Stay tuned on that front. On February 12, 1749, Richard Mynatt, a 20 year old cook, signed an agreement of servitude with Thomas Lee for a period of 4 years at 8 pounds sterling salary per year. Should space become available, we may consider an application after we have processed the candidates for the September 2023 class. The Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation (later the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association) acquires Lee's birthplace, Stratford Hall. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Prior to that, she was doing some work with the movie Birth of a Nation. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. By 1860 she had rented out most of Stratfords land, maintaining only enough to grow hay and potatoes for personal use. These slaves were born during the American Revolution while Henry Lee was leading his cavalry and before he courted Matilda and married her in 1782. Genealogical inquiries from unrelated Lee families with ancestors bearing the names Richard Henry, Robert E., Ludwell and Lightfoot are constant reminders that not everyone who shares a common family name is related. Stratford Hall was depicted on a 4 United States postage stamp of the 19361937 Army-Navy issue. Stratford escaped damage during the Civil War, but in 1864 Union soldiers took away supplies and slaves belonging to Stratford's then owner Mrs. Elizabeth Storke. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. You have permission to edit this article. [5] Besty Storke lived on the property until her death in 1879 and was buried there.[5]. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Richard Henry Lee kept a small book covering facets of life at Stratford, including how much salt was provided to the slaves. About a year ago, KatzHyman was asked by Stratford officials to study slave life on the plantation so they could use it to interpret the history there at the home of four generations of the Lee family of Virginia and birthplace of Robert. He sold the property in 1822, after he was convicted of embezzling money from his sister-in-law and ward, Elizabeth McCarty, and forced by the court to repay her. The building and its then adjacent vacant lot was acquired by Portland State in 1962/63 for a combined cost of $72,500 with the intention to remove it. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82402017/slaves_of_stratford_hall_plantation. This account has been disabled. While Ludwell may be an unusual name in Canada, it certainly is not unusual in Virginia and elsewhere. Payne and his wife Louisa, who worked at Stratford as a cook, had ten children. It was an historically edifying Juneteenth Day! More promising is a list of slaves that Henry Lee inherited by will from the estate of John Lee of Cabin Point. Last edited on 17 February 2023, at 17:04, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia, National Register of Historic Places listings in Westmoreland County, Virginia, "Oppression in the kitchen, delight in the dining room: The story of Caesar, an enslaved chef and chocolatier in Colonial Virginia", "The Lees of Virginia: Seven Generations of an American Family", Stratford, State Route 214, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, VA, National Historic Landmark: Stratford Hall, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stratford_Hall_(plantation)&oldid=1139943250, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 17:04. Richard Henry Lee's eldest brother, Philip Ludwell Lee, dies. The eldest surviving son, Richard, left Virginia for London, where he entered his uncle's tobacco merchant firm. Maybe their journey will indeed lead to the Lees of Stratford. Welcome to Stratford Hall Historic Preserve - Where the Voices of American History Still Speak. Sometimes opposites attract. Henry Light Horse Harry Lee named one of his sons Philip Ludwell. Slaves also sold productsbrandy in one Lee family instanceto their owners. That was the message the historian presented to a crowd of about three dozen Saturday at Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County. Encyclopedia Virginia, Virginia Humanities. GREAT NEWS! Stratford Hall 4.5 224 #1 of 1 things to do in Stratford History Museums Closed now 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Visit website Call Email Write a review About Come visit Stratford Hall, home of the Lees of Virginia. In some writings of Robert E. Lee he was disturbed to hear of the sad state of the family burial vault at Stratford. To achieve the flavor pleasing to the palates of the Stratford Lees, Madeira wine journeyed through the tropical climate of the Indies before arriving at Stratford where it aged in casks and bottles in wine cellars. Stratford Hall is set in the Historic Northern Neck of Virginia, a rural peninsula where historic Christ Church is located 50 miles southeast. Born at Stratford when Elizabeth Storke owned it, he continued to live and work there after it passed to the Stuart family and then to RELMA. Turns out, I was blatantly wrong! Marker is in this post office area: Stratford VA 22558, United States of America. A public wharf and tobacco inspection station are constructed at Stratford Landing. Ownership may have meant the purchase of a spouse, an individual's children, or other relatives who were not emancipated. ..JOSHUA EDEN. 6-630: Libations, drumming, prayers at the enslaved African American cemetery The now 70-acre private estate, with a spacious plantation house built in 1850 after the original structure burned, boasts tall windows, high ceilings, heart-of-pine floors and fireplaces in every room. The Westmoreland County court records (Book #8, p. 213) show that the same girl slave was listed as Keseah in John Lees probate inventory. Tags: Question 13 . 