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YEAR BOOK OF THE American Clan Gregor Society CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL GATHERING THE A1IERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY JOHN BOWIE FERNEYHOUGH, Editor Richmond, Virginia C OPY RIGHT, 1937 BY ]. B OWIE F ER:-IEYllOUGH, Editor Cussons, Ma y &: Co., Richmond. Va. OFFICERS, 1937 HEREDITARY CHIEF SIR M ALCOLM MACGREGOR OF M ACGREGOR. BARONET Lo chearnhead, Scotlaud \ VILLI A M MARION MAGRUDER Chieftain 456 Roselane. Lexington, Ky. K ENN ETH DANN MAGRUDER Rankins] Deputy Chieitai» 5562 Squirrel lI ill, P it tsbur gh, Pa . H E NRY MAGRUDER T AYLOR .. •.. ........ .... .... ..... ..... .. ..... .. ...... ..........S cribe 28 \Vilhvay Avenue, Richmond, Vi rginia MRS. O . O. VA N DE N'BERG..• .•.... .... ..... ... .. ... ..... ............... ...... Registrar 2122 California S treet, N . \Y., Washington, n. C. MISS MARY THER ESA HILL Historian 221 Seat on Place. N. E., W ashington , D. C. J OU N EDWI N IV1UNCAST E R Tr easurer "The Ridge," R. F. D.,Der wood, ~ I a r yland JOH N BOWIE F ER NEYHOUGH Editor P . O. Box 1458, Richmond, V irgini a R EV. E NOCH MAGRUD ER THOMPSO N ...................... ...........•.. Chaplain A LEXA N DER M U N CA STER Chancellor DR. S TEUA RT BROW N M U N CAST ER SlIrge0 11 Mas. CLEME NT W. SHERIFF....•.•.. .. .•. ....... .. .. .... ..... .. .. Depllty Scribe FORMER CHIEFTIANS EDWARD l\I AY MAGRU DER, M . D. (D eceased) CALEB CLARKE MAGRUD ER, M . A., LL.D. JAMES MITCHELL M AGRUDER, D . D . E GBERT y..,' ATS ON M AGRUD ER, PH. D . H ERBERT THOMAS M AGR UDER THEC OUNCIL CALEB C LA RKE M AGRUDER , Ex-officio R EV. J A M ES M ITCHELL MAGRU DER, D. D., Ex-officio E GBERT \ V AT SON M AGRUDER, Ex-o fficio H ER BER T TUOMAS M AGR UDER , Ex-officio C LEM E NT W S HERIFF DR. ROBE RT E. F ER N EYHOUGH MRS. PHILIP HILL S HERIFF MISS R EB ECCA M. MACGREGOR Mas. HORATIO E . M AGRUDER E . H . D EJARNETTE R OTIERTL EE MAGIW DE R F RAN KC E CIL MAGRUDER \ \'I LLIAM \ V OODW A RD \ VILLIA II! PINKNEY MAGRUDER DEPUTY CHIEFTAI:"f S DR. T uoaes V. MAGRUDER•..•• .....•••...••...•••..•.............••....•.••Alabama Mas. WILLIAM G. MCCORMICK..........•...............................ArkaJ lS OS Mas. GEORGE S. R EES..••..••..............•....•__ •.....•.......................CaliJornia Miss AGNES loUI SE lI.IAGRUDER••••••_ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Colorado MRS. ABRAM TERN M YERS ....•..•..•.•••...........•.....District of Columbia M Iss SALLIE l SORA lI.l ...GRUDER..•..•••...•. .••..•••..•...••.•.•.••... ...•.. .•. Florida G EORGE Jl,I ILToN MAGRUDER.....•.__ .•.....•.•...••..........•.................Georgia M Is s K ATIIERI NE KELLOGG ADA MS .•••••••••••.•••••.•••••••••••..••••.••.l lliuois GEORGF. BARRETT M OXLEy Indiana l\IRS. I RWI N " lyERS.•....•••.. .•.......••••••..••.••...•.•..•..•....•••......•........•..' 01('0 M RS. R OBERT LEE STOUT Kelltllck), TnOMAS MAGRUDER W ADE.....•....•.•.....••..•...........•....•..........L ouisiana ALVA \v. GREGOMY......................................................................•Haillc MRS. M ARY SPRIGG BELT M AGRUDER \VADE M arylantl MRS. WILL I." M PIN KNEY M AGRUDER Marylalld CALVERT M AGRUDER ..........•...........