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

removed to Ohio--Mrs PyleS to Kcntucky
81 MIS- Humphreys, wife of David Humphreys Mrs
North, wife ofCapt. George North, (No LXXXI. of
TINS table j and Mrs O'Banuon, wife of Capt. John
! o'Bannon. The father of all these Keyeses mem
tfoned above was named Humphrey. He had been
sea captain OF N England, previous TO his emigra-
ton hitler aad had been many years prisoner to
the Alerines. he reared in this peiebborhood ho-
sides the above named, two other children by pre
vi6us wife, who were born in n England This old
gntlelnan was proprietor of Keyes' Ferry in l755.
Ut was then half mile below the pojn, at rresar+
known by that name-and was Immediately oppo
site Shelers Spring, (nOw Keyes' Swirb) at the
same lime, Q755) when Braddock-or at least n
part OF MS ,torce-crossed the Shenandoah there
us own latLler, who was the grandfather of Ger
su"th (No. .AAAlV)-whU himself named Gershsm
ana VINO was great grandfather TO the present Hum
Pnrey OF 1S31-resided on the place SO long known
as ho6t y. Jacks-wher- Capt. Manning, U. s N
LATELY died. From this Gcrsham Keves in 7755
supplies were bought for Braddock's army. Al tbis
period, humphrey, at the Shenandoah FcrryS had
not married his second wif-the person who ofer.
""rUs became the mother of tie large family above
named She was only ten years old then, and live5
with her parents at little dale near a fine orchard
at the foot of the hill wl.ere Riou Hall now s,ord
the mansion of the Hon. Wm Lucas. That 1i,,,o
girl (the future vie of said Humphrey ,vosDomo1
Sarah Hal. Her father (nau ed William 7 ,birl\
had three sons, the first builders of HalI,ovn
(Thomas, Joshua and Wliam,) who erected tlo
three principal houses along that stream whero ,h
turnpike and railroad now intersect and RIM edo
py slde. These facts have been learned nart1v Go-
tue above named Sarah Hall, afterwards Sarah
Neycs, who was ten years old in 1855 and partly
from her daughter, Eliza North, now living, and in
hnr .
t 01'n year-She being in good health active and
OF sound MUD
NXXV.-Beniauin ReeIer- -Th;, .,-.
the grand father of Mrs II. N. Gallober. and hn.
already been spoken Of under No XVII &C +ho,uo
prletor of very prosperous settlement cmbrorin,,
STORE Shops, mills and other evidences of Iiv,
""oe' NO doubt Beelers. Mill was place far more
lrcquented IN those old times than CharlestoU,n
was. DIR. s. Ridenour has shown me n venerable
I'm bold and graceful hand of BENJAMIN
6eelers mercantile transactions at this old centre f
trade Some of the entries da,e back as far as
1867. %
AANV John Cooke-XXXVII-S Stephens
Thompson Mason-Nothing known concerning ,bcs.
names. mug 'ncSe
AAAElll.-Thomas Griggs-This venerable old
gentleman, with flowing white locks, and fair ton
'9o's-a regular attendant 81 public worship some
'O ouo years ago-was the father of Dr. Lee Gripps
and his brothers Thomas and James. and was t,,ha,
ln-l"w OF Harheid Timberlake. He was native Of
Lowi"nd Virginia; and removed to the choice lands
IN ths garden-spot OF the Valley Mt an carly ner-
od OF Gen. George W0shington's gigantic land on
eFauons IN this nelghborheod. believe he was
'ohnec'ed' IN some way, with Gen. W IS, business
operations this side of the Blue Ridge.
AAAlA-Benjamin Strother-I have M further
knowledge of this gentleman. than that he was the
ia'ner OF COL Strother of Bath Springs, Morgan
Co; also father-in -lrw to Cato Moore Ran;.,,,:
Pendleton Richard Duflield, (by last wife, his first
being Miss Darke, per No 80 ) also grand iatbcr
OF Joseph and Smith Crane and of Mrs. Joseph F
Abell
AL.-Ihomas Rutherford, sen,-Father of x and
ANIL, which see, in previous Nos of the Sketches
lie mas proprietor Of the estate now held BY James
NJ Brown. His widow, maiden name Drusilla Swearip-
gen. died about1sl7 very large train followefher
corpse to the grave. The Rev. john Matthews. af
forwards Theo 'ogical Professor at New Albanr
lnd7 but previous TO 1917 Missionary 10 the Nat
chez country Mississippi Territory preached ser.
mon at the house, and then delivered pungent bu:
'enoer address to the retinue of African servants
AT inc grave, whose grief was uncontrollable. i
4-kobeTt Rutherford-The dcccndort &c
this gentleman are so numerous and tho d;s.-o-.
branches arc so ramifed, that must NOT ,o.;n.o
minute detail, as to the present generation Fir.t
must state that he brother XII, and that he
hTed Just above and adjoining Rim-being rropr;e.