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Here we will leave them and trace their uncles, Nathaniel and Nathan, who had settled North of the Opeckon, at some point in the 1,100 acre survey. These holdings gave them trouble with Fairfax; for although they were seated on the survey, it was not in their name. Nathan was for years in evidence as owning the large tract known as Cloverdale and Greenfield farms. Na- thaniel remained near Opeckon Creek, and held adverse possession of a large tract until 1747, when he secured by lease a tract of 200 acres from Nathaniel Thomas. This tract is described as being "at the head of South Branch of Opeckon" beginning at Joist Hite's corner "This adjoined said Cartmell's other lands." The Thomas tract was always called the Old Meadow tract (a portion of which is now owned by the writer.) We may safely assume that this the first Nathaniel, who claimed the large tract known as the Cartmell Spring Tract, afterwards known as Homespun, was married at the time he came with Martin and the mother, for subsequent to his purchase, he appears as assignee of other small tracts, and assigned them to his sons Thomas and John. Nothing to show that they were married or that they lived on the tracts; and we must conclude they were not married, and died or departed to parts unknown. This being the case, we find that Nathaniel and his son Nathaniel were the Cartmells of the Home- spun tracts, and that they also inherited their share of the Cloverdale and Greenfield farm tracts, and subsequently Nathaniel 2d acquired the interests of Martin's sons, if they had any, in this large landed estate. This Nathaniel died about 1765 at an advanced age, leaving no will. Much difficulty arises as to who were his sons. We have positive proof, however, that his son Nathaniel, the only one to survive, succeeded the father in the ownership of the large Homespun tract; and he it was who built the stone house in 1771, and lived there at the time of his death in 1795. His will names all his children, to- wit: Thomas, Nathaniel, Nathan, John, Jacob, Elijah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Rachel, Mary and Solo- mon. This family of eleven children married prior to the death of their father, and several of them sought homes outside of Virginia. Their lines are difficult to trace correctly. Nathan and Jacob were in Kentucky prior to 1800 ;- they and their wives acknowledged deeds there in 1802-3, for their interests in lands in Frederick County. Elijah and John removed to Ohio at a later day. Elijah subsequently took his family to Kentucky. Elizabeth married Dr. Michael Archdeacon. Their line cannot be ascertained; neither can that of Sarah, who married James Cochran; nor Rachael, who married Thomas Crist. Mary mar-
ried Nathaniel Willis of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Va.
Thomas, the oldest child, was living at the Greenfield Farm in 1770. Nathaniel, who mar- ried Paul Froman's daughter, was living at Re- tirement in 1780, at the time his wife died. Family history places them there in 1769-the homestead a bridal present from his father. Sol- mon, who married a Miss Raife (or Ralph as the name often appears), was settled on a tract due West from Homespun,-the property now owned by Enos Jackson, formerly owned by Bell and Miller, James Ginn, Morrison and L. F. Camp- bell, respectively.
Thomas, son of Nathaniel 2d, was found on the Greenfield farm in 1770, with his young wife Ann Hite. (Family tradition says she was the daughter of Maj. Isaac Hite of Belle Grove. This is erroneous, as Maj. Hite was not mar- ried until just prior to the erection of Belle Grove in 1793.) She might have been a daughter of Isaac Hite of Long Meadows, father of Major Isaac. The recital of a deed recorded in 1790, speaks of Thos. Cartmell's wife Anne the daugh- ter of Joseph Hite. This must be the Thomas that tradition says married a cousin of Dolly Madison; and was the 5th child of the owner of Greenfield farm. The children of Thomas, Sr., by his will probated in 1808, were two married daughters Rachel Nutt and Sarah Morris, John, Eleanor, Thomas, Wm. Hite, Jacob, Nathaniel, and a daughter Betsy wife of John Lupton. It will be observed that one son is mentioned as Wm. Hite,-evidently there was some Hite con- nection, and it is safe to assume that the widow named in the will as Nancy, was Ann Hite. This Thomas, Jr., died in Virginia; left a widow and 2 children, one daughter Sarah married - Hamilton and settled on the Ohio, near Cin- cinnati; the son died at an early age. The writer often heard the family mention his two chil- dren, but is unable to report anything more. The widow Ann Hite' removed to Ohio with her brother-in-law Nathaniel Cartmell in 1805, and died Aug. 10, 1821. The writer is informed that her tombstone in Vernon Cemetery near Catawba, fixes the date and says she was the "consort of Thomas Cartmell." The widow of Thomas, the father, was living in Frederick County, Va., in 1811, and died soon thereafter, advanced in years.
