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memoer OF Congress about half q century
ago; vas prosperous merchant NJ Step
herdstoun. aud in many Ways exhibited an
eDtefprisins. shrewd snd upright spirk bat
By hrs religious ehsracter--whieh illamiaa-
ted his pathway through Ife--he has stamp
cd himself most iodelibly upon the memo
ries OF those Who knew him. Descended
ason ths 6eotch-irisb emigrants, Who set.
tied N Peuosyivsnia az an early period sf
ter the fsmous siege Of Derry, be aud bis
two sisters, by their piety, have exerted q
marked iRhusnco upon all the different nm
lily circles With whom Providence Afterwards
cast their los~ One Of the sisters married
John kearsley, father q Jonathan, and Of
Mrs Cramer. Mrs Mitchell. (nother
OF Dr~John Kearsley Mitchell, Of Philadel
phia j Mrs, Riddle, OF Mississippi Mira
Mines, tuifs Of No LNXN;) aud Of Mrs
saBdersoa, sifs Of DR. Sanderson, vto was
murdered, aud whose son (Dr Sanderson.
near NsteheI, Miss 10 cue Of the most ex.
teusive planters In that Healthy region -
Another sister Of Col Morrow married Mr.
John Mark, faith in Law Of Mrs Ann s
Mark, Of Alexandria and father of Mrs
Elizabeth Jewett; and Of Mrs smith. Of
Philadelphia and Of Mrs Lisle. Of the same
city and Gf Mira Van Rutherford; tNo XII
aud Of Mrs Ann Baker, Who was the moth.
erin Law Of Gov Gilmer The name. thus
living in the households Of the ave daughters
aud the one daughter in Law Just named
is not unkBoEn in history for, in glowing
eulogy, drawn By well -knowa writer, be. in
speaking Of Fredericksbure, the last earthly
abiding place Of this good man. save Of him
iis boass rest elsevhere his impress 10
here. 40 smigraot from Ulster, that iaex.
haustible source Of the best of eisirens. he
came 10 his youth, alone, 10 Americs. high
in hope. His frat years Of residsnes
10 America. we're in The great valley Of Vir-
GINA, employed Grtt in the Instruction Of
ycsih, sAa ihss in AOs0fabie srafio A. ss
advanced 10 years, be came to this place
lfrederieksbargl to pursae bis trade, aud
brought along With him the religion be 40
carefully cherished In Shepherdstown. .
Quiet1ess, devotion, straightforward boo
esty 10 bis business aud bis religion, and
seuerOsity in bis pssty. adorned him; AID
have graced the church be assisted bis pastor
tRev DIR SAm'l Is. WILSON, 10 gather.
IL is doubtful whether, in calling up the
scenes passlng by tbTeeseare years ago, any
three men OF that period can be found moro
blessed in. their descendants. by reason of
the honor IN Which they still hold ths reIi-
gion OF their fathers, than the progeny Of old
Mrs Mark, aud Of old Mrs kearsley. aud
Of their brother, old Col MoTrow The
wife Of this gentleman WAS the second dauRh-
ter (Mary) Of Robert Kutherfori, (No
MI She was widow, having pre- viously
married a Mr.. Peyton. . brptber Of the one
mentioned under XLI He (Col Psyou.
her first hasbahd) vas killed at Besier's
Mill, BY deserter from the u s Army,
whom be was endeayoEisg 10 arrest Col
Morrow bad Que sou, Who died Whe0 ySuaR !;
aud ak daughter, ooly three Of shOm sSr.
Tied. one vas the 6Es. Eise Of DR. J ID vii.
liamsop, Who lives near NeSmarkst, Va
Aaotber was The hrst wife Of The late Ro
bert HoEthingtou. thin who died 10 1854,
as related ssder XIV } asd mother Of vii.
Eizrp q W ssd his sisters Ths other
daughter that married vas the fret wife Of
john T Cookus
JII.--Jas IYisoH LII jas Saa,I
Llv.- FsaHeis H1tfiAg -Lv. -Aadrss
IYaggoaeS --LfI - TzeOf0rie Le> --Ofsll
these, have no Information aud, all The
eoBjeeiare have to offer, is, that probably
Mr Wsegonor vas the father Of the 6rst
Of the three wives Of Gen Elisha Boyd -
IL go, he vas the grandfather Of Mrs Philip
PsndleioB desss Preseh, day, as mentioned
uudsF XXI
LYu --yoAH DIrsaport This gepils-
man Waa one " the founders Of the Mesbo
dist Chsreh af The wLits llouse the we'll
knovn place st OF near tke bead Of Little
builskin Sad deoated the land Tor she pur.
pose Hr vas the father of Col B-nisu,in
b grandfather Of Ars A w Crsnsr
aud brother Of Msj AbrAbsn,, (No XI. ahd
brother also of samuel nsveuport, Il this
neighhorhood, Who died about 80 youfs ago.
IVIII Jobs PoSfs -Noshiug known
ooSeeruiog this gsB,lewan
LIX- NaIAaAi,i CysigAiH This gen
,lemaa Uas a pttivs Of WestR srslaad and
wss = nssr noightoF there and frissd Of Gel
james MsnFoo, Of RevoiutioDsfy fame, she
aftb President q ths Upited States whss
Ne n rssssd thF0ugh tbis Plsss duriag his
Prssidspey s-visiting, svsa ~ tAst sstlT aay,
the Shassos4sls Springs. Tor ths bsasat of
his iavalid graad child, lshioh shild Sisd
here ths old soldier aud statss@as spoke
sitb special ibtsrtst eonesTsiug bis school
boy sompsnioos. Nsihastsl CFsighili esd
Villas BE brother Wm Price CfaiEhill
asa Mrs. Willism Little Rsrc shildFen Il
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/ 1 sspposs, = ths fsihrr of ths iso gcnue
aos ssd lhcir sister. aifetdy asntiobod 90.
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