Col. William Randolph^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1650 - 1711  (61 years)

• Name	William Randolph  [6, 7]
  	In 1676 Turkey Island was partly owned by James Crew (one of the members of Bacon's Rebellion, and who was hanged) but in 1684 his heirs sold 600 acres to William Randolph, progenitor of The Randolphs of Virginia..
  Prefix	Col.
  Born	1650	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	1711	Henrico, Colony of Virginia
  Person ID	I1965	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2016

  
  

  Family	Mary Isham,   b. 1652, Bermuda Hundred, Henrico Co., Virginia ,   d. 29 Dec 1735, Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Abt 1673	Virginia Colony
  Children	+ 1. Isham Randolph,   b. Dec 1684, Trukey Island, Henrico Island, Virginia Colony ,   d. Nov 1742  (Age ~ 57 years) + 2. Col. Richard of Curles Randolph,   b. 1686, Curles, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 1749, Curls Neck, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony  (Age 63 years) + 3. John Randolph,   b. 1693, Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 9 Mar 1737, Williamsburg, Virginia  (Age 44 years) + 4. Elizabeth Randolph,   b. Est 1678, Jordan's Point Prince George Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Col. William2 Randolph, Jr.,   b. Est 1681, Fighting Creek, Goochland County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Documents » Slide Show		Jefferson-Randolph Article Jefferson-Randolph Article.jpg
  		Genealogy of William Randolph of Turkey Island, Virginia WmRandolphLine.jpg
  		WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY VOLUME 19 Page 126 WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY HISTORICAL MAGAZINE Volume 24 No. 2 October 1915 Giles Carter Mentioned in the Virginia Magazine Vo. P212 Receipt given by one Thomas Hallam, April 1656, and recorded in the General Court.Giles Carter; List of tythables 1679. Mentions of Michael and Phillip Turpin; Richard Randolph and Richard Cocke of Henrico. WmAndMaryQuarterly-1915-10.pdf
  		THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY Volume III Year Ending June 1896 VaMagazine-June-1896 vol III.pdf
  		Virginians In The Revolution Randolph & Ranols VirginiansInTheRevolutionRandolph&Ranols.png

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Virginia Heraldica - A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical Notes of the Families Edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series Volume V. 1908 virginiaheraldic00croz.pdf
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  [S100] Internet Source, http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/william-randolph. William Randolph (1650-1711), Thomas Jefferson's great-grandfather, was baptized November 7, 1650, in Morton Morrell, Warwickshire, England, a small village situated midway between Warwick Castle and Edgehill. He was the fourth of seven children of Richard Randolph (1620 - ca. 1671) and Elizabeth Ryland (1625 - ca. 1669). William's father (baptized February 24, 1621/2) was born in Little Houghton, Northamptonshire, where his grandfather, also William, was steward and servant to Edward, Lord Zouche, a councilor for the Virginia Company of London. William's mother was from Warwickshire, where the Randolphs moved sometime before 1647, when Richard and Elizabeth's first child was born at Morton Morrell. The family remained in the heart of Parliamentarian Warwickshire through the end of the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth, and much of the Protectorate.[1] At some point after William's seventh birthday, when his last sibling was born and his grandfather William buried (both in Morton Morrell), the family moved to Dublin, Ireland. His mother died in Dublin ca. 1669, followed by his father ca. 1671.[2] William's uncle, Henry Randolph (baptized November 27, 1623, Little Houghton, Northamptonshire), emigrated to Virginia ca. 1642. It is known that Henry visited Ireland and England between 1669 and 1670, at which time he may have encouraged his nephew to join him in Virginia. Henry died in Henrico County, Virginia, in 1673.[3] William first appears in Virginia records as witness to a deed on February 12, 1672. In 1674, he qualified for his first land patent by claiming headrights for importing twelve people. Around 1676, he married Mary Isham, a widow of some means, daughter of Henry Isham from Northamptonshire. Mary bore William ten children, of whom nine survived to adulthood (Mary, William, Henry, Elizabeth, Isham, Thomas, Richard, John, and Edward), an astonishingly high number given seventeenth-century child survival rates.