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About Capt. Henry Randolph
Henry Randolph I of Henrico County,Virginia
DESCENDANTS of HENRY RANDOLPH I of Henrico County, Virginia (1623-1673)
RANDOLPH, Henry, b. Houghton Parva, Northamptonshire, England;
baptized Nov. 27, 1623 d. Henrico Co. Va. 1673 , son of William Randolph by his second wife, Dorothy Lane (daughter of Richard Lane of Courteenhall and widow of Thomas West of Cotton End; immigrated to Virginia about 1642;4 Clerk Henrico County from about 1643 to about 3-656; 5 Clerk Virginia Assembly from 1656 to his death.
He married in Virginia (l) Oct. 12, 1652 Elizabeth (d. Oct. 12, 1660).
Issue:
- 1) Henry?
- 2) William
He m. (2) Dec. 12, 1661 to Judith Soane (daughter of Henry Soane, Speaker House of Burgesses 1660-1661, and his wife Judith) b. 1647, d. 1693)
Issue:
- 3) Henry (second of the name);
- 4) Judith; (died young)
- 5) Martha
Biography
"A year after the outbreak of the English Civil Ward in 1643 Henry Randolph went to the Virginia colony, where he was prominent in colonial politics. After the Civil War ended, Henry's nephew, William Randolph, came the Virginia colony. He settled in Turkey Island and was extremely influential in politics. He was a member of the House of Burgesses and king's council. William Randolph founded the Virginia Ranolph dynasty. He married his children into most of the important colonial families, and his descendants were powerful in colonial and later in state and national politics for two hundred years."
Quoted from McCreight, Willam Randolph. The Randolph Family of England, Scotland and Virginia, History and Genealogy. 2015. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
Henry Randolph I of Turkey Island, born in 1623 in Little Houghton, Northamptonshire, England and immigrated to the colony of Virginia in 1642 as the protege of Sir William Berkeley. He acquired title to land on the north side of Swift Creek in Bermuda Hundred in 1655 and he built Swift Creek Mill, considered one of the first grist mills in the United States, about 1663. The mill was located alongside Randolph's plantation. Henry married Judith, the daughter of speaker of the House of Burgesses Henry Soane, with whom they had a son, Captain Henry Randolph.The Randolph family was a prominent Virginia political family, whose members contributed to the politics of Colonial Virginia and Virginia after it gained its statehood. They are descended from the Randolphs of Morton Morrell, Warwickshire, England. The first Randolph to come to America was Henry Randolph in 1643
Henry Randolph I was the uncle of William Randolph of Turkey Island in Colonial Virginia, whom Henry sponsored to emigrate to Colonial Virginia[5] following a visit to England and Ireland in 1669 or 1670. He was also the half brother of Thomas Randolph, the poet of England. Henry died in Henrico County, Virginia in 1673. (Wikipedia, 2020) (Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_family_of_Virginia)
William Randolph had issue by his second marriage with Dorothy Lane:
7, Henry, born 1623; went to Virginia, 1643, “and remained there twenty-seven years.” [He was clerk of Henrico shortly after 1643 until 1669, and clerk of the House of Burgesses from 1660 until his death in 1673; married Judith, daughter of Henry Soane, speaker of the House of Burgesses. [For a partial account of his descendants see ‘Critic,’ September 3, 1888, and William and Mary Quarterly];
Robert Randolph, b 1492, Harris Co. Sussex, md. 1571 to Rose Roberts, b. Hawkhurst, Kent. Parents of:
William Randolph, b.1572, Sussex, Eng. , Little Houghton, d.1660, Sussex, md. to Dorothy Lane (Law?) West (her 2nd), b. Northamptonshire, d. Sussex, parents of
Capt. Henry Randolph, b. 1623, Little Houghton, Eng., d. 1673, Bristol Parish, Henrico Co., VA, md. 12 Dec. 1661,Henrico Co., to Judith Soane, b. ca 1640, Littleton, Sussex, d. 1693 or ca 1703?, Henrico Co. He was Clerk of Henrico Co. 1643-1649 and clerk of VA House of Burgesses 1659. Judith's parents were Henry Soane and Judith Fuller. Parents of
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Henry Randolph II (1665-1692/3) md. Sarah Swann, daughter of Col Thomas Swann. Parents of
Henry Randolph III (1689-1726) md Elizabeth Eppes. Parents of
Henry Randolph IV (1721-1771) md. Tabitha Poythress. Parents of
Col Peter Randolph (1750-1812) md. Sarah Greenhill. Parents of
Judge Peter Randolph (1790-1832) md. Elizabeth Handy Leatherbury (her 1st She md. a Percy 2nd.) He was appointed to Federal Court of Mississippi. They lived in Woodville. Parents of
Dr. Peter Randolph III(1830-1897) md. Josephine Woods Courtney, my great great grandparents.
Their daughter was Elise Courtney Randolph
References
- “Descendants of Henry Randolph.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 2, 1895, pp. 125–27. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1915057. Accessed 28 Jul. 2022.
- Randolph, Wassell. Pedigree of the descendants of Henry Randolph I (1623-1673): of Henrico County, Virginia. Memphis, Tenn.: Distributed by Memphis Public Library, 1957. On FamilySearch. Page 6. < link >; Page 7 < link >; Page 6 < AncestrySharing >; page 7 < AncestrySharing >
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Capt. Henry Randolph's Timeline
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November 27, 1623
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Little Houghton, Northamptonshire, England
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| 1642 |
1642
Age 18
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Virginia Colony
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September 2, 1654
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September 2, 1654
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| 1665 |
January 16, 1665
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Henrico County, Virginia, United States
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July 29, 1671
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Appomattox County, Virginia, Colonial America
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