Sunday's Obituary: Judge W. E. Lipscomb

Free Lance (Fredericksburg, Va)
28 March 1911

JUDGE W. E. LIPSCOMB DEAD

Judge W. E. Lipscomb, aged 78 years, died at his home at Manassas Sunday, after an illness of two weeks.

Judge Lipscomb is survived by his wife and three sons, W. N. Lipscomb and Philip Lipscomb, of Manassas, and Charles E. Lipscomb, of Plainfield, N.J., and two daughter, Mrs. Ella Weedon and Mrs. F. E. Garrison.

Judge Lipscomb was born in Brentsville, Va. At the age of 14 he entered the clerk's office of Prince William county, as an assistant. In 1861 he was elected clerk. Under the advice of Col. Eppa Hunton, he resigned his commission of lieutenant in the Confederate army to take chare of the office, in which he remained until shortly before he was elected judge of the county court in 1882. He remained upon the bench until the judgeship was abolished in 1904.

In 1904 he again entered the clerk's office as deputy clerk and later became clerk.

In 1859 he married Miss Henrietta Holland.

(Judge William Edward Lipscomb is buried in Manassas Cemetery beside his wife.)

Church Record Sunday: Deed: Johnson to Bethlehem Church

Johnson to Bethlehem Church
PWCo Deed Book 28, pg. 433

This deed made and entered into this 15^th day of November 1871 between Emily E. Johnson of the one part, and F. A. Weedon, George W. Hixson, Francis M. Lewis, Henry C. Steers & Benjamin F. Lewis, Trustees for the Bethlehem Church of the second part all of the County of Prince William & state of Virginia, Witnesseth, that the said Emily E. Johnson hath this day sold to the said Trustees a certain lot or parcel of land (being a part of the land bought of Geo. W. Mitchell adjoining the land belonging to the heirs of Joseph Johnson) as site for a meeting house for the exclusive use of the old school or Primitive Baptist church called Bethlehem, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and bounded as follows, viz., Beginning at A (on plat) a stone at the angle of the road a corner to entire lot thence along the west side of the road with a line of said lot S20’ W31 poles to B a stone S30 ½ W12 poles to C another stone in a line of the entire lot, thence leaving the road N29 ¼ W52 pole to D a large water oak & gum on the east side of a branch, thence w/i the said branch making the meanders thereof the boundary N11 ¼ W10 poles N23E15 poles, N46E12.32 poles to F w gum on the east bank of the branch, thence leaving the branch N68 ½ E7 poles to the beginning, containing two acres and nineteen poles, to have and to hold the said lot of land for the only proper use & behoof of the said Bethlehem Church, and I the said Emily E. Johnson do hereby warrant and defend the said lot of land against all claims or claim whatsoever.  Given under my hand and seal the date above written.

Emily E. Johnson {seal}

Prince William County Court to wit

   I hereby certify that Emily E. Johnson whose name is signed to the within deed bearing date on the 15^th day of November 1871, personally appeared before me in my said County and acknowledged the same. Given under my hand this 5^th day of December 1871.

W. McLean J.P.

In the Clerk’s Office of Prince Wm. County Court Decem. 11^th 1871

   This deed from Johnson to Weedon & others Trustees for Bethlehem Church with certificate annexed was received and admitted to record.

Teste, L. A. Davis  Clerk

 

 

Amanuensis Monday: Will of Jane Carney

Will of Jane Carney
PWCo Will Book N, pg. 263

I Jane Carney do hereby make my last Will & Testament in manner & form following (that is to say)

First. I give & bequeath to my son John Carney thirty dollars as his full portion of my estate.

Secondly, I give to my Granddaughter Jane Hardin daughter of Byram Hardin one horse bridle & saddle worth fifty dollars & fifty dollars in money.

Thirdly, I give to my Granddaughter Delia Carney daughter of my son Benjamin one horse bridle & saddle worth fifty dollars & fifty dollars in money.

Fourthly, I give to my son Benjamin Carney one fifth of the residue of my estate after deducting ___ dollars the amount of an account he is due me.

Fifthly, I give to my son William Carney one fifth of my Estate after taking out the three legacies just mentioned taking from his portion ____ dollars he is due me.

Sixthly, I give to my daughter Elizabeth Murthey one fifth of my estate after taking out the three legacies just mentioned taking from her portion forty five dollars she is due me.

