that he attained the north apex of the globe by airplane on May 9, 1926, the first to reach the North Pole by aerial navigation." In accepting the medal presented by Coolidge Byrd said he did so in behalf of the half-hundred Americans who composed his expedition, and he disclaimed any personal glory in his achievement. He paid especial tribute to "my flying mate, Floyd Bennett, who deserves credit also.'' Secretary Wilbur also addressed the gathering and related that when Byrd had asked for leave that he might make the flight, the Secretary had asked first if the aviator was married and second if his wife had assented to the trip. Byrd replied, Wilbur said, that Mrs. Byrd was willing that he should go if he felt that it was his duty. "We will fail to answer the promptings of our hearts if we fail to honor tonight that courageous woman,'' the Secretary said. Byrd then gave a sketchy account of his emotion as he was carried past the pole over vast tracts of frozen wastes, after which the audience viewed a motion picture chronology of the historic fliglit. WELCOMED IN NEW YORK By Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 23.-A human deed achieved at the top of the world by two lone men whose courage triumphed over the trackless wastes of the Arctic, without a single human being to mark their triumph, today was rewarded with the acclaim of thousands. Lieutenant Commander Richard E. Byrd, Jr., aviator, and Floyd Bennett, naval air pilot, who flew over the North Pole in a huge metal bird which only the modern age could fashion, were received with plaudits such as mankind has given its heroes for centuries. The nation, states and cities 202 BYRD GENEALOGY

joined in welcoming home the men who were the first to :fly over the Pole. Report on the service of Commander Byrd, by the Com~ mittee of Navar Affairs of the House of Represenatives, in June, 1922, said in part : '' Twenty-two very detailed reports of fitness by high o-ff.­ cials of the navy are almost unanimous in giving Com­ mander Byrd highest mark in all attributes on which an officer can be reported. These include conduct, courtesy, devotion to duty, education, force, industry, leadership, ini­ tiative, patience, physical energy and endurance, reliability, self-control, subordination and discipline and loyalty of subordinate. '' His record shows seventeen citations for service per­ formed over and above the call of duty. Four of these are for bravery, two of which ·are for extraordinary heroism in saving lives." ( Since the above citations Commander Byrd has been cited three times, making his total twenty. One was for his flight with MacMillan over the polar region ; the second for .his polar :flight, and the third when he was awarded the con­ gressional medal of honor. Another laurel is added to the crown of the Commander by the airplane flight from New York to France, June 29 and 30, 1927, in the America. The entire nation rejoices in the fact that the lives of the Commander and his three brave companions were saved when they were forced to land fu the sea.) (Author's note.)

PRESIDENT CABLES CONGRATULATIONS TO BYRD By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July 1, 1927.-The congratulations of President Coolidge were cabled to Commander Byrd today by the State Department. "I send you my sincere congratulations on your success­ ful flight across the Atlantic," the message said. "I have followed your distinguished and courageous career in aerial navigation with interest and admiration. Your :flight to the North Pole proved the effectiveness of the airplane in adding to the scientific knowledge of the unexplored sur­ face of the world, and I am sure that your present :flight will notably advance our knowledge of the conditions which must be met and conquered to make trans-Atlantic aerial navigation commercially practicable and safe.'' BYRD GE..",EALQGY 203

DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS FOR BYRD TO BE RECOMMENDED

Secretary Wilbur Will Ask Coolidge to Bestow Highest American Aviation Award on Flyer. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July 2, 1927.-Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Commander Byrd, will be recommended to President Coolidge by Secretary Wilbur. In addition, Sec­ retary Wilbur said he would see what could be done to take official cognizance of the part played in the trans-Atlantic flight by Byrd's three companions. The flying cross, the highest American aviation award, was given to Lindbergh and to the Pan-American good-will flyers. It cannot be given to civilian flyers.

BYRD DECORATED AS AN OFFICER OF LEGION OF HONOR

HIGHER DECORATION THAN GIVEN LINDBERGH

Birdmen Are Worn Out by Ceaseless Round of Receptions

PARIS, July 6.-In the name of the French Government, Premier Poincare today decorated Commander Richard E. Byrd as an oificer in the Legion of Honor. The Premier congratulated Byrd and his three co-fliers on their flight from New York to Ver-sur-Mer, France, terming it one of the crowning achievements of the age. Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Charge d 'Affairs, was among those present when Poineare bestowed the coveted honor on Byrd. Byrd, his pilot, Bert Acosta, G. 0. Noville and Bernt Balchen, visited the Premier shortly after breakfast.

POINCARE KISSES BYRD . The medal was pinned on Byrd at 9 :30 a. m. Byrd's decoration is a grade higher than that given Charles A. Lindbergh, New York-to-Paris flier, because, it was explained, Byrd is a naval officer, older than Lindbergh, and already is the wearer of several high decorations. In decorating Byrd, Poincare gave the commander the usual kiss on both cheeks. 204 BYRD GENEALOGY

(By Leased Wire from the New York Bureau of the Globe-Democrat.) NEW YORK, July 18.-Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd, hero of the North Pole and trans-Atlantic flights, was glad to get home today. He showed it in every line of his buoyant, dapper figure as, clad in a white naval uniform, he stepped from the side of the liner Leviathan to the tiny steamer Macom, bobbing beneath her. He carried his gold braided cap in his hand. His curls, slightly grizzled now, were uncovered and there was a smile of pleasant anticipation on his face. He did not know what the weather was about to do to him. "My, but it's good to be back," he said, as he grasped the hands of friends. Byrd is the ideal hero, for his natural courtesy causes him to respond to every admiring salutation, and his aristocratic, clean-cut features and quick, alert manner, make him a con­ spicuous person in any gathering, even if he is not the center of it. Today, with the many ribbons of his decora­ tions coloring the natty front of his uniform, and· with the gold wings of an aviator above them, the gilt marks of his rank and his joyous bearing, he claimed the attention of everyone who could see him. All the way up the bay, Byrd went from one group to another, spending most of the time answering questions and posing for photographers, but he had a word for everyone he saw and a handshake and paid very little attention to the boats swarming around the :Macom and blowing their whistles. On the boat, someone asked him how it felt to land in the sea off Ver-Sur-Mer. ''Wet," he answered quickly, with a laugh. "It was amazing, the force of the water as we hit," he said. '' It sheared off the landing gear, which had a high safety factor, as if it had been of straw. We never felt the shock. Then the bottom of the fuselage ripped open and the plane filled with water instantly. I went out a window from which I had been looking for the surface of the water. I don't think the plane ever quite reached bottom, however." Commander Byrd said he was quite satisfied with the scientific results of his flight. NEW YORK, July 18, 1927.-New York, as representative of the whole American nation, today paid homage to five homecoming airmen who had successfully firaved the perils of a trans-Atlantic flight. Commander R. E. Byrd, Clarence D. Chamberlin, Lieut. BYRD GENEALOGY 205

G. 0. Noville, Bert Acosta and Lieut. Bernt Balchen, came back to the United States upon the Leviathan to receive a demonstration of greetings second only to that given Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. In some respects the welcome equalled. that of Lindbergh's. And New York, as usual, was ready to pay tribute with noise, confetti, processions, speeches and allied ovations. It was estimated that 1,000,000 or so hero worshipping resi­ dents of this city and visitors from other cities were on hand. Secretary of the Navy Wilbur came over from Washing­ ton to help greet the fliers, for Byrd is a navy officer. Col. Lindbergh was on hand, too. He was invited to go down the bay along with Secretary Wilbur, Grover Whalen and the members of the Mayor's welcoming committee to give the homecomers the hand of greeting-in a manner of speaking. The Leviathan rea:ched Quarantine early today. The fortress on Governor's Island, headquarters of the department of the East, U. S. A., fired a salute of nine guns for Byrd, as he has an official status.-Times.

