Helen Mary Swann Headstone
Helen M. Swann
<p>Photograph of the headstone of Helen M. Swann in the Chapman Family Cemetery, Thoroughfare, Virginia (Bull Run Mountain). Helen Mary Swann (1855-1856) was the child of Thomas William Swann (1818-1860) and Helen Mary Chapman (1818-1895). Her brother <a href="http://mycemetery.org/items/show/3">Thomas William Swann</a> (1852) is buried next to her.</p>
<p>The mill in Thoroughfare Gap belonged to her uncle John Chapman (1814-1866).</p>
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10/27/2008
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Latitude = 38.82505, Longitude = -77.70998
Thomas William Swann Headstone
Thomas William Swann
An image of the headstone of Thomas William Swann in the Chapman Family Cemetery on Bull Run Mountain in Thoroughfare, Virginia.
Mills Kelly
10/27/2008
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Latitude = 38.82505, Longitude = -77.70998
Susan Pearson Headstone
Susan Pearson
This is the headstone for Susan Pearson in the Chapman Family Cemetery on Bull Run Mountain in northwestern Prince William County, Virgina near the towns of Thoroughfare and Broad Run. When I took this photograph in 2008 the headstone was lying on the ground.
Mills Kelly
10/27/2008
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Latitude = 38.82505, Longitude = -77.70998
Frances Alexander Williams Headstone
Frances Alexander Williams
The headstone of Frances Alexander Williams and her husband Maj. Hampton Cothran Williams in the Chapman Family Cemetery on Bull Run Mountain in northwestern Prince William County, Virginia, near the towns of Thoroughfare and Broad Run.
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02/09/1806
09/05/1890
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Latitude = 38.82505, Longitude = -77.70998
Hampton Cothran Williams Headstone
Hampton Cothran Williams
<p>The headstone of Maj. Hampton Cothran Williams (1806-1877) and his wife Frances Alexander Williams (1806-1890) in the Chapman Family Cemetery on Bull Run Mountain near the towns of Thoroughfare and Broad Run, Virginia.</p>
<p>According to the 1850 Federal Census, Williams was a farmer (farm valued at $2170, was married to Frances A. Williams, had two children (Chapman and Franklin, aged 13 and 10), was born in Georgia, and owned 10 slaves ranging in age from 31 to 3. Williams' two children were born in the District of Columbia.</p>
<p>According to the 1870 Federal Census, Williams was an "amateur fruit grower" who lived with his wife Frances and their son Franklin (a farmer). Williams' real estate was valued at $500, while his wife's real estate holdings were valued at $6000. Their personal effects were valued at $1000 and $400 respectively.</p>
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07/10/1806
02/15/1877
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Latitude = 38.82505, Longitude = -77.70998
Chapman Family Cemetery
Chapman Family Cemetery
<p>This is the marker placed outside the Chapman Family Cemetery by the <a href="http://brmconservancy.org/">Friends of Bull Run</a>, the conservancy group that administers the land on Bull Run Mountain above historic <a href="http://www.chapmansmill.org">Beverly Mill</a>.</p>
10/27/2008
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Map of Thoroughfare Gap (Virginia)
Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia
A map of Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia from 1895, created by U.S. War Department, Topographical Engineers; United States. War Department; Young, J. J. and W. Hesselbach. The image is of a small portion of the larger map, titled <em>N.E. Virginia, Washington 1</em>.
U.S. War Department
David Rumsey Map Collection
U.S. War Department
1895
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1895
Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia (1901)
Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia
A map of Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia, 1901. Library of Congress title: <em>Map of Prince William County, Virginia : compiled from U.S. Geological Survey and other data and corrected with the assistance of reliable residents of the county / by Wm H. Brown. </em> This image is a small selection from the larger map of the county.
Wash. D.C. : A. B. Graham Photo. Lith., 1901
Library of Congress
1901
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1901
Beverley Mill
Beverley (Chapman's) Mill
Photograph of Beverley's (Chapman's) Mill, Broad Run, Virginia, from the Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress). No date is included in the record at the Library of Congress. Beverley Mill is considered to be the tallest stacked stone structure in the United States and is approximately 200 yards from the Chapman Family Cemetery.
http://loc.gov/pictures/item/va0852/
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Meadowland (Ruins)
Meadowland (Chapman Family)
Ruins of Meadowland, the home of the Chapman/Beverley family at Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia. This undated photograph from the Library of Congress is part of the Historic American Buildings Survey.
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