Seventhly, I give to my son Joshua one fifth of my Estate after the three legacies just mentioned be pd, he accounting for the thirty five dollars he is due me.

Eighthly, I give to my daughter Tamer Hardin one fifth of my estate after the three legacies [j]ust mentioned be paid.

Lastly, I do hereby constitute & appoint Byram Hardin the husband of my daughter Tamer Executor of this my last will & testament hereby revoking all other or former Wills or testaments by me heretofore made.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 25th day of March 1830.

Jane Carney [X her mark] {seal}

Signed in presence of
Thomas Nelson
Richd. W. Weedon

At a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for Prince William County the 2d. day of August 1830. 

This last will and testament of Jane Carney decd was presented to the court by Byram Harding the Execr. therein named and being proved by the oaths of Thomas Nelson and Richd. W. Weedon is ordered to be recorded, and the said Byram Harding made oath to the same according to law and having taken the oath of an Exor. .and performed what is usual in such cases certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

Teste, P. D. Dawe  Ct. Cur.

Newspaper Tidbit: Old Vets Send in Photographs (1913)

Manassas Journal (Va.)
31 January 1931

Old Vets Send in Photographs

In response to the request of Mrs. Maggie Barbour that Veterans of the Southern Confederacy send to her their photograph to be included in a group to be framed and hung in the Chapter room of the Manassas Chapter of the U.D.C., she has received the following:

In uniform: Lieuts. Robert Weedon and John Williams.

Not in uniform: Captains P. D. Williams, Lucien A. Davis; Jas. R. Purcell, Whitfield Nutt, Henry Lynn, Thos. Marders, Richard Shepherd, Willie Williams, Robt. H. Hooe, John R. Tillett, Francis A. Merchant and Chas. A. Dunnington.

Mrs. Barbour is anxious that other Confederate Veterans respond to her request for their photographs, for the object named, at as early date as possible.

Sunday's Obituary: James H. Weedon

Baltimore Sun (Md)
31 December 1901

JAMES H. WEEDON

A special dispatch to the Sun from Washington last night

James H. Weedon, who was prominent in business circles in Baltimore until the Civil War, died today of acute Bright's diseases at the Providence Hospital in his seventy-ninth year. Born in Prince William county, Virginia, he went to Baltimore at an early age. Immediately before and during the war he was prominently identified with the wholesale dry goods business of Baltimore and a member of the firm of Hamilton Easter & Co.  His sympathies were with the South. With other members of the firm he was arrested, charged with selling goods declared to be contraband of war and was confined in the old capitol prison in the city for a while, afterward being sent to Albany, NY for a term of 21 days. He was pardoned by President Lincoln.

After the war he embarked in the manufacture of matches, and was prospering in Baltimore, shipping large consignments to the South, when his entire plant was confiscated by order of the Federal authorities. For 23 years he had been in business in Washington, most of the time in the sale of dry goods.

At the time of his death he was employed by the Great Falls Ice Company. He was married in 1857 to Miss Frances Eleanor Giddings of Frederick county, Maryland. He is survived by T. A. Weedon, engaged in insurance in Baltimore; another son and two daughters in this city, Mr. Edwin Nelson of Manassas, Va., a brother and two sisters, Mrs. Martha Chapman, of Roanoke, Va. and Ms. Mary J. Wroe, of Springfield, S.C. Mr. Weedon was an uncle of W. J. Chapman a coal merchant, 2306 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, and John C. Wroe, of the Brown Warehouse Company, 1127 Bolten street, in the same city.

PWCo Items: March 1874

Alexandria Gazette (Va)
7 March 1874

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS. -- [From the Manassas Gazette]

At a meeting of the Trustees of the County School Board, held in Brentsville on Monday, the following preamble and resolution were adopted: Whereas it appears George C. Round, esq., the delegate from this county, has presented a bill in the Legislature, having for its object the election of the School Trustees by the people*, and whereas such legislation would at the present time be, in the opinion of this Board, destructive to public school interests, and this Board, actuated by a regard for the welfare of this county and the cause of education, and uninfluenced by any formal consideration, protesting against such action as it conceives such to be their duty, is ready at any time to relinquish its power, so soon as other suitable and more efficient officers may be selected. Be it therefore resolved that the course of Geo. C. Round., esq., in presenting the above bill and urging its passage is in direct opposition to the views of the School Trustees of this county.

