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The town of [[Westham, Virginia]] was established on land that had been owned by Randolph.<ref name="Hendricks">{{cite book |last1=Hendricks |first1=Christopher E. |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |authorlink2= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |others= |title=The Backcountry Towns of Colonial Virginia |trans_title= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9af3Sm3hUpAC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false |archiveurl= |archivedate= |format= |accessdate= |type= |edition= |series= |volume= |year=2006 |month= |origyear= |publisher=University of Tennessee Press |location=Knoxville, Tennessee |language= |isbn=1-57233-543-2, 9781572335431 |oclc= |doi= |id= |page= |pages=40–44 |at= |trans_chapter= |chapter=The Piedmont |chapterurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=9af3Sm3hUpAC&lpg=PA20&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q&f=false |quote= |ref= |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |separator= |postscript= |lastauthoramp=}}</ref> When Randolph died, his son Beverley, inherited Westham Plantation and planned to create the town of Westham on part of it to facilitate trade in the [[Piedmont region of Virginia]].<ref name="Hendricks"/> After Beverley's sudden death, Peter Randolph inherited his brother's land and completed work on the project - renaming the town "Beverley" in honor of his older brother- with help from [[William Cabell (American Revolution)|William Cabell]] and [[Peter Jefferson]].<ref name="Hendricks"/> Jefferson was one of a number of important Virginians, including [[Carter Braxton]], [[Joshua Fry]], [[John Hunter]], [[Robert Rose]], and [[William Stith]]. who purchased lots in the new town.<ref name="Hendricks"/> Peter Randolph eventually sold Westham Plantation to his younger brother, William, who in turn sold the property to [[William Byrd III]].<ref name="Hendricks"/> |
The town of [[Westham, Virginia]] was established on land that had been owned by Randolph.<ref name="Hendricks">{{cite book |last1=Hendricks |first1=Christopher E. |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |authorlink2= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |others= |title=The Backcountry Towns of Colonial Virginia |trans_title= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9af3Sm3hUpAC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false |archiveurl= |archivedate= |format= |accessdate= |type= |edition= |series= |volume= |year=2006 |month= |origyear= |publisher=University of Tennessee Press |location=Knoxville, Tennessee |language= |isbn=1-57233-543-2, 9781572335431 |oclc= |doi= |id= |page= |pages=40–44 |at= |trans_chapter= |chapter=The Piedmont |chapterurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=9af3Sm3hUpAC&lpg=PA20&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q&f=false |quote= |ref= |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |separator= |postscript= |lastauthoramp=}}</ref> When Randolph died, his son Beverley, inherited Westham Plantation and planned to create the town of Westham on part of it to facilitate trade in the [[Piedmont region of Virginia]].<ref name="Hendricks"/> After Beverley's sudden death, Peter Randolph inherited his brother's land and completed work on the project - renaming the town "Beverley" in honor of his older brother- with help from [[William Cabell (American Revolution)|William Cabell]] and [[Peter Jefferson]].<ref name="Hendricks"/> Jefferson was one of a number of important Virginians, including [[Carter Braxton]], [[Joshua Fry]], [[Jon Blair Hunter|John Hunter]], [[Robert S. Rose|Robert Rose]], and [[William Stith]]. who purchased lots in the new town.<ref name="Hendricks"/> Peter Randolph eventually sold Westham Plantation to his younger brother, William, who in turn sold the property to [[William Byrd III]].<ref name="Hendricks"/> |
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William Randolph II of Wilton (November 1681 – October 19, 1741), also known as William Randolph, Jr. or Councillor Randolph, was the Treasurer of Virginia and the oldest child of William Randolph and Mary Isham.[1][2][3]
Biography and family
Randolph was born on the Turkey Island Plantation along the James River in Henrico County, Virginia in 1681 and resided there his entire life.[2] He married Elizabeth Beverley (the daughter of Peter Beverley, a Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer of Virginia) around 1705 and the couple had five children that reached adulthood:[1][2][4][nb 1]
- Beverley Randolph (born ~1706) married Elizabeth Lightfoot and had no children.[6]
- Peter Randolph (born ~1708) married Robert Bolling Jr.'s daughter, Lucille Bolling, a lineal descendant of Pocahontas. They had four children, including Beverley Randolph, the eighth Governor of Virginia[1] and Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh, William Fitzhugh's wife.[6]
- William Randolph III (born ~1710) married Anne Harrison, the daughter of Benjamin Harrison IV, and had five children.[1]
- Mary Randolph (1704-1777) married Joseph Rentfro [1][5]
- Elizabeth "Betty" Randolph (born ~1725) married Colonel John Chiswell and had at least four daughters who reached adulthood, including Susan R. Chiswell, the wife of John Robinson, the 32nd Speaker of the House of Burgesses.[1]
Randolph was a great-uncle of United States President Thomas Jefferson.
His brother, Richard Randolph married Major John Bolling's daughter, Jane Bolling, also a lineal descendant of Pocahontas. They had six children.
His brother, Sir John Randolph married Susanna Beverley (daughter of Peter Beverley, Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer of Virginia) on July 20, 1738.
Ancestry
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Westham, Virginia
The town of Westham, Virginia was established on land that had been owned by Randolph.[7] When Randolph died, his son Beverley, inherited Westham Plantation and planned to create the town of Westham on part of it to facilitate trade in the Piedmont region of Virginia.[7] After Beverley's sudden death, Peter Randolph inherited his brother's land and completed work on the project - renaming the town "Beverley" in honor of his older brother- with help from William Cabell and Peter Jefferson.[7] Jefferson was one of a number of important Virginians, including Carter Braxton, Joshua Fry, John Hunter, Robert Rose, and William Stith. who purchased lots in the new town.[7] Peter Randolph eventually sold Westham Plantation to his younger brother, William, who in turn sold the property to William Byrd III.[7]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f Page, Richard Channing Moore (1893). "Randolph Family". Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia (2 ed.). New York: Press of the Publishers Printing Co. pp. 249–272.
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