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MARIA BARBOUR (Mordecai, James, James, James.) in. Col. Tillinghast, of South Carolina, and after his death m. Col. J. B. Hogan, of Mobile, Alabama, who was at one time collector of that port. She died without issue.
GABRIEL BARBOUR (Thomas, James, James, James.) m. Lucy Baylor, daughter of Wythe Baylor. They had one child, Winona, who m. Judge Cul- len, of Richmond, Virginia, having two children : George Appleton Cullen, of Chicago, Ill., and Barbour Cullen. Mrs. Winona Cullen survives her husband, and lives in Chicago.
JAMES BARBOUR (Thomas, James, James. James.) died single.
NATHANIEL BARBOUR (Thomas, James, James, James.) in. Miss Bowles, of Jefferson county, Ky., and had three children : Frank Barbour, Medona, who died single, and Mary Bethel, who m.
LUCY BARBOUR (Thomas, James, James, James.) in. James Locke, and left no children.
SALLIE BRYAN (Mary, Thomas, James, James.) m. - Brown, of Ken- tucky, had six children, of whom only the name of one, Frank Brown, is known. After her death, her husband married a daughter of Bishop Meade, by whom he also had several children.
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FANNY BARBOUR (Thomas, James, James, James.) died single.
ANN BARBOUR (Thomas, James, James, James.) m. Charles M. Taylor. of Louisville, and had four children; Mary, Dr. Thomas W., Nathaniel, and Alfred. Nathaniel and Alfred died single. Mary m. Col. D. R. Burbank. Only one of their six children ever married, David R. Burbank, who married a daughter of Archibald Dixon, of Henderson. They had two children: Sue and Charlie.
LUCY BARBOUR (Philip, James, James, James.) m. Dr. Glass, of Hender- son, Kentucky, had one son, Owen, who never married. He was in the Con- federate army, and was detected while scouting near Henderson, Ky., and was killed in his attempt to escape capture.
ELIZABETH BARBOUR (Philip, James, James, James.) in. Wm. L. Jones, and removed to Memphis, Tenn., where she still lives. Her husband died many years ago. Issue: 1. Alice, m. Henry Garth, of New York City: 2. Philip B., in. Eliza Garth. They live in Memphis; 3. Win., m. Mattie Crump, and resides at Vicksburg, Miss .; 4. Eugene, unmarried; 5. Norborne, unmar- ried; 6. Lucy, m. Wm. Clapp, all of Memphis. Mrs. Horace Garth has two children, Granville and Lena. Lena m .- Garth, and has two children.
PHILIP NORBORNE BARBOUR (Philip, James, James, James.) m. his first cousin, Martha, daughter of Jacob Hopkins. They left no issue. He was a West Point graduate, and a major in the regular army. Distinguished him- self in the Mexican war, and fell in the charge at Monterey. His remains are buried at Frankfort, Ky., and a monument, erected by the State, marks his resting place.
SAMUEL BARBOUR (Philip, James, James. James.) m .- Clay. They lived and died in Henderson county, Ky. Had two sons, who entered the Confederate army as boys, and both were killed in the service. Neither ever married.
JAMES MORDECAI BARBOUR (Philip, James, James, James.) m. Lydia A. Scott, and both died at Henderson, Kentucky. They left one child, Anna Mordecai, m. Thomas F. Cheney, of Henderson, Ky. He died in 1898, she in 1892. They left six children as follows: Alice C., wife of Alfred MeDaniel, of Tampa, Florida, Ruth C., wife of Jas. M. Ringo, of Clinton, Kentucky, Miss Edith B., of Henderson, Kentucky, Philip B., m. George Lee Allen, and re- sides in St. Louis, Mo., Harry T., of Princeton, Ky., and Robert B., of Hender. son, Ky.
MARIA BARBOUR (Richard, James, James, James.) m. Jack Taylor.
ELIZA. BARBOUR (Richard, James, James.) in. J. P. Taylor (Robert M.), and had two children : Alonzo, and Robert T. They had no descendants.
LUCY BARBOUR (Richard. James, James, James .; m. Col .- Alexander. They had no issue.
JAMES B. MOORE (Frances, James, James, James.) died single in 1871.