3000 Commercial Drive Vancouver, B.C. Search Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Our Commitment Health & Safety Helpful Links Parents Attendance Calendar Family Handbook My Backpack Stratford Hall doesnt exist because of the Lee family, Stratford Hall exists because of the labor and great minds of those who built and maintained it, the African and African American people that were forced to live and raise their families there. 14.6 miles from Stratford Hall. When I heard that Joseph McGill was bringing the Slave Dwelling Project to Stratford Hall for their Juneteenth Celebration, I jumped at the opportunity to participate. Stratford Hall is a historic house museum near Lerty in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Add to your scrapbook. Stratford Hall: Stratford Hall provides a fascinating portrait of a slaveholding Colonial plantation. In an age where the eldest male of a family held special privileges, Thomas would build the family's most enduring structure, Stratford Hall. Richard Henry Lee takes a leave of absence from the House and does not return until after the 1771 session. Slavery at the Shirley Plantation: Very likely that some of my family from Charles City Co., VA were slaves here. A wharf on the Potomac River was the destination for a large number of merchant ships, a grist mill ground wheat and corn there, and enslaved and indentured servants farmed tobacco and other crops on the thousands of acres of farmland. At first, I resisted, wasnt interested in the lavish lives of enslavers. The enslaved population at Stratford Hall were not defeated people, they were resilient and admirable. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? She gave a presentation on her book Bound to the Fire: How Virginias Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine. Martha KatzHyman, a curator with the JamestownYorktown Foundation in Williamsburg, said the lives of slaves were not so black and white as many might want to believe. Since 1929, the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, or RELMA, has owned Stratford Hall. Their fourth child, Robert Edward Lee (18071870), was born at Stratford Hall in 1807. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Henry Lees personal property tax return for 1810 showed that he owned no slaves by the end of the year. Stratford Hall. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Slaves of Stratford Hall Plantation (82402017)? John Lees widow, who had life interest in his estate and slaves, died childless in 1802. His friend William Clark Somerville bought the property for $25,000. #8 Best Value of 485 places to stay in Stratford. 6:30 Dinner (African American foodways/SDP Chef) Court records show that many of Henrys slaves were taken as collateral by persons to whom he owed money, and much of Henrys time during 1809-1810 was spent in debtors prisons in both Westmoreland and Spotsylvania Counties. Sold individually. *Other transcribers have read the name as Kissey and Kesiah.. And what if Kesey is not Kizzie? While slaves were often given a diminutive of the names frequently used by their owners family, i. e., Harry for Henry, a family name was sometimes used for slaves when it was not used for a member of the slaveowners household. That one item made the tour more relevant for me. Stratford Hall 483 Great House Road Stratford Virginia, 22558. 389.094N, 7650.07W. Marker is in Stratford, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? The Payne familys history is entwined with that of the Lees and subsequent owners of Stratford, and new findings are shared between the Paynes and the research department here. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. This was a humbling event, a great privilege to stay at Stratford Hall Plantation, home of the Lee family in particular. Tobacco cultivation is labor intensive, and Stratford employed the gang labor system to harvest the crop. Although slaves were legally owned property, they still had many contradictory and confusing facets to their lives, she said. Over time, the Lees sold or hired out slaves to cover their expenses and debts. Dr. Kelly Deetz is on my shortlist of these people. The embodied energy of the enslaved Ancestors who made those bricks is in each one of them. Stratford Hall website. He left 137 enslaved workers to be divided among his heirs. And yes, Dontavius and I went searching for those fingerprints in the bricks, and yes, we found some on some of the outbuildings and the fence line. Failed to delete memorial. There is an added difficulty due to the lack of surviving direct-line male descendants of the historical figure. He became the head cook at Stratford. Interact with other school teachers and museum