Following Nathaniel, family record says he married Rebecca D. ManMeter, Mch. 27, 1801. She was born Aug. 9, 1784, died Aug. 1, 1858, was the daughter of Jacob Van Meter, who died 1803. Nathaniel was born 1773, died near Ca- tawba, Ohio, Feb. I, 1854. Family record shows that he, his wife and party made the journey on horseback, carrying two sons, John and
"Homespun" Homestead of Nathaniel Cartmell 2nd; erected 1771
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Cartmell Family." This old gentleman believed he was from the Kentucky branch. The family of brothers in North Carolina trace their line to Kentucky, but can furnish nothing more. It is much regretted that the chain is so incomplete.
Mary, daughter of Nathaniel, as previously stated, married Nathaniel Willis Jany. 13, 1789. They lived in Martinsburg, Va., for many years. Mr. Willis was owner of a newspaper published there, and also published several books and did considerable printing of other matter. They had born unto them two children that were distin- guished literary persons of the 19th Century : Nathaniel P. Willis, the author of several pub- lications both prose and poetry, perpetuated his name and fame in many of his accomplish- ments. His home was Idlewild, located on the West bank of the Hudson River a short dis- tance above West Point-an attractive and ro- mantic spot. The homestead is now controlled by a society in New York and held by similar regulations governing Mount Vernon. The writer was a frequent visitor to Idlewild in the Sum- mers of 1877-8, while N. P. Willis had fame as a writer. His sister, Mrs. James Parton, gained note as "Fanny Fern." Her facile pen never hesitated in touching any subject; and her mag- azine articles were eagerly read. Her intellect was ever alert for the prominent questions dis- turbing the body politic; and her scathing crit- icisms in prose or verse made interesting read- ing for those good old times. Her sister mar- ried Mr. Ferguson and removed to Ohio, and for years this family could be found in the vicin- ity of Columbus. The writer knew two of her daughters : One was Mrs. Julia Ware, of Colum- bus, the other Mattie Dodridge, married Dr. Joseph P. Bywaters, of Groveport, Ohio, a phy- sician of rare ability. They visited the Retire- ment family several times prior to the Civil War. Mrs. B. was conspicuous for her ministrations to the wants of suffering Confederate prisoners at Camp Chase. Her memory is revered by hundreds who still live. After the War and death of her husband, she changed her residence to Winchester, where she educated her only child, an invalid daughter; and becoming the wife of Capt. Milton Mcveigh, of Loudoun County, purchased an old homestead at Aldie, and there lived, surviving her daughter and hus- band. At this writing she is a confirmed in- valid. Some readers will remember her as Cousin Mattie.
Solomon Cartmell, son of Nathaniel, 2d, was one of the sons who remained in Virginia, and settled near his old Homespun home. As pre- viously stated, he married Elizabeth Raife (Ralph) Jany. 26, 1792, Rev. Christian Streit
officiating. Solomon died, leaving widow and five children, just prior to 1804. His widow married James Leach, March 5, 1805. The chil- dren of Solomon were: Nathan, Nathaniel, Mar- tin, Henry R., and Mary-all being minors. Their Orphans Accounts were settled in the courts of Frederick County, 1816 and 1819. Their mother we will not undertake to follow further, except to state that the second marriage was not agreeable to the children. The sons at an early age forsook mother and home, and for some- thing better, sought homes in Tennessee. We find Nathaniel and Nathan in Wilson County, Tenn., in 1816, and Martin in same State in 1819, when their guardian settled with the Court. Henry R. wandered off to the wilds of Texas before she ran up the Lone Star. Mary remained with her uncles in Frederick County. We will now endeavor to trace these five children through one generation.
