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In the third election district of Anne Arundel county, is a farm known as "Pendennis " belonging to the estate of the late Tilghman Brice. About 100 feet north of the house, which stands on a hill across the Severn Bridge, is the tomb of the founder of the Worthington family, inscribed as follows:
Here lyeth the body of Captain John Worthington who departed this life the 9 day of April 1701, aged 51 years.
The Quaker burying ground is an inclosure about a mile from the village of Galesville, and marks the site of the old meetinghouse mentioned by Thomas Story in his journal while visiting West river in 1698, as the guest of Mr. Richard Galloway of "Rokeby." In spite of the age of the graveyard there are no very old stones. This may be explained by the sumptuary laws of the early Quakers, which forbade that stones should be more than six inches in height. The earliest gravestones with inscriptions are as follows:
Mary Deale [Deak] Consort of James Deale Died March 25th 1812. Capt. James Deale Died 1837.
Eliza Beloved wife of Thomas Franklin of Annapolis Daughter of John C. and Anne Mackubin Born April 29th, 1788 Married Nov 27th, 1808 Died Nov. 13th 1815.
Jacob son of Jacob and Mary Franklin 1743-1819.
In a large lot are to be found the following names and dates :
Captain James Dooley May 19th 1829 aged 38. (58?) George Gale 1799-1856.
Affliction sore for years I bore Physicians were in vain At length God pleased to give me ease And freed me from my pain.
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Lloyd Gale May 2nd 1823 aged 27.
Martha Gale December 20th, 1826 aged 40.
Ann wife of Samuel McDonnel 1765-1843.
William Cathell 1787-1822.
Samuel McDonnel 1768-1828.
Elizabeth Ann, wife of Thos. M. Crouch, Jan. 18th 1845.
Sarah, wife of William Cathell 1795-1845.
Elizabeth M. wife of John Thomas Born May 27, 1798 Died Oct. 15, 1847.
Elizabeth, 1826-1838, John, 1832-1837, Mary, 1818-1821, children of John and Mary Thomas.
Ann Thomas 1778-1848.
Leanna J. McDowell 1802-1841.
William Lingon [Lingan] Son of Daniel L. and Selina H. Lazenby 1848- 1849.
The late Miss V. King, from whom the above data was received, continues: "There are three little graves standing in a row, so that the three little inscriptions read like a sen- tence. All. Hel. Wel. I have found that at least two gen- erations are buried in known but unmarked graves, while in the present century the same families invaribly use tomb- stones showing, I think, the date of the wane of Quaker in- fluence in this county. It is said that the old unmarked graves in the Quaker burying ground can be identified, though the methods for so doing are not indicated. At all events the ancestors of the Murrays, the Masons, the Cooks, the Mer- cers, the Chestons, the Thomases, the Richardsons, the Mifflins, the Chews, the Amblers and a number of others are buried here with no stones to mark the spot."
An interesting story linked with this little cemetery is that of Captain Dooley. During the war of 1812 he was in com- mand of one of the privateers fitted out with letters of marque to harass the English, but having remained at sea to prey upon the world's commerce after peace had been declared, he was branded by the name of pirate. After some years of suc- cessful venture but with failing health, Dooley invested his
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gains in a plantation on West river and, though the law was on his track, again and again he escaped arrest. His death warrant, however, was signed at last, but by a higher power, that carried him beyond the reach of human courts. In his last moments he wished to unburden his soul by confession, but his partners in crime guarded his deathbed so that no alien might hear his story. Could he have spoken, names well known to all of us might have been forever lost to good fame, for there had been city merchants with their capital behind the hardy seaman. The land bought with the ill- earned gold is said to bear a curse. Tradition thus steps in and adds its quota of local interest.
At Tulip Hill, a Galloway estate, the two oldest stones are to the memory of :
Virgil Maxey Born in Attleborough Mass. Killed by the bursting of a gun on board the Princeton 28th Feb. 1844 in his 60th year.
Mary Maxey Born 1787 At Chestertown Md. Died 16th July 1849 in her 62nd year.
Mrs. Maxey was Mary Galloway, granddaughter of Samuel Galloway who built "Tulip Hill." There is a family vault at Tulip Hill which was sealed after the burial of Mrs. James Cheston in 1838; Mrs. Cheston was the grand- mother of Mrs. H. M. Murray.
