William Randolph II

William Randolph II
William Randolph II
Treasurer of Virginia
	In office; 1737
Personal details
Born	November 1681; Turkey Island Plantation, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, British America
Died	October 19, 1741 (aged 59)
Spouse	Elizabeth Beverley
Children	7
Parent	William Randolph (father);
Relatives	Richard Randolph (brother); John Randolph (brother); Beverley Randolph (grandson); Thomas Jefferson (great-nephew)

William Randolph II (November 1681—October 19, 1741), also known as William Randolph Jr. or Councillor Randolph, was an American planter and politician. He was the Treasurer of Virginia and the oldest child of William Randolph and Mary Isham.[1][2][3]

Early life and family

Randolph was born to William Randolph and Mary Isham 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 seven children, five of which reached adulthood:[1][2][4][nb 1]

Beverley Randolph (born c. 1706) married Elizabeth Lightfoot and had no children.[6]
Peter Randolph (born c. 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 (c. 1710–1762), owner of Wilton plantation house, married Anne Harrison, the daughter of Benjamin Harrison IV, and had eight surviving children.[1]
Mary Randolph (born c. 1718) married John Price.[1][5][6]
Elizabeth "Betty" Randolph (born c. 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, John Randolph married Susanna Beverley (daughter of Peter Beverley, Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Treasurer of Colony of Virginia) on July 20, 1738.

Career

Randolph served as Clerk of House from 1703 to 1712. He served as Treasurer of the Colony of Virginia in 1737.[7]

Ancestry

Ancestors of William Randolph II

16. Robert Randolph

8. William Randolph

17. Rosa Roberts

4. Richard Randolph

18. Richard Lane

9. Dorothy Lane

19. Elizabeth Vincent

2. William Randolph

20. John Rilande

10. Richard Ryland

21. Maria Canning

5. Elizabeth Ryland

11. Elizabeth Harward

1. William Randolph II

24. Sir Euseby Isham

12. William Isham

25. Anne Borlase

6. Henry Isham

26. William Brett

13. Mary Brett

27. Mary Toddington

3. Mary Isham

28. Christopher Banks

14. Christopher Banks

29. Alice Foxe

7. Catherine Banks

30. John Royall

15. Janet Royall

31. Angeline

Westham, Virginia

The town of Westham, Virginia was established on land that had been owned by Randolph.[8] When Randolph died, his son Beverley inherited Westham Plantation and planned to create the town of Westham on part of it to facilitate trade in the Piedmont region of Virginia.[8] After Beverley's sudden death, Peter Randolph inherited his brother's land and completed work on the project – renaming the town "Beverley" in honor of his older brother – with help from William Cabell and Peter Jefferson.[8] Jefferson was one of a number of important Virginians, including Carter Braxton, Joshua Fry, John Hunter, Robert Rose, and William Stith. who purchased lots in the new town.[8] Peter Randolph eventually sold Westham Plantation to his younger brother, William, who in turn sold the property to William Byrd III.[8]

Notes

William Randolph II had seven children. Two of his earliest children, Beverely and William, died very young and their names were given to older children.[5]

References

Page, Richard Channing Moore (1893). "Randolph Family". Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia (2 ed.). New York: Press of the Publishers Printing Co. pp. 249–272.
Glenn, Thomas Allen, ed. (1898). "The Randolphs: Randolph Genealogy". Some Colonial Mansions: And Those Who Lived In Them : With Genealogies Of The Various Families Mentioned. Vol. 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry T. Coates & Company. pp. 430–459.
Byrd, William (1942). Woodfin, Maude Howlett (ed.). Another Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover, 1739–1741: With Letters & Literary Exercises, 1696–1726. Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press. p. 57.
Standard, W.G. (1895). "Major Robert Beverley and His Descendants". In Bruce, Philip A. (ed.). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. III. Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia Historical Society. pp. 169–170.
Randolph, Wassell (1949). William Randolph I of Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia: And His Immediate Descendants. Seebode Mimeo Service; distributed by Cossitt Library. p. 39.
Randolph, Robert Isham (1936). The Randolphs of Virginia: A Compilation of the Descendants of William Randolph of Turkey Island and His Wife Mary Isham Of Bermuda Hundred (PDF).
"William Randolph II (Jr.)". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
Hendricks, Christopher E. (2006). "The Piedmont". The Backcountry Towns of Colonial Virginia. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. pp. 40–44. ISBN 9781572335431.

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[6] William Randolph II had seven children. Two of his earliest children, Beverely and William, died very young and their names were given to older children.[5]

[Page-1] Page, Richard Channing Moore (1893). "Randolph Family". Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia (2 ed.). New York: Press of the Publishers Printing Co. pp. 249–272.

[Glenn-2] Glenn, Thomas Allen, ed. (1898). "The Randolphs: Randolph Genealogy". Some Colonial Mansions: And Those Who Lived In Them : With Genealogies Of The Various Families Mentioned. Vol. 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry T. Coates & Company. pp. 430–459.

[Byrd-3] Byrd, William (1942). Woodfin, Maude Howlett (ed.). Another Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover, 1739–1741: With Letters & Literary Exercises, 1696–1726. Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press. p. 57.

[Standard-4] Standard, W.G. (1895). "Major Robert Beverley and His Descendants". In Bruce, Philip A. (ed.). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. III. Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia Historical Society. pp. 169–170.

[Wassell_Randolph-5] Randolph, Wassell (1949). William Randolph I of Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia: And His Immediate Descendants. Seebode Mimeo Service; distributed by Cossitt Library. p. 39.

[Robert_Isham_Randolph-7] Randolph, Robert Isham (1936). The Randolphs of Virginia: A Compilation of the Descendants of William Randolph of Turkey Island and His Wife Mary Isham Of Bermuda Hundred (PDF).

[8] "William Randolph II (Jr.)". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-03.

[Hendricks-9] Hendricks, Christopher E. (2006). "The Piedmont". The Backcountry Towns of Colonial Virginia. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. pp. 40–44. ISBN 9781572335431.