WILLIAM CATLETT MOORE (Frances, James, James, James.) in. Matilda R. Taylor, a daughter of Dr. Charles Taylor, of Orange, and a surgeon in the Revolution. Issue : Charles Catlett, Fanny Barbour, Sarah Barbour, James Mordecai, m. a Miss Andrews, and lives at Orange, C. H., John W., and Mary Evelina.
JOHN THROCKMORTON MOORE (Frances, James, James, James.) m. Ann P. Crutchfield, and had nine children.
GABRIEL BARBOUR MOORE (Frances, James, James, James.) m. Miss Reynolds, of Clarke county, Kentucky, and had nine children.
RICHARD BARBOUR MOORE (Frances, James, James, James.) m. 1st. Mal lory, and 2nd. Susan Crump, who is still living.
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FRANCES THROCKMORTON MOORE (Frances, James, James, James.) m. A. G. Crutchfield. She is now living at Evansville, Indiana, in the eighty fourth year of her age, in the full posession of her health, bodily and mental- ly, and has recently rendered the writer most valuable assistance in tracing the various branches of the Barbour family. She has a daughter, the wife of William Field, of Evansville, Indiana, and a son, A. G. Crutchfield, of Smith's Mills, Kentucky.
LUCY BARBOUR BAYLOR (Lucy, James, James, James.) m. Gabriel Bar- bour, (Thomas, James, James, James).
JAMES HARRISON (Sarah, James, James, James.) min. Miss Talbot, They had five children, all of whom are now dead, and their descendants, if any, are unknown.
BENJAMIN JOHNSON BARBOUR (James, Thomas, James, James.) b. 1821, In. Caroline H., daughter of the eminent Dr. George Watson, of Richmond, November 17th., 1844. He represented Orange in the State Legislature, and in 1865 was elected a representative in the Congress of the United States; was not permitted to take his seat, Virginia not having been sufficiently recon- structed. He was an orator of distinction, and a scholar of rare culture, and was for years Rector of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia. He died about 1897, leaving the following children : George W. Barbour, Thomas Barbour, Caroline, the wife of Dr. J. H. Ellis, Elise, the wife of James Graves, and F. Cornelia, the wife of Prof. Wm. G. Christian, of the Univer- sity of Virginia.
LUCY BARBOUR (Thomas, James, James, James.) m. John Seymour Talia- ferro, who was drowned in 1830. Issue: 1. James Barbour, died in his 18th year; 2. Lucy Maria, who died unmarried; 3. Frances Cornelia, unmarried, lives with her sister, Mrs. Waters; 4. Ann B., died unmarried; 5. Lindsey T., m. Win. Smith Waters, July 21st. 1863. He died September 7th, 1873, leaving has widow and two children, John Seymour Taliaferro Waters, lawyer of Bal- timore, who m. Mary Town Donaldson, and Lucy Maria Barbour Waters, who m. Charles F. Penniman, September 6th, 1892. He died November 13th, 1898. leaving one child, Win. S. W. Penniman. Mrs. Win. S. Waters is living at 225, West Lanvale st., Baltimore, and the writer is indebted to her for much of the information embodied in this sketch.
FRANCES CORNELIA BARBOUR (James, Thomas, James, James.) m. Wil- liam Handy Collins, a distinguished lawyer of Baltimore. They left no issue.
PHILIPPA BARBOUR (Philip P., Thomas, James, James.) m. Judge R. H. Field, who succeeded her distinguished father as judge of the General Court of Virginia. She was his third wife. Their children were: 1. Philip Field, who was a gallant soldier in the civil war, and was killed May 23rd., at Cedarville, Virginia; 2. Fanny Field, who m. Charles Norville, of Lynchburg, Va.
ELIZABETH BARBOUR (Philip P., Thomas, James, James.) m. J. J. Ambler. Their children were: 1. John J., in, Bessie B. Davis; 2. Prof. Philip B., m. Willie H. Nicholas, of Seven Islands. They had one son, Prof. Nicholas Ambler, of Roanoke College; 3. Ella Cary, mn. John Nicholas, of Lynchburg, having six children: Ambler, Philip, Lillie, Harry, J. Ellis, and Nannie Nich- olas.
THOMAS BARBOUR (Philip P., Thomas, James, James.) m. Catharine Strother. He was a physician, and died in St. Louis, in 1849, of cholera incur- red in the course of his profession. His children were: Thomas and John, of Missouri, Fanny Todd, m .- Gray, of Louisville, Kentucky, and Chalmers Barbour.
