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He was the great-grandfather of John Marshall as well as the great-great-grandfather of Ann Cary (Nancy) Randolph who married Gouverneur Morris and her brother Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. At the local level he became clerk of Henrico County Court in 1673 and held the position until he was asked to serve as a Justice of the peace in 1683. His son John Randolph secured a royal charter for the College on one of several trips to London to conduct business for the colony.

1659–29 December 1735) a few years later. 7 November 1650–11 April 1711) was a colonist and land owner who played an important role in the history and government of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He moved to Virginia sometime between 1669 and 1673 and married Mary Isham (ca.