▁Cla ims . ▁Thomas ▁M . ▁Nelson , ▁who ▁capt ained ▁Virginia ▁inf antry ▁reg iments ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁succeeded ▁to ▁his ▁con gression al ▁seat . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁Thomas ▁G hol son ▁Jr . ▁married ▁Anne ▁Y ates , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁Virginia ▁milit iam an ▁on ▁General ▁Washington ' s ▁staff , ▁and ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Rev . ▁William ▁Y ates , ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁William ▁& ▁Mary ' s ▁fifth ▁president ▁( 1 7 6 1 – 1 7 6 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁names ake ▁for ▁Y ates ▁Hall ▁on ▁the ▁College ' s ▁campus ; ▁and ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁William ▁Rand olph , ▁a ▁colon ist ▁and ▁land ▁owner ▁who ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Ann ▁were ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁children : ▁William ▁Y ates ▁G hol son ▁who ▁married ▁Mar tha ▁Anne ▁Jane ▁Taylor ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁ 1 8 2 7 ; ▁C ary ▁Ann ▁G hol son ; ▁and ▁Thomas ▁G hol son , ▁III . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Thomas ▁G hol son ▁Jr . ▁died ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁in ▁Brun sw ick ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁from ▁the ▁ling ering ▁effects ▁of ▁his ▁war ▁w ound . ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁wid ow ▁married ▁as ▁her