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EDMUND PENDLETON BARBOUR (Philip P., Thomas, James, James.) in. Harriet, daughter of Col. John Stewart, of King George. He died in 1851. His children are: Philippa, Mary Conway, and Edmonia, who m. Rene de Payen des Bellisle, who was a professor in the University of Chicago. He left one child, who bears his name.
QUINTUS BARBOUR (Philip P., Thomas, James, James.) m. Mary, daugh- ter of James Somerville, of Culpeper. Their children are: 1. Capt. Philip P., unmarried, a prominent lawyer of Gordonsville; 2. Fantry T., m. Rev. D. B. Ewing, who is now dead. She resides in Alexandria, Virginia, and Imas the following children: Win., Lucy, Mary Belle, Jennie and Fannie; 3. Cornelia C., 4. James Somerville, of Mississippi; 5. Jane F., unmarried.
SEXTUS BARBOUR (Philip P., Thomas, James, James.) died unmarried in St. Louis, Mo., of cholera in 1849, with his brother, Dr. Thomas Barbonr.
MARY ANN BRYAN (Mary, Thomas, James, James.) m .- Lathrop, of Washington. Issue: Florence who married, 1st .- Field, of Chicago, and 2nd. Thomas Nelson Page, the distinguished author. She has several children by her first marriage.
CAROLINE BRYAN (Mary, Thomas, James, James.) m. Judge - Wylie, for years a judge of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Issue: Horace Wylie, of Washington, D. C.
THOMAS BARBOUR BRYAN (Mary, Thomas, James, James.) m .- Page, a daughter of Rev. Charles Page, of the well known Virginia family of that name. Their children are: Charles Page Bryan, at present U. S. Minister to Brazil, and Virginia Bryan.
WILLIAM BRYAN (Mary, Thomas, James, James.) Issue unknown.
VERANDA NEWMAN (Lucy, Thomas, James, James.) m. Nathaniel Welch, Issue : 1. Thomas N. Welch, In. Lucy Dew, of Caroline. Was a State Senator from Madison, and Judge of Caroline county. Lives in Caroline county. He has no children; 2. James Barbour, m. Ann Gibson, a sister of Col. J. C. Gib- son, of Culpeper. Issue : Lelia, who In. Alexander H. Davis, and Eustace B. Welch, who m. Sallie Berry; 3. John, In. his cousin, Laura, daughter of James B. Newman, and left one child, Sallie, who m. Wmn. Parrin, of Orange; 4. Lucy. m. Reuben Newman, and had three children : Nathaniel, who m. Miss Taylor, Bettie who' m. Col. Stoven, of Orange, having two children, Wil- Ham and Lula, and Florence, who m .- Henshaw, of Kentucky; 5. Wilhel- mina, m. Dr. Graves. She lives at Orange C. H., Virginia, and has one child, Etta Graves.
JAMES BARBOUR NEWMAN (Lucy, Thomas, James, James.) m. Sallie Bat- tle Fitzhugh. They had six children : Julia, m. Jessie H. Gfoss, of Georgia. Their only child, Julia, m .- Birdsong; 2. Laura, m. John Welch, (see de- seendants of Veranda Newman and Nathaniel Welch, supra); 3. Rosa, died unmarried: 4. Thomas H., killed at Aldie, Virginia, during the civil war; 5. Barbour, In. Tabitha, daughter of William Gordon, of Fredericksburg. They have two children : Alice and Lillie; 6. Conway, mu. Elnora Taylor, and has nine children : Rosa, who m. - -Fitz Patrick, of Orange county, Eugenia, Conway, Laura, and five others. Mr. James Barbour Newman lived to be ninety eight years of age, and died but a few month ago.
