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Gardenshire, Jacob Came from Prince William County. In 1760, bought #27 and lived there some time before 1775, when he sold it to Downman.
Gibson, John Bought #12 from Ross in 1785. Paid tax on this and two others 1782-1798, on one lot until 1812. Gibson had formerly been a factor at Aquia for Oswald & Denniston before he replaced Ross at Colchester. By October 1776, he was in Colchester. Gibson served as vestryman in Truro Parish in 1774-1784, was Overseer of the Poor in 1785 and justice between 1783 and 1785. During the Revolution he furnished cloth for troops in 1776, became a Lt. Col. of the 4th Battalion in February 1777, and was offered the command of Col. Daniel Morgan's regiment. He may have been the John Gibson who was made Auditor-General in August 1778.
Gibson's store on Essex Street was advertised for rent in April 1784, and by October 1786, he had resigned as justice and returned to Prince William County. He lived at Prospect Hill near Dumfries until his death in 1807. Gibson was in partnership with Henderson and Fergusson, and left all of his lands to Fergusson.
Gray, Robinson Living in Port Royal, Virginia, in 1812 when he began paying tax on a Colchester lot. In 1816-1817, he had an ordinary license. Paid tax 1812-1816 and 1818-1829 on a lot which he held "by possession."
Halley, Henry Acquired all lands of the insolvent George Bayly in 1826. Halley died in 1838, leaving them to his son James. James sold four lots in Colchester and Bayly's ten acre reserve to Potter by 1855.
Harrison, Joseph Bought three acres on the waterfront from Weston in 1884, binding on the lands of Potter and Beach. Sold them to Beach in 1888.
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Hattersley, Samuel Advertised as leather breeches maker in Colchester in 1800.
Heaton, John Living in Colchester January 1774. Occupied 12 acres along the dividing line between Bayly and Wagener at the corner of Ox Road and the road to Alexandria. Heaton built a dwelling, kitchen, store and salt house. This acreage had been mortgaged by Bayly to Heaton and may have been the 10} acre reserve along the town line mentioned in early nineteenth century deeds.
Hedgman, John Bought #14 from Cleon Moore in 1782 and resold it immediately to William Thompson.
Hooe & Harrison Alexandria merchants who sold one-half acre adjacent to Colchester, formerly owned by John Mills, to Lund Washington & Co. in 1800. Hooe & Harrison had the lot from 1787. Huie & Reed ran a store on it in March 1786.
Hughes, John Licensed for an ordinary at his house in Colchester in February 1791. John Hughes, possibly this man's son, bought in 1851 (with John Raden) #19 and possibly others from Beard. By the 1854; tax list Hughes had possession of 13 lots. A note on the tax list for the following year indicates that he held these by "collateral inheritance, " although no deeds are indexed. They seem to include #21, 23 from Wagener's son-in-law Daniel Lee, lots #2, 9, 36, 6, 42 (formerly Thompson Clark's), and four other lots. Only #19 and #21-23 had buildings, valued at $125 and $75. Hughes was dead by April 1854.
In 1855, the holdings consisted of ten lots. His heir paid taxes on these until 1871. Seven lots were taxed from 1872 to 1878. George T. Hughes, his only son, sold three acres in 1900 to Hyde. The parcel was bounded on the southeast by Colchester Road.
Huskins, William No deeds are indexed, but tax lists show that Huskins and his wife Mary held the tanyard lot (probably #27) from 1796 to 1810. His will, presented in 1805, directed her to sell their house, lot and the tanyard. Huskins' sale account indicates that the lot was bought by Richard Simpson in 1806.
Lee, Daniel Married Mary Elizabeth Wagener after May 1825. From 1826, when her father's estate was divided, to 1835, the Lees paid tax on two Wagener lots (probably #21 and 23). In 1833, they were taxed on a lot on the north side of the Colchester Road. Daniel Lee was listed in the 1860 census as head of the household, but in an 1862 account the dwelling was referred to as "Mrs Lee's." They lived outside of the town limits.
Lee, Francis Lightfoot Member of the Continental Congress 1775-1779 and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Lee lived in Richmond County. In 1787, he bought #5 and 13 from Cleon Moore. A kinsman, Ludwell Lee of Loudoun County, paid tax on these until 1869, when they were sold to John Powell.
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Leslie, Dr. George Lived in Colchester in 1796 when he bought #30 from Thompson. In 1801-1803, bought land from Samuel Bayly, recorded in a missing deedbook. Leslie's will, presented in September 1806, left houses and lots to his wife Margaret. Four acres in the town were later inherited by their daughter Maria and sold by her in 1820 to Mary Berry.
