Wedding Wednesday: John T. Haydon Granted Divorce

Baltimore Sun (Maryland)
13 August 1920

John T. Haydon Granted Divorce

Judge Preston signed a decree in Circuit Court at Towson yesterday granting John T. Haydon an absolute divorce from Eunice W. Haydon on the ground of abandonment.  The parties were married April 2, 1913, and the wife abandoned her husband, according to the testimony, on August 5, 1916, because of her distaste for life on the farm. Mr. Haydon came from Prince William county, Virginia, in December, 1913, since which time he has been engaged in farming at Glencoe Baltimore county.

Wednesday's Child: Charles Richard Young

 Alexandria Gazette
23 August 1852

At the residence of Mr. Edwin W. Latimer, near Brentsville, Prince William county, Virginia, on the 19th inst., CHARLES RICHARD YOUNG, in the 19th year of his age, son of Richard Young, esq., of Prince George's county, Md. Amiable in disposition, uncontaminated by vice, with impulses of a high and noble character, he bid fair to realize the fondest anticipations of his parents and friends.

Newspaper Tidbit: PWCo Items (31 January 1874)

Alexandria Gazette
31 January 1874

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS
[From the Manassas Gazette]

A few days ago Mrs. R. M. Waters, who resides with her father Mr. R. M. Weir, of this place, heard her child, a little over a year old, crying, in an adjourning room, and on going to its relief, found it on the hearth very near the fire, and a bird dog belonging to her husband with his fore paws holding on to its clothing and a determined look in his eyes as if he understood the peril the child was in.

We are informed that the imported Hampshire Down flock of Mr. Lywood, of Gainesville, Prince William county, have commenced lambing, the first three ewes of that noted breed producing seven lambs. These sheep appear to be particularly adapted to this country being hardy, prolific and of great weight for mutton, also producing a heavy fleece of fine wool.

A horse belonging to Mr. Willie Ayre, of Fairfax county, who visited this place on Sunday last, had its mane more than half cut off by some person or persons as yet unknown. The penalty for such an offence is fine and imprisonment.

The M. E. Church, South, for Prince William Circuit, will hold their quarterly meeting at Brentsville on Saturday and Sunday the 7th and 8th of February.

PWCo Item: Brentsville: April 26, 1869

Alexandria Gazette
28 April 1869

LETTER FROM PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
[Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette]

Brentsville, Prince William County, Va., April 26, 1869

A colored man named Wm Tuell, living near the town of Dumfries in this county attempted, yesterday, to kill his father. It seems there had been some dispute between William Tuell, jr., and another black man, in which the father of the former, also named William Tuel, interfered, and his son took a double barreled gun and shot him in the top of the shoulder near the collar bone. They were sitting at the supper table when the difficulty occurred and the shot fired, and the load is still in him. His recovery is generally despaired of, as his wound is a very severe one and at last accounts was bleeding profusely.

The criminal was arrested by Marshall Davis, esq., Deputy Sheriff, on a warrant issued by Wm. Frazier, esq., and was this evening brought to this place by Mr. Davis and lodged in jail. I understand a pistol and a very long knife were also found on Tuell's person.

This case will come before the grand jury at our Circuit Court, the second Monday in next month.

I am informed this is not the first offence of Tuell, but that he stabbed a white man some time since, and shot at a colored man but a short time before he attempted to kill his father.

TYRONE.

Deed: Lowe to Leary (with graveyard)

Deed:  Lowe to Leary
Prince William County Deed Book 57, pg. 4

THIS DEED made this 28th day of August, in the year 1907, between S. R. Lowe, Jr., and Ida M., his wife, of the one part and Henry G. Leary of the other part, WITNESSETH; That the said Lowe and wife for and in consideration of the sum of Three Thousand dollars, in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged have granted, bargained and sold and do by these presents grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Leary with General Warranty all those two certain tracts or parcles of land lying and being situate in Coles District in Prince William County, as follows: 

1st Tract, containing by estimation 202 acres and is the same land of which Basil King, died seized and possessed and which was conveyed to Samuel R. Lowe Sr. by John S. Mosby, Comr. by deed recorded in Liber 26 page 474. 

2nd Tract, Beginning at a stone pile on the east side of Blandsford Road, thence S.12-1/4 E.49 poles to P. a small white oak marked with a knife, a corner of S. R. Lowe, Jr., thence with said Lowe's line S. 19 1/4 W.175 poles to the Blandsford Road, thence with the road to the beginning, containing 24 acres, be the same more or less and which last tract of land was conveyed to the said S. R. Lowe Sr. by J. B. T. Thornton, Corm. by deed recorded in Liber 42 page 308, and the said two tracts being the same which were conveyed by the said Sam'l R. Lowe Sr. to the said Sam'l R. Lowe J. and Willis E. Lowe, by deed recorded in Liber 50 page 439 and the said Willis E. Lowe conveyed his undivided interest in the said two tracts of land to the said S. R. Lowe Jr. by deed recorded in Liber 56 page 313.

But the said Samuel R. Lowe, Jr. reserves and excepts from this conveyance the grave yard situated on the first mentioned tract, containing one-half acre and the right of ingress and egress to and from the said grave yard. And the said Lowe and wife covenant that they have the right to convey the said two tracts of land unto the grantee, that they have done no act to encumber the same, that the said grantee shall have quiet possession of the said two tracts of land, with the exception of the one half acre herein reserved and that the said Lowe and wife will execute such further assurances as may be requisite.

Witness the following signatures and seals.

S. R. Lowe, Jr. (Seal)
Ida M. Lowe (Seal)

Prince William County, to-wit:

I, J. M. Ellicott, a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do certify that S. R. Lowe, Jr. and Ida M. Lowe, his wife, whose names are signed to the writing above, bearing date on the 28th day of August, 1907, have acknowledged the same before me in  my county aforesaid. Given under my hand this 28th day of August, 1907.

J. M. Ellicott, J.P.

In Clerk's Office Circuit Court of Prince William County, October 28, 1907.

This DEED from Lowe to Leary was received with certificate annexed and admitted to record.

Teste:  E. Nelson, Clerk