 William III Randolph, son of William Jr "Col, William Jr Randolph" Randolph, Chancellor Randolph and Elizabeth Peyton "Elizabeth Beverly" Beverly.Born /11 at Turkey Island, Henrico, VA, died Sep 15, 1752 at "Wilton," Henrico Co., Va William Randolph III of Wilton, c. 1755 John Wollaston (active 1730s–1775) Oil on canvas Gift of Kate Brander Mayo Skipwith Williams, 1951.33 John Wollaston lavished considerable attention on this half-length portrait of his greatest Virginia patron, the builder of Wilton. The canvas is crisply painted in all details and richly modeled with color and light, so that the sitter is credibly projected as a living being. Rarely in Wollaston's Virginia work is the illusion and the quality of detail so complete. Vivid flesh tones project as those of the thirty-two-year-old sitter. The gray hair of his wig seems remarkably soft and smooth; the fabric of the coat, vest, and shirt reads as true as the brass of the buttons. William Randolph III (1723–1761) inherited "all [his father's] Plate & Household Goods.” To house those objects, he commissioned one of the grandest Georgian mansions in Virginia. At this home, Wilton, he greatly expanded the family portrait collection into one of the finest and largest in all the colonies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William RANDOLPH [Parents] was born on 22 Nov 1720 in Turkey Island, Henrico, VA. He died in 1761 in "Wilton", Henrico Co., VA. He married Ann Carlin HARRISON in 1735 in Henrico County, Virginia. Ann Carlin HARRISON [Parents] was born in 1723 in Berkeley, Charles City, VA. She married William RANDOLPH in 1735 in Henrico County, Virginia. They had the following children: M i William RANDOLPH was born in 1736 in Virginia. F ii Sarah RANDOLPH was born in 1736 in Virginia. M iii Peter RANDOLPH was born about 1738. F iv Anne RANDOLPH was born in 1740. M v Harrison RANDOLPH was born about 1741 in Virginia. M vi Benjamin RANDOLPH was born about 1743 in Virginia. F vii Lucy RANDOLPH was born in 1744. M viii Peter RANDOLPH was born about 1746 in Virginia. F ix Elizabeth RANDOLPH was born in 1746. M x Peyton RANDOLPH was born about 1746. F xi Ann RANDOLPH was born about 1747 in Virginia. F xii Lucy RANDOLPH was born about 1751 in Virginia. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virginia Prominent Families Vol 1-4 3. William Randolph, b. 1710, son of Councillor Randolph and Eliza, née Peyton, settled at "Milton," Henrico Co., Va. Married (1735) Anne, daughter of Benj. Harrison, of Berkley on James River, Virginia, and Anne, née Carter. Issue: 1. William Randolph, b. 1736. 2. Peyton Randolph, b. 1738. Married (1763) his cousin, Lucy Harrison. They had three children: Betty Randolph, Kidder Randolph and Peyton Randolph, who married Anne, daughter of James Innes, Atty. Gen. of Va. His only son, James Innes Randolph, married Susan, daughter of Capt. Addison Armistead, U. S. Army. 3. Anne Randolph, b. 1740. Married (1760) Benj. Harrison, of Brandon, on James River, Va. No issue. 4. Elizabeth Randolph, b. 1742. Married (1762) Philip Grymes, of Middlesex Co., Va. 5. Lucy Randolph, b. 1744. Married (1764) Lewis Burwell, of King's Mill, York Co., Va. 4. Daughter Randolph, daughter of Councillor Randolph and Eliza, née Peyton, b 1718. Married - Price. 5. Elizabeth Randolph, b. 1725. Married (1745) Col. John Chiswell and had four children: 1. Lucy Chiswell, married (Nov. 24, 1770) Col. William Nelson of "The Dorrile," Hanover Co., Va.; 2. Susan R. Chiswell, married Speaker John Robinson, of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and had issue; 3. Daughter Chiswell, married Warren Lewis, 4. Elizabeth Chiswell, married Charles Carter, of Ludlow. Col. John Chiswell and Elizabeth, née Randolph, had no sons, so the name of Chiswell as a surname in Virginia is extinet. It is believed it was originally written De Choiseul. -=------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Married Sep 15, 1735 at Henrico Co., VA (9 or 10 years married) to:  Ann Carlin Harrison, daughter of Benjamin "Benjamin Harrison, Benjamin Harrison" Harrison IV and Anne Carter.Born 1723 at Berkeley, Charles City, VA, USA, died 1745 at Berkeley, Charles City, VA, USA, 21 or 22 years Ann Harrison [HA.2.2.2.8] married William Randolph of “Wilton,” Henrico County, who represented Henrico County in the Virginia House of Burgesses until his death (1752-61). Ann presented the will of her husband July 1762. Their children were the following. 6› William Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.1] (c.1736) died young. 6› Peter Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.2] (1738- Oct. 1774 ) married first Mary Spotswood, a daughter of Gov. Alexander Spotswood, and second Mary Pag 6› Harrison Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.3] was state auditor in 1784. He married in 1779 Elizabeth Starke who died in 1786. 6› Benjamin Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.4]. 6› Peyton Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.5] (- 15 May 1784 ) of “Wilton” attended the College of William and Mary in 1771. He married May 1775 Lucy Harrison, and was head of a household of 11 whites and 125 blacks in Powhatan County in 1783. 7› William Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.5.1] married an Andrews. 