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MANORS of VIRGINIA in COLONIAL TIMES '•"'' ' I '',>'> .. ,1 .\i - \ Class, r ^ ^^^ Book ' O i 6 MO COPYRIGHT DEPOSm MANORS of VIRGINIA IN COLONIAL TIMES OF THIS VOLUME ONE THOUSAND COPIES HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND THE TYPE DISTRIBUTED — MANORS ® OF VIRGINIA ® ® IN COLONIAL TIMES By i EDITH TUNIS SALE ® WITH SIXTY-SEVEN ILLUSTRATIONS 4 AND TWENTY-TWO GOATS-OF-ARMS 9 PHILADELPHIA & LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY 1909 9 ^—^- - -e—^—(S>—^ i^—^—^ COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER, 1909 n A 248044 SEP 18 1909 PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS, PHILADELPHIA, U. S.A. TO MY MOTHER SARAH DABNEY TUNIS FOREWORD O those who made the writing of this book a possibility, I shall always be as deeply grateful as I am ap- preciative of their old homesteads, for I have but taken the family histories, romances and genealogies, which they so generously unrolled that I might see, and have welded them into one volume, hoping it may live to tell to future generations the stories of their forefathers and of their homes. The interest which is shown to-day in the res- toration and preservation of early mansions, encouraged me to undertake this meagre story of Virginia's oldest and most far-famed manor houses, no State in the Union boasting such a ,/ealth of historic estates as this superb old Com- monwealth, towards which the rest of the country so proudly looks. Following that period of bravery and awe during which the corner-stone of America was so FOREWORD firmly laid, came the more pleasing era of planta- tion life, founded by men whose names are high enrolled in the book of history, and whose homes were little kingdoms worthy of the sincere study of our less picturesque generation, which may in them relive that wonderful yesterday, for- getting and regretting this later age in the dreams and reveries born of a knowledge of how the grandees lived in Colonial times. And though America is proud of herself as a nation, England may take just pride in the way the little colony, planted by her in an unknown land, has grown into one of the most remarkable of world powers, treasuring in its most historic corner a group of ancient countrj^ seats which have braved the stress of years and circumstance to speak to all who visit them to-day, appealingly of the past. Edith Tunis Sale. CONTENTS Sabine Hall 17 Mount Airy 29 Chatham 42 Kenmore 52 Brooke's Bank 03 Blandfield 69 Stratford Hall 79 Gunston Hall 92 woodlawn 104 Tuckahoe 1 14 Shirley 125 Westover 134 Brandon 14,9 Sherwood Forest I.59 Carter's Grove 172 The Nelson House 183 rosewell 192 Elsing Green 207 MONTICELLO 21tJ Castle Hill 229 estouteville 244 montpelier 259 Berry Hill 270 Oatlands 282 . ... LIST of FAMILIES AND ESTATES PAOB Allen Tuckahoe" 123 Bailey Chatham " 50 " Barbour. rosewell 196 " Barton. Kenmore 60 Beverley. Blandfield " 69 Bisland. Carter's Grove" 181 Booth Carter's Grove" 181 Booth Rosewell" 203 Bransford Shirley" 133 Braxton. Elsing Green" 211 " Brooke. Brooke's Bank 66 Browne. Elsing Green" 212 Bruce Berry Hill" 273 BURWELL . Carter's Grove" 172 Byrd Westover " 135 Carter . Oatlands" 282 Carter. Sabine Hall" 18 " Carter. Shirley 126 " Carter. We&tover 146 " Catlett. Rosewell 203 Coalter. Ch.\tham" 49 Coles Berry Hill" 272 Coles Estouteville " 244 coolidge. Tuckahoe" 123 Custis Woodlawn" 104 9 ... LIST of FAMILIES AND ESTATES Dandridge " Elsing Green " 207 Deans " Rosewell " 204 " " DOUTHAT. Westover 146 " " Drewery . Westover 147 DUPONT " Montpelier " 259 EUSTIS " Oatlands " 289 " " FiTZHUGH. Chatham 42 " " Gordon. Kenmore 60 " " Gregory . Elsing Green 213 " " Harrison. Brandon 150 Hill "Shirley" 126 " " Hopkins. Brooke's Bank 68 " " Howard. Kenmore 60 Hutch INS. " Oatlands " 289 Jefferson. " MONTICELLO " 217 Jones " Chatham " 49 " " Kester. GuNSTON Hall 102 Lacy "Chatham" 49 Lee "Stratford Hall" 79 Levy " monticello " 228 Lewis " Kenmore " 52 " " Madison. Montpelier 259 Mann "Rosewell" 196 Mason " GuNSTON Hall " 92 Minge . "Sherwood Forest" 159 Nelson. "The Nelson House" 184 Page " Rosewell " 192 Ramsay " Westover " 147 Randolph. " Monticello " 220 10 LIST of FAMILIES AND ESTATES Randolph "Tuckahoe" 114 Rives " Castle Hill " 231 Saunders " Beooke's Bank " 68 Selden " Westover" 146 Sharp " Woodlawn " Ill Smith " Gunston Hall" 102 Specht " Gunston Hall " 102 Starke " Stratford Hall " 88 Stewart "Stratford Hall" 88 Tayloe " Mount Airy " 29 Taylor " Rosewell" 205 Tyler "Sherwood Forest" 159 Walker " Castle Hill " 229 Wellford " Sabine Hall" 27 Wight "Tuckahoe" 123 ILLUSTRATIONS PAoa EsTOUTEViLLE Frontispiece Country-seat of the Coles family since 1771 CoLEH Coat-of-Arms FroTitispiece Sabine Hall 18 Still in the possession of the original line of Carters "King" Carter's Book-plate 18 Landon Carter 26 The Hall, Sabine Hall 26 Showing a Reynolds portrait of the "King" Mount Airy 30 Built by Col. John Tayloe in 1768 Tayloe Coat-of-Arm8 30 Colonel John