There is a village of Orlean in Fauquier County -- however, I don't think you could get there by steamboat! New Orleans is probably the intended destination. Jeff Hume-Pratuch Researching Hume(s), George, Kines, & Kearn(e)s In Fauquier/Prince William/Stafford, Va. > -----Original Message----- > From: Janean Ray [mailto:JRay38@neo.rr.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 10:01 AM > To: VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Leeds Manor > > > 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 > > > > ______________________________ >