Evening star., 1924-11-23
Rambler Finds Obstacle
I'm = Family-EIistOry Hunt
Prejudice Against Publicity Curtas His Record Line

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home Mount Henry was
told last sunday. There are
six Hcnrys Naylor of record,
directly descended, the first Henry
Naylor having lived near the shore
Of the Western Branch within few
hundred yards of the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge at the time of the crea-
tion of the District of Columbia.
IL the preceding story the Rambler
gars you a sketch of the several
Hsnrys. The second Henry Naylor
u6o was the builder of Mount Henry,
the site of which is In landle High
lands. died in 1871, aged ~. His
grave is in Congressional Cemetery
and on his monument is inscribed:
''1ienry Nayl6r born September 20
1893; died January "a. 1871" Under
ire monument rest the relics of his
wife. and you may read this inscrip-
ti0n to her memory: susan Matilda,
wife of Henry NaylcI, died March q,
1876"
In the lot are the following cpl
taphs:
Elizabeth T. s. wife of Thomas
Naylor. died September Il, 1875, aged
Is years"
Thcmas ]. Naylcr, died June 26,
1902. aged 6$ years"
'fSshecra w. wife of pr. W. T..
Roberts died November u, 1885,, aged
s7 years"
Mary Smith Naylo-. 1s4l-lal0."
Charles Hedges James. January
Is. 1s45-May 10. 1905"
Matilda V. James. January ), 1886
November Q, 1916"
charlotte Templcman Naylor. April
s. 1919 March :. 1884"
Matte. infant daughter OF Charles
II and Matilda V. James"
"Verlinda Naylor, died December
IS. 1872"
Julia S Legge, died February 10,
1S7l."
The will Of Henry Nsylor of the
County of Washington and builder of
Mount Henry was made March 20.
1918, and probated February II. 1871.
He requested that my wife and chill
dren remain together as long as may
he practicable, and that my Uncle
Thomas and my sister Nerlinda shall
remain members of the family. as
thny have heretofore. and be entitled
TO a proper support in the same man
nor as while they have been living
with me.
The tcstator continues; "But should
any emergency arise rendering their
residence with the family iuconven-
lent can event which I do not and
cannot comprehend1. I give to them
and the longest lived of them life
estate in that part OF tho old home
place lying between the Eastern
Branch. the Middle road. the Bladens
burg road and the post and rail
tenre running from the said Bladens-
burg road a little north of Frees
place to the Eastern Branch.
To his beloved wife. whose con-
stant love and care and Ceaseiess re-
gard and vigilance for me and my
interests have merited and far out
weighed the affection 1 have cher
ished for her, 1 give the whole of my
estate. real and personal" He gave
her power, with her coeXecutor. to
sell his land. except that on the East
ern Branch running back with the
lines Of Wilson, Danforth. Rein
Arnold and George MAYORS heirs,
embracing the old home place and the
place where I now reside" He added:
These l desire not in any event be
allowed to go out of my family
The testator left sums of money to
Miss Mary smith and Miss Julianna
T.. lie gge ard to his brother-in-la W.
Clement Smith. "one half my lands
in !Alleshany County, Maryland. being
1900 acres.
The following paragraph is copied
from the will:
Il have paid large sums of money.
creatly beyond what l have received
illtI Stl plli l'l biit SSAdlt VI my
brother, George Naylor. Ny object
was to preserve the, property for his
family. and | desire that no effort
shall be made by my executors to re-
cover these sums unless some MEM
ber of his family should seek to dis
turb my possession of the land"
He comnends the care of his wife
to his brother, William y. Naylor.
His wife, Matilda S. NayloT. and her
brother, John A. Smith. were named
executors. and witnesses to the Will
were LleweIlyn Ball, F. Y. Naylor.
Robert f. Wallach. Nicholas Young
and Joseph Fl. Bradley
MOTE: that Henry MAYORS brother
in-law was John A. Smith. Mrs
Henry Naylor was Matilda Susan
Smith. daughter of John A. Smith
who married Miss Sal!ie Cox,
daughter of Mayor John Cox of
Georgetown.
You were told last Sunday that
John Addison Smith when a young
in the office of the clerk of Washing
ton County when William Brent was
'lerk of the county, and when Mr..
Brent became clerk of the Circuit
Court, John \. Smith became deputy
clerk of that court and succeeded
Mr.. Brent as clerk. John A. Smith
was the owner OF farms on which