BYRD AND NOVILLE AWARDED FLYING CROSS BY WILBUR By Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 19.-Commander Richard E. Byrd and Lieut. George 0. Noville were awarded the Distin­ guished Flying Cross tonight by Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur, in the name of President Coolidge, for ''. courage and extraordinary achievement in flying the plane, America, to France. '' The awards were made at a banquet given to the members of the crew of the America and to Clarence D. Chamberlin. By Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 18, 1927.-To the acclaim of their countrymen, five men stepped back today onto American soil, the soil they last saw dropping away from under them. as they started on non-stop flights to Europe. Crowds at the Battery broke into tumultuous cheers of welcome as the city tug Macom nosed into pier A with the flyers at noon. The Macom came from quarantine where it had taken Commander Richard E. Byrd, and his three-man crew of the monoplane ''America,'' and Clarence Chamberlin, pilot of the monoplane "Columbia," from the liner Leviathan, on which they returned from Europe. As the Macom steamed up the bay harbor craft whistled 206 BYRD GENEALOGY a shrill greeting, fire boats sprayed fountains of water into the air, the guns of Governor's Island boomed a nine-gun salute, and airplanes hovered overhead. As the ·tug was docked, ticker tape and torn paper· was tossed from a thousand windows in the flyers' honor and the paper snowstorm that is Manhattan's accolade began falling through the air. Hundreds of policemen who had been waiting at the Bat­ tery since 8 o'clock with little or nothing to do, suddenly found themselves confronted with the almost impossible task of keeping the crowds sufficiently in order to permit forma­ tion of the procession in which the flyers would ride to City Hall. A thunderous cheer greeted the airmen and paper fell through the air to become a sodden pulp on the streets and sidewalks where a light rain was cooling the heated pave­ ment. The crowd stood its ground despite the rain as the flyers were taken to receive the city's medal of valor. The flyers were greeted by Mayor Walker, who shook hands with them, and then posed for photobrraphs. After that the Mayor pinned medals on the five flyers. In giving medals to the · Byrd crew he spoke of '' the extrilQr

LOUIS THE NINTH-KING OF FRANCE

Author's Note: This article was prepared betore Col. Lindbergh's wonderful victory. When the Colonel returned home to St. l;ouis, so wild was the acclaim that the suggestion was made that we adopt the Colonel and his Spirit ot St. Louis for our patron saint in place o! Sa.int Louis. The enthusiasts did not go as tar, however, as to dismount our Sa.int trom the wonderful place he occupies, astride his magnificent charger, on the crest ot Art Hill in Forest Park. Rev. A. Catterlin, C. S. S. R. of St. Joseph's College, gave a series of sermons on the Saint for whom St. Louis, Mo., is named, that are worthy · of preservation. The sermons were delivered in preparation for the celebration of the centenary of the founding of the Diocese of St. Louis in 1926. He named the five bishops and archbishop who have spanned the century-Du Bourg, Rosati, Kenrick, Kain and Glennon. The story began with his birth in Poissy, April 25, 1215. '' Characteristic of Queen Blanche's great love for her people, she commanded that she and her babe be carried to a. distant stable; that all restraint from merry making be removed. And to-day this place is pointed out to tourist11 as 'the lady's earn,' and 'la Grange St. Louis.' "Meanwhile couriers were racing eastward to Paris, bear­ ing to Philip Augustus, King of France, the glad tidings of the birth of this second grandson. And couriers were speeding southward to the babe's father, Prince Louis, the Lion, heir to the throne of France, summoning him from a holy war against the Albigenses, to attend the christening of his second son. '' The surroundings of our hero saint are unique and pic­ turesque. Far back we go to the thirteenth century, when knighthood flourished, when men whose giant intellects have never been equaled, lectured in the University of Paris. There stands out in bold relief the most picturesque, the most wonderful character of all, the ruler of his country, the hero of his knights-our beloved Louis IX '' In every relation of his life we see what a truly manly and self-forgetful character can do to make life better and happier for those around him. His relations with his mother were those of an affectionate son. Her will was his law. His life as a husband was beautiful in its tender and devoted love for his wife. His married life was full of worry and trouble, owing to strained relations between his wife and his mother-the two persons he loved best in all the world. Two wonderful women they were, and truly worthy of their BYRD GENEALOGY 209 great husband and son, but held under the sway of insane jealousy. "As history gives us the first glimpse of Blanche, we see a tall, fair-haired girl of 12 years of age, with a most beau­ tiful face and winsome grace. It was to her aged grand­ mother, the famous Eleanor of .Aquitaine, that Blanche owed more than to anyone else her queenship of France. She averted impending war by a timely matrimonial alliance. " 'Never Queen so loved her Lord,' say the chroniclers of Blanche. She was one of those valiant women chosen by God to work for the souls of others. She was a model mother, an ideal wife. But after her husband's death, that exquisite tenderness seemed to pass out of her heart. Blanche ruled with an iron hand. One would predict remarkable children of such a mother. In fact, two of her children are venerated on the altars of our churches as saints of God.'' The speaker gave an account of Blanche's insistence that her husband take the throne of England, and of the diffi­ culties which followed, during which she was willing to '' place her two sons in pawn'' to secure money to go for­ ward. Philip, the elder, died. "Louis IX.," said the speaker, quoting Voltaire, "was a pattern for all men. · It was the practice of the three vir­ tues, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, that so greatly sancti­ fied him. It was the perfection of these virtues, practiced by St. Louis, that won the admiration of the Protestant historian, Guizot, who says, 'Before all things and above all things, he desired to be, and was, a true Christian, guided and governed by the determination to keep the faith and fulfill the law of Christianity'." Father Catterlin emphasized the humility of Louis, his willingness to labor and do penance. He contrasted the purity and simplicity of his life with that of the average modern youth. Referring to Louis' companionship with the monks, he said, '' Can you imagine the carefully groomed young men of to-day digging siae by side with the silent, prayerful monks, or with them binding sheaves, or carrying rocks and mortar, loving these tasks and rejoicing in them as did this young King, the leading monarch of Europe 1'' '' .At the time of his coronation ceremonies in his early youth, Louis was missing. When they sought him, they found him giving out gold pieces to the poor. He apologized, not knowing that the time was passing so quickly, but these poor people, he said, were his "retainers" and they helped him '' more with their prayers than his knights did with sword or lance. '' 210 BYRD GENEALOGY '' His mental attainments kept pace with his physical development," said the speaker, "and that fact, together with his great piety and moral excellence, lead us to believe he was the ablest atheling of the century. An atheling, as we understand the term of medieval times, was more than one of royal blood who was eligible, on account of his vir­ tues and prowess, to ascend the throne. According to Saxon law and Norman precedent, the nearest blood was not neces­ sarily chosen to fill the vacant throne. It was the duty of the council to select as monarch that member of royalty most likely to be gifted with 'the ruling arm.' "No other Prince showed such bravery and kingly traits of character. At the attack on his castle, the Breton Fortress Belleaume, Louis fought as a common soldier and insisted on sharing every hardship that his soldiers were called upon to endure. In the elation of victory, though he sang the 'Te Deum' of praise, still tears of pity streamed down his face as he saw the carnage it had cost. "All his biographers tell us that even in his youth he insisted on corporal punishment being administered after each confession, and he faithfully confessed every Friday. Those poor shoulders of the King were actually seamed and scarred from the scourgings he demanded as a penance for the faults he confessed. To-day such heroic penance is sneered at, and called fanaticism. But how inconsistent are the people of the world. What pain men and women will undergo, for the sake of their bodies, or to improve their appearance, and sometimes even that they may sin with greater pleasure.'' Referring to criticisms of Louis as '' a fanatic and vision­ ary," Father Catterlin said: '' The motives which prompted the Crusaders were cer­ tainly as just and reasonable as any that ever occasioned wars among men. It was for the purpose of putting a stop to the barbarous oppression to which the Latin pilgrima and Eastern Christians were exposed that our European ancestors everywhere took up arms and rushed to the field. Their ardor and readiness to enlist was powerfully aug­ mented by the earnest entreaties of the Greek Emperor, Alexius, who called for assistance against the same barba­ rians then in possession of Jerusalem. "Napoleon Bonaparte, in the course of thirty years, is supposed to have occasioned the death of no less than 8,000,- 000 men to gratify his ambition and desire for military power, yet this man is extolled as the greatest hero of BYRD GENEALOGY 211 modern times, but the promoters and leaders of the Cru­ saders, whose views were so upright, so noble· and so gen­ erous, are mercilessly censured. Two million Christians may have perished in those distant expeditions, but in thus per­ ishing they saved European civilization, secured the inde­ pendence of Christian states and laid the foundation of happiness and future prosperity.'' The story was told of Louis' desperate illness in 1244, when at one time he lay so still and apparently lifeless that the doctors pronounced him dead. It was then that he sud­ denly revived, crying, ''God's grace recalls me from the dead. Blessed be thou, Beau Sire Dieu. Accept the oath which I make to take the cross of the Crusade. '' The speaker recalled the vehement objections of Queen Blanche, Louis' mother, in consequence of which the King finally tore the cross from his cloak, then vowed neither to eat nor drink until it was restored. " 'Do not give way to vain alarms about the safety of my family and kingdom,' Louis said. 'God, who sends me forth to defend his cause in Asia, will guard and keep my children, and pour down his blessings upon France.' '' Louis prepared for his departure as a man would pre­ pare for death. He had restitutions bureaus set up all over the land, to make good any losses sustained at the hands of his agents. In every city two commissioners were appointed with exceptional powers, to see that advantage be not taken of the King's absence, to oppress the poor, the weak, and the unprotected. '' At last all of his affairs were settled, and the final prep­ aration made. On Friday, June 12, 1248, Louis went very early, with his three brothers, to fetch the oriflamme from the Abbey Church of St. Denis. Then, in full armor, but barefoot, the pilgrim's staff in his hand, and the pilgrim's scarf crosswise over his breast, Louis went to the Cathedral of Notre Dame for mass and holy communion. Afterward, his wife and mother, and other members of the royal family, all barefoot, walked with him as far as the Abbey of St. Antoine, where Louis mounted his horse, and waved adieu. The speaker described the fierce encounter with the Sara­ cens at Damietta, which was the beginning of Louis' zeal which gave him the name of '' The Firebrand of God. '' That St. Louis, for whom this city is named, was "the most glorious ruler of France,'' was maintained by Father A. Catterlin. '' He was not only superior to his age,'' said the speaker~ 212 BYRD GENEALOGY