[4] In addition to dozens of grandchildren and hundreds of great-grandchildren ? among whom are Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall (1755-1834), Edmund Randolph (1753-1813), John Randolph of Roanoke, Sir John Randolph (ca. 1693-1737), Richard Bland (1710-1776), and Peyton Randolph (ca. 1721-1775) ? he was responsible for importing 168 indentured servants and slaves into Virginia.[5] [S100] Internet Source, http://wayneswordonweb.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html. William Randolph (1650? 1711) was a colonist and land owner who played an important role in the history and government of theCommonwealth of Virginia. He moved to Virginia sometime between 1669 and 1673, and married Mary Isham (1652?December 29*, 1735) a few years later. His descendants included several prominent political figures, including Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall. Genealogists have taken an interest in him for his progeny's many marital alliances, referring to him and Mary Isham as "the Adam and Eve of Virginia". *The same day Mary II supposable died in 1694 at the age of 32. The Randolphs were established gentry, in England, meaning that they had property and a family tradition of knightly military service signified by a coat of arms. Although the family can be directly traced back only as far as 1500, the name appears in the Doomsday Book and there is a distinguished Scottish family with which they may have been connected. There is better evidence that they were descended from Surety Barons of Magna Carta through a female line. The historian David Hackett Fisher shows a chart illustrating gentry intermarriages in which the Randolphs and Ishams figure. Although there is no record of William's attending a university, his half-uncle Thomas Randolph was an Oxford don and noted poet. After his arrival in Virginia, Randolph began working as an "undertaker" (building contractor), before turning to tobacco farming. Even after he had acquired property, a tax roll refers to him as "William Randolph, Merchant". At some point he owned a ship which travelled between Bristol, England and his dock at Turkey Island. Randolph held multiple official appointments. At the local level, he became clerk of Henrico County Court in 1673 and held the position until he was asked to serve as a justice of the peace in 1683. He also served as sheriff and coroner. In addition, Randolph represented Henrico County in every assembly of the House of Burgesses from 1684 to 1698, was the Speaker of the House of Burgesses in 1698, and was the Clerk of the House from 1699 to 1702. He fell ill in August of 1702 and his son, William, took his place. Randolph resigned the clerkship completely in March of 1703. Randolph was also one of the founders and first trustees of the College of William and Mary. His son, John Randolph, was awarded a knighthood on a trip to London to secure a royal charter for the College. Randolph was a friend of William Byrd and served as an advisor to Byrd?s sons during their political careers. He is mentioned in one of Byrd's diaries without the supercilious tone Byrd employed with most of his contemporaries, no small character reference. Byrd also describes a visit to Tuckahoe Plantation around 1733. He built a mansion on the Turkey Island plantation on high ground overlooking the island and the river. It featured a ribbed dome and was known as the "Bird's Cage [S100] Internet Source, http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066245291;view=1up;seq=9. [S107] Family Histories. Bland Family Generation One 1. Roger Bland. Known children of Roger Bland include: 2. i. Adam Bland, m. Joan Atkyns. Generation Two 2. Adam Bland (Roger1); m. Joan Atkyns, daughter of William Atkyns. He was a skinner. He resided at London, England. Known children of Adam Bland and Joan Atkyns were: 3. i. John Bland, bap. 28 Sep 1572 at St. Gregory by St Paul, London, England; m. Susan Dublere. Generation Three 3. John Bland (Adam2, Roger1); baptized 28 Sep 1572 at St. Gregory by St Paul, London, England; m. Susan Dublere circa 1606; d. 1632; bur. 5 May 1632 at St. Antholin, London, England. John was a member of the Grocer's Company. He resided at Cheapside, London, England. He resided at Plaistow, Essex, England. He left a will on 24 Sep 1627. Susan Dublere was born in 1590 at Hamburg, Germany. She died on 1 Feb 1664/65. Known children of John Bland and Susan Dublere were as follows: i. Thomas Bland; m. Elizabeth Witham; 1st wife; m. Katherine Sandys, daughter of Edwin Sandys Esq, 1 May 1677 at Charter House, London, England; 2nd wife; d. 26 Sep 1678; no issue. Thomas was a barrister-at-law. ii. Mary