Col. William Randolph [13028]
- Born: Oct 1650, Moreton Morrell Parish, Warwickshire, England
- Marriage: Mary Isham [15816] in 1678
- Died: 21 Apr 1711, Turkey Island Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia at age 60
- Buried: Turkey Island Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia
General Notes:
The Randolph family in Virginia is commonly traced to William Randolph of Turkey Island, son of Sir Richard Randolph of Morton Hall, Warwickshire, who came to Virginia in 1673. William Randolph of Turkey Island married Mary Isham, granddaughter of Sir Henry Isham of Braunston, Northamptonshire. Her sister Anne Isham married Francis Eppes in Virginia. The Ishams and Randolphs intermarried in both England and Virginia.
Was a member of the House of Burgesses, the Council of Virginia and was Attorney General between 1696 and 1697. Speaker of the House in 1698 Virginia.
William married Mary Isham [15816] [MRIN: 4326], daughter of Henry Isham [15880] and Catherine Banks [15949], in 1678. (Mary Isham [15816] was born in 1659 in Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield County, Virginia and died on 25 Dec 1735 in Turkey Island Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia.)
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