Nicholas DAVIES was born in ofWales. He died in 1793. He married Judith FLEMING in Dec 1733.
Judith FLEMING [Parents] was born in Nov 1689 in Of, Tuckahoe, Goochland, Virginia. She died before 1743 in , , Virginia. She married Nicholas DAVIES in Dec 1733.
Other marriages:DAVIES, Nicholas
RANDOLPH, Thomas of Tuckahoe
Henry Winston SPENCER-CHURCHILL [Parents].Henry married Patricia Ethel Louise MARCH on 15 Nov 1954.
Other marriages:JEHANIN, Yvonne Henriette Marie
Patricia Ethel Louise MARCH.Patricia married Henry Winston SPENCER-CHURCHILL on 15 Nov 1954.
John HEMINGS [Parents] was born in 1775. He married Priscilla.
Believed to be the son of John Neilson. However, because of the important position he was given at Monticello plus the fact that he was freed in the will have led some to suspect that his real father may have been Thomas Jefferson.
Priscilla.Priscilla married John HEMINGS.
John NEILSON.John married Elizabeth "Betty" HEMINGS.
A White carpenter who worked for Thomas Jefferson for a time.
Elizabeth "Betty" HEMINGS [Parents] 1, 2 was born in 1735 in Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. She died on 22 Aug 1807 in Monticello, Albemarle County, Virginia. She married John NEILSON.
Other marriages:Unknown Slave,
Unknown White Male,
NEILSON, John
WAYLES, John
Unknown Slave,
Unknown White Male,
Her mother became pregnant on the slave ship by the captain of the ship, whose name was Captain Hemings.
Betty Hemings had 14 children by four different men, according to her grandson, Madison Hemings.
Betty Hemings was mentioned in the will of John Wayles, thus providing evidence that she really was his mistress and not merely his slave.
They had the following children:
M i John HEMINGS was born in 1775.
Major Lawrence SMITH [Parents] was born on 29 Mar 1629 in Stoneyhurst, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England. He died on 8 Aug 1700 in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia. He married Mary DEBNAM on 28 Sep 1651 in See Notes:.
The book "Early Virginia Immigrants" lists Lawrence Smith arriving from England in 1652. "Imported" by Capt. Augustine Warner who was married to Mary Townley, sister of Elizabeth Townley, Lawrence's mother. They were daughters of Lawrence Towneley, the grandfather of Lawrence Smith.Lawrence Towneley is also the direct ancestor of both George Washingtonand Robert E. Lee through Mary Townley, wife of Augustine Washington.
Mary DEBNAM was born about 1630 in Gloucester County, VA. She died before 1685 in Essex or York County, Virginia. She married Major Lawrence SMITH on 28 Sep 1651 in See Notes:.
There are many early published sources which attribute Mary andKatherine Debnam, wife of Robert Taliaferro, to be daughters of the Rev.Charles Grymes, an Episcopal clergyman. Virginia Genealogies #1,pre-1600 to 1900s (GenealogyLibrary.com) states that the widow Debnammarried Rev. Charles Grymes in 1658.
They had the following children:
M i John SMITH was born about 1653 in Of Abington Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. He died in 1719 in Spotsylvania County, VA.
John was the eldest son. He served as a Member of The Council. His willis recorded in the City of Fredericksburg Records.F ii Elizabeth SMITH was born about 1667 in Essex County, VA. She died after 10 Feb 1709 in Essex County, VA. M iii Col. Lawrence SMITH Jr. was born in Gloucester County, VA.
From "The Armistead Family" published 1907:
Another son of Maj. (1) Lawrence Smith, called Col. (2) Lawrence, becamethe owner of the plantation at Wormeley's Creek (a large tract in York);we have the title set out in (York records) 1716 as follows: "The lawdecided for Col. Lawrence Smith." He was colonel, justice, and sheriff ofYork, married first, Mildred Chisman, daughter of Capt. Thomas Chisman;second, Mildred, daughter of John Reade. Edmund Smith was the son byfirst marriage with Mildred Chisman."M iv Major Augustine SMITH was born on 16 Jun 1666 in Gloucester County, VA. He died before 20 Jul 1736 in St. Marks Parish, Caroline Co., Virginia (Formerly Essex).
Most researchers identify Susannah, the wife of Augustine, as SusannaDarnell. This is not correct. The marriage records for Fauquier Countylists the following:
" Darnell, Susanna married Smith, Augustine on 30 Dec 1780 inFauquier County, Virginia."
Further research will reveal that this is the grandson of Augustine Smithand Susannah Walters and the son of Augustine Smith, Jr. and Ann Marshallof Fauquier County. Susannah Walters was a daughter of Isaac Walters whoappeared frequently as a witness for Augustine between 1700 and 1710 inEssex County. His Will in Spotsylvania County reads:F v Sarah SMITH was born in 1661. She died in 1720. M vi Capt. William SMITH was born in 1687 in Abington Parish, Gloucester County, VA. He died before 2 Jul 1734 in Spotsylvania County, VA.
