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John Yates, 1779-1861Vestryman of this church.

His wife

Julia Lovell, 1783-1866Their daughter, Anne Yates, 1815-1858

Her husband

Reverend William Thomas Leavell, 1813-1899Their children

Julia Yates McDonald, 1848-1921Anne Elizabeth Daniel, 1850-1923

Mary Aglionby Johnson, 1861-1900William Thomas Leavell, 1854-1900

Reverend Francis Keyes Leavell, 1857-1887

“These all having finished their course in faith donow rest from their labours.”

The above tablet was unveiled in Zion Church,Charles Town, Jefferson Co., W. Va., on August 23,1936.

The First Episcopal Church inCharles Town

The first Episcopal Church in what is now JeffersonCounty, W. Va., was St. George's Chapel, now a vine­clad ruin, about two miles from Charles Town, builtabout 1771.

After the turn of the century it was decided to builda new church in Charles Town and it was then thatSt. George's fell into decay.

John Yates contributed generously towards build­ing Zion Church, also using men and teams from hisnearby plantation, in the work. He was one of its earlyvestrymen.

Mr. Yates’ family and descendants have alwaysformed a part of the congregation, many of them be­ing vestrymen, Sunday School teachers and so on.

Mr. Yates’ son-in-law, Rev. W. T. Leavell preachedin Zion Church on many occasions, as have two grand­sons, Rev. F. K. Aglionby and Rev. F. K. Leavell, anda great-grandson, Rev. Peerce McDonald.

Mrs. John Yates was buried in Zion Church yardand many of the descendants unto the fifth genera­tion, sleep beneath its sod.

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Charles Yates, son of the Reverend Francis Yatesand Anne Orfeur, his wife, was born in 1728. He cameto America. in 1748 and lived in New York for a shorttime. In 1752 he settled in Fredericksburg, Virginia,

zvllielxi-Fhe lived for the remainder of his long and use­u e.

John Orfeur Yates, a younger brother of the aboveCharles. spent many years in India, where he acquireda considerable fortune. Upon h-isreturn to England hepurchased in 1768 the Skirwith estate in CumberlandCounty and built a handsome house on it, which hecalled Skirwith Abbey. The same year he marriedMary Aglionby, the charming 18 year old daughter of

Hffnry Aglionby of Nunnery, and Anne Musgrave, hisw e.The children of this couple were Anne, Mary, Fran­

cis, John and Henry.John Yates was born April 3, 1779, at Skirwith Ab­

hey, the fourth child in his family, and being a young­er son, had no especially brilliant financial prospects.

Charles Yates prospered greatly as a merchant andimporter and became a very prominent figure in Fred­ericksburg. ‘

After the Revolutionary War Charles Yates was ad­vancing in years and being unmarried felt the need ofan heir to live in Virginia and eventually to inherit hisestates and property in Virginia. Some years beforethe Revolution Mr. Yates had lent a large sum of mon­ey to his friend Robert Rutherford, to purchase landsacross the Blue Ridge Mountains, the property ofLord Fairfax. Mr. Rutherford was never able to repayMr. Yates, so after the Revolution Mr. Rutherfordturned over the plantation to Mr. Yates, but continuedto live on the portion of it, known as Flowing Spring.Mr. Yates used the part known as Walnut Grove, as ahunting lodge and spent a few weeks at a time thereduring every spring, summer and fall.

These plantations were first in Frederick County.but later in Berkeley County, and when JeffersonCounty was formed they were in Jefferson.

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The problem of an heir to inherit his large property.Mr. Yates solved by writing to his brother John OrfeurYates, in England, requesting him to send one of hissons to Virginia to live with him and inherit his estatesin Virginia.

John Orfeur Yates had three sons, Francis, John andHenry. Francis being the eldest was naturally heir tohis father's estates, so after weighing the matter itwas decided to send John. then a boy of thirteen, tohis uncle in Fredericksburg.

John Yates was accompanied on the long voyage byan attendant named William Clarkson, his dog Plato.and a goat to supply him with fresh milk during thelong weeks on board the sailing vessel.

