Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07


inony was performed. The marriage
was dissolved by tho Legislature. tho
courts not having Jurisdiction over
divorce at that time. on the ground OF
cruelty. one sou resulted from that
marriage. Colonel Jnnius b. Roanc..
Another portion of the family lived at
Goshen. in King and Queen. Judge
Spencer Roanc, at one time one Of the
Judges OF the Supreme Court of Vir-
GInin. WAS Il member of that branch OF
the family.
Situated near Bcndlcy is Cantcrburg,
the home OF the Gwathmeys Tina;
family has held II in possession for per
haps $50 years. and still own the old
nome, though much OF the original
farm has passed into other hands
Early In the history of the place 1t WAS
owned by Owen Gwathmcy. Between
MN ana William Temple, who lived at
hoScHouht. there was II bitter fcud.
ana one night az Mr.. Temple sat by
MS open window he was severely
wounded In his head and shoulder by
shotgun in the hands of Il negro.
1hc negro was arrested and confessed
mat he was instigated 10 commit the
tfiihc by Mr.. GWutl.Incy. At that day
tic testimony of slave could not be
taken against a white man, nor could
Il slave he hung. and so he was trans
ported
The next Colonial home is white
i'ai',' the sea; of tho Garlick family
IL passed GU; OF their hands some
s"Hrniy-iire or i05 years ago When
hfat Knew the place IL was owned by
James Govhn. called at that time in
some unaccountablc way "tiivings"
MY. Goran married daughter OF
samuel g. F;tnnt.no%. ard was "A man
OF considerable fortune and very arts
t"cratie In his feelings his wife went
:" church in her double horse carriage.
his children in a barouch and he in his
sullsy ana fine horse and trappings
remember that my interest ana admira-
iion was excited by his silver saddle
st.rups This line old place Is now in
The hands OF foreigners. who have no
regard Tor its history and tho honorcd
dead who lie in It's cemetery.
After this old seat comes Rye Field"
now called Locust Groce." the seat OF
n"w called Locust Grove" the seat OF
tccnth century Colonel Thomas Walker.
the third or that name, obtained from
Nlhs James of England grant Of
!hnd fronting for ten miles OH the
Nhttaponl soon after settling there
'ncE founded Walkerton. built IL large
storehousc and granary. :, large -four
manufacturing mill cooper shops, cot
ton gin and compress, etc Colonel
Walker built his home on the second
rise from the river. as IN the early
days there was great danger OF a sur-
pris" rs the Indians II Immediately on
tn" bank Of the river. As there was
constant danger Of an uprising of the
indlhrs,' as "A precautiou ne built a fort
or hlockhouse, near his residence for
protection not only OF his own family,
hut Tor the nctEhbors. who could flee
10 II when danger threatened This
house burned and then was rebuilt on
IN" banks OF the river Il half mile be-
low the villag. of Walkerton
While Colonel Walker was a member
OF the House OF RurEesscs. his daugh-
ter Mary poachey. was married TO
Or. Gi!mer, OF Williamsburg. He gave
her a dewey Of $500. and they moved
TO AibenarIc county. Her marriage
was celebrated in ST. Clemens Church.
in 81 Stephens parish. This church
was allowed TO go to decay, and now
even the brickbats have been cartcd
away. In some unacCountable way
this church was afterwards known az
apple Tree Church" Colonel Walker
left three childrcn-Mary Peachey. John
and DIR. Thomas Walker. The latter
also moved TO Albemarlc. and married.
hrsi. Mildred, widow OF Meriwcthcr. and
after her death. Elizabeth Thornton
hrst cousin OF his first wife and sister
o! Mildred Thornton. who was the sec
ond OF the five wives of Colonel samuel
ashington, brother OF General George
Washington. The family scat, Locust
Grove. has up u the present time re-
TtNsTALL FAMILY HOME
Is NEAR LOCUST GROVE
Nearby Locust Grove was the home OF
tn" Tunstall family. The original build
!ns has long since gone TO decay. The
usual style of The colonial buildings Of
that period was a square house with q
large hall running through. two stories
high. with four chimncys. but the Tun-
stall home was In the shape OF the
| ngN he ri
and with court between the wings
This place was sold by the TunStalls
10 Il. Temple. son OF Joseph Temple. OF
Chatham Hin. The Tunstalls were
prominent in the county and connected
with the Srookes of Mantapikc, BABYLON
Walker etc. Some OF the family were
clerks of the county for many years
The Mr. Tunstall, the last OF the fam
ilE, who was clerk of the county, moved
across the county Oh the Dragon swamp
and built him a. home. He died about
lToo and his family moved to Norfolk,
where his descendants Sill reside and
have kept the good family name unfair
nished Mr. K! Baylcr Brooke Tunstall
u distinguished lawyer Of Norfolk, some
years ago came up to King and Queen
and visited the old Tunstall home on tn.
Mattapon!, and the home of his grand
father OH the Dragon. While there he
met some negroes who told him that
they worked the farm but did not re-
mann thcrc AT night, and when he
asked them why they did not live there
replied that they were afraid TO do
so because many years ago some old
runstails lived there and they were a
froiicsome people and they still came
there 1T night and danced in the par.
lor 1t Is q tradition that this Mr.. Tun-
stall was fond Of the gayties and dissi-
pat!ons that prevailed ut that day, and
III building his house made his parlor
unusually large so that there would be
room enough for persons To sit around
while the dancers occupied the center
of the room and enjoyed the cotillion
and the old Virginia reel. That was
before the day OF the round and hugging
dances.
failed 10 notice the large farm,
Endfeld. opposite Walkerton, owned in
the early history OF the country by the
Berkeley family. The family never
lived there but 1t was kept as a quar-
tiers" as such places were then desig-
mated. Some eighty or 100 years ago a
widow Berkeley married Mr.. Cooke, an
Episcopal parson. An anecdote is cur
rent In regard TO him that he WAS a
poor man and even the horse which he
rode was ii borrowed one, and when
during ;he marriage ceremony he had