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American Clan Gregor SocietyINCORPORATED

Containing the Proceedings 0/ the1958 Annual Gathering

THE AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETYINCORPORATED

W ASHINGTON, D. C.

Copyri ght , 1959

by

Regina Magrud er Hill and J. Maynard Magrud er

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OFFICERS

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MAJOR SIR GREGOR M ACGIIEGOR OF M ACGRE GOR, B AR ONET.... ..•.. . ... ..... ..Hereditary Chie f"Edinchip" I Loch ea rnheed, Scotland

DR . R OGER GREG ORY MAGR UDER........ . ..................... ..... .... .... . .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .... ..... ..... .•.. .ChieftainBox 55, F a r m ing to n, Cha r lottesville, Va.

HARRY WOODWARD BLUNT.. .. . .. ... . ... ... .... . ... .... .... ....•.... . ... .... .. ... .. .. .. .A ssistant to the Chieftain8000 Westover Road, Bethesda, Md .

JOH N KEN NEDY MAGR UDER.. . .. ... ..•... ..... . ..... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... ..... . .. .. .Ranking Deputy Chieftain604 " A " St reet, S. E .. Washington 3, D. C.

MISS A NNA L OUISE REyNOLDS.... .. ... ... ... .. ... .. .......•.. . .. ..... . ...... . ...... ... .. ... ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . .... ....S cribe5524 8t h se., N . W., Washington 11, D. C.

MRS. O. O. VAN DEN BER G Registrar Emeritus1862 Mintwood Place, A p t . 201, Washington 9, D. C.

Mrss REGINA MAGR UDER HILL Registrar1862 Mintwood Place, Apt. 201 , Washington 9, D. c.

Miss EMMA WATERS M UNCASTER ... ........... ..... ....•.... . ... . .•.... .. .. .. .. .... .. ... .. .... .... ... .. ... .. ..Historian3830 Veasey se.. N . W., Washington 16, D. C.

CLARENCE WILLIAM I\ICCORMICK Treasurer4316 Clagett Road, Un ive rs ity Park , Md .

REV. DANIEL RANDALL MAGR UDER Chaplain24 Lincoln St., Hingham, Ma ss .

DR. THOMAS GARLAND M AGRUDER, III Surgeon5302 Little Falls Road, Arlington, Va.

MISS C. VIRGI NIA DIEDEL Chan cellor1851 Columbia Road, N . W. , Wash ington 9, D. C.

J. M AYNARD MAGRUDER Editor4119 23rd Street, North Arlington, Va.

FORMER CHIEFTAINSEDWARD MAY MAGR UDER, M .D., 1909·1925 (Deceased)CALEB CLARKE M AGRUDEII, I\I.A., L.L.D., 1925·27 (De ceased )]AMES MITCIlELL MAGR UDER, D.O., 1927-1930 (Deceased )EGBERT WATSON MAGRUDER, Ph.D., 1930·1933 ( Deceased )HERBERT THOM AS M AGRUDER, 1933·1936 , S t a ten Island, N. Y.WILLIAM MARIO N M AGRUDEII, 1936·1941, L exington, Ky.FRA NK CE CIL MAGR UDER, 1941·194 7, S a n Diego, Calif.D OUGLAS NEIL MAGRUDER, 1947-1950, Indianola, Miss .COMMODORE JOHN HOLMES MAGRUDER, JII ., U. S. Navy, R etired ,

1950·1952, Waterford , C onn.BRIG. GEN. MARSHALL M AGRUDER, U. S. Army, R etired,

1952·1956 ( Deceased)REV. D ANIEL R ANDALL M AGRUDEII, 1956-1958, Hingham, Mass .

THE COUNCILTh e Officers of the Societ y and the foll owin g :

HERBERT THOMAS MAGR UDER, Ex-Offi cioWILLIAM MARIO N MAGR UDER, Ex-OfficioFRA NK CECIL MA GRUDEII, Ex-OfficioD OUGLAS NEIL MAGRUDEII, Ex -OfficioCO MDR. J OH N HOLM ES M AGRUDER, JR., U.S .N.,

R etired, Ex-O fficioREV. D ANIEL RA NDALL MAGRUDER, Ex-Officio

WILLIAM B. HAMILTON MAGRUDERMISS C ORNELIA B OWI E MAGR UDEIIMRS. R UTH A . LI GHTFOOTTH OM AS G ARLAND M AGRUDER, JR.J . FRA NKLI N ADAMS

HENRY MAGRUDER T AYL OR011. NATHA NIEL M CGREGOR EWELL, JR .LT. G ENERAL CA RTER B. MAGRUDERLT. C OLO NEL J Ol i N H. MAGRUDER, IIIWILLIAM Y. W. MAGR UDER

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STATE DEPUTY CHIEFTAINS and ASSISTANTS

COLORADO: Mr. Carroll Scott Delaney, 1445 S. Colombine St., Denver 10.

CONNECTICUT: Mrs. Duncan Buttrick (Charlotte Magruder), Gay Bowers Road,Green Fields Hill, Fairfield .

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Miss Corenlia Magruder Bowie, 1724 20th s., N. W.,Washington, D. C.

FLORIDA: Mr. Nathaniel Magruder, Box 1823, 504 W. Hillview Ave., Sara sota.

GEORGIA : Mr. Dudley Boston Magruder, Jr., 10 Club Drive, Rome.

IDAHO: Mr. Milton A. Parsons, P.O. Box 1005, Rout e 2, Coeur d' Alene.

INDIANA : Mrs. Norman Frederick Schafer, 1839 N. College St., South Bend.

IOWA: Mrs. Preston R. Farris (J ulia Mary Magruder), 3415 3rd Ave., S. E., CedarRapids.

KENTUCKY : Mr. Guy Russell Henderson, R.F.D. 3, Shepherdsville.Assistan ts:

Mr. William Marion Magruder, 456 Rose Lane, Lexington .Mr. George Keith Taylor, 2501 Hackworth Sr., Ashland.

LOUISIANA : Mr. Charles Q. Rodrigu ez, 3226 Carlotta St ., Baton Rouge 13.Assistant:

Mrs. Ashton Glassell Thornhill, 829 Oneonta St., Shreveport.

MARYLAND: Lt. Commdr. Page Bowie Clagett, Rt. I, Box 58, Upper Marlboro.Assistants:

Mrs. Richard Robbin s Kane (Eleanor Livingston Bowling ), 5002 Norwood Ave.,Baltimore 7.

Mr. Calvert Forrest Magrud er, 3704 Bunker Hill Road, Apt. 1, Brentwood.

MASSACHUSETTS: Rev. Daniel Randall Magruder, Ex-Chieftain, 24 Lincoln St.,Hin gham.

MISSISSIPPI : Mr. Douglas Neil Magruder, Indianola.Assistant :

Mrs. Thoma s Pitchford (Mary Eleanor Pearc e ), Rt. 2, Box 82·A, Canton .

MISSOURI: Mr. Willett Magruder, Jr.

MONTANA : ~\h. Thomas Wade Magruder, Jr., 315 Keith Avenue, Missoula .

NEW JERSEY : Col. Lloyd Burns Magruder, Buttonwood Lane, Rumson.

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NEW YORK:Assistant:

Mr. Edward K. Gregor, Jr., 121 N. Fitzhu gh St., Rochester.

NORTH CAROLINA: Mr. Philip Brooke Magrud er, 904 Magnolia sr., Greensboro.Assistant:

Miss Martha Adaline Higgs, 417 N. Blount St., Raleigh.

OKLAHOMA : Mrs. Edna Greer Hatfield, 104 N. 12th St., Tonkawa .

OREGON : Mrs. Ella Magruder Braun , 59 Tompkins St., Cortland, N. Y.

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RHODE ISLAND: Commdr, Cary W. Magruder, U.S.N., Retired, Box 124, Jam es­town.

TENNESSEE : Mr. Alphonse Roger Drane, 205 Merchant St., Mt. Pleasant.Assistant:

Mrs. Thomas J efferson Shockley (Kate Nolen ) , 2102 25th Ave., South, Nash­ville 12.

TEXAS: Mr. William B. Hamilt on Magruder, 420 Vilita St., San Antonio.Assistant :

Mrs. Uel Stephens (Hatt ie Miller) , 2714 Green St., Fort Worth .

VIRGINIA : Mrs. Allen L. Hord, Ruckersville.Assistants:

Mr. Henry Magrud er Taylor, "Ra venwood", 8718 River Road, Richmond.Capt. George Boyd Tyler, U.S.N., Retired, 208 College Circle, Staunton.Mrs. Harold Robert Lipscomb (Eula Agnes Reynolds ) , 3801 Milan Drive, Apt. I ,

Alexandria.

WASHINGTON: Mrs. Lydia Collins Magruder Breshears, Rt. 6, Box 38·B, Yakima.

HAWAll : Col. Marion Milton Magrud er, U.S. Mar ine Air Base, Kaneohe.Assistant :

Mr. Lloyd R. Magruder Killam, 1905 Makiki St., Honolulu.

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STANDING COMMITIEES

EDITORIAL:

J. Maynard Magruder, EditorMrs. O. O. van den Berg, Re gistrar EmeritusMiss Regina Magruder Hill , RegistrarMiss Emma Waters Muncaster, HistorianThomas Garland Magruder, Jr.

MEMBERSHIP :

Th omas Garland Ma grud er, Jr., DirectorMrs, O. O. van den Berg, Registrar Emeritu sMiss Regina Magruder Hill, R egistrarAll State Deputy Chieftains

ENDOWMENT FUND:

Rev. Daniel Randall Magruder, Ex-Chieftain , Chairm anClar ence William McCormi ck, TreasurerC. Virginia Diede! , ChancellorHerb ert Thom as Magruder, Ex-ChieftainMrs. Rex Hays Rhoades, Former Coun cilllfemberAll State Deputy Chieftains

HESEARCH :

Miss Regina Magrud er Hill , Registrar , DirectorThomas Garland Magrud er, J r. , A ssistant DirectorAll State Deputy Chieftains

MEMORIAL TABLETS AND MARKERS:

Forrest Shepperson Holmes, ChairmanClarence Willi am McCormi ck, Treasur erMiss Emma Mun caster, HistorianMiss Corne lia Magrud er Bowie, Deputy Chieftain for D. C.Miss Evelina Magrud erDr. Roger Gregory Magruder , Chieftain

LIBRARY :

Miss C. Vir ginia Diedel, Chairman1. Frederi ck Dorm anMiss Frances Lytle Lummi s

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Page

Barri ckman , Wilh oite Carpenter 48

Beal, Decend ants 16

Bladensburg 10

Bowie, Descend ant s 16

Bowie, John, Jr. 15

Chieftain s, Former 1

Committ ees, Standing 4

Council, Members of 1

Council, l\linutes of 33

Death s, Recent 44

Deput y Chieftains 2

Gathering, Clan-1958 32

Gathering, Att endan ce List 58

Georgetown, History of 18

Headquarters, Descripti on of 29

Hyatt sville, l\laryland 24

MacGregor, Sir l\lal colm 7

Magrud er, Descendants 16·25·26

l\lagrud er, Capt. J oseph 26

l\la gruder , Dr. Roger G. 38

Magrud er , Lawson Wm. 25

Magrud er , Lt. Gen. Carter Bruck 30

Marriages, Recent :.................................................................. 42

Magrud er, Willett Clark 47

Meetin gs, State Unit 27

Membership List 59

Memorials 45

Officers 1

Offutt , Mar y 15

Presbyteri an Church 24

Remark s, Chieftain's Accept ance 38

Report Chiefta in's 4Q

Report , Registr ar 's 39

Report , Statistical 41

Reynolds, Susie Dran e 50

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C APT." I:" S IR MALCOL~f M ACG REGOR OF MACG REGOR5th Baronet - Died December 5, 1958

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SIR MALCOLM MAcGREGOR OF MAcGREGOR , BARONET

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Th e funeral of Capt ain Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGr egor, 5th Baronet,C.B.C.M.G., Officer of the Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre, D. L., J . P., R. N.,(Retd) , Chief of Clan Gregor, took place at Eidin chip , Lochearnhead on December9th, 1958. Th e service was conduced by th e Rev. T. T. Irvin e, Rector of Callander ,assisted by the Rev. I. A. Moir , Mini ster of Balquhidder.

Th e first part of the service took place at Edin chip House aft er which theCoffin was conveyed to Balquhidder and laid in the family mausoleum where theservice was conclud ed and the Lament, " P ipe Major George Ross' Farewell to theCrimea" , was played by Mr. Angus McKillop.

Sir Malcolm' s Coffin was covered with his plaid and laid on it were his bonn etwith three Eagl e's feath ers, his orders, decorations and medal s, his Naval pennant,the broad sword used in the Battle of Glen Fruin in 1602 and always worn by SirMalcolm on ceremonial occasions, and the dirk present ed by Prince Charles Edwardto Major Evan MacGregor, his A.D.C., at th e Palace of Holyrood House in 1745.

Th e Coffin was carried by his son, Maj or Sir Gregor MacGregor of MacGr egor ,his son-in-law, Mr. Jam es Ellis, Mr. Robert Hall , Mr. Donald Mclur e, Mr. GeorgeLittl e and Mr. Angus MacDermott , the Estate Employees, Mr. James Fergusonrepresenting the Parish of Balquhidder and Mr. Lachlan MacGregor repr esentingthe Parish of Locheamhead. Th e Sword was carr ied by Mr. John MacRa e th eoldest Tennant in Balquhidder , and the dirk was carried by Mr. Donald MacKinnonthe oldest Tennant in Locheamhead.

Among those present were: Th e Hon. Lad y MacGregor of MacGregor (widow),Major Sir Gregor and Lady MacGregor of MacGregor (son and dau ght er-in-law},Mr. and Mrs. Jam es Elli s (son-in-law and dau ghter) , Mr. A. R. MacGregor ofCardn ey (brother), Mrs. Ern est Pendleton Magrud er (s ister) , Th e Hon. WilliamRollo (brother-in-law}, Th e Hon. Torfrida Rollo [s ister-in-law}, Th e Earl of Man s­fied (nephew), Commander Findanus MacGregor, Yr. of Cardney (nephew), Lordand Lady Rollo (nephew and niece) , The Hon. Simon Rollo (nephew) , Th e Hon .Andrew Campb ell , Maj or Evan MacGregor, Lady Stirling of Fairburn, Mr. DavidMurray, The Hon, Rosalind Rollo, Lieutenant Commander Gore-Brown (cousins).

Also present were: Lord Kinnaire (Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire }, Lord andLady Fortevoit, Lord Bilsland, The Hon. James Bruce, Sir lain Moncreiffe of thatIlk, Mrs. Maxwell-Maclr onald , Miss Moncreiffe of Moncreiffe, Th e I\lc Nab ofMcNab and Mrs. McNab, Mr. J ames McNab , Mrs. Richard Leach, Maj or J amesDrummond Hay, Major James S. H. Drumm ond-Moray of Abercai rney, Maj or DavidButt er, Major and Mrs. J . A. M. Stewart of Ardvorli ch, Mrs. Richm ond of Kin ­cairney, Mr. Harvey Crui ckshank , Maj or A. D. Rowen-Hamilton (represe nting theBlack Wat ch ) , Captain Crai g (Chairman of the West Perthshire Agri cultural Execut iveCommittee) , Mr. George Glendinning (Chief Constable) , Baili e J . F. Ant on (re p.resenting the Burgh of Callander) .

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ORDER OF SERVICE

December 9th, 1958

I am the ressurec tion and the life, saith the Lord; he that believeth in me,though he were dead , yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in meshall never die.-St. John II. 25,26.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In myFather's house are many mansions: if it were no so, I would have told you. I go toprepare a place for you.-St. John 14. 1,2.

Th e etern al God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arm s.­Deuteronomt 33.27.

Neith er death, nor life, nor angels, nor prin cipalities, nor powers, nor thingspresent, nor th ings to come, nor heighth, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall beable to separate us from the love of God, which is in Chri st Jesus our Lord.­Romans 8. 38,39.

Rest eternal grant unto them, 0 Lord: and let light perp etua l shine upon them.

PSALM 23

The Lord's my shepherd, I shall not want .He makes me down to lieIn pastures green : he leadeth me the quiet waters by.

My soul He doth restore again ;and me to walk doth made

Within the paths of righteousness,ev'n for his own name's sake .

Yea, though I walk in deeth's dark vale,yet will I fear n/lne ill ;

For thou art with me ; and they rodand staff me comfort still.

My table thou hast furni shedin presen ce of my foes;

/lfy head thou dost with oil anoint, andmy cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my lifeshall surely follow me ;

And in God's house for evermor emy dwelling place shall be.

THE LESSON. 1st Corinthian s, 15, 20.

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THE PRAYERS

Lord have mercy upon us.

Christ have mercy upon us.

Lord have mercy upon us.

OUR Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name,Th y kin gdom come, Th y will be done, in earth as it is in heaven.Give us thi s day our dail y bread ; And for give us our Irespasses,As we forgive them that trespa ss against us; And lead us notinto tempt ati on, But deli ver us from evil. For thine isthe kin gdom, the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

Mini ster . Enter not in to jud gment with thy servant, 0 Lord ;An swer. For in thy sight shall no man living be ju stified.

Mini ster. Gra nt him, 0 Lord , etern al rest;Answer. And let light perp etu al shine upon him.

Minister. We believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord.An swer. In the land of the livin g.

Mini ster . 0 Lord , hear our pra yer ;Answer. And let our cry come unto the e.

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Let Us Pray

ALMIG HTY GOD, with whom do live the spirits of them that depart hence in theLord , and with whom th e souls of the faithful, aft er they ar e delivered from th eburd en of the flesh, are in joy and felicity : We praise and magnify th y holy Nam efor all thy serv ants who have finished th eir course in thy faith and fear ; and wemust humbly beseech the e that, at the day of the general resurrection, we, and allthey who ar e of the mystica l body of thy Son, may be set on his right hand , andhear his most joyful voice, Come, ye blessed of my Father , inh erit the kin gdomprepar ed for you from th e foundation of the world . Grant thi s, 0 mer ciful Father,for the sake of J esus Chris t, our only Medi ator and Advoca te. Amen.

REMEMBER th y servant, 0 Lord , according to the favour which thou bearestunto th y people, and gra nt that, increasing in knowledge and love of th ee, he ma ygo from streng th to stre ng th, and attai n to the fuln ess of joy in th y heavenl ykin gdom ; through Jesus Chri st our Lord, who liveth and rein geth with th ee andthe Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen.

o FATHER of all , we pra y to thee for those we love, but see no lon ger . Grantthem th y peace ; let light perp etual shine upon them ; and in th y loving wisdomand almighty power work in them the good purpose of thy perf ect will ; throughJesus Chr ist our Lord. Amen.

2nd Corin thians 13. 14.

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowshipof the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

~IAY th e souls of the faithful depart ed through th e mercy of God rest in peace.Amen.

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TOUR OF HISTORIC POINTS IN OLD BLADENSBURG

Th e tour of historic points in old Bladensburg arranged by the B1andensburgHistorical Society was held on Sunday, June 9. At the conclusion of the tour, refr esh­ment s were served at Bostwick House in Bladensburg. Th e fund s deri ved from the tourare devoted to the restorat ion of historic point s in Bladensburg.

At the conclusion of the tour, re freshments were served free of charge atBostwic k House in Bladensburg. Th e fund s derived from the tour will be devotedto the restorati on of histori c points in Bladensburg.

Th e following is a summary of the places included in the tour :

BLADENSBURG

Si tuated at the head of river navigati on the pioneer town of Bladensburg wasan outpost of international trade, even before its formal creation in 1742. Shipsdirect from Liverp ool and other European port s brid ged the Atlantic, sailed throughthe upp er eas tern bran ch of the Ana costia River and dropp er anchor in forty feetof water at Bladensburg, approximately where now stands the P eace Cross at theinte rsec tion of the Defense Highway and the Baltimore-Washington Boulevard .. Of recent years, with the growth of int erest in histori c spots, Blad ensburg isbeing reclaimed from the mould of years. About a year ago civic mind ed persons ofthe town and vicini ty formed th e Bladensburg Histori cal Socie ty for the purpose ofmarking historic sites and preservin g colonial building wherever possibl e.