Nathaniel married Isabella Gleaves, and lived at Lebanon, Tenn., until his death about 1880, having acquired a fortune. A son, William M., became somewhat prominent, by a large be- quest made by him to the Vanderbilt University. He has been dead many years. The other chil- dren were James, Thomas, Mary, Rachael, So- phia and Eliza.
Nathan married and he, too, lived at or near Lebanon, Tenn., and there reared several children. He had one daughter, Tennie, the writer saw in Tenn. in 1860, the bride of Goodmyer. He had five other children. Robert C., served in a Tenn. Regiment in Army of Northern Virginia, where the writer saw him in 1863. H. M. Cartmell , now in Lebanon, Tenn., 82 years old, Thomas, long since dead. Mary
Cartmell married - Barrow; their children live in Wilson County, Tenn. Several other daughters died young. Martin, son of Solomon Cartmell, married twice; first wife Miss Neal, left two children Sallie and Ann; second wife Jemima Sharp, was living in Jackson, Tenn., in 1860, when the writer enjoyed a brief visit to his happy and unbroken family. He was a strik- ing type of the Virginia gentleman in the palmy days. Though intensely Tennessean, he was at- tached to his native State; and twice he and his daughter, Mary Bond, and brothers from Lebanon, visited Homespun and Retirement. Martin had been very successful in his struggle with Tennessee life; his possessions were large and remunerative; and after his forty years of strenuous effort, the writer found him keenly alive to all his enjoyments. The family by his second wife consisted of (first) his son Robert, lawyer by profession, but living near the town on a magnificent farm. His wife, Mary J. Bald- win and four children, made his home happy.
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Names of children: Lizzie, Gooton, Robert and Harry.
Mary daughter of Martin, was the happy wife of Mr. J. D. Bond. He is survived by his wife and several children. One daughter, Mary, is the wife of A. H. Plant, auditor of the Southern Railroad system. They live in Washington, D. C .; their children being Helen, Alfred, George and Ollie. The writer enjoys frequent visits to their palatial home on Euclid Place, where the happy family joyfully extends the Tennessee hospitality. Mrs. Mary Bond spends much of her time as she grows more feeble, with her daughter.
The other children of John D. Bond and Mary E. Cartmell are Sydney S., Helen, Martin, Anna T.
Sydney S. married Mr. Mayo, one child. Helen married Hugh C. Anderson, one son, Bond. Martin married Nannie Mayo, children John, Martin and Mary.
Anna T. Bond married Findlay Snider; one child, Nettie May.
Martin, second son of Martin Cartmell, Sr., married (first) Sophia Williams; children Lena and Martin; and of second wife, J. Reid, Rob- ert and A. D. Cartmell.
William Cartmell, son of Martin, Sr., was killed in battle, aged 21 years.
Henry Reif (Ralph) Cartmell, son of Solo- mon, as previously stated, went to Texas at an early day. The writer saw him in 1860, at his home in the town of Washington, Texas, then apparently an old man. His life had been full of adventure. He was active in the struggle for independence, and was allotted a large body of land for his service, and possessed many tokens from the young Republic in recognition of his loyalty and devotion to the cause. He also served as an officer during the war between the U. S. and Mexico; and was known far and near as Major Cartmell. He spent a small fortune in his efforts to operate steamboats on the Brazos River. The writer saw his beautiful little steam- boat, Belle Sulphur, lying fast along the murky shores of the river, going to decay in the in- surmountable mud. Maj. Cartmell had two chil- dren by his first wife, one Mary, the wife of Mr. Willson; one son, Tom Cartmell, spent many years in Austin City. His popularity was remarkable. The writer arrived in Austin a short time after his sudden death; and when presented to many of the citizens by his friend, Col. William Byrd, then a brilliant lawyer in the city, as his friend Tom Cartmell,-the writer was impressed by their warm reception.