The March term of the County Court met on Monday, and was very well attended by persons from different parts of the county. The sale of the plate and jewelry of the late Mrs. F. B. Gibson attracted a large crowd of persons, and the bidding was lively. In the case of J.C. Branough against Craven J. King, for unlawful detainer, the jury failed to agree, standing nine for plaintiff and three for defendent; so the case was continued. Ferdinand A. Weedon was appointed and qualified as constable to fill a vacancy in Manassas Township. Mrs. Mary Newman qualified as executrix of Levi H. Newman, deceased; bond $2,000. The court ordered that the road commissioners of Brentsville and Coles Townships examine the bridge across Cedar Run and report what repairs are needed.

The bondsmen for the County Treasurer, and each of the township collectors, went before Judge Nicol on Friday last and concented to remain on the bonds of the above named offices for the time extended by act of the Legislature.

The Manassas Lodge of Good Templars, which had suspended its meetings for more than a year, has now assumed active operations, and has initiated nine new members in the last week.

*According to Wikipedia article on George Round, "1874...although (or because) Round proposed legislation to establish teacher training colleges across Virginia, he was not re-elected."

Will: Charles Harding Sr.

Will of Charles Harding
PWCo Will Book L, pg. 497

I Charles Harding Snr do hereby make my last will and testament in manner and form following Viz--

1st. I desire that as much of my property be immediately sold after my decease as will pay all my just debts and funeral expences. 2nd I desire that my wife Catherine Harding shall have my young black sow and piggs my crop of cotton one cotton wheel one pair of cotton cards, three barrels of corn one plough and plough stock and plough geer which I give to her and to her heirs forever.  3rd. I give to Lorinda Wartis daughter of Landen Wartis one Bed and Bedstead one iron pot one linnel wheel one cotton wheel & one trunk which I give to her and to her heirs forever.  4th all the rest of my Estate of what nature or kind soever it may be not hereinbefore particularly disposed of I desire may be equally divided among my wife Catherine Harding and my daughter Lydda Harding and Mary Harding daughter of my son Charles Harding which I give to them and to their heirs forever and Lastly I do hereby constitute & appoint George Weedon my Executor to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 24th day of September 1822.

Charles Harding {seal}

Signed saled and published and declared as and for the last will and testament of the above named Charles Harding in the presence of 

Matthias Cole

John C. Weedon

Austin B Weedon

At a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for Prince William County November the 4th 1822.

This last will and testament of Charles Harding Senr. decd was presented to the Court by George Weedon the Exor therein named and the same being proved by the oaths of John C. Weedon and Austion Weedon two of the witnesses thereto is ordered to be recorded, and the Exor having made oath to the said will according to law and performed what is usual in such cases certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

Teste,

Philip D. Dawe  Cl Cur

Friend of Friends Friday: Inventory of William Copin (1805)

William Copin's Additional Inventory
PWCo Will Book I, pg. 64

Pursuant to an order of Prince William County Court, we the subscribers being first sworn, before William Barnes a justice for said County, have appraised the following property belonging to the Estate of Wm. Copin decd in addition to the property formerly appraised, [which] sd property we are informed has lately been brought into this County from the County of Frederick, viz.

One Negro Man named Frank about 51 years old appraised to Forty pounds.

Given under our hands this 6th day of August One thousand eight hundred and five.

Augustine Weedon
Samuel Cole
Samuel Fielder

This is the property formerly ordered to be appraised in the County of Shannandoah.

George Coppin  {administrator

At a Court held for Prince William County Septr. 2d 1805

This additional Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of Wm. Copin decd was returned to the County & ordered to be recorded.

Teste
J. Williams   Ct. Cur.

Friend of Friends Friday: Trust: Milstead to Weedon (use H. Hooe)

Deed Trust: Milstead to Weedon (use H. Hooe)
PWCo Deed Book 13, pg. 347

This Indenture made and entered into this 3rd day of February 1834 between Hendley Milstead of the first part, John C. Weedon of the second & Howison Hooe of the third part. Whereas the said Milstead is justly indebted to the sd. Hooe in the sum of Two Hundred & forty dollars & eighty seven & half cents as by bond bearing date the 4th day of November 1833 more fully appeared which bond with legal interest accruing thereon, he the said Milstead is willing & desirous to secure. Now then this Indenture witnesseth that the said Hendley Milstead for and in consideration of the promises as also for the further sum of One dollar in hand paid by the said Weedon to the said Milstead at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, he the said Milstead has bargained, sold, aliened & conveyed and by these presents doth bargain, sell, alien & convey unto the said Weedon his Exr. admr. vc a certain negro boy named Henry, to have and to hold the said boy unto him the said Weedon his Extr. admr. forever.