Th e movement was well received and the Socie ty now has a county-widerepr esent ation of persons int erested in historic Bladensburg. Work has gone forwardrapidly and the Socie ty has gathered considerable data concern ing the early historyof the town. It is the int ent ion of the Socie ty to have architectural plan s drawn ofthe old homes now standing and to preserve at least one old home as a headquartersand museum . Blad ensburg, named aft er Th omas Bladen, proprietary Governor ofMaryland from 1742 to 1747, was established by an ac t of the Maryland Legislatureat or near a place called Garrison's Landing. The town was surveyed and laidout in sixty, one-acre lots which were bought from Miss Eugenia Calvert , Propri etr essof the land and a descend ant of the Lord s Baltimore. Nam es of some of the ori ginallot owners are interesting in that a few of the old buildings now standing inBladensburg have been tra ced to them as build ers.

Aside from its early prominence as a port, Blad ensburg is chiefly known asthe site of the old duelin g ground where Commodore Stephan Decatur and JamesBarron and other famous men of the time settled their disput es with pistols ; alsoas the site of the Battl e of Bladensburg in the War of 1812; as the birthplace ofWilliam Wirt , Att orn ey General of the Unit ed States; as the home of BenjaminStoddert, First Secretary of the Navy, of Bishop Will iam P inkn ey and as th estopping place of General Washin gton on many of his trips from Mt. Vernon toAnna polis, Philadelphia and New York.

It was from Bladensburg that Samuel F. B. Morse sent his first telegraph messag eto Washin gton and it was here that Corn ell laid the foundation of his fortune byerec ting unsightl y poles to support tel egraph wires to avoid earth curre nts .

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1. Carlton Mill

Two famous old mills played a prominent part in the early history of Bladens­bur g and contributed to the wealth and commercial life of the town. These millswere known as Carlton Mill and Avalon Mill. Th e former still stands but Avalonbas fallen a victim to desecration, having been tom down for the value of its buildingmaterial.

2. George Washington Tavern

In the early life of Bladensburg, tavern s played an important part. At one timethr ee well-known tavern s flouri shed in Bladensburg, namely, th e George WashingtonTavern , the Wirt House and the Palo Alto Tavern. Th e Wirt House, owned by thefath er of William Wirt , famous American lawyer who was coun sel for the Governmentin th e prosecution of Aaron Burr, and Attorn ey General under Madi son and Jefferson,has long since disapp eared, but the Palo Alto established in 1734 still stands in rebuiltform. Th e George Washin gton Tavern built in 1732 still stands in an excellent stateof preservation and has always been used as a tavern . Th e old swinging sign bearingGeorge Washington's picture which hun g in front of the Inn fell to pieces aboutfifteen years ago. George Washin gton and Patrick Henry stopped there on their wayfrom Mt. Vern on to Philadelph ia to att end the Continent al Congress in 1775. In theautumn of the same year, Martha Washin gton also stopped there on her way to visitGeneral Washin gton at Cambridge where he was in command of the Cont inentalforces. Th e old tavern is built entirely of bri ck, laid in Flemish bond and the dat eof its erection is painted on its southern end.

3. Ross House

Anoth er famous old building, one contained in most books on colonial archi­tecture, is the Ross House built by Dr. David Ross in 1749. No house in thevillage can boast of being more historic than thi s one, for it was here that theBrit ish troops mad e their headquarters during the Battle of Bladensburg, August24, 1814. After the Battle of Bladensburg, the building was used as a hospitalfor both Brit ish and American soldie rs, and legend has it that man y soldiers whodied th ere were buried in the backyard. If possibl e, the Blad ensburg HistoricalSociety would lik e to purchase and restore this famous old building and use it asits headquarters and museum. Dionysius Sheriff and Mary Ann Hill , grandparentsof our Historian , Regina Magrud er Hill, lived in this house ju st after their marriagein 1857.

The Magruder House

Th e Magrud er House, was as nearly as can be learned buil t in 1733. By whomit is not positively known. By those who have long known th e place it was the"Doctor's House". It was also the home of Dr. Archibald Magruder for man yyears. George Washin gton's Diary shows that he stopped at Bladensburg at th ehome of Dr. Harv ey. Bicent ennial investigators fixed upon thi s house as th e Harveyresidence, but were unabl e to develop beyond doubt that thi s was the house.

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Th e house has heen selected as the most typical of Dut ch Colonial Ar chit ecturein Southern Maryland. It contains quit e a number of pieces of the ori ginal hard ­ware such as "H" strap hinges and three locks, two of which bear the Britishstamp of "Carpente r and Son," with the Lion and Unicorn design. Th ese locksare still in good workin g order.

Th e basement is int er estin g in that it discloses the type of ar chitecture andthe substantia l way of constr ucting. Th e ki tchen fire-place is one of the largestnoted. The rin g to which unruly slaves were tied is still in the floor at thedun geon entra nce. Th ere are those recentl y living who claim to have seen theslaves cha ined to thi s r ing.

Th e pine board partit ion at the stairway, some of which has recentl y beenuncovered is interesting and is of the same type as will be found at "Tulip Hill"on West River in Anne Arundel County. Th e oak fram e of thi s partition has a"Gimlet Eye" splice.

Th e pine board floors, hewed on th e und erneath side to level may be observed.

One of the or iginal marbl e hearthstonesothers of bri ck, painted red, ar e origi nal.with no ornaments lire well preserved.

remain s. It is of Italian marbl e. Th eTh e mant el pieces of plain board s

(N ote by Historian : Thi s house was the home of Dr. Archibald SmithMagruder, born February 18, 1818. He was a gradua te of Jefferson Medical Collegein 1838. He was the son of Th omas Magrud er and Mary Clark. In January 23,1844, he married Narciss a Ada mson, and probabl y moved to " the Magruder House"at that time. All of his children were born there and he died there May 1, 1863.His widow lat er moved to Baltim ore.

Dr. Archibald Smith Magrud er was the fath er of our deceased Charter Member ,Julia Magruder McDonnell, who married Dr. Henry Barn ell McDonn ell, deceased,who was an Associate Charte r Member ; and grandfather of Miri am Narcisse Me­Donnell, who married Mr. Forres t She pperson Holmes, both Life Members of theA .C.G .S . )

It has been the purpose of the present owners of Magrud er House to preserveall the orig inal featu res. Unfortuna tely other owners have not been so particul ar.It is now the horne of Mr . and Mrs. Baxter Denn y.

6. Bealls Pleasure

Bealls Pleasur e, a farm on the Land over Road , is part of a gra nt made und erthat name in 1706 by Charl es, Lord Baltim ore to Colonel Ninian Beall, ownerat one time of a large part of the present George town and Prince George 's andMont gomery Counties, Maryland . It is connected with Bladensburg in many waysbut prin cipally becau se it was owned from 1794 until hi s death, on December 18,1813, by Benjamin Stoddert, First Secretary of the United States Navy, who in 1781marri ed Rebecca Lowndes, dau ght er of Christopher Lowndes of Bostwick House,Blad ensburg. Aft er acquiring Bealls· Pl easur e, Benj amin Stoddert bought ad dit ionalacreage until he owned an estate of 2,000 acres extending as war west as th eEastern Bran ch in Bladensburg.

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Benjamin Stoddert was the grandson of Jam es Stoddert who sett led near th epresent LaPlatta, Charl es County . Benj amin Stoddert was educated as a merchantbut in 1776 joined the Continental Army, became a Maj or, was wound ed at th eBattl e of Brandywine and then became a success ful merchant in Georgetown, wherehe built a home known as "Halcyon House". He served as Secretary of th e WarBoard and carr ied on an extensive corres pondence with the Pr esident of the Con­tinental Congress. Durin g the laying out of Washin gton as the Capital City, heand George Washin gton and Maj or L'Enfant were in frequent communication asis shown by the Washin gton correspondence in th e Congress ional Library. Inaddition to living at Hal ycon House in Georgetown and at Bealls Pleasure, he alsolived at Bostwick House, Bladensburg. He became Secretary of the Navy und erJohn Adams, th e second President , in 1798, and continued in office und er ThomasJ efferson but resigned in 1801. Both he and his wife are buri ed at Addi son' sChapel near Seat Pleasant, Prince George' s County .

Th e house at Bealls Pleasure, or "Th e Dairy" as it was called by Mrs. Stoddertis built entirely of bri ck, made of clay tak en from the place as is shown by largeexcavations still existing.

Th e house at Bealls Pleasure has long been known as "T he Old Brick House"and was owned as early as 1840 by Lemuel Sheriff who died in 1843, shortly aft erhis youngest son was born . Lemuel Sheriff marri ed Susan Beall Greenfield Youn g,the dau ghter of Mawdit Youn g and Elizab eth Truman Beall. She was th e great­grea t grandda ughter of Col. Ninian Beall who owned the land as part of a grantin 1706 from Lord Baltim ore, und er the nam e of Bealls Pleasure. Lemu el Sheriff'sthr ee sons were born in "The Old Brick House", th ese sons being: George BeallSheriff 0837·1918) , Lemuel Sheri ff 0843·1866) and Dionysiu s Thaddeus, knownas Thad 084{)·1904) . See: A.C.G.S. Year Book, 1922, P. 55; Year Book, P. 111928; Application Pap ers of Clement William Sheriff, No. 171, and the BeallBook, P. 76.

Lemuel Sheri ff died shortly aft er the birth of his third son in 1843, and hiswidow moved with her boys back to their Beall famil y home situated on the EasternBranch of the Potomac River at Benn ing, D. C. Th is house was called Beall sPleasur e.

George Beall Sheriff was the first of the brothers to marry. He was marriedNov. 23, 1858 to Sarah Elizaheth Hill . He took his brid e to the "Old Brick Hou se"near Land over, Maryland, where they lived for about 8 years, aft er which he andhis remaining brother, Thad, exchanged homes, he going back to th e home inBennin g, D. c., where he died June 20, 1918. George Beall Sheriff and SarahElizabeth Hill were the parent s of our deceased members, Philip Hill and ClementWilliam Sheriff, both havin g been born in "The Old Brick Hou se."

Accordin g to the lat e Jud ge Chew Sheri ff, who was born there, the timbers werebrought in a sailing vessel from England . It has doubl e chimneys at both endsflush with the wall with a hrick cur tain risin g above the rid ge as in London Houses.Its archit ecture is unusual for Prince George's Count y but almost identi cal witha group of Charl es County houses, includ ing Cobb Neck, Waverly, MI. Republic,Hard Bargain and West Hatton, the latt er of which was built in 1790 by Willi am

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Truman Stodd ert, a Major in the Revolutionary War and a cousin of BenjaminStoddert . Th e house still has its old wide floor boards and its original mantelsand six-panel door s, but the old chair rail s have been removed except in thepresent kit chen. formerly the dining room. A previously existing kitchen winghas disappeared except for the foundation and out side firepla ce.

Beall s Pleasur e is the present home of Mr . and Mrs. Brice Clagett, (1934).

7. Parthenon Heights

One of th e finest examples of colonial ar chit ecture to be found in Bladensburgis the old man sion which is called Parthenon Height s. It stands on a hill over­lookin g the town and probably suggested the Acropolis at Athens, hence its nam e.It is believed that the house was built in 1743, although this dat e is not authen­ticated, but John Row, the or iginal lot holder, and archit ects assert that thepanelin g and woodwork of the interior came from the cabin of a sailing vessel.Th e building passed into the hands of the Rogers family , lind Dr. Harris Rogers,noted scientist and inventor of und er sea wirel ess mad e his home there. Thi s househas now (1958 ) been taken down and the Bladensburg Hi gh School stands on partof the land .

8. The Evans House

What is now kn own as the Evans House was originally the old Market Master 'sHouse in Blad ensburg. On the lots adjoining, space was set asid e for a mark et andwarehouses. Thi s old house was built about 1760, by Christopher Lowndes ofstone and br ick. It is one story and a half high and is an out standing point ofhistori c int erest in Bladensbu rg. Th e main part of the house is original , two wingshaving been erected lat er. It is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Evan s.

9. Bostwi ck House

Bostwick House, the best pr eserved of the colonial buildings in Bladensburgproper , and the most int erestin g archit ecturally, was built in 1746 by Chri stopherLownd es, rich merchant of Chelsea, England . Lloyd Lownd es, his great grandsonbecame governor of Maryland.

Interested in the new town, Chri stopher Lowndes purc hased three lots andbegan the erec tion of a large bri ck house. It was built on the crest of a hill andfrom th e road to the house there is a broad deep garden with five terraces.

Th e house, with large square chimneys towerin g at each end was well builtof bri ck brou ght as ballast in the Lowndes ships from England and handhewntimb ers. Th e foundation was twenty-eight inches thi ck an d of a stone not foundin thi s vicinity so that it, too, was probably balla st. As the main entrance dooropens, one enters a wide hall which leads throu gh the house from a lar ge frontporch to the garden in the rear. On one side of the hall a sta ir case point sthe way to the upp er stories, and to the right and left heavy doors open into big,high-ceilin ged rooms. In the room to the right , the drawing room, is an arnatehand-carved marble mantel seven feet high and eleven feet long, and a fireplacein which big logs are still bein g burned. To the left is the dining room with itshand-carved marbl e mant el and age-dark ened black walnut paneling and fine pieces

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of mellow maho gan y furniture. Beyond thi s room is the library in whi ch ColonelBrice, youthful aid e of General Wa shin gton and close fri end of General Lafayette,oft en en tertained officers of the Continental Army.

Although construc tion of th e house was sta rted in 1742, it was not comple teduntil 1746, and the present excelle nt condition testifi es to th e care with which itwas built. Against a south wall a massive butt ress lean s, and in its base ar e tworoom s once used as a jail for unruly slaves.

Benjamin Stoddert, first Secre tary of th e Navy, in 1798, married Rebecca ,daughter of Chri stopher Lownd es, and lived at Bostwi ck . In 1824, on th e occasionof his la st visit to Ameri ca, General Lafayette and his cavalca de of distin gui sh edmen wer e met by Colonel Brice and escorted to Bostwi ck wher e a large receptionwas given in his honor. Aft er the death of Benjamin Stodde rt, Bostwi ck becameth e property of Colonel Bri ce whose daught er married J udge J ohn Steven and wasin th e family for nin ety-three year s. It is now the propert y of James H . Kyner .

In th e basement are to be found most int erestin g old wooden locks and keys.Th e hou se also conta ins its ori ginal doors an d mant els.

Oth er Places of Intere st

In ord er to shorten the tour only the ab ove places wer e included in th epresent itin erary but persons int erested in research will also want to visit suchfamou s old places in Bladensburg as th e duelin g grounds, the Spa Spri ng, th e ParketHou se, Evergreen Cemetery, the Bish op Pinkney House and Blenh eim.

JOHN BOWIE, JR. , Married MARY OFFUTI

This Article is to correc t the name of th e Wif e of J ohn Bowie, J r., the lasten try on th e list of tho se buried in th e Graveya rd on the Thorpland Plantation.

by

Regin a Ma gruder Hill

In th e book Beall and Bell Families by Lt. Col. Fi eld er M. M. Beall, on pag e49 is given :

"Ninian Beall , b. 1674, d. 1710, married in 1703, Eli zab eth Ma gruder , dau ght erof Samuel Magruder and hi s wife Sarah Beall : Issue ; Samuel Beall , Sr., and MaryBeall. Ninian Beall was the 3rd child of Col. Ninian Beall and his wife Ruth Moore.

"On pag e 108 we find that Eli zabeth (Magru der) Beall, widow of NinianBeall , Jr., son of Col. Nini an Beall , ma rr ied in 1711, as her second hu sband, Willi amBeall, Sr., born 1670 ; d. 1756, son of the Imm igrant Thomas Beall (1638·1732 ) andhis wife Eli zabeth Lee. They had a dau ght er Ma ry Beall , their firs t child whowas born 1712 and died 1733. She married J ohn Bowie, Jr." It has been found thatthi s marriage of Mary beall to J ohn Bowie, Jr. is incorrect.

In the book A cross the Years in Prince George's County by Mrs. Effie GwynnBowie, on pag e 637,638, 639-is found :

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"John Bowie, Jr ., b. 1708 at 'Brookwood' , married first in 1729, Mary Offutt,dau ghter of William Offutt and Mary Brock, his wife."

That thi s sta tement is true is proved by the Wills of WiJliam Offutt and ofhis wife Mary Brock Offutt .

Will iam Offutt made his Will on November 10, 1732, which was probatedJune 10, 1734 (Wills: Liber 21, folio 92-95, Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md. Aphotostat copy is on file in the Records of the American Clan Gregor Society.)In thi s Will William Offutt states : " I have alr eady suffic iently provided for mysons William and Jam es Offutt , and for my daughters Sarah and the wife ofTh omas Harris, and Mary the wife of John Bowie, lr' To each of the ahove nameddaughters he leaves "a gold rin g of th e price of twenty shill ings sterling,"

In the Will of Mary (Brock) Offutt , wife of William Offutt, mad e March 9,1748 and probated September 11, 1748, she devises " to the children of my deceaseddau ghter Mary Bowie". (See, Across the Years in Prince George's County, byEffie Gwynn Bowie, page 637.)

Th e children of John Bowie, Jr., and his wife Mary Offutt were : WilliamBowie, Jr., later called 3rd, 0 730-1753) , who married Rachel Pottinger, and Mar yBowie (1732-1804,) who marri ed Jam es Magruder (1723-1790/5 ) , son of NinianMagrud er and his wife Elizabeth Brewer.

Because of th e fact that John Bowie, Jr., did not marry Mary Beall, grand.daught er of Col. Ninian Beall , does not eliminate th e Beall ancestry of theirchildren. Jam es Magrud er, who marri ed the dau ghter of J ohn Bowie, Jr., andMary Offutt Bowie, was the son of Ninian Magrud er and his wife Sarah Beall ; andthe son of John Bowie, Jr. and Mary Offutt Bowie, William Bowie, J r., later called3rd., married Ersula Bur gess, the dau ghter of Richard Bur gess and his wife ElizabethMagrud er, who was the dau ght er of John Magrud er of " Dunblane" he being th eson of Samuel Magrud er and Sarah Beall (traditionally the dau ght er of ColonelNinian Beal\) .

References : A cross the Years in Prince George's County by Effie Gwynn Bowie,pp. 638, 637, 639, 683, 384. Th e Beall·Bell Book, pp. 49 and 108. Year Bookof The American Clan Gregor Socie ty, 1911-12, p. 44. American Clan GregorSociety Records, including the Will of William Offutt and of his wife, Mary Offutt .

BOWIE·BEALL·MAGRUDER DESCENDANTS DISCOVERED IN PRIVATE

GRAVEYARD OF JOHN BOWIE, JR.ON THORPLAND PLANTATION, NEAR LEELAND

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

Contributed by

George Magrud er Batt ey, III , and Edgar Suter McCeney, Sr. (Deceased)Twenty-eight persons buri ed in this graveyard and listed below have been

identified by a Magrud er·Beall ·Bowiedescend ant , Mr . Ed gar Suter McCeney,deceased, who was horn in the Thorpland Mansion , and who married Miss Emil yLelia Bird , also of an old family of the neighborhood, and both of them members

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of the Saint Barnabas Protestant Episcopal Church near Leeland. Several mor eof the older generations are believed by Mr. McCeney to have been buri ed therebut they are as yet unidentified. Through the thoughtfulness and activity of Mr .McCeney a substantial wire fence with iron posts and a gate has been put aroundthe 50·foot square sanctuary.

