Evening star., 1925-12-06

Luckett. jr.. George Vandevier ana
John Maclcan
The Rambler saw tho Will of
Francis Queen, dated November -.
1904. and filed February l. 1905. The
relationship between him and the
Queens of Inclosure and HaddocI,
Hills is not shown. but that il was
close is Indicated by the names Of the
executors and by tho testator's inter
cSt in the Catholic Church. The wit
nesses to the will were BENJAMIN
Lowndes. Mary Ward and Catherine
Queen. Benjamin LoWndcs lived al
Bladensburg and the Rambler infers
that Francis lived in that section and
not far from Queens Chapel. Francis
Queen hequeathed TO my Friend. Rev
Robert Plunkett five pounds current
money: to my friend. Rev Leonard
Neale. five pounds current money anu
TO my friend, Rev. Francis Neale five
pounds current money" These men
were celebrated Catholic priests Fran
els gives the name of his wife as Anne
Queen and leaves his farm to her dur
ing her widowhood. until my son
Francis attains the age of > years /"
He made provision in his Will for the
education Of his sons. Francis and
William. Tho testator named as eX-
ecutors, Anne Queen and Jaryet Sly
Boarnan.
There are many Queen deeds in the
Prince Georges land records. hut the
oldest which the Rambler found con
veying land in the District was made
in 1loI. An interesting fact is that the
land conveyed came IL be within the
first boundary Of Washington. II was
in Hop Yard tract. That tract front
ed the Eastern Branch from a point
about two blocks east OF the Navy
Srl 1n 10 1iI of -
southeast. Congressional Cemetery
and the Jail and old workhouse reser
vation are within the lines of Hop
Yard. From the Eastern Branch
Hop Yard extended north, its north
east corner touching Florida avenue
near Thirteenth street northeast
and its northwest corner touching
close TO Second and II streets north
east. On creation of the District
d79D parts of Hop Yard were owned
by Abraham Young ueiated To the
QueensA and 10y Prout. Morris and
Nicholson. and George Walker. wh"
presumably bought parts of the tract
III expectation that the seat Of GOV
ernment would be established here.
The deed | tell YOU Of is dated Nav
16. 1851 and is from Basil Lucas.
planter, Of Prince Georges County 10
Henry Queen. planter. of Charles
County. Lucas sells for 30 pounds
sterling money Of Great Britain Ia
Henry Queen. al that part of a tract
called Hop Yard lying in Prince
Georges County. beginning at a
bounded cherry tree by the Ferry
road. The area conveyed was H.
acres The witnesses were David
Ross and christopher Lowndes. VIII"
lived at 'Bladensburg. The Ferry
road was that which led TO the East
ern Branch near the east end of
Pennsylvania avenue. y wooden pile
! bridge was built there. | believe. in
1896. Part of the bridge was burned
by American forces in August. 1914.
it being feared that the British.
that bridge. They entered the Dis
trict by way of the road over Lowndes
Hill through Sand street, Bladens-
burg. and crossd the Eastern Branch
where the Washington Baltimore
boulevard crosses it, and where Duck
Penns mill stood The bridge was
repaired but caught fire from a steam
boats sparks in the mid-40'S and was
not rebuilt. For many years it was
called the burnt bridge" and some OF
its piles were visible after the new"
/ Pennsylvania Avenue bridge was
| built think in 1891. l could look
up the date. but this story is about
the Queens and Queens Chapel. and
not about bridges. When writing the
Good Hope series of rambleS. a year
or SO ago. l met a few old-timerS
who called Naylor road the Burnt
Bridge road