John's trunk, bristling with brass headed nails, borea nameplate engraved “John Yates, Fredericksburg,Virginia". This trunk is the property now of one ofhis descendants; another descendant has the lock ofhis mother's hair, which she cut for him when he lefthome. This lock of hair is carefully preserved in agold locket.

When John Yates reached his uncle in Fredericks­burg, he was warmly welcomed, treated as the son ofthe house and given the best of everything then attain­able in Virginia. For a time he attended local schoolsand at the age of seventeen was sent to the College ofNew Jersey, later known as Princeton. There he re­mained two years. He then took up the study of lawin Fredericksburg, and later attended William andMary College for a year. He became involved in aduel, was wounded, and withdrew from the college.

At this time Charles Yates had as his business part­ner, Mr. William Lovell, who resided near him in l-‘redcricksburg. Young John Yates was always a welcomeguest in the exceptionally happy Lovell household.

Julia Lovell, born August 15, 1783, was the eldestchild of Mr. Lovell and several years younger thanJohn Yates. Upon the birth of a young Lovell son,John Yates and Julia Lovell became his sponsors. JuliaLovell is described as a brunette and as a girl of greatcharm and beauty; small wonder then that young JohnYates fell desperately in love with her.

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Mr. Charles Yates considered the couple too youngfor matrimony but consented to a tentative engage­ment. Mr. Lovell moved his family to Culpeper Coun­ty about this time; the separation was too much forJohn who soon followed them to Culpeper and theywere married at “Fox Neck", the Lovell home.

This -marriage proved to be a most happy one. Theyoung couple lived for a time with Mr. Lovell, thenMr. Charles Yates placed his nephew at Walnut Groveto manage his large estate.

The children of John and Julia Yates were as fol­lows: Janet, Mary, Charles, Francis, William, JohnOrfeur, Anne, Elizabeth, Julia and Henry. Of theseonly Janet, Charles, Francis, Anne and Julia left de­scendants.

,lIanet Yates, 2, b. at Fox Neck, Jan. 12, 1804, d.1875. M. 1826, George Brooke Beall.

Children—Mary Yates Keyes, 3, b. 1829, d. unm.Hezekiah 3, b. 1830. John Yates Beall 3, b. 1836, d.Feb. 24, 1865, unm. Confederate States Navy, died forservice to the Confederacy. Anne Orfeur 3, b. June24, 1841. Elizabeth 3, d., 1842, in. Richard Hender­son, d. 1923. William 3, d., unm.

Hezekiah Beall 3, m. 2nd 1870, Arthurilla Groves.Children—George Brooke Beall 4, 8. 1872. Wm.

Willis Beall 4, b. 1879. John Yates Beall 4, b. 1882.Mary Yates Beall 4. Emma Webb Beall 4. Anne Eliza­beth Beall 4, m. ........ Watson. Julia Lovell Beall 4.

John Yates Beall 3, b. July 2, 1882, Texas, in. 1902,Eva Alice Evans.Children—George Wm. Beall 4, b. 1908. Ruth Eliz­

abeth Beall 4, b. 1903. Lillian Adina 4, b., 1905,Emma Webb Beall 3, m. 1898, John Thomas Bounds.Children—Kenneth Bounds 4, b., Aug. 22, 1902.

Thomas Allen Bounds 4, b., July 27, 1904. CharlesHezekiah Bounds 4, b., Apr. 29, 1908.

Anne Orfeur Bean 3, b., June 24, 1841, m., Dec. 1,David English Henderson.She died Dec. 24,

Janet Henderson 4, b., 1874, m. Walter C. Riely.She died 1903.

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David Henderson Riely 5. Wm. Alexander Riely 5,d., unm., 1934.

David Henderson Riely 6, m. Henrietta Manlove.Wm. Henderson Riely 6.

Charles Yates 2, afterwards Charles Aglionby. bornJune 4, 1807, died 1891. Married May 28, 1844, JudithFrances Walker, daughter of Col. James W. Walker,of Madison Co., Va.

