The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-28
SEN. HAyVLEY'S BIRTHPLACE
A Correspondent Asserts That Gen.
eral Uawley Was in Rich
mond. Now Scotland County-He
Visited the Place q Few Years ago.

Red Springs, \. C..@Aprll -, > u
Editor Messenger: | see in your is
sue of the 10Th inst, d communication
f1om Mr.. Z. d. Suggs in regard to the
birth of General Hawley, also some
thing about Rev. Colin Lindsay. Cen
eral Hawley was born in Richmond,
NOW Scotland) county, n. e. The farm
OH which he was BORN is now the prop
erty Of Mrs. Martha Murray and is
about six miles northeast of Laurin-
burg, and one-fourth m1ie from the
residence of Mr.. George Mcintosh.
General Hawley came to visit the place
II Or ID years ago. He spent the pre-
yious night at Mr.. f. b. Russell's, then
went the next day and looked over the
place, and took the train at Laurin-
burg.
| suppose the "Hawley place." being
near Mr. Russelfs, on the opposite side
OF Lumber river, gave rise to h re-
port that he was born OH Il plantation
Of the late Daniel l.. Russells, ST.. [
have seen Il great many people who
knew both the late Gen. HaWley anu
his father, as well as his mother, and
among them my own mother. He was
referred 10 as little Joe Hawley" and
had the reputation of being a very
bright boy; l think, too, that he was a
general favorite. Mrs. Efie Gilchrist,
lee Fairly, the mother of Mr.. William
Gilchist, of your city, was a school
mate of General Hawley, probably a
ciassmate. General Hawley called at
the old Gilchrist homestead when OH
his last visit and asked what haG
became of Effie Fairly, who married
John Gilchrist."
Mr.. Suggs is correct i'll saying that
General Hawley and Rev. Colin Lind
say We're not contemporaries. [ think
General Hawley must AVE left this
section about 1S42-43.
The "Hewartsville' plantation refer
red to by Mr.. Suggs, Is ~SteWartsyille.
This is also i'll Richmond, now Scot
land county, | suppose about equally
distant from MaxtOn and Laurinburg,
and west Of the Carolina Central rant
road. 1t is the old home Of the late DE-
John MallOy. Or. Dickson, late OF
Laurinburg, lived there for some years
after he commenced to practice meui-
cine. L do not know what connection
Rev. Colin Lindsay had with Stewards
vile, but he lived, or visited there, as
| hay heard his name connected with
Stewartsyille- Mr.. Lindsay owned l.
20 acres of land at and around Bethel
Presbyterian church and had a home
and plantation there. There is an old
We'll there that is now called Lind
says Well" The heirs of the late Rev.
Arch. Mcqueen w this land now.
The records say that the 1,21O acres
Of land was sold by Alex. Rowland,
sheriff of Robson county, to satisfy ali
execution i'll favor Of john AicIver for
"a pounds, Is shillings, 8 pence. 1t
brought at public auction = pounds, 10
shillings, but, | presume LIZ !. WAS
redeemed. This land now, after the
heavy growth of long leaf pine has
been cut, will bring from sou to s4u
per acre for farming purposes. It is
about two miles from Raeford. Mr..
Lindsay bought 425 acres of this lano
from Arch McLachlan, Esq. (1h.s
luust be intended for McLauchlin). |
90 not know anything Of the McLach-
lin family, but mention them here, be
cause | have been told that they took
care Of Mrs. Lindsay, who was OF the
We'll known Douglas family, in Scot.
land, and no doubt kept her from suf.
fering for the actual necessities of life
as her husband was very uissipatet
III late life, and did not look after he
physical wants.
| have never heard before that Colit
Lindsay was connected with tn,
Greensboro family, but | heard wheI
q boy that Mrs. Lindsay was buried a
Stewartsville when the robbers o.
ghouls opened the grave. and that sh
had two children BORN afterwards.
Capt. w. FL. McLaurin. of Laurin
burg, can tell all about this, as
think that he told me some years az,
Of this circumstance.
. ]. E. PURCELL.