Edward Randolph
English businessman
About Edward Randolph
Lived 1690 – 1750 (aged 59–60).
Edward Randolph (~October 1690 – after 1756 ), sometimes referred to as Edward Randolph of Bremo, was a ship captain, a London tobacco merchant, and the seventh and youngest son of William Randolph and Mary Isham.
Biography In 1713, Randolph inherited 625 acres of land near the Chickahominy River when his father's will was probated at the Henrico County court in Varina, Virginia. She then married Theodorick Bland of Cawsons. Mary Randolph married Robert Yates, the brother of William Yates, and had three children.
Two sons of Bartholomew Yates, William and Robert, were members of the Church of England and married the two daughters of Randolph, Elizabeth and Mary, while visiting England to obtain their clerical orders. He was also a great-uncle of United States President Thomas Jefferson.
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English businessman
When was Edward Randolph born?
Edward Randolph was born on 1 October 1690.
When did Edward Randolph die?
Edward Randolph died in 1750.
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