The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-10
Leigh District Homes Beckon
BicentennioI Visitors September II
BY X. B. WILSON and MRS c. T. Redo

Leigh District not of bateields spec
III emphasis beum
possible open
September r. from 200 residents
Of Prince Edward are invited to visit during the afternoon Linden
Oakland Glenwood Grapelawn of which
viii interest the visitors tour of Leigh District
About quarter Of mile the right of Route 628 about five
Of Meherrin supposedly
built in 1882 The Scots made notable contributions the early
history Of Prince Edward County.
with this home The chain of title through the Scott sublet
Staples Squire family two
Coy and James Smith and this of Prince
Edwards homes.
The owen home located directly R 628 built 1924
perhaps the Oldest this section 1t the ancestral home
w. H. Ewing who SO long his county
representative in the legislature
Oakland Former Redd Home
Oakland located Rt. 62s built
gwen 70 MS on-n-aW the Rev M M Dance one Of the early
Methodist pioneers the
its This house
nal weahboarding has stood solid for 1870 years
Genwood the old Rudd home located Rt 629 about three
miles north of Green Gay and the ancestral home
who served his county and with
his 7. v. Owen.
"Grapeawn.' the present O w H near
Burke Tavern formerly the home Of Giles Miller and the BIRTH
place of Polk Miller the druggist the
originator of Seageans dog remedies
Linden" Dupuy Home
Linden is an interesting old home lying three miles north
tract Of hd e e d IVA wa" n uoaed W. on tes
of the 1871 his General John Purne of
Chestnut HILL who in inherited
his father William Purnel 1857 present
boundary Of Prince Edward
den District on portion of tract granted by patent to James
Atwood (of Amelia.
twenty years a General Assembly
Asa Dupuy prominent Brry Church and in the life of
community and Court House He married 1887 Emily
Howe Of Massachusetts teach
Rev. Matthew Dance of Oakland"
small social and cultural this
Edward After her husbands death 1848 Emily
and her four daughters Linden"
Quoting exceently. with a
of the plantation and during the Civil War period pro-
The family has traditions and of this
house being popular place the
cavaymen mustered from
Of them being son-n-law. Richard Watkins
Oldham Linden several times raided by northern
and finally military Federal
Marshal
place divided
and gradually sold smaller tracts The house sold
1900 and for the family graveyard Linden left the
of the Dupuy family Since 1901 has
Mr.. j S. Shackelton of Prince Edward
The only descendants of the original of the three home
steads Oldham. Chestnut HILL and Linden living
Miss Mary Purne Dupuy
Dupuy Worsham
"Burkes Tavern" the home
County
famous early
the travelling public.
Moore Ordinary
"Moore's Ordinary" located Melerrn the
tradionay popular hosiery
l: that Cornwais left his
of the beams
the old homes that Miles Wooon
Edward who for this
early days being agricultural development
social religious upl What of the original
building 629 miles north and
people
the Jones Walton Wilson, owen and Clark families The
Wootton ct. Wootton of
Of peculiar the old building located few hundred
Sandy River Church beyond formerly
Dr. Walton, of William Walton of the early
home.
the homes referred with
leave inspiration usefulness high
ideals and noble living.