Family Trees of
Alexandria’s Historic Burial Grounds
Who lies beside whom, and why? These Alexandria family trees map the people behind some of the best-known graves in the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex (the Presbyterian, Christ Church, St. Paul’s, Methodist Protestant and Trinity Methodist cemeteries), at Ivy Hill Cemetery, and in the Old Town burial grounds of the Old Presbyterian Meeting House and Christ Church: who they were, how they were related, and where each one rests. They are drawn from the same research behind our walking tours.
How to Read These Alexandria Family Trees
Each tree follows one family, listed here A to Z by surname; the tag on each card tells you which cemetery to find them in. Boxes give names, dates, a few notes and a burial line. Looking for one person? Search the Alexandria Genealogy Index, which lists every person on this site; for a place or event, try the Alexandria History Index. The colors tell you where each person rests:
- Buried at that plot or cemetery
- Another lot or a nearby burial ground (each tree’s own key says which)
- Buried or lived elsewhere
- Context, or burial not confirmed
- Relationship not yet confirmed
- Heavy border, †: died in the 1922 Knickerbocker collapse
All 69 Alexandria Family Trees in One Download
The collection began with one chart, the Myers family tree. Every tree on this page is in a single printable PDF, one tree per landscape page, A to Z, sized for letter paper. Print it, laminate it, or keep it on your phone for your next walk through Alexandria’s historic burial grounds.
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Trinity Methodist Cemetery
The Abercrombies: Furniture and Liberia
Robert Abercrombie, King Street furniture maker and 1812 militiaman, and his son-in-law Dr. James W. Lugenbeel, who kept the only eyewitness journal of Liberia’s 1847 constitutional convention.
In this tree Robert Abercrombie; Susan Wood Abercrombie; Dr. James W. Lugenbeel (1819 – Sept. 22, 1857); Martha Alice Abercrombie Lugenbeel (1818 – June 17, 1887).
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
The Allisons: A Sea Captain and a Son Killed in 1814
Capt. Robert Allison Sr., a Revolutionary-era justice and merchant, married Ann Ramsay, daughter of Alexandria’s founder. Their son, killed at the Battle of the White House in 1814, lies in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
In this tree Ann “Nancy” Ramsay Allison; Capt. Robert, Jr. Allison (1787 – Sept. 5, 1814); Capt. Robert, Sr. Allison (c. 1745 – June 11, 1801); William Ramsay (1716 – Feb. 10, 1785).
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
The Arells: The Tavern and the Deed
Richard Arell’s tavern hosted Washington and the Fairfax Resolves of 1774; in 1773 he and Eleanor deeded the ground for the Presbyterian church. Sons David and Samuel, both Revolutionary captains, lie here too.
In this tree Capt. David Arell (1740 – 1792 or 1793); Capt. Samuel Arell (1755 – 1795); Christiana “Kitty” Arell; Eleanor Arell; Richard Arell (c. 1719 – July 28, 1796).
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Old Presbyterian Meeting House · No. 9
The Bogues: A Cabinetmaker’s Family
Judith Bogue’s husband built the Fairfax County Courthouse and 611 Cameron Street, where young Robert E. Lee first lived in Alexandria.
In this tree John Bogue; Judith Bogue (c. 1759 – Sept. 3, 1799).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Sections 41 & 44
The Brocketts: Builders and a Historian
Robert Brockett built the 1787 Flounder House at the Meeting House. His son led the Independent Volunteers at the Battle of the White House, and his grandson Franklin wrote A Concise History of the City of Alexandria.
In this tree Franklin Longden Brockett (Dec. 16, 1822 – May 30, 1891); Maj. Robert Brockett (1792 – June 22, 1867); Robert, Sr. Brockett (1752 – March 29, 1829); Walter Burnett Brockett (1828 – 1889); Elizabeth “Betsy” Edgar Longden; Thomas Longden.
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Old Presbyterian Meeting House · Nos. 10 & 11
The Carlyles: Carlyle House and the Oldest Gravestone
John Carlyle, builder of Carlyle House and signer of the Fairfax Resolves, and his first wife Sarah Fairfax Carlyle, whose 1761 stone is the oldest in the ground, with their children and his second family.
In this tree Ann Carlyle (died young); Dr. William Carlyle; George Fairfax Carlyle (died young); George William Carlyle (c. 1766 – Sept. 8, 1781); Hannah Carlyle (died young); Maj. John Carlyle (1720 – 1780); Rachel Carlyle (died young); Rachel Murray Carlyle; Sarah Fairfax Carlyle (Dec. 31, 1730 – Jan. 22, 1761); Sybil West Carlyle; William Carlyle (died young); Hon. William Fairfax; Sarah Walker Fairfax; Sarah Carlyle Herbert; Hugh West; Anne Fairfax Carlyle Whiting.
Presbyterian Cemetery · Section 43
The Cazenoves: Anthony Charles Cazenove and His Ten Children
The Geneva-born merchant and Swiss consul who escorted Lafayette to Washington’s tomb, with children who married a Marine Corps commandant, a North Carolina congressman and the steamship pioneer Gazaway Bugg Lamar.
In this tree Ann Hogan Cazenove; Anthony Cazenove; Anthony Charles Cazenove (April 5, 1775 – Oct. 16, 1852); Charles John Cazenove; Louis Albert, Sr. Cazenove (1807 – 1852); Octavius Cazenove; Paul Charles Cazenove; Paulina Cazenove; William Gardner Cazenove (Oct. 27, 1819 – Aug. 8, 1877); Eliza Frances Cazenove Gardner (d. 1857); Anne Marie Cazenove Henderson; Archibald Murray Henderson (1845 – 1846); Paulina Henderson (d. July 29, 1833); Harriett Cazenove Lamar (May 2, 1817 – May 3, 1861); Charlotte Cazenove Shepard (1812 – March 23, 1836).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Section 43
Louis Albert Cazenove and the Lee-Fendall House
Two marriages, a son born in the Lee-Fendall House in 1852, and the line down to James O’Hara Cazenove, the last of the Alexandria Cazenoves, who died in 1971.
In this tree Charlotte Louise Cazenove Berryman; Ann Hogan Cazenove; Anthony Charles Cazenove (April 5, 1775 – Oct. 16, 1852); Dr. Louis Albert, Jr. Cazenove (18511 – 1925); Eleuthera Cazenove; Frances “Fanny” Ansley Cazenove (1820 – 1847); Harriot Turberville Stuart Cazenove (1823 – Dec. 13, 1896); James O’Hara Cazenove (March 25, 1880 – Nov. 5, 1971); Louis Albert, Sr. Cazenove (1807 – 1852); Richard Henry Lee (1732 – 1794); Fanny Ansley Cazenove Minor.
St. Paul’s Cemetery
The Chalmerses: Lily Myers’s First Family
Algernon Coleman Chalmers Sr. and Lily Myers, and their three children, one a Navy lieutenant commander at Arlington.
