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Charles Waller (1702-1749) was the son of Charles Waller (1674-1724) and Susannah Forrest (c.1677-1747) of Essex County, Virginia and the brother of Edward Waller (1703-1753).  At some point, the elder Charles acquired several hundred acres on Aquia Creek and devised this to his sons, Charles and Edward.  Charles, Sr. died prior to his sons and…

Anne Eliza Stribling (1832-1903) was the daughter of Robert Mackey Stribling (1793-1862) and Caroline Matilda Clarkson (1800-1887) of Fauquier County.  She married Withers Waller (1827-1900) of Clifton, Stafford County.  Prior to the War Between the States, Withers operated a fishery at Clifton on the Potomac River.   A commercial fishery had been in place here…

Lee Wallace (c.1856-1935) was the son of Gustavus B. Wallace (1810-1882) and his second wife, Margaret Elizabeth McFarland (died 1864).  For some forty years, Lee taught school in Stafford County, Virginia and was a resident of White Oak.  He owned a small country store near Bethel Baptist Church.  This was run for many years by Miss…

Gustavus Brown Wallace (1810-1882) was the son of John Wallace (1761-1829) and Elizabeth Hooe (c.1766-1851) and the grandson of Dr. Michael Wallace (1719-1767) of Ellerslie, Stafford County, Virginia.  In 1832 Gustavus married Emily Travers Daniel (c.1806-1869), the daughter of Travers Daniel, Jr. (1763-1813) and Mildred Stone (1772-1837).  Some years prior to her death, Mildred (Stone)…

Thomas G. S. Tyler (c.1740-1816) was the son of the previous clerk of the Stafford County court, Henry Tyler (c.1710-1777).  Like his father, Thomas’ penmanship was exceptional. He married Anne Fisher Adie (1756-1818), the daughter of William Adie (1729-1797) of Stafford County, Virginia.  Thomas and Anne were separated after hang a large family of seven…

Henry Tyler (c.1710-1777) descended from a prominent York County, Virginia family.  He was the son of Francis Tyler (c.1688-after 1723) and Rebecca (maiden name unknown (born c.1695).  In 1738 Henry married in Stafford County, Virginia Alice Strother (c.1719-c.1792), the daughter of William Strother (c.1665-1726) and Margaret Watts.  For 41 years, his distinctive and beautiful handwriting…

Thomas Towson (1779-1861) was the son of John Towson (1745-1832) and Penelope Buck (c.1753-1794) of Baltimore County, Maryland.  He was a marble cutter by trade and supplied that material for use in many public buildings and monuments in Maryland and in Washington, DC.  He became involved with the Aquia Creek freestone quarries early in the…

Benjamin Tolson (1763-1838) was the son of George Tolson (1726-1785) of Stafford County, Virginia.  In 1817 Benjamin purchased Bellfair Mills on Chappawamsic Run and operated this large commercial flour mill until his death.  Little is known of his personal life, but he amassed a considerable fortune and owned land on Chappawamsic and Beaverdam Runs.  Benjamin…

Elijah Threlkeld (1744-1798) lived on Aquia Creek in Stafford County, Virginia.  His farm was called Coal Trips.  Elijah was the son of Christopher Threlkeld, Jr. (1698-1757) and Susannah Threlkeld of King George County, Virginia.  In 1772 Elijah married Mary (Bronaugh) Waugh (died 1799), the daughter of Capt. David Bronaugh of King George and the widow…

Charles Tackett (c.1780-1834) was the son of William Tackett, Jr. (c.1751-after 1830) of Prince William County and his wife, Frances Reno (c.1750-1796:99).  In addition to operating Tackett’s Mills on the upper reaches of Aquia Run in Stafford County, Virginia, Charles also taught school and kept a hotel there.  He married Ann Nancy Barber (born 1801).  In 1817…

John H. Suttle, Jr. (c.1806-1884) was the son of John H. Suttle, Sr. (died c.1830) and Susanna Barret Conway (died c.1838) of Stafford County, Virginia.  The elder Suttle had managed William Wildy Robertson’s freestone quarry west of Stafford Courthouse and the younger Suttle worked with the quarries for a few years before studying law.  The…

Col. Charles Francis Suttle (1807-1881) was the son of John H. Suttle, Sr. (died c.1830) and Susanna Barret (died c.1838) of Stafford County, Virginia.  The Suttles were involved in Stafford County’s freestone industry.  A merchant, Charles F. Suttle kept stores in Falmouth, Aquia, and Alexandria.  He is perhaps best remembered as being the enslaver of…