I33848: Robert Steven FARISH (1785

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"Edward Jaquelin or Jacquelin, son of John and Elizabeth (Craddock) Jaquelin, of county Kent, England, and a descendant of a Protestant refugee from La Vendee, France, during the reign of Charles IX, of the same lineage as the noble family of La Roche Jaqueline, came to Virginia in 1697, settled at Jamestown, married Miss Cary, of Warwick county, and died in 1730, leaving issue three sons (Edward, the eldest)-neither of whom married-and three daughters: Elizabeth, who married Richard Ambler ; Mary, who married John Smith, who is believed to have been a member of the House of Burgesses, of the Council, and of the Board of Visitors of William and Mary College; Martha, who died unmarried in 1804, aged 93 years. Edward Jaquelin "died as he had lived, one of the most wealthy men in the colony.""

"Edward Jaquelin, son of John Jaquelin and Elizabeth Craddock, of the County of Kent in England, came over to Virginia in the year 1697. He was born in 1668 and died 1730. He was twice married; his first wife was Rachel Sherwood, widow of William. She left no issue.

He married, for his second wife, Martha Cary in 1706. She was born in 1686, died 1738. She was the daughter of William Cary, of Warwick County, Va., and Martha Scarbrook. Her father was the fourth son of Col. Miles Cary, who emigrated to this country in 1645.

"Volume I Cary Family. By a mourning ring in the possession of Mary Marshall, the wife of the Chief Justice Marshall, of the United States, I find that Edward Jaquelin died in 1730. Whilst on a visit to England with his family, he caused to be painted every member of it, by an artist of the greatest merit he could find.

Miss Elizabeth Jaquelin, Born 1709 Daughter of Edward Jaquelin and Martha (née Cary), his wife, afterwards the wife of Richard Ambler and the mother of Edward Ambler, of Jamestown, father of Col. John Ambler, 1762-1836. These portraits he brought with him to Virginia. They were elegantly executed, and represent the females as being remarkable for the beauty of their persons. Particularly that of Mrs. Jaquelin, whose maiden name was Martha Cary. It is one of the prettiest pictures of the prettiest female I ever saw.
who left them to his son John, my father, Mrs. John Smith Of Shooter's Hill, née Mary Jaquelin who gave them to me (J. J. Ambler), in the year 1826. These pictures remained at the mansion of Edward Jaquelin until his death. They were then carried to the house of Richard Ambler, in the town of little York; where they remained undisturbed for fifty years. in which I am tracing these lines. (J. J. Ambler.).

There are six of them, representing:
I. Edward Jaquelin, the father, in a full wig, holding a glove in his right hand, which has a white-; with books in the background.
II. Mrs. Martha Jaquelin, the mother, is represented with her right arm leaning upon a red velvet cushion, whilst she is draped in a green silk brocade.
III. Matthew Jaquelin, the oldest son, has his arms akimbo; with a scarlet cloak.
IV. Elizabeth Jaquelin, the second child, is dressed in a pink robe, with a blue shawl, and is holding a full-blown rose in her left hand.
V. Martha Jaquelin, the third child, is dressed in a light yellow robe, with a changeable-colored silk mantle, and is holding fruit before her.
VI. Edward Jaquelin, the fifth child, is represented as a little boy about six or seven years old. He is dressed in scarlet clothes, with a purple cloak, and is pointing with the forefinger of his left hand to a green parrot, which is perched upon a tree, and at which a little dog is barking.

The family coat-of-arms is represented upon the frames of the pictures at the top;-dates of their birth and death marked in the frames at the bottom.

The portrait of Mary, the fourth child, was given many years ago by my (J. J. Ambler's) father to his cousin Edward Smith, Esq., of Winchester, Frederick County, Va., it being the portrait of his mother.

Amongst the number there was also another portrait of a young man named Matthew Whaley, who was a distant relation of the family. He was the only child of a very rich man, who first lived in England and afterwards emigrated to America. Whilst in England, when their son Matthew was still a boy, the father and mother sent a portrait of him to the Amblers in Virginia, which is the portrait above alluded to. They afterwards settled in the town of Little York, from which place young Matthew was sent back to England, to finish his education and make the grand tour of Europe; after doing which with great credit and improvement, he set sail for Virginia in a vessel which foundered at sea, and every soul on board perished.

When his devoted father and mother heard of his death, in order to preserve his name they established at Little York a Free School, which they richly endowed with a part of their wealth, which had been intended for their son, and called it the "Matthew Whaley Free School." When Mrs. Whaley died, a mourning ring was sent to the family with this inscription on it: "Mary Whaley, Obt. 31 January, 1742." This ring was given to John Jaquelin Ambler in the year 1827 by her cousin, Mary Marshall, the wife of Chief Justice. The picture of Matthew Whaley was given to me with those of the Jaquelin family, and is now my property (1825), in addition to the portraits already mentioned. (J. J. A.)"

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My Southern Family

Robert Steven FARISH

1785 - 3 Jul 1834

ID Number: I33848

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Henry Holland HAWKINS Jr.

BEF 1716 - 1770

ID Number: I81827

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Edward JAQUELIN "the Immigrant"

1668 - 1730

ID Number: I56623

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Shelby Dale KORNRUMPF

Elizabeth SINGLETARY

3 Sep 1863 - 10 Aug 1947

ID Number: I41085

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WILLIAM SPENCER

ABT 1440 - ____

ID Number: I58993

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ARTHUR Dudley SUTTON

1505 - 1576

ID Number: I12560

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Elizabeth TAYLOR

1596 - ____

ID Number: I69227

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Peter WEST

ABT 1701 - ____

ID Number: I3779

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