Th e graveyard is on th e east side of the Pope's Creek Bran ch of the Phila­delphi a, Baltimore and Washington Rail road (now a part of the PennsylvaniaSystem) , by a distan ce of 100 yards, 1,4 mile east of the mansion, which is on ahill west of the tra cts; and % of a mile south of the old Leland station. It is bestrecognized as standing in an open field with a medium- size cedar tree near th ecenter. A profu sion of honeysuckl e carp ets th e sacred spot, in which no mark ersare to be seen.

Burials Recorded as being in this Graveyard

John W. Bowie, Sr . son of Dr. Chas, Bowie, Sr.• and wifeb. 8-3·1839. d. 4·5-1913 Sara h Mari e (Sut er ) BowieSarah Maria (Suter ) Bowie 2nd wife of Dr. Charles Bowie, Sr.b. 11·29·1801. d. 3-10-1883Dr, Charl es Bowie son of William Bowie, 3rd and wife

Ursula (Burgess) BowieEliza. L. (Coombs) Bowie Ist wife of Dr. Charl es Bowie, Sr.b. d. 1·26-1836Wm. Francis Bowie son of Dr. Richard Bowie andb. 8·16·1834. d.2·2-1898 Mar garet (Somerville) BowieDr. Richard W. Bowie son of Wm. Mordaci Bowie andb. 9·12·1810. d. 1-31-1859 Martha (Magrud er ) BowieMar garet Weems (Somerville ) wife of Dr. Richard W. Bowie

Bowieb. 2·15·1818. d. 8·22·1901Wm. Mardacia Bowie, II son of Wm. Bowie, 3rd and wifeb.4·6·1786. d. 2·15-1863 Ursula (Burgess) BowieMartha (Magruder) Bowie Ist wife of Wm. Mordacia Bowieb.9·10·1789. d. 6·2·1812Maria Lousa Bowie daught er of Charles Bowie, Jr. and wifeb. 3-20·1863. d. 7·20-1864 Isabell BowieChas. Coombs Bowie son of Charles Bowie, Jr. and wifeb. 12·1·1861. d. 4-20-1864 Isabell BowieCharles Bowie, Jr. son of Dr. Charles Bowie, Sr. and Ist wifeb. 10·13·1833. d. 5·7·1899 Eliza (Coombs) BowieJohn Suter brother of Sarah Mar ia (Suter) Bowie, 2nd wifeb. d. of Charles Bowie, Sr.Barbara Sim (Smith) Suter mother of Sara Maria (S uter) Bowieb. 12·21·1773. d. 1863Ha rriet Smith sister of Barbara Sim (Smith) Suterb. d. 6-4·1875 aunt of Sarah Maria (Suter) Bowie, 2nd wife

of Dr. Charles Bowie, Sr.Richard Bowie son of Dr. Richard Bowie and wife

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John Bowie, Jr., and wifeMary (Beall) Bowie.· (This is anerro r, his wife was Mary Offutt.)William Bowie, Jr. (Later called 3rd.)William Bowie, 3rd, and wifeUrsula (Burgess) BowieWilliam Bowie, 3rd and wifeUrsula (Burgess) BowieJohn Bowie, Sr., and wifeMary (Mullikin ) BowieJohn Bowie, Jr.

Mar gar et BowieWilliam Bowie, 3rd

Dr. Charl es Bowie, Sr., and ofWm. Mordacia BowieDr. Charl es Bowie, Sr. and 1st wifeEliza . (Coombs) BowieDr. Charles Bowie, Sr. and wifeSarah Maria (Suter ) BowieDr. Charl es Bowie, Sr., and 1st wifeEliza (Coombs) BowieJohn Bowie, Jr.

wife of

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son of

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dau ght er of

1st wife of

Dr. Richard Bowieb. 1782. d. 11·11·1807John Bowie, Jr.b. 1708. d. 1753Mar y (Beall) Bowie

• ( Error, should be,(Mary Offutt Bowie. See article on the family nam e of the wife of John Bowie, Jr.)

b. 10·13·1848. d. 2·25-1873Ursula (Burgess) Bowieb. d. 7-4-1824William Bowie, 3rdb. d. 1809Elizabeth L. Bowieb. 1832. d. 1835Thomas Ray Bowieb. 1-16-1842. d. 2-4-1845Mary Ursula Burgess Bowieb. 1835. d. 1842Elizabeth (Pott inger ) Bowieb. d.William Bowie, Jr.b. 1730. d. 1753Rachel (Pottinger) Bowieb. d.Robert Pottinger Bowie

GEORGE TOWNCopied from " Early Days of Washin gton"

By Sally Somervell Mackall

The town originally consisted of sixty acres of land, part s of tracts owned byGeorge Beall and George Gordon. In the year 1751 the Maryland Legislatureauthorized Henry Wri ght Crabb, John Needham , J ohn Clagett, Jam es Perry, andDavid Lynn, commissioners ; to lay out a town on the Potoma c River, above themouth of Rock Creek, in Frederi ck County, Maryland . Th e commissioners meton September the eighteenth, 1751, and elected Alexand er Beall clerk and surveyor,and Josiah Beall , coroner. Mr. Gordon and Mr. Beall , havin g refused to sell thetract selected by the commissioners, it was condemned and appraised at two hundredand eighty pound s currency, which was offered to Messrs. Beall and Gordon, withthe privilege of selecting two lots. Mr. Gordon chose lots 48 and 52, but Mr. Beallwas very indi gnant and refused to recognize in any way the proceedin gs of thecommissioners, whereupon he was notified that unless he made his selection withinten days, he could only blame himself. After a week's reflection, Mr. Beall wrotethe following lett er :

" If I must part with my property by force, I had bett er save a littl eth an be totall y demolished ; rath er than have none, I accept of them,lots said to be Mr. Henderson's and Mr. Edmonston's. But I do

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hereby protest and declare that my accept ance of sa id lots, wbich isby force, shall not debar me from furtber redr ess from the commissio nersor others, if I can have the ri ght s of a British sub jec t, I ask no more.God save King Georg e!"

George Beall .

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March 17 1752.The lots chosen by Captain Beall were No. 72, fronting 67 feet of Wat er

Street, by 399 feet on High Stree t, and No. 79, fronting on the river . Th e namesof the jury who condemned the land were Will iam Pritchett, Ninian Magrud er ,Nicholas Baker, James Beall , Natha niel Magru der, Cha rles Clagett, J ames Holman ,Charles Jones, Thomas Cla gett , Zachar iah Magrud er , J ames Wall ace, Basil Beall ,William Williams, Alexander Magruder , William Wall ace, and J ohn Magru derson of Alexander . Th e town was laid off int o eighty lots. Th e commissionersnam ed the lots and streets. Th e original lan d patent, issued by Henry Darn ell ,keeper of the great seal of the Sta te of Maryland , November 18, 1703, to Col.Ninian Beall , for seven hundred and five ac res, called the Rock of Dunbarton(George-town now covers part of that tract ) , has recently been exami ned andauthenticated copies made for reference. Th e paper states that five hundred acreswere due to Beall , und er a warrant of the 19th of Ma y, 1703. Several additionswere aft erwards made to the town. First , Beall 's add ition, contai ning sixty-oneacr es, by the act of Assembl y passed during the November session 1783, and recordedat Rockvill e, Md.; Peter Beatty, Threlkeld and Deak in's addition, added durin gNovemb er session, 1785, conta ining twent y acres and divided into six ty-five lots ,and record ed in th e Distri ct of Columbia ; Beall 's second addi tion, supposed to berecorded in Rockville , Md. George town was incorpora ted Decem ber 25, 1789, andRobert P eter , Esq., appointed Mayor. "Jo hn Mackall Gantt, recorder , and BrookeBeall , Bernard O'N eale, Th omas Beall , of George, J ames Macu bbin Linghan , JohnTbrelkeld and John Peter , Esquires, are hereby app ointed ald erm an of sa id town,so long as they shall well beha ve th emselves therein." Pages 4045.

On th e first Monda y in January, 1792, Th omas Beall , Mayor, Ur iah Forrest ,alednnan, Robert P eter , and Charles Worthington, common councilmen, were present .Thomas Beall was app oint ed pres iden t, and Ur iah Forrest elec ted Mayor , in thepla ce of Th omas Beall , whose term was expiring. Robert Peter and CharlesWorthington were elected aldermen to fill vacancies, and the latt er immedi atelyqu alified as such by taking the oath required by law for justices of the peace.

Th e first counc il meet ing followin g these records are those of the cor pora tion,the first entry being as follows :

"1791, Th e State of Mar yland , George To wn, to wit : At a meeti ng of thecorporation of George Town aforesa id, at Joseph Semms Tavern , on Mondaythe twent y-eight day of November, in th e year of our Lord , one th ousand,seven hundred and ninety-one-Present , Th omas Beall , Mayor, Uria h Forrestand Dani el Reintzell, alder men, and Valentine Reintzell , J r., Th omas Corcoran,Charles Beatty, and James Clagge tt, common counci lmen. During themeeting John Threlk eld, alderman, and William Deakin s, J r., counc ilma n,app eared and took their sea ts. On th e followin g day Robert Pet er andCharles Magruder were fined th ree shillings and nine pence eac h for non­att endance in due time. Th omas Beall, of Georget own, was appointed Presi-

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denI, John Mount z, J r., c lerk, in place of Th omas Turn er , who hath resigned.Bills entitled ordinances to prevent running at lar ge of geese and swine,within the town, and directin g the Mayor's Court to app oint a wood corderand measurer, were passed. Aft er recess of half an hour John Threlkeld ,ald erman, and Will iam Deakins, Jr., common councilman, appeared. Anordinance was then passed providin g for the app ointm ent of a "plankmeasur er". The limits of the Town were extended so as to includ e " PrettyProspect" the site of th e Poor House, a part of the land known as the Rockof Dunbarton."

In 1776 the fashionabl e part of the town was below Brid ge Stree t; there beautyand wit reigned, the upper part of the town being woods. Durin g PresidentJ efferson's time Sir August us Foster , the Briti sh Minister , writ es there is no lackof handsome ladi es for the ball s in George town and asserts he never saw prettiergirls anywhere . Cherry Alley, with its narrow winding stree ts, was the court endof town. Th e quaint two-story houses were built of bri ck brought from England ,and had sloping roofs and qu een shaped gables, with rows of dormer windows,where the housekeeper delight ed in sunning her preserves and pickles, of whichthe boys in the neighborh ood, unin vited, ~ould enjoy a sample now and then. Manya taste did Fran cis Scott Key have of those same preserves. In Cherry Alleylived the Whanns, Peter s, Keys, Masons, Smiths, Foxall s, Bronau ghs, Balchs, Bealls,Forrests, Mr. Scotch Th ompson, and many others. A numb er of these houses arestill in wonderful preservati on. In th e early history of our country where there wereno machin es for makin g brick, and the work had to be done by hand , which ofnecessity made them very expensive; consequently it was much cheaper for ourmerchants sending vessels abroad to brin g in return bri ck as ball ast.

End Chapt er 4, page 47.

Chapter 5, page 48.

In 1783 there was no public buryin g grounds. Prominent families had privateones adjo ining their homes. Nini an Beall 's lot was on Gay Street. In recent yearsth is spot has been built upon, and when the found ati ons were bein g dug quant iti esof bones were taken up . His old mah ogany desk, inlaid with satin wood, wasconsigned to th e garre t for many years. Finally, in a division of the propert y, itwas appraised for fifty cents and bought by Mr. McKaig, of Cumb erland , a descend antof Ninian's , In one of the compartments is a paper, tellin g to whom it orig ina llybelonged, each person into whose possession it fell having add ed something toits history. Mr. McKai g still owns this Desk (1957).

Th e Beall family came originally from Prince George's County, Maryland ,where they were very influenti al and wealthy, owning thousands of acres of land,large trac ts of which are still in possession of their desce ndants. Samuel Beallsettled in Frederick and marri ed Elinor Brooke, dau ghter of Thomas Brooke, andgreat granddaughter of Governor Robert Brooke, of De La Brooke, who came toMaryland in 1650, in his own vessel, accompani ed by his wife, ten children, andab out for ty servants. They landed in Calvert, upon the shore of the Patuxent ,twent y miles up the river, on the 29th of June. In the old church at Whit-church,England, you will find the tomb of Th omas Brooke, and his wife, Susan Foster,dau ght er of Sir Th omas Foster of Northumberland. Th e nam e Whlt- church originated

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from the great quantities of whit e ston e found in the neighborhood, and used inthe construction of churches. Samu el Beall was one of the memb ers of the Marylandconvention who ord ered the signing of the Declaration of Ind ependence; one ofhis Maj esty' s justices of the peace, and is to-day spoken of as one of the "ImmortalTwelve", because he took such an active part in repudiating th e Stamp Act, notonly giving life and prop ert y for his country's cause, but sending more sons to th ewar than any known man .

His oldest son, Brooke Beall , one of the executors of his fath er' s will, wasan extensive, importing merchant of Georgetown, and also Clerk of MontgomeryCourt. He resided at Beallmont, their country seat, now own y his granddaughter .Mrs. Brooke Beall was highly gifted in face and form, of a ovable disposition,cultivated and attractive. Th eir home was the meetin g place 0 the gallant andthe brave. General Washin gton was a frequ ent visitor, and enjoy .d sitt ing on abroad veranda on moon-light nights, near by the old-tim e jessamin e, listening toMrs. Beall's charming guitar . In the distance the splash of the hoatrnan's oar andthe silver sheen on the moon-lit waters formed a scene of loveliness ever to beremembered.

The Beall esta te extended alon g Rock Cree k for miles, amid scenes of enchantingpeace and qui etude, broken now and then by the voice of the wood-robin, and thesparkling wat er of th e cree k, as it ru shes over its rocky bed, th e air redolent withwild grape and sweet-smelling honey-suckle. Th e new Park of Washington is apart of thi s prop erty.

A considerable portion was bought by Mr . Pierce, more than a hundred yearsago, from Leonard Mackall, whose wife was Catherin e Beall . Th e old Pi erc e Millis still standing, and ridin g along, one can see the old capstone marked 1001, I.P.

Pa ge 63. The grounds of Oak Hill Cemetery originally belonged to ElizaBeall Wa shin gton, wife of George C. Washin gton, a grandnephew of the immortalGeorge, and who, in app earance, resembled his uncl e greatly. Mrs. Washin gtonlived on the south side of Road Street in the house now owned by ColumbusAlexander's family. The great phil anthropist, William W. Corcoran, bought fifteenadditional acres of thi s land, known as the Rock of Dumbarton, for thr ee thou sanddollars, which he pre sent ed to the town as a burying ground. His contributions toOak Hill at differ ent tim es amounted to twent y thou sand dollars. Th e pla ce hasbeen greatly enlarged and is now one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the country .

George C. Washington's dau ght er , Eleanor Ann , was the first to be laid torest in thi s spot. She lies where, durin g her life, she was wont to ske tch. Herminiatures of her moth er, and of Thomas Beall of George, and his wife, are nowin possession of Mr. Thom as Harrison. (See A.C.G.S. Year Book 1947, P . 92.)

Mr. George C. Washin gton married for his second wife, Ann Th omas BeallPeter, a relativ e of his first wife, and of whom she had been very fond . * * *

Upton Beall , son of Brooke Beall , a prominent lawyer of Rockvill e, Maryland,and grandson of Samuel, was an intimate friend of Pr esident Adams. * * *Mar garet Johns Beall, now living, was present with her moth er, Mrs. Beall , whose

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maiden nam e was Jane Robb. Upt on Beall 's first wife was Matilda Bowen LeePrice.

Pa ge 70. I the early days there wer e no churches in Georgetown pr oper, itbein g part of Rock Creek Parish, and th e inh ahitants thought nothing of dri vingsix miles throu gh snow and ra in to att end service at SI. Paul's, Rock Creek, th eoldes t church in the District.

Pa ge 73. Just oppo site Oak Hill Cemetery, David P eter, whose wife was HarrietAnn Beall , owned a double square. Th is pr operty change d hands frequ ently. * * *Page. 106. Mrs. Maffitt was the widow of Charles Beale Carter, a half uncl e ofGeneral Robert E. Lee , C.S.A. Th eir home was at Shirley, on the James River.Th eir da ughter, Susan Carter, mar ried Rev. Th omas Bloomer Balch, who wasa noted personage in Georgetown. It is rath er strange th at Mr . Balch shouldhav e become a mini ster , as he did not enjoy his fath er 's sermons when a boy, andwas always seated in th e pulpit in order to be kept quiet. On e Sunday th e pray erseemed uncommonl y long ; th e boy's pati ence became exha usted, and in th e mid st" he put on his fa her 's spectacles, which were lying on the pulpit, and openingthe hymn-book said : 'Come, my brethren , whil e the pra'r is going on, let us singa him e.' It is needless to say that the prayer did not go on, though doubtless th econgreg at ion wen t off." * * *

Pa ge 108. In 1783 the Rev. Stephen Bloomer Balch was pastor of the FirstPr esbyteri an Church , the first churc h huilt in George town. He was a good oldsoul, and marri ed and baptized nearl y every body in Georgetown for many years.* * * Th e Doctor also had a littl e spare time for teachin g. In the War of 1812he formed a company composed of his scholars, whom he used to drill , an d in thatway obta ined a pension. He had no difficult y in gett ing wives ; he had three, andnumbered them on the same tombstone, Eliza beth the first and Elizabeth the second.Th e stone is still to be seen in the old Preshyteri an burying-gro und. Th e originalPresbyterian Church stood on the corne r of Washin gton and Brid ge Stree ts. Th econgrega tion rapidly in creased, and the edi fice enla rged in 1793 and again in 1801and 1810. Th e increase was due not only to th e popularity of Dr. Balch as a manand a preacher , but also to the fact that at that time there was no other ProtestantChurch thi s side of Alexandria nearer than St. Paul's Church, Rock Cree k. Pa ge HI.

Page H2. Th e lot adj oinin g the old church was used as a buryin g-ground.At the time the churc h was moved these bodies were dug up , man y of them putin boxes and placed in the chapel cella r of the Presb yter ian cemetery, where th eywer e knocked about in every dir ect ion, the boys in the neighb orh ood enjoying playin gfoot-hall with some of the skulls. In olden time the Presb yterians had very finemusic, the choir hein g composed of man y voices and a whole string band. In 1879the churc h was moved to West Stree t, and a hand some building erec ted.

Page 124. When we recall the galla nt deeds done hy the sons of Maryland ,it is remark ahl e that she ha s never been honored by the Presidency. In everyevent of importa nce, from the very found ati on of the country, she has been the firstto come forward and lend assistan ce. One hundred and thirty-nine years ago, onthe 23d of Novemb er, "The Immortal Twelve," so called becau se they were thefirst to stand forth alone, steadfast, tru e and strong in repudiating the Stamp Act.

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Th at memora ble cour l consisted of J ustices Samuel Beall , his broth er J oseph Beall ,Peter Bainbridge, David Lyon, Charles Jones, Willi am Blai r, Th omas Beatty, AndrewHu gh, Jam es Dickerson, Th omas Price, Willi am Luckett , and Joseph Smith. Thesejudges take precedence of the signers of the Declaration of the American Ind epend ­ence, and were kn own as the "s ilk-stocking gentry. "

Page 154. Benjamin Mackall the second, owned large es tates in Calvert andPrince George's Counties, Maryland ; his products bein g shipped to Georgetownmark et . Thus it happened that two of his sons, Benjamin and Leonard, met, fellin love with , and wedded two of Brooke Beall's dau ght ers. Th eir fath er was animport ant shipping merchant of Georgetown, sending great quantities of grain andtobacco to England. Leonard chose Catherine, and Benj amin the third, Chris tianaBeall. To each of his daught ers Mr. Beall gave a doubl e square on GeorgetownHeight s ; to Ben jamin Mackall 's wife, part of the Rock of Dunb art on, known asMackall Square, where quite a large fram e house was built, where the famil yresided in wint er. One hundred years ago thi s building was removed to anoth erporti on of the Beall estate on Congress Stree t, where it still stands in bett er conditionthan most modern houses.