LUCETTA NEWMAN (Lucy, Thomas, James, James.) in. James Madison Macon, and had six children: 1. Thomas N., who died unmarried; 2. Conway Ella, m. Dr. John Knox, of Richmond. They had three children: John C., who m. Miss Yancy, of Richmond, Lucetta Madison Knox and Conway Macon Knox, both of Richmond; 3. Edgar Barbour, m. Virginia Caison, of Princess Ann, and has eight children: William M., Sallie, who married John Maupin, of Portsmouth, having two children, Mary and Augusta, Barbour Macon, of
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Brambleton, Virginia, who maried Mise Maulbury, and has five children,- Nathaniel Macon, who married, --- , Henry Macon, who married -- , and has one child, Lucetta, who m. Rev. John Cormick, of Westover, and has three children, and Bessie Macon; 4. Sarah F., m. Thomas Hill, of Culpeper, and has two children : A. P. Hill, who m. Anna G. Parsons, of St. Louis, Mo., and Corrie B. M. Hill; 5. James Madison, in. Miss Bridge, of New Orleans, and has three children, Conway Etta, Edward Adams, and James Madison; 6. Conway, of Orange, who in. Emma Riley, of Winchester, and has seven chil- dren : Emma, who m .- Stair, of York, Pa., Kate, who m. Frank Polson, of Pittsburg, Pa., Kenneth, Lattimer, Conway, Riley, and Eva.
ADDENDA.
It was stated on page 136 that James Barbour (James) had a son Williaın, who married Elizabeth Bailey. Further research since that statement was printed shows it to be erroneous, but it has brought out the probability that he was related to the Culpeper family of Barbours through a more remote an- cestor than any named above, viz : Gabriel Barbour, said to have been a London merchant, and a member of the London Virginia Company, and who gave 1000 pounds to establish a fund to christianize the Indians, though it has been impossible to prosecute the inquires necessary to conclusively estab- lish this line of descent in time for incorporation in this sketch. The William Barbour, above mentioned, instead of being a son of James (James), was prob- . ably the son or grandson of Capt. William Barbour, of Richmond county, whose daughter married Ajola Price, as mentioned in the Green genealogy (p 61, part first). He had a brother, Samuel and they came to Culpeper county to gether, and settled before the revolution. His descendants are : William Barbour and Travers Barbour, both of whom moved to North Carolina about 1800; their descendants are unknown; and Frances, m. Thomas Taylor (Charles, of Orange county), October 4th., 1800, having Pannill Taylor, b. 1801, mn. Millie Brown; Elizabeth, b. 1803, died single; Patsey Taylor, b. 1805, m. A. Ford, and moved to Mississippi; Sarah Jane, b. 1806, m. M. Burke; Nancey, b. 1808, m. M. Wise; John Barbour Taylor, b. 1811, m .- and moved to Louisiana; Thos. E. Taylor, b. 1814, in. Miss Henshaw, and went West; Margaret, b. 1820, and died single; and Arthur, b. 1823, m. Miss Murray, and left one son, R. O. Tay- lor. Pannil Taylor, the oldest son of Thomas Taylor, and Frances Barbour, above noted, m. 1st. Nellie Brown, a daughter of Joel Brown and Nellie Terrill, and left two children : Dr. John W. Taylor, and Mildred Frances, m. Dr. H. W. Gordon, of Madison county. Pannil Taylor m. 2nd. a Miss Weaver, of Mississippi, and left from this marriage : Jas. R., Luck. Buckhannon, Maggie, Shaw and two other daughters. John W., his son by his first marriage, mn. Rebecca Crawford, and has four children : T. C. Taylor, of Madison county, who m. Ruby, a daughter of Col. F. H. Hill, of Madison; G. H. Taylor m. Sal- lie Lewis, and is at present Deputy Clerk of Madison county; W. S. Taylor, of Madison C. H., m. Lizzie Yager; and Blanche, m. John Hunton.
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THE BROADDUS FAMILY.
[Judge John W. Jones has furnished the following more extended sketch of the Broaddus family than the one which appears in the original History of St. Mark's Parish, but the copy was received too late to be in the first part of this book .- R. T. G.]
The late distinguished Rev. John A. Broaddus, writing of his family a few years previous to his death, says that the name Broaddus was originally Broad- hurst. Although of Anglo-Saxon origin, those who bear it, tradition says, came to the United States from Wales. The progenitor of the family in this coun- try was Edward Broaddus, who settled on Gwynn's Island in the Piankitank river, near its junction with the Rappahannock. The exact time of his com- ing is not known, but it must have been as early as the early part of the 18th century, as, in 1715, he moved to Caroline county, then King and Queen, where he continued to reside up to the time of his death. Edward Broaddus was twice married. The name of his first wife is unknown. That of his sec- ond was Mary Shipley. The name of his children, by his first wife, are: Thomas, Richard and Dolly. Those of his second wife were: John, William, James, Shipley, Robin, and Elizabeth. These children of Edward Broaddus. and his two wives, have left a large number of descendants in Caroline and Culpeper counties, and in other portions of Virginia, and elsewhere througli- out the United States, some of whom have become men of prominence and distinction, especially as educators and ministers of the gospel. Among these, Andrew, the first of the name, Andrew, his son, both of whom were born, and died, in Caroline county, Edmund, William F., his brother, and John A., son of Edmund, all three natives of Culpeper, may be notably mentioned. .