Bland; baptized 11 Sep 1607; m. Emanual Proby, son of Sir Peter Proby, 8 Jun 1626; 1st husband; m. Thomas Neville; 2nd husband. iii. John Bland; m. Sarah Green, daughter of Giles Green Esq; d. 8 Jun 1680. He immigrated circa 1635 to Virginia. He resided at 'Kimages', Westover Parish, Charles City Co., VA. He resided at Seville, Spain. He resided at London, England. He resided at Tangier. He left a will on 3 May 1680; proved 23 Jun 1680. iv. Susan Bland; m. Thomas Pierson. v. Edward Bland; b. circa 1615; m. Jane Bland, daughter of Gregory Bland, at England; 1st husband; d. before 9 May 1652. Edward was a merchant. He resided at London, England. He immigrated by 10 Mar 1646/47 to Virginia. vi. Robert Bland; baptized 22 Feb 1617/18; m. Mary Hinton. vii. Anne Bland; baptized 26 May 1619; m. Stephen Jackson. viii. Elizabeth Bland; baptized 20 Aug 1620; m. Rev. William Beare. ix. ___ Bland; bur. 20 Aug 1621. x. Adam Bland; d. circa 1647; unmarried, on a voyage to Virginia. xi. William Bland; baptized 26 Dec 1622; d. 1649 at Seville, Spain. William was a merchant. xii. Heaster Bland; baptized 18 Jan 1623/24; bur. 5 Jan 1625/26. She was also known as Esther Bland. xiii. Richard Bland; baptized 11 Feb 1624/25; m. Jane Lane 30 Jan 1650/51; 2nd husband; d. 20 Nov 1692 at age 67. He resided at London, England. He resided at Leeds, Yorkshire, England. xiv. Rachel Bland; baptized 14 Nov 1626; bur. 23 Aug 1633. xv. Arnal Bland; baptized 24 Feb 1627/28; bur. 18 Oct 1634. He was also known as Arnold Bland. 4. xvi. Theodorick Bland, bap. 6 Jan 1629/30 at St. Antholin, London, England; m. Anne Bennett. xvii. Joneane Bland; baptized 10 Jan 1631/32; bur. 5 May 1632 at St. Antholin, London, England. She was also known as Joan-Amy Bland. Generation Four 4. Theodorick Bland (John3, Adam2, Roger1); baptized 6 Jan 1629/30 at St. Antholin, London, England; m. Anne Bennett, daughter of Gov. Richard Bennett and Ann, 1660; 1st husband; d. 23 Apr 1671 at age 41; bur. at 'Westover', Charles City Co., VA. He immigrated in 1653 to Virginia. He was Speaker of the House of Burgesses in 1660 at Virginia. He was a member of Council between 1663 and 1671 at Virginia. Anne Bennett married Col. St. Leger Codd, son of William Codd and Mary St. Leger; 2nd husband. She died in Nov 1688 at Wharton's Creek, Kent Co., MD. Known children of Theodorick Bland and Anne Bennett were as follows: i. Theodorick Bland; b. Feb 1662/63; m. Margaret; d. Nov 1700 at age 37. 5. ii. Richard Bland, b. 11 Aug 1665 at 'Berkeley', Charles City Co., VA; m. Mary Swann; m. Elizabeth Randolph. iii. John Bland; b. 8 Feb 1681/82; m. Mary Breckon, daughter of Francis Breckon; 1st wife; m. Elizabeth Dale, daughter of Thomas Dale, 9 Nov 1709; 2nd wife; d. 1746 at Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. He resided at Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Generation Five 5. Richard Bland (Theodorick4, John3, Adam2, Roger1); b. 11 Aug 1665 at 'Berkeley', Charles City Co., VA; m. Mary Swann, daughter of Col. Thomas Swann and Mary Mansfield, 6 Sep 1692; 1st wife; m. Elizabeth Randolph, daughter of Col. William Randolph and Mary Isham, 11 Feb 1701/2; 2nd wife; d. 6 Apr 1720 at age 54; bur. at 'Westover', Charles City Co., VA. He resided at 'Jordan's Point', Prince George Co., VA. He was a member of the House of Burgesses at Virginia. He resided at Williamsburg, VA. He and Elizabeth Randolph resided at 'Jordan's Point', Prince George Co., VA. He left a will on 4 Feb 1719/20; proved 12 Apr 1720. Mary Swann was born on 5 Oct 1669. She died in Sep 1700 at 'Jordan Point', Prince George Co., VA, at age 30. Elizabeth Randolph was born in 1680. She resided at 'Jordan Point', Prince George Co., VA. She died on 22 Jan 1719/20. Known children of Richard Bland and Elizabeth Randolph were as follows: i. Mary Bland; b. 21 Aug 1703; m. Col. Henry Lee circa 1723/24. She left a will on 19 Oct 1762; proved 29 May 1764. 6. ii. Elizabeth Bland, b. 29 May 1706 at Prince George, VA; m. Col. William Beverley. iii. Richard Bland; b. 6 May 1710; m. Anne Poythress, daughter of Peter Poythress, 21 Mar 1729/30; 1st wife; m. Martha Macon, daughter of William Macon, 1 Jan 1759; 2nd husband, 2nd wife; m. Elizabeth Blair, daughter of Dr. Archibald Blair and Sarah Archer; 2nd husband, 3rd wife; d. 26 Oct 1776 at age 66. He was educated at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, VA. He resided at 'Jordan Point', Prince George Co., VA. He was a member of the House of Burgesses between 1742 and 1775 at Virginia. He was a member of the First Continental Congress in 1775. 