Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
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Birth1659, Henrico County, Virginia [51715]
DeathDec 29, 1735, Henrico County, Virginia [51715]
BurialRandolph Family Cemetery Presque Isle, Henrico County, Virginia [51715]
FatherHenry ISHAM (1628-1670)
MotherKatherine BANKS (1627-1686)
ChildrenIsham (1687-1742)
Obituary Online notes for Col. William RANDOLPH
"William Randolph was baptized in Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, England on November 1650, the son of Richard Randolph (21 February 1621–2 May 1678) and Elizabeth Ryland (1625–ca. 1669). Richard Randolph was originally from Houghton Parva, a small village east of Northampton, where his father was a "steward and servant" to Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche (1556–1625), having previously served in that same capacity to Sir George Goring, a landowner in Sussex.[3] Elizabeth was the daughter of John Ryland of Warwick. William was the second of seven Randolph children, all born in Moreton Morrell between 1647 and 1657.
No record has yet surfaced to fix William Randolph's residences after his birth until 1672.
Although his father's older half-brother, the poet Thomas Randolph, attended Westminster School and Cambridge University, he did so largely on scholarship and there is no record of any other members of William's family having attended either public school or university.[5] At some point in the late 1650s or 1660s, his parents moved to Dublin, where they both died, his mother around 1669 and his father in 1671, so William may well have spent the bulk of his formative years in Ireland.[6] It is also known that William's uncle, Henry Randolph (1623-?), in 1669 traveled to Britain from Virginia, to which place he had emigrated around 1642.[7] Henry probably encouraged his nephew at that time to return with him to the Chesapeake. In any case, William Randolph was in the colony by 12 February 1672 when he appears in the record as witness to a land transaction." Source: Wilipedia
Husband of Mary (Isham) Randolph. Father of Elizabeth Bland), an infant also named Elizabeth, William Jr., Edward, Sir John, Mary (Sith), Richard and Col. Isham Randolph. (Randolph/Randolf later spelling. GRT Grandfather of Thomas Jefferson.
"Here Lies Col. William Randolph Founder of Randolph Family
1651-1711." Virginia Conservation Com. 1946.
William Randolph, settled at Turkey Island in the early 1680s, near the head of the tidewater on the James River, built up a large estate, and became one of the most influential political leaders of his generation. He was the 26th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1698. By the time of his death in 1711, he had established a leading dynasty and was able to bequeath thousands of acres of land to his children. Taking advantage of opportunities in the interior, his sons moved further upriver: Richard settled at Curles Neck, Thomas far beyond the falls at Tuckahoe (the first great plantation on the upper James), and Isham further upriver still. As a young man Isham had gone to sea, become a successful merchant, and lived for many years in London, serving as an agent for Virginia affairs. In 1718 he married Jane Rogers and three years later their daughter, Jane, was baptized at St. Paul's Church, Shadwell. Jane Randolph, Thomas Jefferson's mother, was English by birth and spent her childhood in London surrounded by the busy streets and docklands of the East End, before moving to her father's plantation at Dungeness in the frontier county of Goochland.
The Randolph Family Cemetery on the South-West side of the old Turkey Island Plantation. The Turkey Island Plantation is NOT on Turkey Island, but across the James River, north of Turkey Island. The family plot is now on private property and the owner does not allow people to visit the walled in cemetery.(according to G. Parsons). [281]
No record has yet surfaced to fix William Randolph's residences after his birth until 1672.
Although his father's older half-brother, the poet Thomas Randolph, attended Westminster School and Cambridge University, he did so largely on scholarship and there is no record of any other members of William's family having attended either public school or university.[5] At some point in the late 1650s or 1660s, his parents moved to Dublin, where they both died, his mother around 1669 and his father in 1671, so William may well have spent the bulk of his formative years in Ireland.[6] It is also known that William's uncle, Henry Randolph (1623-?), in 1669 traveled to Britain from Virginia, to which place he had emigrated around 1642.[7] Henry probably encouraged his nephew at that time to return with him to the Chesapeake. In any case, William Randolph was in the colony by 12 February 1672 when he appears in the record as witness to a land transaction." Source: Wilipedia
Husband of Mary (Isham) Randolph. Father of Elizabeth Bland), an infant also named Elizabeth, William Jr., Edward, Sir John, Mary (Sith), Richard and Col. Isham Randolph. (Randolph/Randolf later spelling. GRT Grandfather of Thomas Jefferson.
"Here Lies Col. William Randolph Founder of Randolph Family
1651-1711." Virginia Conservation Com. 1946.