'' but confessedly one of the greatest monarchs that ever wore a crown. He was a faithful dispenser of justice, a wise legislator, an intrepid warrior, and a dignified mon­ arch. Not only all France, but all Europe, entertained for him the highest respect. He won the admiration even of the Asiatic Prince, called 'Le Vieux de la Montagne,' from whom the other crowned heads had so much fear; and of those terrible Marmelukes of Egypt, whose prisoner he once was, and who deliberated whether they should appoint him their sovereign. In 1297, only twenty-seven years after his death, he was canonized by Pope Boniface VIII.'' The speaker told of Louis' marriage to Margaret, daugh­ ter of Count Raymond Beranger, Count of Provence. His wedding ring, which he designed and wore till the day of his death, consisted of a sapphire, emblem of motherhood, and a cross for his religion, entwined with the daisy, Queen Margaret's flower, and the fl.eur-de-lis of France. '' Guizot tells us that Louis IX. did not have to show any cunning, for he did no plotting. In the government of his people, and -in his intercourse with other nations, he prac­ ticed to an exalted degree the virtues of prudence and justice. There were other Kings of France who were greater gen­ erals. Louis did not carry on any wars of conquest. He was neither an egotist nor a scheming diplomat. He was in all sincerity in harmony with his age, and sympathetic alike with the faith, the institutions, the customs and the tastes of France in the thirteenth century.'' Reference was made to the clemency shown to Hugh de Lusignan, Count of La Marche, who rose in open rebellion, and necessitated Louis' going to war. "Henry III. of England came to France to join in the war of rebellion, but he found that he had been deceived as to conditions, and asked permission of Louis to return to his country. All of the !mights of King Louis laughed at the very thought of permitting an enemy who had entered their country to wage war upon them to leave the country as easily as though he had come on a friendly visit. '' 'Indeed I shall let him go. in peace, ' said Louis. 'I would ask nothing better than that all of my enemies would thus peacefully depart forever from my kingdom.' '' Hugh de Lusignan was now completely at the mercy of his king. With sobs and tears, Hugh and his wife threw themselves on their knees before him, to ask for mercy. They began to cry aloud, 'Most gracious sire, forgive us thy wrath and thy displeasure, for we have acted wickedly and pridefrilly before thee. ' Louis quickly told them to rise. He BYRD GENEALOGY 213 freely forgave them all the evil they had wrought against him. . '' A prince who knew so well how to conquer and how to treat his vanquished enemies might have been tempted to abuse both victory and clemency, and to seek exclusively his own aggrandisement, but Louis was too thoroughly a Christian for this. He was a king who loved himself least. '' In the life of this saint we learn one great lesson, loyalty to our duty, to the trust confided to our keeping by Al­ mighty God. "To the labor guilds Louis gave every possible assistance. The Catholic Church, throughout those middle ages, stood up as the champion of the working man and the defender of the defenseless. In the reign of Louis IX the able-bodied pauper was unknown. There was work for every one, and for every workman there was a living wage. Louis was the first King of France to allow the tillers of the soil, as indi­ viduals, to purchase land." A letter was quoted which Louis wrote to his son, Prince Louis : '' Fair son, I pray thee make thyself loved by the people of thy kingdom. Know for a certainty that I would rather have a stranger from a country as remote as Scotland come and rule over my people than that thou shouldst rule them ill.'' '' But this beautiful and pious Prince died, and the second son, Philip, was by no means as promising a ruler as Louis. '' Among the most noteworthy of the schools which Louis promoted was the famous Sorbonne, founded by Robert of Sorbon, his chaplain and confessor, who rose from lowly birth,'' Father Catterlin said. '' During King Louis' lifetime, owing to his patronage and assistance, the number of students attending the University of Paris reached more than 30,000,'' the speaker continued. '' He not only threw open his priceless library to the stu­ dents, but sent his agents to every monastery in his realm to secure copies of all their books and manuscripts. He would never accept the originals, but preferred to have copies made at his own expense, in order to increase the number of books and to give wider circulation of knowledge. '' One of the greatest things Louis did for the advance­ ment of education was to enable Vincent of Beauvais to produce the first encyclopedia. It was a gigantic work, and had it not been for Louis' assistance, it would have been utterly impossible for Vincent of Beauvais to complete it. He made use of a whole army of assistants for his far-reach­ ing investigations. 214 BYRD GENEALOGY

