Elizabeth Beverley (Randolph) Chiswell (1715 - 1776)

Born 24 Oct 1715 in Henrico County, Virginia

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Died Feb 1776 at age 60 in Caroline County, Virginia

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Biography

Elizabeth Randolph

Birth: 1715, Henrico County, Virginia

Death: 1776, Caroline County, Virginia

Father: William Randolph II

Mother: Elizabeth Peyton Beverly

Marriage & Family

Spouse: John Chiswell

Children:

1. Elizabeth Beverly Chiswell (Carter)
2. Mary Chiswell
3. Susanna Chiswell

Son of Col. Wm. and Mary (Isham) Randolph Sr. (Sometimes spelled Randolf.) Randolph was born on the Turkey Island Plantation along the James River in Henrico County, Virginia in 1681 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 five (5) children that reached adulthood: Beverley Randolph (born ~1706) married Elizabeth Lightfoot and had no children.[6]Peter Randolph (born ~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 (born ~1710) married Anne Harrison, the daughter of Benjamin Harrison IV, and had five children.[1]Mary Randolph (1704-1777) married Joseph Rentfro [1][5]Elizabeth "Betty" Randolph (born ~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, Sir John Randolph married Susanna Beverley (daughter of Peter Beverley, Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer of Virginia) on July 20, 1738.

Sources

• Source: Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume 2, By Louise Pecquet du Bellet, Edward Jaquelin, Martha Cary Jaquelin. Available through Google Books in Play/Books on Demand.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16733831/elizabeth-beverley-chiswell

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Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Janice Hardin for her firsthand knowledge.
• Thank you to Donna Nelson for her first-hand information on Wednesday, April 16, 2014.

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