Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-03-24

a is to in the identicsl!house where
t scnooi Is now taught; and the Wincbes
sSa rosa PISSED between these houses and 10 ,Ea
FtgnS or Northward of the mill " ens
: >AAVll.-Edward TiIFen.-Tbis oan,1a
u preacher OF the Gospel in the thodist "SS
uon. among the private houses where he n,, si.seT
sho,, hae was that ofa Mr. Bogges
North of where the road now passes Nm
the mousse now remains He was a nh ysici,,, So, VI
eAIen lyeiy-thu as the Apostles of old
ing art of good physician" He resided in 1s,,d
believe owned9 the uansioh near the Marker ,,.;
ln tue possession -of Lawson Bolts. About hf.y
years ago, he removed to Ohio and was nor long
afterwards elected Governor of that State one of
;he counties ofthat vigorous young commonwealth
pears his name. WEeIher he was native of Jeff,r-
son, know not bat his wife was, and so was her
father. Her maiden name was Mary Worthin0to,
daughter of Robert junior. His father. who was
previous to the revolution, r. w. senior came
from Euglend with W1n Penn aud brought out set
tiers for the infant colony of PENIS IVoods ftha
English of sPennsyknunia.') Afterwards, he came
to the woods of Virginia, here-about 1f25-'30 For
some interesting particulars about tlles ancient
progenitors of Mrs. THen, lam indebted to GEORGE
lsler, whose mother in her childhood often saw the
OF that old he aboriginal
lndians then living in this region, used 20 come to
that OLD widows house, to beat their hominy in her
mortar will, made in 1879, devising all the es-
tate inherited from the patriarch by the SON. r. w
Jr. naming particularly the heirs in the third degree
VIZ Mrs. Tifen, her sister. Margaret and her four
brothers, was shown to me by Mr.. sler since these
sketches begun to appear in print. See xiv
.HAYlll.-Smith'Slaugh ughter;XXIX.-Joseph Ming.
hini.-Concerning these gentlemen, the knowled9e
have is SO meagre, that have almost nothing 10
relate. The former remember, distinctly as a
man of venerable appearance with long grey locks
standing by he side OF Major Braxt"n Davenport,
(his young colleague, )--standng Isay at the hnsl
tinRs, nd bowling their thanks TO the voters for
in that court house in these old times every voter
from every extreme of the county, had to travel to
the county site TO record his vote. That perhaps
was the last time that ever the old legislator an
peared before the people of Jefferson. He and Mai
D. were both successful Jos. AcMurran and
Rlchd Outteld VIM. B. Page, over Mnckey for the
Sena and Maj. Stepenson, (no comp titer against
him) for Congress. James l.. Ransom (Denutv
Sheriff. in the flush of oung manhood, stood erect
and with clarion voice, pro,l laimed vote after vote
the lvelong ray-so as TO be heard through The
dense crowd in and around the court house When
there was rain causing high waters, the polls were
ter-one Miss s., maiden ady-the other Mrs
Eichelberger-recenty from Darkesville,-are at
present residents of Charlestown.
OfMr: Minghini, (XXlX) all know is that he
was proprietor of theold Sulphur Spring in Berke.
ley, near the Opequon BY the way, that old water
is far superior 10 much of the new. know this
having within n few days past, stopped to drink
there "of the brook in the way"-lierally So in the
highway for it is desolnte ruin There is NOT
the sound OF dog within hearing-nor the Growing
OF cock stopped as p ssel along in the star
lIght; for the pIlrp stream, and the whole air
were fragrant with sulphur. AS Tapped the waters
after the manner of Gideon's &c., saw the incrus.
tatiOnS OF oiue on me Slate IN that little valley
every thing, by orcible contrast starting up afesh
life like recoliectons the throng of gay visitors
whom used to sec anpuallY resorting thther in
the davS of my childhood. -.
XXX.-Wil1ian rkc.-H5 same belonrs TO the
Biography of American He oes ; nor is it unknown
III the early craftsmanship of Virginia. Gen. Dnrke
was in the State convention of lTSS and voted or
the Federal Constitution. He was badly wounded
at St. Clair's defeat and his son. Capt Joseuh
D"rkc was slain. He served previously in the rev
olution, and suffered long as prisoner There is a
tradition that, on bis return from confinement Ii.
stopped at q taYern where bird was ENGAGED He
bought 1t from the landlady fol one dollar, and
Immediately threw tup, telling it to go free as he
new the life of a prison. He was one ofthe Rangers
OF l755, Chen l9 years old) serving under Wash
ineton in BraddOcks ill-managed march towards
Fort Du Qucsnc. He was born in Pennsylvania
nut came to this neighborhood when Years old
in l74l, wihhis father. The splendid estate where
he was reared, and where he reared his family was
on Elk Branch Dufleld's Depot being included in
it. Among his grand children, are John W,
Duheld Mrs: Sarah Briscoe and her half sister Mrs
Mary Waugh, and half brother Mr.. N. w Maunino
al o. OF this neghborhood, excepting the first j. W.
DMht1lo al LUKE.
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