Virginia Prominent Families Vol 1-4
4. Richard Randolph, b. at Turkey Island, May, 1686, settled at Curls Neck. Married (1714) Jane Bolling.
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Col. Richard Randolph (1690-1749) of Curles [RA.5]
Richard Randolph, son of William Randolph and Mary Isham, was born in 1690 and married Jane Bolling, daughter of John Bolling and Mary Kennon. Randolph had a plantation in Amelia County where he paid taxes from its formation in 1736. Joseph Morton and 13 slaves were working that quarter in 1737. Richard represented Henrico County in the Virginia House of Burgesses until his death (1728-49).
Richards will in Henrico County named his four sons and three daughters (will dated 18 Nov. 1747, recorded June 1749). The will of Jane Randolph of Curles named sons Richard, Ryland, John, and Brett, daughter Elizabeth, niece Jane Eldridge. She appointed executors sons Richard and Ryland and son-in-law Col. Archibald Cary (will dated 2 Mar. 1766, recorded 1 June 1767).
Children of Richard and Jane (Bolling) Randolph
3 Richard Randolph [RA.5.1] (1715- 6 June 1786) of Curles married Ann Meade (1731- 9 Dec. 1814), daughter of David Meade and Susanna Everard. His will remembered wife Ann and named children Richard, Brett, Ryland, David Meade, Ann, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Mary (will dated 21 Mar. 1786, recorded 3 July 1786).
4 Richard Randolph [RA.5.1.1] (31 Mar. 1757 - 18 Mar. 1799 ) of Curles, a cavalryman during the Revolution, married Maria Beverley 1 December 1785. He was head of a household of one white and 22 blacks in Cumberland County in 1782.
4 Capt. David Meade Randolph [RA.5.1.2] (14 Mar. 1759 - 22 Sept. 1830 ), a militia captain during the Revolution, married Mary Randolph in Goochland County 9 December 1780. Prior to the marriage his father gave him all his lands in Bermuda Hundred and 1,000 acres in Cumberland County called Dry Creek and all its slaves and livestock. David was head of a household of four whites and 21 blacks in Cumberland County in 1782. Their children were the following. Capt. Randolph, who escorted Washington on his tour of Chesterfield in 1791, was considered the best farmer in the whole country.
5 Richard Randolph [RA.5.1.2.1] (30 Oct. 1782 -1859) married Elizabeth Gibbon.
5 Thomas Mann Randolph [RA.5.1.2.2] (16 July 1784 - 30 Mar. 1786
5 Lavinia Randolph [RA.5.1.2.3] (7 Oct. 1786 - 8 Feb. 1789).
5 William Beverley Randolph [RA.5.1.2.4] (11 June 1789 - 15 May 1868) married Sarah Lingan.
5 Thomas Nelson Randolph [RA.5.1.2.5] (5 Dec. 1791 - Sept. 1792
5 daughter Randolph [RA.5.1.2.6] (July 1794 - July 1794) died at 8 days.
5 David Meade Randolph [RA.5.1.2.7] (Dec. 1798 - 1 Oct. 1825 ).
5 Burwell Starke Randolph [RA.5.1.2.8] (Feb. 1800 - 2 Oct. 1854
4 Brett Randolph [RA.5.1.3] (20 July 1766 - 26 Jan. 1828) married Lucy Beverley. Described as the second son of Richard and Ann Randolph of Curles, he died near Columbus, Mississippi.
4 Ryland Randolph [RA.5.1.4] married Elizabeth Frazier in July 179
4 Susanna Randolph [RA.5.1.5] (10 April 1753 - 3 Dec. 1781) married Benjamin Harrison 6 April 1776. The tombstone for Susanna and her infant son is at Curles.