Spotsylvania County Court Records,
DEED BOOK G 1766-1771, page 257 Augt. 3, 1767. John Davenport ofSpts. Co. and Mary, his wife, and George Lumsden of Louisa, to AndrewCochrane, Wm. Cunninghame, John Stewart & Co. of City of Glasgow,Merchts. £120 curr. to sd. Davenport and wife and 5 shill. to sd.Lumsden. 320 a. in Spts. Co., first granted Wm. Smith by pat. and the sd.Smith, dying intestate the tract descended to Thomas Ballard Smith, hiseldest son and heir at law, who, together with Richard Phillips, conveyedthe sd. land, by Deeds, Septr. 24, 1734, to George Woodroof, and by thesd. Woodruff conveyed to Henry Pendleton, who conveyed the same to JohnDavenport. No witnesses. Augt. 3, 1767.M vii Capt. Charles SMITH was born in 1655 in Gloucester County, VA. He died about 1710 in Caroline Co., VA.
He lived in Essex County and died Abt 1710 when his widow Dorothy Smith,Augustine Smith, and R. Buckner gave bond in Essex court as hisAdministrators.
SMITH. married Elizabeth TOWNLEY on 3 May 1624 in Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England.
Elizabeth TOWNLEY [Parents] was born in 1598 in Stone Edge, Colne, Lancashire Co., England. She died in 1679 in England. She married SMITH on 3 May 1624 in Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England.
They had the following children:
M i Major Lawrence SMITH was born on 29 Mar 1629. He died on 8 Aug 1700.
Capt. Anthony SAVAGE was born in Of Gloucester County, VA.
He had the following children:
F i Alice SAVAGE was born about 1652.
Faneuil ADAMS Jr. [Parents] was born on 20 Jul 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died on 22 Mar 1999 in New York NY. He married Emiko.
Other marriages:, Joan P.
Mr. Adams was a direct descendant of a brother President John Adams. He was also a direct descendant of Samuel Adams and Peter Faneuil who built Faneuil Hall in Boston. His grandmother was Rebecca Ames descended from Fisher Ames, a friend and colleague of George Washington.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1999--Faneuil Adams, Jr., a former senior executive of Mobil Corporation, and a long-time official in the chess world, died of a brain tumor today at his home in Manhattan. He was 75 years old. Mr. Adams was a founder of Chess-in-the-Schools, the program which now reaches more than 32,000 students in New York's inner-city schools.
Mr. Adams was employed by Mobil Oil for twenty-eight years, serving in a variety of senior planning and international management positions in various countries, including the presidency of major Mobil affiliates in Italy and Japan as well as the presidency of Mobil South, Inc. In his career, Mr. Adams received the Order of Merit from Italy and both the Third Order of the Sacred Treasure and Third Order of the Rising Sun from Japan. While in Japan he also served as chairman of the US-Japan Trade Study Group and was vice-president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Adams graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, and received a bachelor's degree in Physics from Harvard College, before going on to attain a law degree from Harvard Law School. He served in the Parachute Infantry of the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant in World War II and the Korean War. He was awarded the Bronze Star medal.
He spent a year at the French Institut d'Etudes Politiques as a Fulbright Scholar and was an attorney with the law firm of Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Sunderland and Kiendl from 1950 to 1956, when he joined Mobil. Following his retirement from Mobil in 1985 he was visiting professor and Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia University School of Business until 1993.
As a full time, unpaid volunteer, Mr. Adams was best known in recent years for this outstanding contributions to the chess world, where he served on the governing board of the U.S. Chess Federation. He is credited with playing a major role in the reformation of the Federation and in helping to manage a dramatic turnaround in that organization's finances, taking it from near bankruptcy to full solvency. For the last decade, Mr. Adams has served as an officer and director of the Manhattan Chess Club.
Since 1990 he has served as President of the American Chess Foundation, which changed its name in 1996 to Chess-in-the-Schools to reflect its major activity. Chess-in-the-Schools, currently serving 160 schools in New York City, has successfully entered teams in national and international competitions. The New York program has been replicated in 17 other cities throughout the U.S.
Mr. Adams was a direct descendant of a brother President John Adams. He was also a direct descendant of Samuel Adams and Peter Faneuil who built Faneuil Hall in Boston. His grandmother was Rebecca Ames descended from Fisher Ames, a friend and colleague of George Washington.
Mr. Adams is survived by his wife Emiko, and by two daughters, Rebecca of Hicksville, NY and Susannah of Branford, CT. The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be sent to Chess-in-the-Schools at 353 West 46th Street, NY 10036.
