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William Sheldon (2), and Catherine Fran- ces. James Sclater. father of James Sclater, was born in York county, Virginia. He sup- ported the Confederate cause in the field during the war between the states, and was thrice married, his children by his second wife. Jane Hoskins. being: Lemuel, ^lary Jane, \\'illiam .Sheldon (3), John M., Francis Howard. James, of whom further, and Laura Virginia.

James Sclater was born December 8. 185 1. died July 14. IQOQ- He was educated in the schools of Hampton and at other places in Elizabeth City county, as a young man be- coming associated in business with his brother. Lemuel Hoskins. in drug dealings. Their first establishment was at the location on North Queen street now occupied by the Lee- Patterson Hardware Comj^any. and they were subsequently situated at the pres- ent site of the Booker Hardware establish- ment. A line of hardware was in time added to the drug business conducted by them, and a pleasant and profitable association was continued until the retirement of the elder partner in 1892. James Sclater was a director of the Merchants" Bank of Hamp- ton, and occupied a position among the reli- able, substantial business men of the city. He was a communicant of St. John's Prot- estant Episcopal Church, a man of upright character, good works, and recognized high standing.

He married. May 11, 1904, Mollie Mara- ble, born Decernber 8, 1881, daughter of Isaac Christian Marable. The Marable fam- ily has been long in \'irginia, one of its early members belonging to the \'irginia house of burgesses, and Isaac Christian ^^larable was a son of Major Marable and his wife, Christiana (Taylor) Marable. Isaac Chris- tian Marable was born in 1853, and was a farmer of Charles City county, Virginia. He married, in 1875. Elizabeth James Davis, daughter of Archibald and Mary Ann Davis, of Charles City county, and had issue : Beulah. married Clinton Simonson. and has Wise. Winnie. Pearl and Elizabeth: Pearl: Mollie, of previous mention, married James Sclater. and now resides in Hampton, Vir- ginia : Davis, married Leone Powell, and has Edward and .\ubrey : Alma ; Samuel.

Rt. Rev. Bishop Alfred Magill Randolph.

No family l)elongs more distinctivelv to Virginia than does that of Randolph, for the

records of the Old Dominion, whether they be of church or state, bear testimony to careers of brilliance and usefulness credited to those of the name, descendants of Colonel William Randolph, of Turkey Island, in the James river. Henrico county. Virginia. Rt. Rev. .Alfred Magill Randolph, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Southern \'irginia, belongs to this line, and is one of two of the four sons of Robert Lee Ran- dolph, of "Eastern View," who entered the ministry of the Episcopal church, the other l)ring Rev. Buckner Magill Randolph. More than half a century has passed since Bishop Randolph's entrance into ecclesiastical cir- cles, and in that time, whether as rector of a parish, chaplain in the army, or diocesan official, he has given of his best to the cause of the church, to the glory of God and the realization of His kingdom.

Colonel William Randolph. American an- cestor of the family, was a son of Richard Randol]5h. born February 22. iGzj, died in Ilulilin. Ireland, in 1671, who married Eliz- pbeth. daughter of Richard Ryland. and set- tled at "Morton Hall," Warwickshire, Eng- land : grandson of William Randolph, born in 1572, died in 1660. married (second^ Dorothv Lane : and great-grandson of Rob- ert Randolph, of Hams, county Sussex, F.ngland, Gent., married Rose Roberts, of Hawkhurst, county Kent England. The lish home were: Gules, a cross fleury, ar- gent, bearing five mullets pierced, sable, (.''est — .An antelope erased holding in the mouth a baton. Motto — "Fai-i quae sentiat (To speak what he thinks)."
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Colonel William Randolph was born in Yorkshire, England, about 165 1, moved to Warwickshire, and from there came to the province of Virginia in 1674. He was clerk of Henrico county, Virginia, from 1683 to 171 1, member of the house of burgesses from 1685 to 1699 and from 1703 to 1705 and again in 1710. speaker of the house in 1690, clerk of the house in 1702, attorney general in 1696. and member of the Royal Cotincil. His death occurred .April 11, 171 1. He married, in March, 1680. Mary Isham. daughter of Henry Isham. of Bermuda Hundred, and his wife, Catherine, and was the father of nine children.

The line continues through his son, Wil- liam (21 Randolph, known as Councillor Randolph, born at Turkey Island, Henrico