In this tree Algernon Coleman, Jr. Chalmers (1880 – 1923); Algernon Coleman, Sr. Chalmers (1857 – 1890); David Chalmers (1887 – 1929); Elizabeth Twiggs “Lily” Myers Chalmers (birth year unknown – 1910); Lt. Cmdr. David Twiggs Chalmers (1887 – 1929); Sarah Embry Coleman Chalmers; Marion Twiggs Chalmers Herbert (1881 – 1964).
Christ Church Cemetery · Lot 101
The Coopers of Lot 101: A Tea Party Patriot and a Confederate General
Major Samuel Cooper helped dump the tea into Boston Harbor at 16. His son, Gen. Samuel Cooper, became the senior officer of the Confederacy and married Gen. John Mason’s daughter Sarah Maria. Father and son lie side by side.
In this tree Gen. Samuel Cooper (June 12, 1798 – Dec. 3, 1876); Maj. Samuel, Jr. Cooper (June 4, 1837 – Jan. 20, 1908); Major Samuel Cooper (June 13, 1757 – Aug. 19, 1840); Sarah Maria Mason Cooper (Sept. 11, 1800 – July 29, 1890); Virginia Mason Cooper Dawson; Anna Maria Mason (Oct. 13, 1776 – Nov. 29, 1857); General John, of Clermont Mason (April 4, 1766 – March 19, 1849); Sarah Maria Cooper Wheaton.
St. Paul’s Cemetery · Lot 100
The Corses: A General and Grosvenor House
Gen. Montgomery Dent Corse led the 17th Virginia, was captured at Sayler’s Creek and survived the 1870 Capitol collapse in Richmond. He lived at Grosvenor House, built for Anthony Cazenove.
In this tree Elizabeth Corse; Gen. Montgomery Dent Corse (March 14, 1816 – Feb. 11, 1895); J. D. Corse; John Corse; Julia Corse; Wilmer D. Corse.
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
The Craiks: Washington’s Physician and Friend
Dr. James Craik served beside Washington from Fort Necessity to his last illness and became Chief Physician and Surgeon of the Continental Army. His children married into the West, Harrison and Fitzhugh families; a son was Washington’s secretary.
In this tree Adam Craik; Dr. James Craik (1730 – Feb. 6, 1814); George Washington Craik (1774 – 1808); James, Jr. Craik (d. 1807); Mariamne Bertrand Ewell Craik (1739 – April 10, 1815); Rev. James, D.D. Craik (1806 – 1882); Sarah Craik (Nov. 11, 1764 – March 19, 1800); William Craik (Oct. 31, 1761 – Feb. 9, 1807); Ann “Nancy” Craik Harrison; Mariamne Craik West (c. 1765 – 1814).
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Presbyterian Cemetery & Ivy Hill Cemetery
The Downhams: A Mayor, a 59er and the Lee-Fendall House
E. E. Downham panned for gold in Colorado in 1859, came to Alexandria in 1865 to sell wine and liquor, and became mayor. His son Robert bought the Lee-Fendall House in 1903 and served President Wilson from his basement stock in 1914.
In this tree Sarah Maude Downham Aitcheson (1877 – 1964); E. E. “Bert” Downham (May 12, 1896 – Sept. 30, 1941); Emanuel Ethelbert “E. E.” Downham (March 23, 1839 – Sept. 17, 1921); Emanuel Francis “Frank” Downham (1869 – 1950); Esther M. Downham (1900); George Francis Downham (July 9, 1898 – Nov. 7, 1975); Henry A. “Harry” Downham (1867 – 1918); Horace Downham (1871 – 1872); Horace English Downham (1874 – 1902); Lawrence Purvis Downham (Sept. 30, 1901 – May 23, 1990); Mary Regina “Mai” Greenwell Downham (May 23, 1878 – Aug. 10, 1959); Robert Forsythe “Bob” Downham (March 2, 1876 – 1956); Sarah Miranda Price Downham (April 2, 1845 – Nov. 10, 1937).
Methodist Protestant Cemetery
The Duffeys: The Capitol Trowel
John Duffey made the silver trowel Washington used to lay the Capitol cornerstone in 1793. His son kept a Royal Street tavern; his grandson, Maj. George Duffey, was a silversmith and Confederate artillery officer.
In this tree George Hurd Duffey (Sept. 11, 1801 – Feb. 2, 1852); George Nelson Duffey (b. Jan. 8, 1850); John Duffey; Josephine Diamond Hugh Duffey; Maj. George Duffey (April 6, 1820 – July 10, 1896).
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Trinity Methodist Cemetery
Abraham Faw: A Ratifier of the Constitution
A Swiss-born Maryland merchant who signed his state’s ratification of the Constitution in 1788, then served Alexandria as justice and alderman. His second wife lies in the Meeting House churchyard.
In this tree Abraham Faw (1747 – 1828); Julianna Boyer Lowe Faw; Mary Ann Steiner Faw (d. Jan. 1805); Sarah Moody Faw (1764 – 1818).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Section 42:53
The Fendalls: Robert E. Lee’s Cousin and the Arlington Tax
Philip Richard Fendall II, born in the Lee-Fendall House, tried to pay the tax that would have saved Arlington House. His sons served as Marines on opposite sides of the Civil War.
In this tree Elizabeth Mary Young Fendall (Oct. 7, 1804 – Oct. 7, 1859); Lt. James Robert Young Fendall (1838 – 1869); Maj. Philip Richard, III Fendall (Feb. 23, 1832 – March 21, 1879); Mary “Mollie” Lee Fendall (d. 1827); Philip Richard, I Fendall (1734 – 1805); Philip Richard, II Fendall (Dec. 18, 1794 – Feb. 16, 1868); Robert Young Fendall (Aug. 8, 1829 – June 13, 1832); William “Willie” Young Fendall; Gen. Robert Young (Dec. 27, 1768 – Oct. 27, 1824).
St. Paul’s Cemetery
The Fendalls of St. Paul’s: Townie, Eliza and Willie
Townsend Dade Fendall, a grandnephew of the Lee-Fendall House builder, married Mayor Joseph Eaches’s daughter Eliza. Their son Willie married the widowed Lily Myers Chalmers, and was sued by his own brother and sister.
In this tree Joseph Eaches (1794 – 1857); Benjamin, II Fendall (1739 – 1786); Benjamin Truman, V Fendall (1851 – 1923); Capt. Benjamin Truman, III Fendall (1780 – 1849); Eliza McCormick Eaches Fendall (1822 – 1907); Townsend Dade “Townie” Fendall (1813 – 1893); William Eaches “Willie” Fendall (1856 – 1936); Nannie Lee “Fip” Fendall Tackett (1853 – 1940).