Page 173. Louis Mackall , the first, son of Christia na Beall and BenjaminMackall , was born at Mackall Squa re, Geor getown Height s, in 1802, and becam e aphysician of high standing. • • • His first marriage took place in 1828 to SarahSomervell Mackall, a dau ght er of Captain J ohn Grahame Mackall , an officer of thewar of 1812, and grandda ughter of Captain Jam es Somervell, a descendant of LordSomervell. Mrs. Louis Mackall died in 1831, leaving one child, a son.

Lou is Mackall , the first, married in 1851, as his second wife, Mary Bru ce,daughter of Major Th omas Bruce, of Prince George's Count y, Mar yland.

Page 183. Louis Mackall , the second was born at "Matta poni," the old countryseat in Prince George's County, Maryland , April 10, 1831. In 1839, he wasbrought to George toWn by his fath er and entered at Mr. Abb ott's Acad emy. Aft er­wards he went to George town College, and in 1851 graduated at th e Mar ylandMedical Univers ity. He returned immediately to Georgetown, where he obtaineda large practice, in which he is still actively engaged. He married in 1851 Mar garetMcVean dau ghter of Rev. Jam es McVean .

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GIFT TO HYATTSVILLE CHURCH

ANCIENT COMMUNION SERVICE REHABILITATEDBY SCION OF OLD FAMILY

Fi ve Times Great Grandson of Colon elNinian Beall , Early Ameri can Col­

onist , Will Mak e Pr esentation.Sioux Cit y, Iowa, Feb. 2.- Secur ely locked in th e vault of a Sioux City jewelry

store, its beautiful surface care fully protected from injury, is a large server of solidsilver, mad e aft er a special design by the Gorha m Company, famous New Yorksilversmiths, and declar ed by jewelers to be one of the most perfect pieces of workto come und er their noti ce.

It is int ended for the Hyattsville (Md.) Presbyterian Church, and on theface of the server, which measur es 18 x 28 inches, is engraved the following in­scription:

"This server and th ese paten covers, which res tore their ' lost originals, werepresent ed this 20th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1906, to theHyattsville Presbyterian Church, of Hyatt sville, Prince George County, Md.,by a grea t, great, great, great, great grandson of

COL. NINIAN BEALL,ALPIlEUS BENJAMIN BEALL, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

Present ed in recog ni tion of the service of Col. Nini an Beall , venerable rulingelder among the Patux ent Pr esbyterians before 1700 A. D" who deeded to thiscongreg ation in Upp er Marlborough a "parcelle of land" on which to erect its first"house for the services of Almi ghty God," 1704; who fat hered this congregation,and saw it become one of the first seven origina l churches of American Presby­teriani sm, 1706 ; and who, in 1707 A, D., gave to thi s congrega t ion thi s communionservice, which is now, so far as is kn own, the oldest in use in the Pr esbyteriandenomin ati on in America."

Wh en A. B. Beall , President of the Dumbarton Realt y Company, leaves SiouxCity for an Eastern trip , he will take the server with him to the Mar yland town,where his famil y first established itself in America . Th ere he will present it to th echurch, whose first prop ert y was given by his dir ect ancestor over 200 years ago.

A lar ge goblet and two tall silver chalices for communion service, mad e in1707, were present ed by Col. Ninian Beall to the church in that year. With thegoblets were two paten covers, which had been lost with the passin g years. Th esehave been duplicat ed by the Gorham Company also, and Mr. Beall will tak e themto Hyattsville with the server.

Th e communion service, which will be completed by the pieces now in the hand sof local jewelers, is the most pri zed possession of the famous old Maryland church.It is of eleg ant patt ern , made by the Englis h firm of Lofthouse, and for 200 yearsit has graced the chancel of the church in Hyatt sville on communion Sundays.

Wh en Mr . Beall recentl y visited the old family home in Hyattsville, the presentpastor of the churc h, Rev. S. Ward Righter , showed him the communion service,

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which had been a Iradition in the Beall household for generation upon generation.The quaint old church, with its wealth of tradition, its associations with th eearlies t days of American History, and the part his own famil y had played in itsbuild ing, so impressed th e Sioux City man that he conceived the idea of restoringthe paten covers and adding a server to the se t.

Note: At the Gath ering in October 1931, Mr. William Pinkney Magruderpresented a Tablet in memory of Alexander Magruder, Maryland Immi­grant, 1652, to the Fir st Pr esbyterian Church in Hyatt sville, Maryland.At that time the Silver Communion Set mentioned in th e above articlewas on exhibition. (See: American Clan Gregor Year Book, 1931,pp.7·8.)

TO ALL DESCENDANTS OFLAWSON WILLIAM MAGRUDER

OFVICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

I wish to report an item of geneological int erest to th e descendants of myfath er, LAWSON WILLIAM MAGRUDER, of VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI.

On 15 December 1956, my wife and I visited CONCORD PRESBYTERIANCHURCH in MADI SON COUNTY, MIS SISSIPPI. In the church yard we founda granite shaf t, ten feet high, that mark ed the graves of the moth er and of thebroth er of my fath er , (my grandmother and my uncl e) .

Th e shaft was in an excellent slate of preservation. Th e inscriptions quitec1ear -

On the South Fa ce:SACRED TO THE MEMORY

OFREBECCA SPRIGGS DRANE

WIFE OFSAMUEL MAGRUDER

WHO WAS BORN IN MARYLANDAD 1814

DIED JUNE 28, 1868

On the North Face :SACRED TO THE MEMORY

OFTHOMAS SAMUEL MAGRUDER

WHO WAS BORNNOV. 27, 1843

DIEDNOV. 15, 1863

AT THE CONFEDERATE ARMYHOSPITAL AT RINGGOLD,

GEORGIA.A VOLUNTEER IN THE

24th MISSISSIPPI REGIMENT

Each of you, I feel certain, will be inter ested in knowing the Burying Groundis well cared for ; protected by a good iron fence and shaded by man y lovely oldtall cedars.

My wife, Charlotte, and I found our way to Concord Church by proceedingNorth from CANTON, MISSISSIPPI on rout e #51. Aft er passing beyond ALLISONWELLS about two miles we turned right (Eas t) and proceeded for perhaps amile. Th e Church and Burying Ground abut a hard surface road which passesthrough an unu sually pleasing countryside. CARY WALTHALL MAGRUDER

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SOME DESCENDA TS OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH MAGRUDERI LI COL COU TY, MISSOURI

By

WILLI AM L ESLI E M AGRUDER

1959

Of the len children of Ca ptain Joseph Magruder named in his Will , July31, 1793, two of his sons, Judge Robert Whit e Magrud er and Joseph Magrud er,2nd have descendan ts in eastern Missouri.

Judge Robert Whil e Magrud er' s family Bible, which he bequeathed to hisnext of kin, contains the names of his children by his wife, Catheri ng Jan e Offutt .

Aft er all of his children had preceded him in death, he left the old family Biblewith a neph ew, Lloyd Belt Magrud er, quote : "Presented to Nan cy wife of LloydBelt Magrud er, my nephew, by Robert Whit e Magrud er, aged 86 years thi s March10th, 1874." " Prese nted to Sue, a nigh by affinity and consanguinity, by RobertWhit e Magrud er, aged 86 years thi s March 10th, 1874."

Nan cy and Sue were the wife and daughter of Lloyd Belt Magrud er, respec­tively. The birth and death record of Judge Robert Whit e Magrud er's family,quote :

BIRTHS:J ohn Bur gess Magrud er born Nov. 11, A.D. 1809Ann Minor Magruder born April 23, 1812Cr eenbury Magrud er born August 16, 1814Rob ert White Magrud er, Jr., born May 3, 1817Cathering Jane Magrud er born May 29, 1820Henry Clay Magrud er born June 6,1823

DEATHS :Cr eenbu ry Magruder died January 18, 1815Henry Clay Magrud er died Au gust 1823J ohn Burgess Magrud er died October 28, 1831Ann Minor Hernd on died May 26, 1840Robert Whit e Magruder , Junior died July 31, 1842Cath erine Jane Hampton died November 6, 1855Judge Robert Whit e Magrud er died October 26, 1877-the same year in which

Lloyd Belt Magrud er, his neph ew, passed away.

A news item, taken from the Louisiana , Missour i Newspaper in 1877 and filedin the Bible, gives important facts about Judge Robert White Magrud er, quot e:

"An old gentleman named Robert White Magrud er died suddenly at th eAmerican House this aft ernoon in thi s city. He was nin ety years old and camefrom Florida, Missouri. He has a grandson by name of Richard C. Magrud er, alawyer at Cap-au-Ori s,'

Thi s Richard C. Magruder was a son of Robert Whit e Magrud er, Jr., andAmanda Cave, his wife. He was born September 30, 1841.

Richard C. Magruder married (1) Susan Ann Magrud er, dau ght er of LloydBelt Magrud er and Nancy, September 16, 1869. Th ey lived in the Mississippi Riverbottom near Cap-au-Oris. They had three children :

1. Lloyd Belt Magruder born July 1870.

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2. KITTY COLMA MAGRUDER born October 11, 1874 (the same year whenthe Bible was bequ eathed to her moth er and grandmother by Judge RobertWhit e Magrud er ).

3. 'Alfred Cave Magruder born February 17, 1878.

Susan Ann Magrud er , mother of Colma, died June 1884. Richard C. Magruder,Colma's fath er , marri ed (2 ) Virginia Carr in 1887. Th ey had thr ee children:

1. Don Magruder born Augu st 28, 1889.

2. Amfra Magrud er born February 11, 1892.

3. Richard D. Magruder born July 9,1894 (d) .

Kitty Colma Magruder marri ed George Trescott of Winfield , Missouri. Th eyhad two children :

1. Richard Ferman Trescott born October 30, 1896.

2. Th eodore Kenn eth Tr escott born January 21, 1900 (d).

Mrs. Kitty Colma Magrud er Trescott , grand-daughter of Lloyd Belt Magruderand Nan cy, now holds the family Bible of Judge Robert White Magrud er fromwhich I copied the Birth and Death records above listed.

Judge Robert Whit e Magrud er lived at Florida, Missouri , in Monroe County,the locale of th e Mark Twain State Park, in the Salt River watershed. LloydBelt Magrud er lived in the Cap-au-Oris, Winfield, New Salem locale in LincolnCounty. Cap-au-Oris was an old river port in pioneer times. Today, it is th esite of a great concrete dam construc ted across the Mississippi by the U. S. Govern ­ment to aid in flood control and deep channel commercial navigation.

Mrs. Trescott , now 85 years of age, is the only surviving greed-grand-daughterof Judge Robert Whit e Magrud er and J oseph Magrud er 2nd, the two sons ofCaptain Jo seph Magrud er of the Revolution.

Th e Killam family, formerly of Winfield , and Emmett M. Magruder of NewSalem community, are among the many descendants. Emmett M. Magrud er, myfath er, died September 22, 1958, at 93 years of age.

Mrs. Tr escott is a member of the Winfield Bapti st Chur ch. She is a chartermember of her D.A.R. Chapter , and became a member of the American Clan GregorSocie ty on January 18, 1911, being member No. 245. Her son, Richard FermanTr escott , join ed the Clan in 1918, and is Clan Member 473.

To Mrs. Tr escott we are deeply indebted for Judge Robert Whit e Magruder'sgenealogy, which fills in a former gap of the Captain Joseph Magrud er family line.

STATE UNIT MEETINGSHAWAII

Mr. Lloyd Rand olph Magruder Killam, a Life Member of the Clan , has beeninstrum ent al in organizing a Hawaiian Sta te Chap ter or Unit of the American ClanGregor Socie ty. Th e following lett ers were sent out to the Chieft ain and to th eState Deputy Chieftains : To the Chieftain :

" In view of anticipat ed Sta tehood for Hawaii, we have organized a HawaiiState Chapter of the Clan. We tru st you will welcome us as a State Chapter .I am enclos ing a copy of a lett er which I am sending to the State Deputy Chieftains.I am sending a copy of thi s lett er to Mrs. van den Berg, the Registrar."

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To the Slate Deputy Chieftains:

"You will be int erested in knowin g that we have organized a Hawaii Stat eSociety. We anti cipate that Hawaii will be admitted as the Fiftieth State duringthe next few month s.

"Our officers are as follows: Colonel Marion M. Magrud er, State DeputyChiefta in ; Mrs. Jane Magruder Watkins, State Assistant Deputy Chieftain ; LloydR. Magrud er Killam, Secre tary-Treasurer. Colonel Magruder of Lexin gton, Kentucky,is the son of William Mari on Magruder, former Chieftain and at present AssistantDeputy Chieftain of Kentucky. Mrs. Watkins is the wife of Lt. jg. J . W. WatkinsIII , and the dau ghter of Douglas Neil Magrud er, former Chieftain and now DeputyChieftain of Mississippi.

" I know you will welcome Ha waii into th e State Socie ty fellowship and I knowColonel Magrud er would appreciat e a note from you extending gree tings. He canbe addressed at U. S. Marine Air Base, Kan eoch, Hawaii.

" With our warmest aloha, Lloyd R. Magrud er Killam. "Congratulations to Hawaii on her Statehood and on her American Clan Gregor

Society activiti es.

VIRGINIA

On June 21st, 1958 the Vir ginia State Unit of the A.C.G.S. had its annualGath erin g at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J ohn W. Hamil ton in Eheart, Virginia.Clan and family were topi cs of conversation as people met those who att endedformer gatherings and of those who were meetin g Clan folks for the first time. Th erewas a goodly numb er present and a most bountiful and delicious lun cheon wasserved on the spacious lawn.

Th ose att ending were : Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Shepperson Holmes, Mrs. SusieMay van den Berg, Miss Regina Magrud er Hill , Mrs. Dixie M. Noble, Dr. and Mrs.Harold Robert Lipscomb, Miss Anna Louise Reynolds, Dr. and Mrs. Boyd Tyler ,Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Ferneyhough, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin M. Taylor and grand­children Ann and Allen Shotwell, Mr. and Mrs. J ohn F. Ewell and son, John, Jr.,Capt. and Mrs. Nathaniel McGregor Ewell, Mrs. W. M. Hun dley, Mr. Josiah Hundley,Miss Mary Ewell Hundley, Mr . and Mrs. Allen L. Hord, Mr. and Mrs. J ohn W.Hamilt on, Dr. and Mrs. Fieldin g McGehee and children-Fielding, Jr. and Louiseand Susan,· Cath er ine and Walt er Pugh, Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Donnelly and children­Charl otte, Harold III, and Margar et.

Th e next Gath erin g will be held on June 20th , 1959, at the home of Mr. andMrs. John W. Hamilton.

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OF INTEREST TO MEMBERSHeadquarters of the

American Clan Gregor Society1862 Mintwood Plac e, N. W., ApI. 201

Washin gton, D. C.

Teleph one-NO. 7-6381

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Every member and those eligible to membership in the Clan are cordiallyinvited to visit their Headquarters Office.

In thi s Headquarters is housed all of the Archives of the Clan consisting ofthe Application Blanks and membership record s; Year Books issued from 1909 tothe present time; Bibles and Photographs; Charts of the Ancestors of the ImmigrantAlexander Magruder and of the Descendants of Alexander, man y of th em to thepresent tim e; Pamphlets and papers; Scrap Books of World War I and of WorldWar II ; Wills, Marriage Record s, Death Record s and other genealogical recordswhich have been put into loose leaf scrapbooks and indexed; Mat erial gleanedfrom books at the Newberry Library in Chicago, Th e Maryland Historical Society ,Baltimore, Md., Th e Congr essional Library and the D.A.R. Library, Washin gton,D. c.; Records from the Court Houses in Mont gomery, Prince Georg e's, Frederi ck,Allegheny and Washington Counti es, Maryland; Richmond, Virginia, and Frankfort,Kentucky. Much genealogi cal data has been gath ered from reading the CountyHistori es of the variou s States; Census Record s have been read and copied; andThe Clan Year Books have been ind exed through the 1940 issue. All of theserecords have been ind exed and are on file in the office.

A Library has been started to be known as the "Brig. General MarshallMagruder Library" and contains some valuable books.

There is a vast amount of material on hand to be sorted, indexed and filed.Thi s will tak e much time as in addition to what we have, more is being receivedall the time.

The office equipment consists of five sets of shelves made and donated by ourlat e Chieftain, Brig. Gen. Marshall Magruder ; thr ee steel file cases ; twenty-fivesteel File Drawers for card indexes; a work table 79 by 32 inches, also made anddonat ed by General Magruder; a Typ ewrit er and stand ; a card tabl e, an openfront Bookcase and telephon e stand loaned by Mrs. Susie May Geddes van derBerg; three chairs and a ches t of draw ers, loaned by Miss Regina Magruder Hill;and a lar ge Unit ed States Fla g on a standard belongin g to the Magruder ChapterN.S.D.A.R. The ru g coverin g the floor was a donati on from Mrs. William RandolphTalbott.

Th ere are two closets as you enter the room which gives ampl e storage spacefor office supplies.

Two of the sets of shelves and the lar gesl of the steel cabinets are in thestoreroom of the apartment and hold the stock of Year Books on hand. Th esebooks have all been counted, labeled and wrapp ed in packag es of ten, so as toprot ect them from dust.

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This will tell you a lot about your Headquarters. Come and see it! Th emembers att ending the Gath erin g in 1958, visited the Headquarters but wehave since moved it to a larg er room in the same apartment.

Many things are needed for the Office. Among them, another steel lett er filecase, a long carri age typewrit er , a desk lamp , a cabinet, and twelve file drawers forfor expansion of the files and for the index card s of the Year Books from th e issueof 1940 to the pre sent time. Work on this project will probably begin next Fall.

Contributions in any amounts for the above needed equipment will be welcomed.Money could be given as a memorial to a loved one, and such contributions wouldbe included in th e Year Book. Send contributions to the Treasurer , Mr. ClarenceWilliam McCormi ck, 4316 Clagett St., University Park, Maryland. Pl~ase notethat the contribution is for the use of the office so that proper credit may be given.

Mr. and Mrs. Herb ert Thoma s Magruder are on a three month visit in Europe.Th ey will be home in time for the Gathering in October, 1959.

LT. GEN. C ARTER BRUCE M AGRUDER

From th e Daily Progress of April 20, 1959, Charl ottesville, Virginia.Pr esident Eisenh ower today announced the assignm ent of Lt. Gen. Cart er BruceMagrud er to Seoul, Korea, as command er in chief, United Nati ons Command, Com.mand er U. S. Forces, Korea, and Commanding General 8th U. S. Army.

General Magrud er also was nominated by the President for promotion toGeneral.

Gen. Magruder is a newphew of Mrs. Edward May Magrud er and a brotherof Mrs. Irwin L. Lummis, both of Charlottesville. He att end ed the University ofVirginia 1917-19, and was graduated from West Point in 1926.

Th e new assignment becomes effective July 1, 1959, when Gen. Magrud er willsucceed Gen. George H. Decker, who in tum will become Vice Chief of Sta ff of th eArmy.

Durin g World War II , Gen. Magrud er served in supply assignments in Nort hAfr ica and in 1945 became chief of staff of the theat er service forces in the Eur opeantheat er. In Jul y 1957, he was app ointed director of the logistics division of theEuropean command and became chief of staff of the U. S. Army in Europe th efollowing May. Upon his return to the Unit ed States, he served in the office ofthe secretary of the Army and in the logistics division from 1949·53. Followingassignment in the Far East as commander of the 24th Infantry Division, th e NinthCorps, as a Chief of Sta ff of the Far East Command, he returned to Washin gtonto become Deput y Chief of Logistics in May 1955.

R EVOLUTIO NARY WAR

Work on the Revolut ionary War ServicesMagruder will be continued during this year.Vol. XLI of the Year Book publi shed in 1957,next porti on in th e 1960 issue.