'' Louis IX. led the world, not only in the advancement ol. education, but also in providing relief for the suffering and the needy. In his foundation of hospitals and his collection of medical books, he did more than anyone else of his day to promote and further the study of medicine. '' And in the spirit of toleration Louis was ahead of his time. The Jewish people had suffered much, but we find Louis taking them under his protection. He would not permit them to be tried or prosecuted in any court, owing to the prejudice that existed. He himself settled all litiga­ tion in which Jews were involved, and he saw that justice was done. '' Louis risked the enmity of all the great barons of his kingdom in bringing to justice one of their number who had put three students to death for hunting in his forest. This is the first time in mediaeval times that the rights of men as men were asserted, and it constitutes the best pos­ sible testimony to the development of law, and its enforce­ ment in France under Louis. '' St. Louis, a Hero of Christ, was the concluding part of Father Catterlin 's sermon. "God's grace is never wanting," said the priest. "Some­ times it is a soldier like St. Sebastian; sometimes the founder of a religious order, like St. Benedict, St. Francis, St. Ignatius, St. Alphonsus; at other times a poor laboring man like St. Isidore, a servant girl like St. Zita, or even a poor beggar like Blessed Benedict Labre. There is no con­ dition or station in life, however exalted or humble, that has not its representatives among the heroes of Christ. '' Our beloved patron, St. Louis, held not only the highest place in the kingdom, but he was held in highest veneration by all the monarchs of Europe. He was called upon to act as arbiter in their disputes, and received every mark of esteem even from the Vatican. Yet, though Louis was the leading character of the day, he was perhaps the humblest of them all. He fully recognized the responsibility of his position, and how he would one day have to render to God a full account of the discharge of every duty." Louis' war with the Saracens was described, and the decimation of his army by wounds and disease, until at la.st the King, too, was stricken with illness. In order to save his soldiers' sufferings, he agreed to remain a prisoner and a hostage, according to terms decreed by the sultan. " 'It is the duty of a King,' he said, 'to sacrifice himself for the welfare of his people. ' This his followers would not allow him to do. They said it was degrading to the name BYRD GENEALOGY 215

of France to have their sovereign a prisoner in the hands of the infidel. ' ' .A. retreat was commenced, but the King lay '' sick unto death'' and could not proceed. By treachery, the army was surrendered to the Saracens, and Louis was placed a captive in a miserable hut. '' The Sultan was baffled by the unruffled dignity of the captive King, and was often heard to murmur, 'Never have I met such a heroic man.' He sent skillful physicians to minister to the suffering hero of Christ, and so courteously were their services acknowledged by Louis that the Sultan in appreciation sent fifty magnificent robes from his own wardrobe. But Louis very politely returned them with a message of thanks, saying, 'I elect to do as do my poor soldiers'. ' ' The story was told of tortures threatened, and vain efforts to induce Louis to utter oaths blasphemous to his faith. Finally, under a new ruler, the Emir's widow, the French were allowed to leave Egypt by paying a ransom and turn­ ing over to her all their engines of war and their armor and weapons. At Carthage Louis died. '' The last illness of Louis was in strict accord with the rest of his life. No duty was left undone. Up to tho eve of his death there were audiences granted to the envoys from the Greek Emperor. Daily he held a loving talk with each of his children in turn. As he lay dying, the sacred liturgy was his great consolation. "Louis IX was canonized twenty-seven years after his death by Pope Boniface VIII. in the year 1297. ''

By referring to the Royal Descent of the Sheltons of Vir­ ginia it will be seen that the members of this family are direct descendants of the above Saint, Louis the 9th, King of France. 216 BYRD GENEALOGY

DESCENT OF F .AMILIES IN AND NEAR ST. LOUIS FROM SOME OF THESE LINES Descent of Mrs. Frank Church Blelock, 7394 Norwood avenue, from William Mullins (Molineux) and his wife, Alice Molineux. Priscilla Mullins ( Molineux, Molines) married John Alden -their daughter, Sarah Alden, born 1627, married Alex­ ander Standish ( born 1627), son of Ca pt. Myles Standish (born 1584) and his second wife, Barbara. Ebenezer Standish, born 1672, son of Sarah Alden and Alexander Standish, married Hannah Sturdevant (born 1679) and they had Moses Standish, born 1701. He mar0 ried Rachael Cobb (born 1702) and had Rachael Standish, born 1726. Rachael married Philemon Sampson, born 1720, and had a son, Jeremiah Sampson, born 1755. He married Sarah Washburn, born 1758, and had a daughter, Lydia Samp­ son (born 1781), who married David Weston, born 1780. They had a son, Franklin Weston, born 1815, who married Clarissa Blodgett, born 1815, and had Justin Franklin Weston, born 1838, who married Nancy Everett James, born 1840. They had Clara Weston and William Boyd Weston. William Boyd Weston married Edith Potten, Oct. 5, 1898-no issue. Clara Weston married Frank Church Blelock of St. Louis, Mo. They have two children, Dorothy Weston, born Jan. 6, 1894, and William Weston, born April 14, 1896. Dorothy Weston Blelock married Nov. 24, 1917, Walter Hays Ferguson, One son, Walter Hays, Jr., born Feb. 4, 1921. William Weston Blelock married Francis Price, July 18, 1919. One son, William Weston, Jr., born Nov. 7, 1920. Mr. Blelock is head of the Blelock Manufacturing Co. in St. Louis, Mo. Capt. Myles Standish was of the House of Standish of Standish, Lancashire; descended from Thurston de Standish of the time of Henry III. Captain Standish was a mem­ ber of the Council of War, Plymouth Colonies, born .1584, died 1656. Descent from ELDER PARDON TILLINGHAST of Provi­ dence, R. I., of Mary Clarke Norton, wife of Irvin (Will) Norton of Webster Groves, Mo. Elder Pardon1 Tillinghast (1622-1717), and his wife Lydia (Masters) Tabor, had Pardonz Tillinghast (1678-1743), who married Mary Keech (1670-1726), daughter of George and BYRD GENEALOGY 217

Mary Keech, _of Newport, R. I. He lived at East Green­ wich, R. I. He with twelve associates purchased from the Colony of Rhode Island some 35,000 acres of land within what is now the township of West Greenwich, R. I. He was many times elected a member of the Colonial Assembly and was a man of influence upon the events of the times to a degree flatter­ ing to most men of the present day. John3 Tillinghast ( -1770), son of Pardon\ married Anne ---, April 8, 1714. He lived in East Greenwich, R. I., and later in West Greenwich, R. I. Pardon4 Tillinghast (1718-1810), son of John3, married Hannah5 Stafford (born May 2, 1'721), daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Bennett) . Stafford. She was a great-great­ granddaughter of Thomas1 Stafford and Stukeley1 '\Vescott. They were married Nov. 30, 1740, at Warwick, R. I. In the will of his grandfather, Pardon2 Tillinghast, is this record : '' Grandson Pardon, son of John, the farm where he dwelleth; 250 pounds, two cows, and two oxen, black mare, and negro Caesar, for six years, and then to have his freedom. '' (Among my Clarke papers I have an old scrap of paper with this written on it:) "Dyed August 30, 1810 in the 93 year of his age in memory of Mr. Pardon Tillinghast Esq. who died Suddenly August 30-1810 in the 93 year of his age he was a kind husband an indulgent father a good industrious Sittesen Charatable to the poor and was much lamented by his friends of Exeter. ''