Presbyterian Cemetery · The Fleming Plot
The Flemings: A Lee Family and the Knickerbocker Night
Thomas Fleming and two of his children died when the snow-laden roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapsed on January 28, 1922. The tree traces them back through Mary Elizabeth Lee Fleming, who owned the Lee-Fendall House, to Richard Bland Lee of Sully.
In this tree Clarissa Tilghman “Clara” Fleming Balch (July 2, 1868 – April 5, 1957); Alfred Walton Fleming (Aug. 31, 1861 – 1957); Ann Paton Fleming; Clarissa Tilghman Walton Fleming; Dr. Robert Fleming Fleming (Nov. 18, 1816 – Aug. 19, 1871); Grace Paton Irwin Fleming (1855 – Jan. 3, 1917); John Paton Fleming (April 14, 1898 – Jan. 28, 1922); Mary Elizabeth Lee Fleming (Aug. 19, 1827 – April 20, 1902); Mary Lee Fleming (April 7, 1892 – Jan. 28, 1922); Richard Bland Lee, I Fleming (1848 – May 12, 1929); Robert Fleming Fleming (1885 – 1973); Thomas Fleming (Jan. 25, 1851 – Jan. 28, 1922); Thomas Fleming (1785 – 1855); Thomas, II Fleming (1881 – 1941); Julia Prosser Fleming Goldsborough (Dec. 1, 1863 – Nov. 17, 1948); Maj. Richard Bland, II Lee (July 20, 1797 – Aug. 2, 1875); Richard Bland, I of Sully Lee (1761 – 1827).
Christ Church Cemetery · Lots P & R
The Fowles: A Duel, a Canal President and the Founder of Franconia
William Holmes Fowle, scarred in an 1827 duel with Louis Cazenove; his brother George, whose daughter Nellie married Fitzhugh Lee; and Rollins Fowle, whose Frankhonia Farm gave Franconia its name.
In this tree Ellen “Nellie” Bernard Fowle; Esther Dashiell Taylor Fowle; George Dashiell Fowle (Oct. 7, 1821 – Feb. 18, 1867); Lt. Col. John Fowle (Nov. 3, 1789 – April 23, 1838); Robert Rollins Fowle (March 20, 1832 – March 8, 1873); William Fowle; William Holmes, Jr. Fowle (Oct. 18, 1808 – Oct. 4, 1869); Gen. Fitzhugh Lee (1835 – 1905).
Ivy Hill Cemetery
The Frobels: Mount Vernon’s Music Teacher and a Civil War Diarist
John Jacob Frobel taught music to Bushrod Washington’s family at Mount Vernon; his daughter Anne kept a diary of the Union occupation at Wilton Hill.
In this tree Anne S. Frobel (1816 – April 16, 1907); Elizabeth Frobel; John Jacob Frobel (Feb. 20, 1772 – Aug. 9, 1851; his stone says 1846).
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Methodist Protestant Cemetery · S31 & S15
The Gibsons: A Family That Freed One Another
Born enslaved, Gustavus Gibson bought his own freedom in 1824 and began buying his children’s; he also cleaned the town’s Market House and lit its lamps. After his death, his children finished the work, freeing one another and, in 1843, their sister Emily and her children.
In this tree Hester E. Clark (c. 1821 – July 24, 1846); Basheba Gibson (c. 1784 – June 10, 1844); George M. Gibson (d. Dec. 31, 1853); Gustavus Gibson (c. 1756 – Dec. 14, 1831; stone: 1834); Richard H. Gibson (c. 1823 – Nov. 12, 1859).
Ivy Hill Cemetery
The Greens: The Mansion House and Mercy Street
James Green, whose factory started the Great Fire of 1827, built the Mansion House hotel of Mercy Street. He married Jane Muir; their daughter Emma married Frank Stringfellow, J.E.B. Stuart’s 94-pound scout.
In this tree James Green (1801 – 1880); Jane Muir Green (1803 – 1880); William Green; John Muir (c. 1770 – Feb. 12, 1815); Mary Muir; Emma Green Stringfellow; Rev. Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Stringfellow (1840 – 1913).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Section 44:141
The Gregorys: A Scottish Merchant and Two Families
William Gregory, last survivor of the Alexandria Blues at the White House battle; his son Dr. William Bartleman Gregory and the horse Old Tom; and his daughter Mary Gregory Powell, who led the 1928 marking of the grave of the Unknown Soldier of the Revolution.
In this tree Eliza Ashby (1826 – 1892); Mag Ashby (1831 – 1892); William Bartleman (1767 – Dec. 21, 1842); Julia Harper Chapman; Boyd Gregory; Douglas Smith Gregory (1824 – 1872); Dr. William Bartleman Gregory (March 13, 1829 – May 18, 1887); Margaret Douglas Bartleman Gregory; Mary Donaldson Long Gregory; William, III Gregory (March 3, 1789 – July 13, 1875); Belle Johnston; Boyd Leadbeater (1895 – 1913); Jessie Boyd Gregory Leadbeater (May 4, 1852 – April 30, 1929); William Gregory Leadbeater (1882 – 1967); Mary Gregory Craufurd Powell (Jan. 12, 1847 – Dec. 18, 1928); William Gregory Powell (Nov. 23, 1876 – Feb. 2, 1900).
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Presbyterian Cemetery · Sections 42 & 43
The Harpers: Valley Forge and the War of 1812
Capt. William Harper crossed the Delaware with Washington and was one of President Adams’s “midnight” justices. He was a son of Capt. John Harper of Captain’s Row. His son, Dr. William Harper, fought the British at the White House in 1814.
In this tree Capt. John Harper (Oct. 3, 1728 – May 7, 1804); Capt. William Harper (March 14, 1761 – April 18, 1829); Dr. William Harper (April 23, 1787 – Oct. 7, 1852); John Newton Harper (March 25, 1823 – Aug. 3, 1907); Mary Scull Harper (1763 – 1842); Sarah Wells Harper; Wells Andrew Harper (Sept. 2, 1818 – Dec. 7, 1876); Mary Thomas Newton; Capt. William Scull (d. 1813); Jane Lodge Scull.
Old Presbyterian Meeting House · Nos. 32 & 33
Capt. John Harper of Captain’s Row
The Quaker sea captain who built Captain’s Row and Gentry Row, with two daughters who married the Vowell brothers and a grandson, John Lloyd, he raised.
In this tree Mary Reynolds Cunningham; Capt. John Harper (Oct. 3, 1728 – May 7, 1804); Capt. William Harper (March 14, 1761 – April 18, 1829); Edward Harper (Aug. 1, 1763 – Dec. 4, 1803); Margaret Scarlett Harper; Robert Goodloe Harper; Sarah Wells Harper; Sarah Harper Lloyd; Mary Harper Vowell (1772 – 1805); Peggy Harper Vowell (Aug. 20, 1775 – 1806).
