Francis Silver, Jr. Francis Silver, Jr,. (b. January14, 1775 at Silver Spring, d. October 7, 1852, buried at Morgan Chapel Graveyard) Lived at Bunker Hill, was a soldier in the <http://www.silversfamily.org/Francis%20Silver,%20Jr..htmWar%20of%201812.htm>War of 1812, and a force for good throughout his community. He married September 21, 1802 [suretor: Zephaniah Beall] <http://www.silversfamily.org/Francis%20Silver,%20Jr..htmAnne%20Gartrell%20Beall.htm>Anne Gartrell <http://www.silversfamily.org/Francis%20Silver,%20Jr..htmAnne%20Gartrell%20Beall.htm>Beall (b. March 6, 1786/7, d. February 22, 1845, buried at Morgan Chapel Graveyard) in Berkeley County, (W) Virginia, . The following excerpts from a compiled genealogy "Data on Some Virginia Families." NOTE TO THOSE LOOKING FOR FRANCIS, JR: "VIRGINIA GERTRUDE SILVER GOODE (MRS WENDELL GOODE) HAS IN HER POSSESSION A PORTRAIT IN OIL OF FRANCIS SILVER, JR, PAINTED BY 'H. NICHOLS' IN NOV. 1848, AT WHICH TIME, FRANCIS SILVER, JR., WAS 73 YRS. 8 MOS." For many years, he lived at Bunker Hill "in the old stone mansion house by the bridge over Mill Creek". *His last years were spent on his farm that he acquired by Deed dated 6-23-1827 (Deed Book 53, page 66). The farm is located on the west side of Apple Pie Ridge Road just south of White Hall. Quarles, Garland R. Some Old Homes in Frederick County, Virginia (Winchester, 1971) No. 129. Francis Silver, Jr., died on this farm 10-7-1852, and is buried at Christ Church in Bunker Hill. *Stephenson's Tavern By his will, Francis Silver, Jr., disposed of many hundreds of acres of land (in Frederick and Berkeley Counties), and many slaves, including Ned, a blacksmith, and his wife Rebecca -- "for their good behavior I desire that my said son Zephaniah furnish or build them a house on the farm I now live on for them to live in and a garden joining and they are to have my smith shop together with all tools in the said shop for the said Ned to work with himself and receive all he makes for the support of himself and his wife Rebecca they are to keep themselves in boarding and clothing and to be at all expense of keeping up the shop - at the same time I give my said son the power to have the oversight of them that they keep a good quiet and orderly home not to be frequented too much by colored people * * * should the said Ned and Rebecca for age or infirmity or some other cause be not capable (of keeping themselves) comfortable they are to return to said son Zephaniah as his own slaves and he to keep them as such during their natural life". -- "none of my slaves should be sold out of my family except for some unlawful offense or behavior" --- "My servant old Jack to choose his own master or mistress among my children and whosoever he chooses must take him * * * and take good care of him only requiring such services as may be comfortably consistent with his age and ability" -- "my riding mare called Pet" (to my grandson). In a Codicil, Francis Silver, Jr., notes that the provision for Ned and Rebecca might "conflict with the law which prohibits slaves from trading as free persons", causing him to "modify that clause as to leave the matter to the benevolent discretion of my executor who knows my wishes and my motives and will endeavor to conform as nearly as he can without violating the law". Will dated 9-1-1845. Codicil dated 4-26-1849. Probated 11-1-1852. Will Book 50, page 350. He d. 10-7-1852 (1856?) Francis Silver House The Berkeley Journal, Issue 8, 1979 Published by the Berkeley County Historical Society, Berkeley County, WV. Pages 92-93. Taken verbatim. Background The James Crumley Land Grant is located west of Col.<http://www.silversfamily.org/Francis%20Silver,%20Jr..htmMorgan%20Morgan%20Bio.htm> Morgan <http://www.silversfamily.org/Francis%20Silver,%20Jr..htmMorgan%20Morgan%20Bio.htm>Morgans 1,000 acres Kings patent land taking in the head springs of Mill Creek. Located on the Greenspring Road near the Frederick Co., Va. line on the most southern section of the James Crumley land grant. James Crumley sold 270 acres to son William Crumley February 28, 1757 (see Map 2).(DB 4, p. 229 Frederick Co., Va.). William Crumley died in 1793. He wrote his will September 30, 1792. The plantation he had purchased from his brother John Crumley was to be sold but not until March 26, 1795 when John Antrans lease was up. The home plantation he left to his wife Sarah Crumley for life or as long as she remained his widow. "and my will is that my widow Sarah Crumley shall Reys my children together and to give them learning out of the profits that arises from my estate to boys to read write and cifer the Girls to read and write." After his wifes death his estate was to be divided between his fifteen children, James, Ann, William, Catharan, Aaron, Jane, Thomas, Sarah, Henry, Mary, Stephen, Elizabeth, John, Martha, and Rebecca. He named good fiend David Faulkner and Sarah Crumley his executors (WB 2, p. 185). By 1809 Sarah Crumley