Upon trust nevertheless & to & for the following purposes, that is to say, The said Weedon is to permit the said Milstead to remain in peaceable possession of said Slave and appropriate the proceeds of his labor to his own  use until default in payment of said note which by agreement between the parties is fixed to the first to the first of April 1834 and then on this further trust that if the aforesaid Milstead shall fail to pay on or before the first of April the amount the aforesaid bond with the legal Interest accruing thereon, then and in that event the aforesaid Weedon shall sell as soon as thereafter as he may think proper or the said Hooe or his representatives may direct at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at Brentsville the said boy, having given at least fifteen days notice of such sale by advertisement to be set up at Brentsville and such other public places in the county as said Weedon may think proper and out of the proceeds of such sale the said Weedon shall pay over to the said Hooe his Exr. adr. or assigns the amount of the aforesaid note with the legal interest accruing thereon, and the balance of any there be the said Weedon shall pay over to the said Milstead his Exr. & admr. vc. but if the said note shall be paid off when the same is due so that there is no default in the payment thereof, then the above obligation to be void, or else to remain in full force & virtue. In testimony whereof the parties have hereunto set their hands & seals the day & date fixed above written.

Hendley Milstead {seal}
Jno. C. Weedon {seal}
Howson Hooe {seal}

Witness:
Richd. W. Weedon
Jas. B. Ewell

At a court held for Prince William County the 3rd day of February 1834--

This Indenture between Hendley Milstead of the first part, John C. Weedon of the second part and Howison Hooe of the third part, was acknowledged by the parties thereto, to be their act and deeds, and ordered to be recorded.

Teste - Jn. Williams   Ct. cur.

Sunday's Obituary: Ella Lipscomb Weedon

Evening Star (Washington, DC)
15 May 1944

Mrs. Ella Weedon Dies; Former Manassas Resident

Mrs. Ella Lipscomb Weedon, former resident of Manassas, Va., and member of a prominent Prince William County family, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alexander E. Bauhan, Maplewood, N.J. She would have been 79 years old tomorrow.

Mrs. Weedon was the daughter of the late Judge William E. Lipscomb and Mrs. Lipscomb of Manassas. Her husband, Hugh H. Weedon, died in 1940.

She is survived by two sons, Lt. Col. Sidney L. Weedon, in the Army here, and Maj. Hugh H. Weedon, Jr., of New York, and another daughter, Mrs. John E. Chase, Washington.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Manassas Cemetery, followed by burial there.

Newspaper Tidbit: PWCo Item - (April 1876)

Alexandria Gazette
13 April 1876

Letter from Prince William County
[Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette]

MANASSAS, April 12.  Easter will be observed with appropriate services in the M. E. Church at this place, Rev. Mr. Otis preaching in the morning and the pastor at night. The month of May will be devoted entirely to special and appropriate services for young people.

Mr. [sic] Elizabeth B. Mitchell, consort of Geo. W. Mitchell, was born in Warren county, N.J.  She united with the Presbyterian Church in early life, and ever lived a consistent and faithful member of the same. She died on Sunday evening at 7 1/2 o'clock, and was buried from her home on the 12th.  The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Charles King to a large and deeply-sympathizing audience.

Rev. Charles Nourse, of Georgetown, lectures on temperance at the Presbyterian Church next Saturday night. The recent effort to crush the leaders of this movement has not only failed, but has resulted disastrously to those engaged in it.

D. W. Whiting has resigned the Mayoralty of Manassas, and his paper, the Manassas Gazette, is in the hands of Constable Weeden.

K.

Newspaper Tidbit: PWCo Congressional Meeting (1870)

Alexandria Gazette
13 September 1870

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY CONGRESSIONAL MEETING.--At a meeting of Conservatives of Prince William county, held at the Court House in Brentsville, on Monday the 5th inst., Allen Howison, was called to the chair and D. W. Whiting and R. M. Waters appointed Secretaries. On motion of Charles E. Sinclair, the chairman appointed a committee of three from each Township to select five delegates from each of the Townships to the Congressional Convention to be held in Alexandria on Friday the 29th inst.