Old Presbyterian Meeting House · No. 20
The Hepburns: An Accused Loyalist and Rev. Moses Hepburn
Agnes Hepburn; her husband William, jailed in 1777 as a suspected Loyalist and acquitted; and Rev. Moses Hepburn, William’s son with Esther David, a leader of Alexandria’s free Black community.
In this tree Esther David; John Dundas (Feb. 28, 1759 – Aug. 28, 1813); Agnes Hepburn (1727 – June 7, 1814); Rev. Moses Hepburn; William Hepburn (1730 – 1817).
Methodist Protestant Cemetery
Samuel Hilton: The Tavern Keeper of Washington’s Birthday
He kept Lamb’s Tavern, where Lodge 39 first met, hosted revelers on Washington’s last birthday in 1799, and died on Washington’s birthday in 1852.
In this tree Catherine Hilton (d. April 24, 1873); James Harrington Hilton; Samuel Hilton (Feb. 1759 – Feb. 22, 1852); Samuel N. Hilton.
Trinity Methodist Cemetery
John Hollensbury and the Spite House
The brickmaker who built Alexandria’s seven-foot-wide Spite House on Queen Street, with the daughters buried around him.
In this tree Frances “Fannie” Hollensbury; Harriet Hollensbury; John Wesley Hollensbury (July 11, 1803 – Nov. 8, 1876); Julia Hollensbury; Charlotte Hollensbury Sherwood; Joseph Thomas Sherwood.
St. Paul’s Cemetery · Lot 65 and the Hooff Vault
The Hooffs: Washington’s Bier and the Blue Boy Stamp
Lawrence Hooff Sr. was the first senior warden of St. Paul’s; his son Maj. Lawrence Hooff Jr. helped carry George Washington’s casket to the tomb. James Wallace Hooff’s 1847 love letter carries the rare “Alexandria Blue Boy” stamp.
In this tree Jannett Hooff Brown; Mary Goulding Hooff Fawcett (b. Dec. 1, 1853); Ann Gretter Hooff (1760 – June 8, 1846); Douglas Hooff (b. Sept. 18, 1858); James Wallace Hooff (Feb. 18, 1825 – Nov. 30, 1915); Lawrence, Sr. Hooff (1756 – May 26, 1834); Maj. Lawrence, Jr. Hooff (1780 – March 10, 1842); Margaret Hooff Tatsapaugh.
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
The Hunters: A Mayor, a Shipbuilder and a Merchant
William Hunter Jr., founder of the St. Andrew’s Society; John Hunter, whose shipyard at the foot of Wilkes Street ran until 1863; and the merchant Alexander Hunter, three Hunter families in one churchyard.
In this tree Alexander Hunter (c. 1746 – June 27, 1798); Alexander Hunter (1789–1849); Colin Hunter (d. c. 1821); Cordelia Hatton Hunter (c. 1756 – 1815); Edward Hunter; Hamilton Hunter; John Hunter (1760 – Sept. 4, 1826); Margaret Morris Hunter; Mary Hunter (c. 1747 – 1809); Robert W. Hunter (1787 – 1858); William, Jr. Hunter (Jan. 20, 1731 – Nov. 19, 1792); William T. Hunter (d. 1827).
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Presbyterian Cemetery
The Jacobs Brothers of the 1812 Militia
Presley Jacobs fought at the Battle of the White House; his brother Thomas, a tailor, built 808 Prince Street. Presley’s daughter Margaret married the master builder William Henry McKnight, and his daughter Almira was taken from her grave by grave robbers in 1881.
In this tree Presley Jacobs (c. 1773 – Aug. 24, 1852); Thomas Jacobs (1770 – 1855); Margaret Jacobs McKnight (d. Feb. 7, 1888); William Henry McKnight (Aug. 24, 1800 – Dec. 29, 1887).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Sections 41 & 44
The Jamiesons: Bakers to the Navy and the Queen
Andrew Jamieson, a Scottish baker who signed the 1809 deed for the Presbyterian Cemetery, and his son Robert, whose Steam Bakery at Lee and Oronoco Streets sent crackers to Queen Victoria’s table. Robert’s first wife was a Sanford, daughter of the elder Thomas Sanford.
In this tree Andrew Jamieson (1749 – July 6, 1823); Catharine Porter Sanford Jamieson (c. 1805 – April 9, 1843); Catharine S. “Kate” Jamieson (c. 1843 – June 1863); Elizabeth Jane Smith Jamieson (Jan. 5, 1809 – Sept. 29, 1890); Mary Jamieson (d. July 12, 1824); Mary Jamieson (1831 – April 7, 1898); Robert B. Jamieson (April 29, 1796 – April 10, 1862); Thomas Sanford Jamieson (Nov. 11, 1827 – Nov. 21, 1862).
Old Presbyterian Meeting House · No. 37
The Janneys: Buried by Special Exception
Margaret Wilkes Janney was buried in the churchyard in 1810, after the town had banned burials. Her husband Abel was a shipping merchant; they had nine children.
In this tree Abel Janney (1755 – Sept. 20, 1816); Cosmelia Janney; Cynthia Janney; Elizabeth Janney; Margaret Wilkes Janney (1764 – Feb. 9, 1810); Maria Janney; Nancy Janney; Rebecca Janney; Samuel Janney; Rebecca Wilkes; Samuel Wilkes.
Methodist Protestant Cemetery
Caroline Matilde Johnson: Smuggler in Petticoats
She carried medical supplies through Union lines in pockets sewn into her petticoat and found a plume for J.E.B. Stuart. Her son led the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce; her sister was the widow of firefighter George O. Plain.
In this tree Caroline Matilde Weedon Johnson (1827 – 1906); John Johnson (d. Dec. 1860 or early 1861); John, Jr. Johnson (1860 – 1910); Mary Agnes Aitcheson Johnson; Catherine A. Johnston Plain.
St. Paul’s Cemetery · Lots 163–164
The Johnstons: Parson Johnston and General De Lagnel
Rev. James T. Johnston was rector of St. Paul’s for 25 years and built 806 Prince Street, today the R. E. Lee Camp Hall. Gen. Julius Adolphus De Lagnel, who turned down a general’s commission, lies in the Johnston lot, and his father’s stone stands in St. Paul’s too.
In this tree Captain Julius Adolphus De Lagnel (c. Oct. 31, 1798 – May 21, 1840); Gen. Julius Adolphus De Lagnel (July 24, 1827 – June 3, 1912); Harriet Sanford De Lagnel (1801 – 1891); Maj. Johnston De Lagnel; Jane Sanford Johnston (c. 1799 – Aug. 2, 1884); Rev. James T. Johnston (July 4, 1797 – Feb. 28, 1877).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Section 44:161
The Johnstons of West Grove and Gettysburg
Four generations, from a Revolutionary-era sea captain to Capt. Samuel Richard Johnston, Lee’s reconnaissance officer at Gettysburg, and the son he named for his general.