4 Jane Randolph [RA.5.1.6] married as his second wife, Archibald Bolling in 1774.
5 Sarah Bolling [RA.5.1.6.1] married Joseph Cabell Megginson. See their family
5 Ann Everard Bolling [RA.5.1.6.2] (- 26 Jan. 1834) married first Samuel Shepherd DuVal and had two children by him.
Ann married second Joseph Cabell in Campbell County 15 October (bond) 1804. See their family
5 Elizabeth Meade Bolling [RA.5.1.6.3] (- 19 Nov. 1823 ) married 11 June 1801 Archibald Robertson, who was living in Washington County with his brother Wyndham in 1850. They had four children.
6 Elizabeth Jane Robertson [RA.5.1.6.3.1] (1802- 9 Aug. 1822).
6 Rebecca Murray Robertson [RA.5.1.6.3.2] (1803-1823).
6 Pocahontas Anne Robertson [RA.5.1.6.3.3] (1805- 15 Mar. 1838 ) married as his first wife William Smith Bolling 24 October 1832.
6 Virginia Bolling Robertson [RA.5.1.6.3.4] (1807-1836) married Ralph Graves.
5 John Bolling [RA.5.1.6.4] (1784-1851).
5 Blair Bolling [RA.5.1.6.5] (3 Mar. 1791 - 3 Aug. 1839) of Centre Hill married first Margaret A. Webster 15 April 1824. He married second 7 March 1827 Penelope Storrs (c.1806- 29 May 1849), a daughter of Gervas Storrs. Penelope died 29 May 1849 in her 43rd year at the residence on her mother in Henrico County.
6 Archibald Bolling [RA.5.1.6.5.1] (1827-1897) married Eliza Truehart Armistead in February 1852. See their family
6 John R. Bolling [RA.5.1.6.5.2] married Maria Page Armistead in October 1855. See their family
6 Mary Susan Bolling [RA.5.1.6.5.3] married first Gervas Storrs Burton (1823-1855), who was clerking in Richmond in 1850, and second, Dr. J.C. Macon.
6 Paulina Bolling [RA.5.1.6.5.4].
6 Blair Bolling [RA.5.1.6.5.5] (1834- 2 July 1835), age 10 months, 10 days, died at the residence of his grandfather Gervas Storrs.
6 Blair Bolling [RA.5.1.6.5.6] (1838- 16 Jan. 1840) died age 20 months.
6 Jane Rolf Bolling [RA.5.1.6.5.7] (1830- 29 Aug. 1831), the youngest daughter, died age 14 months.
6 Martha Storrs Bolling [RA.5.1.6.5.8] (1836- 3 Sept. 1837) died age 1 year, 3 days.
6 Powhatan Bolling [RA.5.1.6.5.9] (1831- 10 Sept. 1832) died age 11 months, 27 days.
4 Ann Meade Randolph [RA.5.1.7] married Brett Randolph in Henrico County 7 May (bond) 1782. See their family
4 Elizabeth Meade Randolph [RA.5.1.8] married David Meade Jr. in Henrico County 1 March 1789.
4 Mary Randolph [RA.5.1.9] married William Gay Bolling, a son of Thomas Bolling, in Henrico County 23 February (bond) 1798. See their family
4 Sarah Randolph [RA.5.1.10], a daughter of Richard Randolph, deceased, married William Mewburn in Powhatan County 20 January (bond) 181
4 Susan Randolph [RA.5.1.11] (14 Oct. 1751 - 11 June 1752).
4 Mary Randolph [RA.5.1.12] (9 Oct. 1760 - 18 Dec. 1772).
4 Ann Randolph [RA.5.1.13] (19 Aug. 1762 - July 1763).
3 Brett Randolph [RA.5.2] (1732- 4 Sept. 1759) married Mary Scott (- Nov. 1779), a native of Wales. In 1756 Bret and Mary Randolph of Chesterfield County deeded 3,343 acres in Prince Edward County, which he inherited from his father, Richard Randolph, to William Randolph of Wilton for £1,000. Brett and Mary returned to Gloucester County, Great Britain, where he left a will dated 31 August 1759. Mary was residing in Great Britain 1 March 1760 when she and John Scott, executors, gave a power of attorney to John Markham in Chesterfield County.