(Also I have the following old letter:) Newport Aug. 1st. 1811. Sir The Grave Stones for your wife and Pardon Tillinghast Esq. are done and ready to be delivered to you on your order. I should have done them before but was hindered by particular circumstances. Sfr I remain yours (Signed)· JNo. STEVENS. To Mr. James Clarke, Exeter. 218 BYRD GENEALOGY

Barbara6 Tillinghast, born April 26, 1755, died Oct. 7, 1809. She married James5 Clarke, born Jan. 22, 1752, died January, 1815. He lived at Exeter, R. I. He was a Ser­ geant in Capt. Joseph Hollaway's Company, Colonel Dyer's Regiment, 1777-1778. He was the son of Cornelius and Pa­ tience (Carter) Clarke of East Greenwich, R. I. The Clarke line goes back to Governor Jeremy Clarke, one of the nine men to found·Newport, R. I., in 1639, and who was after­ wards Governor of Rhode Island. Silas6 Clarke was born Jan. 27, 1779, died June 9, 1859; married Elizabeth Reynolds, born Dec. 3, 1790, daughter of Henry and Mercy ( Greene) Reynolds of Exeter, R. I. They were married Aug. 13, 1609. He left Rhode Island in 1814, and settled in Hamilton, New York. He and his wife were very religious. Pardon Tillinghast1 Clarke was born at Hamilton, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1820, died March, 1874; married Anna Lavinia Smith, of Hamilton, N. Y., born 1819, died August, 1874, daughter of David D. Smith and Althea Preston, who came to Hamilton, N. Y., from Connecticut in 1809. Pardon Til­ linghast Clarke was a Corporal in Company A of the 176th Regiment, New York State Volunteers in the Civil War. Elmer Jay8 Clarke, born March 18, 1847, is living in his beautiful old stone house built by · himBelf on his farm at Camden, New York. He married October 16, 1866, at Plymouth, N. Y., Mary Browning, born July 19, 1848, daughter of William (Knowles) Browning, of the Nathaniel Browning line of Rhode Island. Through the Browning line, the family descends from Thomas Hazard, Nathaniel Potter, Dr. Thomas Rodman, Thomas Fry, Rev. Joseph Hull, Henry Knowles, Samuel Wilbor, Samuel Wilson, Gov. Henry Bull, Governor Nicholrui Easton, and Governor John Cog­ geshall ( Colonial Governors of Rhode Island), and through these lines Mary Clarke Norton's lineage can easily be traced to many other pioneers of Rhode Island. Through Mary Browning's mother, Amy Sheldon Shoales, the line goes back through the Sheldon and Waterman fami­ lies to Roger Williams. Elmer Jay• Clarke enlisted in Compu.ny A of the 176th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, on November 2, 1862, at Hamilton, N. Y., after persuad.ing his father to consent to his going. He was only a boy of fifteen, so his father, Pardon Tillinghast Clarke, went with him to take care of the "Boy," as he tells the story. They served together for two years. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary in October, 1926, at their old home. They are BYRD GENEALOGY 219

very happy in their old age and in the love of their eight living children. Mary Browning9 Clarke was born June 15, 1882, at Deans­ boro, N. Y., and is the wife of Irvin Norton, born July 31, 1879, at Schuyler, N. Y.; son of Patrick Norton and Sophia (Conkling) Will of Camden, N. Y. Mr. Irvin Norton is a graduate of Cornell University Electrical Engineering course of year 1905, and is now with the Western Electric Inc., in St. Louis, Mo. They were married June 29, 1910, at Cam­ den, N. Y. Mrs. Norton is a member 0£ the Webster Groves Chapter, D. A. R.; Hannah Dustin Chapter, Daughters of American Colonists; St. Louis Chapter Daughters of 1812; New Eng­ land Historical and Genealogical Society, and the Missouri Historical Society. They have four children, Roger Clarke Norton, born at Albany, N. Y., May 11, 1911; Blanche Clarke Norton, born at Utica, N. Y., April 1, 1913; Elmer Clarke Norton, born Webster Groves, Mo., July 24, 1917, and Laurie Clarke Norton, born Webster Groves, Mo., Jan. 31, 1921. DESCENT OF MR. LEE SHELTON OF KENNETT, MO. Mr. Shelton's grandparents, Enoch and Tabitha (Brown) Shelton were of the branch of the Virginia Sheltons who moved into North Carolina. They later moved to Tennessee and in 1843 came to Missouri, settling in Cape Girardeau County. They had five children: Joseph Jackson, John, Garvois, William Franklin, and Mary Jane. Joseph Jackson Shelton, father of .Mr. Lee Shelton, and his wife Mary Jane (Hampton) Shelton, both died during their son's infancy and he and an older brother were brought up by his bachelor uncle, William Franklin Shelton. Mr. W. F. Shelton, Sr., served in the Confederate Army as a member of General Jackson's militia and in Co. D. Walker's Missouri Infantry. He was Treasurer of his county, serving a period of eight years without bond. He was one of the pioneer merchants and real estate operators in his section. He was born June 4, 1838, and died Feb. 11, 1908. Mr. Lee Shelton is Vice-President of the Bank of Kennett, and is interested in a wholesale grocery and a wholesale dry goods business, as well as having extensive real estate holdings. He served as Colonel on the staffs of Governor Elliott W. Major and Governor Frederick D. Gardner. He was appointed by Governor Gardner a member of the Mis­ souri Council of Defense during the World War. 220 BYRD . GENEALOGY

Mr. Shelton was admitted to the bar of the State of Mis­ souri as an attorney and counselor in 1905, but has not been in active practice. . He married Bertie Marie McCausland. They had only ·one child, William Glenn Shelton, who was born April 15, 1901, and died Nov. 4, 1904. DESCENT OF MR. H. 0. BYRD OF 7622 TEASDALE AVENUE, FROM THE BYRDS Jesse Byrd, son of one of the later William Byrds, mar­ ried Jane Crump. This William Byrd moved from Vir­ ginia to Roane County, Tennessee. He owned Byrd's Ferry, or Sevier Ferry, near Kingston, Tenn. From here he and his son Jesse, and probably his entire family, moved to Kentucky, settling in Graves County. His children by Jane Crump were: William, George, Elizabeth, John, James, Mollie and Frank Byrd. John Byrd married Lucy Ann Williams and had Alice, Edward, Charles and Herbert 0. Herbert Osman Byrd married Madge Hudgins and they have one daughter, Margaret Byrd. · .Mr. Byrd is in the real estate business in St. Loui!i. DESCENT OF MRS. BEN PEARSON OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI Mary Smith, daughter of Augustine Smith, married Rob­ ert Slaughter II and had Robert Slaughter III, who mar­ ried Susanna Harrison. They had a son, Augustine Smith Slaughter, who married Susanne Fisher and had Lucinda Smith Slaughter, who married John Sleet Major, and had Sarah Belle Major, who married Wilson H. Smith and whose daughter Euphrates Major Smith married Benjamin S. Pearson of St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Pearson is Secretary arid Treasurer of the Elder Manufacturing Company in St. Louis, and has a fine apple orchar

