I59033: DONNCUAN MacCennétig (____

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To: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001
Subject: William Loraine Coney
From: Charles E Melton
Hello, I am Charles Melton and William Loraine Coney was my ggfather. I am interested in exchanging information. I do have a couple of pictures of W.L. Coney who was known as Bose Coney, a name given him to him by the blacks when he was Town Marshall. My mother was the daughter of Jasper Monroe Pelaz Coney, son of W.L. Coney.

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Aka: GRAAF BAUDOUIN V von HENNEGAU. Also Baldwin.

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"He was granted probate of his father William Moseley's will on 15 Aug 1655 and on the same day he qualified as admin of his deceased mohter's estate "Mrs. Susan Moseley". Wm Moseley inherited the plantation on the eastern branch of the Elizabeth river called "Greenwich" which later was called "Rolleston"." ^[S1422]

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Alicea De Peninton; Father: Alexander de PENNINGTON or Alan Alexander De Penninton B: 1200 D: 1240.

m2 John De Lacy Birth: 1225 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, son of Gilbert 1190-1231.

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From: [email protected] (Shirley Starks) I think William, son of William & Ann (Pearl) Marshall is the father of my Elizabeth who married John Rust of "old" Frederick Co., VA.

John Rust served in the war of 1812 as a member of Captain Daniel Matthew's** Company of Riflemen, McDowell's Flying Camp, 4th Regiment, Virginia militia, to September 28, 1813, and as a private in company of infantry, same regiment, from Sep 29, 1813, to Jan 10, 1814.

He owned a beautiful brick manor house on the Shenandoah River in Warren County, Virginia, and for many years was judge of the county court of that county, and was senior Justice of the Peace.

When his father, Benedict, died in 1829, John purchased the inherited land
of 3 of his siblings. (Benedict was senile for the last few years of his
life; so there was not a will.) John was the adm. of the estate.

I'm unsure of the date he purchased the house & some of the land at Rock
Hill, which had been built by Robert Berkely, whose wife had been given the
land by her father, Robert Carter. This house and land was purchased by
John Rust after his marriage to Elizabeth. At that time, he lived near
Berkely, who in 1818 had built a 12 room stone house on the banks of the
Shenandoah River..across the river from current Shenandoah Farms. Berkely
was murdered by a slave and was aided by two other slaves after the murder.
Surely John Rust lived nearby, for he was called to help with the search for
Mr. Berkely & he testified in the murder trial of the slaves. Berkely's
family moved from the house and lands...and in 1837 (the year the will was
settled), John Rust, took title to the land. (Before this time, I don't
know exactly where they lived. John & Elizabeth Rust may have already moved
into the Berkely house, for it is said the Berkely family moved
immediately.)

'Tis said the property was one mile east of the submerged bridge at Morgan's
Ford.

In 1909, when the Rust family sold Rock Hill, here is an advertisement which
ran in the Warren Sentennel:

"Fine farm on Shenandoah River, 430 acres in timber. A 12 room tin roof
house beautifully situated on the bluff overlooking the bottom and river.
Tenant house and stables for 20 horses, water in every field, 200 now in
grass. This is one of the best and most productive farms in the county.
Situated 8 miles N.E. of Front Royal, 4 miles from Happy Creek on Southern
Railway and 2 1/2 miles from Ashby and Success on the N. W. House cost
originally about $ 10,000.00. Price $ 17,000.00"

This house has burned since and I am told its no longer there. And, now
there are several places called Rock Hill.

In 1841, John & Elizabeth Rust purchased a place called River View which is on the Shen. River, closer to the Clarke Co. border in Warren Co. This farm he placed in trust for his grandchildren, sons of John Bushrod Rust. My G'grandfather, Scott Rust lived here until @ 1878, when they went to Texas.
I'm sure at that time, the place was sold and the money distributed among the many siblings of Scott Rust.

I believe that Rock Hill was willed to Charles & his children...since River View was given to John Bushrod's children. In the will, John Sr. mentioned he was doing this to safeguard the grandchildren's inheritance because John B. had debts...so he placed it in trust for them. My guess is, John Bushrod Rust may have augmented the farm..but I don't know. And, I don't know if John B. later was able to settle his debts.

The history of River View is interesting:
I have a copy of a hand written note of Laura V Hale (local Front Royal historian)
River View Owners:
1837- Division of Estate of John Ambler, 1500 acres to Thomas M Ambler.
1841-Thomas M Ambler to John Rust, 250 acres. Don't know which John Rust., father or son, John Bushrod Rust. He may have augmented the property his father had purchased. Some of this is a mystery to me.

What is interesting about the Amblers is that they are connected to the Marshall family who are part of the line including the Chief Justice, who are not ours.