widow of William Crumley was dead. David Faulkner the executor, of Green Co., Ohio, sold for $6,000.00 the William Crumley plantation of 270 acres to Aaron M. Crumley and Thomas Crumley (Superior Court Deed Book 20, p. 47). On October 20, 1810 Aaron M. Crumley and Jane, his wife, of Frederick County, Va. and Thomas Crumley of Berkeley County, Va. sold for $4,468.33½ Virginia currency 274¾ acres 27 poles to Abraham Waidman of Berks Co., Pa. (DB 27, p. 241). Francis Silver acquired the Crumley land in two tracts. The first tract of 62 acres before 1820. He built the beautiful brick house in 1821. The 1820 land book lists no house. The 1822 lists $1,000.00 added for improvements added last year. He purchased the larger tract from Abraham Waidman in 1829 (DB lost). In 1836 Francis Silver sold the brick house with 275¾ acres to his son Zephaniah Silver who had married Martha Jane Henshaw April 17, 1834. They kept the plantation until after the Civil War and sold in 1868 for $12,000.00 to John Hershey. John Hershey sold the house with 197 acres for $5,000.00 to Andrew B. Houck and Samuel Garver. May 1, 1876 (DB 73, p. 275). Samuel Garver and A. B. Houck sold in 1880 to J. R. Brown and Robert M. Brown (DB 77, p. 119, page 259). Joseph R. Brown sold his half interest to Robert M. Brown in 1885, who sold the same year to Charles G. Boyles and James K. Boyles for $8,100.00. Charles G. Boyles sold his half interest to James K. Boyles in 1919. James K. Boyles died in 1932 leaving all his estate to be divide equally between his children (WB 27, p. 386). Daughter Maggie R. Busey died in 1951. The heirs of James K. Boyles sold to James A. Lockard in 1959 who gave a Deed of Trust to Darrell K. Koonce. In 1962 . . . Note - This ends here. This is a reprint of this journal from February 1998, so maybe it was supposed to continue and got lost in the reprinting. The maps that are mentioned are of no help at all. Castle Wales (Morgan Morgan IV House) Pages 90-91 of Issue 8, 1979 Located on that part of the Crumley land sold to Robert Rutherford in 1766, is the site of a large brick mansion called Castle Wales (see Map 2). It was built in 1857 by Morgan Morgan IV and burnt while owned by John Millers heirs. The site is located on the same tract of land as the Peter Suber farm being the western section of the land. Adam Eyre and Sarah his wife sold for ¤324, 154 acres, the remaining part of 277 acres, to John Zuber (Server) November 30, 1809. John Suver and wife, Catherine, built a log house and sold September 2, 1829 to John Kean (Cain) (DB 38, p. 236). On March 31, 1843 they sold 216 acres 33 poles to Morgan Morgan (IV). Cain had also purchased an adjoining tract of land (DB 47, p. 122). Morgan Morgan IV built the large brick mansion in 1857. The land book for 1858 lists new house $1,000.00. The following year Morgan Morgan Sr. (IV) sold the property for $1,200 to sons Joseph H. Morgan and Morgan Morgan, Jr. Tradition states that the money to build the brick house came from a shooting incident when Morgan Morgan V eloped with Mary Silver (see Berkeley Journal Issue 6, 1977, pl. 56). Joseph and Morgan V were to pay the $1,200.00 to their sister Elizabeth Jane Morgan Chamberlain (DB 60, P. 76). At the close of the Civil War, when the Berkeley County Board of Education was created, on March 6, 1867 Joseph H. Morgan and Morgan Morgan and Mary, his wife, sold a half acre along the Whitehall Road from Gerrardstown to the Board of Education. Trustees of the Board of Education of Gerrardstown were David F. Hott, Joseph Gano and Benjamin T. Busey (DB 89, p. 240). The "Morgan School" was used until 1907 when the Weidmans deeded land to the Board of Education and a new school was built named "Cedar Hill." (see picture). In 1897 Joseph H. Morgan and Morgan Morgan V sold all their interest in 216 acres, 76 acres and 31 acres to Morgan Morgan, Jr. (VI) and Anna L. Morgan, nee Bowers, wife of William Morgan. Mary Silver Morgan, wife of Morgan Morgan V died in 1886 (DB 95, p. 269). Morgan Morgan VI sold for the assumption of $1,500.00 debt owned (sic) A. R. McQuilkin, all his interest in the three tracts (323 acres) of land to Anna L. Morgan (DB 104, p. 469). The adjoining 76 acre tract mentioned in these deeds was bought March 25, 1871 by Morgan Morgan and Joseph Morgan for $3,068.00 from John Hershey (DB 68, p. 41). In 1906 Ann L. Morgan and W. E. Morgan, her husband, gave a Deed of Trust on the property to Allen B. Noll who sold to John M. Miller. In 1957 the heirs of John Miller who were Fannie B. Miller widow; Frank W. Miller and Edna C., his wife; Eloise P. Miller unmarried; John M Miller, Jr. and Madge S., his wife; and Isobel M. Caldwell and John N., her husband, sold to Paul C. Tabb and M H. Hoffman (DB 205, p. 122). It went from the Tabbs and Hoffmans to Gernhard G. Charles and Janet, his wife, in 1965. They sold the mansion site with 33 acres to the present owners Benjamin C. Fisher and Thelma, his wife (DB 227, 23).