Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07

dependence and Col. John Page. vestryman In
1874.
Among the other memorial pews are
those to the colonial church wardens
of the parish from 1874 to 1853. the
vestry Of l674-16S3. who erected the
first brick church upon this founda-
ton; the vestry of 17l0-1716. who
erected the. present church building"
and "in memory also of the co-operat-
ing committee of the house Of bur
gesses and the contractor. James Nor
ris": the attorneys general OF Virginia
ors and the members of the council
from 1898 to 1775; and Ito the survey
ors general who occupied this pew.
1892 to 172S." Pew No. ~. In the choir.
is a memorial to Reg Commissary
1710-1743: DR.. Archibald Blair. John
Blair. auditor general %. 16S9-l77l:
vestryman. l744: John Blair. judge.
United States Supreme Court CD" In
the church are tablets to the colonial
governors and the members Of the
council, secretaries OF state, receivers
general, auditors general and to the
colonial clergy.
During the restoration of the interior
Of the church twenty-eight graves
were found under the chancel and the
aisles and those which could be identi-
fed are marked with memorial slabs,
and the tenants Of these graves were
Jones, Orlando Jones. Blair children.
Blairs and Monroes. the Rev. DR.. Will
liam H. Wilmer, DR.. William Cooke.
Gov. Edmund Jennings. Mrs. Prentis.
Gov. Francis Farquier. Henry Hacker.
and one grave from which all that
could be learned was this: "P. G.. Ae.
61."
A man could read names. dates and
epitaphs in the ancient burying ground
around the church for hours. The
Rambler jotted down many. of which
the following are few:
Here Ives ye Body Of Alice Page Aged -
Departed this life the q Day Of June AID.
LIE Col John Page: died sanasTy % ise2
lyeth the body of Col. David Bray of this parish
who died on We p Of October. l7l1; in the 50
this life the 18th day Of October MDccxx in
joyful resurrection the body Of Capt Thomas
Thorp of Bruton in the Dominion OF Virginia
who departed this life the 7th day Of october
Ano 1923 aged 43 years: Here lyeth the
ssye Of c Dsp j rf ssx R.a Of Col d,5 Ds9
this life on the 10Th Of February lIS4'; Here
iyeth the body Of Mrs. Frances custis. daush-
Sleep many who were well known in
their day. Two governors, Edward
Mott and Francis Farquier: three
councillors, John Page. David Bray and
John Blair; three Secretaries of State,
Daniel Parke, William Cooke and Ed
mund Jennings; Virginias first law re-
porter. Edward Barradall: a Judge Of
the United States Supreme Court. John
Blair. tr.; a United States district judge,
Cyrus Griffin, and his wife, Lady Girls
tine Stuart, daughter of the Earl of
Traquair; five presidents of the col
lege. William Dawson. William Yates.
William Stith, Thomas Dawson and
William H. Wilmer, and many other
persons Of reputation in their day and
generation, lawmakers, doctors, preach
ers and merchan ts."
In a dim little plot in the cemetery
the Rambler came upon a gray and
messy monument and on the granite
was carved this: Erected in memory
of the Confederate soldiers who fell in
the battle of Williamsburg, May 5,
1862, and lie buried under and around
this monument" Names of the dead
are cut in the stone. The regimental
designations are the 18th, 18th and 18th
Virginia Infantry, and represented on
the monument are various regiments
from Alabama, Florida, South Carolina,
Louisiana. Mississippi and North Caro-
lima. One of the names was Lieut..
John Humphreys of Alexandria. Va"
The Rambler during his visit to Will
liamsburg made a number Of photo
1t was the season when the trees were
in full leaf and the pictures made by
Mr.. Cheyne and given the Rambler
by the Rev. E. Ruffin. Jones. the rec
tor. are much better. than those the
Rambler made