Who was Frances Bland Randolph?
In 1769, sixteen year old Frances Bland married John Randolph. Their six-year marriage produced three children. When he passed away in 1775, she was left a life right to the thousand-acre Matoax Plantation on the Appomattox River in Chesterfield County. She was responsible for the management of Bizarre, John Randolph’s plantation in Prince Edward County. Frances Bland Randolph had the huge responsibility for managing two large plantations and raising three young sons during the first years of the American Revolution. She did this while exhibiting prudence, diligence, competence, and honor. As were our chapter’s charter members, we are proud to carry her name!
Our Chapter History
Frances Bland Randolph Chapter, NSDAR, celebrates more than 120 years of service to our various communities. Mrs. Alice McKenney Finch, the chapter’s Organizing Regent, along with 16 other ladies, founded the Frances Bland Chapter on February 6, 1901 in Petersburg, Virginia.
