Person:Joseph Gwathmey (3)

[Anc Hannah Temple Gwathmey adgedge.ged]

! (1) "Death Notices from Richmond, Virginia Newspapers 1821-1840," comp. by Virginia Geneal ogical Soc. (1987) p.129. Cites: (a) "Richmond Enquirer," 19 Feb 1824, p.3.

 (2) Bessie Temple Gwathmey Scott. Notes on Gwathmey homes. Cites: (a) Gwathmey family Bible .
 (3) "Antiques Recovery - Rural, Urban Crime Units Solve Theft," by Ed Kelleher, unknown Ric hmond, VA newspaper, 10 Sep 1982.
 (4) Description of the Gwathmey Family Papers 1790-1982, MSS1G9957cFA2, VA Hist. Soc. (als o known to the family as the Burlington Papers).
 (5) Carolyn Tayloe Davidson Carey, Greenwood Village, CO. Cites: (a) VHS Gwathmey Family Pa pers: Mss1G9957cFA2, including will of Joseph Gwathmey. (b) Caroline G. Jones, "Canterbury, " Walkerton, VA 23177.
 (6) "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in King Wi lliam Co., St. John's Parish" by Malcolm Hart Harris (1977) p.461,961,972. FHL #975.5H2har. C ites: (a) Bible Records of the family of Temple Gwathmey, probably copied by Maj. J. Temple D oswell, s/o Pault T. Doswell/Fannie Gwathmey. (b) Land tax returns, King William Co., VA, 178 2.
 (7) "Gwathmey Family Record," by Mildred Bates Gwathmey (Mrs. Edward Moseley Gwathmey), Spa rtanburg, SC, 1955. Cites: (a) Bible of Dr. William Gwathmey of "Burlington," Aylett, King Wi lliam Co., VA.
 (8) "Virginia Land Records from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the Willia m and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly" (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1984) , "Extracts from King William County Records," by W.B. Cridlin, p.307. Cites: (a) Book XI, p. 104.

! Birth: (1a) Age 67 at death in 1824 (b. 1757). (4) 1758. (6,7) s/o Owen GWATHMEY/Hannah TE MPLE. (7) 11 Jan 1758.

 Marriage to Mary HILL: (5) 1783. (6) (7) 11 Apr 1783. (8a) Mary.
 Death: (1a) "At his seat in King William Co. on 13th Inst." (4) 1824. (7) 13 Feb 1824.

 (6) Attended Donald ROBERTSON's School.
 (6) Moved into King William Co., VA and established the King William branch of the family.
 (2,6) "Burlington" was left to him by his father. (7) His father gave him "Burlington in Ki ng William Co., VA. Joseph also owned "Wakefield" and "Frenchtown." Joseph lived in a frame h ouse, part of which is still used, at left rear. (3) "Burlington" was built in 1759.
 (4) A planter.
 (6b) 1782: Joseph GWATHMEY was taxed for 673 acres, King William Co., VA.
 (4) Major in the VA State Militia.
 (4) Deacon of the Beulah Baptist Church.
 (8a) 1797: King William Co., VA deed: Robert HILL, of the first part; Thomas WALKER, Josep h GWATHMEY and Mary his wife, John HILLYARD and Ann his wife, Agnes HILL, and Susannah HILL , of the second part, and John HILL of the third part. John HILL, late of King William, gent. , deceased, father of the said Robert.  Frances WALKER late wife of Thomas WALKER, deceased.
 (4) Executors of his estate were Richard GWATHMEY (1789-1866), John Hill GWATHMEY (1798-183 9) and William GWATHMEY (1794-1875).
 (6) "Burlington" was passed to his son, John Hill GWATHMEY, who lived there until his death .
 (3) When "Burlington" was burglarized in Sep 1982, it was the first time since the house wa s built that no one was living in it. The owner, John R. GWATHMEY, had died 30 Aug 1982, an d the burglary occured the night of his funeral. The house was on 800 acres at Aylett, King W illiam Co., VA. John R. GWATHMEY had kept what had been in the house for scores of years. H e inherited "Burlington" from his father, to whom it had been handed down as part of a 3,00 0 acre British royal land grant, "Burwell". John lived there with his two unmarried sisters u ntil they died, then he lived there alone. (4) John Ryland GWATHMEY (1888-1982) was s/o Josep h Hardin GWATHMEY/Jeannette Garnett RYLAND, s/o William GWATHMEY/Elizabeth Theresa BURNLEY, s /o Maj. Joseph GWATHMEY. His sisters were Anna Garnett GWATHMEY (1879-1979) and Mary Burnle y GWATHMEY (1883-1974). "Burlington" was placed on the VA Landmarks Register in the late 1970 's. In 1977, the Burlington-Gwathmey Memorial Foundation was established to maintain the fami ly estate after the death of John Ryland GWATHMEY.
 (5) 1997: The state of VA had let "Burlington" go without upkeep. Dr. Owen GWATHMEY's son J ohn Owen GWATHMEY bought back "Burlington" and restored it. He also bought the 600 acre estat e on which the house stood.

1. ↑ Anc Hannah Temple Gwathmey adgedge.ged.

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2. ↑ Anc Hannah Temple Gwathmey adgedge.ged.

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3. ↑ Anc Hannah Temple Gwathmey adgedge.ged.

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