Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-07

adaptation of the author to the employment; and it
rs hoped he will pursue il even with a pocts zeal
l, who have heard those traditions from infancy, feel
obliged TO young Cornstslk for giving historic form
to so many things, which seemed to be fading into
oblivion, or repeated as fictitious legends. He speaks
Of so many facts and persons, aud connexions OF per-
sons, that 1t Is impossible that hc Intends a tale of
fiction; II Is therefore hoped that he will not dcsist
from the pleasing task which he haze undertaken until
he has e,nbodied all the traditions of our valley
which belongs to its history. In doing this, howe.
yer, 1t is important, and doubtless he so estccms it,
that his statements should be accurately authentic.
This then, will plead my apology for correcting u
number inaccuracies IN his essay, no. l.
lie has given something of the gencalorv and
history OF john and Margaret Lewis, and Jane Paul,
afterwards Jane Stuart. They are all inaccurately
represented as coming from Scotland to this coun-
try. They came from Ireland; but being ~presbytc-
rians, were probably Of Scottish origin. John Lew
Is was ndvan,ageously a tenant under "A catholic
Landlord; and, for his skill, industry, and fidelity. had
the promise Of continuance ut his pleasure. The
promise was violated on application for the same
place by Il Catholic. Upon L.ewis's refusal to give.
immediate possession, his landlord u~ulawfilly un.
derrook, by force, To GUST him. Resistance otcourse
followed. in the ahray. Charles. Tor pariiaps Sand
eli n brother To John, an officer Ia the Kings sor-
vice, and then sick at johns house, was killed. This
last act excited John to the utmost pitch Of fury, in
winch he slew one or two of the assailants, and es-
Gaping, fled to Portugal. Having remained there
TWO or three years, he privately made arrangements
Tor Tie removal of his family to America, where ne
and they were soon reunited He then came To
THIS part OF the country. and settled in what is called
Beverly Manor. This detail will shcw that he was
not one OF tho Scotch crigrants, spoken of in the
essay: Ills hrst e~ncampment, (fIr so it may be cal
led. although he buile n cabin was on the bank of
Middle lthcn Curthrae's) river, not four hundred
yards from a house now occupied by Charles A.
Stuart. Thence he removed to Lewis Creek, settled
on the tract of land now belonging to the heirs (uot
OF Mr., Nelson, butt of Robert M'Culloch. and there
ouht the old stone house, which is still standing, and
Is probably far the oldest house in the country. lie
[ WAS thp tnt,fnlnr Al thn sA,r, &c S.-.. -
also IN beverly Manor. lie there bred M his family,
consisting ofroUR mot siv) sons, and one daughter
liis SOUS were Thomas, William, Andrew, and
Charles. There was no Samuel or John. ssJcln
OF the arm Springs" was the son of Thomas, the
surveyor OF Augusta, when Augusta extended TO the
Mississippi river; and the Col. Samuel" OF those
Jays was the son OF Andrew. All the SONS of Col.
john Lewis were the parrats OF numerous pro,e-
MES. His daughter married a Mr.. Long and, by
him mad an only son, who, though very Young, rose
to the rank OF Major in the Revolutionary army, and
was well distinguished by his urbanity, zeal, and
discipline. Andrew Lewis, who was a man of vast
energies both physical and moral, was the comman-
dant OF the southern division of Lord Dunmore's ar
my against the Shawanccs, and repulsed the Indians
who attacked them with all their forces, with the
utmost antecedent secrecy, and with n discipline IN
eXampied among them, at Point Pleasant, in Oct.
lI74. In the very front OF this battle, his brother,
Col Charles Lewis sealed his destiny in blood,
leaving n name consecrlted among the dearest and
sweetest remembrance of thousands who survived
him. 'Blcst be thy soul, son of Semo; thou vert
mighty IN battle. Thy strength was like the
strength OF a stream; thy speed Ike the eagles
wing. Thy path i'll the battle was terrible: the
! steps OF death were behinl thy sword. Blessed be
thy soul, son of Semo; carborne chef of Demscai,h.
Thou has not fallen by the sword of the mighty, nei-
Their was thy blood upon the spear of the valiant
The arrow came like the sting of death in a blast;
nor did the feeble hand which drew the bow, per-
ce,ver Vt. Peace to thy soul, in thy cave, chief of the
Oftho 100 900 acres ofland said to have been GRAN.
ted to John Lewis, have no knowledge; but pre-.
sumo that the grant here alluded to, is that which
was made to the "Greenbricr Company" Of which
ne ana his son Andrew were members and the eff
i cient agents.
Jane Paul is represented as the wifi. of John Paul
who, &c. "~'perished at the siege of Dalrymplc castle.
during the civil wars in I7i5," and ms The sister Of
Margaret Lewis. All this is inaccurate. Although
her maiden name is not now recollcctcd, of yet The fol-
lowing facts am assured. She bore no relation to Mrs.
Lewis. She was the first wife Of a Rev. NJ. Paul,
lwhose name was probably lIugb,0 pastor of n Pros
byterian congregation in Chester, Pennsylvania. Old
Mr.. James Allen, father OF the present Mai. ]. Allen.
OF Inns county, was n member of that congregation, 81
was all his iIie, after their removal to Virginia, herfast
friend. by MIR. Paul she had three children,-Aud
ley, deservedly remembered by Cornstalk; Anne. line
wife OF Gen. George Mathews, and Mary Tor PoLLyi
who never married. After the demise OF AIr. Paul,
she married David mot john Stuart, also from Ire.
land, by whom Giving in Staunton, or about two
miles aboveit. she had three mot twol more children,
Sabina. who became second wife to Col. Georre Wi.
son, who died at Quibbletown, N. Jersey, in the com.
mum " u ItEHilcHt " the pennsylvania Inc, iii the
revolutionary war; Elizabeth, who married Richard
Woods of Albeinarle, and the late John Stuart of
Grecnbrier, born in March 1919, who interIn1rried.
with Agatha Lewis, daughter OF Thomas, s. grand
daughter OF John and Margaret Lewis. This Is the
FIRST connection between the families. | cannot as
sert It, yet think she had no son, John Paul, who
was or was nota "CatholicP ricst:' IL would have been
giving the same name to two Of her SONS. Col. Da-
wa Stuart lived here long before, and was drowned
about the time when Gov. binwiddie came 10 the
country in 1854.
'Col. NVillinm Preston was n man Of great enter
prise aud worth, and married mot a Miss Patton, butt
a Miss Smith, ofthe distinguished family Of that name
in lower Virginia.
Son OF Cornstalk will rccollect That my father
BIue-Jackct, was the contemporary and compalriot Of
ms father, md councillor Of the nation. lie will
therefore readily perceive how | became pusscsssd Of
lho preceding particulars: and | beg leave to smoke
The edtduut OF peace with him.
SON OF BLJE-JACKET.