Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-03-31


in public life during the Revolutionary War His
dwelling was often stripped of comforts, through
the patriotic berality of hinsefand wife, to sup
4 ply the necessities of continental soldiers
The father of these two gentemen (Hngh Ruth
erosd) accompanied by his from Caroline their
native county at an early day, say 1725 or 30
The patriarch Hugh died at the Flowing Spring
and was buried there. The son Robert died in The
second or third year of the present century. BE
left no sons; but had six daughters-the Youngest
OF whom, Mrs. Eleanor Brown, with her husband
James Brown, is now residing in this town. Each
ot these venerable representatives of former CEN
tury IS more than fourscore years old; and. thouob
feeble IN health they have borne the rgors of the
passing winter with admirable fortitude The Other
U"usnteFs-go'ne back, though not in the order OF
were as follows: 2, Mrs. Conrad, who
Dcanie "luoW, ana afterwards married DR.. JOS
| :, .'9ou AVS ehe was the mother of Mrs Maria
I.rn aL9no ano OF AIRS. Mary Humphreys wife of
u'pnteys >, Mrs. Bedinger, wife of Daniel
ana mother OF Henry Bedinger q. Mrs. Hite see
No.VllI) 8, John Morrow, eeNo,II, Mrs
Feyten, wife of John Feytoh and ,ootlar.;o-1 -1a of
w. u. Clark. The mother of Cant sUf;Iiiaro T;,,,o
ana grandmother of the present VIM Little and of
!neiate Mrs. Elizabeth Craighill, was a sep-dauph
'er OF Mr Robert Rutherford. Her maiden name
was howe-her mother being the widow Howe
when she married Mr.. Rutherford. 1t is said that
ROBERT Rutherford opened the first store TINT was
kept in Winchester.
In the will of this gentleman, dated Jan. s. 1902
some seven years after. his subscription to the
Academy-he makes bequest of one hondred
pounds, 1889 $3.50 to be divided amongst the most
deserving poor of his neghborllood and another
% %7zO for the support of public worshp-that is.
s4o to eaeh!of the following places lst, the Epis-
copal Church mentioned in xiv I'd, the same at
w NMlnechester; Sd, Martinsburg 4th, Shepherdstown
Suupsi; oth' Morgan's; 6, Hedges; 7th, the stPres
~ efi"n meeting House. and sth, the "Methodist
oongfegation"=-the last two in Charlestown.
a IL Battaile Muse Lived on BnI,s,,in
4 II-Dayid Moore-Lived the head oe IN.
xLIV.-Robert Cockbprn-wos c1o,l- ac
berseiey coHsty Court aboutsixty years ago. XIV
h 1-Edward Christisn.-An Attorney at law-Ara
tnis is all know ofthese four gentlemen.
ALSl.-Moses Hunter.-This gentleman was clerlr
.. Tue county court in l779 appears by the conv
ofthe VIII mentioned heretofore under No. Xxvif.
"s SHOWN me by George lsler. BE was the father ~
moses I. Hunter, an eminent Advocate who proctis-
CD IN the courts someN 30 odd years ago. He ,.o,
'a'her-in'aw to Gen. Henry ST. George Tucker and
proprietor of HazelGed
1ALNL.-David Hunter-This gentleman n bro,l-
<AhF u was likewise clerk of the county some
yours "''eFwards. He was son in-law to XXX /:
oLu latner OF Or. DaVia, Andrew Philip, Edmund
,a''U 10 hsy. John Blair Hose Rev. DR.
'oOAe' S0i' John STROLLER, and Rev. VIM. G.
Matthews -
@AhN llL-James Stephenson-This was the, MAN.
OF congress mentioned under No. XVIII 11;
"iuo"' sons aud son-in-law (Fontaine Beckhan,
reside at Harpers Ferry. He lived Ior,
uuie ago near Darkesgille, where Mr. Snodcrass has
resided for some rears past
f.. ALiA-Chris'n Parrot. Edward Burns, Jr-
known OF these, except that the latter lived
near Strider's MILL north of Leetown.
hl-John Morrow-This gentleman was a mem.
oer OF Congress about fcentury ago; was n pros
leF"us merchant at Shepherdstown, and in many
ways exhibited an enterprising shrewd and upriobt
SPIRIT: out by his religious character-whch illu-
minated his pathway through ite-he has stamped
4 "-Se tnost ahoeloly upon the memories of those
VINO knew him. Descended from the Scotcb1r;sh
eH'lgrants who settled in Pennsylvania at an early
Perloa after the famous seige of Derry he and his
two sisters by their plety have exerted y ,rol.od
influence upon all the different family c,es with
whom Providence afterwards cast their lot Ono
OF the sisters married John KearsIey father of Iona
th"n, and of Mrs. S. j. Cramer Mrs.: Mitchell (mo1b
er OF Dr. John Kearsley Mitchell, of PHILADELPHIA y
MRS. fiddte OF Mississippi Mrs. Mines (wife of No
hAAA;) and of Mrs. Sanderson, wife of Dr. Sander
son, VINO was murdered, and whose son (Dr San
derson near Nathetz Miss) is of the most extern
| si'e planters In that wealthy region Another sis
Ter OF Col Morrow married Mr.. John Mark father in
Id" OF Mrs Ann 5. Mark of Alexandria and El thcr
VI Mrs Elizabeth Jewett and of Mrs Smith, of
I"'lauelphla and of Mrs. Lisle of the same CITY
""u OF MRS. Van Rutherford mo. X;) and of Mrs.
| anu Daker, who was the mother-in-law OF Gov
HimeF. The name, thus living in the households of
'ne n'e daughters and the daughter-in-law inst
.''''teu IS not unknown in history for in n low
'"s eu'ogy,i drawn by well-known writer he in
speaking "f fredericksburg the last carthl Y ABIDING
P'"ee OF this good man, says of him /: ellis homes
rest elsewhere; his impress is here. An emicrsr,
ton Ulster, that inexhaustible source of the host ~
.l'Zens he came in his youth, alone, TO America
s" III nope. His first years of residence in America
were In the great valley of Virginia and emnrorod
ls' ln the instruction Of youth and th4n in honor
aole trafhc As he advanced in years. he came n
'"'s place FFrederickshGrg,) to pursue his trade
and brought along with him the religion he So caro-
fully cherished in Shepherstown. Ouiatness
devotion, straightforward, honesty in his business
ana MS religion, and generosity in his petv adorn
eu nm and having graced the church he assisted
ms pastoe Kew. DR.. Sam'l B. Wilson, to gather,"s
!Sls whether in calling up the scenes PASS
ing oy threescore years ago. any threo men Of 1hat
period cauSe found more blessed in their decen-
oants, by reason of the honor IN which ,rer s,;u
hold the religion OF their fatherF, than the propenv
o' olo mrs Mark, and o'old Mrs Kearsley, and of
'eir orother, old Col Morrow. The wife ofthis gen.
.letnan was the second daughter (Mary) ofRobert
Nuther'oro' tNo. ALl) She was widow having
previously married aMr. Peytou, a brother IF Tho
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