Children—Francis Keyes 3, b., Nov. 22, 1848. JohnOrfeur 3, b., Mar. 1, 1851, d., unm., 1925. Wm. Beall3, b., Aug. 20, 1854, d., 1870. Jeannette Elizabeth 3,b., June 1, 1858, d., unm., 1932. Horace Waller 3, b.,1860, d., 1882.

Francis Keyes Yates 3, (afterwards Aglionby), m.,Aug. 9, 1876, Amy Bickersteth, daughter of EdwardH. Bickersteth, Lord Bishop of Exeter.

Children—Francis Basil 4, b., July 25, 1878. RosaFrances 4, b., Jan. 28, 1881. Charles Edward 4, b.,June 26, 1882. John Orfeur 4, b., Mar. 16, 1884. Ar­thur Hugh 4, b., Nov. 4, 1885, d. in World War, 1918.Wilfred Henry 4, b., Apr. 16, 1890. Alice Mary 4, b.,July 26, 1892.

Francis Basil Aglionby 4, m., Sept. 30, 1930, his

fiousirh Marjorie Wycliffe Russell, daughter of Canonusse .Children—Francis John 5, b., May 17, 1932. Eliza­

beth Constance Julia 6, b., Jan. 30, 1934.Charles Edward Aglionby 4, m., Dec. 23, 1918,

Christina Annabella Campbell of Dunstaffonage, Scot­land, the head of whose family is the Duke of Argyll.

Children—Rosemary Aglionby 6, b., Jan. 26, 1920.Hugh Anthony 5, b., Oct. 1923.

Colonel Francis Yates 2, b., Walnut Grove, Sept. 24,1811, d., Flowing Springs, Jan. 1, 1892, M. 1st., June23, 1840, Anne Elizabeth, daughter of Bacon Burwell.She died June 28, 1862.

Children—Jeannette Burwell 3, b., Sept. 1, 1843,m., Charles Wagner, C. S. A. No issue. John Orfeur 3.b., Flowing Springs, Apr, 22, 1845. Octavia Latane 3,b., Flowing Springs, Nov. 9, 1846. Arthur Bacon 3, b.,Flowing Springs, July 28, 1848.

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John Orfeur Ya 8 . 545’9., m., Oct. -31,1878, Emma, daughter’ Sf’ 3301.Joseph Kent’ wythc’ville, Va. ,

Children-—Frances Stuart Yates 41 J°.seph K.e"tYates 4, d. y. Francis Yates 4. unm. Mane Harms?"Yates 4. Lewis Cochran Yates 4, mar. Ilelen Rardm‘Elizabeth Yates 4, d. y.

Frances Stuart Yates 4, m., Jan. 2, 1907';wayt Be"Timberlake, Staunton, Va. ,

Children—Wayt Bell Timberlakc, Jr., 5;\b~o NW­23, 1908. Emily Kent Timberlake 5.

Wayt B. Tlmberlake,_Jr., 5, m. Susan Lewis Mar­shall. Frances Stuart Timbcrlake 6.

Marie Harrison Yates 4, m., s. Richards Johnston.Emily Johnston 5. Richards Yates Johnston 5.

Octavia Latai.2 Yates, m., Oct. 29, 1868, Wm. Step­henson Mason, son of Dr. Gerard Fowke Mason.

Children—Anne Belle, m. Wm. T. Yancey. No issue.Margaret Duncan, unm. Virginia Stephenson, m., Wm,L. Yancey, no issue.

Arthur Bacon Yates, m., Apr. 22, 1872, Susan Mal­lory, daughter of James H. Bradley, Fredericksburg,Va. He died Aug. 3, 1920. She died Jan. 1, 1929.

Children—Lucilla Bradley Yates, b. April 6, 1873,unm. Anne Burwell Yates, b. Sept. 26, 1874. MaryLouise Yates, b., May 4, 1876. Susan Mallory Yates,b. Nov. 5, 1887.

