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THE GATEWOOD AND MONCURE FAMILIES

Three brothers by the name of Gatewood came from England
to Virginia about 1745, or 1750, and received grants of land in
the Colony. The Gatewood brothers were: Thomas, who never
married; William, who took up land in Norfolk county, where
the city now stands, and from whom descended the Kemp,
Burruss, Kent, Capp and other Virginia families; James, who
received a large grant of land in Caroline county extending from
White Chimneys tavern on the south toward the Spotsylvania
line on the north.

James Gatewood, m. Amelia Peatross, of a nearby estate and
left issue: (1) John (d. unmarried); (2) Jane m. Wm. W. Dickinson,
of Golansville, and left issue: (3) Maria m. — Walden and
left issue; (4) Amelia, m. Terrell, left issue. (The Terrells were
Quakers); (5) Betsy, m. Richard Boulware, and left issue; (6)
William m. —; (7) James, m. Anna George, daughter
of Reuben George and Mildred Rogers, who was descended from
Col. Wm. Byrd, of Westover on her father's side and from John
Rogers (the Martyr), on her mother's. James Gatewood fought
in the War of 1812, was made captain and fitted out his own
company. The old roster of his company is now in existence,
and shows many names familiar to Caroline county. He m.
Anna George in 1800 and brought her, a bride, to "Ellerslie"
his home, a part of the original grant of land, which at this date
(1924) is still in the family of his direct descendants. The children
of James Gatewood and Anna George his wife, were (1)
Thomas Jefferson, (2) Reuben George, (3) Philip, m. Catherine
Gentry, and removed to Richmond, left issue; (4) Lucy Anne, m.
Wm. A. Moncure. Her descendants are still in Caroline county;
(5) Amelia Peatross, m. Terrell Cobb; (6) Cassandra, m. Hiram
Oliver (her cousin).

The name Moncure is derived from the French words "Mon
Coeur," meaning "my heart." The first of the family to come
to Virginia was the Rev. John Moncure, who came from Kincardineshire,
Scotland and settled in Stafford county at the
beginning of the eighteenth century. He married Frances Brown,
of Charles county, Md., June 18, 1741. He d. in 1764 and was
buried under the Chancel of Aquia church in Stafford county.
His will, which was probated July 9, 1764, is quoted in Du
Bellet's Prominent Virginia Families, Vol. II, and is very interesting.

William A. Moncure, great grandson of Rev. John Moncure,
was born at "Somerset" in Stafford county in 1805. He was the
third son of John Moncure III, and Alcey Peachy Gascoigne.
He came to Caroline county in 1825 and m. Lucy Anne Gatewood
on March 4, 1827. He bought a home on the Cedar Fork road,
called "Wilton." He afterward bought "Chesterfield" farm, and
later "Ellerslie," the old Gatewood homestead. Soon after his
marriage he became County Surveyor, later he was a member of
the House of Delegates of Virginia, and State Senator for
a good many terms. In 1856 or 1857 he became Second Auditor
of Virginia, a position he held until his death in 1861. His
children born and brought up in Caroline county were: (1) John
James, m. Anne Deckard, and lived in Texas, left issue; (2)
William Cassius, m. Allenia Cottrell, lived in Richmond; (3)
Anna Gatewood, m. Daniel Norment, lived in Texas, left issue;
(4) Thomas Jefferson, m. Margaret Moncure, lived in Stafford
county, left issue; (5) St. Leger Landon, m. Lucy G. Oliver and
lived in Caroline county, left issue; (6) Eustace Conway, m.
Fanny Irby, lived in Caroline county, left issue; (7) Mary Alice,
m. Samuel Burke, lived in Burkeville, Va.; (8) Rubynetta Burnes,
m. Wm. Henry Glascock, lived in Burkeville, Va.; (9) Cassandra
Oliver, m. William H. Lyne, has issue living in Orange county;
(10) Richard Travers, m. Anna James Gascoigne, lives in Richmond.

The Moncures living in Caroline county were St. Leger Landon
and Eustace Conway. Children of St. L. L. Moncure and Lucy
Oliver, his wife were: (1) Frances Belle, (2) Elizabeth Cabell,
(3) Anna George, (4) Philip St. Leger, (5) Alice Burke, (6) Orlando
Shay, (7) Grace Eloise, (8) Clarinda Byrd. Anna G.
Moncure, m. D. L. Bibb, lives in Richmond; Clarinda Byrd
Moncure, m. Munson B. Conine, and removed to Hanover county.
They have a daughter, Margaret Byrd; Orlanda Shay Moncure,
m. Gertrude Wells and has two sons, John Philip and William
Orlando, and a daughter, Mary Bush; Philip St. Leger Moncure,
m. Grace Fortescue Terry and lives in Norfolk.

Philip St. L. Moncure graduated from the Medical College
of Virginia in 1898, winning three prizes. He was appointed
interne at St. Vincent's Hospital. Later he became house physician
and head surgeon in this institution. In 1915 Dr Philip St. L.
Moncure was President of the Congress of American Surgeons,
which met in London. He is a member of the Board of Medical

Examiners of Virginia, and of the faculty of the Medical College
of Virginia. He is a 32d Degree Mason and instructor in his
Lodge in Norfolk.

Orlando Shay Moncure, graduated in Law from the University
of Richmond, securing the prize for the best examination
in 1900. He lives at his place "Idlewild," near Ruther Glen
and is in government service.

Judge Eustace Conway Moncure

The children of Eustace Conway Moncure and Fanny Irby
his wife are: (1) Anne Lilbourne, m. Pinkney Gravatt, left one
son, Wm. Moncure Gravatt, (2) Eustace Conway, m. Fanny
Norment, and has two sons, and a daughter, who live in Texas;
(3) William Augustus, m. Margaret Tinsley, lives in Richmond
has issue; Wm. A., Jr., Margaret, Tinsley, Rutherford, Eustace
Conway, Martha and John. He graduated from the Virginia
Military Institute, winning the Jackson Hope Medal. Returning
home, he was made principal of the Bowling Green public schools.
Later he took a law course at the University of Virginia, went to
Richmond, and opened a law office, became a member of the law
firm of Gordon, Smith and Moncure, and afterward became
Judge of the Chancery Court of Richmond.

Eustace Conway Moncure, son of William A. Moncure and
Lucy Gatewood, was a scout in the Civil War, on the Confederate
side, and was later made Lieutenant. After the war he studied
law and opened a law office at Bowling Green, Va. He was soon
elected Commonwealth's Attorney for Caroline county and later
became Judge of the county in which capacity he served with
honor for many years. In 1905 he was elected to the House of
Representatives of the State. He was a Mason and a member
of the Kilwinning Crosse Lodge. His death occurred August,
1921. He is buried in Lakewood Cemetery at Bowling Green.
His wife died the 26th of May, 1923 and rests by his side. (4)
Maria Roper Moncure, m. Elmer Moore and lives in Norfolk,
Va., has issue: Lucy, Ruby, Moncure, Fanny, Elmer; (5) Irby
Moncure, m. Martha Eppes and has issue: Anne Lilbourne, m.
— Nelson, Eustace C., Eppes, Fanny; (6) Lucy Alexander
m. T. B. Gill, Sheriff of Caroline and lives in Bowling Green;
(7) Richard Gascoigne, m. Cordelia Lee Winston, had issue:
Richard Gascoigne, Cordelia Lee and Elizabeth.

The Moncure Arms are thus described:

Gu. on a chief ar. three hearts of the first.

Motto:

Virtuti non armis fido.