Lindsay, William In 1766, a joiner (carpenter) in Colchester in Henderson's account- book, and mended five chairs for him in 1769. Had tavern license in 1785 and 1791 in the town. In 1811, a William Lindsay (son of Opie Lindsay and grandson of Robert Lindsay) bought #19 from Thompson's estate. In 1817, buildings on this lot were valued at $150. In 1820, he sold the lot to Thomas Cruse. Lindsay had a tavern license in 1821-1822. He was constable for the district in 1825.
Linton, William Had tavern license in 1761 and 1763. Linton within the next two years bought property from Travers Waugh, who at that time owned the lower half of the original 1,000 acre patent. Before 1766, Linton rented #23 (and perhaps 25 and 39) from Grayson. These lots at the crossroads were known as "Linton's Enclosure."
From 1765 to 1770 he was a vestryman of Truro Parish.
McIntosh, John Bought #20 in 1758 and died in Colchester in 1769. A tailor, he made suits for Henderson and his servants. He and his wife Elizabeth had six children. Their son Lachlan inherited the "houses and lots" in the town; sons John and Thomas were left 193 acres nearby. A deed to Samuel Bayly (in missing 1778- 1783 deedbook) may have been for #20.
McPherson, William Had a store near the gate of the town, according to the 1793 will of Peter Wagener.
Mason family In 1726, bought the upper half of the original patent, but because of a faulty title lost it to the Wageners. In a 1788 agreement, Wagener relinquished all claim on #2, the ferry landing, to Mason. A note on the tax list of 1813 stated that 3/4 of an acre in the town claimed by the Mason family had never appeared on the tax list and was therefore forfeit. This may have been #2, or else #1 and 36, which together totaled 3/4 of an acre.
Millan, William Had tavern license in 1809, when he opened a "House of Entertainment" at the ferry. His heirs paid tax from 1814 to 1816 on one lot near town.
Mills, John An Alexandria merchant, Mills was in 1775 living on one-half acre adjacent to the town of Colchester. His wife Susannah had died the year before at the age of 39. Her tombstone, now at Pohick Church, says that "she liv'd approv'd, died lament'd and belov'd." He had on his lot "a commodious house containing a large front store, counting and lodging rooms" and other outhouses. Mills seems to have been living in Alexandria by 1779 when he signed a petition of
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merchants. At the time of his death in 1784 he lived at Shuter's Hill, (now the location of the George Washington Masonic Memorial) in Alexandria. His executors sold the Colchester lot to Hooe & Harrison; it had previously been occupied by the firm of Huie & Reed. Mill's obituary appeared in the first issue of the Virginia Journal and Alexandria Advertiser:
On 24 December last departed this life at Shuters Hill, Mr. John Mills, late of this town, merchant, in the 44th year of his age, of an Epiliptic Fit, being the third attack he had suffered within the last six months. His probity and ability as a merchant, the elegance of his taste and manner and his obliging deportment deservedly procured him a large share of respect and regard .. . was buried on the 26th ... at Shuters Hill, under the direction of a few of his friends as he left no relations in this country.
Moore, Henry In 1767, Moore came to Colchester from Frederick County and bought #14 from Alexander Henderson, who boarded with him for two years. Moore had four daughters and two sons. He bought, about 1772, #22, 24 and 40 for his sons Cato and Cleon. This was shortly before his death.
Cleon (1749-1815) fought in the Revolution and was wounded at the battle of Brandywine. He wrote "Washington's March." In 1781, he bought #5 from Henderson and in 1784 bought part of #13. Between 1778-1783 he purchased an unknown piece of land from Henderson. Cleon Moore was an attorney, licensed to practice in Fairfax County in 1772, and acted as county prosecutor 1783-1787.
In 1786, he moved to Alexandria, where by 1793 he was a notary public. Moore served as Captain in the Fairfax County Militia in 1787. In 1801, after Alexandria became part of the District of Columbia, he was a justice and also registrar of wills. He was an active Mason. Moore died in 1815; his wife Margaret in 1834. Their son, Cleon, died at the age of 16 in Curacao in 1807.
Morgan, Thomas Postmaster from 1813 to October 1815, when post office closed. Married Sarah Bates of Lebanon in June 1815. Not on Colchester tax list and probably lived outside the town.
Nesbitt, Dr. James (Nisbett) Bought #22 in 1759 and sold it in 1760. Lived in Prince William County 1772 and probably never resided in Colchester.
Norris, W. Taxed for one lot in 1799 and 1804, which he bought from the sheriff, probably for lapsed taxes (deedbook missing).