S ERVICE

of the Descendants of AlexanderThe last installment app ears in

pp. 30·32. We hope to print the

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PATRICIA ELIZABETH HAWN

Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Ted Hawn of Maryville, Tenn essee, ann ounce the weddingof their daughter Patricia Elizabeth to Mr. Andrew Goff Shockley of Nashvilleand Knoxville, Tenn essee. He is the son of our Clanswoman Mrs. Th omas Shockley.The wedding took place on Jun e 13, 1959, at Maryville Methodist Church.

GRA NDFATHER M OUNT AIN HIGHLA ND GAMES

By a vote of the Coun cil conducted by personal contact, the Ameri can OanGregor Society became one of the sponsors of the Grandfather Mountain HighlandGames and Gathering of the Scottis h Clans. Yearly Gatherings are held at MacRaeMeadows, Linville, North Carolina. Highland games and music are featured. Th eFourth Annual Gath ering will be held on July 12, 1959. Some of our Clan folkshope to att end thi s Gathering.

For information write the president, Mr. Donald F. MacDonald, Th e CharlotteNews, Charlotte, N. C.

THE BOBBY B URNS DINNER

Our Chieftain and Mrs. Magruder attended the Bobby Burns Dinner given bythe S1. Andrew's Society on January 31, 1959, at the Statler Hotel. Thi s was th ecelebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns.

J OAN W OODWARD NEWMA N

Congratulations to Joan Woodward and her husband Paul Newman , on th ebirth of their first child. Th e Clan wishes them and their baby every happiness.

MRS. VAN DEN BER G

We are glad to report that Mrs. van den Berg, Registrar Emeritus, is muchbetter than during the Clan time last year , and that she is now at her home.

MR . FRANK CECIL M AGRUDER

Our members will be distr essed to know of the serious illn ess of a formerChieftain, Mr. Frank Cecil Magrud er. Our love and sympathy go out to his wifeMartha, and to th eir children. Th eir dau ghter Lida Jane (Hayden ) Wood wasScribe when her fath er was Chieftain, and the whole family are Life Members ofthe Clan.

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PROGRAM

1958 ANNUAL GATHERING

FRIDAY, THE 17TH OF OCTOBER11 :00 a.m.-Annual Prayer and Memorial Servi ce for our deceased memo

bers at St. Mar garet's Episcopal Church, Connecticut Avenueand Bancroft Place , N. W., Washin gton, D. C.

12 :00 Noon-Luncheon at the Hotel Brighton, 2123 California Street,N. W. (near Connecticut Avenue ) $1.75 per person.

Followin g lunch The Clan will gather at office for afternoon, Apartment201, 1862 Mintwood Place, N. W. (on corner of 19th Street) .

SATURDAY, THE 18TH OF OCTOBERSheraton-Park Hotel, Connecticut Ave. and Woodley Rd. , N. W.,

Washington , D. C.9 :30 a.m.-Registration in the West end of Lobb y. Pick up Dinner Tickets.9 :45·12 :30-Council Meeting in the Madison Room.1 :00 p.m.-Luncheon , Sheraton-Park Hotel, in the Franklin Room....$3.752 :00 p.m.-Annual Business Session in the Madison Room.

Called to Order by the ChieftainReports from the Officers of the SocietyReports from Committees-Regular and SpecialRecommendations from the Council read by the Scribe ; fol-

lowed by discussion and votin g on sameUnfinished BusinessNew BusinessRemarks by the ChieftainAnn ouncements

SATURDAY EVENINGSheraton-Park Hotel, Connecticut Ave. and Woodley Rd. , N. W.,

Washington, D. C.5 :45 p.m.-Registration at the Entrance of Burgundy Room. Pick up

Dinn er Tickets.6 :00 p.m.-Chieftain's Reception in the Caribar Room, Scotch Music by

the Pipe Band7 :30 p.m.-Annual Dinner in the Burgundy Room

Pipin g in of the Chieftain, Clansmen and Clanswomen,and Guests

GraceP iping in of the Haggis and recitation of the "Ode" to

the HaggisWelcome by the Chieftain and Salute to "Absentee" GuestsAdd ress by Mr. Marcus F . H. Greenhorne, Pa st President of

the St. Andrews SocietyShort Talks by Past Chieftains :

John Holmes Magruder, Jr.William Mar ion MagruderHerbert Thomas Magruder

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Entertainment for the evening under the direction ofMrs. Ruth Walde Lightfoot

E TERTAINERSThe Gaelic Pipe Band and Dancers of Washington, D. C.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL GATHERI GO CTOBER 17T H AN D 18 T H, 19 58

A NNA L OUI SE R EYNOLDS, Scribe

PILGRIMA GE

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FRIDAY , O CTOBER 17, 1958

Th e Gathering started with Prayer and a Memorial Serv ice at St. Mar gar et 'sEpi scopal Church. Here a befittin g Memori al Service to our deceased memb ersand Clan relati ves was conducted by the Histori an , Miss Regin a Magruder Hill ,assisted by Mr . Edward Gregor, Jr., who light ed a candle before the Altar as thenames of the departed were read . Our Chiefta in, Rev. Dan iel Randall Magruder,close d th e service with a pr ayer. Th en he, ass isted by Rev. John Q. Crumbly,Associat e Rector of St. Mar garet 's, conducted th e Morning Pr ayer Service.

Followin g thi s service lun ch was served a t the Brighton Hotel with member sand th eir fri end s present .

After the lun cheon, we mad e "Our Pilgr image" to 1862 Mintw ood Pl ace, N. W.,to visit the Clan Headquarters Office, locat ed in the apartment of our two belovedmemb ers, Mrs. O. O. van den Berg (be tte r known as Susie May) and Miss ReginaMagrud er Hill . We very much 'regret th at on account of illn ess, Mrs. van denBerg was confined to a nursin g home and unabl e to be with us. She was greatlymissed by each one present , and all wished for her a speedy recovery.

Here on displa y were our records and genea logical charts on the descend ant sof Alexand er Magrud er , the Immigrant. Th e walls were filled with fram ed picturesand photogr aph s, the most int erestin g of whieh were th ose of the various "Cather­in gs" of the Clan. A recent photographic acquisi tion of the first (1909 ) or second"Gathering", was given by our newly elected Historian , Miss Emm a Wat er s Mun ­cas ter; and proved to be a pr ize-winn er from the stand point of popularity. AnEx-Chieft ain was trying to locat e himself cac hed' behind the cha ir in which hismoth er was sitt ing and peer ing over her " leg-o-Mutton" sleeve to see what wasgoing on up front. He is now a six-footer and looks over the head s of most of us.During the afternoo n delicious re fres hmen ts were served by our grac ious hostess,Miss Hill .

MINUTES OF THE COUNCILSATURDA Y, O CTOBER 18 T H

Th e meet ing of the Council of the Amer ican Clan Grego r Socie ty, Inc., washeld at the Shera ton-Park Hotel in Washin gton, D. C., Memb ers of the Councilprese nt were : Th e Rev. Dani el Rand all Magrud er , Chief tai n; Dr. Roger GregoryMagrud er, Har ry W. Blunt, Mrs. Mabel Taylor Rh oades, Miss Anna Louise Reynolds.

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Herb ert Thoma s Magruder, Clarence William McCormick, Comdr. John HolmesMagruder, Jr. , Th omas Garland Magruder, Jr., Miss Regina Magruder Hill, MissAmy Belle Hunter , and Miss Emma W. Muncaster.

Th e Chieftain, the Rev. Daniel Randall Magruder, called the meeting to orderat 10:45 a.m. He gree ted everyone and welcomed them to thi s our 49th AnnualGath ering. He stresse d the fact that thi s year marks the eve of our 50th Anni­versary, which will be celebrated in Octob er of 1959.

Mr. Clarence William McCormi ck read his report as Treasurer which shows avery successful year. Miss Hill moved that this report be accepted. Seconded andapproved.

Dr. Roger Gregory Magrud er extended an invitation to the Clan to hold the1959 Gathering, the celebration of the 50th Anni versary, at Charlottesville, Virginia ;where th e found er, Dr. Edward May Magrud er lived, and where he and Dr. JesseEwell found ed the Society.

Mr. Herbert Thomas Magrud er made the following recommendation :

I. That the time and pla ce of the 1959 Gath erin g be left to the decision ofthe Chieftain. Thi s was seconded by Miss Hill , voted on and approved.

Otber recommendations to be presented to the Gath erin g were:

II . Miss Regina Hill moved that the Special Committ ee for the 50th Anni­versary be combin ed with the Program Committ ee under the Assistant to theChieftain. Mr. Owens who was chairman of thi s committee has resigned. Thi srecommendation was seconded by John Holmes Magruder, Jr. , voted on and appro ved.

III . It was recommend ed by Comdr . John Holmes Magruder , Jr. , that ourChieftain, in behalf of the American Clan Gregor Society, invite as our guestsfor the 50th Anniversary Gath erin g Maj . Gregor MacGregor, and his wife, fromScotland, he being th e son of our Hereditary Chief Sir Malcolm MacGregor ofMacGregor. (Since thi s Gath erin g Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor haspassed away, and his son is now Chief of the Clan in Scotland, and HereditaryChief of the American Clan Gregor Society.) Thi s recommendation was secondedby Mr. Herb ert Thoma s Magruder, voted on and approved .

IV. In view of our forth coming 50th Anniversary, Mr. Herb ert Th omas Magrud ermade a motion that a former action be reaffirmed, and our former members bereinstat ed by th e payment of the curre nt year's dues. Thi s was seconded by Mrs,Rex Hays Rhoades, voted on and approv ed.

Mr. Harry Woodward Blunt , Chairman of th e Nominating Committ ee, presentedthe following slate for officers :

Chieftain-Dr. Roger Gregory Magrud erRanki ng Deputy Chieftain-John Kennedy Magrud erScribe-Miss Anna Louise ReynoldsRegistrar Emeritus-Mrs. O. O. van den BergRegistrar-Miss Regina Magrud er HillHistor ian-Miss Emma Wat ers Mun casterTreasur er-Clarence William McCormickChaplain-Rev. Daniel Randall Magrud erSurgeon-Dr. Thomas Garland Magrud er , III

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Chancellor-Miss C. Virginia DiedelEditor-Open•

Th ere was a motion to adjourn at 12 noon. Most of th ose present joinedfriend s in the Coffee Shop for luncheon.

AFTERNOON BUSINESS SESSIONSA TURDAY, O CTOBER 18TH

Th e Fort y-Ninth Annu al Gath erin g of the American Clan Gregor Society wascalled to order on October 18th at 2 :15 p.rn., by the Chieftain, the Rev. DanielRandall Magruder. Th e meetin g was held in the Madi son Room of the Sheraton­Park Hot el, Washingt on, D. C.

Miss Reynolds read th e minutes of the 1957 Business Meetin g, which wereapproved as read.

The Registrar. Mrs. O. O. van den Berg, was absent on account of illn ess.Miss Regina M. Hill reported for her 8 new members and 6 renewal memberships.Detail ed report follows elsewhere.

The Historian. Miss Regina Magrudar Hill report ed. App ear s elsewhere.

The Assistant Historian. Mrs. John Rochford Dwyer, reported 6 births, 7marri ages and 17 death s (10 members and 7 relatives of members) . Detailedreport elsewhere.

The Treasurer. Mr. Clarence Will iam McCormick read his report , which willbe sent to members of the Society. Mr. McCormick thanked Miss Amy BelleHunt er for the valuable assistan ce.

The Surgeon. Lt. Thomas Garl and Magruder, Ill , I\I.D., U.S.N. Air ForceMedical Corps, was absent becau se of service dut ies.

The Chancellor. Miss C. Virginia Diedel, was absent.

The Chieftain. Th e Rev. Daniel Randall Magrud er read his report , which willappear in full elsewhere in th e book.

Mr. Harry Woodward Blunt report ed on th e Program and arrangement s for theBanquet.

Th e Minutes of the meetin g of the Council were read by the Scri be.

The four Recommendations of the Council were read :

Rcommendation No. I. Mr. Henry Magrud er Ta ylor made a motion that it beapproved. Th is was seconded by Miss Hill , voted on and approved.

Recommendation No. 1/. Mrs. Rhoades made the motion that thi s recommenda ­tion be approved, seconded by Mr. Blunt , voted on and approved.

Recommendation No. 11/. Motion made by Mr. Blunt, seconded by Miss EmmaW. Muncaster, voted on and approved.

Recommendation No. IV. Motion made by Miss Hill , seconded by Mrs. J . R.Dwyer , voted on and appr oved.

Mrs. Rhoades read the Sla te of the Nomina ting Committee that had previouslybeen presented at the Council Meet ing. Nominations were asked for from thefloor. Th ere being none, Mr . Herbert Th omas Magrud er moved that the Secretary

• At the Banqu et, Dr. Roger G. Magrud er, Chieftain, appointed Mr. J . MaynardMagrud er of Arlin gton, Virginia , Edit or. Mr. Magrud er accepted.

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cast one ballot for th e Slate as presented. This was seconded by Mr. HenryMagruder Taylor, voted on and approved.

Mr. Herbert Thomas Ma grud er extended his regrets on learning of the illnessof Mrs. van den Berg who has served us faithfully for many years, and made amotion that we send her flowers. Seconded hy Mr. Henry Magruder Taylor, votedon and approved.

Th e meetin g was dissolved at 3 :02 p.m.

THE EVENING SESS ION

BANQUET AND CHIEFTAIN'S RECEPTIONOCTOBER 18, 1958

Th e Chieftain's Reception was a most enjoyable and colorful affair. Memb ersof the Clan and their friend s came by th e dozens ; many of them in evening dress,some wearing tartans and several app eared in kilt s. Our Chi eftain, attired in anauthenti c MacGregor Kilt , mad e an impressive figure as he moved about the roomand gree ted his guests. Everywhere friend s and relati ves wer e greeting each oth er,while groups of others chatte d awa y gaily as they partook of the generous repa st ofvarious Hors' D'oeuvres, fruit pun ch and oth er drinks. In the background the Gaeli cPipe Band , all in kilts, played Scott ish music. It was ind eed a lovely receptionand the highlight of the 1958 Gatherin g ! Memories of thi s happy occas ion willnever fade from those of us who were fortunat e enough to ha ve att ended it.

Th e time passed all too quickly, when the Pip er s began to assemble in thehallway and signal th e guests to follow. We must have mad e quite an impressivepicture as we marched in lin e, two by two, across the lobby of th e hotel and intothe Burgundy Room, where our dinn er was to be served. Th e Band played anumb er of Scottis h Songs as they proceeded while th ose followin g mad e effortsto sing th em.

Th e Annu al Dinn er got und er way by the " Piping in" of the Chieftain, Clan s­men, Clan swomen and guests. After the Chieftain said Grace, came the traditional" Piping in" of th e an cient dish, the Haggis, and the Fifth of Scotc h. Wh en the seitems were placed on a tabl e facin g the Chieftain, Mr . Andrew Paterson brandishedvigorously a large knife over the "Hagg is" and recit ed very effectively Rob ert Burn s'"Ode To Th e Ha ggis." Shortly aft er thi s cere mony the " Hagg is" was served toeach gues t.

Th e Chieftain introduced the guests at th e head tabl e : Mr. and Mrs. JohnKenn edy Magruder ; Dr. and Mrs. Roger Gregory Magruder; Mr. and Mrs.. MarcusF. H. Greenhorn and Miss Rosalie Magrud er. He welcomed all present and salutedand nam ed the "Absentee Guests."

Mr. Mar cus F. H. Greenh orn , past Presid ent of the St. Andrews Society,deli vered the add ress of the evening. There wer e short talk s by two Pa st Chieftains,Comdr. J ohn Holmes Magruder, Jr., and Mr. Herb ert Th omas Magruder.

The Rev. Dani el Randall Magruder introduced the newly elected Chieftain, Dr.Roger Gregory Magruder , and install ed him by placing the Clan Gregor Medallionaround his neck. Dr. Magruder's respon se follows these minutes. Rev. Magruderthen introduced the newly elected Ranking Deputy Chieftain, Mr . J ohn KennedyMagruder.

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Mrs. Ruth Lightfoot had arran ged a delightful program of music by the Gae licPip e Band, and dan ces by two young girls, the Misses Kittv mpn ~J., p and SandyMill er, who did th e Sword Dan ce, the Char treuse and the Highland Fling. At th eclose of these performan ces all joined han ds Iornung a rat ..e circ le around thedining room, and sang th e old favorit e song, "Auld Lang Syne."

I should lik e to extend my personal th ank s to Mr. Harry Woodwa rd Blun t,Chairman of the Committee to arrange for the 1958 Gather ing, and to all memb ersof thi s Committee for all that they did to mak e thi s Gather ing one of the bestthat I ever att end ed.

REPORT OF TH E CHIEFTAIN

REV. DA IEL RANDALL MAGRUDERA N NUAL MEETI NG, O CTORER 18, 1958

Greeting to the Annual Meeting of the Ameri can Clan Gregor Socie ty, whichbrin gs us to the threshold of the first fifty years of our Organi zat ion. It is for usa happy occasion, and one that just ifies the vision and foresight of our founder s.We think gratefully toda y of Dr. Edward Ma y Magruder and Dr. J esse Ewell whosedream it was that reall y brought our Society into existence. Th ese and all th eother members back in 1909 insp ire us today as we approach our first half century .

And so we look forward to a splendid celebration in 1959 to mark our semi­centennial. It is with grea t sa tisfac tion that we will serve und er our new Chiefta in,Dr. Roger Gregory Magruder , who will carryon the tradit ion of his dist inguishedfath er , Dr. Edward May Magrud er , our first Chie fta in. We have also reason toexpect that thi s next Gatherin g will be honour ed by the presence of Major GregorMacGregor and his bride, rep resent ing our Heredit ar y Chie fta in, Si r MalcolmMacGregor of MacGregor, his fath er . Th ey will have our most cordial welcome.So do we turn a new page in th e life of our American Society, and look forward toa brill iant future.

It is not enough for us to dwell in the past , to th ink of the long historyof our Clan and its glories and persecut ions and triumphs. We might say th atthe chie f cha rac te ristic of the Clan was its re fusa l to be exter mina ted and itsdetermin ati on to survive. How well they succeeded is attes ted by our pr esencein Ameri ca today. And sure ly it is laid upon us to repr odu ce in the life aroundus in our generation th ose noble qualiti es which are our pri zed inheritance. Wemust be a Society of the future. We must inspire th ose who are to follow us tocarry on right royall y.

Th er e ar e two matt ers much on my heart that I would lik e to leave with youtoda y.

First: We must have eventua lly our perm anent headquart ers where 'ourarchives can be availa ble at all tim es, and all th e interest ing thin gs th at haveaccumul at ed through the yea rs can be exhibi ted . For the present, th ank s toMrs. van den Ber g and Miss Hill we arc doing ad mira bly in thi s respect , havin ga room in their ap artment for thi s purpose. For the time bein g, thi s serves uswell , but we do look forwar d to a more perman ent arrangement for the years tocome.

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Second: Thi s is the point I have been urging these several years, and thatis a substantial Endowment Fund to yield the necessary incom e as we enlarge ourscope. Since its beginning our Societ y has lived from hand to mouth. That is notreally Scotch thrift! If from 1909 on , one hundred dollars a year could have beenput into a savings bank to roll up at compound int erest we would be in clovertoday. But it is not too late. We have alr eady made a lIleginning, and if ourmemb ers will only do what they can every year, and rememb er the AmericanClan Gregor Socie ty in their wills, I am very opt imistic in regard to our future.

ACCEPTANCE REMARKSof

Dr. Roger Gregory Magruder, ChieftainClan smen and Hon ored Guests:

As we are assembl ed in the fort y-ninth year of the founding of the AmericanClan Gregor Society, and as I stand here as the newly elected Chieftain, I shouldlik e to project my th ought s back over a peri od of years.