In this tree Capt. Dennis McCarty Johnston (1765 – July 19, 1811); Capt. Samuel Richard Johnston (1833 – Dec. 24, 1899); Dennis Johnston (1787 – July 22, 1852); Dr. Robert E. Lee Johnston (Jan. 27, 1865 – Sept. 13, 1909); Eliza Dale Johnston (1790 – 1853); George Johnston (July 22, 1829 – July 17, 1897); Rebecca Simms Johnston (1785 – 1823); Sarah McCarty Johnston.
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St. Paul’s Cemetery · Lot 228
The Kempers: An Artillery Officer and a Mayor
Delaware Kemper’s guns hit the Cub Run bridge at First Manassas; he later taught at Hampden-Sydney and served as U.S. consul in China. His brother Kosciusko was mayor, school superintendent and Grand Master of Masons in Virginia.
In this tree Charlotte Kemper (1837 – 1927); Charlotte Kemper (1871 – Dec. 29, 1873); Delaware, Jr. Kemper (1878 – 1937); Edward Hudson Kemper (Sept. 12, 1866 – Jan. 30, 1932); Errol Hay Kemper (1876 – 1941); Frances Snowden Hays Kemper; Ira Etta Garrett Kemper (1838 – Nov. 5, 1896); Kosciusko Kemper (June 18, 1835 – Jan. 26, 1910); Kosciusko, Jr. Kemper (Dec. 1877 – 1929); Lt. Col. Delaware Kemper (Aug. 24, 1833 – June 30, 1899); Mary Hay Kemper (1872 – 1888); Sarah Humphreys Kemper (1874 – 1946); Sarah Richards Kemper (Nov. 13, 1869 – July 11, 1940); William Kemper; William Garrett Kemper (April 14, 1868 – July 3, 1869); Eliza Garrett Kemper Uhler (Dec. 14, 1872 – July 1, 1941).
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Old Presbyterian Meeting House
The Ladds: The Delegate Who Completed the Union
Capt. William Ladd helped Rhode Island ratify the Constitution in 1790. His son, the poet Dr. Joseph Brown Ladd, died after a Charleston duel in which he fired into the air.
In this tree Capt. Benoni Gardner; Sarah Rogers Gardner; Elizabeth Ladd Haskins; Capt. William Ladd (Oct. 30, 1736 – Dec. 4, 1800); Dr. Joseph Brown Ladd (July 7, 1764 – Nov. 2, 1786); Sarah Gardner Ladd (c. 1734 – Oct. 30, 1807).
Christ Church Cemetery · Lot 4
The Lees of Lot 4: Edmund Jennings Lee I and Sarah Lee
Light-Horse Harry Lee’s brother and Richard Henry Lee’s daughter, with Sarah’s brother Francis Lightfoot Lee II in the same plot. Their children include Cassius Lee, in whose house Robert E. Lee was offered command of Virginia’s forces, and Edmund Jennings Lee II of Bedford.
In this tree Mary “Mollie” Lee Fendall (d. 1827); Anne Gaskins Lee; Cassius Francis Lee (May 22, 1808 – Jan. 23, 1890); Edmund Jennings, I Lee (May 20, 1772 – May 30, 1843); Edmund Jennings, II Lee (1797 – 1877); Francis Lightfoot, II Lee (June 18, 1782 – April 13, 1850); Henry, II Lee (Jan. 7, 1842 – June 6, 1889); Henry “Light-Horse Harry”, III Lee; Lucy Grymes Lee; Richard Bland, I of Sully Lee (1761 – 1827); Richard Henry Lee (1732 – 1794); Sally Lee (1801 – April 14, 1879); Sarah “Sally” Lee Lee (Nov. 27, 1775 – May 8, 1837); Ann Harriotte Lee Lloyd (March 6, 1799 – Sept. 9, 1863); Ida Lee Rust; Hannah Lee Stewart.
Ivy Hill Cemetery · Section N
Maj. Richard Bland Lee II: From Sully to the Seminole War
Born at Sully, wounded in the Seminole War and a Confederate quartermaster, he was the father of Mary Elizabeth Lee Fleming, who bought the Lee-Fendall House in 1870.
In this tree Mary Elizabeth Lee Fleming (Aug. 19, 1827 – April 20, 1902); Anna Cornelia Lee; Evelina Prosser Lee; Julia Anna Marion Prosser Lee; Julia Eustis Lee; Julian Prosser Lee; Maj. Richard Bland, II Lee (July 20, 1797 – Aug. 2, 1875); Myra Gaines Lee; Richard Bland, I of Sully Lee (1761 – 1827); Richard Bland, III Lee; Robert Fleming Lee; William Augustus Lee.
Christ Church Cemetery · Lot 20:5
Sydney Smith Lee: Robert E. Lee’s Brother and the Last Confederate Surrender
Commodore Lee and his wife, Nannie Mason Lee; their son Fitzhugh Lee, a general and later governor of Virginia; and Capt. Sydney Smith Lee Jr., who surrendered the CSS Shenandoah at Liverpool in November 1865.
In this tree Ellen “Nellie” Bernard Fowle; George Dashiell Fowle (Oct. 7, 1821 – Feb. 18, 1867); Anna Maria “Nannie” Mason Lee (Feb. 26, 1811 – Nov. 3, 1898); Anne Hill Carter Lee; Capt. Sydney Smith, Jr. Lee (Feb. 10, 1837 – April 15, 1888); Commodore Sydney Smith Lee (Sept. 2, 1802 – July 22, 1869); Gen. Fitzhugh Lee (1835 – 1905); Henry “Light-Horse Harry”, III Lee; Robert E. Lee (Jan. 19, 1807 – Oct. 12, 1870); Anna Maria Mason (Oct. 13, 1776 – Nov. 29, 1857); General John, of Clermont Mason (April 4, 1766 – March 19, 1849).
Christ Church Cemetery · Lot 93
The Lloyds of Lot 93: A Quaker Merchant and a Lee Bride
John Lloyd, raised by Captain’s Row builder John Harper, and his second wife, Ann Harriotte Lee, Robert E. Lee’s first cousin. Their son Edmund Jennings Lloyd kept the Lloyd House on N. Washington Street.
In this tree Rebecca Janney; Edmund Jennings, I Lee (May 20, 1772 – May 30, 1843); Sarah “Sally” Lee Lee (Nov. 27, 1775 – May 8, 1837); Alfred Lloyd (died young); Ann Harriotte Lee Lloyd (March 6, 1799 – Sept. 9, 1863); Anne Harriotte Lloyd (1826 – 1888); Capt. Edmund Jennings Lloyd (Aug. 27, 1822 – Oct. 1, 1889); Frederick Lloyd (1817 – 1868); George Francis Lloyd (1828 – 1866); Horatio Nelson Lloyd (1804 – 1860); Jean Charlotte Washington Lloyd (1834 – 1914); John Lloyd (Nov. 16, 1775 – July 22, 1854); John Janney Lloyd (1800 – 1871); Mary Lee “Minnie” Lloyd; Nicolas Waln Lloyd (died young); Nicolas Warne Lloyd; Rebecca Lloyd (1824 – 1873); Richard Henry Lloyd (died young); Sarah Harper Lloyd; Selina Lloyd (1807 – 1871).
