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WILLIAM J. [REV] BAGBY 5, (JAMES M. 4, JOHN ARTHUR 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born about 1810, and died about 1881 in Louisa County, Virginia. He married MARY E. CHICK. She was born between 1814 - 1820, and died about 1890 in Louisa County, Virginia.

Notes for REV WILLIAM J. [REV.] BAGBY:
From Louisa County, Virginia, Death Records 1853 - 1896 - Research by: Betty Jo McDaniels.

Bagby, William
White
Male
June
Cause: Unknown
74 years
S on of James and Mary Bagby
Mary E. Bagby: Wife
C.R. Bagby: Son 1882


More About WILLIAM J. [REV] BAGBY:
Burial: Bagby Cemetery, Route 33, Louisa County, Virginia

Notes for MARY E. CHICK:
Surname is listed as "CHICK", but there is some doubt that Chick was her maiden name. Another possibility is TURNER.

Page 186 of Louisa County, Virginia, Death Records 1853--1896:

Bagby, Mary V.
White
Female
June
C onsumption
76 years
P arents Unknown
Wm. Bagby: Husband
J.W. Duggins: Son-In-Law
Reported 1890


More About MARY E. CHICK:
Burial: Bagby Cemetery, Route 33, Louisa County, Virginia


Children of WILLIAM BAGBY and MARY CHICK are:

1. WILLIAM C. BAGBY, b. about 1849; d. Unknown.
2. INDIANA [ANNA] B. "BERT" BAGBY, b. January 29, 1853, Louisa County, Virginia; d. July 27, 1911.
3. CAIUS RUTHVIN BAGBY, b. April 18, 1854, Louisa County, Virginia; d. December 26, 1918.
4. ROBERT "BOB" MALCOLM BAGBY, b. about 1855; d. Unknown.
5. VIRGINIA BAGBY, b. June 1858; d. October 16, 1858.
Notes for VIRGINIA BAGBY:
Louisa County, Virginia - Death Records 1853-1896 - page 47
6. ALBERT SIDNEY LEE BAGBY, b. April 22, 1862, Louisa County, Virginia; d. January 21, 1907, Louisa County, Virginia.

WILLIAM HARWOOD 5, (MARY BAGBY 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born Unknown, and died Unknown. He married UNKNOWN STUBBLEFIELD. She was born Unknown.


Children of WILLIAM HARWOOD and UNKNOWN STUBBLEFIELD are:

1. HENRY HARWOOD, b. Unknown.
2. JOHN S. HARWOOD, b. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN TYLER.
3. MARY HARWOOD, b. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN [M.D.] CULPEPPER; b. Unknown.

VIRGINIA EMELINE BAGBY 5, (JOHN CHRISTOPHER 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born about 1815 in at "Bunker Hill" in King & Queen County, Virginia, and died about 1890. She married BENJAMIN PENDLETON COOKE about 1835. He was born about 1806, and died about 1849.

Notes for VIRGINIA EMELINE BAGBY:
Source: "John Bagby of Bunker Hill"

Virginia "Emmeline" Bagby

To some people John Bagby of "Bunker Hill" was known as "a man who drove a hard bargain". To some he was known as a callous business man. Similar labels are often put on a successful business man, which he was. Nevertheless, he had a soft spot in his heart for his first born, Emmeline. Left a widow at thirty-four, she was the only child he spoke of by name in his will drawn up in 1869.

He recorded that she could continue to live on at "Locust Grove" at a moderate rent as long as she wished. Here she reared her family single handed, Her oldest daughter, Betty, and her husband acquired ownership of the property after 1884. It is now held by the 5th and 6th generations of Emmeline.

"Locust Grove", no longer habitable, may be found on Route #14, near the State Fish Hatchery, but on the opposite side of the road.

More About VIRGINIA EMELINE BAGBY:
Religion: Baptist

Children of VIRGINIA BAGBY and BENJAMIN COOKE are:

1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COOKE, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
2. ANN ELIZABETH "BETTY" COOKE, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
3. MARY MASON COOKE, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
4. HANNAH COOKE, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
5. MORDECAI COOKE, b. Unknown; d. about 1865.
6. FRANK COOKE, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Priscilla, wife of Joseph Ryland and daughter of John Bagby, born May 18, 1818. Died January 3, 1888. Mother of 13 children, all of whom survive her, and unite in erecting this tablet to her memory. "Her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her."