An awareness of th e existence of thi s Society is among my earlies t recollectionsas a very small lad . In the autumn of th ose years, when the air became briskand country-side began to tak e on its brilliant fall coloring, there was a noti ceabl eincrease in activ ity in the home of my fath er, the first Chieftain of thi s Society.Th e time was approachin g for the annual Gathering of the Ameri can Clan GregorSociety in Washin gton . Th ere was clan talk when we gathere d at mealtime. Th etypewriter and telephone were worked overtime as he wrot e lett ers to clan members,prepared hi s annual address ; and mad e arrangement s to be away from the practiceof medicin e for th e grea t occasion.

At oth er times we were regal ed in a realistic manner with stories of th eMacGre gors and feats of Rob Roy, Robert Bru ce, and other famou s highlanders.As a result, nothing would suffice until I owned a claymore. Thi s was mad e froma wood splint; the kind used in sett ing fra ctured bones in those days. Thi s weaponwas one of my earlies t prized possessions.

Now, thi s short foreword is enough to show that my interest in our Scottishancestry was stimulated at an early age, and has continued through the ensuingyears.

Among the social organization s of the world, perhaps non e ha s so capturedpublic ima gination as the Sco tt ish clan system. Th e reason is not difficult to find,for it has carried down into the modern world th e great principles of tribalism andinh eritance, from which people elsewhere, have so often strayed, but to which th ehuman ra ce ever re turns for inspiration. Gentility is, of all thin gs, estee med themost valuable in the mind of the Scott ish peopl e; and pride of an cestry has pro­duc ed very beneficial effects on their character. "Proud as a Scot" has become asaying all over the world.

It has been said that a decent respect for the experiences and sett led con­victions of the past is a mark of a great people. By the existence of, th e purposeand vigor of the Ameri can Clan Gregor Society, we have shown that we havethis respect. It is our privil ege and duty as MacGregors by the manner in which

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we conduct our lives and by the example we set, to pass on to future generationsthose qualities of greatness and character, which have descend ed to us.

Th ese are grave and forebodin g times, both at home and abroad. An extremelypowerful and sinister force is at work throu ghout th e world , att empting by devious,decepti ve and varied methods to capture th e minds of men, to twist and destroythose prin ciples of government upon which our grea t country was found ed, andwhich have stood the test of time, and to regiment and enslave the human ra ce.It has been stated that eterna l vigilance is the pri ce of libert y. Th e grea t prophetIsaiah , in exhorting his people in time of troubl e, said, "Look unto the ro ck,whence ye are hewn." In these troubled times, it behooves us all to look unt othe grea t herit age, which our ancestors of Celti c orig in have hand ed down to us,and, th en ever be on guard and stand firm for those prin cipl es of fidelit y, lib ert yand self-government, which had their origin in the roots of the great and heroic past.

It is with feelings of honor and proudn ess as Chieftain that I look forward tomy duti es. I shall endeavor to carryon the work of this Society in accordancewith the same high standards exemplified by the former Chieftains of th e Ameri canClan Gregor Societ y.

"Absentee Guests" at Annual BanquetMiss Adelaide J enkins MarylandMr. Claude Owen Distri ct of ColumbiaMiss Florence Deneen IIlinoi sMrs. J . Chester Pearce KentuckyMrs. Marion Myrl Harrison OhioMrs, Herb ert Tutwiler.................................................•..........................AlabamaMrs. Helen Ewell Hord Vir giniaMr. and Mrs. Dougla s Neil Magrud er MississippiMr. Guy Ru ssell Henderson KentuckyDr. Nathaniel Magrud er EwelL. VirginiaMr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Hamilton Magrud er T exasMrs. Eleanor Eisenbi se ArizonaMr. and Mrs. Jam es Allgeyer District of ColumbiaMiss Elsie Thrift., Virginia

Th e Clan wishes to thank these "Absentee" Guests for the generous donationsmade by them to the work of the Research Committee.

REPORT OF THE REGISTRARMrs. O. O. van den Berg

1957·1958I regret to report that we have had only seven new members and seven rein­

statements since the 1957 Gathering, and it is my earnes t hope that there will bemany more becomin g members durin g the coming year.

New MembersNumber1287-Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Shockley (Kate Nolen, Nashville, Tenn .) She is on

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the lin e of Ninian Magrud er Ist thr ough his dau ghter Rebecca who marri edJ ames Offutt .

1288-Mr. John C. Satter field, Yazoo City, Mississipp i. His pap ers have been mis­placed, but th ey have been checked.

1289-Mrs. Th omas Jefferson Pit chford (Na ncy Emma Pear ce), Cant on, Mississippi.She is on th e lin e of Alexander Magrud er II and Susannah Busey, throughhis son Alexand er Magrud er III and Elizabeth Howard .

1290-Mrs. Adrain Elliott Lewie (Ann Freeman ), Greenville, Mississipp i. She ison the line of John Magrud er "of Dunbl ane" through his grea t-great-grandson,Dr. Th omas Baldwin Magrud er of Miss.

1291-Mr. Camillu s Caruthers Sullivan, Hatti esburg, Mississippi. He is thr oughLeonard Magruder , who was a son of Alexand er Magrud er III and ElizabethHoward.

1292-Mt. Frank Charles Magrud er, Tamp a, Florida, great-grandson of John Magrud erwho was born in Wheeling, West Virgini a.

1293-Mrs. Jam es Stewart Gilles pie (Lelen Magrud er Emory) , Bale-Cynwyd, Penn.She is the grandda ughter of Dr. Willi am Sea ton Magrud er and Mary BoyleWarfi eld, his second wife, whose line goes hack to Dr. Zadok Magrud er andMartha Wilson.

1294-Col. Don M. Scott, U. S. A. Retired. He is on the line of Alexand erMagrud er and Elizabeth Howard , through their son Leonard.

Reinstatements

50·c-Mrs. Margar et Magrud er Lesher , Washin gton, D. C., a Charter Member. Sheis the daught er of our deceased members Oliver Barr on Magrud er and hiswife Mar garet Jane Graham, whose lin e goes back to Samuel called "Sr." andEleanor Wad e.

692-Mr. Willia m Magrud er Lesher, son of Mrs. Lesher above.921-J\lr . Milton A. Parsons, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, whose line goes back to

Ninian Magrud er Ist and Elizabeth Brewer, through th eir dau ghter Sara hwho marri ed Alexander Beall.

1138-Mrs. Will iam Grigsby Weaver (Elizabeth Beard Downs) , Cox's Creek,Kentucky. Her line is from Ninian Magrud er Ist and Eli zabeth Brewerthr ough th eir. son J ohn Magrud er who married Jane.

948-Major John Hames Briscoe, U.S.A.,. Washington, D. C. He is on the SamuelMagrud er and Eleanor Wade line, throu gh their son Alexander who marri edSusannah Lamar , and their dau ghter Eleanor, who married Dr. John Briscoe.

589- Mrs. Henry Dent Reck, 103 E. 86th St., New York 28, N. Y., sister of th eChieftain, Dr. Roger Gregory Magrud er.

lO85-Miss Susan Alice Ta ylor, dau ghter of Jam es Lawrence Taylor and SusanAlice Drane.

. REPORT OF THE HISTORIANRegina Magruder Hill

Oct. 1957 to Oct. 1958Your Historian who gathered severa l arti cles of historical and genea logical

value and prepared th em for publi cati on in th e Year Book. Research work isbeing continued. A two-day trip to Richmond was mad e for work in the Richmond

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Puhlic Lihrary, and a two-day trip mad e to Ann anoli s. whpr f' rpror..!. (r""" ,hI'

Hall of Record s were made. Will s were copied at both place s, and when typedwill be ind exed and placed in our Clan Record s.

Resear ch to secure the Revolutionary War Services of Magruder descendantswas continued, hut hecau se of extra work in connec tion with th e getting out of theYear Book, thi s service list had to he omitt ed thi s year. Man y wills, land recordsand census record s on hand wer e ind exed and mad e available for research workat th e office.

In addition to the above your Historian prepared "Copy", had a conferencewith the publishers in Richmond, and saw th e Year Book through publication.Th e book is now bein g posted by the Publishers to the memb er ship and toLibraries. This work was made necessary when the Editor found he could notget th e hook out thi s year.

I att end ed the fun eral s of Gen. John Magruder and Mrs. Clement WilliamSheriff.

Th e statistical report will be given by the Assistant to the Historian, Mrs. JohnRockford Dwyer .

STATISTICAL REPORTOctober 1958 to October 1959

ByMrs. John Rochford Dwyer, Assistant Historian

BIRTHS

Baker , Scott Fr eeman , Novemb er 12, 1958, to 1st Lieut. Edward Ru ssell , Jr. andMary Freeman Baker. He is the grandso n of Mr s. Merl e Fr eeman.

Berryman , Kevin Chri stopher , January 24, 1959, to Richard and Joan FreemanBerryman.

Brant , James Alan, June 13, 1958, to Lieut-Col. Robert Elgin and Dori s Merl eFr eeman Brant.Th ese first three babi es ar e the grandsons of Mrs. Merl e Freeman (Doris Hill).

Donnell y, Phyliss Jo , July 4, 1958, to Daniel M. and J ean Elizab eth Dwyer Donnelly.Ph yliss is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rochford Dwyer.

Killam , Katherin e Sue, Octob er 31, 1958, to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Lloyd Killam,son of Lloyd Randolph Magruder Killam. She is the great granddaughter ofLloyd Belt Ma grud er , and was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Loveless, John Howard, Au gust 11, 1958, Ann Louise on July 27, 1956, to WilliamEldridge and Helen Bowden Loveless. Th ey ar e grandchildren of Mr. andMrs. John Eldridge Loveless.

MacGregor of MacGregor, Mar ch 23, 1959, to Maj or Sir Gregor MacGr egor, Bart ,and Lad y MacGregor. He is the gra ndson of Lady MacGregor of l\Ia cGregorand th e lat e Sir Malcolm MacGr egor of MacGregor, hereditary Chief of th eA.C.G.S.

l\Iacklen , Forrest Houser , Se pte mber 30, 1958, to Elwood and Nan cy Lou Houser.

He is the gra ndson of Mr s. Sarah Houser.Magrud er, Isab elle Ann e, June 19, 1957, to Major and Mrs. Bru ce Magruder, Jr.

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She is the granddaughter of Major General Bruc e Magruder and great niece ofBri gadi er General Marshall Magruder.

Magruder, Paul Randall, February 4, 1959, to Mr. and Mrs. William HenryMagruder, and grandson of Mr . and Mrs. Frank Cecil Magrud er. All areClan smen.

Murdock, Douglas James, July 2, 1958, to Mr . and Mrs. Robert Barnard Murdock.He is the grandson of Rev. Jam es' and Elizab eth Higgin s Murdock.

Uebel. Mar gar et Louise, June 24, 1958, to Robert George and Wilh elmina LandStabler Uebel, and granddaughter of Robert R. and Mar garet Mun caster Stabler.

MARRIAGESMiss JESSIE JERD ONE E WELL TO MR. WILLI AM ELIGIO MENDEZ

Miss Jessie Jerd one Ewell, daught er of Capta in and Mrs. Nathaniel McGregorEwelI, was married on December 26, 1954 to Mr. William Eligio Mend ez, Jr., sonof Mr. and Mrs. Mendez of New Orleans, La., and Havana , Cuba. J essie is thegranddaughter of Dr. J esse Ewell, the orig inator of the "American Clan GregorSociety," and Mar y Jane Ish.

Miss NANCY C AROL M ANN TO MR. J Oli N EDWI N S TABLER

Th e weddin g of Miss Nancy Car ol Mann to Mr. John Edwin Stabler tookplace in the evening of Friday, October 10, 1958, at the Pin es Community Church,Travilah , Marylan d.

The bride is the dau ght er of Mr . and Mrs. Carl C. Mann , and the groom isthe son of Robert Rowland Stabler and Margar et Muncaster of Sandy Spring,Maryland.

Mrss PATRICIA A NN WILLIAMS TO MR. FR ANK C. M AGRUDER

Sarasota, Florida, Mar ch 20, 1958:- (SpeciaJ) -Miss Patricia Ann WiIliams,daught er of Mr. and Mrs, Maynard Brown of Bee Rid ge, became the brid e ofFrank C. Magruder, son of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Magrud er of Dayton, Ohio , at th eBee Ridge Bapt ist Church. Th e Rev. J . B. Smith, pastor, officiated at the ceremonyand Miss Marena Salters, piani st, and Miss Patricia Ta ylor, vocali st, present ed aprogram of nuptial music.

The brid e was given in marriage by her fath er.Miss Carol Magrud er , Dayton, the brid egroom's sister, was maid of honor.Richard Sanchez, the brid e's cousin, served as best man.After the ceremony, a recepti on was held at the bride's home. The couple left

for Ja cksonville, where the brid egroom is an airman apprenti ce with the U. S. NavalAir Force.

MISS A LICE W AKEFIELD M AGRUDER TO MR. FREDERICK J Oli N KISSEL

Miss Alice Wakefield Magrud er , dau ght er of. Mr. and Mrs. Willett C. Magruder,Jr., became the brid e of Frederick John Kissel of Denver, Colorado, September 6,1958, at Grace Episcopal Church, Kirkwood. Th e ceremony was performed by the

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Rev. Arthur R. Stedimann, actin g rector of the church, and the Rev. Dr. CharlesD. Kean of Washin gton, a former rector.

Mrs. Donald W. Magrud er served her sister-in-law as matron of honor, whilea cousin, Mrs. Har old Bowron, Jr., of Birmingham , Ala., was brid esmaid.

Jam es Willi am Phillips of Denver, served his stepson as best man. Usherswere the bride's twin brothers, Donald and Alan Will ett Magruder ; Arm y Lt. EdwinReid of Dallas, T exas; and Mr. Bowron.

Afterward guests att end ed a recepti on on the lawn of the Magrud er home, 222East Argonne Drive.

Th e bride, who has made her home in Denver, att ended Washington Universityand is a graduate of Grinn ell ( Ia.) College. She is a member of Psi Beta PhiSorori ty.

Alice Wakefield Magrud er is the granddaughter of Will et Clark Magrud er,Sr., and Eva Liter, both deceased members of the Clan. The brid e and herbroth ers were Junior members and their fath er, Willett Clark Magrud er, Jr., isalso a member.

Th e bridegroom, who is att ending the School of Engineer ing, University ofColorad o, is the son of the late Walt er Joseph Kissel.

Among the many out of town guests were the bride's grandparents, Mr. andMrs, Mark Wakefield of Louisville, Kentu cky.

MISS ELIZABETII R ANDOLPH HIGGINS TO MR . J Oli N D ES AUSSURE FIELD

Th e Cha pel of the Church of the Advent in Cincinna ti, Ohio, was th e sett ing at4: 30 o'clock on Saturday, May 10, 1958, for th e marri age of Miss Elizabeth RandolphHiggins to Mr. J ohn DeSaussurc Field. Performing th e ceremony was th e rector ofthe Advent , the Rev. Alanson Higbie, The brid e was given in marriage by her fath er.

Th e bride is a dau ght er of Mr. and Mrs. J esse Alexander Higgins. Th e bride­groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexand er Caldwell Field .

Two family heirlooms were a part of the bridal costume. She carried acentury old handkerchief of Honiton lace th at had first been carr ied by her kin s­woman , Kate Seymour Alexand er of Virginia, at her own weddin g. She wore a pearlnecklace, with a pearl cross, that had been worn by four genera tions of brid es inher matern al famil y connection. lt was first worn by Emma Rand olph of Virginia,who had received it as a gift from her bridegroom, General Henry Starke.

Mrs. Robert William Cook was her twin sister's only atte ndant. Mr. Alex­and er Caldwell Field, Jr. , of Chicago was the best man. Th e ushers were Messrs.Allan P. Fosdick and Alfred P. Shepherd of thi s city. A small recept ion was givenat the Cincinnati Club .

Both the br ide and the brid egroom are graduates of the University of Cin­cinnati. On their return from a honeymoon in the South, Mr. and Mrs. Field willreside at 1219 Delt a Avenue, Cincinnati 8, Ohio.

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DEATHS .. . Members:1958

February 7-Dr. Henry Barn ett McDonnell , Associate Charter Member 204. Fatherof Mrs. Forrest Shepperson Holmes.

March I-Brother Eri c, born Harry Augustus Magrud er, Clan Member 1220, a closecousin of our former Chieftain, William Marion Magrud er. See 1958 Issue,page 51.

March 7-Miss Sallie Magruder , Clan Member 525, and sister of 1\l rs. Sessions.See 1958 Issue, page 54.

March 28-Mrs. Ett a Stephens Stokes, one of our most int erested members, Num­ber 961. See 1958 Issue, page 56.

April 29-Brig. Gen. John Magrud er, U.S.A., Retired, Clansman 927. Uncle ofJohn Kenn edy and Miss Mari on Magrud er. See 1958 Issue, page 53.

May-Rev. Th omas Garland Magrud er , Sr., Clansman 868, and fath er of Th omasGarland Magrud er, Jr., of Arlin gton , Va. See 1958 Issue, page 54.

1une 28-Mrs. Clement William Sheriff (Ann Wade Wood ), Charter AssociateMember 108. Memorial elsewhere.

1uly 16-1\Iiss Ida 1\Iay Delaney, Clan Member 671. Memorial elsewhere.October 2-Mr. Wilhoit Carpenter Barrickman , Life Member 638. Memorial else­

where.

Relatives 0/ Members

1957

September 11-Mrs. Edward Herold Magrud er, broth er of our member Mrs. RichardH. Man sfield.

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Febru ary 15-Mrs. L. Gardner Moore (Florence Macflregor ) , dau ghter of Willi am.Wallace MacGregor.

1une 6-Mr. Clifford Magrud er , brother of Mrs. Richard H. Mansfield .1uly 12-Mr. Frederick Magrud er, son of the late William Pinkney Magrud er.September-Mrs. William Scasser Hill (Ellen Harper ) , widow of a former mem-

ber William Scasser Hill.September 24-Mrs. Lars Eri cson (Elizabeth Magrud er) , mother of Mrs. Philip

Rood Wheeler, and a sister of Mr. Willett Clar k Magrud er , Sr., both membersof the Clan.

September I-Miss Anna Bell Verd ery, sister of our member Louise Magrud erVerdery.Since the Gathering in October 1958, the following deaths have occurred.

1958

Octoher 25-1\Ir. Willett Clark Magrud er, Clansman 94.Novemher 18-Rev. Enoch Magrud er Thomson, Clansman 588.December 5-Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor, Hereditary Chief of A.C.G.S.December ll-Miss Mar garet Salisbury Walk er, Clan Member 807.Octob er 28-1\Irs. Ovie Parthenia l efferson Shupe, Clan Member 1219.November 28-Mrs. William Bunyan Reynolds, Clan Member 969.December-Mr. Engle Hart Magruder , Clansman 712.

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Mar ch 24-l\liss Rosalie H. Gassav;ay, Clan Member 254.- Mr. Oliver Winfield Killam, brother of Lloyd Randolph Magrud er Killam, of

Honolulu, Hawaii.Memorial s ar e found elsewhere in this book.

MEMORIALSTHE REVEREND E NOCH M AGRUDEII THOMPSON

1873 ·1958

Rector Emeritus of Nati vity and Resurrection Parish, was born near Gaithers­burg, Maryland, on Jul y 25, 1873. He atte nded Darn estown and Rockville Aca­demies, graduated from St. John's College, Annapolis, in 1895, and from th eGeneral Th eological Seminary in 1898. He was ordained deacon by BishopSatterlee on Trinity Sunday, 1898. On Trinity Sunday this year, he kept the 60thAnniversary of his ordinat ion at the alt ar of the Churc h of the Nativity. He hasbeen a member of 60 of the 63 conventions of the Diocese of Washin gton, and has,for man y years, been its senior Pri est. He was ordered Priest on Trinity Sundayin 1899.

From 1898 until 1906 he served as cura te of SI. Paul's Pari sh (Was hingtonCircle) under Dr. Harding (later Bishop of Washin gton ) . In 1903 he began missionwork in East Washin gton in connection with his min istry at St. Paul's.