Tayloe 34 By St. Memin Sir Archy 34 The most famous race horse of Colonial times Chatham 42 Where General Robert E. Lee met Mary Custis Colonel William Fitzhugh 44 From the portrait by Hesselius painted in 1698 Fitzhugh Coat-of-Arms 44 Kenmore 52 The home of Betty Washington Lewis Coat-of-Arms 52 Betty Washington 57 The Famous Mantel at Kenmore 57 Governor Robert Brooke 64 Brooke Coat-of-Arms 64 Blandfield 73 Erected by Robert Beverley about 1760 Beverly Coat-of-Arms 73 Colonel Richard Lee 80 The Immigrant. From the painting by Sir Peter Lely 13 ILLUSTRATIONS Thomas Lee 80 President of Virginia Colony Lee Coat-of-Arms 80 Stratford Hall 82 The birthplace of Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee and Robert E. Lee George Mason 95 From the portrait by Hesselius Mason Coat-of-Arms 95 GuNSTON Hall 96 The home of one of America's greatest statesmen, George Mason Colonel Daniel Parke 105 Aide-de-camp to the Duke of Marlborough. From the portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller Nellie Custis 105 Portrait by Gilbert Stewart Custis Coat-of-Arms 105 woodlawn 109 The home of Nellie Custis TUCKAHOE 114 Original seat of the Randolphs of Virginia The North Stair, Tuckahoe 117 Renowned in the architectural annals of the country The Hall at Tuckahoe 117 Sir John and Lady Randolph 118 From the paintings by E. C. Bruce at William and Mary College Randolph Coat-of-Arms 118 "King" Carter 126 From the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller John Carter 126 From the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller Carter Coat-of-Arms 126 Shirley 128 Built by Colonel Edward Hill in 1650 The Drawing-room at Shirley 130 Thr Hall at Shirley ISO The River Front of Westover 136 The most famous country-seat in America 14 ILLUSTRATIONS The Hall at Westover 138 The Celebrated North Gateway at Westover 140 With monogram of William Byrd The Tomb of William Byrd 140 Which dominates the old-fashioned garden William Byrd 142 From the portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneiler Evelyn Byrd 142 From the portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneiler Book-plate of Colonel William Byrd 142 The Corner of a Guest-chamber at Westover 146 The Drawing-room at Westover 146 Showing the famous black marble mantel Brandon 150 Mansion erected by Nathaniel Harrison in 1702 Harrison Coat-of-Arms I JO Fan Carried by Evelyn Byrd. 154 When she was presented at the Court of St. James The Hall at Brandon 154 Sherwood Forest 167 The country-seat of President Tyler Tyler Crest 1G7 Carter's Grove 177 Built by Carter Burwell in 1746 Burwell Coat-of-Arms 177 The Hallway, Carter's Guove 178 The stairway of which still bears the marks of sabre cuts from Tarleton's troopers William Nelson 184 Nelson Coat-of-Arms 184 Nelson House, Yorktown 187 Headquarters of Lord Cornwallis during the Revolution ROSEWELL 198 Begun by Mann Page in 1725 Governor John Page 202 At the age of 16. From the painting by Benjamin West at William and Mary College Book-plate of Francis Page, 1703 202 Elsing Green 211 Built by George Braxton in 1758 15 ILLUSTRATIONS Dandridge Coat-of-Arms 211 monticello 216 Where Thomas Jefferson spent 796 days during his two terms as president Thomas Jefferson 225 From the painting in Independence Hall, Philadelphia Mrs. Martha Randolph 225 Daughter of Thomas Jefferson. From the painting by Thomas Sully Jefferson Coat-of-Arms 225 Castle Hill 230 Home of the Princess Troubetskoy Hon. William Cabell Rives 236 Judith Walker Rives 236 Rives Crest 236 Montpelier 260 Country-seat of President Madison and where Dolly Mad- ison reigned supreme Berry Hill 270 Country-seat of the Bruce family Charles Bruce 275 James Bruce 275 Bruce Crest 275 The Celebrated Stairway at Berry Hill 278 Councillor Carter 284 Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds George Carter 284 Oatlands 287 One of the old Carter homesteads, now owned by William Corcoran Eustis, Esq. Rear View at Oatlands 291 Showing the hanging gardens. The Hall at Oatlands 291 MANORS of VIRGINIA IN COLONIAL TIMES SABINE HALL HE more one studies the life of Colonial days, the better, more inimitable, and happier it appears; and since the time of the Cava- liers, when lords and ladies reigned supreme, the old Virginia manors and mansions, with their historic tales and romantic legends, have been the pride of the entire country. Virginia being the very stronghold of the aris- tocratic Southern planter from the time that the first shoot of English civilization was set in America, this God-gifted region, in which every loyal American proudly feels a personal share and interest, to-day claims the fii-st great planta- tions of the country. 2 17 COLONIAL MANORS of VIRGINIA It is gratifying to know that we are discover- ing the great debt we owe the Colonists; for all that we are and all that we have came from these bravest of men, who carved a great republic from English dominion and new-found lands.
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