Priscilla Bagby [Ryland], 1818-1888

Surname: Ryland, Bagby

A memorial to Mrs. Priscilla Ryland (1818-1888), by Dr. Robert Ryland (1805-1899). This text is from a copy made by Amy Ryland Langford. Dr. Ryland was the older brother of Mrs. Ryland's husband Joseph Ryland (1813-1872) of 'Marlborough.' Assuming the piece was prompted by Mrs. Ryland's death, it may be dated March 14, 1888, although conceivably it could have been written as late as March 1899.

VIRGINIA WOMEN

The Noble Qualities of Female Character: Mrs. Priscilla Ryland - by: Robert Ryland, D. D.

It may be a prejudice of education, or a good-natured weakness, but still it has long been my deliberate conviction that the women of Virginia, as class, are, in all the noble qualities of female character, unsurpassed by any women on earth!

This conviction is based on a very general acquaintance which I have had with them during my life and residence in the State up to the beginning of the Civil War, from my close observation of their bearing amid the trying scenes of that war, and from the patience, energy, and fortitude which they have exhibited since the return of peace.

High up in the long catalog of worthies, I place the obscure name that stands at the head of this article. In her is exemplified the sentiment of the poet -

"Greatest souls are often those of whom the noisy world hears least." *

Mrs. Priscilla Ryland, a daughter of John Bagby - the relict of Joseph Ryland - both for many years active members of Bruington church, in King and Queen County; a sister of that holy minister, Richard Hugh Bagby, whose sun went down in a blaze of glory, and of Alfred Bagby and George Franklin Bagby, still living expounders of the truth, and the mother of John W. Ryland, a laborious pastor in Middlesex County, was born May 16, 1818, was baptized by Robert Semple in 1831, was married in December 1835, and departed this life January 3rd, 1888.

She was the mother of thirteen children, all of whom survive her, and all of them, except the youngest, hold their membership in a Baptist church.

During the greater part of her married life she was subject to frequent attacks of acute disease, which she bore with uncomplaining submission; and the wonder is that she could raise and supervise so large a family amid the sufferings of a frail constitution. Such a position, though inglorious in the eyes of the world, requires a degree of tact and energy that is seldom found in the greatest statesmen.

It was one of the many calamities of the war that her husband saw his valuable flour mill set on fire and consumed. Its restoration, at a cost of $10,000, not only imposed on him an amount of toil and and anxiety that shortened his days, but it entailed on his family a debt which he would have soon liquidated, but which left a heavy burden on his widow and children. This difficulty only called out stronger efforts.

Especially industrious and thrifty, she seemed to be unhappy unless constantly employed. But it was not to supply her little personal wants that she kept herself busy; she studied the comfort of others rather than of herself, and often gave away that which she needed more than the recipient.

After breaking up housekeeping, and making her home alternately with her married children, she feared to be burdensome, and was always helpful to the utmost of her ability.

The Bible was her companion from childhood, and when too feeble to read it herself, she requested someone at hand to read it to her. The doctrines were the aliment of her spirit, its precepts the guide of her feet, its promises the hope and joy of her declining years.

She was warmly attached to her pastor, and never absent from public worship when attendance was possible. She loved the church and the Ladies' Missionary Society (which had existed for about fifty years), and gave liberally to both, according to her means.

In a word, she was an earnest, unostentatious and a godly woman, faithful to all her trusts as a daughter, a wife, a mother, and a Christian. When death became imminent, she was more than willing to depart and be with Jesus.

Her whole history should be a lasting inspiration to all her relatives and friends. Her children will often visit her grave in the cemetery of dear old Bruington, the resting place of so many loved ones, and will cherish her memory as the most precious of all legacies.

This 14th of March, the anniversary of my birth in 1805, warns me of my end at hand. May it be peace.

R. RYLAND
Lexington, Kentucky

* [Here Dr. Ryland paraphrases a line from "The Excursion," by William Wordsworth (1814).
An exact quote would be "Strongest minds . . .".]

