Evening star., 1921-03-20
THE RAMBLER WRITES OF THE CHARM
OF HISTORIC OLD ANALOSTAN ISLAND

believed that the old Addison house of
Cole Brook was within the District.
His will was executed February ls,
1860. and probated May IL, 1856. He
makes bequeSts to his brother, An
thony Addison. and nephew. William
j. Addison, and says he makes no be-
quest to other brothers and sisters
not because he does not love them,
for otherwise" The witnesses to the
will are James l.. Addison. Marga-
retta Addison and John Addison. This
Walter ID. Addison was Walter Duta-
ney Addison. His brother Anthony.
who married Mary Julia Thompson
1871.
The father of Anthony and Walter
Dulaney Addison was John Addison OF
Cole Brook. born in 1850. That John
was descended from the first John
Addison. who came to Maryland in
1860. He obtained a number OF large
tracts of land by patent and by mar
riage with the Widow Dent. Severa!
years ago the Rambler wrote of the
will of Thomas Addison, son of John
Addison the first, and in that will the
testator made disposition to his chill
dren of the following tracts: St Elz-
abeth. 1,430 acres; Gisborough. $50;
Discomfort. 512; Barnabee. 5l5; Car
| wick. 100: Cleaning. $40; his part of
Locust Thicket, $40; Maddox Folly
"a; Berry, 300: Pasture. $50; Preven-
tion. 1886; Union, 1898; Berwick -upon-
Tweed. 290; Brothers Joynt Interest,
236: Nonesuch. LOG; North Britton.
800; Chichester. 400; Addition to Chi
/ chester, 209; my part Of Friendship
; at the Eastern branch. in partnership
with Mr.. Arlington, 420": my share OF
i,s trsef Es,,s called all ed, friendship lying on
fotomac, 1000; White Haven. 400;
Philip and Jacob. 400: Bache lor's Har-
Dor. 800: Swami Harbor, 3i5, and
Strife. 396. The farm called Cole
Brook is believed to have been the
Joynt Interest"
Not many pages away is the will
Of Matthew f. Duvall. and the Ram.
bier believes he Identifies him as one
or the Eastern Branch Duyalls by
the fact that he mentions DIR. Ben-
jamin Bird. DR.. Bird was widely
known and universally esteemed in
Prince Georges county and the trans.
Anacostia section of the District dur
eng the SOS and '70s. Mat Duvall di-
rects in his will that after payment
OF his debts his property shall be
divided between William Irwin. SON
OF William Pinkney. and Martha
Brooke, and l want him, Mr.. William
=. Brooke. 10 be my administrator
and prosecute my lawsuit and divide
as above stated" He further directs:
If anything is obtained from my ne
groes l want it equally divided be-
tween Dr. Benjamin Bird. jr.. and
Charles f. Perrie." The witnesses
were Joseph Borrows. Samuel l..
Phillips and Charlotte Crack.
"a Ia1i
stir recollections of old East Wash
lngton people when he tells that a
few pages away from the Young,
Addison and Duvall Wills is that of
Adam Gaddis, witnessed October 6,
1850, by James Bright, James u.
and probated August 81. 1867. He
bequeaths his property to his wife,
Julia Ann, and his daughter. Ro-
sale. wife of Henry Otterback. Close
by is the will of Otto Boswell, at
tested and probated in July. 1866.
DR.. Edwin V. B. Boswell continue
the drugstore at the corner OF 7th
street and Virginia avenue"
In telling the story of Analostan
Island the Rambler has mentioned
that there were Masons living IN
related to John Mason of Analostan,
but who were probably members Of
the Mason family. an extensive one
in Virginia and Maryland. In The
old book, in which the Rambler read
the will Of William A. Bradley is that
Of T. T. Mason ''of the county and
city of Washington" probated April
20, 1860. The testator mentions his
sons. Nicholas Carroll Mason. John r.
Mason. William T. T. Mason and
Charles c. Mason: daughters. Maria
Louisa Mason and Mary Carter Ma
son. and grandchildren, Thomas
Henry Mason Masill. Ann Elizabeth
Mason Magill and Ann Z. T. Magill.
He disposes of his slaves, Florence,
daughter of Rosina, and Dick, son OF
Susan. The witnesses were: John AM
bier. John w. Bronaugh and Eilbeck
Mason. The revenue stamps attached
were $3.50. In the Chronicles OF
Georgetown. published by Richard p.
jackson. following a paragraph on
"Mason's Island. former residenc0 OF
the late Gen. Mason" is this: ':Just
above the town on the north bank OF
the river is located the former Co
lumbian Foundry belonging to the
late John Mason, formerly called Fox
all's foundry, where were manufac-
tured cannon. shot and shell that were
used in the late war with Great Brit
ain. Since Masons death the prop.
erty has been sold and is now Used
for milling purposes and a distillery::''
Mr.. Jackson wrote that in 1873 and
one might infer that "the late John
Mason' had not been dead MANY
years. Mr.. Jackson's work is very
valuable. but it gives no Information
of any connection. IL there was any
connection. between Gen. John Mason
of Analostan Island and John Mason
OF "the former Columbian foundry.
formerly called Foxalrs foundry"