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- H. Dr. Thomas Massie1782 - 1864
- W. Lucy Waller1791 - 1822
m. 1809
Facts and Events
Notes
- studied medicine and was bound apprentice to the celebrated Dr. McCaw of Richmond
- graduated in Philadelphia then went to Europe and spent four years in the schools of Edinburgh, London, and Paris
- Oct 1807 - returned to the United States, settling in Chillicothe, Ohio, where his father and relatives, Gen. Nathaniel and Henry Massie, owned large landed interests, but the people in Ohio paid in livestock, so he almost starved
- returned to Nelson County, Virginia, married his first cousin, and moved into his parents' home, Level Green
- surgeon in the War of 1812
- called "a most polished, literary, and interesting man"
- built his own home, Blue Rock, on a portion of his parents' Level Green property
- buried at Blue Rock with his second wife
About Blue Rock
- called Blue Rock because of the blue rock prevalent in the area
- the house stood until it burned in the 1890s
- later, the Gantt farm was carved from this property
Further reading
- The Virginia Historical Society has the papers of Dr. Thomas Massie (1783-1864), including the doctor's correspondence, 1844-1855, primarily with his nephew, Dr. Thomas Eugene Massie (1822-1863), while he served in the U.S. Army in Mexico; and a plat, 1842, and a deed, 1853, for land owned in Ross County, Ohio.
References
- ↑ 50043585 , in Find A Grave
includes photos, last accessed Sep 2022. - Brown, Alexander. The Cabells and their kin: a memorial volume of history, biography, and genealogy. (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1895).
states that Thomas Massie selected the practice of physic for a profession;
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