Anne Burwell Yates, m. June 2, 1898, Alpheus Wil­son Embrey, b. _Nov. 25, 1872, d. Mar. 9, 1930.

Children—Elizabeth Anne Embrey, b., June 28,1899. Alpheus Wilson Embrey, b., Feb. 13, 1901. Sus­an Yates Embrey, b., Nov. 11, 1905. John Yates Em­brey, b., June 17, 1920.

Elizabeth Anne Embrey, m. 1st, Emmit R. Colbert.Anne Yates Colbert, b., May 2, 1925.Elizabeth Anne Embrey Colbert, m., 2nd, Charles

McDonald Cowan.

Alpheus Wilson Embrey, Jr., m. Lois Keene Dame­ron of Westmoreland Co., Va., b., Aug. 4, 1899.

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SteSg;3e‘"Ym‘ mbrey, m., Nov. 24, 1935, Edward

Er}f,f:g’mL°“l5§"Yates, b., 1876, "m. let. Louis A. Von

L°“‘“‘ V3n Erichsen, b., J... 18, 1900.L°“i5“ Von Erichsen, m., Matthew Gately.Virzinia Gately. 1...Feb. 9, 1921.L°“i3a Von E. Gately, m. 2nd, Wm. I-Iaynie.

Susan Mallory Yates, 5., 1887, m. Joseph L. Savage.

Joseph L. 3. , J _, b,, an 1917. F an '_ "Yates Savage, bXal§:I"M;w1922‘.“'fiI1z?fhethTerrill)‘

age, b., July 11, 1927. . .Col. Francis Yates 2, m., 2nd. Sydney Virginia

Rooker, daughter Jabez Berry Roo er, J um: 25, 1863.Mary Brooke Yates 3, b., Flowing Springs, Jan. 8,

1866, m., Adrian Garrett Wynkoop, Oct. 14, 1891.Children—Sydney Virginia Wynkoop 4, b., 1892.

Adrian Garrett Wynkoop, Jr., 4, b., 1898, m., RosalieLytch. Julia Yates Wynkoop 4. Francis Yates Wyn­koop 4, unm., b., 1899. Brooke Lovell Wynkoop 4,unm., b., 1902.

Sydney V. Wynkoop 4, m., August 23, 1917, Lt. Col.John Porter Lucas.

Children—John Porter Lucas, Jr. 5. Mary BrookeLucas 5.

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Anne Yates 2, born at Walnut Grove, July 15, 1815,d., April 13, 1867. Married Nov. 18, 1847, at WalnutGrove, Reverend Wm. Thomas Leavell.

Children—Julia Yates 3, b., Oct. 23, 1848, at Wal­nut Grove. Anne Elizabeth 8, b., Apr. 11, 1850, atWestover Rectory, Mary Alglionby 3, b., Oct. 9, 1851,at Walnut Grove. John Burwell 3, b., Apr. 20, 1853,died inf. Wm. Thomas 3, b., Nov. 12, 1854. FrancisKeyes 3, b., May 15, 1857.

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Julia Yates Leavell 3, b., Oct. 28, 1848, m., at Me­Oct. 12, 1869, Major E. H. McDonald,d., Mar. 4,1.

Children—Edward Leavell 4, b., Sept. 3, 1870. AnneYates 4, b., Mar. 4, 1872, unm. Julia Terrill 4, b., Oct,17, 1873. Wm. Thomas 4, b., Aug. 6, 1876, unm_. An­gus W. 4, b, May 2, 1877. Peerce Naylor 4, b., July6, 1879. Mary Aglionby 4, b., Apr. 4, 1881. MarshallWoodrow 4, b., Aug. 24, 1884. John Yates 4, b., Jan.10, 1887. Francis Leavell 4, b., May 27, 1891, died inf.

Edward Leavell McDonald 4, b., 1870, m., Dec. 20,1902, Florence M. D. Pinniger, daughter of Wm. andHarriet Davis Pinniger of Louisville, Ky.