At "Cedar Park," another Galloway estate, is an old family graveyard, inaccessible on account of tall weeds, briers, etc.
At "Tudor," owned by generations of Halls, is a grave- yard, but no stones are visible.
At "Java," in an old field, is the grave of Major Francis who was drowned when returning from a visit to "Tulip Hill." The inscription on his tomb appears:
Here lyeth the body of Major Thomas Francies who deceased ye 19 March Anno 1685 Aged 42 years.
Tho' now in Silence I am lowly laid
Ha! 'tis that place for mortalls made.
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O ther'fore doe not thou thyself more greive Mourne ye noe more doe yeself Releive And then in time I hope you'l plainly see Such future Comforts as are blessing mee. For tho' grim death thought fitt to part us Rejoyce & think that wee shall once appear At that great day when all shall sumonds be None to be Exempt'd in this Eternitie. Cause then itt soe greive ye no more
In fear that God should the Afflict most sore
Even to death and all to Let you see Such greives to him offencive bee.
At "Browsley," lately purchased by Mrs. Bowie Duckett, there are two graves before 1850.
Elizabeth wife of John Clator 1779-1820. John Clator 1783-1840.
In the graveyard at "Dodon," now the home of the priests, is a monument bearing these inscriptions :
Mrs. Ann Steuart widow of Dr George H. Steuart died in 1814 in her 96th year She was the Mother of Several children who are buried near her.
Ann and Jane Steuart daughters of Dr. Geo. H. & Ann Steuart died before the Revolution of '76.
William Steuart son of Dr Geo. H. & Ann Steuart died in 1838 aged 84 years.
David Steuart Son of Dr Geo. H. & Ann Steuart died in 1814 aged 64 years.
Dr. G. H. Steuart was the ancestor of the late Dr. James Steuart, Health Commissioner of Baltimore. There are also graves of later date than 1850, marked by smaller stones.
In a grove, within three miles of Laurel, on the pike run- ning from Baltimore to Washington, is to be seen a handsome white stone with the following inscription :
Sacred to the Memory of William Reely who departed this life March 30, 1849 Aged 64 years, 4 months, and 19 days.
Near Annapolis Junction, is the Dorsey graveyard, which stands about two hundred yards from the house, on land appearing among the original Dorsey grants. Graves bear- ing date prior to 1850, are:
Owen Dorsey Died Aug 20, 1797. Aged 12 mos and 6 days.
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Catherine, Consort of Lloyd Dorsey Died Nov 9, 1809 Aged 47 years.
Lloyd Dorsey Died May 12 1812 Aged 50 years.
James Madison Dorsey Died Sept 9, 1827 In the 20th year of his age. Catherine daughter of Noah E and Sarah H. Dorsey Died Sept 17 1836 Aged 1 year 11 mos 9 days.
Catherine Dorsey Died Oct 10 1845 In the 57th year of her age.
Ann Dorsey Died July 30 1846 in the 56th year of her age.
Emma Elizabeth, daughter of Noah E. and Sarah H. Dorsey died Aug 12. 1848. Aged 10 years 3 mos 25 days.
Achsah Ann daughter of Noah E. and Sarah H. Dorsey Died Sept 9 1849 Aged 4 years 5 mos, 6 days.
All Hallows, or the South River church lies about half a day's journey from Annapolis. The main interest of its graveyard centers in a cluster of old graves associated with the name of Anthony Stewart, a name yoked with that of the ill-fated brig Peggy Stewart, the incidents of whose burn- ing furnish a companion picture to the performances of the Boston tea party of Revolutionary fame. The occasion has been fitly commemorated by Turner on the walls of the Baltimore Court House. There Stewart is seen in his shirt- sleeves holding the smoking brand by which he has just set fire to the brig, and from a safe distance is watching, with others, the burning of his property. The sacrifice has been necessary to propitiate public sentiment, for the Peggy Stewart had arrived shortly before laden with a cargo of tea. The dramatic incident is accompanied by a certain element of tragedy, and its significance has taken hold of the imagina- tions of a later generation. To destroy another man's prop- erty in the name of the public good is one thing, to destroy your own through the councils of other men and under the pressure of expediency is quite another. The first, as illus- trated by the revenging masqueraders of Boston harbor, may be historically picturesque, but the second is a drama in which the struggles of a human soul are terminated by one heroic act.