In 1903, he borrowed the front room of the home of Mrs. Victoria Stevens, aMethodist, who lived at 1610 East Capitol Stree t. Th e first service was held there,with 15 persons present , on November 29, 1903. The third service was held in anold storeroom rent ed for 5.00 a month at 1700 East Capitol Stree t.

The new mission held its first communion service on Christmas Day, 1903, withsix persons present and five of them receiving communion. Th e pari sh name ofNativity resulted from this service.

Communicants next worshipped in Gaskin's Store, across th e stree t, and re­mained there from 1904 to 1909. Ground was broken for the present building at1430 Massachusett s Avenue, S. E., on November I , 1908. On Janu ary I, 1909,the first service was held in the new church. Stoves were used to heat the buildingand lamps were used at the night services.

Advent Sunday this year will mark the 55th Anni versary of this congregation,and he was its only Pri est until his retir ement , by virtue of canonica l requ irement,on January I, 1957. The church of the Nativity and the Chapel of the Resurrectionwere built under his leadership. Seven volumes of pari sh registers testify to theextent of his ministry over these years.

He was a member of the Standing Committee of the diocese from 1926 to 1928and in 1934, and served on many diocesan committees thr oughout the years.

His wife, Louisa G. McCalla Thompson, whom he mar ried at SI. Paul' s in 1902,died over two years ago. Fath er Th ompson cont inued active until the da y befor ehis dea th. He officiated at a funeral in the Church of the Nativity on All Saints'Day, and suffered a heart attack on Monday, the 17th, and was taken to DoctorsHospit al, where he died early on the 18th.

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He leaves a siste r, Mrs. Elmer E. Fisher, of 1822 Park Road, N. W.; a broth er,Dr. A. Contee Thompson, of Babson Park, Florida ; two niece s, Mrs. J . George Fialaand Mrs. J. Grove Seely; and a nephew, Allan C. Fish er, all of the Washin gton area.

Father Thomp son was a member of the American Clan Gregor Society, havin gjoined in 1921. At the Annual Gath ering in October 1924, he was elected Chaplainof the Society and served faithfully until the Gath erin g in October 1953. He wasmuch beloved by the members and will be greatl y missed .

Services were held on Friday, November 21, 1958, at St. Paul's EpiscopalChurch, Rock Creek Church Road , N. W., with burial in Rock Creek Cemetery.The Sanctuary was filled with his fri ends in the Mini stry, and many friends andrelati ves were present. Th e Rt . Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of Washington, and theRev. Joseph Tatnall, Rector of St. Paul 's Church, officiated at the funeral services.Four of the favorit e hymns of Father Thomp son were sung. Th ey are as follows:Bethany, Eventide, Penitent ia and Sarum, The service closed with the followinglines:

" Rest eternal grant unto him, 0 Lord.And let light perpetual shine upon him."

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\V II.LETT CL4.RK I\IAGn uDER1871·1958

WILLETT CLARK MACRUDER

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1871 ·1958

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Mr. Willett Clark Magruder was born in Shelby County, Kentu cky, on August31, 1871. His moth er, the former Lucinda Clark, died when he was eight yearsold. For several years he lived with his uncle, Thom as Magrud er on the BensonPik e, three miles east of Shelbyville. When his fath er , Mr. Willi am RobertMagruder, marri ed Hattie Tin sley, he moved to his fath er' s farm in Franklin County,a few miles north of Lawrenceburg where he lived until he was 21, when hemoved to Louisville. Th ere he graduated from Bryant & Stratton Business Collegeand work ed for Prudential Life Insurance Company.

One aft ernoon he saw for the first time a young woman in a red dress andremarked to a friend that there was the future Mrs. Magrud er. January 17, 1895they were marri ed in the Chapel of Warren Memorial Presbyteri an Church. Shewas Eva Wayland Liter, dau ghter of Eva Wayland and Elisa A. Liter , formerMississippi & Ohio boat captain.

For a short tim e they lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Muncie, Indianaand then returned to Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Magrud er worked for Hegan Mantl eCompan y and Brecher-Buck Company of which he became president and whichlat er became Hegan-Ma grud er Company also of which he was president. Th eysupplied tile and mantel work for the finest homes and install ati ons in Kentu ckyand southern Indiana.

A son, Willett Clark Magrud er, Jr. was born January 14, 1906.

Mr. Magrud er was active in the formati on of the Louisville Auto Club, beingone of its early officers and took many week-end trips logging routes for the famous"Blue" book. He retain ed his love of horses and at one time owned and drove afine pacer, "Billy." He was also active in the Louisville Revolver Club, being anexcellent shot. He was a Mason, a member of Compass Lodge No. 223 A.F & A.M.and attained the 32° in the Louisville Consis tory of Ancient and Accepted Scott ishRit e. He was an early member of Clan Gregor and atte nded a number of theannual meetin gs. He contributed much to the Clan in the way of genealogica l dataand family charts.

In 1942, Mr. and Mrs, Magrud er moved to Kirkwood, Missour i where Mrs.Magrud er died the following year.

Up to the time of his death, October 25, 1958, Mr. Magrud er retained an activemind and body. He was loved and res pected by many relatives and friends. OnOctober 28, 1958 he was buri ed beside Mrs. Magrud er in Grove Hill Cemetery inShelbyville, Kentu cky.

Mr. Magrud er was descend ed from Alexander Magru der, immigra nt, th roughSamuel, Alexander, Hezekiah, Dan iel, Josiah Hard ing and William Robert.

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IN MEMORIAM

Mrs. Elizabeth Magruder Eri csonEx-Chaplain

Magruder Chapter , N.S.D.A.R.February 28, 1959

On September 24, 1958, God looked over His beautiful flower garden and decidedto tak e His choicest flower home. Mrs. Elizabeth Magrud er Eri cson passed throughthe portals into the Fullness of Life and became an Angel at the Throne of God,in Paradi se.

May the memory of thi s lovely Christian lady, her Faith in God and Hispromises ; her unsurp assable devotion to her loved ones and fri ends; her loyalty toher Count ry and to its Flag always, be an inspiration.

A Tribute By - Dixie M. Noble

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

WILHOITE CARPE TER BARRICKMAN1871·1958

Wilh oite Carp enter Barrickman was born Mar ch 7, 1871 in Bullitt County,Kentu cky. His par ents were William Barrickman and Sarah Elizabeth Carp ent er.He died in Austin, Texas, October 2, 1958. He is survived by two dau ght ers,Elizabeth Ash (Mrs. Herbert ) , and Mrs. Harriet L. Blackstock, both of Austin ;one sister, Mrs, John Ewing of Harr od's Cree k, Ky.: thr ee gra ndchildren, Dr.Mathi s W. Blackstock of Austin , Mrs. Frank Clark (Ba rbara Ash ) of Baltimore,Md., and David T. Blackstock of Wat ert own, Mass. : and eight great grandchildren.

In 1897 he married Harriet Th eobald of Louisville, Ky. The family moved toTexas in 1907, going first to San Antonio, and then sett ling permanentl y in Dallasin 1911, where he was associated with the lat e Henry Exall as secretary of theTexas Industrial Congress. In 1930, Mr. and Mrs. Barri ckman moved to Austill .Mrs, Barri ckman died in 1939.

Mr. Barrickman grew up in Jefferson and Oldh am Counties, Kentucky, andattended school in La Grange, Ky. He was a graduate of the law school of theUniversi ty of Louisville and was admitted to the bar in 1899. He pra cticed lawin Louisville a shor t time before going into newspaper work. 'He reported forthe Louisville Couri er-J ourn al in "Marse Henr y Watt erson' s" time, and went as afree-lance repor ter to China durin g the Russo-Japanese war.

He published newspapers in Taylorsville and Shelbyville , Ky. In 1906 he estab­lished "The J effersonian" at Jeffersonville, a paper which has been publi shed con­tinu ously since that time. He was a member of the Kentu cky Pr ess Associa tion.

For more than fifty yea rs he was a Mason, and was a life member of PentagonMasonic Lodge of Dallas, and a thirt y-second degree member of the Dallas Scott ish

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Rit e. In 1923 the Supreme Council of the Scottis h Rit e confer red upon him thehonorar y degree of Kni ght Command er of the Cour t of Honor. He was a memberof the Sons of the American Revoluti on and Deputy Chieftain in Texas for theAmerican Clan Gregor Socie ty, to which he contributed man y genea logica l articles,two of special note bein g a pamphl et entitled "Twelve Genera tions of Magruders inAmerica" and "Tradition and Mar garet Braithwaite" , which appear ed in the 1945issue of the Year Book of the Socie ty.

He was a memb er of th e Christian Church. He was at one time an aid e onthe staff of the Governor of Kentucky, and a member of the Ancient and HonorableOrd er of Kentu cky Colonels. He was a member of the Kentucky Historical Socie tyand of the Filson Club of Loui sville.

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SUSIE DRANE REY OLDS1871-1958

By Her Daughter

EULA AGNES REYNOLDS LIPSCOMB

Susie Eugeni a Dran e Reynold s was born Novemb er 21, 1871, near Thomson inColumbia Coun ty, Georgia, and died Novemb er 28, 1958, at her home in Arlington,Virginia, where she had lived for the past nin eteen years. After a brief servicein Alexandria, Virginia, she was tak en to Thomson, Georgia, for funeral servicesat the Th omson Meth odist Church where she had long been a memb er . She wasburied beside her husband, William Bunyan Reynold s, in th e famil y cemet ery atHarlem, Georgia .

She was the dau ght er of General Ste phen Dran e and his second wife, SusanFrancis Hamrick. General Stephen Drane (1798-1880) served in 1818 underGeneral Andrew Jackson who highl y compliment ed him as an accompli shed andread y soldier. He was mad e Bri gadi er General for the counties of Richmond,Columbia and Warren and promoted to Maj or General for the Divisions of Columbia,Richmond, Warren , Green, Han cock and Taliaferro. Throughout his long life,General Dran e bore the character of "an honest man , the nobl est work of God".This, along with man y othe r good characteristics, he passed on to hi s youngestchild, Susie Eu genia , whose life was a testimony to her motto, "Honesty is thebest policy."

Susie Dran e's pat ernal grandparents wer e William Drane and CassandraMagrud er , dau ghter of Ninian Beall Magruder of Mar yland . William Dran e (1765­1847) was the son of Anthony Dran e of Prince Georges County, Maryland. Hewas recru ited in the patriot arm y during the Revolutionary War and was withins ix miles of Yorktown at th e tim e of the surrender of Cornwallis. William Dran emigrat ed to Georgi a in 1790 and sett led in Columbia County on land that heobtained partly by purchase and partly by grant from the State of Georgia. Thusit happened that Susie Eugenia Dran e was born in Georgia on that part of WilliamDran e's plant ati on that was inh erit ed by her fath er , General Ste phen Dran e.

In 1890, Susie E. Drane married William Bun yan Reynolds (1856·1924 ). Ofthis uni on were born nine childre n, one of whom, Eui e Frances, died in infancy.Surviving are four dau ghter s : Anna Loui se Reynolds of Washin gton , D. C.; JuliaSue and Kitty Leila Reynolds of Arlin gton, Vir ginia ; and Mrs. H. Robert Lipscomb(Eula Agnes) of Alexandria, Virgini a ; four sons : Walter Drane Reynold s of Alex­andria, Virginia ; William Homer Reynolds of J acksonville, Florida; Boykin ArnoldReynolds of Wash ington, D. c.; and Joseph Step hen Reynolds of Laf ayett e, Loui siana.Th ere ar e six gra ndchildren and six great grandc hildren.

She was a wonde rful wife an d moth er. Her family was her life and worldin which she, forgetful of self and thoughtful of othe rs, found contentment. Livingon a plan tat ion and havin g a lar ge family to look aft er , her hands were neveridle. But despite her man y chores, she could still find time to make a dress fora doll, cook tea cakes and ginger cakes, and even mak e gingerbread boys and girlsfor our amusement. As the result of her determ inati on that her children have thebest educa tion possibl e, two of her sons att end ed college and her four dau ghtersare university grad ua tes.

SUSIE EUGEN IA D RAN E R EYNO LDS

GENERAL S TEPI U :N DRAN E

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In 1931, Su sie Drane Reynold s moved from Georgia to Wa shington , D. C.Knowi ng that th e Dran es and Magruders from whom she was descend ed , came fromMaryland, she became int erested in the famil y genealogy. As a result of her effor ts,the an cestrial lin e was traced back to Alexander Magruder , Immi grant , and shebecam e a memb er of th e Ameri can Clan Grego r Soc iety of which her dau ght er ,Anna Loui se, is now Scribe.

Having a keen, alert mind she was quite a read er, espec ia lly of history. Andwhat a memory! Wheth er she were asked th e year Queen Vict oria died , th e birthdat e of one of the relatives, the dinner menu for a cer tain party man y years before,or who visited on such-and-such a dat e, ten, fifteen or twent y years ago ; she hadthe answer . She would have mad e an excelle nt genea logist, as she had two of th echaracte ristics necessary for that lin e of research, that is ; a genuine love for peopl eand the ability to rememb er family relations. She kn ew th e connec tions of almo stevery family in I\lcDuffi e and Columbia Counties, Georgia, th e dat es of births,marriages and deat hs bein g so ind elibly imprinted up on her mind, that she neverforgot and could produce them at a moment's noti ce.

There were stored in her memory num erous poems and maxims that she wouldrecite at the opportune tim e-when she wished to driv e hom e a lesson. Forexample, if we were postponing a job tha t needed to be don e, she might say," P rocras tination is the thi ef of tim e" , or " Never put off until tom orr ow that whichyou can do today", or "A stitc h in tim e saves nine-and sometimes ninet y-nine."If we bought something we didn't need , she would ag ain qu ote Ben Franklin," He who buys what he does not need, will soon need what he cannot bu y" , or"A fool and his mon ey are soon parted." Oh , yes, she was very thrifty-due inpart to her Scottish ancestry.

Her dry humor oft en mad e us chu ckl e. She had certain express ions thatI have never heard anyone else use, as when she would say, "This coffee is asstrong as acce fortis." I never kn ew exactly what thi s Latin meant, but I thoroughlyunderstood that her coffee was en tirely too stro ng . If she wished to give th eimpression that a person was ab sent-minded, she would say, "His mind seems tobe down at Sis Phoebe' s house." Her favorite express ion when she desir ed tolet it be known that her health was not up to par was, " I feel as if I had beensent for and went and wouldn't do aft er I got th ere." A stateme nt that she didn'tund erstand might brin g for th thi s ej ac ulation : "Now, will someone please unravelth at for rne-" At tim es, when man y things happened at once , as th e ringing ofth e phone, a knocking at the door, the boiling over of th e soup, etc., she wouldcome up with, "Sometimes I wish I were in the middle of th e Ok efenok ee Swamp."Of cour se, she didn't mean thi s, for she lik ed people ; and no one was morehospitable than she . Wh en we had a party, even in her last yea rs, she would stayup to th e very end though it might la st until aft er midnight .

It was from mamma that I learned th e words and tun es to man y old familiarsongs like, " Afte r the Ball ," "When you Hear the First Whippoorwill Call"," Listen to the Mocking Bird", and "Up on th e Hou se Top." Onl y a few da ysbefore she died, she was singing thi s Civil-War song, rememb ering all of th e word s :

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"0, yes, I am a Southern girl

I glory in the name;

And boast it with far greater pride

Than glittering wealth or fame.

My homespun dress is plain I know

My hat's palmetto too,

But then it shows what Southern girls

For Southern rights will do.

I envy not the Northern girl

Her robes of beauty rare,

Though diamonds grace her snowy neck

And pearls bedeck her hair.

Choru s

Hurrah! Hurrah! for the sunny South

so dear!

Three cheers for the homespun dress

That Southern ladies wear!"

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She loved flowers, particularly red roses, her favorit e bein g the Paul Scarl et;and as long as she was abl e, she had a flower garden. However, she took speci alprid e in her vegetable garden from which fresh vegetables were available for herfamily and friend s any season of the year.

Her talent for sewing was very evident. She mad e all of the clothes for herlarge famil y. We marveled at her painstaking sti tches , neat button holes, daintytuck s, shirr ings, ruffles and lace insertions.

"Aunt Susie" as she was affectionately called, not only by her nieces andnephews, but by many of her friend s who liked nothing bett er than to enjoy herhospitality, was a much-loved person. She leaves a void which cannot be filled forher generosity, unselfishness, pati ence and genuine kindness were unequ aled. Herchief concern was to mak e life eas ier for those about her . A niece, who wasalways very close to her, wrote : "S he is one of the outstanding examples of peoplewho left the world a bett er place than they found it. She blessed every life thatshe touched, and now she will continue to bless others th rou gh the people whoknew and loved her, becau se to kn ow Aunt Susie-her goodness, her gentleness,her loving kindn ess-to remember her and to cherish her great gifts of life andof living is to become a bett er person, a grea ter soul. She was a hlessing to usall the da ys of her lif e and she left us a great heritage."

Her life may be fittin gly summarized by a porti on of the Scrip ture that theReverend Dan Brewster gave in eulogy of her :

"Who can find a virtuous woman ? For her price is far above rub ies.

"S trength and honor are her clothing ; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

"S he openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law ofkindness.

"S he looketh well to the ways of her household, an d eateth not the bread ofidl eness.

"Her children arise up and call her blessed ; her husband also, and he praisethher.

"Many dau ght er s have done virtuously, but thou excelles t them all."

GE N E AL OGY: Su sie Eu genia Drane Reyn olds was th e dau ghter of General Stephen Draneand Susa n Frances Hamrick ; granddaughter of Cassa ndra Ma gruder and William Drane;great granddaughter of Ninin Beall Mag ruder and Rebecca You ng ; g-reat , g reat gr and­da ughte r of Sa mue l Magruder 3rd and Margaret J a ck son ; g re a t, g reat, grea t granddaughterof Nlnian Magruder and Eliza beth Br ewe r ; g reat, g re at, g reat, g reat g r a ndda ughte r ofCol. Sa mu el Magruder I a nd Sara h Beall; g reat, great, great, great, g re at granddaughterof Alexander Magruder, th e Immigrant .

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William Drane and his wife Cassandra Magruder , daughter of Ninian BeallMagrud er and Rebecca Young , migrat ed to Georgia and settled in Columbia Countyin 1790. where he became a planter. Th eir home (now standing) is locat ed Phmiles north of th e town of Dearing and 28 miles from Atlanta, Georgia. The houseis about 150 years old. It is built of original pine, very heavy wood as it containsthe tar, pit ch and terp ent ine, making it durable and lasting.

William Dran e and Cassandra are buri ed in the family cemetery, which is on aknoll to th e southeas t of thi s house.

William Dran e and Cassandra Magrud er were the grandparent s of Mrs. SusieEu genia Dran e Reynolds.

(See article on Ninian Beall Magrud er in th e 1926·1927 issue of the AmericanClan Gregor Society Year Book, page 67.)

HmlE OF WILUAM DRANE AND CASSANDRA ~IAGRUDER

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IDA MAY DELANEY1868·1958

ByRUTH BEALL

Miss Ida May Delaney, daughter of Thomas J efferson Delaney and Nancy JaneBeall , was born December 7, 1868, in Clark County, Kentucky.

She att ended the local schools dur ing the early years of her lif e, and laterwent to Bourbon College, Paris, Kentucky, where she graduated.

In her youth she join ed the Bethl ehem Christian Church, and later in lifetran sferred to th e Fir st Christian Church in Mt , Sterling, Kentucky. She was adevoted Chri stian who for more than fifty years was active in church work. Fora number of years she was organist at the Bethl ehem Church, and later was Treasurerof the First Chri stian Church at Mt. Sterling; retiring from thi s position on July 1,1958, ju st 15 days before her death. She was a charter member of the MontgomeryCounty Chri stian Church Sunday School, attended th eir conventions, and formerlytau ght the "Trimble Loyal Women's Class" in Sunday School.

She was also, a member of th e American Clan Gregor Society, number 671.