1883-Giles Cook to Spec. Com. John Rust's estate to Charles B Board. This may or may not have been all the estate, for John Sr.'s will suggested the house and part of the acreage was 'in trust' for the grandchildren. I haven't investigated enough.

1893- Charles B Board to Mollie E Stephenson.

The log part of this structure was built while this land was leased. The frame part was built by John Rust since 1841. (Don't know which John Rust. Jr. or Sr.)

RiverView was 200 yards north of the Howelsville Post Office. It too, was on the banks of the Shenandoah River.

John Sr. did not live at River View. He lived at Rock Hill, for most of his adult life.

John Rust, b.1769 was a farmer, Chief Justice of the Peace, and when Warren Co. was formed in 1836, he was one of the first county Judges for Warren Co. (There is a plaque so stating in Front Royal.)"

Name: John Rust 1 Sex: M
Birth: 08 FEB 1769 in VA 1 2
Will: 20 JAN 1851 Warren Co., VA
Probate: 19 MAY 1851 Warren Co., VA
Death: 17 APR 1851 in Warren Co., VA 2
Burial: 1851 Prospet Hill Cemetery, Warren Co., VA

Source: Rust family book, RUST OF VIRGINIA:

1850 Warren Co. VA census
Children of Wm. & Elizabeth (?Nee) Marshall
2 Charles B. Rust + Mary Ann Ashby
2 Comfort M. Rust + Isaac R. Gardner
2 Ann Susan Rust + James Bailey Shumate
2 Sarah Jane Rust + Edmond Samuel Broadus
2 John B. Rust + Julia A. Burgess d: 07 Mar 1859 + Nancy McAfee d: BEF 1847
2 Marshall Woodcock Rust + Augusta Redman
2 Martha Elizabeth Rust

Prospect Hill Cemetery Inscriptions, Front Royal, Virginia
Record Number Name Inscription Birth Date Death Date
4147 John Rust February 8, 1769 April 17, 1851

1. Elizabeth Marshall b.1779 + John Rust (m'd 1797) ****
John Bushrod Rust + Julia Ann Burgess
Edward Scott Rust + Anna Virginia Massie
Julia C Rust (1875)+ Alva Benton Russell (grandparents.)

Children of John & Elizabeth (Marshall) Rust:
1) Comfort M (Martha?), b. 1798 + Isaac R Gardner. They went to Jackson Co, IN..and so did John Bushrod Rust, for a time.
2) Marshall Woodcock Rust, 1800, + Augusta Marie Redman (M'd 1822) Had children; but died early, children not mentioned in the settlement of estate.
3) Sarah Jane, @ 1804, + Edmund S Broaddus, (M'd 1836)
4) Martha Elizabeth, b.1808, + Daniel Sowers, (1823) Had a young dau., Emily Martha Sowers..but she died at 19. Martha died shortly after her dau. was born...or while she was young.
5) John Bushrod, Dr., b. 21 Sep 1811 (Mine) He went to Jackson Co, IN with sister Comfort M & Isaac Gardner. There he married Nancy McAfee and had 5 sons, and one dau. who died an infant. After Nancy died, he returned to Va and lived his life there. M'd 3 times..Nancy McAfee, Julia Ann Burgess, (Mine), & Angelina McVeigh..had one son, who died an infant. It is said that John Bushrod died in 1867, grieving the loss of so many of his sons in or right after the Civil War. (He lost 3 of the 5 of his oldest sons..sons of Nancy McAfee)
6) Ann Susan, b.1814 + James Bailey Shumate, Jr.. Ann Susan died before 1850.
7) Charles Buckner Carroll, b 1815. + Mary Ann Ashby. They lived on the Shen. River across the river from John Rust, Sr.

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Children:
Matthew Whiting
Thomas Whiting
Francis Whiting
Henry Whiting b. About 1668 in Elmington, Gloucester Co, Virginia

My Southern Family

DONNCUAN MacCennétig

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ID Number: I59033

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Col. John COGBURN

____ - BEF 1872

ID Number: I103507

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Jasper Monroe Pelaz CONEY

1882 - 1927

ID Number: I2868

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BAUDOUIN V de FLANDERS Count of Hainault

ABT 1150 - ABT 17 Dec 1195

ID Number: I55712

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Ann R. HUGHES

ABT 1860 - ____

ID Number: I32937

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Capt. William MOSELEY II

ABT 1635 - BEF 10 Nov 1671

ID Number: I40174

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ALICE de PENNINGTON

ABT 1220 - ABT 1270

ID Number: I80916

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John RUST

8 Feb 1769 - 17 Apr 1851

ID Number: I68316

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Ruth SMITH

Dr. Henry WHITING I

ABT 1650 - 18 Jul 1694

ID Number: I84237

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