The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-21
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Il /, a Branch Association Formed at
.S3s5i Miller III Essex 5sB
County.
the I.IE: COLONIAL |: BRhx 80 rs.
iTHE COLONIAL BRAxToN;ss
The Gravc$of George Washing
to1,'s 4 Great. Grandfather IS
Rescued from Decay.

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Ssl Especial 10 Tho Times bispntcll.)
EST no IN y. ~, Jul y u. At re-
cent meeting OF tho Nowington Brafcli
H of the Association for the Preservation
h Of Virginia Antiquities In TIC ,.;1iusonic
& Hail ut ''Aflllers."' Essex county, many
+ items OF interest the members scat
tered from Texas beyond he Mason5 and
"A Dlxon's line were gathered. = he officers
are Mrs. RoBprt n II Pollard, directress:
II 81 as Hattie Hell Gresham, secretary;
Il Mrs !. lvillinnl- lloski1is. treasurer "a
III Llfo members: Hon. "A 4. Carter 13rnx-
Il ton. Rchtnond.va Va; NJ (. Mon tague.
fsichmoiids n Va; Colonel Benehnn Cam
eron. Ruleigil, N g. NJ ~ sS
sssfThc annual members scattered broad
~ cust throughout the country DIRE A TOO
numerous 70 name. III sss3 ys4s
.RS Suggestion was made that the burial
Il place OF Carter Braxton be found ard
q marked by b modest slab. Thee fo1 lowing
n committee was appointed /, t. 4, tlnq out
t1,c owners and Vest
III Point Church. King w lliali nj Yi9ll
j q view toward attempting a: g rest9 ril y,
IA ton nd $Ssn lsO4 tow rdB cBtn blisliing IA
chapter IN lps. named county: Mrs, u. ..
"a Brockenbrough, Chairman: Mr.. X obt.. NJ
Pollard and Rev. r hos u. Lewis. ia
r. ev. rlos.S i. Lewis spoke OF Tho old
\ burying- ground at Warner Hal n g loucea..
Is ter#county, which Is now entirely with
out enclOsure..s 30 tina t. animals ronm g 8
u Will throughsit.3 Some OF tie oldest tornbs
known ARE there. and I'll tho Il retnn ms, Of
y aoricfof the men who made " rgi nia fa1s
II NOUS. Among them Augustine Warner
n who was Speaker OF the House OF Bur
NJ gcsses in 1916, and the great-grandfnther3
Sfof George Washing ton. sss WI. 5
3isss Mrs. r.. ss Pollard wrote for tbs
g occasion n paper, The Ncwington!
II Branchsof the AZ F. !. Az: It's Origin and
Work. = # 81 :s@
Within the grounds and very nen r to
"a the building Of Mattaponl ss Church. In
Y King and Queen county, are three old
q tcmbs. bearing dn ties, respect II vesy 7oH.
u l73G. S17l8. The inscription s were worn by
u time and otherwise defaced. Some Of tho
ladies, wishing to recut and better pre-
serve thonl. conferred wit friends {f rs 70
4 the best means to accomplish this.
81 i. DR.. John POLLARD, II OF Richmond. sng-
gcsted a titlon Ia the 4 !. ? e. a. This
was made, and ~ reply n promptly received.
81 liggesting the $organizu to n OF q gchnpte
I and q ppolnting q direct reAs. sS
The branch was organized with sig
A mem bers and has grown ~ steadil and
y continuously M M e; .s 81 sstyB
HI Tho object which Hrst suggested the
Organization has been successkully a,,-
complished Tho Inscriptions have been
II restored and the StoInbH enclosed by neat
III iron raillngs. The tomb OF l7os marks
III the resting place o T. Jacob Lunpktn and
lt.bcafA tho ptinn:s a leader OF sot-
Il diers. A conQuere OF 4 tho enemy" u
${is all lin attn. n 55
The tomb OF h 72s y records the dealt OF
Z Mrs. Mary Braxton. td aughter3 OF the
Y Hon. Robert Carter. y Esq, president and
4 treasurer OF His5 ajesty's Council Of!
4 this Colony.s..s. also recor dA tina she
II left issue two SOM. George and Carter
a proving that she was the mother OF Cnr-
/, ter Braxton. signer Of the p claration OF
4 Independence. isSs 81 IA ia
Tho tomb Of 174B covers the remains OF
George Braxton father Of Carter.
This branch Of a. T. W a. t1xes u q
K name from the homo and birthplace OF
Il Carter Brnxtoll--' N ewin TOM on the
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