The Committee retired and reported the names of the following gentleman for delegates.

Brentsville Township--James F. Clark, W. J. Manuel, E. E. Meredith, J. M. Sinclair, W. W. Thornton.

Coles Towhship--John W. Davis, Meredith W. Horton, John H. Purcell, M. B. Weedon, Wm. M. Lynn

Dumfries Township--J. F. Wheat, G. E. Keys, A. H. Fucchsthal, G. W. Dunnington, Richard Stonnell

Occoquan Township--Dr. Powell, J. V. Nash, Z. A. Kankey, Vernon Davis

Manassas Township--T. J. Leachman, G. O. Donahue, F. A. Weedon, Dr. L. Alexander

Gainesville Township--Samuel Simpson, Col. Berkeley, George S. Hamilton, John T. Gundiff

Which report was concurred in. On motion of James F. Clark the chairman, secretaries, and committee were added to the list of delegates. It was resolved that Charles E. Sinclair be chairman of the delegation and that an authenticated copy of the proceedings be furnished to the chairman by the Secretaries; it was further resolved that a report of the proceedings of this meeting be published in the county papers and the district papers be requested to copy. The meeting, on motion then adjourned.

ALLEN HOWISON, Chairman

R. M. WATERS,
D. W. WHITING, Secretaries


At a meeting held at the Court House on Monday last, for the purpose of organization of the Conservative party, Mr. F. A. Weedon was called to the chair and E. E. Meredith appointed secretary.

Mr. B. F. Lewis was appointed county superintendent.

The following gentlemen were appointed on the township committees.

Cole's--Levi C. Lynn, Laurence Cole, and John W. Davis

Brentsville--J. F. Clark, Judge Nicol, and D. W. Whitting

Dumfries--J. C. Weedon, J. W. Chapman, and J. H. Jordan

MAnassas--F. J. Cannon, W. W. Davis, and John. H. Butler

Occoquan-- Dr. Powell, Dr. Ish, and J. V. Nash

Gainesville--Colonel S. Simpson, C. Cushing and Luther Lynn

Friend of Friends Friday: Will: John C. Barbee (1853)

Will of John C. Barbee
PWCo Will Book Q, pt. 171-172

I John C. Barbee being of sound mind and memory but am aware of the uncertainty of life and certainty of death am desirous of arranging such worldly effect as God has blessed me with in the following order.

To Wit, I give and bequeath to my brothers Andrew D. Wroe and James M. Barbee and my sister Elizabeth W. Barbee and Mary C. Barbee my boy Henry and all my right, lotte [?] and interest in boy Marshall; but should any or either of said distributees die without a child, said property is to go to the survivors, but my Mother is to have the use and benefit of Henry during her natural life but in no wise or respect is the boy Henry to be under the control or management of my Father. My brothers are to have my wearing apparel, my nephew and Andrew C. Wroe is to have my watch, my mother and sisters Elizabeth W. Barbee and Mary C. Barbee is to have all my money after paying all necessary expenses.  My sister Elizabeth W. Barbee is to have my trunk.  I hereby constitute and appoint Andrew D. Wroe my Executor to this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this eleventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.

John C. Barbee {seal}

Signed and acknowledged before us
Atteste
Noah Fowler
William A. Fowler


At a court of Quarterly Sessions held for Prince William County on the 1st day of August 1853

This last will and testament of John C. Barbee was proved according to law by the oaths of Noah Fowler and William A. Fowler subscribing witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Andrew D. Wroe the Executor therein named who made oath and together with John C. Weedon his security entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of one thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted to the said Andrew D. Wroe for obtaining letters of administration on the said decedents Estate in due form.

Teste
P. D. Lipscomb  Clk.

Newspaper Tidbit: Decline Candidacy for Sheriff

Alexandria Gazette
11 December 1857

NOTICE -- My name appeared sometime since in the Gazette, as one to be voted for as Sheriff of Prince William County, at the ensuing election, but circumstances (which is not necessary to mention) render it impracticable for me to be a candidate for that office at this moment and through this medium I respectfully decline, and return my sincere thanks to those whose kind feelings have brought my name in connection with that important office.