7. iv. Anna Bland, b. 25 Feb 1711/12; m. Capt. Robert Munford; m. George Currie. v. Theodorick Bland; b. 2 Dec 1718 at Virginia; m. Frances Bolling, daughter of Drury Bolling and ___ Meriwether, 1738; 1st wife; m. Elizabeth Randolph, daughter of Edward Randolph; 2nd wife, 2nd husband; d. before 8 May 1784 at Virginia. He resided at Amelia Co., VA. He resided at Causon's', Prince George Co., VA. He resided at 'Kippax', Prince George Co., VA. He left a will on 16 Jul 1783; proved 28 Oct 1784. Generation Six 6. Elizabeth Bland (Richard5, Theodorick4, John3, Adam2, Roger1); b. 29 May 1705 or 1706 at Prince George, VA; m. Col. William Beverley, son of Robert Beverley Jr. and Ursula Byrd. She and Col. William Beverley resided at 'Blandfield', Essex Co., VA. Col. William Beverley was born circa 1698. He was a member of the House of Burgesses at Virginia. He also owned 'Beverley Manor', Augusta Co., VA; 118,490 acres. He was Clerk of the County between 1716 and 1745 at Essex Co., VA. He was a member of Council between 1752 and 1755 at Virginia. He left a will on 3 Dec 1755; proved 3 May 1756. He died on 28 Feb 1756. 7. Anna Bland (Richard5, Theodorick4, John3, Adam2, Roger1); b. 25 Feb 1711/12; m. Capt. Robert Munford; 1st husband; m. George Currie; 2nd husband. Capt. Robert Munford resided at Prince George Co., VA. He was a member of the House of Burgesses between 1736 and 1740 at Virginia. He left a will on 8 Sep 1743; proved 10 Sep 1745. He died in Dec 1744. George Currie resided at Prince George Co., VA. He died circa 1771. [S95] William and Mary Quarterly. WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY HISTORICAL MAGAZINE Vol 24 No 2 October 1915 Giles Carter, and his Contemporaries; Neighbors, 2 Jun 1679 [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY Volume 3 Year Ending June 1896 Susanna Beverly, youngest daughter of Peter Beverley, married Sir John Randolph, of Williamsburg (s/o Colonel Wm. Randolph, the elder of 'Turkey Island') [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/c/h/Kim-Schwab-NY/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0301.html. William Randolph of "Tuckahoe" (son of William Randolph of "Tuckahoe" and ELIZABETH RYLAND) was born Oct 1651 in Moreton Morrrell, Warwick, England, Great Britain, and died 1671 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, Ireland. He married (1) ELIZABETH RYLAND on Abt. 1647 in date unknown. He married (2) Mary ISHAM on Bef. 1679 in , Henrico, Virginia, USA. "Curles Neck" was on Turkey Island, an island in the James now calledPresque Isle. In 1951 it was made into a bird refuge. Here is an account of the Randolph family and its Turkey Island homefrom "Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia," by Bishop WilliamMeade, 1857: "We are informed, by one of the descendants, that Mr. William Randolph boughtat one time the whole of Sir Thomas Dale's settlement, amounting to five thousandacres of land, and as much more of other persons, reaching down to Four-Mile Creek, on theJames River. The two settlements of Varina and Curls, so long the property and abodesof the Randolphs, were on this estate. The estate of [Nathaniel] Bacon, the rebel, onceformed a part of this tract, and there are still some remains of the fort which he erectedwhen contending with the Indians. The estate called Varina, which continued longest inpossession of the Randolphs, was so called from a place of that name in Spain, becausethe tobacco raided at both places so resembled each other in flavour. . . ."On 1 Oct 1674 William Randolph purchased land in Henrico County, Virginialocated on the upper James River just north of present day Petersburg andabout 15 miles south of Richmond. He was one of the early pioneers ofcolonial Virginia. "The Visitation of Northamptonshire" lists Mary as the eldest daughter foHenry Isham, only surviving son of Wiliam Isham, 3rd son of Sir EusebyIsham of Pytchley." A big man with a hawk nose. BORN AT MORETON MORRELLIN WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND-per his tombstone. (Some ref to Yorkshire).Suggested by some that no other couple in history had a greater number ofdistinguished descendants than Wm & Mary Randolph. Sixteenth generationin line of descent from King Henry III. William was the Clerk of HenricoCounty succeeding uncle Henry. William was the U.S. Attorney General from1670 to 1671.Also a speaker of the House of Burgesses in1698 - He was aloyalist. who came to America in 1672 [PER VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORYAND BIOGRAPHY VOL XLV - DEC. 1937] He was the King's Colony councilin VA,and Colonial Attorney General. He was a founder of Willliam and MaryCollege and one of the Trustees. He was known as a tobacco planter,merchant, and colonial official