Parsons, Thomas Bought #22 in 1808, sold it about 1818 to Berry (deedbook missing). Taxed on one lot in 1809 and 1817. Valuation of $130 added to the lot for buildings in 1817; his residence listed as Washington. Licensed in Fairfax County for an ordinary 1818-1820.
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Pearce, Alexander Lived in Alexandria December 1780, when he bought #40 from Moore. In March 1781, he gave his wife Margaret a power of attorney when he was leaving for Europe. Pearce referred to himself as "shopkeeper" of Colchester in this document. A month later he sold the lot to Collins and stated that he was "late of Colchester."
Peers, Valentine Tobacco merchant in partnership with his brother Nicholas. Opened a store in the town in 1784. Made a trip to Europe in 1787. He was a Captain in the marines in the first part of the Revolution, resigning before December 1776. Peers came to Loudoun County from Great Britain in 1771 and was a brigade-major at Brandywine under General Weedon in 1777. He was living in Alexandria before November 1784, later moving to Charles County, Maryland. He also lived in Prince William County, Virginia, before moving to Kentucky in 1803.
Peill, Phillip In 1759, bought #12 from Trustees. A merchant, he rented a storehouse on #19 and a landing house on #6 from Grayson in 1762. While he was in Colchester he purchased a pair of spectacles from Henderson. Peill sold #12 in 1763.
Petty, Jane (Pettit) Bought #7 from Coulter in 1825, paying taxes until 1844. By 1854, she sold this, the former tanyard lot, to Potter. Mrs. Petty was a sister of Joshua Weston and was included in the 1820 Colchester census as having in her household one male under age ten, three under 16 and two females under 45. One person was engaged in farming.
Potter, William Taxed in 1812 for one lot; in 1817 the valuation for buildings was $450. From 1819 to 1829 he paid tax on two additional lots. The 1820 census gives his age as over 45. He was then engaged in commerce and manufacturing, and owned one female slave.
In 1833, James Potter, whose relationship to William, if any, is not known, acquired two lots from Wheeler on which there were buildings worth $90. In 1840, he bought one acre adjacent to the town from Cruse. By 1841, he was paying taxes on the 376 acres previously owned by Berry (the lower half of Bourne's Patent).
In 1848, the first Colchester deed of Potter's appeared in the index to deeds. At that time he bought two acres formerly belonging to Raleigh Brown's heirs and sold for taxes. These were bounded by Ox Road on the west and Colchester Road on the south.
In 1849, with Allison, Potter received title to Berry's 376 acre tract (minus certain reserves); the family burial ground, and two lots in the town, were not included. In 1852, he bought 10} acres in a strip along the town line and also four town lots once owned by Bayly. The "large lot" which included #27 was purchased in 1854 from Jane Petty. On the 1855 tax list he had nine lots. Two, formerly owned by Wheeler and Berry, had buildings.
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In 1862, a skirmish took place around his house and Potter was arrested by Union troops. He died in November 1865, leaving two to three hundred acres to his sons Cornelius and Joseph. Their mother, Barbara Beach, continued to live in Potter's house. In 1866, she took 130 barrels of corn, 200 bushels of oats and 90 bushels of potatoes from the farm. Her sons lost no time in suing her. Cornelius served in the 5th Virginia Cavalry during the Civil War. A daughter, Hannah, received 65 acres after her mother's death. She was the wife of James Clarke and had seven children. Sued for nonsupport, Clarke threatened to pour coal oil on his wife and set her afire.
The Potters' town lots were forfeited in 1866 for nonpayment of taxes but transferred back to Joseph and Cornelius in 1869. They paid taxes through 1878 as Joseph and Cornelius Beach. (In 1961, a court decreed that these men, known by both names, were sons of James Potter.)
By 1883, Joseph, the surviving brother, sold his west half of the 376 acre tract and the former town lots, by this time known as Colchester Farm. It was resold in 1890 to John Downey.
Pound, Morris Bought #18 and 26 from Trustees in 1758. According to George Mason, he had a vineyard and proposed to start a winery. The street fronting these lots was called Wine Street. Pound's deed to Grayson is on a missing page in deed- book D, but in 1762 the town Trustees conveyed #18 to Grayson. After Grayson's bankruptcy in 1766 no deeds have been found relating to these lots, although from 1782 to 1799 Pound and later his heirs paid taxes for two lots. Pound was a German and had a son, Jacob, with him in Colchester in 1761.
Powell, John In 1869, bought #5 and 13, formerly owned by Ludwell Lee, also one (perhaps #19) listed as having belonged to Thomas Beard.
Reintzell, Jacob A tanner in Colchester in 1785-1786. He is not in the deedbook index.
Simpson, Richard Paid tax 1811-1816 on the tanyard lot. His inventory, made after his death in 1820, lists 31 sides of horse, sheep and kidskin. Most of his personal property was purchased by Ann Simpson.