Major C. had his second wife and several sons and daughters around him in 1860.
Mary, the only daughter of Solomon, married Mr. Stephen Pritchard, a prosperous farmer near
Kernstown, Va. Their home was for many years in the old house built by Wm. Hoge, later on the large brick mansion now owned by Chas. H. Grim's estate, was occupied by them. Their large family was reared in the old house. They had 7 children : Reese, Cornelius, Elizabeth R., Mary, Ann, James Henry, and Solomon. Reese was a man of many parts. For many years before the railroads penetrated Tenn. from the Virginia Valley, he kept two large six-horse teams and the old-time covered wagons con- stantly on the great highway, carrying supplies for merchants at Knoxville and border towns. At that time, prior to 1855, it was not unusual to see many such teams on the Valley Turn- pike. Reese married and continued to live at the home place; raised a family there. His son, Frank Pritchard, owns a comfortable home on the Cedar Creek Turnpike, is married and is a worthy young man. The other children have left the country.
Cornelius, the second son, removed to some point in Page County; operated a profitable busi- ness; was married, unable to give any report of his family. Elizabeth R. married John M. Miller and lived near Middletown on his fine estate until his death, where they reared three sons and one daughter, viz: John, Reese, Anna Mary and William; the latter died unmarried. Anna Mary married J. Miller Long and lived at Vaucluse. John married and moved to Mis- souri. Reese married Miss - Fitch, of Win- chester, where they have their home; one child, John, by this marriage. Mary married I. Milton Hollingsworth many years ago, and lived at the stone house East of and near the Keckley Mill; a magnificent farm attached, embracing what is now known as the Wickersham or Steck Orchard Farm, and extended across the Valley Turnpike, taking in the hillside, where the Beu- tell, John H. Campbell and Affleck houses now stand, which were all built since 1869. The field lying on the Valley Pike between the Toll Gate Road and the Keckley Mill, did not belong to the old farm, but was a part of the Nathan Parkins farm. The Civil War made havoc with the Hollingsworth homestead-barn and outbuild- ings burned by the Federal troops, and the man- sion house rendered unfit for habitation. Mr. Hollingsworth removed his large family to Shen- andoah County, where Mrs. Hollingsworth, now feeble with age (87 years), and several members of her family reside. Mr. H. died several years ago. One of the daughters, Harriet, married Mr. Hannon; her children: Nettie mar. Otto Hollis; Mary mar. Rothwell Vashion, by this husband two children, George and Maud; 2nd husband, Wm. Timberlake, one child, Frank G. Mary Hollingsworth married Capt. Jno. H.
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Grabill, of Woodstock; and, as shown in this volume, has been editor and proprietor of the Shenandoah Herald. Children are: Elizabeth G., Jno. D., Frank, Holmes (dead), Mary C., Lucy, Catherine (dead), Anna M., David W., Henry E., and Ella H. John D. Grabill married Maud Grandstaff ; David W. married Annie Magruder.
Clark Hollingsworth (dead), married Mrs. Mary Mossier. His daughter, Bessie, married Wm. Russell.
Stephen P. married Artie Hisey. His son, Al- fred R., married Elizabeth Hockman and have seven children, viz : Grace, Lula, Harrison, Mary, Lloyd, Nina and Ruth.
Charles M. Hollingsworth was a physician (dead), mar. Josephine Roller; children : Fran- cis, Marie, Pritchard, Charles and Joseph.