St. Paul’s Cemetery · Lot 32
The Lynns: A Silversmith General and the Hero of Fort Erie
Gen. Adam Lynn, silversmith and St. Paul’s first vestryman, shares Lot 32 with his niece Ann Eliza and her husband, Gen. Thomas Childs, who spiked the British guns at Fort Erie in 1814 and held Puebla in 1847.
In this tree Ann Eliza Coryton Childs; Gen. Thomas Childs (March 16, 1796 – Oct. 8, 1853); Henry Lynn Childs (two infant sons of the name); Josiah Coryton; Col. Adam Lynn (1775 – Dec. 6, 1835; stone says 1836, aged 61).
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Christ Church Burial Ground (Old Town)
Lt. Col. Philip Marsteller: Quartermaster and Pallbearer
A Pennsylvania quartermaster who became mayor of Alexandria and an honorary pallbearer at Washington’s funeral. His son Philip G. Marsteller lies in the Presbyterian Cemetery; his son Lewis died of wounds from the Whiskey Insurrection.
In this tree Ferdinand Marsteller; Lewis Marsteller; Lt. Col. Philip Marsteller (1741/42 – 1803); Philip G. Marsteller (1770 – 1842).
Christ Church Cemetery · Lot C
The Masons of Lot C: Gen. John Mason and His Children
The son of George Mason of Gunston Hall who sent Francis Scott Key on the mission that produced “The Star-Spangled Banner,” with his son James Murray Mason and the daughters who married Gen. Samuel Cooper and Sydney Smith Lee.
In this tree Sarah Maria Mason Cooper (Sept. 11, 1800 – July 29, 1890); Anna Maria “Nannie” Mason Lee (Feb. 26, 1811 – Nov. 3, 1898); Anna Maria Mason (Oct. 13, 1776 – Nov. 29, 1857); Catherine Eilbeck Mason; Eilbeck Mason; General John, of Clermont Mason (April 4, 1766 – March 19, 1849); George, IV of Gunston Hall Mason (1725 – Oct. 7, 1792); James Murray Mason (Nov. 3, 1798 – April 28, 1871); Joel Barlow Mason (June 9, 1813 – 1861); John, Jr. Mason (1797 – 1859); Maynadier Mason (Jan. 4, 1808 – April 1865); Murray Mason (Jan. 4, 1808 – Jan. 11, 1875); Thomson Francis Mason (1785 – Dec. 21, 1838); Virginia Mason (1802 – 1838).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Section 41:20
The McKnights of 41:20
Three generations in one lot: the captain who took Fort Duquesne and opened McKnight’s Tavern, a son captured three times by French privateers, a son who led the Independent Blues in 1814, and two Confederate grandsons.
In this tree Capt. Charles McKnight (April 7, 1774 – March 11, 1853); Capt. John McKnight (July 2, 1769 – Feb. 7, 1834); Capt. William McKnight (1732 – July 25, 1812); Charles Henry McKnight (April 21, 1840 – Aug. 15, 1916); Elizabeth Chew McKnight (April 2, 1833 – Nov. 16, 1911); Lt. William Presley McKnight (June 12, 1838 – Oct. 24, 1927); Martha Bryan McKnight (c. 1745 – June 3, 1775); Susannah Evans McKnight (Sept. 19, 1746 – Nov. 10, 1836); William Henry McKnight (Aug. 24, 1800 – Dec. 29, 1887); William, Jr. McKnight.
St. Paul’s Cemetery · Lots 267–268
Wilmer McLean: From Bull Run to Appomattox
The war began on his farm at First Manassas and ended in his parlor at Appomattox Court House, where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865. His father, Daniel McClean, helped secure the land for St. Paul’s Church.
In this tree Lucretia Virginia “Lula” McLean Blackwell (May 5, 1857 – Aug. 31, 1886); Maria Beverly Mason Lee (1843 – Aug. 25, 1889); John Seddon Mason (1814 – June 24, 1850); Sarah Barbour “Sally” Mason (June 3, 1843 – Feb. 5, 1857); Daniel McClean (Oct. 2, 1770 – Feb. 8, 1823); Lucretia Hodgkinson McClean (Nov. 28, 1775 – Sept. 8, 1821); John Wilmer McLean (Jan. 1, 1854 – Nov. 5, 1920); Virginia Hooe Mason McLean; Wilmer McLean (May 3, 1814 – June 5, 1882); Nannie Maury McLean Spilman (Jan. 28, 1863 – May 1, 1923); Osceola Seddonia “Ocie” Mason Tibbs (Nov. 5, 1846 – Nov. 27, 1880); Virginia Beverley “Jennie” McLean Tyler (Sept. 5, 1865 – July 13, 1943).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Section 41:17
The Muirs: Cabinetmakers and a Mayor
John Muir, a Scottish cabinetmaker whose clients included Bushrod Washington; his widow Mary, who kept the shop going; and John A. Muir, mayor of Alexandria in 1853–54, likely their son.
In this tree Jane Muir Green (1803 – 1880); James F. Muir (1846 – 1925); John Muir (c. 1770 – Feb. 12, 1815); John A. Muir (Dec. 6, 1807 – Aug. 22, 1865); John A. Muir (1849 – 1925); Mary Lang Muir (c. 1780 – May 24, 1841); Rev. Dr. James Muir (1757 – Aug. 8, 1820); William H. Muir (March 5, 1814 – Aug. 15, 1891).
Old Presbyterian Meeting House · No. 14
Rev. Dr. James Muir and His Family
Minister of the Meeting House for 31 years, buried beneath its north aisle. His daughter Elizabeth Love Muir was the last person buried in the churchyard, in 1876.
In this tree Elizabeth Muir; Elizabeth Love Muir (buried 1876); Frances Wardlaw Muir (d. 1791); Rev. Dr. James Muir (1757 – Aug. 8, 1820).
St. Paul’s Cemetery · Where This Project Began
The Myerses: A Quartermaster General and a General’s Daughter
The tree that started this collection. Col. Abraham C. Myers, Quartermaster General of the Confederacy, married Gen. David E. Twiggs’s daughter. Their daughter Lily married into the Chalmers and Fendall families; their son became a Marine lieutenant general.
In this tree Col. Abraham C. Myers (1811 – 1889); Elizabeth Twiggs “Lily” Myers (birth year unknown – 1910); Lt. Gen. John Twiggs Myers (1871 – 1952); Marion Isabelle Twiggs Myers (c. 1836 – 1893); William Heyward, Sr. Myers (1856 – 1923); Gen. David Emanuel Twiggs (Feb. 14, 1790 – July 15, 1862); Marion Isabelle Myers Twombley (1867 – 1936).