While it is conceded that John A. was the most accomplished and seliol- arly man, who ever bore the name of Broaddus, even before he was born, his Caroline kinsman, Andrew, had begun to establish a reputation as an orator of no mean order, notwithstanding his early education was very limited, hav- ing attended school only nine months altogether. Uniting with the Baptist church while quite young, he had barely become of age when he was ordained as a minister of that denomination, and so strong was his intellect, so studi- ous his habits, so winning his deportinent, so musical his voice, so captivating the style of his eloquence. that he soon became one of the most popular pul- pit orators of his day, and his services were sought by his Baptist brethren all over the State, especially at campmeetings, so common at that early time. where his presence never failed to draw an immense crowd of interested and eager listeners whenever it was known that he was to fill the pulpit. Al- though Mr. 'Broaddus, during his long and popular ministry, except for a few months while in Richmond, Va., never had charge of any other than a country church, it was not because his services were not appreciated in some of the lar- gest cities of the United States, among them Baltimore, New York, Philadel- phia, and Boston, from all of which he had calls at different times, none of which he accepted, probably from a love for a retired and quiet life, and a natural shrinking timidity which he possessed. and could never entirely over- come. Besides his popularity as a preacher, Mr. Broaddus was also a writer of inuch force and eloquence. During his life he wrote a number of works, among others, a "History of the Bible." which was received with much favor by the religious public. Mr. Broaddus was married four times, and left a num- ber of children, to only one of whom, bis son, Andrew Jr., will the limits of this sketch allow any reference to be made.
Andrew Broaddus, Jr., like his father, Andrew the elder, was a Baptist minister, and, like him, of much ability, both as a speaker and a writer.
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While his style of oratory was hardly as attractive as that of his father, still, at times, when his mind was fully aroused to the importance of the subject under investigation, and he took a personal interest in it, his thoughts would be clothed in words of impassioned and burning eloquence. As a writer, Mr. Broaddus was terse, clear and forcible. Besides having been a contributor to the Religious Herald, and other religious papers for many years, he was the author of a history of the Broaddus family, a work requiring much time, pa- tience and labor, to which the writer of this sketch is indebted for much that it contains. Like his father, Mr. Broaddus lived to be quite old. Both lived and died in the same county where they were born, leaving the remarkable record of having, for three generations, extending over the space of a cen- tury, father, son and grandson, successfully occupied the same pulpit and preached to the same people and and their descendants, a record that exists no where else in Virginia, or the United States, if indeed in the world, one of which any family might well be proud, and complimentary alike to pastor and people. With this brief and imperfect notice of the two leading members of the Caroline Broddus', let us now proceed to the more immediate purpose of this sketch, the genealogy of the Culpeper branch of the family.
So far as is known the name of the first Broaddus to settle in Culpeper county was William, the second son of Edward, the progenitor of the family in this country, and his second wife, Mary Shipley. William Broaddus married a Miss Gaines, who bore him three children: William, Thomas and James. His first, son, William, was a major in the Revolutionary army, and was twice married, first to Mrs. Martha Jones, widow of Capt. Gabriel Jones. the Reyo- lutionary soldier; they had four children: Kitty Wigginton, Juliet, Patsey and William. Kitty married William Mills Thompson. The names of their descendants will be found in the Thompson genealogy, pages 86-7 of part sec- ond; Juliet married Col. Henry Ward. They had two children: William H., and Woodville. William H., married Jane Roberts, a daughter of Major John Roberts, of the Revolution, and had no children. Woodville moved to Mississippi many years ago, and never married. Patsy married Merriwether Thompson. Such of their descendants, as are known, will be found in the Thompson genealogy, page 89 of second part.
The second wife of Major William Broaddus was Martha Richardson. They had four children: Sarah Ann, Lavinia, Maria and Mary. In addition to serving his country as a soldier, Major Broaddus was for many years clerk of Culpeper county. Somewhat late in life he moved to Harper's Ferry. where he filled some Federal office, paymaster in the army, it is believed, and died there.