Edwin Hollingsworth mar. Francis Coffelt. Children : Lucy, Milton, Charles, and Martha Pritchard. The other three children of I. Mil- ton and Mary Hollingsworth are unmarried, viz : Alfred R., Annie and Lucy.
Ann, the third daughter of Mrs. Mary Cart- mell Pritchard, married Francis Carter of Lou- doun County, where she spent the remainder of her life. She was noted for her beauty. Chil- dren by this union were: John, Lizzie, Maggie and Kate.
James Henry, son of Mrs. Mary C. Pritchard, whereabouts unknown.
Solomon the youngest son, was married and assigned a portion of the old homestead; built the house a short distance West, where Dr. T. Yardley Brown lived for many years, now oc- cupied by a relative of his family.
Martin Cartmell, son of Nathaniel 2nd, by the will of his father inherited the Homespun farm. He was the youngest child. His mother, Sara Cartmell, continued her control of the mansion house and curtilage, slaves, etc., until her death in the spring of 1815. Her will probated May court, mentions several of her children-special legacies to Martin and her daughters, Elizabeth Louise (this must have been the widow of Arch- deacon), Mary Willis, Sarah and Rachael. Mar- tin married Ann Ball July 10, 1808, Alexander Balmaine officiating. A son and daughter were born to them: Thomas K. Cartmell, for whom the writer was named-never married. He was always mentioned by his relatives as very hand- some and graceful, and a gentleman of the pure Virginia type. His portrait, which hung on the wall of the old drawing-room at Homespun, fully sustained the statement so frequently made to his namesake, who was taught from infancy to call him Uncle Tom. His untimely death Sept. 16, 1842, in his thirty-third year, was a severe blow to his many friends and relatives, especially so to his father, who only survived him until Feby.
3, 1843-71 years old. Both were laid away in the Old Quaker School House Graveyard, al- ready referred to in other pages. Strange to say, their graves are unmarked. Their magni- ficent estate was ample to have given them a durable monument. The writer sought in vain to discover their nameless graves, so that he could erect some mark; but, alas, none could distin- guish where they were placed.
The daughter, Eliza Ball, married Wm. Reed Campbell (brother of the writer's mother) May 30, 1832. They lived at Bellville (mentioned elsewhere as the home of the Tavenner and Levi G. Miller families) for a few years, when they went to Homespun and there reared three sons : Wm. Martin, Thomas K. and L. Franklin Campbell. They survived mother and father and also a brother James, who was killed by a fall from his horse Jany. 28, 1853, when quite young. The three sons married and had children (fuller mention of whom will be seen in the Campbell Family Sketch.)
Nathaniel Cartmell, the second son of Nathan- iel of Homespun, married Elizabeth Froman, daughter of Paul Froman, and settled at his future home Retirement in 1775, which was al- lotted to him by his father. As stated elsewhere, he secured grants for other tracts. With these, together with several purchases, he owned a large landed estate. His wife died about 1789. No children left by this union. It has been asserted by some that she was the daughter of John Paul Froman, son of Paul; but the writer must stand by the traditions of his family without better proof to the contrary. Nathaniel's first matri- monial venture apparently discouraged him, for his second marriage did not occur until April 27, 1807, when he married Sarah Bean, daughter of Major Mordecai Bean, a contemporary of Isaac Zane in the manufacture of iron. He was a large holder of valuable ore land, and undertook their development prior to the Revolutionary War, when he and Zane operated two smelting fur- naces.
Nathaniel Cartmell, born Nov. 20, 1753; died Aug. 4, 1826.
Sarah Bean, his wife, born Sept. 19, 1781, died Feby. 7, 1830.
Children of Nathaniel and Sarah, his wife:
Mordecai B., born Feb. 13, 1808; died Jany. 20, 1870.
Martin was born Jany. 29, 1809; died July, 1815. Mordecai B. married Eliza Campbell April 5, 1827; eight children by this union.
Mary E. R., born Dec. 26, 1827-unmarried; died June 22, 1896.