Children—Edward Leavell, Jr., 6, b., Oct. 23, 1905.Harriet Davis 6, b., Aug. 9, 1907. Angus Wm., 6, 11..May 29, 1912, graduated in law, 1936, U. Va.

Julia Terrill McDonald 4, b., 1873, m., June 20, 1899at “Media”, John W. Davis, d., Aug. 19, 1900.

Julia McDonald Davis 5, b., July 23, 1900, m., 1923,Wm. M. Adams, 2nd 1934, Paul West.

Angus W. McDonald 4, b., 1877, m., June 27, 1912,Elizabeth Woodbridge Brown. No issue.

Rev. Peerce Naylor McDonald 4, b., 1879, m., June8, 1910, Frances Louise Browse, no issue.

Mary Aglionby McDonald 4, b., 1881, m., Oct. 21,1911, at “Media", Robert T. Browse.

Elizabeth McDonald Browse 5, b., May 17, 1914.Marshall W. McDonald 4, b., at Media, 1884. M.

Oct. 31, 1923, Ernestine Hutter.

Louise McDonald 6, b., Mar. 16, 1926.

John Yates McDonald 4, b., 1887, m., Sept. 22, 1922,Dorothy Bosworth.

John Bosworth 5, b., July 29, 1923. Angus Wheel.cr 5, b., Apr. 21, 1927. Eleanora 6, b., May 8, 1932,

Anne Elizabeth Leavell 3, b., Apr. 11, 1860, atWestover Rectory, d., Mar. 5, 193, at “Greystone."M. at “Media", Oct. 29, 1874, John Moncure Daniel,C. S. A., son of Wm. G. and Elizabeth J. Daniel ofCharlotte Co,, Va. He died May 4, 1929.

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Children—Anne Leavell 4, b., “Media”, Feb. _11,1877, d., Mar. 11, 1923. Wm. Aglionby 4, b., “Media”,July 11, 1878. Elizabeth Julia 4, b., “Greystone", Dec.30, 1880. John Moncure, Jr., 4, b., “Greystone”, May26, 1883. Francis Warwick 4, b., “Greystone", July 4,1886. Mary Mildred 4, b., “Greystone", Oct. 20, 1893,

Wm. Aglionby Daniel 4, b., 1878, m., Apr. 27, 1915,Elsie Lee White, daughter of Ella W. and MansfieldWhite of Montgomery Co., Md.

Children—Wm. Aglionby Daniel, Jr., 5, b., Mar. 8,1917. Mansfield White Daniel 5, b,, June 13, 1918,Greystone. Anne Elizabeth Daniel 5, b., Oct. 8, 1924,Frederick, Md.

John Moncure Daniel, Jr., 4, b., Greystone, 1883, m.,1st, Dec. 15, 1908, Seminary Chapel, Alexandria, Va.,Margaret, daughter of Mary Dunnica and Rev. Rich­ard Wilde Micou. She died Oct. 16, 1918.

Children—-John Moncure III, 5, b., July 22, 1910, d.,Sept. 6, 1920. Margaret 5, b., May 27, 1912. RichardMicou 6, b., July 3, 1918. Graduated Chemical Engi­

John Moncure Daniel, Jr., 4, in. 2nd, BethlehemChapel, Cathedral, Washington, D. C., MargueriteFitz-Gerald Williams, Dec. 12, 1921, daughter of Mar.garet Watson and Rev. Richard P. Williams.

Anne Leavell Daniel 5, b., Apr. 12, 1923. John Mon­cure Daniel 6, b., Mar. 2, 1928.

Francis Warwick Daniel 4, m., Jan. 25, 1933, Jua­nita Seaman, daughter of Alice Payne Tolliver andJas. A. Seaman.

Alice Leavell Daniel 5, b., Dec. 26, 1933.

Mary Aglionby Leavell 3, b., 1851, m., Oct. 28, 1885,-Zion Church, Charles Town, Capt. Wm. R. Johnson, CS. A. Mrs. Johnson died Mar. 10, 1900, buried at Hol­lywood, Richmond, Va.

