The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

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Goochland county. va, ana there mar
ried Anna Fleming. Of most excellent
family lie had a son John, tho father
I OF Dorothy, who lived In North Caro-
| una Tor few years, but returned 10
virginia and lived in Hanover county.
Dolly Madison speaks OF her fathers
hanover home as a fine house. with
iiiarple nanteIs and many outbuildings.
Iho sleepy little village of Port Con-
way is also connected with another
name which, in different way. Is as
familiar az that OF the little bookworm
James Madison; the name is John
Wilkes Booth
on tho cath of April, 1865, a detach-
lnent of cavalry was ordered by tho
United States government ito proceed
az once to Belle Plain, on tho Virginia
siue or the Potomac. and from that
point prosecute the search throughout
tho whole region until they reached
Port Conway. on this sldo of tho Ran.
pahannock." The detachment. was on
a furious chase for the assassin OF a
resident. and at Port Conway 1t met
the first unmistakabie traces OF the
OBJECT OF their tireless pursuit"
John Wilkes Booth fled from Ford =
Theatre. In Washington. on that fatal
night. and wandered. frantic with pain
and excitement. for forty-fve miles
before no could find soul to trans
port him across the Potomac River.
In the dusk of spring evening.
with two seven shooting retoIvers and
q blood-staired knife. ho crossed the
Potomac, and on Monday. April 81, is
driven In anguish to this very Port
conway. and Is po1ed by a negro fer
lyman to Port Royal. Folk were afraid
to shelter him, but at night. ono Mr.
Garrett, three miles from Port Royal.
permitted him to drag his manned
body into his tobacco warehouse-"the
last refuge OF a priceless prey"
me country about Port Conway and
Port Royal. oven up to the Rowlinr
Green, Is the Wilkes Booth oountyy
One sees now tho frightened criminal
In physical and mental despair-the
unconscious negro polling" him
across the beautiful sheet of blue wa
ter-the Union soldiers riding bi,ber
and yonder, asking questions of the
natives, and they. too, being rowed
eyer ts to Port Royal. there examining
: .n &c Git.aens, eager to know who lent
helping hand to the ssassin-threat.
enins to arrest this one. to kill that
one, and finally going gu. of Port
loyal to CARROTS barn.
we near the voices arousing Mr..
Garrett at o'clock on "Wednesday
morning, and tho demand for a rome
TO hang him IL the assassin had 60
capped tts'u es-
We SEQ the finger OF young Garrett
n t,.g with tragic Significance to
ths tobacco barn, and "the exultant
shout with which the whole forcs
surged forward" to reach its victim.
We can see Conger. the loader OF ~.
searching party, insert .llrhted wisn
or straw. which set fire to the stumble
on the floor" and as the "flames liuhtt
up the Interior Of the barn we see the
trapped tragedlan." with a crutch
under his left arm. bending forward
!, N aeispLrlhg curiosity, and the tense,
classic face Of John Wilkes Booth
peers through the darkness to catch
a glimpse OF the hidden foe. A pistol
shot rings out upon the night air, and
the demented actor falls back as he
cries: Tell mother-tell mother die
for my country
We two" went over the whole
arena OF tho last act. We saw tha
trail OF the boat as Booth was poled
over. we stood by tho old house in
Fort Royal, within the porch or which
he sat. and talked to an Innocent old
1ady- We saw the Garrett house, and
one OF US remembered well seeing the
Jersey wagon" which brought his
corpse back to the ferry, and his linn
feet hanging out behind
This Is the most awful tragedy m
our Rappahannock country.
We. few Sundays since, published
an account of the Gordons, OF Santee
Now we give the Gordons of Prospec,
Hill.
Bash Gordon. OF Lochdongan. Scot.
and. arried App}a
had Basil (2,. who married Elisa
5klpwith; Annie {2). who married Dr.
!. Hanson Thomas, OF Baltimore:
lad Basil {a), who married eliza
Clarke, daughter OF Mr.. Collin Clarke
u Warrior Hall, In Gloucester conn
y, and secondly Miss Anne lSliyn
Ieasants, OF Richmond, BY the tirst
nhrrlage there was one daughter, III
on, who married Jack Wilson and had
ne child. DR., Gordon Wilson, of Bal
inore.
BY tho second marriage Douglas {2)
'oruon mad Mary (s) married DeCour-
~ Ihom, Mamie (s) married lack {
oven, Rose go married Triplett HaA- &
II. Basil so married Leila Montague, ]
nd Douglas CAY, who married Lizzie
'larke, OF Newport News
samuel (1) Gordon. nephew of SAM
81 and Basil Gordon. OF I4ochdongan, :
iurrled Agnes Knox and had John fal. !
Basil ca, unmarried. vii.
am CD married Miss Cooke. OF Flu |
anna; Samuel go married Ann Blair, !
Richmond: Marion (a) married pr',I )
Ohm Taylor, OF Caroline Susan (e) !
'arrieh William pabney. OF Abe .
,arle. :
Prospect Hill once belonged 70 tina h
attailes. and WAS once part of Clint a
MIRO. the home OF Samuel Gordon,
'oken OF few Sundays ago,
ditor Query Column OF Tho Times
pispatch: i
Str.--Wtll You please answer the q
'llowtngY Please tell mo something
the ancestors of isabella Pendleton, !.
le wife of VIM Henry Gaines and q
other of Captain Jas, Gaines; ana i
lso, who was tho wifo OF Richard
aines. tho father OF Capt. las, 0
ninase A. q u. L
March Z, 1910,
Your Issue OF February AZ contains I
10 statement that Elizabeth Brooke, I
ho married Fontaine Maury, was the
other of General pahney II. Maury, !,
hlch Is u mistake.
Elizabeth Cor Betsy) Brooke. daugh- q
u of Richard Brooke and Ann Hay
allaferrn for E,liya hntt ira IA Pa rc.. :,