Mary Belle married Eugene T. Harris of Houston, Texas, and has two children, Eugene T., Jr., and Mary Janet. Mrs. Harris is an officer in the D. A. R. and 1812 Chapters in Houston, Texas .. Susan Belle Smith married Carlos E. Betts. They have three children, Carrie Belle, who married Alan Zook Van Natta; Thomas Robert Betts, who married Helen Eddins, and served overseas in the World War, and Marjory Deane;· who married Harry L. Murray of 333 Westgate avenue, St. Louis, Mo. They have two children, Harry. L., Jr., and Marjory Deane. COL. JOHN SMITH AND COL. LAWRENCE SMITH ( Corrections of Published Records.) The early historians seem to have confused the issue of these two men. John Smith of Gloucester County, and Lawrence Smith were brothers. They were of the House of Tottne, England. They were sons of '' Thomas Smith the Immigrant." John was baptized in St. Mary's, Harrow o;n the Hill, Middlesex County, England, in 1606. No record of the birth of Lawrence has been found by the author, though from the data examined he, too, must have been born in England. . The first John Smith in America married Anne2 Bernard of Gloucester County, Virginia, daughter of Thomas and Anne1 Bernard. Anne1 was a daughter of Richard Bernard and Ann Corderoy, who were married Nov. 24, 1634. This first John died April 14, 1698. The eldest son of this first 2 John, Capt. John Smith , Jr., married Feb. 17, 1680, Mary Warner, daughter of Col. Augustine Warner, Jr., of Warner Hall and his wife Mildred Reade, who died Nov. 13, 1700. They had seven children: John III, born July 18, 1685; Augustine, born June 16, 1689, and who later became owner of "Shooter's Hill;" Mildred, Mary, Elizabeth, Philip and Ann. Augustine Smith married Sarah Carver, daughter of John Carver of Gloucester County, Virginia, Nov. 7, 1711. They had eight children: John, Sarah, Mildred, Ann, Susannah, Jane, Elizabeth and Mary, who married Robert Slaugh­ ter II, son of Robert Slaughter I of Essex County, Virginia, and his wife, Frances Ann Jones. Rev. Philip Slaughter, in his '' History of St. Mark's Parish,'' says this Frances was a daµghter of Col. Cadwal­ lader Jones. In the Jones family history Frances Ann, daughter of Col. Cadwallader Jones, is said to have married in 1700 a Mr. Robert Picklen. Mr. Slaughter also states that the marriage of Mary Smith and Robert Slaughter2 took place June 6, 1723. As Mary was born July 30, 1713, this would have made her rather young for marriage, even in those days of early marriages. Again, Mr. Slaughter states that the Mary Smith who married· Robert Slaughter2 was a granddaughter of Col. Lawrence Smith, where all of the records prove that she was a granddaughter of Col. John Smith. Col. Lawrence Smith did not ha·ve a son Aug1istine. He had a son Law­ rence, who had a son Augustine. Col. Lawrence Smith died in 1700. His eldest son and heir was John Smith of Gloucester County, who succeeded his father as Councillor, and died in 1720. Another son, Lawrence, became owner of the "Wormeley's Creek" estate. The first Captain, afterwards Major John Smith I of War­ wick County, Virginia, was Speaker of the House of Bur­ gesses in 1657. He became Lieutenant-Colonel before 1674 and is on record as being '' son of Thomas Smith, the Immi­ grant.'' During Bacon's Rebellion, Smith was one of the promi­ nent men of Virginia whom the great patriot compelled to take the oath of allegiance at Middle Plantation, Aug. 3, 1676. In 1675 this Col. John Smith patented land in Gloucester County, Virginia. Here he built his home and named it '' Purton. '' This has been erroneously i:itated in many of the records as being the name of the English House from which he came, but he and Colonel Lawrence, as has been previously stated in this record, were of the House of Tottne, Devonshire, England. The eldest son and owner of '' Purton'' was for four gen­ erations called John. The fourth John of "Purton" never married. He died in 1725 and willed his estate to a favorite niece, daughter of his sister, Mrs. John Willis. Augustine Smith, second son of John Smith and Mary Warner, became the owner of "Shooter's Hill," in Middle­ sex County, Virginia. His son John, born Nov. 13, 1715, inherited "Shooter's Hill." He married in 1737 Mary Jacquelin, who was born March 1, 1714, died in 1764. Mary was a daughter of Edward Jacquelin and his second wife, Martha Cary, who was born in 1686 and died in 1738. They were married in 1706. Edward's first wife left no issue. This John Smith died in 1771. . Edward Jacquelin was a· son of John Jacquelin and Eliza­ beth Craddock of Kent County, England. They came to Virginia in 1697. Martha Cary, second wife of Edward BYRD GENE..ll,OOY 223

Jacquelin, was a daughter of William Cary of Warwick County, Virginia, and Martha Scarbrook. William was the fourth son of Col. Miles Cary, who came to Virginia in 1645 . .Among the descendants of Col John Smith and Mary Jacquelin, of "Shooter's Hill," were General John Smith of '' Hackwood,'' born in 1750, died in 1836, and Edward Smith of Frederick County, Virginia. There are also several contradictory statements as to the "Smith" who was a member of Governor Spottswood 's ex­ pedition in 1716, and thus became a "Knight of the Golden Horseshoe." No first name is given to this man. In the records he appears as Captai1i Smith. Rev. Mr. Slaughter assumes that he is a descendant of Col. Lawrence Smith, and Mrs. Fleming in her '' Historical Periods of Fredericks­ burg,'' gives him the name of Austin. As the only Capt. Smith on record in 1716 was the third Capt. John Smith of "Purton," born July 18, 1685, it was evidently this house to which the honor belongs. · There are also several contradictory statements in the published records as to the coats of arms of this Smith family of 'Virginia. There seems to be no room for question that both Col. John Smith of "Purton" and Col. Lawrence Smith, afterwards of York County, Virginia, were brothers and therefore both of the House of Tottne, Devonshire, Eng­ land. The arms for this family are given thUB: '' A chev­ ron between three acorns slipped and leaved." A deed of 1666 bears these words: "From Lawrence Smith of York Co., to my brother, Jolt,n Smith of Gloucester County." In the •'Virginia Magazine" and in the "Quarterly" of July, 1893, the arms of John Smith, son and heir of Col Lawrence Smith are given thus: '' On a chevron between three wolves' heads erased, three trefoils (presumably Whit­ ing). Crest a wolf's head erased." In Bellet's uVirginia Families" a coat of arms said to have been used by John Smith of "Furton," but taken from an old watch fob, whieh has come down in the family, is given as: "Vert, a eross engra.iled or." It is given as the arms of the Smiths of Walsham County, Suffolk, and Old Buckingham County, Norfolk, England. In another place the same author '' Bellet, '' deseribe.11 this coat of arms thua: "Per chev. Wavy, sa, three ounees, heads erased counter ehanged. Crest: A horse's head per chev, ar and sa." The arms of the House of Tottne as previously given in this article are absolutely correct according to the College of Heraldry ( 1927). Elizabeth Smith, only daughter of John Smith• (born 224 BYRD GENEALOGY

