I961: Anne

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"CENTURY HOUSE: One of Patrick Henry's children was Nathan Henry, who taught school for a number of years in the old brick Academy at Leaksville and lived in a small cottage nearby on what is now Henry Street. The Nathan Henry Cottage is now known as the Century House and is said to be the oldest in town. It overlooks a good portion of Leaksville. In the Episcopal Cemetery are three little graves of Nathan Henry's children. The local chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution has put a coping around the little graves and care is taken of them by the ladies of the church.

This house, bought in 1916 by Mr. and Mrs. Dan Taylor, and restored by them, is one of the most ideal small homes one could wish to see. From cellar to attic not an inch of space is wasted. In the basement is a huge stone fireplace with the old cranes and kettles still in place. This was the kitchen and dining room in the old days. The house has been furnished with the oldest and rarest furniture to be found so as to preserve its spirit of antiquity.

Later owners have been as cultured and beloved as were the Henrys. Dr. Syd Martin and his wife Bettie Rives Johns Martin were an ideal pair. Dr. Martin with his round red face, white hair, his beaming smile and cheerful manner was loved by young and old. Aunt Bettie was frail and dainty as a Dresden doll, a person who loved her church, the hundred year old Episcopal church just across the street, and all her fellow men. Her life was spent in good works. The Lord called her home on Easter evening.

Miss Annie Eliza Jones, daughter of Dr. A. B. Jones and sister of Dr. A. B. Jones, Jr. was known during the Civil War as the "Angel of the Confederacy." Countless soldiers wounded and ill blessed her for her faithful and devoted care. Miss Annie was a brilliant and gifted writer. Her novel Coolemee breathes her dee religious fervor and devotion.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Taylor are worthy inheritors of the traditions and atmosphere of the old home. Mrs. Taylor was formerly Octola Lindsay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lindsay, granddaughter of Mr. John Mott Lindsay of the Mount."

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"Mildred Windebank was the daughter of Sir Thomas Windebank, of Harnes Hill, parish of Hurst, Berkshire (Clerk of the Signet to Queen Elizabeth and King James I), who married, Aug. 20, 1566, Frances, daughter of Sir Edmond Dymoke, Hereditary Champion of England."

"Their daughter, Mildred Windebank, married Robert Reade, Esq., of Yorkshire. Their son, George Reade, Hon., married Elizabeth Martain, daughter of Capt. Nicholas Martain." ^[S2170]

My Southern Family

Anne

Joseph PEARL PERRILL

1815 - ____

ID Number: I77222

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Henrietta BUTLER

ABT 1720 - ____

ID Number: I45164

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RICHARD DOYLE

ABT 1365 - 1435

ID Number: I93143

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Nathan or Nathaniel HENRY

7 Apr 1785 - ____

ID Number: I41843

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Mary JONES

ABT 1680 - ____

ID Number: I85906

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James TAYLOR "the Immigrant"

1683 - ____

ID Number: I70368

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Jane Bankhead WILLIS

1803 - 1862

ID Number: I54447

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MILDRED WINDEBANK

1584 - 1630

ID Number: I29243

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