Th e passing of friends is a part of th e' patt ern of life, and the memory ofMiss Delan ey is honored by a host of friends in the community, which lost aconsecrated, Chri stian woman. She passed away on July 16, 1958 at the WhiteNursing Home in Winchester, Kentu cky, and was buri ed in the famil y plot inWinchester. Surviving are a siste r, Mrs. J . R. Faulkner of Mt. Sterling, Ky., anda brother, Foree Delaney, Winchester , Ky., and num erous relativ es.GE N E OL OGY : Ida May Delaney waa a daughter of Thomas J efferson Delaney and NancyJane Beall ; g randda ughter of Rea son Beall and Nancy W illiamson ; great g r a ndda ug hterof Ellinor Magruder and Leonard Beall ; great. great granddaughter of Zachariah Magrodera nd Sarah; great . g rea t . great g r a nddaug hter of Samuel Ma gruder and Ellinor Wade ;g re a t. great. g reat. g r ea t g r andda ugh te r of Samuel Magruder and Sarah Beall ; g reat .g re at. g re a t. great. great granddaughter of Al exander Magruder. Immigrant, and MargaretBraithwaite.

MRS. CLEMENT WILLIAM SHERIFF(Ann Wad e Wood )

1867·1958 )A TRIBUTE

ByR EGINA M AGRUDER HILL

One of the Clan's most faithful members died on June 28, 1958. Mrs. AnnWade Wood Sheri ff joined the American Clan Gregor Society as an Associat eCharter Member in 1910, and has been a loyal, faithful memb er and worker untilill health forced her to curtail her activities.

She was active in the Clan from its beginning, having att end ed the firstGathering and served on the Committ ee for Decorating the Hall. Sh e served onthis Committ ee and on the Committ ee for Hotel Arrangement s, as long as she wasable.

When she could no longer do the work, she would bring flowers from her lovely

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garden. Mrs. Sheriff was elected Deput y Scribe in October 1920 and served inthat capa city with honor for twenty-six years, havin g given up thi s office in 1946.At the close of her term she turned over all of the "Council Minutes" that she hadtaken, and they are now filed in the Clan Office. Man y of our memhers have avivid picture and fond remembrance of her.

On November 22, 1899 she married Clement Will iam Sheriff. He built a smallcottage on a par t of the " Beall's Pleasur e Estate," near Kenil worth, D. c., where theylived until the Potomac Electri c Power Compan y bought th e tract of land . Th ey thenwent to Ord Stree t in the village of Kenilworth , where she was living at th e tim eof her death. Th ere were no childre n, but Mrs. Sheri ff is survived by twent y-onenieces and neph ews and a host of relatives and friend s.

OLIVER WINFIELD KILLAM1874·1959

O. W. Killam, broth er of our clan sman Lloyd Randolph Ma gruder Killam, ofHonolulu, and a multi-mill ionaire " father of oil in southwest Texas," died at hishome in Laredo, Texas.

Mr . Killam, whose int erests ran ged from oil wildcatting to rai sing can taloupes.was a frequent visitor in Honolulu, bein g here a year ago.

He was a hun ch player who brou ght in an avera ge of one new field a yeardurin g the 37 years he wildcatt ed in Texas. His drillers were sinking a well th e dayhe died. He said a wildcatte r's needs were "nerve, money and good business sense."

In 1898 he was graduated from th e University of Missouri, he turned to drillingfor Texas oil in 1920 aft er a caree r in real esta te and busin ess and as a statelegislat or in Oklahoma. A yea r lat er he mad e his first strike.

Alth ough he was proud of his titl e as a "wildcatte r," he also liked to seethin gs grow. His ranch and farm land s in Texas and Mexico rai sed cattle andcantaloupe, watermelons, tomatoes and onions. His philanthrop ies included support10 churches, schools and hospitals, but his greatest interest was in helping cr ippledpersons.

Funeral services were held in Laredo. Other Honolulu re latives includ e twoneph ews, Robert C. Killam of Pacific Laundry and Douglas 1. Kill am of Aloha Lin enSupply. In addition to his relatives here, he is survived by thr ee children and ninegrandchildren.

By LLOYD RANDOLPH MAGR UD ER KILLAM of Honolulu.

ELLEN WAILES BRANDON1864·1959

A very valuable member of the Ameri can Clan Gregor Society (No. 276)was lost to our sight when on March 7, 1959, Mrs. Nelli e Wailes Brandon, in th e95th year of her age, passed to the Great Beyond . She was the widow of CharlesG. Brandon of Nat chez, Mississippi , and the dau ght er of Levin Covington Wailesand his wife Anna Harper Wail es. Her grandfather was Benjamin Leonard Coving-

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ton Wailes of Adam s County, Mississippi, whose versatil e personality was mad ealive in Historian Charles Sydnor's A Gentlem an of the Old Natchez Region.General Leonard Covington, whose distin gui shed services to hi s country were termi­nat ed by his death at the Battl e of Chrys tler's Field in the War of 1812, was hergrea t-grandfather, Th rou gh these forebear s her lin ea ge traces back to AlexanderMagruder , the Imm igrant.

Mrs. Brandon's early life was spent on the famil y plantation in Warren County,Mississippi ; but lat er she lived in Natchez, Mississippi, wher e she took an activepart in the community life. She was a devout memb er of th e Epi scopal Church,a memb er of th e Nat chez Gard en Club, and th e oldest memb er of the NatchezHistori cal Society. Recently, a Nat chez histo rian , Mrs. Edith Wyatt Moore , dedicateda book to Mrs. Brand on in appreciation of her int er est and encouragement. Afterthe death of her husband Mrs. Brandon left Nat chez to share jointly a home inAtlanta with her sister and her s ister 's fri end, Miss Maude Eherhardt. She sur­vived thi s younge r sister, hut the friend ca red for her as tend erly as a daughterwould car e for a moth er.

Her two chief interests were in genea logical research, especially in regard toher own and relat ed famili es, and in state and local history. Th ese she pursuedwith tir eless dili gence and enjoyment and was most generous in sharing th e resultsof her lahors with the man y who appealed to her. Locall y, she investi gated courtrecord s, inscriptions in vari ous cemeteries, church records, and lihrary records. Shemade more th an one trip to Mar yland to follow up, record , and file similar investi­gations . With intense devotion she cherished the objec ts, docum ent s, portraits, andminiatures connec ted with her famil y history. She has contributed to our ClanGrego r Year Book interes ting memoirs of General Leonard Covington (in 1917)and of his broth er , Alexand er Coving ton (i n 1929) . In colla boration she editedand published a biogra phy of Gene ral Coving ton written by B. L. C. Wailes in 1861.

Nellie Brand on was a gifted woman who had an unu sual capaci ty for makingand holdin g friend s. Th ese fr iend s and a numher of colla teral relati ves will alwa yshold her in loving memory. Perhaps the dominant quality of her per sonality washer enthusiasm. Some one has sai d, "Let us bewar e of losin g our enthusiasms; letus ever glory in somethi ng." This was her instin cti ve attitude. Her life mad eman y demands and included real hardship s, especially in the years of Reconstruc­tion; but she was never defeat ed nor discouraged. A wond erful source of streng thto all who wer e near her , she had such enthusiasm for livin g that she gave in­spiration to oth er lives. As her latt er years brought infirmities that would hav ebeen unb earable to man y, she kept her gallant courage to the end. She couldglory in communication with her loved ones and in th e int erest s that had qui ckenedher mind for so long. We believe that she entered the Heaven World with en­thu siasti c anti cipation of the joys prepared for God 's servants who hav e departedthi s life in His faith and fear.

As we go to press word is received of th e death on April 24, 1959, of our lovedformer Chieftain, Mr. Frank Cecil Magrud er , a Life Memb er and a memb er of theCouncil at the time of his death. He had served his Clan as Ranking Deputy Chie f­tain and as Chieftain. He will he grea tly missed by his famil y and fri end s.

CLARIBEL DRAKE

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ATIENDANCE AT 1958 GATHERING

(- Denotes visitors )Adams, Mr. J. Franklin, Mechanicsville, Md.Baugh, Mrs. Frederick H., Baltimore, Md.Blunt, Mr. Harry Woodward , Bethesda, Md.Bowie, Miss Cornelia Magruder, Washington, D. C.

-Bunch, Miss Tillman T., Washington , D. C.Clark , Mrs. Jan et Howell, Baltimore, Md.Cox, Mrs. Merle LeRoy, Chevy Chase, Md.Dejarnette, Mr. and Mrs. Horati o Erskine, Prin ceton, West Virginia

-Dejarnette, Mr. H., Prin ceton, West VirginiaDwyer, Mrs. John Rochford , Bethesda, Md.

-Enslow, Col. and Mrs. P. H.Eskridge, Mr. and Mrs. Willi am Nichol, Arlin gton, Va.Fiala, Mr. and Mrs. James G., Arlin gton, Va.

-Finlay, Mr. and Mrs. J. G.Galloway, Mr. Wm. L. K., Major Piper, Washin gton, D. C.Gassaway, Miss Helen Muncaster, Baltimore, Md.Gassaway, Miss Rosalie Hanson, Baltimore, Md.Gillespie, Mr. and Mrs. Jam es Stewart, Bale -Cynwyd , Penn.

- Gillespie, Miss Mary Lou, Bala-Cynwyd, Penn .-Greenhorn , Mr. and Mrs. Marcus F. H., Past President of the St. Andr ews Society,

Washin gton, D. C.-Hamlet, Mrs., Washin gton, D. C.Hill, Miss Regina Magrud er, Washington, D. C.Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Shepperson, College Park, Md.

-Houser, Miss Sarah , Bala-Cynwyd, Penn.Hunter, Miss Amy Belle, Washin gton, D. C.Kane, Mrs. Richard Robbins, Baltimore, Md.

-Keller, Mrs. Katharine, Arlin gton, Virgin iaKoehle, Mrs. Clara Belle, Arlin gton, Va.Laverty, Mrs. Jan e Adams, Baltimore, Md.

-Lesher, Miss Ann Marie, Arling ton, Va.Lesher, Mrs. Margaret Magruder, Washington, D. C.Lesher, Mr. and Mrs. William Magrud er, Arlin gton, VirginiaLightfoot , Mr. and Mrs. Philip, Georgetown, D. C.

-Linglebock, Miss 'Cecelia, Arlington, Va.Lipscomb, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Robert, Alexandria, Va.

-Lloyd, Mrs. Willia m Henry, Bethesda, Md.Loveless, Mrs. John Eldrid ge, Beth esda, Md.Lumrnis, Miss Fran ces Lytle, Washington, D. C.McCormick, Mr. Clarence William, University Park, Md.McDonald, Mrs. J ohn, Rockville, Md.

- McDonald, Mr. J ohn Gordan , Rockville, Md.Magruder, Major and Mrs. Bruce, Arlin gton, Va.Magruder, Rev. Daniel Rand all, Hingham, Mass.Magrud er, Miss Edith Paulin e, Rockville, Md.Magrud er, Miss Evelina , Charlottesville, Va.Magrud er, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Thomas, Staten Island , N. Y.Magrud er, Mr. and Mrs. J. Maynard , Arlin gton, Va.

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Magruder, Comdr. John Holmes, Jr., Retired, Waterford, Conn.Magruder, Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy, Washington, D. C.Magrud er, Miss Marion Virginia , Arlin gton, Va. (Deceased)Magruder, Dr. and Mrs. Roger Gregory, Charlottesville, Va.Magruder, Miss Rosalie Stuart, Cambridge, Mass.Magrud er, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garland, Jr., Arlington, Va.

·Morgan, Mr. Henry C., Mechani csville, Md.Muncaster, Miss Emma Waters, Washin gton, D. C.Murdock, Rev. and Mrs. James, Washington, D. C.Murdock, Mr. John Randall, Washington, D. C.Murdock, Mr. and Mrs. Robert, Washington, D. C.Musgrave, Mrs. G. W. S., Baltimore, Md.

·Norris, Miss Anni e W., Mt. Rainier, Md.Passano, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Magruder, Baltimore, Md.Poole, Miss Kath erine Riggs, Washington, D. C.Poole, Miss Martha Spriggs, Washington, D. C.

·Porter, Dr. and Mrs. Charl es W.Reynolds, Miss Anna Louise, Washin gton, D. C.Richardson, Mrs. J esse Muncaster, Mt. Rainier , Md.Rhoades, Mrs. Rex Hays, Washington, D. C.Rhoades, Mr. William Taylor, Washington, D. C.

·Shands, Miss Agnes, Washington, D. C.·Shaw, Miss Elizabeth M., Baltimore, Md.Smith, Mrs. Josephin e Lewis, Washington, D. C.Stabl er, Mr. and Mrs. R. Rowland, Sand Spring, Md.Stephen, Mrs. Vel, Fort Worth, Texas

·Stewart ,Miss Emily Nourse, Rockville, Md.Talbott, Mrs. Laura Higgins, Rockville, Md.

·Talbott, Mr. and Mrs. William Rand olph, Jr. , Rockville, Md.Taylor, Mr. David Higginbotham, Staten Island , N. Y.Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. George Keith , Ashland , Ky.Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Magrud er, Richmond, Va.

·Truscott, Gen. and Mrs. L. K.Wells, Dr. Walter A., Washin gton, D. C.Wood, Miss Eleanor, Washin gton, D. C.Wood, Mrs. Grace MacGregor, Washington, D. C.Wood, Mr. Walter Lee, Gulfport, Miss.

DIRECTORYChanges and Additi ons as of May 10, 1959

See Year Book published 1958, pp. 62-73• Den otes changes in a bove boo k .

ARIZONA:

·Eisenbuse, (El eanor Bach Russell) , Mrs. E., 2347 W. Belmont St., Phoenix.

CALIFORNIA:·Bach, Mrs. Myron T., 131 S. Ja ckson St., Apt. 307, Glendale 5.·Magruder, Mr. Donald D., Monterey.

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Watkins, Lt. Joseph Wesley, U.S.S. Edmond s (DE406, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco.Watkins, Mrs. Joseph Wesley (Marjorie Jane Magrud er ), above address.

COLORADO :*Delan ey, Mr. Carroll Scott, 1445 S. Columbia St., Denver 10.

CONNECTI CUT:*Magrud er, Mr. William Yates Wemple, River Road, Essex, Conn.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:*Briscoe, Major John Jam es, U.S.A., 2231 California St., Washin gton 8.*Diedel, Mrs. C. Virginia, 1851 Columbia Road, N. W., Washin gton 9.*Lummis, Miss Fran ces Lytle, 2032 Belmont Road, N. W., Washin gton 9.*Lesher, Mrs. Mar garet Magrud er, 1830 K St., N. W., Washington 6.*Milwit, Mr. Ja cob, 1851 Columbia Road, N. W., Washington 9.Taylor, Miss Susan Alice, 2475 Virgini a Ave., N. W., Washington .

FLORIDA:*Drane, Mr. Howard Wayne, Sr., Box 4038, Jacksonville.Magruder, Mr. Frank Charl es, 4505 West Cass St., Tampa.

*Magruder, Mr. Ralph Hemingway, Jr. , 3455 Main Highwa y, Cocoanut GroveMiami 33.

GEORGIA:*Crawford, Mrs. William Milton, 3430 Campb ell Road, S. W., Atlanta 11.*Flint, Miss Florence Brown, 1677 N. Rock Springs Road., N. E., Atlanta 9.Lovett , Mrs. Robert William (Ruth Candl er) , 3057 Black Fox Drive, Atlanta 6.

HAWAII :Killam, Mr. Douglas Lloyd, 211 Kuukama St., Kailua.

ILLINOIS:*Deneen, Miss Florence, 5540 Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago.

INDIANA :**Magruder, Mr. Paul Jennin gs, 109 East Pin e si., Princeton.

KENTUCKY:*Ewing, Col. Jam es William, 435 Norri s Lane, Henderson.Weaver, Mrs. William Grisby, Cox's Creek.

MARYLAND :-Craig, Mrs. William Hut chinson, 219 Monterey St., Odenton.- Dwyer, Mrs. John Rockford, 9421 Bulls Run Parkway, Bethesda 14.-Foster, Mrs. Paul Fr ederick, 3 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda.- Magruder, Mr. and Mrs. Calvert Forrest, 3704 Bunk er Hill Road, Apt. AI,

Brentwood.*Owen, Mr. Claud e Worthington, 10010 Gary Road, Potoma c.-Wilson, Mrs. John N., Leland Memorial Hospital. 4408 Queensbury Road ,

Riverdal e.*Wood, Mrs. William S., 9309 19th Avenue, Apt . 2, Adelphi.

MASSACHUSETTS :-Clagett , Lt. Comdr. Pa ge Bowie, Boxx 211, William stown.

MICHIGAN :Harmison, Mrs. Ralph , (Eva Murrell ) , Royal Oak.Magrud er, Mr. Bernard J., Box 252, Franklin.

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MISSISSIPPI:Cossar , Mrs. Charl es Gordon <Elizabeth Fr eeland) , 2201 Cherry St., Vicksburg.

*Freeland, Miss Mary Cecelia, 2201 Cherry St., Vicksburg.Lewis, Mrs. Adrian Elliott (Ann Freeman ) , 630 Cannon St., Greenville.Satterfield, Mr. John c., Masonic Bldg., Yazoo City Office, Yazoo City .Sullivan, Mr. Camillu s Caruthers, 209 N. 22nd Avenu e, Hattieshurg.

MISSOURI :"Magrud er, Willitt Clark, Jr. , 7034 Waterman St., St. Louis.

NEW JERSEY :*Stott lemyer, Mr. Quayton Ray, Garden City Trailer Sites, Bethany Road, Hazlet .

NEW YORK :*Gregor, Mr. Edward K.. .lr., 121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester 4.*Magruder, Mr . Jeb Stuart, 442 Home Ave., Staten Island 5.*Reck, Dr. Betty Allen Magrud er, 10.~ E. 86th St., New York 28.

NORTH CAROLINA:Mrs. G. T. Resseguie, (nee Scott), 319 Donelson sr., Fort Bragg.Scott , Col. Don Magrud er , U.S.A., Ret ., P. O. Box 113I. Southern Pin es.

OHIO:Magruder, Dr. Denton Adlai , 332 Phillips St., Yellow Springs.

PENNSYLVANIA:Gillespie, Mrs. James Stewart (H elen Magrud er Emory) , 427 Tregaron Road,

Bala-Cynwyd ,TENNESSEE:

Magruder, Mr. William Th omas, 1400 Cypress Avenu e, Shelhyville.

TEXAS :*Martin, Miss Mar y Louise, 4202 West 3rd Ave., Amarillo.*Martin, Mr. William Woodward , 4202 West 3rd Ave., Amarillo.

VIRGINIA:*Bopp, Mrs. Rudolph J ., Route I, Box 355·A, Bale Road, Oakt on.Cox, Mrs. Samu el Dougles (Marion Magrud er Andr ews ) , 231 51st St., Newport

News.*Eldridge, Col. and Mrs. Alan Magrud er, 2310 S. June St., Arlin gton.Fairchild , Mrs. C. G. (nee Scott), 1505 Stonewall Road , Alexandria.

*Fr eeman , I\Irs. Merle, 3921 Mackall Ave., McLean .*Freeman, Mr. Robert , 3921 Mackall Ave., McLean.

Lesher, Mr. William Magrud er, 2252 N. Nott ingham St., Arlin gton.*McGehee, Mr. Rohert Clift on, 2207 Lee Highway, Arlin gton.*Magruder, General and Mrs. Carter Bowie, Quarters 5, Fort Myer, Arlin gton II.Magrud er, Mr. J . Maynard, 4119 23rd s., North, Arlin gton.Magruder, Mrs. Roger Gregory, Farmington, Charlottesv ille.

*Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Magrud er, "Ravenwood", 8718 River Road,Richmond.

Magrud er, Mrs. Roger Gregory, P. O. Box 55, Farmin gton, Charlottesv ille, Va.

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