Powhatan County escheated 4,150 acres, and slaves horses and livestock at three plantations from Henry and Brett, they being citizens of Great Britain.
4 Henry Randolph [RA.5.2.1] (7 Oct. 1758) married Lucy Ward in Chesterfield County in December 1782. See their family
4 Brett Randolph [RA.5.2.2] (21 Feb. 1760), born after the death of his father, married Ann Meade Randolph in Henrico County 7 May (bond) 1782. Randolph had a plantation in Powhatan County in 1783 that employed 39 slaves.
5 Richard Kidder Randolph [RA.5.2.2.1] (26 April 1794 - 26 Sept. 1846) married Elizabeth Jane Montague in Powhatan County 28 January (bond) 1819. He died in Green County, Alabama, 26 September 1846.
5 Howard Randolph [RA.5.2.2.2] married a Meade.
5 Patrick Randolph [RA.5.2.2.3] married a Meade.
5 Brett Randolph [RA.5.2.2.4], twin to Patrick.
5 Ann Meade Randolph [RA.5.2.2.5] married as his second wife Joseph Michaux in Powhatan County 5 February (bond) 1822. See their family
5 Mary Susan Randolph [RA.5.2.2.6] married Francis Watkins in Powhatan County 21 December (bond) 1820.
4 Susanna Randolph [RA.5.2.3] married Dr. Charles Douglas (11 Oct. 1752), of Scotland, 23 August 1783.
4 Richard Randolph [RA.5.2.4] (17 Aug. 1754 - 8 Sept. 1775).
3 John Randolph [RA.5.3] (26 June 1742 - 28 Oct. 1775) of Mattoax, married Frances Bland, daughter of Theodorick Bland and Frances Bolling, 9 March 1769.
Randolphs will, which Elizabeth and John Banister witnessed, is in Chesterfield County naming three sons (will dated 25 July 1774, recorded 23 Oct. 1775 ). Their children were the following.
4 Richard Randolph [RA.5.3.1] (9 Mar. 1770 - 16 June 1796 ) of Bizarre married Judith Randolph in Henrico County 31 December 1789. His will freed 400 slaves and directed they be established on their own lan
4 Theodorick Bland Randolph [RA.5.3.2] (22 Jan. 1771 - 14 Feb. 1792
4 John Randolph [RA.5.3.3] (2 June 1773 - 24 May 1833) of Roanoke, was U.S. congressman (1799-1813, 1819-25, 1827-33), senator (1825-27). Randolph County, Georgia, is named for John Randolph. Like his brother Richard, he freed his slaves upon his death.
To learn more about John Randolph, read his biography at Congress.gov
3 Mary Randolph [RA.5.4] (21 Nov. 1727 - 25 Nov. 1781) married Col. Archibald Cary (24 Jan. 1721/2 - 26 Feb. 1787) of Ampthill, son of Henry Cary who gave his son 2,132 acres in Goochland County 21 September 174
Archibald took the oath as lieutenant colonel of the Chesterfield County militia 5 May 1758 and 1 December 1758. Cary represented Goochland (1748-9) and Chesterfield (1756-76) in the Virginia House of Burgesses, was a delegate to the Revolutionary Conventions, and first president of the senate (1776-8). The Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography devotes a topic to Cary.
Archibald left a will in Chesterfield County remembering four married daughters and their husbands (will dated 12 Feb. 1787, recorded April 1787 ). Three children, not listed below, had died in infancy. In debt at his death, his body was secretly buried so that it might not be seized by creditors, which was then the law.
4 Anne Cary [RA.5.4.1] (c.1745- 6 Mar. 1789 ) married as his first wife Thomas Mann Randolph 18 November 1761. See their family
4 Jane Cary [RA.5.4.2] (12 Feb. 1751/2 - Feb. 1774 ) married Thomas Isham Randolph of Dungeness. See their family
4 Elizabeth Cary [RA.5.4.3] (1769) of Ampthill, married Robert Kincaid in Chesterfield County 7 July 1787, although her fathers will provided that he would received none of his property, should he marry his daughter. The marriage consent placed her birth as 1769.