Research submitted by: Major Walter Moncure Ryland , III

Personal note of Sherri Schäefer Bagby: In correspondance, Walter always referred to Priscilla Courtney Bagby [Ryland] as, "Our Dear Cilla".

More About PRISCILLA COURTNEY BAGBY:
Fact 1: Marriage date source: Virginia State Library accession #22859.
Fact 2: Full name source: "King and Queen County, Virginia" by: Rev. Alfred P. Bagby, D.D.
Religion: Baptist

Joseph Ryland - submitted by Major Walter Moncure Ryland, III.

Notes for JOSEPH RYLAND:
Source: "John Bagby of Bunker Hill" Compiled by: Elizabeth Pollard Cox Johnson and Jessie Gresham Pollard Dodge.

 

The farm called "Marlboro" was originally a part of the "Farmington" tract, where Joseph Ryland was born. Located about two miles southeast of the crossroads, St. Stephens Church, "Marlboro" is still a working farm known by the same name. Priscilla Bagby came here as a bride of 17 and remained the rest of her long life. For a detailed account of the house see "Old Houses of King and Queen County, Virginia", edited in 1974, by Cox and Weathers and published by the King and Queen County Historical Society.

The photo above is of Marlboro in the year 2001-2002. As you can see, it is under renovation. Photo was submitted by the new owners who spell the name "Marlborough".

Sherri Schäefer Bagby Note: The book, "Old Houses of King and Queen County, Virginia" is an out of print book, but may usually be found for purchase on the Internet on sites such as abebooks.com.

 

Major Walter Moncure Ryland, III, was the second source for research on the lineage of Joseph Ryland and Priscilla Courtney Bagby [Ryland]. He provided many of the Ryland names, dates and notes.

More About JOSEPH RYLAND:
Burial: Bruington Baptist Church, Stevensville, Virginia, King and Queen County.


Children of PRISCILLA BAGBY and JOSEPH RYLAND are:

1. JOHN WILLIAM [REV] RYLAND, b. about 1836, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. about 1905.
2. JOSIAH RYLAND, b. July 25, 1838, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. October 15, 1900, Virginia.
3. SUSAN ELIZABETH RYLAND, b. June 25, 1840, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. March 13, 1915; m. JOHN ALEXANDER FLEET, September 27, 1883, King & Queen County, Virginia; b. October 06, 1824, King and Queen County, Virginia; d. November 04, 1912.
More About SUSAN ELIZABETH RYLAND: No children
4. MARY FRANCES RYLAND, b. June 08, 1842, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. February 04, 1924.
5. JOANNE BAGBY RYLAND, b. April 14, 1844, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. December 27, 1926.
6. ALICE PEACHY RYLAND, b. January 29, 1846, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. February 27, 1932.
More About ALICE PEACHY RYLAND:
Full name source and information that she resided in Baltimore, Maryland is from the book "King and Queen County, Virginia" by: Rev. Alfred P. Bagby, D.D.
7. JAMES ROBERT RYLAND, b. September 03, 1848, Walkerton, Virginia [King and Queen County]; d. April 09, 1891, King and Queen County, Virginia.
8. JOSEPH RYLAND, b. December 29, 1850, at "Marlboro" in King & Queen County, Virginia; d. December 27, 1927.
9. PRISCILLA COURTNEY RYLAND, b. about 1852, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. January 29, 1915; m. JUDSON R. LAND, November 1880; b. Unknown, King and Queen County, Virginia; d. Unknown.
More About PRISCILLA COURTNEY RYLAND: No children
More About JUDSON R. LAND:
Name and place of residence source: "King and Queen County, Virginia" by: Rev. Alfred P. Bagby, D.D.
10. IDA ROSE RYLAND, b. April 17, 1855, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. November 14, 1932.
11. EDWIN RYLAND, b. September 21, 1857, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. December 22, 1942, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
12. ALFRED HUGH RYLAND, b. February 28, 1861, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. August 28, 1908, Florida.
13. HARRY LEE RYLAND, SR., b. July 13, 1864, at "Marlboro" in King and Queen County, Virginia; d. about 1929, Florida.

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