William Randolph II (November 1, 1681—October 19, 1741), also known as William Randolph Jr. or Councillor Randolph, was an American planter and politician. He was the Treasurer of Virginia and the oldest child of William Randolph and Mary Isham.[1][2][3]
William Randolph II | |
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| Treasurer of Virginia | |
| In office 1737 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1, 1681 Turkey Island Plantation, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | October 19, 1741 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Turkey Island, Virginia |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Beverley |
| Children | 7 |
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| Relatives | Richard Randolph (brother) John Randolph (brother) Beverley Randolph (grandson) Thomas Jefferson (great-nephew) |
Early life and family
editRandolph was born in November 1681[1] to William Randolph and Mary Isham on the Turkey Island Plantation along the James River in Henrico County, Virginia, and resided there his entire life.[2] He married Elizabeth Beverley (the daughter of Peter Beverley, a Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer of Virginia) around 1705 and the couple had seven children, five of which reached adulthood:[1][2][4][nb 1]
- Beverley Randolph (born c. 1706) married Elizabeth Lightfoot and had no children.[6]
- Peter Randolph (born c. 1708) married Robert Bolling Jr.'s daughter, Lucille Bolling. They had four children, including Beverley Randolph, the eighth Governor of Virginia[1] and Ann Bolling Randolph Fitzhugh, William Fitzhugh's wife.[6]
- William Randolph III (c. 1710–1762), owner of Wilton plantation house, married Anne Harrison, the daughter of Benjamin Harrison IV, and had eight surviving children.[1]
- Mary Randolph (born c. 1718) married John Price.[1][5][6]
- Elizabeth "Betty" Randolph (born c. 1725) married Colonel John Chiswell and had at least four daughters who reached adulthood, including Susan R. Chiswell, the wife of John Robinson, the 32nd Speaker of the House of Burgesses.[1]
Randolph was a great-uncle of United States President Thomas Jefferson.
His brother, Richard Randolph married Major John Bolling's daughter, Jane Bolling, also a lineal descendant of Pocahontas. They had six children.
His brother, John Randolph married Susanna Beverley (daughter of Peter Beverley, Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer of Colony of Virginia) on July 20, 1738.
Career
editRandolph served as Clerk of House from 1703 to 1712. He served as Treasurer of the Colony of Virginia in 1737.[7]
Ancestry
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Westham, Virginia
editThe town of Westham, Virginia was established on land that had been owned by Randolph.[8] When Randolph died, his son Beverley inherited Westham Plantation and planned to create the town of Westham on part of it to facilitate trade in the Piedmont region of Virginia.[8] After Beverley's sudden death, Peter Randolph inherited his brother's land and completed work on the project – renaming the town "Beverley" in honor of his older brother – with help from William Cabell and Peter Jefferson.[8] Jefferson was one of a number of important Virginians, including Carter Braxton, Joshua Fry, John Hunter, Robert Rose, and William Stith. who purchased lots in the new town.[8] Peter Randolph eventually sold Westham Plantation to his younger brother, William, who in turn sold the property to William Byrd III.[8]
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Page, Richard Channing Moore (1893). "Randolph Family". Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia (2 ed.). New York: Press of the Publishers Printing Co. pp. 249–272.
- ^ a b c Glenn, Thomas Allen, ed. (1898). "The Randolphs: Randolph Genealogy". Some Colonial Mansions: And Those Who Lived In Them : With Genealogies Of The Various Families Mentioned. Vol. 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry T. Coates & Company. pp. 430–459.
- ^ Byrd, William (1942). Woodfin, Maude Howlett (ed.). Another Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover, 1739–1741: With Letters & Literary Exercises, 1696–1726. Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press. p. 57.
- ^ Standard, W.G. (1895). "Major Robert Beverley and His Descendants". In Bruce, Philip A. (ed.). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. III. Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia Historical Society. pp. 169–170.
- ^ a b Randolph, Wassell (1949). William Randolph I of Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia: And His Immediate Descendants. Seebode Mimeo Service; distributed by Cossitt Library. p. 39.
- ^ a b c Randolph, Robert Isham (1936). The Randolphs of Virginia: A Compilation of the Descendants of William Randolph of Turkey Island and His Wife Mary Isham Of Bermuda Hundred (PDF).
- ^ "William Randolph II (Jr.)". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ a b c d e Hendricks, Christopher E. (2006). "The Piedmont". The Backcountry Towns of Colonial Virginia. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. pp. 40–44. ISBN 9781572335431.