Where is or was Orlean. Here is something from a letter of my Elizabeth Chinn WILSON to her son: However, I believe she was speaking of New Orleans Middleburg August 12, 1832 Dear Son/ In your last letter to me you informed me of your intended trip to Orleans I was very sorry to think that you could not do without going to that place I always was opposed to you going there I have seen in papers so many accidents from steamboats Janean ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bilannstrb@aol.com> To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 8:16 PM Subject: Re: Leeds Manor > > > 9/29/2003, wlgreene@ij.net sent: > > I was reading an interesting article about Leeds Manor and some questions > come to mind about the Marshall and Martin families of Fauquier. > > http://www.patc.net/history/archive/leeds.html > > The 1815 Virginia Landowners book has David Stigler as a Virginian Landowner > of Blue Ridge and Leeds Manor. Does anyone know what part of Leeds Manor > was his property? > > Josiah Look Dickenson, in his book "The Fairfax Proprietary", 1959, > shows that in 1792, David Stigler had a lease for "lives" of himself and Samuel & > Benjamin his sons about a mile or so south of the village of Linden, Warren > Co., VA. There was also a James Stigler, Sarah, his wife and Catherine, > their daughter, who had a lease adjoining David. > > I'm distantly related to Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution, > through the Morris family of Greene County, Pennsylvania. Richard Morris > left Virginia for Greene County, Pennsylvania and that's where he died. > According to the above article his daughter married James Markham Marshall > of Fauquier and his son John Marshall is on my family document for Price > Stigler. I didn't realize Robert Morris was connected to the Marshalls. > > James Markham Marshall, b.1764, Fauquier Co., VA., d. 1848, same, 1795 > married Hester Morris, dau. Rob't Morris, b. 1774, d. 1816, Fauquier Co. > John (called "Navy John" because of his Naval Service and to separate from > the many cousins named John) b. 1804, d. 1855, m. 1st Mary Jane Shackelford > Payne and 2nd. Rebecca Smith. John resigned his commission in the Navy when he > married Mary. They settled between the villages of Hume and Orlean in Fauquier > Co., VA. > > Nancy Stigler (daughter of David Stigler) married Charles Martin and I'm > wondering if he was related to the Martins that owned Leeds Manor. > > I didn't think Leeds Manor was part of my family history but I guess it is. > Interesting. > > Hope this helps, > Bill Stribling > > > > > > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > 2,500 Discussion Lists!!! USGenWeb and The USGenWeb Archives! > Special thanks to go to RootsWeb,your generous donations to > RootsWeb makes this all possible. Find out more! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 >