The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-31
Of lear and grass

OF leaf and grass
Porches front and back invite ono
to sit and ponder upon tho occasions
which have made "Sahine Hail. so fas-
chatting. The weddings when the
daughters above mentioned plighted
their troth to the five young man who
came for them in dignity and pride:
the various births when there was
| JOY in the mansion. for a man child
or a maid child born into this world;
| tho funerals, when tho master or
| mistress was laid to rest In the Gods
acre nearby And as one thinks ar
ticulately the smell OF box steals
| upon him, or OF lilacs or calicanthus,
and ones thoughts get dim and hnzy-
mixed, but delicious as the shadows
lengthen, leaving needles of sunlight
on the lawn.
The interior of Sabine Hall may
/ be defined as dignifed and pure. The
big rooms are wainscotted, and on the
walls hang some good portraits. There
are King Carter (3) and his son, Landon
90, the first owner OF the place; Maria
wife: Elizabeth wormeley, Of Rose
vol, his third wife. He seems to have
sighted Miss Armistead. Maybe she
| died too soon: Iandon Carter "a, Rob-
ert Wormeley Carter (5), and his WIFE.
Elizabeth Tayloe: Dr.. Beverley r Well
ford, and Mary Alexander. his wife.
and A. NJ Wexford, their son. who
A thing that frightens one who con-
siders the priceless old manuscripts
at these various places is the terror
OF fire. Sabine Hall has within Its
keeping many valuable papers. May
they escape the destruction which has
pursued Virginia manuscripts.
Sabine Hall gives beautifully Il
| ,$e. la ef
compelling occasions was when thu
Oldest daughter OF the house a few
, years ago was married The grand
old hall cana to life with youth am
Joy. and the pictures formed splen
did background from the present mo
: ment to the distant years which the!
guard.
Dear Editor,-I would like to say L
BLACKWELL descendant of Batesvrlle
y Ark. that will gladly give wha
Neale data have, and shall be PLEASED
II she would give me what Blackwell
data she has, as my great-grand
mother was a Blackwell. and I hav
for years been gathering what infor
nation could find about the family
n Nenle.
y. Daniel Neale, of northumberland
county. whose will was probated No
vember 4. 1900. and Captain Chris
TOPPER Neale were cousins This fac
II is connrmatory OF the suppositio
that Daniel, born 1912. who marie
Elizabeth Holland. Captain Chris
TOPPER 1914 to 1891 who married Han
nah Rodham; Robert, 1888 to 1878, an
possibly later. and Captain Charlie
1850 to 171s, were all sons OF Her
p tenant Daniel Neale. who settlgl
Northumberland county in 1sx
r, showing that the Daniel who dfed
1900 had brother. Ebenezer. Virgin
,e Genealogist has established tn
Daniels identity. 1t is now clear TIL
he was the Oldest son OF Daniel. secor
son OF Lieutenant Daniel Neale, az
his three brothers-Edward, Villa
and Ebenezer-all died without issu
The two sisters--Lucretia. and Hanna
married. respectively, John Cottre
and Captain John Haynie. The ia
that there we're several Daniel Neale
who must have been born some tin
between the year ITO and 17s5, shov
that they must all have been gran
sons Of Lieutenant Daniel Neale. Ro
ert Neale was third son of Lieutena
Daniel Neale. Did Robert leave tssu
Captain Charles Nea1e was four
ng son of Lieutenant Daniel Neale.
Daniel Neals who died in 1900. bel
accounted for as the son OF the 81
ond Daniel. while Daniel. son OF Ma.
CHRISTOPHER, appears from my oats.
have died In ITO. at least two OF
three Daniels OF whose Wills two w
probated In 1713 and 1877 respective
while tho ono who made q deed
Augustine Jennings In 1897 must hs
been the grandson OF Lieutens
Daniel Neale However. II the
who died in 1913 was son OF eitf
OF lieutenant Daniels two young
sons. Robert and Captain Charles.
could not have been over forty-t'
years OF age when he died, for Rob.
was not born till 1913. nor Charles
1880. AS for that Daniel whose "
m was probated in 1877, the fact that
la, had no children suggests that he Is {
d. second Daniel. who had probably OF
MS lived his two surviving children. Ha
ew ing been born in 1912, he would tn
al have been eighty-fve years OF az
lr- The circumstances taken Into consi
.or GRAFTON, this theory Is the only o.
th,t will exn1afn where so mai