Evening star., 1921-07-03

and southwest of Waterford and that
part of the county came to be known
as 'the Quaker Settlement"
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A MONG the men Of commanding i'm
\ portancs in a political sense in
that part of Virginia at the time
Of the creatiSn Of Loudoun were
Francis Lightfoot Lee. Thomas Ma
son, James Hamilton. Francis Pey-
ton and Josiah Clapham. Francis
Lightfoot Lee and James Hamilton
were the representatives of Lou
doun in the Virginia assembly from
1858 to 1868. About 1870 the names
of Francis Peyton, Josiah Clapham
and Thomas Mason became prominent
as delegates from Loudoun county
in the numerous pre-revolutionary
conventions. Loudoun, like all other
Virginia counties. adopted patriotic
resolutions, and "at meeting or the
freeholders and other inhabitants OF
the county of LoudOun, in the colony
of Virginia, held at the courthouse
in Leesburg the 14th of June, 1774.
Francis Peyton. esq, in the chair.
to consider the most effectual method
to preserve the rights and liberties
of North America and relieve our
brethren of Boston suffering under
the most oppressive and tyrannical
in the fourteenth year of his maj
esty's reign. whereby their harbor
is blocked up, their commerce totally
obstructed. their property rendered
useless" etc. etc.
The usual resolutions of non-inter-
course were adopted. 1t was adopted
that Thomas Mason be appointed to
represent the county at general
meeting to be held at Williamsburg
on the last day of August next to
take the sense Of this colony at large
on the subject of the preceding re-
Leven Powell, William Ellzey. John
Thornton, George Johnston and Sam
uel Levi, or three of them, be com
mittee to correspond with several
committees appointed for this pur-
pose.
The names appended to the Loudoun
resolutions furnish a line on the
prominent patriots of the county, and
the names follow: James Morton,
Thomas Drake, William Booram, Ben
jamin Isaac Humphrey, Samuel Mills,
Joshua Singleton. Jonathan Drake;
Butler. Thomas Chinn. Appollos Coop
er, L. Hanconk. John McVicker; Simon
Triplett, John Wildey. Joseph Bayley,
Isaac Sanders. Thomas Williams. John
Williams, william Finnekin, Richard
Hanson, John bunker, James Nolan
Thomas Luttrell. James Brair. Poins
Owsley, John Kendrick. Edward
ONeai Francis Triplett, Joseph thom os.
John Peyton Harrison. Robert COMBS,
Stephen Combs. Samuel Henderson,
Benjamin Overfield. Adam, Sangster'
as Owsley, Edward Miller. Richard
Hirst. James Davis and Jasper Grant:
Loudoun county is named for Lord
Loudoun. Scotcnman OF consfoerapie
note in his time. In 1856 he was ap-
pointed governor of Virginia ana com :
in America, but within year after
his arrivel at New York he was re-
called to England, where he was MADE
lieutenant general in 1853 and gen
eral in 177O. 1t seems not to be
known that Lord Loudoun ever came
functions Of governor, and those
books which The Star man has con.
suited would lead one to think that
Lord Loudoun never came to virginia:
Loudoun is chiefly an agricultural
county, but from time to time 1t
has been believed that 1T had MN.
eral possibilities. Many years ago
large body of iron ore in the Catoc-
tins was worked. and opposite Point
Of Rocks there is a mountain called
Furnace mountain, because OF iron
works that were operated there. Iron
ore is found along Goose creek and
Broad run, and copper is found in
many parts of the county. Gold and
silver have been found. Corn. wheat
and hay are the leading crops. and
the dairy industry is extensive. In
1.-THE stock raising line there are
breeders in Loudoun who specialize in
Dorset horn sheep. white Yorkshire
swim and Guernsey cattle. Another
Loudoun industry is that of finish
ing" or fattening beef cattle for mar
ket. It is also one of the horse-rais-
ing counties of Virginia, and many
thoroughbreds, hunters. hackneys and