Nathaniel M., born March 23, 1829; married Ellen Moore Sydnor Dec. 5, 1854. Dr. A. H. H. Boyd solemnized rites. Children by this union :
"Retirement" Homestead of Nathaniel Cartmell 3rd; 1780
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generous heart. She lived a life beautifully adorned with charitable acts. Of cheerful tem- perament, she made life at Retirement precious to all. Both parents lie in the Old Church Yard at Round Hill.
Having disposed of the Homespun branch, it is in order to take up Edward, the son of Mar- tin Cartmell, who died in 1749, and nephew of Nathaniel Ist. We left him seated near Middle- town to pursue the lines of Nathaniel. (See first pages of this sketch.)
Edward Cartmell was a large land-owner, and sold several tracts of land in his lifetime. He was twice married. His first wife, Miss Bailey, left several children-name of his second wife not mentioned. She too had children. In set- tling his estate after his death about 1806, we find names of his children as follows: George, Harrison, Martin, Regina, Elizabeth, Jane, Par- thenia and Rachael. Hannah Bevens and Rebecca Weaver are also named; and it is likely they were his sisters, for Rebecca Cartmell married John Weaver Aug. 8, 1790. She could not have been his daughter. Parthenia Cartmell married John Maxwell June, 1807. This must have been his daughter, though some evidence indicates she was his widow. Edward owned a large lot in Winchester (Martin and Nathaniel also owned lots in Winchester) and also owned the "Big Woods" tract near the Southern boundary of Winchester. His children by his second marriage were minors in 1812. The first set gradually disappeared from the records. Harrison was located in some Western county. No trace of others except as to George, who was living in Berkeley County, Va., in 1815, owning land there and holding an interest in his father's estate in Frederick. . These children seem to have lost their identity with their Frederick County kin. They have been traced to Ill., Missouri, Kansas, California, and into several Northern States; but their descendants are unable up to this time to give anything definite. This is to be re- gretted, for Edward was a man of large in- terests in the County from 1750 to his death, having spent an active life for about sixty years.
The Campbell Family
The Campbells found in the Old County at an early day, became prominent in the develop- ment of the new country. They were soldiers and statesmen. Capt. Andrew Campbell won reputation as a member of the Justices Court, and distinction as the leader of Hibernians and other troops during the wars of the 18th Cen- tury, as waged in Valley territory. Of him, or those who were here prior to the days of 1776, it is not our purpose now to speak. It is of the large family of that name which sprang
from William Campbell of Londonderry, whose name is briefly mentioned in the sketch of his old homestead near Round Hill, that we desire to trace. This appears here in this volume, by reason of the intermarriage of the Cartmell and Campbell families; so that references can be more easily made.
William Campbell sought his home in the Shen- andoah Valley just as the great war closed in 1782. It was not the first time he touched the soil of Virginia. He had had some interest in certain sailing craft, and shipped large quantities of Virginia and Maryland tobacco to his native country, making many voyages. He evidently found his enterprise profitable, for when he ap- pears in Frederick County, he was prepared to buy land and build good houses. He was twice married; his first wife was Miss - Buchanan of Penna. He died April, 1838, aged 73 years. Three children were born of this marriage: Jane, Mary and James. His second wife was Mary Johnson, of Frederick Co. 7 children by this marriage: Wm. Reed, Rebecca, Eliza, Robt. M., Jno. Chambers, James Harrison and L. Franklin Campbell.
Jane, daughter by the first marriage, married Patrick Denver, Jr., Jany. 2, 1817. They re- moved to Clinton County, Ohio, October, 1830. Their children were Elizabeth, James W., Frank, Arthur St. C., Rosalie, Mary, Jane, Harrison, Josephine and Cornelia, all of whom were born in Frederick County except the last two. Eliza- beth married Samuel Johns, of that County, who died in 1881. She died at the age of 83. They reared the following children: Jennie, Harry D., and Samuel Johns.
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