The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12
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punt The Grove" another famous
mansion, near Williamsburg. and had
colonel Nathaniel (5), who went to
clarke county, built the splendid man.
sion, Garter Hail." and is the ances-
tor OF the Clarke Burwells; Elizabeth
90. who married William Wilson, and
Is the ancestress of the majority of
the Nelson's, and Robert Carter as,
who removed to Isle OF Wight and es-
tablOhed that branch e BurwelIs
Lewis %, the elder son, married
Mary Willis. and had Lewis (J), Anne
go. who married Lightfoot, and Re-
becca (5), who married Joaquin Am
bier
Lewis (5) was probably the last Bur
we'll who owned white Marsh" His
son. Nathaniel (6). might have owned
1t. but this is not plain. The family
was getting poor in Gloucester.
| This is not Burwell genealogy, hui
merely a genealogical prerlce to ex-
plain the Burwell tombs. Nathaniel (6>
died in the early part OF the nineteenth Il,
century. and II is certain no Burwcll
owned Carriers Creek after him. From
that time onward 1t passed into the
hands of people who had no antiuuar
Ian instinct, or il they had this rare
characteristic, they had no money to
indulge it.
In the UNREASONABLE days of child
Borkcley. 1T was my privilege TO wall,
cross fields and a buey brook to tho
old mansion-to stand in the huge ball
room and gaze at tho marble manteI-
piece. most magnificent in DESIGN and
carving, to wonder at the reredos OF
the fireplace which was OF wood wond
erfully carved. Especially beautiful was
female head carved at the Intcrsec-
iion or wooden curtains, which were
drawn back with exquisite grace. All
OF the panellng was Eono but this. and
ms went too long before the house
was burned. 1t was my privilege to
coddlo In tho great window seats and
think OF tho Burwells. especially OF tho
stately young lovers who married so
woH OF Joanna or Martha who scorned
title and Governor for love wns
quito sure that tho young ladies' Of
carter's Creek would only marry for
love. II was very aad. oven long. long
ago at the graveyard. All the slabs
were broken and scattered. and from
that day TO this minded to mend
them. How I did not know, but r
should do II soonor or later. God VIII.
ing
In the spring of 1910 7 had a letter
from Mrs. Richard p. Taliaferro. of
Gloucester. telling me that tho tombs
were In such n condition that II some
thing was not done soon, they would
be altogether destroyed and Offering
ner assistance. Her daughter. Anne
Powell Byrd was descendant OF Rc-
becca Bnrwell. who married .racoueiin
Amber. and she felt personal inter
est in the tombs.
on June !2, 1910, I announced In Tho
Times Dispatch that there is a cry
from Carriers Creek. Come and helm
U.S. explained the poor broken
fragments. and the fact that largo
pieces OF tho tombs had been taken
away. / helped IN person, and
wrote many letters-mapy letters. Jr
every descendant of the Burwella who
read The Times Dispatch had given me
~ tho tombs could havo been restored;
IL each one had given mo So they could
nave been restored in marble. However.
the Burwells. of Carter's Creek, had n
lew loyal descendants. and received
contributions from a few sufficient tc
restore the tombs Lewis Burweu does
very we'll TO take one into tho Danes
or to mention casually as an ancestor.
but nc is not worth dollar 10 all OF
his descendants. Every known OBJ
stacle has besat the way OF restoration.
Teams. hands" and the usual neces
sites OF removal were difficult. but J..
Henry Brown. OF Richmond, contracted
Tor the removal and he has accomplish
ed IL In the most scientific. substantial
and beautiful manner.
Neither William q. Stanard nor Sam
uei IA. YonRe arc descendants from the
Lewis Burwells-Attorney william
Stanard comes from Luck IIigginson byj
another marriage--but to them is due
acknowledgements of most painstaking
care and surveillance. Mr.. yongs sug-
gested ways and means. and Mr.. STAN
ard spent week In Gloucester per-
sonally attending to tho removal. HeI
tenderly handled the sdered remains.
patched out the inscriptions and saw
that the work was well done, Just for
love of Virginia. Tho BurwelI tombs
arc n part of Virginia history and they
are restored. 1t would have been USE
less to restore them at certer's Crack;
where vandalism was increasing. So