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Sir John Randolph

Sir John Randolph[1, 2, 3]

Male 1693 - 1737  (44 years)

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  • Name John Randolph 
    Title Sir 
    Born 1693  Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Susanna Beverley (Peter, Robert) youngest daughter, born _____; died______; married Sir John Randolph, of Williamsburg (son of Colonel William Randolph, the elder of 'Turkey Island') who was born 1693 and died 9 Mar 1737. He was educated at William and Mary College, Gray's Inn, and The Temple; and after finishing his legal studies in England returned to Virginia, settled in Williamsburg (though he had estates in Glouchester, where he was at one time County Lieutenant), and at an early age was appointed Attorney General of Virginia.....(See Document)
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Mar 1737  Williamsburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5333  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2017 

    Father Col. William Randolph,   b. 1650, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1711, Henrico, Colony of Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Mary Isham,   b. 1652, Bermuda Hundred, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1735, Turkey Island, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married Abt 1673  Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanna Beverley,   b. Est 1695, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Beverly Randolph,   b. 1719, Goochland, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Peter Randolph,   b. 20 Oct 1717, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F1987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Sir John Randolph
    Sir John Randolph
    5333Sir JohnRandolph.jpg

    Documents
    THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY  Volume III Year Ending June 1896
    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
    Virginians In The Revolution Randolph & Ranols
    VirginiansInTheRevolutionRandolph&Ranols.png

    Histories
    The Ishams
    The Ishams
    108803 IshamHenry-TheTimesDispatch-Aug23,1908.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S140] Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.
      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')

    2. [S84] Rootsweb, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~warejamesbakercalder/randolphsirjohn0001.htm.
      Descendants of Sir John Randolph
      Generation One
      1. Sir John1 Randolph was born in Apr 1693 at Turkey Island / Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg. He married Lady Susanna Beverley, daughter of Peter (Colonel) Beverley and Elizabeth Peyton, circa 1718. He died on 5 Mar 1736/37 at age 43; Williamsburg says died March 7, 1737. He was buried in 1737 at buried chapel of Wren Building at College of Wm. & Mary.
      He was Lawyer, Burgess. He was educated in 1711; Graduated from College of William & Mary. He lived in 1724; Purchased what was to become the Peyton Randolph House in Williamsburg. In 1730 knighted.
      Children of Sir John1 Randolph and Lady Susanna Beverley were as follows:
      2 i. Beverly2 Randolph was born circa 1719 at Of Gloucester. He married Sarah (Agatha) Wormeley, daughter of John Wormley and (--?--) Elizabeth, in 1742.

