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