St. Paul’s Cemetery · Three Families on One Page
Myers, Chalmers and Fendall: Lily Myers’s Two Marriages
The Myers, Chalmers and Fendall trees on a single chart. Lily Myers married Algernon C. Chalmers, and as a widow married Willie Fendall in 1902, tying three St. Paul’s families together, from Gen. David E. Twiggs to Townsend Dade Fendall’s line.
In this tree Katherine Larned Atterbury Brastow; Algernon Coleman, Jr. Chalmers (1880 – 1923); Algernon Coleman, Sr. Chalmers (1857 – 1890); David Chalmers (1887 – 1929); Elizabeth Twiggs “Lily” Myers Chalmers (birth year unknown – 1910); Lt. Cmdr. David Twiggs Chalmers (1887 – 1929); Marion Twiggs Chalmers (1881 – 1964); Sarah Embry Coleman Chalmers; Joseph Eaches (1794 – 1857); Benjamin, II Fendall (1739 – 1786); Benjamin Truman Fendall (d. 1923); Benjamin Truman, V Fendall (1851 – 1923); Capt. Benjamin Truman, III Fendall (1780 – 1849); Eliza McCormick Eaches Fendall (1822 – 1907); Townsend Dade “Townie” Fendall (1813 – 1893); William Eaches “Willie” Fendall (1856 – 1936); Marion Twiggs Chalmers Herbert (1881 – 1964); Clara Cecilia Forsyth Mason (Sept. 3, 1810 – March 27, 1875); Fanny Forsyth Mason (1838 – 1907); Col. Abraham C. Myers (1811 – 1889); Elizabeth Twiggs “Lily” Myers (birth year unknown – 1910); Lt. Gen. John Twiggs Myers (1871 – 1952); Marion Isabelle Twiggs Myers (c. 1836 – 1893); William Heyward, Sr. Myers (1856 – 1923); Nannie Lee “Fip” Fendall Tackett (1853 – 1940); Gen. David Emanuel Twiggs (Feb. 14, 1790 – July 15, 1862); Marion Isabelle Myers Twombley (1867 – 1936).
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Presbyterian Cemetery · Section 42:45
The Newtons: A Merchant, His Wife and a Navy Hero
William Newton and Jane Barr Stuart Newton died weeks apart in the winter of 1814–15. The naval hero John Thomas Newton, who won a Congressional medal for the Hornet’s victory over HMS Peacock, lies in the same plot.
In this tree Jane Barr Stuart Newton (c. 1776 – Feb. 25, 1815); John Thomas Newton (May 20, 1794 – July 28, 1857); William Newton (1763 – Dec. 26, 1814); Jane Barr Stuart; William Stuart.
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Methodist Protestant Cemetery
George O. Plain: The 1855 King Street Fire
One of seven volunteer firefighters killed when a wall collapsed in Hugh Smith’s warehouse at 215–217 King Street, leaving a widow and six children.
In this tree Ann “Anna Bella” Plain; Benjamin Plain; Caroline Amy Plain; Catharine Plain; Catherine A. Johnston Plain; George O. Plain (c. 1819 – Nov. 17, 1855); John Plain; Mildred Plain.
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
The Porters: A Boston Tea Party Man in Alexandria
Thomas Porter dumped tea into Boston Harbor at 17 and became an Alexandria merchant and civic founder. He married Sally Ramsay, daughter of the town’s founder.
In this tree James Porter (1798 – 1800); Sarah “Sally” Ramsay Porter (d. Oct. 6, 1832); Thomas Porter (1756 – May 1, 1800); William Ramsay (1716 – Feb. 10, 1785).
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Christ Church Burial Ground (Old Town)
The Ramsays: The Founder and the Treasurer
William Ramsay helped choose the site of Alexandria in 1748; his wife, Ann Ball McCarty Ramsay, raised more than $75,000 for the Revolution. Their children married into the Allison and Porter families, and their son Dennis was the mayor who first called Washington “Mr. President.”
In this tree Ann “Nancy” Ramsay Allison; Maj. Dennis McCarty; Sarah Martha Ball McCarty; Sarah “Sally” Ramsay Porter (d. Oct. 6, 1832); Ann Ball McCarty Ramsay (1730 – April 1, 1785); Col. Dennis Ramsay (1756 – Sept. 1, 1810); Dr. William, Jr. Ramsay (c. 1755 – 1795); William Ramsay (1716 – Feb. 10, 1785).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Section 41:26
William Reynolds: A Valley Forge Private
A private at Valley Forge and Monmouth who settled near the Meeting House; his wife and four of their children lie with him.
In this tree Elizabeth Reynolds Johnston; Joel C. Reynolds; Sarah Reynolds (c. 1774 – Nov. 15, 1811); William Reynolds (c. 1757 – Aug. 22, 1830); William C. Reynolds.
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Old Presbyterian Meeting House
The Sanfords: A Sea Captain and His Brothers
Capt. Lawrence Sanford ran West Indies goods for the patriots and was imprisoned for it; his brother Thomas served in the 2nd Virginia State Regiment; his son Thomas was a Meeting House elder for 36 years.
In this tree Catharine Porter Sanford Jamieson (c. 1805 – April 9, 1843); Capt. Lawrence Sanford; Catherine Porter Sanford; Thomas Sanford (May 2, 1780 – Jan. 11, 1852); William Sanford.
Trinity Methodist Cemetery · H:7
The Seatons: A Free Black Family and Eleven Children
George Seaton, a free Black carpenter, and his wife Lucinda were registered free in Alexandria with their eleven children in 1841. Both rest at Trinity Methodist with four of the children; their son George Lewis Seaton went on to the House of Delegates.
In this tree Alfred Hamilton (1807 – June 18, 1887); Hannah Seaton Hamilton (Dec. 24, 1830 – Jan. 2, 1861); Mary Ann Seaton Rodgers (c. 1816 – ?); Adolphus Seaton (c. 1824 – March 19, 1865); George Seaton (c. 1791 – Dec. 10, 1844); George B. Seaton (c. Dec. 1860 – May 1861); George Lewis Seaton (1822 – 1881); John Andrew Seaton (c. 1834 – ?); Laura Virginia Seaton (c. 1832 – ?); Lucinda Seaton (c. 1799 – March 15, 1865); Lucinda Seaton (c. 1826 – 1869); Martha Ann Seaton (c. 1830 – ?); Sarah Ellen Seaton (c. 1829 – Oct. 5, 1847); Thomas Seaton (c. 1836 – ?); Virginia J. Seaton (c. 1843 – Sept. 11, 1872); Catherine Seaton Williams (c. 1818 – ?).
