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cratic part}', and is acti\i' in local jjolitics, but has never held i)olitical oftice. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Ne<^r Reformatory Association of Virginia, and chairman of the executive committee of said board ; member of the board of visitors of the Aledical College of Virginia, and one of the executive committee of the same ; a member of the vestry of St. Paul's Episco- pal Church, at Hanover, X^irginia, where he resides, lie is also a referee in bankruptcy of the United States district court for the eastern district of \'irginia, and a member of the Westmoreland Club of Richmond.

On October 25. 1900, he married Bessie Winston Lee. daughter of Major John Mason and Nora (Bankhead) Lee, the former named of the Confederate States army, who was on (jcneral Wickham's staff, and served throughout the war. She was born in 1877 in Stafford county. Virginia, a granddaughter of Commodore Sidney Smith Lee. a brother of General Robert E. Lee ; a niece of General Fitzhugh Lee. and of Captain D. M. Lee. of Stafford county. Vir- ginia. Issue of Charles Patteson and Bessie Winston (Lee) Cardwell, namely: Charles Patteson Jr., born June 5. 1903. in Hanover county, Virginia ; Bickerton Winston, born March 20, 1905, in Hanover county. Vir- ginia ; Kate Howard, born in Hanover county, December 6. 1909; FJessie Lee, born January 7, 1913, in Hanover county. Vir- ginia.

Walter Leake. The Leakes of Henrico, (joochland and Albemarle counties. V^ir- ginia, are descended from William Leake, their common ancestor. Branches of that family live in Virginia. North Carolina. Mississippi and Texas. Hon. Walter Leake, sometime governor and United States sen- ator from Mississippi, was descended from the same stock, and. in addition, the familv has furnished names of persons who have become distinguished in the history of sev- eral states.

(I) William Leake, the first American ancestor, was born in England. He emi- grated to Virginia in 1685, presumably with his wife, and settled in what was then Hen- rico but now Goochland county, Virginia. He died about 1720 at Rocky Spring, Gooch- land county, \'irginia. He married, about 1685. probably just before leaving for .Amer-

ica, Mary Bostwick, who was also born in England.

(II) Walter Leake, son of William and Mary (liostvvick) Leake, was born about 1686-87, at Rocky Spring, in what was for- merly Henrico but now Goochland county, \'irginia. He succeeded to his father's es- tate, and died there about 1756. He married Judith Mass. about 1710. and left surviving issue.

(HI) Josiah Leake, son of Walter and Judith (Mass) Leake, was born about 1712, at Rocky Spring, Goochland county, Vir- ginia, and died there in 1785. He was a planter and land owner. He married Ann Minter. and left issue.

(I\') Josiah (2) Leake, son of Josiah ( i ) and Ann (Min.ter) Leake, was born May i, 1770. at Rocky Spring. Goochland county. Virginia. He graduated A. B. from Dick- inson College, at Carlisle. Pennsylvania ; practiced law in Goochland county ; was a successful planter; and in 1810-11 was a member of the X'irginia legislature. He died May 13. 1847. ^^"^ Goochland county, Virginia. He married, in 1797, Eliza (or Elizabeth) Porter Hatcher, of Huguenot descent ; and left surviving issue, namely : Samuel D.. of whom more hereafter, and Walter D., of whom more hereafter.

(A'") Walter D. Leake, son of Josiah (2) and Eliza (or Elizabeth) Porter (Hatcher) Leake, was born about 1812, at Rocky Spring, Goochland county. Virginia. He was a graduate of Hampden-Sidney and William and Mary Colleges, and the L^ni- versity of \"irginia. He was a lawyer, prac- ticed law in Goochland county ; a Democrat in politics; a member of the \'irginia legis- lature in 184— and for several consecutive years ; a meml>er of the Virginia convention of 1850 and the secession convention of 1 86 1 ; a member of the Presbyterian church ; captam of the (joochland Artillery Com- pany in the ci\ il war. He married, about 1838, Margaret Kean. daughter of Dr. .An- drew Kean. and they had children, namely:

1. Andrew Kean, of whom more hereafter.

2. Charles L. 3. Mattie E., who married William Miller.

(Vl) Andrew Kean Leake, son of Walter D. and Margaret (Kean) Leake, was born about 1842 in Goochland county, Virginia. He was lieutenant in a company of Colonel Richardson's command, in the Army of