Respectfully,

F. A. Weedon
Prince William County, Va. dec 11 - eo3t

Friend of Friends Friday: John Underwood

Lowell Daily Citizen and News (Lowell, Massachusetts)

2 June 1859

JOHN UNDERWOOD, a magistrate of Prince William county, Virginia, was indicted some months ago for speaking too freely on slavery.  He was tried and fined, but the decision was reversed by the higher court.  Some of his neighbors, at the late election, insisted upon voting for him for the legislature, and the following is the vote in the town of Occoquan, where he has always resided:

For Governor.

Letcher, dem., 48

Goggin, opp., 70

For House of Delegates

Underwood, rep., 56

Lynn, dem., 42

Merchant, dem., 9

Very well for Occoquon, which is the first town below Mount Vernon, on the Potomac.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 

Alexandria Gazette

4 May 1859

At a meeting of the Justices of the County of Prince William, convened in the Jury Room, on the 1st day of April Court, for the purpose of expressing our protest against sitting as Justices in connection with John Underwood as a justice of this county, 14 out of the 16 Justices being present, viz: B. E. Harrison, W. L. Carter, J. C. Weedon, L. C. Lynn, Z. A. Kankey, C. A. Nelson, E. Nelson, W. W. Thornton, H. Love, L. B. Butler, E. Gaines, J. Ewell, A. F. Woodyard, and J. B. Grayson, B. E. Harrison was called on to preside, and J. B. Grayson to act as Secretary.

On motion of W. W. Thornton, B. E. Harrison, L. C. Lynn, H. Love, and L. B. Butler were appointed a committee to wait on Mr. Underwood and ask his determination, whether he persists in sitting as Justice. 

This committee withdrew and after a brief absence returned and by their chairman, Mr. Harrison, reported that they had conferred with Mr. Underwood, and that he adhered to his determination to sit as a Justice of Prince William County, when on motion Resolved, That the Chairman appoint one from each Magisterial District to report resolutions expressive of the sentiments of this meeting, to be place on the  minutes of the Court.

The chairman appointed W. W. Thornton, J. Ewell, Z. A. Kankey and E. Nelson, who withdrew and in a short time reported the following:

Whereas John Underwood had been charged and convicted of a misdemeaner by a Jury of this county, in uttering abolition sentiments, in contravention of law and repugnant to public opinion, and having been requested by a committee of Justices to waive his right to a seat on the bench of this Court, or to retract said sentiments, and having refused to do either: Therefore we unanimously resolve that in view of our duty to the public, we will organize this Court and place upon its minutes this our protest against the conduct and sentiments of said Underwood.

The Court being then opened, the foregoing preable and resolution were unaimously ordered to be entered on the minutes of this Court.

B. H. Harrison, Chairiman

J. B. Grayson, Secretary

Will: Margret Fairfax (1853)

Will of Margret Fairfax

PWCo Will Book R, pg. 3

I Margret Fairfax of the county of Prince William and State of Virginia, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows, I desire that all my just debts & funeral expenses be paid out of my perishable property.

I give to my daughter Susan Simpson all that tract or parcel of land on which I now reside formerly the land belonging to Hezekiah Fairfax dec’d, and all my household and kitchen furniture, during her life, and at her death, there to her heirs forever. Given under my hand this 5^th day of February 1853.

Margret Fairfax

Teste,

Geo. Weedon

Matthew Priest

Matthew Davis

At a Quarterly court held for Prince William county November the 6^th 1866

    This last will and testament of Margaret Fairfax deceased was proved in open court by the oath of George Weedon and Matthew Priest two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.

Teste,

M. B. Sinclair clerk

Will: Thomas Mahony (1823)

THOMAS MAHONY Will

Prince William County Will Book  M, pg 106

26 Oct 1822; proved 01 Dec 1823

In the name of God Amen I THOMAS MAHONY being of sound and disposing mind to make this my last will and testament.  I desire at my death that I may be decently intered and that the expences arising shall be paid by W. R. CHAPMAN in whose hands my pension money is kept.  I also desire that the said Chapman shall after my death pay unto my son JACK a SLAVEin the possession of Mrs. SARAH WEEDON all monies that may be at that time in his hands arising from my pension or in any other way.  I also desire that my said son JACK shall have all my wearing apparrel & such other goods and chattels that I may be in possession of at that time given under my hand and seal this 26^th day of October 1822.

THOS. MAHONY

Teste,

W. R. CHAPMAN, W. HARRISON

At a Court held for Prince William County December 1^st 1823.  This last will and testament of THOS. MAHONY decd. was presented to the court and being proved by the oath of Wm. R. Chapman one of the witnesses thereto ordered to be recorded.