Copyright, 1908, by C. Y. Turner
THE BURNING OF THE PEGGY STEWART A reproduction of the first panel of the series painted by C. Y. Turner, of New York, in the Baltimore Court House
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Anthony Stewart lived at "Mt. Stewart," an estate which a century earlier had belonged to the Burgess family. It is owned at present by the Steuarts. In the spelling of their name we find a departure from the original, showing French influence. Afterwards a still further change occurred, when the descendants of the royal house of Scotland mounted the English throne as Stuarts.
Anthony Stewart married a daughter of James Dick, else- where styled "Merchant of London Town." His wife is buried at All Hallows in her father's lot. Here lies also Margaret Dick, the wife of James, who died October 23, 1766, aged 65 years. Her virtues are recorded in Latin and her tomb, with that of her daughter Margaret, who died November 12, 1762, are both in a good state of pres- ervation.
In the parish records of All Hallows, South River, we find the following account of James Dick given by himself: "Be it known to all whom it may concern, That I the subscriber James Dick, heretofore of Edinburg in Scotland, Merchant, Burgess and Gild Brother, and son of Thomas Dick formerly of said city, Merchant, Bailey and Dean of Gild, Did come into the Province of Maryland on or about the first day of June, in the year one thousand seven hundred and thirty- four (1734) and settle in London Town on South River in the Province aforesaid. That in the year one thousand seven hundred and forty (1740) I made a trip home bringing back wife Margaret " &c. &c.
The name of James Dick also appears on the list of the South River Club members in 1742. He was a member of the firm of Wm. Lux and Co., in 1767, along with William Lyon of Baltimore county and Charles Graham of Calvert county.
One of the handsomest tombs in this churchyard is a large one of the tabular order, bearing the simple inscription "My
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Louisa." This lady was the sister of Rear Admiral Brenton, K. C. B., of the British Navy, who had married the youngest daughter of Anthony Stewart. While traveling in this coun- try for her health, she was making the Stewarts a visit, and died at their house. Her bereaved father feeling that as a stranger in a strange land she could be enshrined in no heart but his own, sought to bridge the gulf of separation by his solitary claim, and hence the enigmatic inscription that meets the eye of the wanderer among the old tombs of All Hallows churchyard.
One ancient slab broken in several pieces, but held in place by being imbedded in the ground, gives the following record :
In Memory of Capt. Thomas Gassaway Son of Colln Nicholas Gassaway who Departed this Life the 12th Day of September Anno Domini 1739 Aged 55 [56 ?] years 6 months & 22 days. Born ye 20th Day of February 1683.
Also in Memory of His wife Mrs. Susanna Gassaway Daughter of Captain Henry Hauslap who departed this Life the 24th Day of February Anno Domini 1740 Aged 58 years and 16 Days. She was born the 8th Day of February 1682.
Another of the same kind, but better preserved, is the stone to the memory of Samuel Peel of London Town, who died in 1733. On the same stone is also inscribed the name of Robert Peel, 1773, and above the names is a coat of arms showing a bar dexter between two stars.
This represents an imperfect record of the many parish- ioners who undoubtedly found near All Hallows their final resting place. The church itself, a quaint structure with interesting traditions, was built after the year 1727 in place of an earlier place of worship that had stood in hereditary succession from a time antedating the establishment of par- ishes by the Act of 1692.
The Herring Creek church, christened St. James, and built in 1760 as a successor of an earlier church, possesses records
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dating back to 1695. It is here that the oldest gravestone in Maryland is to be found. The inscription reads thus:
This Register is for her bones Her fame is more perpetual than ye stones and Stil her Vertues through her life be gone Shall live when earthly monuments are none. Who reading this can chuse but drop a teare For such a wife & such a Mother deare.