      3 ii. Peyton (of Williamsburg) Randolph was born in 1721. He married Elizabeth (Betty I) Harrison, daughter of Benjamin (of Berkeley) Harrison IV and Ann Carter, on 8 Mar 1745/46 Berkeley. He died on 24 Oct 1775 at Philadelphia, Buried at William and Mary.
      Died of paralysis at friend's home in Phila. He lived at Williamsburg. He was 1st Pres of American Congress. No issue.
      + 4 iii. John "The Tory" Randolph was born in 1727. He married Arianna Jennings, daughter of Edmund Jennings, circa 1752.
      + 5 iv. Mary Randolph was born circa 1728. She married Philip Grymes circa 1743.
      Generation Two
      4. John "The Tory"2 Randolph (John1) was born in 1727. He married Arianna Jennings, daughter of Edmund Jennings, circa 1752. He died in 1784 at Died in Brampton, England, but Buried in Chapel of William and Mary.
      The Loyalist, King's Attorney General, state government confiscated his property. He was educated; William & Mary, 1745 studied law in England at Middle Temple. He lived; Tazwell Hall.
      Children of John "The Tory"2 Randolph and Arianna Jennings were as follows:
      6 i. Susanna Beverly3 Randolph married John Randolph Grymes.
      7 ii. Ariana Vanderheyden Randolph married James Wormeley.
      + 8 iii. Edmund Jennings Randolph was born on 10 Aug 1753 at Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg. He married Elizabeth (Betsy) Nicholas, daughter of Robert (Treasurer) Carter Nicholas and Anne Cary, on 29 Aug 1776.
      5. Mary2 Randolph (John1) was born circa 1728. She married Philip Grymes circa 1743. She died on 20 Jan 1768.
      Children of Mary2 Randolph and Philip Grymes are as follows:
      9 i. Philip3 Grymes was born circa 1744.
      10 ii. John Grymes was born circa 1746.
      11 iii. Charles Grymes was b. ca 1748.
      12 iv. Benjamin Grymes was b.ca 1750.
      13 v. Lucy Grymes was born circa 1752. She married Thomas Nelson in 1762.
      + 14 vi. Susannah Grymes was born circa 1752. She married Nathaniel Burwell, son of Carter Burwell and Lucy Grymes, on 28 Nov 1772 Brandon, Middlesex County, VA.
      15 vii. Mary Grymes was born circa 1754. She married Robert Nelson.
      16 viii. Eliza Grymes was born circa 1756. She married Dr. Pope.
      Generation Three
      8. Edmund Jennings3 Randolph (John2, John1) was born on 10 Aug 1753 at Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg. He married Elizabeth (Betsy) Nicholas, daughter of Robert (Treasurer) Carter Nicholas and Anne Cary, on 29 Aug 1776. He died on 13 Sep 1813 at Clark County, Carter Hall, home of Col. Nathaniel Burwell, Frederick Co. VA, at age 60.
      Sec'y of State, Att'y Gen. Gov. of VA. See Bolling Memoirs appendix. He lived at Inherited Tazewell Hall, Williamsburg.
      Children of Edmund Jennings3 Randolph and Elizabeth (Betsy) Nicholas were as follows:
      + 17 i. Peyton4 Randolph was born circa 1777. He married Maria Ward, daughter of Benjamin Ward, in 1806.
      18 ii. Edmonia Randolph was born circa 1779. She married Thomas Preston.
      + 19 iii. Susan Beverly Randolph was born in 1781. She married J. Bennett Taylor.
      20 iv. Lucy Nelson Randolph was born in 1790. She married Peter (Judge) Vivian Daniel. She died in 1847.
      14. Susannah3 Grymes (Mary2 Randolph, John1) was born circa 1752. She married Nathaniel Burwell, son of Carter Burwell and Lucy Grymes, on 28 Nov 1772 Brandon, Middlesex County, VA.
      Children of Susannah3 Grymes and Nathaniel Burwell were as follows:
      21 i. Carter4 Burwell was born in 1773.
      22 ii. Philip Burwell was born in 1776.
      + 23 iii. Lucy Burwell was born on 20 Nov 1777 at Carter's Grove. She married Archibald Cary Randolph, son of Thomas Isham Randolph and Jane Cary, on 6 Apr 1797 Frederick, VA.
      + 24 iv. Nathaniel (Col.) Burwell was born in 1779. He married Anne (Willis) Rich. He married Ann Rich Willis.
      25 v. Lewis Burwell was born in 1781.
      26 vi. William Burwell was born in 1782.
      27 vii. Lewis Burwell, b. 26 Sep 1783 at Gloucester, VA. He married Judith Kennon on 30 May 1789. He died on 24 Aug 1834 at Richmond, VA, at age 50.
      28 viii. Robert Burwell was born in 1785.
      Generation Four
      17. Peyton4 Randolph (Edmund3, John2, John1) was born circa 1777. He married Maria Ward, daughter of Benjamin Ward, in 1806. He died on 26 Dec 1828.
      Acting Gov. of VA.
      Children of Peyton4 Randolph and Maria Ward were as follows:
      29 i. . Edwin5 Randolph. Never married.
      30 ii. Charlotte Foushee Randolph married John G. (Dr.) Skelton. Died age 22.
      31 iii. Edmund Randolph was born in 1821. He married Tarmesia Meaux. He died on 8 Sep 1861 at San Francisco.
      Orator, called for assassination of Lincoln. He was Lawyer. In 1849 Went to California Gold Rush.
      19. Susan Beverly4 Randolph (Edmund3, John2, John1) was born in 1781. She married J. Bennett Taylor. She died in 1846.
      Children of Susan Beverly4 Randolph and J. Bennett Taylor were as follows:
      + 32 i. Charlotte5 Taylor married Moncure Robinson.
      + 33 ii. John Charles Randolph Taylor was born on 30 May 1812. He married Martha (Patsy) Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas (Col.) Jefferson Randolph and Jane Hollins Nicholas, on 22 Dec 1834 Albemarle County, VA.

    3. [S122] Genealogy. com, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/c/n/Tony-Mcnair/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0395.html.
      Sir John Randolph (son of William Randolph and Mary Royall Isham) was born 20 Jul 1693 in Turkey Island, Henrico Co, VA, and died 05 Mar 1737 in Williamsburg, Henrico Co, VA. He married Susanna Beverley on 1718, daughter of Peter Beverley and Elizabeth Peyton.

      More About Sir John Randolph:
      Appointed: King's Attorney for Virginia.
      Burial: Unknown, Chapel of William and Mary College, Williamsburg, VA.
      Occupation: King's Attorney General in Williamsburg Virginia.
      Property: Randolph House on corner of Nicholson and England Streets, Williamsburg.

      More About Sir John Randolph and Susanna Beverley:
      Marriage: 1718

      Children of Sir John Randolph and Susanna Beverley are:

      Peyton Randolph, b. 1722, Henrico County, VA, d. 22 Oct 1775.
      +John "the Troy" Randolph, b. 1728, Williamsburg, VA, d. 30 Jun 1784, London, England.
      Beverley Randolph, b. 1720, Henrico County, VA, d. date unknown.
      +Mary Randolph, b. date unknown, Henrico County, VA, d. date unknown.