Aged 63 Yeares 2 Mth 26Ds. Came to Virginia about 1628, and finally settled in Gloucester Co., on an estate called "Warner Hall." He was Burgess from York in 1652, and from Gloucester in 1658. He was a member of the King's Council, 1659-74. He is the 4th great-grandfather to Gen Robert E Lee.
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From "Warner Hall Story of a Great Plantation" by David Brown & Thane Harpole, pub. DATA Investigations Inc., 2004
p. 64
Inscriptions on the Warner Hall Tombstones
These fourteen inscriptions are taken from Lyon G. Tylers 1894 article in the "William and Mary Quarterly". There is some confusion about the tombs, since Mildred Reade Warner has no legible inscription, and the stone of James J. McClanahan was moved to Abingdon Parish Church.
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2.
Augustine Warner Deceased
ye 24th of December 1674,
Aged 63 Yeares 2 Mth 26Ds.
Thos dead whilest most men live he canot dy
His name will live fresh in their memory
True worth is highly shown in liveing well
When future ages of his power shall tell
[Virginia Founder]
Aged 63 Yeares 2 Mth 26Ds. Came to Virginia about 1628, and finally settled in Gloucester Co., on an estate called "Warner Hall." He was Burgess from York in 1652, and from Gloucester in 1658. He was a member of the King's Council, 1659-74. He is the 4th great-grandfather to Gen Robert E Lee.
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From "Warner Hall Story of a Great Plantation" by David Brown & Thane Harpole, pub. DATA Investigations Inc., 2004
p. 64
Inscriptions on the Warner Hall Tombstones
These fourteen inscriptions are taken from Lyon G. Tylers 1894 article in the "William and Mary Quarterly". There is some confusion about the tombs, since Mildred Reade Warner has no legible inscription, and the stone of James J. McClanahan was moved to Abingdon Parish Church.
....
2.
Augustine Warner Deceased
ye 24th of December 1674,
Aged 63 Yeares 2 Mth 26Ds.
Thos dead whilest most men live he canot dy
His name will live fresh in their memory
True worth is highly shown in liveing well
When future ages of his power shall tell
[Virginia Founder]