William Randolph, settled at Turkey Island in the early 1680s, near the head of the tidewater on the James River, built up a large estate, and became one of the most influential political leaders of his generation. He was the 26th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1698. By the time of his death in 1711, he had established a leading dynasty and was able to bequeath thousands of acres of land to his children. Taking advantage of opportunities in the interior, his sons moved further upriver: Richard settled at Curles Neck, Thomas far beyond the falls at Tuckahoe (the first great plantation on the upper James), and Isham further upriver still. As a young man Isham had gone to sea, become a successful merchant, and lived for many years in London, serving as an agent for Virginia affairs. In 1718 he married Jane Rogers and three years later their daughter, Jane, was baptized at St. Paul's Church, Shadwell. Jane Randolph, Thomas Jefferson's mother, was English by birth and spent her childhood in London surrounded by the busy streets and docklands of the East End, before moving to her father's plantation at Dungeness in the frontier county of Goochland.
The Randolph Family Cemetery on the South-West side of the old Turkey Island Plantation. The Turkey Island Plantation is NOT on Turkey Island, but across the James River, north of Turkey Island. The family plot is now on private property and the owner does not allow people to visit the walled in cemetery.(according to G. Parsons). [281]
Obituary Online notes for Mary (Spouse 1)
"Here Lies Mary Isham Randolph. Wife of Col. William Randolf. 1659-1735." Virginia Conservation Com. 1946.
Mary Isham was born circa 1658 at Bermuda Hundred, Henrico Co., VA. She died on 29 Dec 1735 at 'Turkey Island', Henrico Co., VA.
Known children of Col. William6 Randolph and Mary Isham were as follows:
i. Edward7 Randolph married Elizabeth Graves.
7. ii. Elizabeth Randolph, born 1680; married Richard Bland.
8. iii. Col. William Randolph Jr., born 6 Nov 1681 at 'Turkey Island', Henrico Co., VA; married Elizabeth Beverley.
9. iv. Thomas Randolph, born Jun 1683; married Judith Fleming.
10. v. Isham Randolph, born Dec 1684; married Jane Rogers.
vi. Henry Randolph was born circa 1687. He died; no issue.
11. vii. Col. Richard Randolph, born 1690; married Jane Bolling.
viii. Mary Randolph was born in 1692. She married John Stith.
12. ix. Sir John Randolph, born Apr 1693 at 'Turkey Island', Henrico Co., VA; married Susanna Beverley.
Great Uncle Sir Edward Brett 's will was proved 17 Mar 1683. Having no children and his wife predeceasing him, he left a bequest of 20/ to his church, and in a codicil also left bequests to the descendants his sister Mary Brett(1604-1682), wife of William Isham (1587-1627). Most notably, to the two surviving offspring of Mary and William's deceased son Henry Isham, Sr. who had removed to the Virginia Colony and there married Katherine Banks, widow of Joseph Royall. The two living children of Henry & Katherine who inherited were Anne (wife of Frances Eppes) and Mary (wife of William Randolph 'the immigrant')". Through these two females descendants are related to some of the most influential founding families in America: Byrd, Carter, Harrison, Lee, Nelson, Page, Washington, and Jefferson. [51717]
Mary Isham was born circa 1658 at Bermuda Hundred, Henrico Co., VA. She died on 29 Dec 1735 at 'Turkey Island', Henrico Co., VA.
Known children of Col. William6 Randolph and Mary Isham were as follows:
i. Edward7 Randolph married Elizabeth Graves.
7. ii. Elizabeth Randolph, born 1680; married Richard Bland.
8. iii. Col. William Randolph Jr., born 6 Nov 1681 at 'Turkey Island', Henrico Co., VA; married Elizabeth Beverley.
9. iv. Thomas Randolph, born Jun 1683; married Judith Fleming.
10. v. Isham Randolph, born Dec 1684; married Jane Rogers.
vi. Henry Randolph was born circa 1687. He died; no issue.
11. vii. Col. Richard Randolph, born 1690; married Jane Bolling.
viii. Mary Randolph was born in 1692. She married John Stith.
12. ix. Sir John Randolph, born Apr 1693 at 'Turkey Island', Henrico Co., VA; married Susanna Beverley.
Great Uncle Sir Edward Brett 's will was proved 17 Mar 1683. Having no children and his wife predeceasing him, he left a bequest of 20/ to his church, and in a codicil also left bequests to the descendants his sister Mary Brett(1604-1682), wife of William Isham (1587-1627). Most notably, to the two surviving offspring of Mary and William's deceased son Henry Isham, Sr. who had removed to the Virginia Colony and there married Katherine Banks, widow of Joseph Royall. The two living children of Henry & Katherine who inherited were Anne (wife of Frances Eppes) and Mary (wife of William Randolph 'the immigrant')". Through these two females descendants are related to some of the most influential founding families in America: Byrd, Carter, Harrison, Lee, Nelson, Page, Washington, and Jefferson. [51717]