Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-08-11


Last week the Rambler mentioned
that the land for Green Wood Chapel
on the pike near Daysville was given
by Miss Annie Miskell. Among the
ladies who We're sitting in rocking
chairs on the shady porch of the Old
Lane Bridges homestead and knit
ting for soldiers when the Rambler
stopped there was this lady. She IL
the daughter of George Miskell. who
owned extensive lands in tho Sugar
land Run neishborhood before and
after the civil war. though the old
Miskell homestead has been destroy
ed, George Miskell married Miss
Laura Bullard of King George coun-
ty. He was the son of William Mis-
kell and Frances Hogan Of Richmond
county. The children of william Mis-
kell and Frances Hogan were:
George, who married Miss Bullard;
William (2). who married Miss
Catherine Peacock of Loudoun,
daughter of William Peacock:
Frances Miskell. who married Sam
uel Jenkins; Elizabeth, who married
George johnson. and Thomas j, Mis-
kell, who married Lydia jenkins, all
of Loudoun.
The child of George Miskell and
Laura Billiard was Miss Annie Mis-
kell. The children OF William Mis-
kell and Catherine Peacock were w.
8. Miskell who married Miss Lydia
Appel OF Loudoun and lives near
Leesburg: John H. Miskell, who mar
ried Miss Lily Moran of Loudoun. and
Sarah r. Miskell. who married G. w.
Wood Of Washington. The children
Of Frances Miskell and Samuel Jen-
kins were George Jenkins. who died
young; Samuel Jenkins. who married
M asshte mary of John Of Mssn
ington; Annie Jenkins. who also mar
ried Samuel Jenkins; Charles Jen-
kins. who married Miss Mollie Tav-
ener OF Loudoun: Henry Jenkins, who
never married. and Jennie Jenkins,
who also did not marry, II the RAM
sometimes calls his notes. The chill
dren of Elizabeth Miskell and George
johnson were william, who married
Miss Victoria Stern OF Maryland:
Isaac. who died without marrying;
Fanny. who married George Lewis Of
ried George Barnehouse and lived
near Point of Rocks. The children Of
Thomas ]. Miskell and Lydia Jenkins
were William Miskell, who married
Miss Farr of Dranesville: Elizabeth.
Roberta and Margaret, who did not
Higgins of Loudoun. and George and
Isaac, who are dead.
Among the heads Of families in Vir-
ginia, according to the census Of 1888,
the Rambler finds three Miskells-
George. Newman and William George
Miskell is found in the list made BY
John Sydner for the Fork of Toluskey-
precinct in Richmond county. He
had three in family and owned thir-
teen slaves. William is in the list
for the same precinct and had nine in
family and twenty-five slaves. New.
man Miskell is in the list Of Richard.
Beale for the precinct OF Moratico,
Richmond county. and had four in
family and nine slaves.
The old road which the Rambler
has mentioned as being a private
way along part of its course. public
for long stretches disappearing alto
gether. and which passes in front of
the Lane Bridges homestead, was no
doubt the Virginia Braddock road.
This Is the tradition of the country
and the facts support 1t. The ancient
wrote OF two or three weeks ago. is
on part OF this road considerably
east of GAINESVILLE" and that house il
clearly mentioned In Braddock's "or-
Derby or order DOOR. il was Sir
Peter Halkett's regiment, 44th Grena-
diers. which passed over this road in
1858 from Alexandria to Winchester
and from Winchester 1t marched
north to Join the main column under
Braddock. The Rambler had taken
these notes from the orderly book.
which Is in the Library Of Congress-:
Camp near Alexandria. Tuesday, April g, 1853:
Six companies Of Sir Peter Hnlkett's regi-
ment will march for Winchester at o'clock
March I' route t" u Sir Peter Halketts resi.
ment from the camp at Alexandria to Win
chester: To the old courthouse, 18 miles to
Mr.. Coleman's. on Sugarland run. where there
liz Indian corn. etc. IL miles to Mrs. Miners.
Is miles; to Mr.. Thompsons ye Quaker. where
We Is 5000 weight Of corn. i2 miles to Mr..
from Mr.. Thcy's to Winchester, 20 mies-97
miles.
II the bridge should not be laid over the
Opeckon, canvcs (canyas) will be provided for
the troops. As rs the artillery arrives
at winchester o detachment Of their regiment
and whatever part you shall Judge proper Of
the Rangers must he ordered to march with
the artillery to Wills creek.
The picturesque old home on the
left Of the road with the orchard and
garden, which the Rambler mentioned
near the beginning of this narrative,
was the property before and during
the civil war Of Jonathan Lewis. His
son. Joe Lewis of Dulin & Martins
and whom so many Washington peo-
pie know, was born in that fine old
home.