Children—Wm. Ransom, Jr., 4, b., Apr. 4, 1887.John Begram 4, b., June 11, 1889. Francis Leavell 4.b., Oct. 26, 1890. Mary Aglionby 4, b., July 17, 1892.

Wm. R. Johnson, Jr., 4, b., 1887, served in Francewith the A. E. F., m., July 22 1920, Gertrude AnnetteThayer, daughter of Garland Todd Thayer, Charles­ton, W. Va.

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Children——Wm.Ransom Johnson III, 5, b., 1921.Gertrude Thayer Johnson 5, b., 1923. Charles Aglion­by Johnson 5, b., 1925. Todd Thayer Johnson 5, b.......Thomas Leavell Johnson, b., June, 1936.

John Pegram Johnson 4, m., Nov. 12, 1914, MurielDunscombe Christian, daughter of John H. Christian,Lynchburg, Va.

Children—Iris Duval Johnson 6, b., Aug. 20, 1916.John Pegram, Jr., 6, b., Oct. 14, 1917. Muriel Chris­tian 5, b., Mar. 29, 1928.

Mary Aglionby Johnson 4, m., Sept. 23, 1918, Wm.Borden Jerman, son of Julia Borden and Beverly Syd­nor Jerman, Raleigh, N. C.

Children—Mary Leavell Jerman 6, b., Sept. 1, 1920.Frances Palmer Jerman 5, b., Dec. 6, 1922. Julia Bor­den Jerman 6, b‘.,May 31, 1924.

Francis Leavell Johnson 4, m., April 8, 1982, Mar­garet Tinsley Moncure, daughter of Judge Wm. A.Moncure.

Children—Margaret Moncure Johnson 6, b., Jan.4, 1938. Mary Leavell Johnson, b., June 29, 1936.

Wm. Thomas Leavell 3, b., “Sunnyside", MadisonCo., Va., Nov. 12, 1865, d., Sheltering Arms Hospital,Feb. 4, 1900 m., April 14, 1898, Lucy Nelson Pendle­ton, daughter of Robert Nelson Pendleton.

Wm. Thomas Leavell 4, b., Aug. 21, 1900, m., 1932.Charles Joseph Carew Clarke.

Rev. Francis Keyes Leavell 3, b., “Sunnyside”, May15, 1867, d., inBaltimore, Dec. 19, 1887. M. Jan. 21,1886, Elizabeth Hunter Thruston, Cumberland, Md.She died May 26, 1887.

Elizabeth Hunter Thruston Leavell 4, b., Dec. 2,1886. M. at “Media", Mar. 4, 1916, Josiah W. Ware,Jr.

Children—-Jo. W. Ware III, 5, b., Jan. 5, 1918. Fran.cis Leavell Ware 5, b., Dec. 9, 1919. Edward JaquelinWare 5, b., Apr. 4, 1921. Charles Mynn ThrustonWare 5, b., Sept. 9, 1928. John Nottingham Ware 5,b., Oct. 21, 1929.

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Julia Yates 2, b., Walnut Grove, July 25, 1819, d.M. Oct. 1, 1839, her cousin, Wm. Lovell Terrill.

Children—Anne Elizabeth Terrill 3, b., June 8.1840 ,d., unm. Julia Lovell Terrill 3, b., Dec. 9, 1841,d., unm. John Uriel Terrill 3, b., Aug. 22, 1843, d.,unm.

Anne Elizabeth Terrill compiled and edited the“Memorials of A Family", which Rev. F. K. Aglionbyhad printed in England.

To both Miss Terrill and Mr. Aglionby the presentand future generations owe a debt of gratitude.

