Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-09

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sides All unborn child. whose eye ~
| destined TO open on the world iO"i n,''',a
| after her fathers had been fore'Si .'o =,
The son. Bushrod Fauntleroy. gre" "
manhood on this old estate. s'ns,e -.
try In the st. Stephens parish
as follows: Griffin Fauntleroy. son W
p,shrod horn september q, I75i'' Is the
only clue have found az to MS 'na'i
or children. or1
The father Of the above-naned soiis u"S
daughters died In 1850. having ABOUT hne'
mans allotted span OF threescvre -
| and ten. and Mrs Ann Faunteroy ""'
| left in the care and enjoyment Oh ,',e
tate during her remaining years. -, he
death II descended by the VIII Oh hci
ceased son 10 his son of the same hal','
u,ho was I'm the history Of the place tne
third Griffin Fauntleroy. His owner .,p
was OF very brief duration, since a1 ~
bepinninq of hostiities with the Mo'n'i
Country. he united with his youhs W.
Petite. daughter Of william Harding, III
deed. dated August D. no. cohNeS az
Richard Lee, of Westmorelanu' niS 70.
mill. watercourses, woods, unue' 49, 49,
ln,n, arov-,ng corn and fodder. beans.
and potatoes" a part or the ,'p'"'..o
consideration being an indentufeu sl"'''
until his term of service should expire
Tbe Maternal homestead, that hau peun
- nucleus for the gathering Of the iamily
eor nearly a century, having passeu in'o
other hands, the remaining repreSelta-
tives of the name in the county
soon scattered, and the planta'on "
came. as so many others no. d sus ,',,s
tive commentary on the
words:
",rheir inward thought Is that their HOUSES
shall continue forever, -,
,.fu
rhov " can their lands after their own
names: -. ohid.
Nevertheless, man, being In honor "'''
eth not"
Soon after the Revolution young KIN
man OF Squire" Lee. of WestmoIeianu'
who had grown up under his eye III
home only a few rods distant from ne
own. having married the youthiul VIM"
of DIR. Traverse. of jefferson county, caine
hither TO reside. He was George dilltN
lee. n son of Colonel George Lee py NJ
second marriage with MIS-. Ia s ~ -,
Washington. Of Mount vernon
lerov's, was. in consequence OF thls %,
cunancv. brought into correspondence anu
intimate social relations with nearly All
tho historic homes on the fotohlac
Among its interesting heirl0oms were the
nictures set in gold, Of the seconu anu
third Richard Lees, OF virginia anu 'ls
snuff-box Of Colonel William falriaA' V.
Belvoir. and 1.-THE gold sleeve-buttons ma ina
we're Mrs. Washington's, In the shun
box" It. u,,r,,,,ad
Mr.. Lees only daughter that survived
,,fancv-named I.ouise-was probably
horn here. and went forth later to glau-
den the heart OF John Tacker carter
SON of the old councillor OF NomohS'
as his bride. 49, A.. o,,-
squire lee having died. in 1875. the con-
troll and management or fauhtieIos
nassed to his youthful widow, VINO soVl'
sfterwards was married again to captain
Wuloughby Newton. Its revenues at tiiis
,,n,iod doubtless. were largely employer
t. tho ,oaintenance and education or ths
tbree little girls. left 10 her care at the
death OF her first husband. After hei
death. I'm 1875. the aid Of the courts was
obtained I'm determining the disposition 81
the property, and, after some uelaS'
became vested IN Richarda, the youhBTS'
daughter Of esquire" Lee, VINO at ,nV
time was Mrs. William ID. Robinson. 10y
the Pobinsons with Robert Mayo as their
attornev the estate WAS conveyed, py
deed If sale. on January y. 1896 to pros
,,or,,us bachelor merchant. Grimm IL. fou-
Shoe. who resided here unul MS "e"i"'
in t.t Daring the years OF his Occupau-
cv II the home was lacking IN Woihdh,'
care and smiles. and the innocent pidtu'
Of children. as it had known them III othe'
davs. f. did not lack in either the Cori-
f,rts of afiuence or a free-hearted nos
,.ito1fty 4 tradition remains which shows
Tho fondness Of Mr.. Foushee for ttequehe-
ing the magnificent fishing grounds Oh tne
potomac. near his residence, ana now tne
fin of a sheepshead. which prickeu NE
hanJ one dav. when taking it from ms
hook caused an inflammation. from "hlch
he died. His remains We're taken, accoi ne
ing TO his directions, to CRAZE BAUM
near the head of COan river, ana inter IT,
In a field near the roadside. a soh1aig
+o,,b-a heavy marble slab. resting on
so,, nilIars-without an enclosure, or COM
n,nion grave or tree or shrub or mower
roorks the spot. and httn6ly, though SAD
L. commentaries in death me lTo'a t"'
"a loneliness Of life that was unDlcss-
cd nv kindred ties and unsolaced by me
fellowship Of love. Through pequ97'
contained I'm the closing paragraph Oh Nil.
Foushee's will. this property WIN hiuSp
other besides. was added 10 the aFe'Iy
,,,e,e possessions Of his friend captain
vruliam Harding under whose manage
Int though he did nor make his resi-
denre there. il steadily grew IN attrac- !
.t,.-,oes and value 1t had reached the /
1enith of it's prosperity when the war Oh
1891 hogan. The blockade OF the POTOMAC /
and the sound OF cannon echoil5 a'o"a
th.. chores Of the plantation hushed the |
hmm, of its operations. disbanded its large
fArce of slaves. and consigned many OF
ite fruitful acres To the reign OF the prler
a,d The thistle. At Captain Harding de-
$50 about 1872. the estate was purchased
~, Mr. Samuel Miles. an enterprsing, ge-
rjol and whole-souled gentleman OF
MARYLAND. who erected on the ruins OF the
former homestead an attractive ana con-
,,enient residence. His coming was the
r,,ora welcomed i'm the county because Oh
The bright and popular daughter VINO
eraced the new home. His stay mere Wa
of short duration, and his early dea'h
much lamented. 49,. ,rosar,
FOR about twenty years tile piesen'
ovner of the place has sought: WIN the
co-oneration and care OF JudiclouS auu
energetic manager. to make the properly
rernnnerative in the cultivation OF gram
and the raising of cattle and sheeP. ~
| abundant experience. together with ms
noble art Of expression. would doupu,Sa
enable him TO add to an article IKE lil.S
! a highly entertaining and instructive pos
script. fun Of side-light fashes on pne
sunny and shady side OF running IT'S
plantations I'm Eastern Virginia uuilns
| The last decades Of the nineteenth cen
| tury.
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