July 18, 1685), married Sir William Skipwith2 in 1733. This John was High Sheriff of Middlesex County, Virginia, at the time of the marriage of his daughter to Sir· William. Sir William Skipwith2 with a son of Sir William Skipwith1 and Sarah Peyton. He wa~ born in 1707, married in 1733, and died in 1764. Ann Smith, daughter of Capt. John Smith II and Mary Warner, became the second wife of Robert Bolling and comes into the Shelton and Meriwether record through the marriage of the sister of Jane Meriwether Shelton, Elizabeth, to M:. Drury Bolling, Jane being the descendant of Susannah 2 (daughter of James ) Shelton and Thomas Meriwether. Drury Bolling left one child, Frances, who married Theo­ doric Bland. 2 John Smith , Lawrence Washington and John Lewis mar­ ried sisters, daughters of .Augustine Warner. Hence the name Augustine continues through generations in all three of these families, and has caused endless confusion to gene­ alogists. So often the dates are not given in the published records, and historians have made the grievous error of not taking into consideration the generations. Simply the state­ ment in a record that '' Augu~tine Smith married Susannah Darnell'' does not prove by any means that this is the marriage being sought. Thomas Smith, the immigrant, ancestor of John1 and Lawrence1, was a son of Arthur Smith, who had a brother, Alexander. They were nephews of Sir Thomas Smythe, President and Treasurer of the Virginia Company, and of the British East India Company. The father of this Sir Thomas, Sir Thomas Smythe of Osterhanger Castle, Kent Co., England, married in 1552 Alice Judd, daughter of Sir Andrew Judd the Lord Mayor of London. The Smiths came to Virginia in 1622 and settled in Isle of Wight County. Mildred Reade, who married Col. Augustine Warner and became the mother of Mary Warner, who married Capt. John Smith\ Jr., came of a very dis­ tinguished ancestry. She was the daughter of the Hon. George Reade, who came to Virginia in 1637, and his wife, Elizabeth Martain of Belgium, daughter of Captain Nicholas Martain. George Reade was a son of Robert Reade, Esq., ·of Yorkshire, England, and Lady Mildred Windebank, daughter of Sir Thomas Windebank. Through Lady Mildred the de­ cendants of the Reades have descent from Louis the VII of France. The brother of Lady :Mildred, Sir Charles. Winde­ bank, was Secretary of State for Charles the First. He ·was descended from Alfred the Great. His mother, wife of Sir BYRD GENEALOGY 225

Thomas Windebank, was Frances Dymoke, daughter of Sir Edmund Dymoke, who was a descendant of Sir Robert Marmyun, Lord of Castle Fontenage in Normandy and of Lamborth and Schrivelsby Castles in England. This Lord Marmyun was a descendant of "Rollo the Dane," and ·was "hereditary championn to his kinsman, William, Duke of Normady. He was with "The Conqueror" at the Battle of Hastings. Nicholas Martain was the first owner of the land where Yorktown stands today. He was a French Protestant who went to England for religious liberty. He was born in 1591 and came to Virginia where he was a Burgess in 1623. He was the ancestor of George Washington. This Nicholas was married three times. By his first wife Elizabeth he had three daughters: Elizabeth, who married George Reade; :Mary, who married John Scars brook; and Sarah, who married Captain William Fuller, Governor of Maryland. He had no sons. George Reade was Secretary of the Colony, Burgess and Councillor.

DESCENT OF MRS. E. L. BLAND OF 6306 WASHING­ TON A VE., ST. LOUIS, MO., FROM THE SHEL. TON FAMILY OF VIRGINIA Mrs. Bland descends from the branch of the Hanover County Sheltons that settled in North Carolina. Her grand­ father, Joseph Shelton, settled in Greensboro, N. C., and married Nancy Jane Gillespie, who was a direct descendant of George Gillespie, a prominent figure among the West­ minster divines. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shelton had ten children: William, who gave his life for the South in the war between the States; Anna, Caroline, Preston, Emma, Robert Winston, Nannie, Margaret, Joseph and John. Robert Winston Shelton was born Feb. 26, 1853 at Greens­ boro, N. C. He married Sept. 23, 1880, at Monticello, Ark., Miss Linnie Burks, who was born May 18, 1861, at Monticello, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton are living in Mon­ ticello, Ark., in 1927. Their daughter, Ruby Lee Shelton, was born Nov. 30, 1881, at Monticello, Ark., and married Edgar Lafayette Bland on March 14, 1902, at Pine Bluff, Ark. Mr. Bland was born near Booneville, Mo., Nov. 7, 1879. He belongs to the Kentucky branch of the Bland family. His grandfather was Samuel Jesse Bland. His father, Jesse Bland, was a cousin of Richard Parks Bland, the "Silver Dick" Bland of Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bland have six children: Edgar Shel~ ton Bland, born Sept. 18, 1903 ; Samuel Jackson Bland, born 226 BYRD. GENEALOGY

Nov. 20, 1904; Frances Elizabeth Bland, born Sept. 18, 1907; Richard Warmack Bland, born Sept. 7, 1919; Howard Theodore Bland, born Oct. 21, 1921 ; Robert Lee Bland, born Aug. 7, 1924. All born in Monticello, Ark. Mr. Bland is house sales manager for the International Shoe Co. of St. Louis, Mo. Other children of Robert Winston Shelton and Linnie Burks are: Gaston Wells Shelton, born Oct. 2, 1883, un­ married, living in Monticello, .Ark. ; Robert Winston Shel­ ton, Jr., born Nov. 30, 1885, married Lillian Mayne Bland at Monticello, Ark., May 29, 1910. They live in San An­ tonio, Tex. Erla Shelton, born April 7, 1889, married Wil­ liam Lee Pendergrass at Little Rock, Ark., March 3, 1906. They have one child, William Lee Pendergrass, Jr., born Aug. 21, 1911. They live in Little Rock, Ark. Linnie Elizabeth Shelton, born March 26, 1893, married Aug. 18, 1918, George Rodney Foss, at Monticello, Ark. They have two children, George Rodney Foss, Jr., born Aug. 17, 1919, and Edith Lucille Foss, born Jan. 13, 1922. They live in Pine Bluff, Ark. Allie Belle Shelton, born July 28; 1896, married Terrel Ford Spencer, Feb. 4, 1918, at Little Rock, Ark. They have one child, Terrel Ford Spencer, Jr., born Oct. 18, 1921. The Spencer family live in Monticello, Ark. ADDITIONAL DATA ON JOSEPH SHELTON The Joseph Shelton who was born in Greensboro, N. C. ( Caswell County), in 1815, was a son of the Richard Shel­ ton who was born in Louisa County, Virginia, Dec. 19, 1779, and died in Greensboro, N. 0., in June, 1842. Richard moved to Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, when quite a young man. There he met and married Frances Barnett, who also had been born in Louisa County, Virginia, on Dec. 2, 1790. Richard and Frances Shelton had, besides Joseph, whose descendants have been given in the record of Mrs. E. L. Bland : Ann, Frances, William, James, Samuel Richard, Robert, John Anthony Winston, Damaris L., and Mary and Elizabeth, who died in infancy. Ann, born June 15, 1808, married Dr. William P. Young, and they lived in Giles County, Tennessee. Frances, born Oct. 8, 1810, married George W. Davis, and moved to Lafayette County, Missouri. A widowed daughter, Mrs. Cooper, and a son, Alfred Y. Davis, were living in 1913 near Richmond, Ray County, Missouri. William, born Dec. 19, 1812, in .Stokes County, North Carolina, married Maria Thompson, daughter of John BYRD GENEALOGY 227