•...............................Mossoctwsens Mas . Roy P . GRANT ;.\ficlliga,. R OB Roy MAcGREGOR Minnesota W IN BOURNl-: M AGRUDER DRAKE. Afississippi MISS GERTRUDE OWEN P ENDLETON Missouri GEORGE N INIAN SHORT Uo"ta"a D ONALD DIL WORTH M AGRUDER Netti York MRS. EDWIN KLUTT Z C REEc n Nortli Caro lina ~ IARIO N l\!VRL H ARRISON Ohio H AROLD NAPOLEON l\IAGRUDER OklahomD MRS. ROBERT R OWLAND ST ABLER Penn sylvlJlli4 J OH N Tum.rAs WIGHTM AN F LI NT .sol4 th Carolina DR. MIRIA K MAGRUDER D RANE. T ennessee \VILHOIT E CARPENTER BA RRICKM AN Texas MISS M ARY l\IAYNE Utah MRS. WILLIAM H ENRY STEWART Virgillia MRS. H ENRY S NIVEL y IVashing toll M ISS M RTIIA JNE S ILVER. H'est Virginia MISS M RY GIlAY SILVEIl. West Virginia MRS. C AT lI E RINE M CG REGOR HUTTON Wisconsin SPECIAL COMMITTEES PROGRAM Dr. Egbert Watson Magruder, Chairman; Henry Magruder Taylor, H erbert Thomas Magruder, Mr s. O. O. van den'B erg , Mrs. Frank Pelham Stone, Kenneth Dann Magruder, Dr. Stewart Brown Muncaster. PINE Miss Emma Muncaster, Mr s. Jo sie Green Muncy, Miss Regina Magruder Hill. HOTEL ARRAN GEM ENTS Mr. Clement William Sheriff and Mrs. Clement William Sheriff. REGISTRATION Mr. John Bowie F erneyhough, Mr s. Jo seph H . Wheat, Mrs. Grace Magruder W ood. D ECORATIO N OF H ALL Mrs. Philip H . Sheriff, Mrs . Frank Cecil Magruder, Miss Re becca Mason MacGregor, Mrs. O. O. van den'Berg. To ARRANGE FOR THE MEETING AT CHARLOTTESVILLE I N OCTOBER, 1937 Mr. Henry Magruder Taylor, Mr . Clement W . Sheriff, Mr. Egbert Watson Magruder, Mrs. H. E. Magruder, Miss 1"1. Theresa H ill, Mrs. O. O. van den'Berg , Mr. E. H. Dejarnette, Mr. Willis Green Muncy. GENEALOGICAL RESEAR CH Miss Mary Magruder, Chairman, Sandy Spring, Maryland; Miss Helen Wolfe, Miss Juli et Hite Gallaher, Mr s. O. O. van den'Berg, Dr. George Mason Magruder, Kenneth Dann Magruder , Alexander Muncaster, Caleb Clarke Magruder, Robert Lee Ma gruder, Wilhoite C. Barrickman, G. Brick Smith , Mr. John Han son Kennard, Mr. Herbert Thomas Magruder, and Rev. James Mitchell Magruder. CONTENTS PAGE L IST OF O FFICERS ..... ...... ...................................... ..... ...... .... .................. .........•_.. ..... 3 COMMITIEES 5 PROCEEDINGS, 1936 9 REPORT OF MISS M ARY T H ERESA HILL, HiSTORIA N....... .... ...... .... .. ................... 9 REPORT OF MRS. O . O. VA N DEN B ERG, REGISTRAR..... ... .... ............. ...... ........ ..... 14 R EPOUT OF J OH N E. M UX CASTER, T REASURER................................ ...................... 15 LIST OF P ERSON S REGISTERED, 1936........................................................................ 17 LIST OF MI':~IllER S AND FRIENDS ATTENllI NG L U NCH EON AT SAINT T H OMAS' CHURCH 19 I N SCOTLAND, A N ADDRESS BY H ERBERT THO~IA S M A GR U D ~'R , CmEFTA IN.. .. 20 GEORGE CORBI N WASHINGTON MAGRUDER-Iohll E. Muncaster, Moryland.. 43 INFORMATION D ESIRED ......... ..•.......•....... ..... ... ...... ...... .... ........... ............. ...... .. ... ...... 47 MISS M ARY ELIZA BIRCKHEAD-Th e S outh ern Churchman, Richmond, Va, 48 COLONF..L H ARRI SON H OWELL D ODGE _.. ............ .................................. ....... 49 S AI NT THOMAS' CHURCH-The R ev. Fran cis P. Willis, Marylalld.............. 