Peter Randolph Esq. (1712 - 1767)

Born 1712 in Henrico County, Virginia colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lucille (Bolling) Randolph — married 20 Jul 1738 in Prince George Co., VA

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1767 at about age 55 in Chatsworth, Henrico County, Virginia

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Biography

Peter Randolph of Chatsworth

Birth: October 20, 1717, Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia

Death: July 8th 1767, Chatsworth, Henrico County, Virginia

Father: William Randolph

Mother: Elizabeth Beverly.^[1]

Spouse:

Child: Ann Bolling Randolph

Colonel Peter Randolph

opponent of the revolutionary movement.

Attorney General for Virginia

Clerk of the House of Burgesses

Surveyor-General of the customs for the middle district of America

Justice in 1741

Deputy Clerk of Albemarle County 1749

Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for Henrico County 1751

Treasurer for Virginia in 1751

Member of the Council of Virginia 1752-67

The Virginia Gazette reads:^[2]

"We hear from Henrico County, That on Thursday, the 13th Instant, the Rev. Mr. William Stith was married to Miss Judith Randolph, sister of William Randolph, Esq; of Tuckahoe; and agreeable Lady, with a very considerable Fortune. And, On Thursday, the 20th Instant, Mr. Peter Randolph, Son of the Hon. William Randolph, Esq; was married to Miss Lucy Bolling, Daughter of Col. Robert Bolling, of Prince George County, a very deserving young Lady, with a pretty Fortune."

Will

Will of the Hon. Peter Randolph, Esq. of Chatworth in the county of Henrico, Esq. Henrico Co., VA, WB 1, pp. 72-74, w. 4 May 1767, p. 3 Aug 1767. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://ancstry.me/2kwIqIh

^[3] wife Lucy - land and plantation known as “Chatsworth,” slaves, livestock, household furniture, plate, linen & china, chariot & horses, £ 50 sterling, and "provisions for the house from my plantation in as plentiful a manner as it was during my lifetime"
son William - to receive Chatsworth after his mother’s death, land in Chesterfield County called “Skin Quarter,” slaves and livestock
son Beverly - land in Cumberland County known as “The Fork” and two tracts of land in Roanoke, Virginia, slaves, livestock
son Robert - three tracts of land, no county given nor name, slaves and livestock
daughter Ann Fitzhugh - £ 350 currency money
land in Cumberland Co. opposite to “Chatsworth” to my three sons
all sons are under age; estate to be kept together until sons attain lawful age or marry
Exrs: Col. Archibald Cary, Col. Richard Randolph, John Wayles, Seth Ward Senr.
Wit: Carter Braxton, Mo Hylton, Anthony _?_

Source

1. ↑ Entered by Janice Hardin, Dec 14, 2011
2. ↑ Newspapers.com: "The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia), Mon, Jul 21, 1738, Page 4."
3. ↑ Will of Peter Randolph: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Mixed Probate Records, 1781-1904; Author: Virginia. County Court (Henrico County)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #2375470 (accessed 15 February 2023)
   Beverly Randolph probate in 1843.

See also:

• Lost Plantations of the South by Marc R. Matrana (Chatsworth) p:26.
• The Cradle of the Republic: Jamestown and James River by Lyon G. Tyler pg 219.
• The Family Forest Descendants of Lady Joan Beaufort p:579.
• http://www.multiwords.de/genealogy/Be10%20Peter%20Beverley.html
• http://dcodriscoll.pbworks.com/w/page/9956732/Randolph_%28I%29
• http://fabpedigree.com/s086/f344110.htm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_family_of_Virginia
• E. Jay Stith, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #5156, Date of Import: Jan 16, 1999. (1995), "Electronic," Date of Import: Feb 2, 1999.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Janice Hardin for creating this profile.
• Thank you to Valentine Van Zee for creating this profile on Dec 28, 2011.