She ran her race & now is laid to rest & Allalugia singes among the blest. 1665
Nearby lies a memorial to Christopher Birkhead, who died in 1676. For more than 200 years these stones lay at "Birk- head's Meadows." This was doubtless a portion of the tract of 1,300 acres confirmed to Christopher Birkhead in 1666, and possibly lay near the house of Abraham Birkhead, the scene of one of the many triumphs of George Fox, the Quaker, by whom the "Speaker of the Assembly was convinced." In 1888 the Birkhead tombstones were moved to St. James par- ish churchyard and their scanty history shows a custom in Maryland-namely, that of burying the dead in private grounds-which has been the cause why so few graves from remote times have been preserved. Where nearly every free- man, whether a gentleman adventurer or otherwise, was a "planter," and his home, cut off from those of his kind often by miles of territory, became the nucleus of a small commu- nity like the castle of some feudal lord, what more natural than that he should provide a place of burial for members of his family and his dependents, which sacred spot, by the lapse of time and change of ownership, was first neglected, then forgotten and finally lost.
There are only a few ancient tombs in this churchyard. Among them is one to the memory of Rev. Henry Hall, an early rector who died in 1723, and another to the Hon. Seth Biggs, a dignitary who departed this life July 31, 1708, in his fifty-fifth year.
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In the old parish churchyard of St. Margaret's, West- minster, on Severn Heights, a few tombstones are still to be seen clustering about the foundations of the church, long since destroyed by fire. Governor Eden is supposed to be buried here. He was the last of the Provincial governors and was obliged to return to England at the breaking out of the Revolutionary war. That he should have died here and have found in so inhospitable a soil a final resting place, seems strange, but tradition hath it so.
In St. Stephen's churchyard, Millersville, Severn parish, memorials of a later date as follows, are found:
John A. Reigle born 1786, died Feb. 28th, 1829.
Eliza, wife of John A. Reigle born 1799, died Nov. 20th 1854.
William H. Turton born April 1st. 1778 died Nov. 19th 1864.
Eleanor, wife of William H. Turton born Dec. 21st. 1783, died June 28th 1856.
In Memory of Dr. Asa Anderson died Sept 13th 1847 aged 55 years, 9 months, 23 days.
Genl Osborne Williams died Dec 28th 1819 in the 62nd year of his age.
Elizabeth wife of Genl Osborne Williams died Mar. 18th 1819, in the 61st year of her age.
In the Baldwin Memorial Methodist churchyard are found :
Rachel A. Woodward Born Nov. 19, 1807 Died Oct 6, 1865.
Eleanor R. Woodward Born May 6th 1810 died July 12, 1840.
Martha R. Woodward Born May 28 1812 died May 17 1832.
Henry Woodward, Son of Wm Woodward Jr. Born April 22, 1770 Died Oct 26th 1822. Eleanor wife of Henry, Born Sept 29, 1772. Died Aug 15th, 1850.
In memory of Henry Wm Woodward, son of Henry, Born July 30th, 1803 died in Stewart, Georgia, Oct 14th, 1841.
Abraham Woodward son of Wm. Born in London 1690 Died in this Country 1744.
Wm Woodward Sr. Born 1717 Died 1790. Wm Woodward Jr. son of W. W. Sr. Born 1742 Died 1807.
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In memory of Mary Pitts Sewall wife of Francis Baldwin Born June 10, 1791 Died Dec 29 1848.
In memory of Francis Baldwin Born Nov 27, 1777 Died May 27, 1836.
In memory of Mrs Sarah Woodward Who Departed this Life Dec 18, 1833 Aged 31 years.
Maria Gambrill Relict of Augustine Gambrill who died 30th of Nov 1834 in the 67 year of her age.
Augustine Gambrill who Died 29th of Dec 1830 In the 58 year of his age.
Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Woodward who departed this life Feb 14, 1847, aged 56 years
Dear be this grave and blest this sod
That shields a Christian Mother's clay
Her spirit's gone to enjoy its Lord
Where life shall last without decay.
Near Millersville is an old Hammond graveyard, where several distinguished members of the family are buried. Philip, son of Charles, Speaker of the Assembly, and also Treasurer of the Western Shore, died 1760; his wife Rachel, daughter of John Brice, born 1710, died 1786; Col. Rezin Hammond, their son, a noted patriot, born 1745, died 1809; Maj. Charles Hammond, another son, died 1777 and lies buried in an unmarked grave; possibly Matthias, a third son, conspicuous in civic affairs, also Mordecai and Isaac, Captains of the 7th and 8th companies in the Maryland troop at Long Island.
