Theodorick Bland of Cawsons

Theodorick Bland
Theodorick Bland
Member of the Virginia Senate; from Isle of Wight, Surry and Prince George Counties
	In office; October 7, 1776 – May 2, 1779
Preceded by	n/a
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Harrison
Personal details
Born	December 2, 1708; Prince George County, Colony of Virginia, U.S.
Died	June 1, 1784 (aged 75)
Spouse(s)	Frances Bolling; Elizabeth Randolph
Children	6 including Theodoric Bland, Frances Bland Randolph Tucker
Profession	Planter politician

Theodorick Bland (December 2, 1708 – 1784),

clerk of Prince George County, Virginia.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Early and family life

Bland was born into the

William Randolph I.^[5]

Around 1738, Bland married for the first time, to Frances Bolling, the daughter of Drury Bolling, and who inherited Kippax plantation on the Appomattox River. They had six children:^[6]^{[nb 1]}

Elizabeth "Patsy" Bland (born January 4, 1739)^[6] married John Banister and had three sons.^[7]
Theodorick Bland (March 21, 1741/42)^[6]
Mary Bland (born August 22, 1745)^[6]
Ann Bland (born September 5, 1747)^[6]
Jane Bland (born September 30, 1749)^[6]
Frances Bland (born September 24, 1752)^{Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker).^[6]}

Bland later married Elizabeth Randolph the daughter of

William Randolph I, and the widow of William Yates.^[2]^{[nb 1]}

Career

Described as "a plain practical man, with but slender advantages of education, of an ample fortune and respectable character",

plantation, Cawsons plantation, located on a promontory where the Appomattox River turned north to meet the James River.^[1]

On November 15, 1758,

slaves for sale to raise funds to replace the gunpowder seized by Lord Dunmore from the magazine in Williamsburg, Virginia.^[1]^[8] Around January 1781, St. George Tucker assisted Bland, his father-in-law, in escaping the advancing British Army commanded by Benedict Arnold.^[1] A few months later, the British Major-General William Phillips ordered that his troops in Prince George County not harm Bland's property.^[9]

In 1775, Bland owned a

stud book as "the finest looking mare in Virginia, of her day".^[10]

Following the American Revolutionary War, Bland moved westward into Amelia County, Virginia, where he developed another plantation using enslaved labor.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Theodorick Bland of Cawsons

16. Adam Bland

8. John Bland

17. Joan Atkyns

4.

Richard Bennett

21. Anstie Tomson

5. Anne Bennett

22. John Utie

11. Mary Anne Utie

1. Theodorick Bland

24. William Randolph

12. Richard Randolph

25. Dorothy Lane

6. William Randolph

26. John Ryland

13. Elizabeth Ryland

3. Elizabeth Randolph

28. William Isham

14. Henry Isham

29. Mary Brett

7. Mary Isham

30. Christopher Banks

15. Katherine Banks

Bland was descended from Theodorick Bland of Westover, who emigrated from England and served as speaker of the House of Burgesses in 1660 and also represented Charles City County then newly formed Henrico County from 1661 to 1676. His paternal uncle was the surveyor Theodorick Bland.^[11]

Notes

^ ^a ^b One source mistakenly indicates that Bland had five children with Frances Bolling (Elizabeth, Mary, Anna, Jenny, and Theodorick Jr) and two more after marrying Elizabeth Randolph, the widow of William Yates (Patsy and Frances).^[3]

References

^
ISBN 9780813921648
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^ ^a ^b Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). "Burgesses and Other Prominent Persons". Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 188, 366.
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ISBN 9780722209240
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^ ^a ^b ^c Bland, Theodorick (1840). "Memoir of Theodorick Bland, Jr.". In Campbell, Charles (ed.). The Bland papers: Being a Selection from the Manuscripts of Colonel Theodorick Bland Jr. of Prince George County Virginia. Vol. I. Petersburg, Virginia: Edmund & Julian C. Ruffin. pp. xiii–xv.
^ Bland, Theodorick (1840). "Appendix". In Campbell, Charles (ed.). The Bland papers: Being a Selection from the Manuscripts of Colonel Theodorick Bland Jr. of Prince George County Virginia. Vol. I. Petersburg, Virginia: Edmund & Julian C. Ruffin. pp. 145–149.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Frances Bland Randolph Chapter, NSDAR (August 8, 2010). "The Family of Frances Bland Randolph Tucker". Petersburg, Virginia: Frances Bland Randolph Chapter, NSDAR. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "Colonel John Banister". Colonel John Banister Chapter, NSDAR. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
ISBN 9780598865274
.

^ Stanard, William G., ed. (June 1902). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. IX. Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia Historical Society. p. 163.

^ ^a ^b Edgar, Patrick Nisbett (1833). "Quaker-Lass". The American Race-Turf Register, Sportsman's Herald, and General Stud Book. Vol. I. New York: Press of Henry Mason. p. 415.

^ Hunter, Joseph (1895). "Bland". In Clay, John W. (ed.). Familiae Minorum Gentium. Vol. II. London: The Harleian Society. pp. 421–427.

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[example-7] One source mistakenly indicates that Bland had five children with Frances Bolling (Elizabeth, Mary, Anna, Jenny, and Theodorick Jr) and two more after marrying Elizabeth Randolph, the widow of William Yates (Patsy and Frances).^[3]

[Hamilton-1] 
ISBN 9780813921648
.

[Tyler-2] Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). "Burgesses and Other Prominent Persons". Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 188, 366.

[Campbell-1860-3] 
ISBN 9780722209240
.

[Campbell-1840-2-4] Bland, Theodorick (1840). "Memoir of Theodorick Bland, Jr.". In Campbell, Charles (ed.). The Bland papers: Being a Selection from the Manuscripts of Colonel Theodorick Bland Jr. of Prince George County Virginia. Vol. I. Petersburg, Virginia: Edmund & Julian C. Ruffin. pp. xiii–xv.

[Campbell-1840-1-5] Bland, Theodorick (1840). "Appendix". In Campbell, Charles (ed.). The Bland papers: Being a Selection from the Manuscripts of Colonel Theodorick Bland Jr. of Prince George County Virginia. Vol. I. Petersburg, Virginia: Edmund & Julian C. Ruffin. pp. 145–149.

[NSDAR-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Frances Bland Randolph Chapter, NSDAR (August 8, 2010). "The Family of Frances Bland Randolph Tucker". Petersburg, Virginia: Frances Bland Randolph Chapter, NSDAR. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[8] "Colonel John Banister". Colonel John Banister Chapter, NSDAR. Retrieved December 7, 2010.

[Garland-9] ISBN 9780598865274
.

[10] Stanard, William G., ed. (June 1902). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. IX. Richmond, Virginia: The Virginia Historical Society. p. 163.

[Edgar-11] Edgar, Patrick Nisbett (1833). "Quaker-Lass". The American Race-Turf Register, Sportsman's Herald, and General Stud Book. Vol. I. New York: Press of Henry Mason. p. 415.

[Hunter-12] Hunter, Joseph (1895). "Bland". In Clay, John W. (ed.). Familiae Minorum Gentium. Vol. II. London: The Harleian Society. pp. 421–427.

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