The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-01-04

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etor Of the Northern Neck, aud ON hon
be prevailed to accompany him home
Burden remained a, Lewis the greater
part Of the summer and on his return to
Williamsburg took with him buffalo
calf, which while bunting with Samuel
and Andrew Lewis (elder sons Of Johu)
they had caught and afterwards tanned
He presented this CT lfio Governor Gooch.
who thereupou entered on his journal an
order, authorizing Burden to locate con-
di'iOnally, any quantity of land 10. e1
eeeding 100000 acres. on any ofthe va
,crS Of the Shenandoah or Of James River
west Of the Blue Ridge. The conditions
Of this grant were. that he should utter
fere with no previous grants-that he
should settle 100 families, in ten wears
within its limits; and should have 100
acres adjoining each cabin which be-
should cause to be built. with liberty 70
purchase any greater quantity adjoining,
at the rate of fifty pounds per thousand
acres In order to effect aeomplisnce
with one of these conditions, Burden vi..
tied Grea. Britain in 1887; and on hi,
return to Virgins hr,ugl,, with him up.
wards Of one hundred families Of adven.
turers. to settle on his grsat. Amongst
these sdventurers we're john Patterson
son-in-law.to Benjamin Burden, who Sc,
tied on Gaia VIDA, above Pauonsburg !;
Ephraim Mcdowell. who settled at
Phocbe's falls; john. the soa Of Ephraim.
who settled a. Fairfield, where Colonel
James McDeuell now lives; Hugh Tel.
ford. who settled at the Falling Spring.
in the f'rks Of James River; Paul Whit.
| ley. who settled on Cedar Greek. where
the Red Mill row is Archibald Aiexsn-
der. who settled on the North River, op.
posi's Lexington; Andrew Mooss who
settled adjoining Alexander; Sampson
Archer. who .cttled at Gilmorc's Spr:n,
raat Of the Bridge Tavern. and Captain
John Matthews, 10 married Betty Archer
Che daughter Of Ssmpson) settled where
Major Matthews lives, below the Natural
Bridge.
Among others who came to virgiaia st
,kir time. wa. IN Irish girl named Polly
Mu,h"llin On her arrival she was hire |
to James Bell to pay her passage; aud
with whom she remained ausing the pc.
ri,d her srrvi,uls was to continue. At
its expiration she at,ired herself in the
habit ola ,n.and with hunting ,hir, and
moccasins. went into Burdens gran, for
the purpose ~ making improvements and
acquiring tie to land. Here she erected
thirty cah:nr. by virtue Of which she held
one hun red acr-s adjoining each When
Benjamin Bnrlrn, tie younger. came on
to make deeds 10 those who held cabin
rights, he was ss,oni,hcd to see 80 many
in the name Of MuIholin. Investigation
lcd to discovery Of ,ae mystery. to the
grea. mir'h of,he other, claimants. She
resumed her christian nam. md feminine
dress. and many Of her respectable de-
scsndants still reside Within the limits Of
Burdens grant
When in 1852, Robert Dinwiddie cam.
over a. Governor If Virgins. he WIS &C.
rompsnied BY many adventures. amonr
whom Vas John S,uart, an intimate friend
Of Dinviddie who had married the widow
of john Paul. (son Of Hugh. bishop Of
Nottingham John Psui, a p,rtiz,n Of
the house Of Stuart. had t.ri.hed in the
siege Of Dnlrymple castle in f745. leaving
three children John. who became Ro.
man Catholic priest and died on the east.
ern shore Of Maryland: Audlev. who was
for ten years an officer in the British CO.
lonial forces. and Polly. who married
George Matthews. aheru ard. Governor OF
Georgia. Mrs. Paul. Formerly Jane
Lynn. Of the Lvnns Of Loeb -Tyma a sister
10 tho wife Of John Lewis had issue. by
John Stuart. since known as Colonel Stu.
art Of Grecnhrirr. and Betsy. who became
the wife Of Coloael Richard Woods. Of
Albermarle.
The greater part Of ihos, who thus VEN
iured ION the untried being" Of a wilder
nc" life. were Scottish, Presbyterian Dis
senters. class of religionists. Of al others
perhaps. the most remarkable for rigid
morality They BROUGHT with them their
religious principles and sectional prepos.
sessions; and acting upnntthese princi-
Piles, acquired for their infant colony q
moral and devotional character rarely pos.