professionals interested in teaching about slavery. Bound to the Fire: How Virginias Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine. We invite you to learn more about Indians in Virginia in our Encyclopedia Virginia. May Field Lanier, the first president of what is now RELMA, offered to build a monument to Wes Payne; he requested instead that a cabin, similar to the one he was born in, be built near the Great House. Stratford Hall is a historic house museum near Lerty in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Thomas Ludwell Lee, active in local politics, served as a Virginian legislator and helped compose the Virginia Declaration of Rights. E. Lee. At that point, those things became the slaves property, even though by law they werent allowed to own property. There are highlights within journeys, this had the potential to be one of them. We have set your language to Topics. Modern cabins, inns, conference space, Im getting ideas for the future, a conference maybe. The Lees were a very important family, KatzHyman said. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *God Bless Joe McGill and his company for forging a way to help connect African Americans and others to a fuller view of American history through the Slave Dwelling Project. Also see . Stratford Hall Special Reserve is a type of Madeira that was desired by the colonial Virginia elite in the mid-to-late 1700s. Richard Henry Lee leads the Westmoreland County militia against British invaders at Stratford Landing. Its possible that combing through Westmoreland County court records might produce some evidence for Keseys whereabouts after 1803, but that research project would require a lengthy time investment. In 1810, the Federal Census shows that there were only 32 slaves over age 12 at Stratford, a number that had been steadily decreasing as Henry and Ann Lee began selling off acreage not included in the deed of trust to his children by his first wife Matilda. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. I attempted to think of what challenging times might have gone on hundreds of years before in the laundry setting. Slave Cemetery. In 1810, the Federal Census shows that there were only 32 slaves over age 12 at Stratford, a number that had been steadily decreasing as Henry and Ann Lee began selling off acreage not included in the deed of trust to his children by his first wife Matilda. Frank Cass, London. Yes, Kellys signature was all over the audio tour. Its just interesting, she said of the history of slavery and the lecture. Please try again later. It is because of their fortitude that these places stand today. Try again later. And the essential thought that came to me was, Do it! [5] After his death his heirs discovered that obligations incurred by Henry Lee IV continued to encumber the property. (food available on-sitegrab and go) Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. It also illustrates the problems of trying to build at such a scale in its time and place. 0 cemeteries found in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. One can image negotiating those steps with a tray of food or a chamber pot and having a mishap. That Roanoke visit did happen and Dr. Deetz participated in a big way. I asked myself what do I need to do to show my gratitude for being a part of history going forward at this place? When Crosby first visited Stratford Hall, . Designed by an unknown architect, the brick Great House is a two-story H-shaped structure, surrounded on four corners by attending outbuildings, all of which still stand today. The plantation likely had between 150 and 200 slaves on it. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Their tasks would have included cooking meals, digging and firing clay for bricks, and working as launderers, blacksmiths, plasterers, carpenters, and masons. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 1836-1926) left the Federals and returned to Stratford and his family. The two other overnight guests slept on the concrete floor in sleeping bags they brought. William C. Somerville of Maryland purchased the property from Henry Lee IV in 1822. Tracing the history of African Americans at Stratford has always been challenging. An extensive slave list was made in 1782 when Philip Ludwell Lees estate was divided between his widow Elizabeth and two daughters, Matilda and Flora (who married her cousin Ludwell Lee, son of Richard Henry Lee). Their labor allowed the Lees a lavish lifestyle. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? It is a poor place, but we could make enough cornbread and bacon for our support and the girls could weave us clothes. I was surprised when Dr. Deetz turned up on the staff of Stratford Hall, the birthplace of Robert E. Lee. Over the next few decades, Elizabeth Storke scaled back farming operations considerably. Lee purchased the land for Stratford Hall in 1717, aware of its agricultural and commercial potential as a waterfront site. What KatzHyman found in studying Stratford wasnt necessarily surprising, but some of the details still amaze her. Develop projects and lesson plans concerning slavery. They owned the house until 1929, when the newly incorporated Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation (later the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association) bought the house for $240,000. Also, Henry Lee inherited some slaves from other Lees, and these estate divisions are recorded in the Westmoreland County courthouse. They settle at Stratford Hall, the Lee family plantation in Westmoreland County. In 1929, a group of women dedicated to preserving the memory of Robert E. Lee and the Lee family joined to form the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association and purchased Stratford Hall from the Storkes' heirs. The field laborers slept in crowded quarters and worked sun-up to sun-down. I was joined by Hannah Paulk, Heather Cline, and Lydia Rogers. Discovery of a tombstone bearing the name Elizabeth Lee in a Canadian cemetery and related family oral history have prompted her descendants to claim kinship with Henry Light Horse Harry Lee, father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. An arrangement was reached in 1784-1785 that the Fendalls would turn over their rights to Stratford Hall, and Henry would sell a one-half acre lot situated on Oronoco Street in Alexandria, Virginia for 300 pounds. Slave Cemetery Marker Inscription. 481 views 0 faves 0 comments Taken on April 16, 2009 All rights reserved Enslaved laborers carded wool, spun yarn, wove fabric, and sewed; they repaired the Great House, made furniture and simple tools, built ships, and distilled liquor. Im not even sure you could say it was good.. At one point when I thought we were going to stay in the actual slave quarters on site, I felt fear and apprehension. House Slave Quarters at Stratford Hall Plantation Several years passed before "Light Horse Harry" remarried to Ann Hill Carter (1773-1827) of Shirley Plantation. He was noted for preparing hot chocolate for guests, as the hall had one of the first three chocolate grinding stones in Virginia. Stratford Hall is a 1,500-acre plantation located in Westmoreland County on the Potomac River. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. They worked the fields and served as domestics in the Great House, as postillions, maids, waiters, footmen, and cooks. Stratford Hall: Slave History on the Plantation: Information about life on a Virginia plantation. Audio tours of the Great House and its surrounding buildings, which include the workshop, kitchen, and reconstructed slave quarters, tell the stories of all those who lived at Stratford Hall, including the Lee men and women and enslaved and indentured laborers. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans Cemeteries & Burial Sites. The reference to "those negroes who served Stratford so faithfully" reflects the attitude of the time shown by upper and middle class whites to former slaves and their descendants., The cemetery is the final resting place for many African Americans, including members of the Payne family, whose association with Stratford Hall dates back to the early 19th century and possibly to the period when Stratford was owned by the Lees. A few years later Lee decided to build a dwelling near the Potomac River, where Stratford now stands. Stratford Hall acknowledges that we are situated on the traditional and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Absented himself from the Subscriber, the 4th of this Instant, a NEGRO Man, named LIMUS; he is of a yellow Complexion, and has the Ends of his Fingers cut off his left Hand; he is well known in Charles Town from his saucy and impudent Tongue, of which I have had many Complaints; therefore, I hereby give free Liberty, and will be also much obliged to say Person to flog him (so as not take his Life) in such Manner as that shall think proper, whenever he is found out of my Habitation without a Ticket; for though he is my Property, he has the audacity to tell me, he will be free, that he will serve no Man, and that he will be conquered or governed by no Man.-I forwarn Masters of Vessels from carrying him off the Province, and all Persons from harbouring him in their House or Plantations. None of this would have been possible without enslaved workers. CALIFORNIANothern. Tobacco was already being cultivated on the Clifts property when Thomas Lee bought it in 1717, and Lee continued to grow it as Stratfords main crop. Just wanted to pass it onfeel free to share. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Dr. Kelly Deetz is on my shortlist of these people. Probate inventories of the first two Lee owners of Stratford, in 1758 and 1776, list the names of their slaves along with other property. 41655 Park Ave, PO Box 635, Leonardtown, MD 20650-3894. Stratford Hall: Slave Quarters In 1782 approximately eighty-three slaves were divided among various quarters on Stratford. Im attempting to think of the word or words that describe what I felt being given the opportunity to stay on plantation grounds overnight where former slaves experienced a life of depravity. Existing evidence points to construction beginning in 1738, with the work completed early in the 1740s. Their presence that day, as well as many others from different backgrounds, showed me that Stratford Hall Plantations Juneteenth day a celebration of Africans life and emancipation from slavery is important for BOTH African Americans and for ALL! We both did and it was great. In 2003, the school was awarded authorization for the IB Primary Years Programme, and was the first school in Western Canada to do so. In the end I identified and chose to sleep very carefully and lightly on the top of a fold-up table in this room. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. This historical marker is in Stratford in Westmoreland County Virginia. The politician and planter Thomas Lee purchased the land for Stratford in 1717; although no records exist to indicate when the house was built, construction likely began in 1738 and was completed sometime in the 1740s. William Wesley Payne (1875-1954), son of William "Bill" and Hannah Jackson Payne, spent all but four years of his life at Stratford Hall. Year should not be greater than current year. Stratfordhall Plantation Cemetery. The stamp shows General Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson, with Stratford Hall in the center. Construction of the Georgian Great House did not begin until the late 1730s. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Philip died in 1775, and Elizabeth remarried in 1780 to Philip Richard Fendall I (17341805). He is buried in the cemetery at Shiloh Baptist Church near Stratford Hall's entrance gate. Lectures, music, storytelling, historic food sampling, special tours, and more will begin at 9:30am and last all day, Anne Carter Lee and the children departed from Stratford Hall during the winter of 181011, and moved to Alexandria. New president of Stratford Hall has unfinished business to take care of Obituaries Entertainment Lifestyles 40 Cloudy New president of Stratford Hall has unfinished business to take care. Westmoreland County. I felt even more amazement and indebtedness to them. There also are chickens, sheep, horses and a llama. Try again later. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. 2:00-3:00: Afrocentric arts and crafts Stratford was designed by the architect Charles Walter Ertz (1887-1979) in 1926 as an apartment complex for Paul R. Spath for a cost of $85,000. A Private residence to the Left of the Marker, 4. Yes, the sleepover happened. The door on the river side opened onto a porch where visitors could dance under the stars. Search above to list available cemeteries. To me it was a heartfelt demonstration of their desire to know more about the psychological and physical torment experienced by African slaves in America. But KatzHyman still dug up plenty of interesting details gleaned from what remains of Lee family records and archeological digs at Stratford. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Seeing the bedroom where Robert E. Lee was born made me feel odd. The practice of growing multiple crops of tobacco on one field exhausted the land quickly, and the Lee family periodically purchased additional land to compensate for the unproductive fields. Stratford Hall passed into the hands of Harry and Matilda's surviving son Major Henry Lee IV "Black Horse" (17871837), but financial troubles and personal scandal forced him to sell the plantation several years later. The new couple continued to reside at Stratford Hall with her two daughters and her son-in-law (and later a hero of the Revolutionary War, Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee (17561818), who had married her daughter Matilda. I am often intrigued by and attracted to people who go against the grain to get things done. CALIFORNIASouthern. 3000 Commercial Drive Vancouver, B.C. (I do not feel at liberty to say more at this point.) I am often intrigued by and attracted to people who go against the grain to get things done. His manumission is the largest known . By itself, oral history often leaves many questions unanswered, but it is invaluable as an impetus to document the oral history tradition. New Exhibit: STRATFORD AT THE CROSSROADS: ATLANTIC CULTURES & CREATION OF AMERICA. When the cheerleading coach broke the news to Katrina Kohel that she was the only one left on the cheer squad, Kohel was determined to compete anyway. In Memoriam. Stratford Hall is a historic house museum near Lerty in Westmoreland County, Virginia.It was the plantation house of four generations of the Lee family of Virginia (with descendants later to expand to Maryland and other states). [Caption:] , William Wesley Payne (1875-1954), son of William "Bill" and Hannah Jackson Payne, spent all but four years of his life at Stratford Hall. Lisa Ainsworth Covington Resource Group 3 Aspen Tree Lane Irvine, CA 92612. This number included children and infants as well as adult slaves. More about this marker. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Make sure that the file is a photo. 10-? It appears in William Ware's The Georgian Period in 1908 3 and is featured in the genealogy-oriented Stratford Hall and the Lees Connected with its History of 1912 4 by Frederick Alexander. Facebook; Twitter; Instagram; Through archival and archaeological research and oral history, we are learning more about the lives of the enslaved community at Stratford Hall and are continually updating the tours and interpretation of their history and legacy. Stratford Landing big way entrance gate hay and potatoes for personal use Madeira was... 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