William, the only son of William Broaddus and the widow of Capt. Gab- riel Jones, married Ann Tutt, who bore him two children: Juliet Ann and William A. Juliet Ann married Edward Herndon. They had only one child, a daughter, named Mary Eleanor, who married John Roberts. William A. never married. Mr. Broaddus succeeded his father as clerk of Culpeper county.
Thomas, the second son of William Broaddus, and brother of the first clerk of Culpeper county, of that name, married Mrs. Susannah White. They had three sons: Edmund, William F., and Andrew, and two daughters, Lucy and Maria. Edmund, the first son of Thomas, and Susannah Broaddus, was twice married. His first wife was Nancy Sims. His second was Somerville Ward. By his first wife he had the following children: James M., Martha A., Caroline M., and Jolin A. His second wife died childless.
Of the many mnen of prominence that Culpeper county has furnished, few have possessed inore merit and ability than Edmund Broaddus. Born at a
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time when schools were scarce and the most of them that existed, of the "Old Field" order, he received only an ordinary education, yet so superior his intel- lect, and studious his habits, that, even while comparatively a young man, as a thinker and debater he took a prominent stand among the leading men of his day. By vocation Mr. Broaddus was a farmer. He also taught a country school for several years. In politics he was originally a Democrat, but left that party upon the "Removal of the Deposits" by Gen. Jackson, and after- wards became an "Old Line Whig," and a great admirer and earnest suppor- ter of Henry Clay. Mr. Broaddus was a man of modest demeanor, excellent judgment, and rare insight into the character and motives of men. To the latter, united with his ability as a speaker, and the thorough confidence of his constituents, in his integrity, may be attributed the fact that, for twenty years-with one or two exceptions, when he declined to be a candidate-he represented the county of Culpeper in the House of Delegates, and was never defeated in any race he made before the people. During his several terms of office no member served his constituents more faithfully and efficiently, and none more thoroughly commanded the respect of his fellow members, and ex- erted a greater influence over them. Like the most of his name, Mr. Broaddus was a Baptist, and at the associations, and other general meetings of that denomination, always took a prominent and leading part in their delibera- tions, thus becoming an important factor in shaping the proceedings of these bodies. He died in Charlottesville, Virginia, whither he had gone several years prior thereto, mainly for the purpose of educating his son, the great and good John A.
As before stated. it is conceded that the most accomplished and scholary man ever produced by Culpeper county, and the greatest who ever bore the Broaddus name, was the Rev. John Albert Broaddus, youngest child of Ed -. mund Broaddus and Fanny Sims. His early education was conducted main- ly by his father, and his sister Martha. Afterwards he became a pupil of that excellent scholar and teacher, Albert G. Sims, who, for many years, taught a highly popular boarding school near Culpeper C. H. In 1846 Mr. Broaddus en- tered the University of Virginia, and four years thereafter was graduated with the highest honor of that noted institution. He was twice married. His first wife was Maria Carter Harrison, daughter of Dr. Gessner Harrison, one of the professors of his Alma Mater. His second wife was Charlotte E. Sinclair, of Albemarle county. His children, by his first wife, were : Eliza Somerville, Annie Harrison, and Maria Louisa. His children, by his second wife, were : Samuel Sinclair, Caroline, Alice Virginia, Ella Thomas and Boyce. Mr. Broad- dus commenced preaching in 1849, and was ordained in 1853. From 1851 to 1853 he was assistant instructor of Latin and Greek in the University, and at the same time pastor of the Charlottesville Baptist church. For two years, 1855 and 1856, he acted as chaplain to the University. In 1859 he became Pro- fessor in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, then established at Greenville, South Carolina. For some months in 1863, Mr. Broaddus preached as a missionary in Gen. Lee's army, but the exposure of camp life was too great for the delicate state of his health, and he gave up the work and became Corresponding Secretary to the Sunday School Board of the Southern Bap- tist Convention, then established at Greenville to supply destitute schools. The foregoing is the substance of a condensed sketch of Mr. Broaddus' life, down to the time it was written, prepared by himself for the Rev. Andrew's book, "The Broaddus Family," and reproduced here. It is only necessary to add that when the Theological Seminary was moved from Greenville, South Carolina, to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1877, Mr. Broaddus continued to retain the same chair in that institution formerly occupied by him, and was after-
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