Quotation From “Memorials Of A Family”“As a citizen in his adopted country, John Yates

was active and liberal, using his means and influencein the encouragement of public improvements; moreespecially the making of better roads, the starting ofmanufactories, and establishing the system of freeschools. In regard to the latter, there appeared anarticle in a Charles Town newspaper recently, writtenby the late Hon. C. J. Faulkner of Berkeley Co., W.Va.—Quote, “Jefferson Co. having an area of abouttwenty-five miles square, is particularly well adaptedto an experiment with free schools; and the system bythe aid of the remarkable John Yates, a wealthy landholder and the largest tax-payer in the county, wasput into active operation, and resisted several attemptsto repeal the act.” The county of Jefferson, in tokenof appreciation had a tablet to the memory of Mr.Yates inserted in the wall of a free-school house, nearShepherd's Town.”

Rev. Wm. Thomas Leavell was the son of BurwellLeavell and his second wife, Anne Goulder Spindle.He was born at “Cloverdale", Spotsylvania Co., Va.,Sept. 11, 1813. He was educated in local schools, laterattending Bristol College near Philadelphia, and theTheological Seminary, Alexandria, Va., where he wasgraduated in 1839.

Mr. Leavell’s first charge was Westover, in CharlesCity Co., Va., where he remained for some years.

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According to Mr. .Leavell’s diary, in 1840, he and aformer classmate, Mr. Buck, went to Jefferson Co.,lVa.,to visit at the home of Mrs. Washington, of Blake­y.

Quotation from the diary:—“I-{ere at Blakely wemet with most delightful entertainment by one of thebest and most hospitable of Virginia matrons. Mrs.Washington had for her guest at that time, a younglady from the neighborhood of Charles Town, Jeffer­son Co., whose appearance and piety made a deep im­pression on my heart. She was the daughter of Mr.John Yates, and now is my excellent and devotedwi e.”

The following year Mr. Leavell returned to Jeffer­son Co. and renewed his acquaintance with AnneYates. An engagement-soon followed, and severalyears later they were married at Walnut Grove.

Referring to the death of his father-in-law, JohnYates, Mr. Leavell writes, “I have rarely seen hisequal. I loved him as a parent and friend”.

Mr. Leavell's second parish was Bromfield in Madi­son and Rappahannock counties. While there his wife,Anne Yates Leavell died, leaving five small children.These children were taken to Walnut Grove, the homeof their grandmother, Mrs. Julia Lovell Yates. LaterMr. Leavell became rector of Wickliffe Church, ClarkeCo., Va., when the children went to live with him. Healso had charge of churches at Bunker Hill, Leetown,and Middleway for a time.

While living at Wickliffe, Mr. Leavell wrote :—“Ourfavorite servant, Hannah Burke, who had been ournurse, is now our housekeeper. I must not fail to re­cord Hannah's great fidelity to us. She had quite afamily, so was always obliged to be at home, whilst Iwas much away. All during the war she had chargeof and kept safely all my valuables, silver and papers,securely hidden away in a box in her own house, whichwas never disturbed by soldiers.”

In writing of his mother-in-law, Mr. Leavell gayg;_“I have known many excellent women, but write itdown as my candid conviction, that Mrs. Yates ex­celled them all in goodness", adding that he did not

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except even his own mother or his wife, who hethought, had very few defects.

In 1869, the Leavells moved from Wickliffe to theirown home, “Media”, in Jefferson Co. Some years laterMr. Leavell took charge of the churches at Hedges­ville, Berkeley Co., and Berkeley Springs in MorganCo. He resided at Hedgesville until the time of hisdeath. A tablefto his memory was placed in thechurch at Hedgesville by the vestry of the Church.

From those who knew him we learn that Mr. Leavellwas unfailingly kind and just in all his dealings. Hewas a student throughout his long life, being especial­ly adept in Latin. When more than eighty years ofage he could recite pages of Virgil and Horace whichhe had memorized in college.

The Leavells were Huguenots, who fled from Franceupon the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, going firstto England, later coming to Virginia, where they set»tled on the Rappahannock River.

Burwell Leavell's father, John Leavell, served in theRevolutionary War under Col. Burwell, whom he ad­mired greatly and named his son, born April 11, 1776,for Col. Burwell.