50 M OU NT LUBENTIA- Forrest D. Bowie, Marylalld 52 DESCENDANTS OF MAGRUDER REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS FROM MONTGOM- ERY CO UNTY, MARYLAND, PATRICK MAGRUDER, PART V -Miss Helm W olfe , Washinqton, D. C : 56 C IVIL S ERVICES OF PRI NCE GEORGE'S CO U NTY, M ARYLAND, MAGRUDERS D URI NG THE R EVOLUTIO N ARY \V AR- Caleb Clarke Maqruder, Mary- land 59 SOME DESCENDA NT S OF G EORGE FRASER MAGRUD ER-George Brick Smith, Virqinia 60 \VILL OF GEORG E FRASER MAGRUDER _.... .... ..... ........ ........ .... ... ........ .. ................ ... 64 EDWARD MCGEH EE OF BOWLING GREEN PLANTATION, MISSI SSIPPI- John Hanson K ennard, N ew York City 66 MEMORIES OF HEMP LAW N-Miss Elicabct li Moqruder Ericson, Virqinia.. 80 A TRAGEDY OF LoNG AGO-A MAGRUDER THE V ICTIM-Caleb Clarke Ma- grl/der, 11'[aryland _....................................... 84 THE SON OF O UR CIIIEFTAIN..... .... ... ................. ................... .... ... .......... ........ ....... 87 A MARRIAGE ANNOU N CEMENT 87 "THE B RUCE MAGRUDER"-The Post , Wasliiuqt on, D. C 88 A R EQUEST OF THE HISTORIA N 88 AN EDITORIAL CO RRECTION. ..... .... ........ ... ..... ....... ...... .. .................... .......... .... ... ........ 89 YEAR BOOKS \VANT ElJ 89 CORR ECTION S I N TilE LIST OF M EMB ERS... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ......... .......... ...... ... ... 89 LIST OF:MEM BERS 91 I NDEX 107 PROCEEDI NGS OF T HE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL GAT H ERINGOF T HE AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1936 The T wenty-Seventh Annual Gathering of the American Clan Grego r Society was called to order at 3 :15 P. M. in The H otel Willard, Washington, D. c., by the Chieftain, H erbert Thomas Mag rude r. Approximately forty members were present. The Chief tain called for report s of the offi cers and oral reports were sub mitt ed by the Deputy Chieftain, Scribe, Registrar and Hi storian. The Treasurer' s report is printed in full elsewhere in the proceed ings. Th e Registrar reported fourteen new members admitted dur ing the year ; two of whom were present-Miss Myrtl e Drane, Clarksville, T enn., and Mr. John Hanson Kennard , of New York City. The Chieftain welcomed these new members and introduced them to the other members present. The Historian, Miss Mary Theresa Hill , submitted the follow ing report : Fourteen application s for membership have been approved dur ing the year. Deaths R eported George Corbin Washington Magruder , Deputy Chieftain for Oklahoma, September 13, 1936 ; aged eighty-one years. Mrs. Rosa Smith Rhea, Shadwell, Va, March 1, 1936. Mrs. Mary Jane Ewell , widow of Dr . Je sse Ewell, Ruckersville, Va. , aged eighty-one years, June 1, 1936. Oliver Graham Magruder, son of Oliver Graham Magruder and his wife, Ruth Beaver s Magruder, October 8, 1936. Marriages R eported Miss Margaret Magruder and Lieut. Harold W. Browning, in Honolulu, July 22, 1936. Mrs . Ruth Wade Martin, of Baltimore, Md., and Mr. Adrian Hughes, of Stafford, Va., October 1, 1936. Miss Lida Jane Magrud er and Mr. James Silvester Hayden, March, 1936. Mr. John E. Mun caster , Jr., and Miss Eleanor Watkins Riggs. at Brookville, April 25, 1936. 10 A MERICAN CLAN G REGOR SOC IETY Births R eported To Mr. and