Henry Randolph, III

31 RANDOLPH, Henry III of Henrico, b. 1/1/1689, d. 8/1/1726 (will dated 8/27/1726, prob. 1/2/1727, Hen. Rec. 1725-37, p. 78); Captain of Militia; Magistrate 1713-1720; Sheriff 1723;? m. 3/29/1714 Elizabeth Eppes (b. l/6/l7_, d. 1777, daughter Col. Francis Eppes III and Ann Isham, his wife) 8 .

Issue: l) Sarah; 2) Anne; 3) Henry; 4) Francis; 5) Grief; 6) Mourning.9

In his will dated Aug. 27, 1726 he named his first four children. 10 His last two children were posthumous twins, which accounts for their unusual names, Grief (male) and Mourning (female) and for their not being named in his will. 1

His widow never remarried and died Apr. , 1777» In her will dated 4/30/1775, prob. 1778 TChes. W. B. 3, p. 209) she named her living children and some of her grandchildren.

According to this source, twins Grief and Mourning Randolph (b.1726) were the children of Henry Randolph III:

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References

• "Descendants of Henry Randolph." The William and Mary Quarterly 4, no. 2 (1895): 125-27. Accessed February 14, 2020. doi:10.2307/1915057
• Pedigree of the descendants of Henry Randolph I (1623-1673) of Henrico County, Virginia. Page 8 < FamilySearch >