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*Beverley Randolph (born ~1706) married Elizabeth Lightfoot and had no children.<ref name="Robert Isham Randolph">{{cite book |last1=Randolph |first1=Robert Isham |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |authorlink2= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |others= |title=The Randolphs of Virginia: A Compilation of the Descendants of William Randolph of Turkey Island and His Wife Mary Isham Of Bermuda Hundred |trans-title=|url=http://randolpharchives.org/books/Randolphs_of_Virginia_001-052.pdf |archiveurl= |archivedate= |format=PDF |accessdate= |type= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year=1936 |month= |origyear= |publisher= |location= |language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |page= |pages= |at= |trans-chapter=|chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |separator= |postscript= |lastauthoramp=}}</ref>
*Peter Randolph (born ~1708) married Robert Bolling Jr.'s daughter, Lucille Bolling. They had four children, including [[Beverley Randolph]], the [[List of Governors of Virginia|eighth]] [[Governor of Virginia]]<ref name="Page"/> and Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh, [[William Fitzhugh]]'s wife.<ref name="Robert Isham Randolph"/>
*Peter Randolph (born ~1708) married Robert Bolling Jr.'s daughter, Lucille Bolling. They had four children, including [[Beverley Randolph]], the [[List of Governors of Virginia|eighth]] [[Governor of Virginia]]<ref name="Page"/> and Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh, [[William Fitzhugh]]'s wife.<ref name="Robert Isham Randolph"/>
* [[William Randolph III]] (born ~1710) married Anne Harrison, the daughter of [[Benjamin Harrison IV]], and had five children.<ref name="Page"/>
* [[William Randolph III]] (c. 1710–1762), owner of [[Wilton House Museum|Wilton]] plantation house, married Anne Harrison, the daughter of [[Benjamin Harrison IV]], and had five children.<ref name="Page"/>
*Mary Randolph (1704–1777) married Joseph Rentfro <ref name="Page"/><ref name="Wassell Randolph"/>
*Mary Randolph (1704–1777) married Joseph Rentfro <ref name="Page"/><ref name="Wassell Randolph"/>
*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 (Virginia)|John Robinson]], the 32nd [[List of Speakers of the Virginia House of Burgesses|Speaker of the House of Burgesses]].<ref name="Page"/>
*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 (Virginia)|John Robinson]], the 32nd [[List of Speakers of the Virginia House of Burgesses|Speaker of the House of Burgesses]].<ref name="Page"/>

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William Randolph II (November 1681—October 19, 1741), also known as William Randolph Jr. or Councillor Randolph, was an American planter and politician. He 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]

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

Family of William Randolph II
16. Robert Randolph
8. William Randolph
17. Rosa Roberts
4. Richard Randolph
18. Richard Lane
9. Dorothy Lane
19. Elizabeth Vincent
2. William Randolph
20. John Rilande
10. Richard Ryland
21. Maria Canning
5. Elizabeth Ryland
11. Elizabeth Harward
1. William Randolph II
24. Sir Euseby Isham
12. William Isham
25. Anne Borlase
6. Henry Isham
26. William Brett
13. Mary Brett
27. Mary Toddington
3. Mary Isham
28. Christopher Banks
14. Christopher Banks
29. Alice Foxe
7. Catherine Banks
30. John Royall
15. Janet Royall
31. Angeline

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

  1. ^ William Randolph II had seven children. Two of his earliest children, Beverely and William, died very young and their names were given to older children.[5]

References

  1. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |month=, and |lastauthoramp= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c Glenn, Thomas Allen, ed. (1898). "The Randolphs: Randolph Genealogy". Some Colonial Mansions: And Those Who Lived In Them : With Genealogies Of The Various Families Mentioned. Vol. 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry T. Coates & Company. pp. 430–459. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |month=, and |lastauthoramp= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Byrd, William (1942). Woodfin, Maude Howlett (ed.). Another Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover, 1739–1741: With Letters & Literary Exercises, 1696–1726. Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press. p. 57. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |chapterurl=, |month=, and |lastauthoramp= (help)
  4. ^ Standard, W.G. (1895). "Major Robert Beverley and His Descendants". In Bruce, Philip A. (ed.). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. III. Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia Historical Society. pp. 169–170. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |month=, and |lastauthoramp= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b Randolph, Wassell (1949). William Randolph I of Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia: And His Immediate Descendants. Seebode Mimeo Service; distributed by Cossitt Library. p. 39. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |chapterurl=, |month=, and |lastauthoramp= (help)
  6. ^ a b Randolph, Robert Isham (1936). The Randolphs of Virginia: A Compilation of the Descendants of William Randolph of Turkey Island and His Wife Mary Isham Of Bermuda Hundred (PDF). {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |chapterurl=, |month=, and |lastauthoramp= (help)
  7. ^ a b c d e Hendricks, Christopher E. (2006). "The Piedmont". The Backcountry Towns of Colonial Virginia. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. pp. 40–44. ISBN 9781572335431. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |separator=, |laysummary=, |month=, and |lastauthoramp= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
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