Thompson of Guilford County, North Carolina. They emi­ grated to· Misissippi, where William Shelton died in 1848, leaving a wife and seven children. His widow died at the home of their son, John W. Shelton, in Covington, Tennes­ see, and is buried in Mumford Cemetery. This son, John W. Shelton, married Bettie Rutherford of Tipton, Tenn., in 1860. John W. served with General Forest until the close of the Civil War, and was paroled with Forest's men at Gainesville, Ala., on May 11, 1865. He died March, 1881, in Covington, Tenn., and is buried there. A brother, Lewis, served throughout the war. He married in Louisville, Ky., a Miss McDermott. Both are dead, but several children were living in 1913. Two other brothers also served in the Confederate Army. Robert was killed at the battle of Shiloh, April 7, 1862, and Thomas returned home at the close of the war but was killed in an accident shortly afterwards. James, son of Richard and Frances Shelton, was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, June 5, 1829. He mar­ ried Miss M. V. Long. They had eight children, six living in 1913. He moved to Tipton County, Tennessee, in 1866 and in 1886 moved to Decatur, Tex., where he remained until his death in 1903, and where he is buried. His sons, William and Samuel, stayed in Covington, Tenn., where they engaged in the mercantile business. Three other children, Robert, Winston and Frances, live in Okla­ homa, and Emma lives i:r;v Texas. Robert, son of Richard and Frances, was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, Feb. 26, 1832. He moved to Selma, Ala., at the age of 21 and married there, Margaret Harding of Memphis, Tenn. Both Robert and his wife are dead and left no issue. John Anthony Winston Shelton, son of Richard and Frances, was born July 5, 1822. He graduated from Ran­ dolph, Macon, in 1844, taught for many years, and then became a minister of t~ Methodist Episcopal Church, South, joining the Louisville Conference. He married Mattie Cross of Fayette County, Tenn., in 1849, and died in Nashville, Tenn., November, 1880. He is buried at Russellsville, Ky. He left one son, William G. Shelton, of Fayette County, Tennesse. Damaris L., daughter of Richard and Frances Shelton, was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 1825. She married J. H. Chapman, and lived in Huntsville, N. C. Mr. Chapman died in Petersburg, Tenn., in 1869. 228 BYRD GENEALOGY

Damaris, his wife, died Sept. 15, 1881, leaving two children; Thomas and Annie. Thomas lives in Louisville, Ky. Annie married Judge S. E. Stephenson, and lived in Cov­ ington, Tenn., in 1913. Samuel Richard, son of Richard and Frances Shelton, was born April 15, 1827, in Greensboro, N. C. He served in the 154th Tennessee Regiment in Captain Cole's company, in the Confederate Army. He married three times. His first wife was l\fartha Campbell Gantt, of Selma, Ala., whom he mar­ ried in January, 1852. She died of yellow fever, Nov. 13, 1853, three weeks after the birth of her son, Charles Robert Shelton, now of Washington, D. C. The second wife of Samuel was Sallie B. Rutherford, daughter of Mayor Ben­ jamin Rutherford, of Covington, Tennessee. She died in 1863, leaving one child, · Elizabeth, who died in 1874. · In 1864 Samuel married Mary Clopton Bernard, daughter of S. P. Bernard. She died in 1916, leaving three sons and a daughter. Samuel Richard Shelton, her husband, died Oct. 4, 1920, at the age of 94. The obituaries published at the time of his death show him to have been a man of the highest standing in Covington, Tenn., and to have held many offices of honor in his state. His daughter, Evalina, born Sept. 30, 1867, married H. S. Keatley. She died in 1907, leaving one child, a son, H. S. Keatley, Jr. Charles Robert Shelton, eldest son of Samuel Richard by his first wife, was born in Selma, Ala., October, 1853. He married Sophia Pullen of Tipton County, Tennessee. They have three children, Martha Campbell, l\fary Elizabeth and Charles Robert. Martha married William Lowenhaupt of Covington, Tenn.; Mary Elizabeth married W. E. Dalch and lives in Dyersburg, Tenn.; Charles married Edith Heisley of Philadelphia, Pa. Richard Bernard, born Sept. 4, 1865, son of Samuel Shel­ ton and Mary Clopton Bernard, married Ella Locke and lives in Covington; Tenn. They have two children, Grace and Ruth. Humphrey Bates, third son of Samuel R. Shelton, married Lena Hicks. John Anthony, the fourth son, married Mary Elma Pal­ mer of Ripley, Tenn. Mary Sam, the youngest child, named for both mother and father, married E. L. Roper. They have five children. All of this branch of the family live in Covington, Tenn. BYRD GE.NEALOGY 229

DESCENT OF MRS. ROBERT BURNS OF ST. LOUIS, MO., FROM THE CARTER FAMILY Mrs. Burns' grandfather, David Wendel Carter, was born March 1, 1811, and died in May, 1886. He married Eliza Jane Hale, who was born Dec. 17, 1814, and died Nov. 30, 1893. Their son, James William Carter, was born March 11, 1839, and died June 21, 1921. He married l\Iary Su­ zanne Tindall, who was born Aug. 4, 1851, and died Oct. 5, 1907. Their daughter, Mary Weller Carter, married, Dec. 17, 1902, in Aberdeen, Miss., Robert Augustine Burns of St. Louis, Mo., President of the Bush-Burns Realty Co. Mr, and Mrs. Burns have two children, both of whom were born in St. Louis, Mo. Robert Carter Burns, born Nov. 6, 1906, and Jane Carter Burns, born Nov. 12, 1910. Mrs. Burns also has the Mayflower descent through the Tindalls. The Burns' residence is at 30 Lenox Place, St. Louis, Mo.

DESCENT OF MRS. PHILIP HALE OF THE WEST- MORELAND HOTEL, ST. LOUIS, MO., FROl\I THE BYRD FAl\ULY Ursula Byrd, daughter of the first Col. William Byrd and Maria Horsmanden, married Col. Robert Beverly, of Vir­ ginia, the historian. Their daughter, Ursula Beverly, mar­ ried John Dudley of Hanover County, Virginia.. Their daughter, Ann Dudley, married John Ragland in 1759. John was born in 1738 and was the son of John Ragland and Ann Beaufort of Wales. The daughter of John Rag­ land and Ann Dudley, Susan Ragland, born in 1760, mar­ ried Neville Hopson. They had a daughter, Ann Ragland Hopson, who married John L. Lumpkin, Dec. 15th, 1807. Their daughter, Mary Ann Susan Lumpkin, married James Madison Strong, Dec. 13, 1828. A daughter of this mar­ riage, Margaret Miriam Strong, married, Feb. 22, 1880, Philip Henry Hale, who was born in London, England. Mr. Hale died in St. Louis, Mo., May 6, 1927. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Hale are, Philip Henry Hale, who married Percy Wellman. One daughter, Mary Lucy, born in Little Rock, .Ark., 1908. Living in Webster Groves; and Nettie Lumpkin Hale, who married Oct. 5, 1904, in St. Louis, l\Jo., Frank Chambless Rand, President of the International Shoe Co., of St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Rand have six children: Edgar Eugene, born in St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 26, 1906; Miriam Lumpkin, born in St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 25, 1907; Frank Chambless, Jr., born in St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 28, 230 BYRD GENEALOGY

1907; Henry Hale, born in St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 16, 1909 i Norfleet Hale, born in St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 8, 1913; and Lalll'a Hale, born March 12, 1919, in St. Louis. Miriam Lumpkin Rand married in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 30th, 1926, Gale Faulconer Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. John­ ston live at 6950 Kingsbury, St. Louis, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Rand's home is at 7100 Delmar boulevard, St. Louis, Mo.

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