Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 269, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1910 — A Comer in Ancestors [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A Comer in Ancestors

By ELEANOR LEXINGTON

Cabell Family

(Copyright by McClure Syndicate)

Cabell, Cabelle and Cable are the present day forms of this name, which/ has had a variety of orthographies.' To mention a few: Cabbie, Cabbell, Caple, Rebel, Keeble, Keppel, Kipling, Giblen, 'Gavila and Gabilo are also given as from the same root, whatever the root may be. Caballus is a name in Domesday Book, and it means a horse. Men took theii* names in various ways. The first Caballus was thus called, doubtless on account of his prowess as a horseman, and the black shield which he carried, was blazoned with a horse rampant, argent, with bit and bridle of gold. Walter Caballus of Normandy went to England at the time of the conquest, and was given manors in Wiltshire, How Capel is a parish in Here-

fordshire, Gilbert de Cabel is a name of the twelfth century. St John of Frome is the name of a church in Somerset, and the chapel, founded by John Cabell, has a window blazoned with the arnjs illustrated in this story. Jean Cabibel of Brassac was a Huguenot refugee. —The Cabells have ever been men of affairs, and prime movers in shaping the destinies of our country, both under the crown and the republic. Dr. William Cabell, the Virginia Pilgrim, was- born in England, Warminister, 1700. He died at Warminister, Va., and was the ancestor of the Cabells of Virginia, a family of distinguished men and accomplished women. Not only were the Cabells of this line active in helping to build up Virginia towns, but they were settlers

in southern states, and also in western states. Dr. Williams wife was Elizabeth Burks. In 1726, or about two years after landing in Virginia, he was sheriff of Henrico county, and by virtue of his office, one of the first men of the country, and “superior to any nobleman while he held office.” Doctor Cabell returned to England, where he remained several years, engaged in settling the estate of his rich old aunt, Joan Grant. For their descendants, who aspire to membership with patriotic societies, it must be recorded that the doctor’s son, William, was member of militia and justice of the peace; from 1757 to 1761, he was in the house of burgesses, and he and other members, George Washington being one, subscribed funds for the introduction of silk and wine making in Virginia. It was Colonel William’s son, Samuel Jordan Cabell, whose name is recorded in Heitman’s “Officers of the Revolution.” Col. Joseph Cabell, son of Doctor William, was a large land owner, both in Virginia and Kentucky—broad acres have been heritages of the Cabells, the pilgrim’s holdings running up into the thousands of aerqs. Colonel Joseph was a Revolutionary soldier. Colonel John, son of Doctor William, was member of the convention of 1775. Edward Cabell* soldier, was in Col. George Washington’s regiment, 1754. Nelson, Lancaster and Charles City counties, Va., have always been Cabell strongholds, and among marriage connections may be named the Mayos, Briscoes, Randolphs and McClellands. The New England forefather was John Cable 4 or Cabell of Massachusetts, 1631. He was a seafaring man and helped to capture a Dutch vessel off the coast, and was awarded a prize of’ five pounds. In 1669 he was a freeman, and IS years later he died. To his “loving Cabell," he left the “use of his house and lands.” His son John was a freeman of Fairfield, Conn. A Samuel Cabell was living at New Haven, 1646, and 60 years later George Cabell is recorded at Boston. The Cabells were also pioneers of Maine. The illustrated coat-of-arms is Blazoned quarterly: First and fourth,: sable, a horse rampant, argent, bridled, or; second and third, azure, ten estoiles, or, four, three, two and one. Crests: First; an arm In armor embowed, grasping a sword, proper. Second, a crescent argent, surmounted by an estoile, or. - Motto; Impavide—Be unappalled. This is the coat-armor ascribed to the pilgrim Cabell of Virginia and Ms descendants.

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