From Enslavement to Justice · Stop 10
George Lewis Seaton: Builder, Legislator, Grand Juror
Carpenter, builder and grocer; head trustee of the First Free School Society; a member of the House of Delegates from 1869 to 1871; a juror on the grand jury that took up the treason case against Jefferson Davis. His two marriages and ten children are here. No record confirms where he is buried.
In this tree Bertha Seaton (b. c. 1876); Catharine Seaton (b. c. 1850); Catherine “Kate” Turley Seaton; Colcote Seaton (b. c. 1859); Constance Seaton (b. c. 1855); Courtland J. Seaton (b. c. 1878); Edwin Seaton (b. c. 1852); George Seaton (c. 1791 – Dec. 10, 1844); George C. Seaton (b. c. 1847); George L. Seaton (Dec. 22, 1874 – Nov. 4, 1899); George Lewis Seaton (1822 – 1881); John Andrew Seaton (c. 1834 – ?); Lucinda Seaton (c. 1799 – March 15, 1865); Maria Bryant Seaton (c. 1826 – before 1874); Sallie Seaton (b. c. 1854); Virginia Seaton (b. c. 1849).
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
Sgt. Thomas Simms: Valley Forge and a Grocer’s Family
A sergeant at Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth who came home to keep a grocery on Prince Street, with two wives and the children they lost young.
In this tree Margaret “Peggy” Fristoe Simms; Maria Simms; Nancy Neville Simms (two days old, Sept. 1808); Sgt. Thomas Simms (c. 1762 – April 7, 1808).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Section 42:44
The Smiths: The Lees’ Lawyers and the Case That Won Back Arlington
Francis Lee Smith lost the land that became the Contrabands and Freedmen’s Cemetery. His son, a New Market veteran, sued for the Lees and won United States v. Lee; another son, Courtland, was mayor.
In this tree George Washington Custis Lee; Col. Francis Lee, Jr. Smith (Oct. 6, 1845 – Aug. 25, 1916); Courtland H., II Smith; Courtland Hawkins, I Smith (Aug. 29, 1850 – July 22, 1892); Francis Lee, Sr. Smith (Nov. 25, 1808 – May 10, 1877); Maggie Smith; Sarah G. Smith (Oct. 6, 1813 – March 16, 1902).
Old Presbyterian Meeting House · No. 35
Hugh Smith of the Wilkes Street Pottery
His first wife and their daughter lie in the churchyard; Hugh and his second wife are in the Presbyterian Cemetery. Their son Hugh C. Smith founded Ivy Hill Cemetery.
In this tree Elizabeth Watson Smith; Hugh Smith (1769 – 1856); Hugh Charles Smith (1804 – Aug. 1854); Mary Smith (c. 1768 – Feb. 1, 1797); Mary Ann Smith; Thomas William Smith (1791 – 1844).
Trinity Methodist Cemetery
The Snowdens of the Alexandria Gazette
Edgar Snowden Sr., publisher, mayor and legislator, married a great-niece of Light-Horse Harry Lee’s mother. They lived at 619 South Lee Street, the house Thomas Vowell built.
In this tree Edgar, Jr. Snowden (1833 – July 29, 1892); Edgar, Sr. Snowden (Dec. 21, 1810 – Sept. 24, 1875); Lucy Grymes Snowden (March 30, 1814 – April 25, 1897).
Presbyterian Cemetery · Section B:194
The Stuarts: John Brown’s Trial and Stratford Hall
Col. Charles Edward Stuart, who commanded the militia at John Brown’s trial, and his son Judge Charles Edward Stuart, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and owner of Stratford Hall, the Lee birthplace.
In this tree Elizabeth Storke; Col. Charles Edward Stuart (1823 – Dec. 25, 1874); Dr. Richard Henry Stuart; Judge Charles Edward Stuart (May 18, 1850 – April 16, 1889); Ruth Yeaton Stuart.
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Old Presbyterian Meeting House
The Thoms: Alexandria’s First Presbyterian Pastor
Rev. William Thom received the deed to the church ground in July 1773 and died of yellow fever weeks later, three days after his mother.
In this tree Mary Thom (c. 1717 – Aug. 5, 1773); Rev. David Thom; Rev. William Thom (c. 1751 – Aug. 8, 1773).
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Presbyterian Cemetery
The Vowells: Three Brothers from London
Thomas Vowell, president of the Bank of Alexandria, and John C. Vowell, who chaired the town’s 1824 welcome for Lafayette, married Capt. John Harper’s daughters. Their brother Dr. John D. Vowell took over Dr. Elisha Cullen Dick’s practice.
In this tree Dr. John D. Vowell (1794 – Dec. 1862); John C. Vowell (1766 – 1852); Mary Harper Vowell (1772 – 1805); Peggy Harper Vowell (Aug. 20, 1775 – 1806); Thomas Vowell (1769 – 1845).
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Christ Church Burial Ground (Old Town)
Anne Brunton Warren: A Star of Two Stages
The London actress who rivaled Sarah Siddons, crossed the Atlantic in 1796, married three times, and died at Gadsby’s Tavern in 1808.
In this tree John Brunton; Robert Merry; Anne Brunton Warren (March 30, 1769 – June 28, 1808); William Warren (d. Oct. 2, 1777); Thomas Wignell.
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Old Presbyterian Meeting House
John Yost: Washington’s Gunsmith
He sold Washington a rifle in 1770, armed Maryland’s troops in the Revolution, and kept Alexandria’s powder house. His “I. Y.” stone survives in the bell tower base.
In this tree John Yost (1743 – 1806); Rebecca Waggoner Yost.
Presbyterian Cemetery · Fendall Family Plot
The Youngs: A General at Washington’s Funeral
Gen. Robert Young led the Alexandria cavalry at Washington’s funeral and a brigade at the Battle of the White House. Two sons named James died young; his daughter Elizabeth married Philip Richard Fendall II, and Roberta married a governor of Mississippi.
In this tree Roberta Eugenia Young Brown (Feb. 11, 1817 – Feb. 23, 1886); Elizabeth Mary Young Fendall (Oct. 7, 1804 – Oct. 7, 1859); Lt. James Robert Young Fendall (1838 – 1869); Maj. Philip Richard, III Fendall (Feb. 23, 1832 – March 21, 1879); Philip Richard, II Fendall (Dec. 18, 1794 – Feb. 16, 1868); Robert Young Fendall (Aug. 8, 1829 – June 13, 1832); Elizabeth Mary Conrad Young (d. 1859); Gen. Robert Young (Dec. 27, 1768 – Oct. 27, 1824); James Young (two infant sons of the name).
These Alexandria family trees are compiled from the research behind each story on this site. The Lot 4 Lee and Fleming trees also draw on a family genealogy compiled by Clarissa Walton Fleming, courtesy of the Rust family. Where a relationship is not yet confirmed, the line is dashed. If you can add to a tree or correct one, please get in touch.
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Many of the families on this page are stops on our walking tours. Stand at the graves and hear how these lives connect, from Lafayette’s visit to the Knickerbocker night.