4 Mary Cary [RA.5.4.4] (4 Dec. 1766 - 26 Jan. 1797) married Carter Page (- 9 April 1825) in Chesterfield County 12 April 1783. They were the parents of eight, of whom four died young. Carter, a veteran of the Revolution, married second Lucy Nelson, a daughter of Gen. Thomas Nelson, 14 December 1799 and they were the parents of seven.
5 John Cary Page [RA.5.4.4.1] (9 May 1784 - 14 May 1853) married Marianna F. Trent, a daughter of Alexander Trent, 12 October 1808. They were the parents of 12.
5 Henry Page [RA.5.4.4.2] (29 Sept. 1785) married Jane Browne Deane, a daughter of T.W. Deane, 23 December 1813.
5 Carter Page [RA.5.4.4.3] (9 Dec. 1786 - 7 Nov. 1789).
5 Lavinia Randolph Page [RA.5.4.4.4] (15 June 1788 - 8 Nov. 1789
5 Carter Page [RA.5.4.4.5] (10 Aug. 1790 - 30 June 1791).
5 Mann Page [RA.5.4.4.6] (26 Oct. 1791) married Jane Frances Walker 12 December 1815. See their family
5 William Page [RA.5.4.4.7] (21 Aug. 1793 - 26 Dec. 1793).
5 Mary Isham Page [RA.5.4.4.8] (30 Dec. 1794 - 26 Dec. 1811) lost her life in the fire at the Richmond Theater.
4 Sarah Cary [RA.5.4.5] (23 Feb. 1753 - 7 April 1773) married as his first wife Archibald Bolling 13 September 1770. When her father made his will, Sarah was dead and Archibald married to Jane Randolph. Their children were the following.
5 Archibald Cary Bolling [RA.5.4.5.1] (20 July 1771) was named in the 1787-will of his maternal grandfather.
5 Sarah Cary Bolling [RA.5.4.5.2] (30 Mar. 1773 - 2 July 1774).
3 Jane Bolling Randolph [RA.5.5] (1728-1756) married Anthony Walke (-1782) who married second Mary Moseley (- 22 Nov. 1785), a daughter of Edward Hack Moseley, 8 May 1757.
4 Rev. Anthony Walke [RA.5.5.1], who represented Princess Anne County in the Virginia House of Delegates (1785-8) and the Convention of 1788, married first Anne McClanahan, and second, Ann Fisher.
3 Elizabeth Randolph [RA.5.6] (- Jan. 1774 ) married Col. Richard Kidder Meade (14 July 1746 - 9 Feb. 1805), a son of David Meade and Susanna Everard. Their children died young and Mead married second Mary Randolph, the widow of William Randolph 10 December 1780.
Meade attended school at Harrow, England, and joined the Continental Army soon after his return, becoming aid-de-camp to General Washington, and was an original member of Society of the Cincinnati. He died in Frederick County.
3 Ryland Randolph [RA.5.7] (-1785) was residing in Henrico County in 1762 when he deeded 2,732 acres in Prince Edward County to George Walton. He still retained a large quarter in Prince Edward, which Joshua Blanton was overseeing in 1773. Ryland died in Henrico County unmarried and childless (will dated 11 Dec. 1784, recorded 7 Feb. 1785).
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Richard Randolph
son of William Randolph and Mary Isham, his wife, of Turkey Island, resided at "Curls Neck," Henrico county; justice of Henrico and colonel of the county; burgess at the assemblies of 1727-1734, 1734-1740, 1742-1747 and 1748-1749; treasurer of Virginia 1736-1738; married Jane, daughter of Major John Bolling, of Cobbs. He died in 1749.
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