Sprigg, Edward Living on #24 about 1772, Sprigg was an agent (factor) for the firm of Barnes & Ridgate, of Charles County, Maryland.
Templeman, William Lived in Fredericksburg. Briefly owned #24 before selling it to Henry Moore before 1772. No deed indexed but referred to in a later deed.
Trice, Richard Listed in 1820 census of Colchester but not on town tax list. Probably lived in immediate neighborhood. One person in his household was engaged in manufacturing.
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Tyler, Charles In 1763, bought #12. Then living in Prince William County. Sold to Ross in 1772. Tyler was in Colchester in 1759 managing the tavern which belonged to Peter Wagener. He had an ordinary license in 1757, 1760 and 1761. In 1765, Charles Tyler was the county sheriff. He died in 1768 leaving a widow, Ann. In 1775, a Charles Tyler, perhaps his son, moved from the town of Aquia. to Colchester to run the Stone House Tavern owned by Peter Wagener. In 1797 and 1798, he paid tax on one lot, not identified. By 1803, he was living in Centreville. Tyler died in Prince William County in 1815, aged 64. His obituary stated that he had fought in the American Revolution.
Ward, Enoch Inspector of the Colchester warehouse c. 1794-1805.
Ward, William A postrider in 1777, according to the Calendar of Maryland State Papers, Ward by 1787 had a tavern in Alexandria at Princess and Union Streets. In June 1792, he moved to Colchester to run the tavern "at the waterside."
Ward, Zachariah A son of John and Mary Ward, he was a brother of Enoch. Acted as postmaster from 1794 to 1804. In 1800, operated the tavern on lots #19-21-23, owned by Thompson's widow.
In 1804, he opened a tavern in Woodbridge moving by 1816 to the Occoquan Hotel, He next went two miles south of that town on Telegraph Road, where he died in 1822, having "made a fortune in taverns." Ward died at 61 years of age.
Washington, Lund This nephew of Lund Washington of Hayfield was a Colchester merchant, operating as Lund Washington & Co. in 1787 and 1790, then going into partnership with Sam Bayly. In 1795, the partnership was dissolved and his firm resumed its original name. In 1800-1801, he bought the lot adjacent to town formerly owned by John Mills. Washington married Susannah, daughter to Spence Grayson, on February 11, 1798.
Welles, Cornelius Paid tax on unidentified lot 1813-1818, with $230 added to the valuation for buildings. In 1819, the lot went to Berry. Welles had an ordinary license in 1791 at his house in Colchester. He also had licenses 1814-1818. In February 1818, he was living at Chantilly (in the present Lorton area). Welles died in February 1860, aged 96. According to a later reminiscence, he had been apprenticed as a boy on a ship which sailed from Glasgow, Scotland to Dumfries, Virginia. He also served in the American Revolution.
Weston, Lewis Born in Fairfax County in 1807, he bought #15 in 1831. The valuation for buildings was $250 in 1832. In 1835, he bought an unidentified lot with structures worth $240. Five more lots were purchased by 1855. Weston also owned 15 acres on the present Furnace Road by 1844, and a 100 acre tract on Giles Run. Taxes were paid on seven lots through 1878. John, one of the five children of Lewis Weston, married Amanda Beach of Washington, daughter of Levi Beach. She was not related to the present Beach family in Colchester.
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After his death about 1865, this son John acquired from the other heirs two houses and seven lots. In 1886, John Weston bought from the Wagener heirs 17 acres between Colchester Road and the railroad, which may have included some town lots.
In 1881, he got from the Allison heirs 139 acres south of Colchester Road, which was the southeast quarter of the original patent. The Harbor View sub- division is on this tract.
John Weston died by February 1901, leaving his estate to Amanda. Her foster-daughter was the wife of the present owner of #15, Elmer Metzger.
Wheeler, Thomas In 1811, acquired two lots from the heirs of William Thompson, upon which he paid taxes until 1833. $90 of the valuation was for buildings. In 1834, these were acquired by Potter.
Wheeler had a ordinary license in 1813 and in 1822-1823. In 1822 and 1823, he was a constable of Fairfax County.
Williamson, Jesse Taxed for one lot (perhaps #22) from 1794 to 1805, purchased from Colquehoune, His will, probated in 1800, left his estate to his wife Nancy. His goods included coopers' tools and a field bedstead. Nancy married Thomas Barrett by 1803, and sold her dower rights to the lot in 1805 to Barker.
Wilson, Cumberland A merchant in Dumfries, he owned #22 from 1764 to 1772. In 1774, he was on the Committee of Safety in Prince William County.
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