Hamricks, I have seen several E-mail notes which seem to apply to the Hamrick Cemetery in Manassas but I did not see the question that was asked so this reply may be inappropriate. Some time back I reported that my Jones' cousin Pamela Jones Oester (also a cousin of S C) had visited the now Hamrick-Johnson Cemetery in Manassas and sent me pictures of the Cemetery and a audio tape describing the grounds and pictures she took. She had talked to Mrs Johnson who sold the Hamrick-Johnson farm to the Church and developers in 1990. Mrs Johnson said her family had retained the farm in their family since ca 1770 when it was sold by Patrick Jr to Rut Johnson. They expanded the Cemetery to include the Johnson family and now it is quite large. There is a wall about 3 feet high around it and built of field stone and mortar. The wall appears about two feet thick and is topped with what appears to be slate about two inches thick. The entrance gate has two about 5 feet pillars and a double hung metal gate which says: 'Clover Hill Farm Cemetery'. One pillar has a plaque that reads "Clover Hill Farm Cemetery; Hamrick 1770, Johnson 1770". The Johnson family had operated the Clover Hill Farm as a dairy and she sent Pam pictures of the farm before it was sold showing some old buildings and foundations. The Hamrick buildings had been burned in the Civil War. The well had been filled with stone during the War to remove it from the use of Union Soldiers. Some time ago I read a letter someone wrote about their visit to the Clover Hill Farm many years ago. They said there was evidence of about 6 Hamrick graves, none of which had headstones. They dug in the ground and found a flat rock which they presumed to be a headstone and it had no inscription. The writer was irritated that the fencing around plot was ineffective in keeping the cattle out that were eating the grass. (I thought that may have been better than a well fenced plot full of weeds and high grass.) In the pictures Mary sent me (Thank you Mary!) there was a picture of a corner post with an inscription which read "Perpetual Care by Grace Methodist Church". In talking to Pam, Mrs Johnson said there were several field stones that were not used in the cemetery and they were placed outside the cemetery back wall. (One may have belonged to Patrick) Still standing was a field stone building with a Chimney at both ends. This was the slave quarters. There were two doors and a wall inside that separated the two sides, each with a chimney and fireplace, for men and women slaves. The only thing burnable was the roof and any wood inside. The window frames of the building were built in the house wall mortared with the stone walls and do not show evidence of burning and the stone is unmarked by fire. There is a second story window at each end presuming there was a second story loft for sleeping. I tried to call Pam while I was writing this letter but they were not home. I did find out she has had an e-mail address [email protected] for about a month. I'm sure she would like to hear from anyone who has any questions about the Cemetery or what Mrs Johnson told her. I had a disk self distract several months ago and lost the ability to edit the Hamrick Web Page. I have in the past few days been able to access the page and put the corrections in that persons have sent me along with additional data. When anyone has time, the page has long download time, I would appreciate additional corrections and any additional data you wish to share. Data ia at: http://www.cmpunet.con/public/jmckinny and: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick Data should be identical at each site. If Pam tells me more, I will post an addendum. J R