 Mary Elizabeth AdamsBorn 1830, died 1873 at residence of Major T G Peyton, 42 or 43 years Mrs. Mary RANDOLPH Death at PEYTON Residence The Richmond Daily Whig & Advertiser Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia January 23, 1873 Died Randolph-At the residence of Major T G Peyton, on Tuesday 31st, at 3 PM Mrs Mary Randolph, widow of George Wyeth Randolph. Married Apr 10, 1852 (14 years married) to:  George Wyeth "George Wythe Randolph" Randolph, son of Thomas Mann II "Thomas Mann Jr Randolph" Randolph and Martha Washington "Martha Jefferson" Jefferson.Born Mar 10, 1818 at Monticello, Albemarle, VA, USA, died Apr 3, 1867 at Edge Hill, Henrico Co., VA, 49 years, buried 1867 at Monticello, Jefferson Historic Site, Charlottesville, Charlottesville city The Library of VA Main Entry Daily times (Richmond, Va.) Filing Title He was buried at Monticello. (p. 3, c. 2). Title Died on April 3d, at Edge Hill, the residence of his brother, Colonel T. J. Randolph, General George W. Randolph, in his 50th year. Publication Friday, April 5, 1867. Gen. note From the marriage and obituary citations compiled by Bernard J. Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Other Format Available on microfilm (Library of Virginia Film 59). Subject - Topical Obituaries -- Virginia Subject -Geographic Richmond (Va.) Added Entry Henley, Bernard J. (Bernard John) Added Title Bernard J. Henley papers. 7. George Wythe Randolph, b. 1815. Married (1852) Mary E. Adams. No issue. -------------------------------------------------George W. Randolph From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George W. RandolphGeorge Wythe Randolph (March 10, 1818 – April 3, 1867) was a lawyer and the Secretary of War for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He was also Thomas Jefferson's grandson. Randolph was born at Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. {descendant of Pocahontas} and Martha Jefferson Randolph (daughter of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson). Named in honor of George Wythe, he was a relative of Edmund Randolph, who served in George Washington's cabinet as the first Attorney General of the United States, as well as colonist William Randolph through both his mother and father's sides of the family. Randolph briefly attended school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and served as a midshipman in the United States Navy. He attended the University of Virginia before moving to Richmond and becoming a lawyer. On April 10, 1852, he married Mary Elizabeth Adams (1830–1871). He joined the Confederate army, serving as a major in the Battle of Big Bethel, and was promoted to brigadier general on February 12, 1862. Randolph was appointed by Jefferson Davis as Secretary of War on March 18, 1862, and he took office on March 24, 1862, but resigned on November 17, 1862. Randolph fled to Europe after the Confederacy fell, where he died two years later in 1867 from pneumonia. He is buried in the Jefferson family graveyard at Monticello. He is pictured on the CSA $100.00 bill. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Civil War General Officers Record about George Wythe Randolph Name: George Wythe Randolph Highest Rank: Brig-Gen Birth Date: 1818 Death Date: 1867 Birth Place: Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia Army: Confederacy Promotions: Promoted to Full Brig-Gen Biography: George Wythe Randolph, second secretary of war, was born at Monticello, Virginia, March 10, 1818, the son of Thomas M. Randolph and his wife Martha, daughter of Thomas Jefferson. At the death of his illustrious grandfather he was sent to school at Cambridge, Mass. Then at thirteen years of age he became a midshipman and served in the United States navy until nineteen years of age, when he entered the university of Virginia. Two years later he embraced the profession of law. At the time of the John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry he organized a company of artillery, which was subsequently maintained and operated against the Federals at the battle of Bethel, early in 1861. He was then commissioned brigadier-general and given a command, which he held until appointed secretary of war. He assumed the duties of that portfolio March 24, 1862, and resigned them on November 17 of the same year, then reporting for duty in the field. He was one of the commissioners sent by Virginia to consult President Lincoln, after his election. He died at Edge Hill, Va., April 10, 1878. Source: Confederate Military History, vol. 1, p. 607 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |||