The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-24
SCOTCH HISTORY.
Continued from First Page. I

how, for instance, the Modern Solomon
drank all night with the Duke of Holstein
and how he got up one morning at four
and leaving the Queen at Dalkeith raid
to fyih. This brings up to the Laird
who fell at Dunbar and to his son and she
cessor oil the Restoration period when
the family affairs and fortunes became
much involved. As had SO often han
pened in the past, a kinsman came Ia
the rescue in the person of st. Patrick
hOme oil Lumsden, who, as we gather
rom the family muniments smiled uDon
the union OF his elder daughter with the
heir OF Nedderburn. but frowned uDon
the suit ola younger brotherfOr the hand
OF his younger daughter-which. however
did not deter the pair from marrying -
Both George, the elder. and Francis. the
younger, OF these Wedderburn brothers
were involved in the rising of 17f5. and
taken prisoners after Preston: and we
read among the papers note from the
pen OF the celebrated Lady Grizel Hume
Offering her unfortunate kinsfolks aid
and sympathy. and apathetic letter from
Francis, who received the news of the
death OF his wife while awaiting sentence
OF transportation. He was actually
shipped OH to Virginia to be sold as a
slave. But blood again proved to be
thicker than water: and he was redeem
Ell by new saviour of the Wedderburn
family and estates in the person of "A
MIR. Ninian Home. This Minister OF
Sprouston and Laird of Billie" appears
TO have mingled with his benevolent
services to the Wedderburn family a re.
markable amount of method and self.
VIII Having bought up the claims on
the estate he settled them on the children
Al ~ mi t-l l..
Guiding, however, from the succession
the second son. George, because that
youth had somehow offended him. II
may be noted that the succession to the
uormont Marchmont peerage may be
found to descend To the progeny of this
George. The claim put forward by the
descendants Of his uncle Francis. men
toned above. proceeded on the snpposi.
ton, which could not be made GOOD. that
the disinherited George died withmt
issue. But IL now appears that after
settling in America George Home was. rs
land surveyor in Government employ
ment, ''associated with George Wash
lngton in several pieces of service: that
he married and left six sons. and from
these sons have sprung numerous pro
geny. some of whom are still in Virginia
Meanwhile in spite OF he heroic efforts
OF the Rev. Ninian Home to play the
part OF the family, Providence the We'd
derburn property was destined to pass
through n succession OF heirs female.
The resolute and methodical Laird of
Billie might regulate other affairs
OF family, but he could not
regulate it's affairs of love. He
was set upon marrying his elder
son by first marriage to Margaret.
the elder daughter Of the family
he had taken under his care But
the young man preferred his sister. Isabel. |
who was six years younger; and his
iather, IN high displeasure. gave him "a
moderate portion OF land and dismiss
ed him from his presence" Then. ito
make up for the possible disappointment
OF the lady" he married Margaret him
self When he died eighteen years later
apparently on the verge OF eighty. she
lad born him, some say sixteen children.
although only the names of nine are re-
coverable; and she survived him, only to
be barbarously murdered in bed by a
knavish servant with "A table knife But
strange are the tricks of fate. particular
ly in the blood of the Homes. and enough
OF the Wedderburn annals has been told
10 prove that il is full of vicissitnde and
romance. and that in the chapters of
family marriages and of family quarrels
tHN hiSt'iS ~ apt " repeat llStu. with
curious variations; for love and interest
have sometimes been at evens and some /
times at odds, though fate has. in the
end generally squared the account.-The /
Edinburgh Scotsman.
The George Home or Hume mentioned |
who married Elizabeth Proctor. daugh- |
ter of Mr.. GeorgeC Proctor, OF st George
Parish, in 1927, was the progenitor of
the Humes of Virginia. BY this marriage
there were six sons, no daughters Fran
els, the second of these sons, the writer
was descended from
Quite large tracts of land bordering
Hazel Run were owned by the said Proc
tor and Hume. Old St George Church
was laid of by George Home. and he was
appointed surveyor for the Crown lands
and the Northern Neck (Fairfaxes), sur
veying the county of Frederick and so
far as Staunton. Bond at Orange)
The Francis spoken of was like George
in the Rebellion of 1715. and was
Georges uncle. He became factor to bis
kinsman, Governor Spotswood. at the
time the Germana Furnace enterprise
was started. 1t was his descendants
who laid claim to the Peerage of March
mont, now dormant.