At "Summer Hill," the home of the late Col. Nicholas Worthington, about three miles south of Crownsville, are buried the following members of the Worthington family:
Brice John Worthington, son of Nicholas and Catherine Worthington, died Nov. 14, 1837, aged 73 years, 9 months and 14 days.
Anne Lee, consort of Brice John Worthington, died Sept. 27, 1824, aged 34 years and 8 days.
Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas and Catherine Worthington, died April 29, 1820, aged 53 years, 10 months and 2 days.
John G., son of Nicholas and Catherine Worthington, died Feb. 14, 1797, aged 33 years and 4 days.
Nicholas, son of Nicholas and Catherine Worthington, died Dec. 6, 1782 [1792 ?] aged 25 years, 1 month and 11 days.
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Col. Nicholas Worthington, died Nov. 1, 1793, aged 59 years, 7 months.
Mrs. Catherine Worthington relict of Col. Nicholas Worthington, died Dec. 8, 1793, aged 61 years, 6 months and 18 days.
Mrs. Hester Ann Mackubin, wife of Dr. Richard Mackubin and daughter of Brice John Worthington, Esq., died Feb. 22, 1848, in her 30th year.
Mary Dulany Worthington, daughter of Brice, John and Anne Lee Worth- ington, died May 2, 1835, aged 19 years, 5 months and 23 days.
CHAPTER II
TT is natural to think of St. Mary's county, the first place of settlement under the rule of a Roman Catholic Lord Proprietary, as a spot well provided with venerable me- morials to the Catholic dead. Such, however, is not the case; for a diligent search throughout the county has brought to light very few ancient tombs belonging to members of that faith. Even in St. Inigoes churchyard near Priests Point, where the first Jesuit mission was established shortly after the arrival of Governor Calvert and his colony, only the later Jesuit Fathers laboring in the same field, are represented. One of them, the Rev. James Walton, who died in 1803, served the mission in Maryland for more than thirty-six years. Another, the Rev. Joseph Carbery, died in 1849.
The earliest death recorded in St. Inigoes churchyard is that of Joseph Jenkins, who died January 16, 1796, the next that of Richard Fenwick, April 10, 1799. The latter sur- name keeps in memory an early dignitary of the Province, whose Christian name, Cuthbert, descended to his son, with the title of "Lord of the Manor." In the will of the first Cuthbert, dated March 6, 1654, two priests, Mr. Starkey and Mr. Fitzherbert, are mentioned as legatees. His second wife, Jane, who died between November 24 and December 12, 1660, also showed her love for her church by leaving to it a contingent legacy of a half of her personalty.
The following inscriptions may be found in St. Inigoes churchyard:
Here lies the body of James Fenwick, who died on the third day of Feb. 1806 in the 56th. year of his age. He was a nobleman, candid, honest and generous, and truly attached to the liberties of his country. His fore-fathers
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were among the first settlers of this ancient County and he left a numerous connection; for all of whom he felt like a father. May his virtues be long revered and perpetuated among them.
Sacred to the memory of, Richard Fenwick who departed this life April 10, 1799, aged 52 years.
In memory of Joseph Jenkins, died Jan. 16th, 1796 aged 22 years 4 months and 12 days.
I.H.S. In memory of Walter Leigh, who departed this life Feb. 26th 1806 aged 46 years. Kind, benevolent, humane, charitable, Fatherly to some, and enemy to none.
Joseph Daffin, consort of Mary Daffin, who departed this life July 26th, 1820, aged 57 years. R.I.P.
I.H.S. Here lies the immortal remains of Captain Benjamin Williams, who departed this life on the 15th, of July 1821, aged 73 years.
Now God has called him to his rest,
From out this vale of mortal tears
Hope whispers that his soul is blessed,
Beyond the realms of mortal fears.
R.I.P. Hoc Morens conjunx posuit.
Jesus Hominun Salvator. Sacred to the memory of, Mary Williams, consort of Benjamin Williams, St. Mary's County, who departed this life the 3rd, day of August 1814, aged 56 years.
Alas 'tis done, the busy scenes of life are oer, Wealth, children, fortune, smile on me no more,
Virtue fair virtue lives beyond the grave, And she alone the immortal soul can save.
