Evening star., 1916-08-13

In memory of William F. Pye. who departed
rlis life February II, 1898, aged forty years
May he rest in peace.
In memory of John A. Pye. who departed this
life October 25. 1858. aged ffty-four years.
In memory of Caroline f. Pye, who departed
this life June 10. 1858, aged ffty-six years.
May she rest in peace.
In memory of Edward r. Pye, who departed
this life December 10. 1854. aged twenty-eight
years. May he rest in peace.
In memory of Sarah Pye, who departed this
life October 8, 1880. aged sixty-nine years.
May she rest in peace.
In memory of Charles Pye. who departed this
May he rest in peace.
The Rambler read the epitaphs OF
Henry Stonestreet, who died on the
Goth of January, 1872. aged sixty
years; James Jameson. the second son
of Walter Jameson. who died the fifth
day of November, 1922. aged twenty
eight years; Walter Jameson, who died
March r. 1914, aged ffty-four years;
Theresa Jameson. who died July u.
1872. in the forty-seventh year of her
age-the mother of twelve children
five sons and seven daughters Cath
arine, the consort of Patrick {. Muir
ray. who died August %. 1929, in the
twenty-ninth year of her age; Nalinda
Ann Kendrick. who was born Decem-
Der 30, 1880. and died December 30,
1878: Edward Miles. who was born in
1904 and died in 1921 Cecilia A. Miles.
wife of Edward Miles. who was born
May 80, 1915, and died September .,
1874; Margaret j., beloved wife of +.
H. Brawner. who died in 1880; Thad-
deus Brawner, born January ~, 1S29.
and died October s, 1852, and Mary j..
consort of Thaddeus Brawner. who
departed this life September 10. 1851,
aged twentythree years.
On old stones in this country church
yard one may read the names of John
W. Waring, jr.; Mary j., wife of John
W. Waring and daughter OF Dr. Ed
E. daughter of Benjamin F. and Mary
Starbuck Dement,; Neil j. Mcintyre.
and tombs of the families Ashbury,
Jenkins. Morris and Knott.
The Rambler searched for the tombs
of the Marburys, but without avail
No doubt their graves are on one of
the several Marbury farms in that
neighborhood.
Before the Rambler tells what he
knows of the Marbury's of Glymont he
will record such facts he has gath
cred concerning the Pye family. which.
like the Marbury family, long promi-
nent and influential in that section of
Charles county, has disappeared from
that locality.
1t is uncertain when the first Pye
came to southern Maryland, but there
was George Pye in the province in
1912. He was one of jury consisting
of David Whitclif, Arthur LIE Hay.
Robert Kedger Robert Nichols, VIII
liam Asiter. William Hardige. William
Hookins and Gerald Ford, which tried
a man named John Elkin for the muir
der of an Indian. The jury acquitted
Elkin. Pye created something of a
lo1 ha i,t1. Th1
the jury, and one may read in the old
records:
John Lewger. behalf of the the lord pro
prietary, informeth against George Pye for ths
in public court the 9Th of February last the
court importunely pressing and charging the
jury that upon the trial Of John Elkin to
proceed according to their evidence and
science. and arguing and pleading the crime
against the prisoner at the bar. the said George
Pye in insoleDt manner npbraided and re-
preached the whole court in these like words.
viz. that II Englishman had been killed by
the Indians there would not have been much
words about it, to that effect, to the great