Teste, P. D. DAWE

Sunday's Obituary: Fannie Trone Edwards

Evening Star (Washington, DC)
13 April 1912

MRS. F. T. EDWARDS DEAD

Funeral of Widow of Former Methodist Pastor Tomorrow Afternoon

Mrs. Fannie Trone Edwards, widow of Rev. Dr. William S. Edwards of the Baltimore Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, died at her home in the Imperial apartments last night of heart disease. Mrs. Edwards had been ill for several weeks.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the home at 4 o'clock and the officiating ministers will be Rev. Dr. John T. Ensor, pastor of the Calvary M. E. Church, and Rev. J. W. R. Sumwalt, district superintendent of M. E. churches.  Burial will be made in Baltimore, her former home at Loudon Park cemetery.

Mrs. Edwards was the daughter of the late Rev. John Trone and Mrs. Delilah Trone of Prince William county, Va, and was closely connected with the Weedon and Howison families of Virginia. She had many friends throughout Virginia, Maryland and Washington.

Since the death of her husband three years ago in Baltimore, Mrs. Edwards had made her home at the Imperial, in Washington. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Chase Palmer of Washingotn, and two sisters, Mrs. Sailor C. Richards of Manassas, Va., and Mrs. Eugene Compton of Washington.

Will: John Athey (1866)

JOHN ATHEY Will

Prince William County Will Book R, Pg. 36

February 1866; proved 5 March 1866

I JOHN ATHEY being feeble in body but of sound and dispossessing memory do make this last will and testament, that is to say

I give and bequeath to my sister PALINA TURNER two hundred and fifty dollars ($250)

I give and bequeath to my sister JANE HAMMILL one hundred dollars (4100)

I give and bequeath to my niece HANNAH ANN WEST seventy five dollars ($75)

I give and bequeath to my niece ELIZABETH HAMMILL seventy five dollars ($75)

I give and bequeath to my niece SUSAN PENN two hundred and fifty dollars ($250)

I give and bequeath to my niece CATHARINE MCCARTY two hundred dollars ($200)

I give and bequeath to my nephew WILLIAM HAISLIP my gold watch

I give and bequeath to my nephew WILLIAM HAMMILL the gold watch I now use

I give and bequeath to HUGH HAMMILL all the remainder of my property of every description and kind, and do hereby appoint him my Executor. In testimony thereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 9^th day of February 1866

John [his mark] Athey {seal}

Signed and acknowledged in our presence

BASIL BRAWNER

MILTON A. ISH

In Prince William County Court March 5 1866

This last will and testament of John Athey deceased was presented to the court by Hugh Hammill the executor therein named, who made oath thereto according to law and being fully proved by the oaths of Basil Brawner and Milton A. Ish subscribing witnesses thereto is ordered to be recorded and the said Hugh Hammill having taken the oath of an executor, and entered into bond in the penalty of two thousand dollars with Basil Brawner and JOHN CL WEEDON who justified as to their sufficiency conditioned as the law directs letters testamentary of the personal estate of said deceased is granted to him in due form.

A copy of my teste

M. B. SINCLAIR, clerk

Sunday's Obituary: Edwin Nelson, Circuit Court Clerk

The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
13 February 1911

CIRCUIT COURT CLERK 40 YEARS

Edwin Nelson, Ex-Legislator, of Manassas, Va., Dead

Manassas, Va., Feb. 12 -- Edwin Nelson, for 40 years Clerk of the Circuit Court of Prince William County, and holding other offices of public trust, died here today after a lingering illness of a complication of diseases in his eightieth year.  The funeral will take place from the Primitive Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon, and interment will be made in the Confederate Cemetery.

The widow, three sons, John H. Nelson, connected with the Interstate Commerce Commission, C. Paul Nelson, of Charlestown, W. Va., and James E. Nelson, of this place, and two daughters, Mrs. A. O. Weeden, of New Baltimore, Va., and Mrs. Albert Speiden, of Manassas, survive.

Mr. Nelson represented Prince William county in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1878-79 and was 'one of the strongest advocates of the famous McCulloch bill, through which the Virginia debt question was settled.

[Edwin Nelson was a Lieutenant in the Fifteenth Virginia Cavalry, Co. H.  A more detailed obituary can be found on page 1 of the 16 February 1911 edition of the Manassas Democrat, which includes a photograph. ~cgl]