THE WILL OF FAN ADAMS STATES:
FIFTH: Any property which is to be disposed of in accordance with the terms of this Article FIFTH, I give to CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS, 353 W. 46th Street, New York, New York, and direct that twenty percent (20%) of such property shall be used for the benefit of MANHATTAN CHESS CLUB, and the remaining eighty percent (80%) of such property, or all thereof if such club is no longer in existence, shall be used for the general uses and purposes of CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS.
In the event that the aforesaid CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS is not in existence or is not a charitable organization of the type described in sections 170(c) and 2055(a) of the Code at the time when any principal or income of my estate or any trust hereunder is distributable to it, my executors or trustees, as the case may be, shall not distribute any principal and income to the organization but, instead, such property shall be disposed of as follows:
Emiko was born about 1945 in Japan. She married Faneuil ADAMS Jr..
Faneuil ADAMS Jr. [Parents] was born on 20 Jul 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died on 22 Mar 1999 in New York NY. He married Joan P..
Other marriages:, Emiko
Mr. Adams was a direct descendant of a brother President John Adams. He was also a direct descendant of Samuel Adams and Peter Faneuil who built Faneuil Hall in Boston. His grandmother was Rebecca Ames descended from Fisher Ames, a friend and colleague of George Washington.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1999--Faneuil Adams, Jr., a former senior executive of Mobil Corporation, and a long-time official in the chess world, died of a brain tumor today at his home in Manhattan. He was 75 years old. Mr. Adams was a founder of Chess-in-the-Schools, the program which now reaches more than 32,000 students in New York's inner-city schools.
Mr. Adams was employed by Mobil Oil for twenty-eight years, serving in a variety of senior planning and international management positions in various countries, including the presidency of major Mobil affiliates in Italy and Japan as well as the presidency of Mobil South, Inc. In his career, Mr. Adams received the Order of Merit from Italy and both the Third Order of the Sacred Treasure and Third Order of the Rising Sun from Japan. While in Japan he also served as chairman of the US-Japan Trade Study Group and was vice-president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Adams graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, and received a bachelor's degree in Physics from Harvard College, before going on to attain a law degree from Harvard Law School. He served in the Parachute Infantry of the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant in World War II and the Korean War. He was awarded the Bronze Star medal.
He spent a year at the French Institut d'Etudes Politiques as a Fulbright Scholar and was an attorney with the law firm of Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Sunderland and Kiendl from 1950 to 1956, when he joined Mobil. Following his retirement from Mobil in 1985 he was visiting professor and Executive-in-Residence at the Columbia University School of Business until 1993.
As a full time, unpaid volunteer, Mr. Adams was best known in recent years for this outstanding contributions to the chess world, where he served on the governing board of the U.S. Chess Federation. He is credited with playing a major role in the reformation of the Federation and in helping to manage a dramatic turnaround in that organization's finances, taking it from near bankruptcy to full solvency. For the last decade, Mr. Adams has served as an officer and director of the Manhattan Chess Club.
Since 1990 he has served as President of the American Chess Foundation, which changed its name in 1996 to Chess-in-the-Schools to reflect its major activity. Chess-in-the-Schools, currently serving 160 schools in New York City, has successfully entered teams in national and international competitions. The New York program has been replicated in 17 other cities throughout the U.S.
Mr. Adams was a direct descendant of a brother President John Adams. He was also a direct descendant of Samuel Adams and Peter Faneuil who built Faneuil Hall in Boston. His grandmother was Rebecca Ames descended from Fisher Ames, a friend and colleague of George Washington.
Mr. Adams is survived by his wife Emiko, and by two daughters, Rebecca of Hicksville, NY and Susannah of Branford, CT. The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be sent to Chess-in-the-Schools at 353 West 46th Street, NY 10036.
THE WILL OF FAN ADAMS STATES:
FIFTH: Any property which is to be disposed of in accordance with the terms of this Article FIFTH, I give to CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS, 353 W. 46th Street, New York, New York, and direct that twenty percent (20%) of such property shall be used for the benefit of MANHATTAN CHESS CLUB, and the remaining eighty percent (80%) of such property, or all thereof if such club is no longer in existence, shall be used for the general uses and purposes of CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS.
In the event that the aforesaid CHESS IN THE SCHOOLS is not in existence or is not a charitable organization of the type described in sections 170(c) and 2055(a) of the Code at the time when any principal or income of my estate or any trust hereunder is distributable to it, my executors or trustees, as the case may be, shall not distribute any principal and income to the organization but, instead, such property shall be disposed of as follows:
Joan P..Joan married Faneuil ADAMS Jr..
They had the following children:
F i Ellen Rebecca ADAMS. F ii Susan Austin ADAMS.
Faneuil ADAMS [Parents] was born on 11 May 1898 in Massachusetts. He died in Apr 1981 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married Rose BRADLEY.
SSN 029-26-9637
Rose BRADLEY.Rose married Faneuil ADAMS.
They had the following children:
M i Faneuil ADAMS Jr. was born on 20 Jul 1923. He died on 22 Mar 1999.