Ye friends and kindred cease your sorrowing tears,
If aught indeed 'tis not your gone out prayers.
Where I am gone, prepare you all to go,
Death veiled in darkness stabs his fatal blow.
R.I.P.
Here lieth the body of Ann Dunkenson, consort of Robert Dunkenson, who departed this life the 25th, of May 1823, aged 42 years.
Here lieth the body of Eleanor Goul, who was born the 10th day of our Lord 1763, and departed this life the second day of Jan. in the year of our Lord 1800.
Here lies the body of The Rev. James Walton, of the Society of Jesus, who died on the 19th, of February 1803, aged 88 years. He was born in England and served the Mission in Maryland during 36 years 8 months and seventeen days, with indefatigable zeal, Perseverance and fortitude. His brethren the Roman Catholic clergyman of Maryland, erected this monu- ment as a tribute due to his singular merits, and to perpetuate the remem- brance of his zeal in the vinyard of the Lord. R.I.P.
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In Memory of Joseph Carbery S.J. born May 2nd 1776, died May 26th 1849.
The following Jesuit Fathers are also interred here:
Jacob Spenks, S.J. 1815. James Alexander Dobbins, S.J. 1840. P. Livres, S.J. 1789. Father O'Hare, S.J. 1840. Father Botine, S.J. 1848. Father Lane, S.J. 1850. Father Spankes, S.J. 1845. Father Nicol Flant, S.J. 1854. Father Robertson S.J. 1842.
Fenwick's Manor no longer exists as a whole, nor is there any trace of a family graveyard to show where the first Fen- wicks were buried. But the interesting home of the Briscoe family, Briscoe's or St. Cuthbert's Wharf, and the old Ro- man Catholic church of St. John are ancient local institutions that have preserved the traditions of early settlement. And then on the north side of the road leading from Oakville to Forest wharf is a part of Fenwick's Manor, which was pre- sumably the estate of Henry Lowe, as his wife is buried there. Her gravestone, a heavy flat slab, bears a record worth pre- serving, but unless something is done to protect it from the ravages of time and neglect, it, too, before long, will be a thing of the past. The date, 1714, places it amongst the oldest memorials of the eighteenth century. The inscrip- tion runs :
Here Lyeth interred the Body of Susannah Maria Lowe, Late wife of Henry Lowe of the Family of the Bennetts, who departed this life the 28th Day of July 1714 in the 48th year of her age.
"Sotterly," within easy driving distance of Briscoe's wharf, was also originally a part of Fenwick's Manor. It passed by purchase into the hands of the Hon. James Bowles and was known as "Bowles Separation." Thence, through the marriage of his widow, Rebecca Addison Bowles, to the Hon. George Plater, it came into the possession of the Plater family and received its present name after the Plater home- stead in England. The house was built about the year 1730. It is beautifully situated on the Patuxent river, opposite St.
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Leonard's creek, and is a fine example of antique architec- ture. Having been for more than 100 years the home of a family prominent in public affairs, it is truly historic; and an atmosphere of romance is added by the existence of a secret passage that runs from the cellar to the river at the foot of the hill. The Hon. George Plater, moreover, was one of those uncompromising individuals who leave an im- press upon their times. Endowed with a primitive force of character that often thrives under simple social conditions, he bitterly opposed innovations of any sort. Consequently, when the division of All Faith parish was decreed by act of assembly in 1744, and the formation of a new parish pro- jected under the title of St. Andrews, he urged that the chapel-of-ease, that had been built many years before for the convenience of his family, should become the parish church. With this in view, he provided for his burial in the chapel yard, and until within recent years a brick wall was in- dicated as the inclosure within which he and his wife Rebecca lay side by side. The chapel stood near "Sandy Bottom," and was known for many years as the "Four Mile Run" church, but its importance dwindled very soon after 1755, the year in which the Honourable George was gathered to his fathers. The parish records show that a vestry meeting was held under its roof on September 6, 1764, to arrange for the erection of St. Andrew's church. The saying "Le roi est mort! vive le roi!" is illustrated by another extract from the vestry proceedings, when in 1769 a meeting was held at St. Andrew's church and we find his son and heir, the future governor, eagerly bidding for pew No. one. This he held with Abraham Barnes, who, like himself, had married into the Rousby family.
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