7› Richard Kidder Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.5.2] married Anne Lyman. 7› Peyton Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.5.3] married Anne Innes. 7› Elizabeth Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.5.4] married William Berkeley in January 1797. 6› Anne Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.6] married Benjamin Harrison. 6› Elizabeth Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.7] (1742) married Philip Ludwell Grymes in 1762. See their family 6› Lucy Randolph [HA.2.2.2.8.8] (1744-1787) married Lewis Burwell in 1775, and was dead by April 1787 when Chesterfield County granted him administration of her estate. 5› Lucy Harrison [HA.2.2.2.9] married Capt. Edward Randolph and returned to England. 5› Hannah Harrison [HA.2.2.2.10]. 5› daughter Harrison [HA.2.2.2.11] and her sister Hannah were killed by the same lightning strike that took their father’s live. Children: 1. Sarah RandolphBorn 1736 at Wilton, Henrico, VA, died UNKNOWN 2. William RandolphBorn 1736 at Wilton, Henrico, VA, died UNKNOWN 4. Peyton Jr Esq RandolphBorn 1738 at VA, died May 18, 1794 at VA, USA, 55 or 56 years Prominent Families of VA Vol 1-4 2. Peyton Randolph, b. 1738. Married (1763) his cousin, Lucy Harrison. They had three children: Betty Randolph, Kidder Randolph and Peyton Randolph, who married Anne, daughter of James Innes, Atty. Gen. of Va. His only son, James Innes Randolph, married Susan, daughter of Capt. Addison Armistead, U. S. Army. Married his cousin Peyton Randolph of Wilton, c. 1773 Attributed to Matthew Pratt (1734–1805) Oil on canvas Gift of Kate Brander Mayo Skipwith (subsequently Mrs. Berkeley Williams), 1927.13 Named for an uncle who as speaker of the House of Burgesses had become one of the most beloved and accomplished public figures in the colony, Peyton Randolph of Wilton (early 1750s–1784) faced great expectations. Though he perceived himself as a member of the English nobility, and so recorded here, this Wilton heir nonetheless became an ardent patriot, rejecting British colonial policy of the 1760s and 1770s that he felt threatened his social status. It was presumably Randolph's impassioned political stance that caused his loyalist brother-in-law "English Lewis" Burwell to knife him at the dinner table in 1775. Both survived the altercation. 5. Anne RandolphBorn 1740 at Wilton, Henrico, VA, died UNKNOWN Virginia Prominent Families Vol 1-4 Anne Randolph, b. 1740. Married (1760) Benj. Harrison, of Brandon, on James River, Va. No issue. Anne Randolph, c. 1755 John Wollaston (1730s–1775) Oil on canvas Gift of Kate Brander Mayo Skipwith Williams, 1951.34 To portray William Randolph's two eldest daughters, who were still children, John Wollaston turned on its side the canvas he used for the Wilton group and adapted to a horizontal format the then antiquated convention of enframing a figure behind an oval frontispiece. In this portrait, Wollaston has given permanence to a parental imperative. This young heir to aristocracy is groomed by costume and behavior to follow the example of her mother. Anne Randolph (c. 1744–46–1767) dresses in the manner seen in Wollaston's portrait of her mother, she turns her head gracefully in the same fashion, and her hands repeat her mother's mannered, genteel pose. At so young an age, Anne Randolph already has been made a lady. Anne Randolph would marry Benjamin Harrison of Brandon, Prince George County. She died soon afterward, in her early twenties. 6. Harrison RandolphBorn 1741 at Wilton, Henrico, VA, died UNKNOWN 7. Elizabeth RandolphBorn 1742 at Wilton, Henrico, VA, died UNKNOWN Virginia Prominent Families Vol 1-4 4. Elizabeth Randolph, b. 1742. Married (1762) Philip Grymes, of Middlesex Co., Va. Elizabeth Randolph, c. 1755 John Wollaston (1730s–1775) Oil on canvas Gift of Kate Brander Mayo Skipwith Williams, 1947.71 At the time she sat for John Wollaston, Elizabeth Randolph (born c. 1750–died before 1773) was just beginning to learn genteel behavior, for she was probably not much more than five or six years of age. Nonetheless, she already could dress in the manner of and assume the bearing of a lady. A cold and stark masonry frame derived from the European portrait tradition enframes her. This convention may seem odd for an image of a young child, but it served to convey the sitter's Old World heritage. Wollaston gave patron William Randolph III not only a portrait of a beloved daughter but also made clear to all this heir's expected place in society. 8. Benjamin RandolphBorn 1743 at Wilton, Henrico, VA, died UNKNOWN 9. Lucy RandolphBorn 1744 at Wilton, Henrico, VA, died 1802, 57 or 58 years Virginia Prominent Families Vol 1-4 5. Lucy Randolph, b. 1744. Married (1764) Lewis Burwell, of King's Mill, York Co., Va. Lucy Randolph Burwell Lucy Randolph Burwell (c.1744-1802) belonged to one of the wealthiest families and so posed in an elegant gown and headdress of the latest style. She plays a string instrument but does so idly, a fashionable accomplishment rather than a passion. Virginia's ruling elite had intermarried for a century, and Lucy Randolph maintained this tradition by marrying Lewis Burwell of Kengsmill plantation in James City County when she was twenty. The portrait was painted c.1773, probably by Matthew Pratt. | |||