William James Weir (1792-1867), son of James & Lucy Mary Ann (Marye) Weir, served in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812. He was a merchant in Tappahannock and Centreville before he and Harriett Bladen Mitchell Weir moved to their new plantation, Liberia.
An early member of the American Colonization Society (to relocate free Blacks to Africa) Weir stated after the Civil War that he did not vote for secession and always treated
his slaves well.
He developed Liberia into a thriving business, selling grain, flour, and fruits and shipping over the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. He served as postmaster for the post office "Liberia" 1829-1865. In 1867 he returned to Liberia and died
there.
Robert (20 Oct 1784-1 Oct 1842) is his brother, also buried in this family cemetery.
Parents James & Lucy Mary Ann (Marye) Weir were m. 1782 in St. Georges Church, Spotsylvania, VA and had 4 children: Robert (1784-1842), Sarah Marye (1788-1788), William James (1792-1867) and Elizabeth Letitia (1794-1810).
OBITUARY
Died, at "Liberia", Prince William county the residence of his son, May 8th, 1867, of pneumonia, WILLIAM J WEIR, esq, in the 75th year of his age. The deceased was a native of Spotsylvania county, but in early life moved to Prince William, where he resided until a few years past, and was on a visit to his son from his residence in Fluvanna county, when attacked with the disease to which he fell a victim. Enfeebled by age, and possessed of a delicate constitution, he could not stand the ravages of so dangerous a malady as pneumonia, and from the first inception of the attack his physical strength rapidly gave way. Mr Weir was a gentleman, whose personal worth was acknowledged by all who knew him; possessed of a strong sense, an amiable disposition, and a kind benevolent heart, he was greatly beloved, not only by his immediate family, but by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. We much doubt whether he ever had an enemy. Our deceased friend had been for many years a worthy member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and had, in an eminent degree, that unobtrusive piety, gentle disposition, and the "charity which thinketh no evil," combined with an integrity of soul, which stamped him as "an honest man, the noblest work of God." During his last illness he bore his sufferings with great patience and resignation to the Divine will, and a few hours before his departure he repeated, to a friend standing near his bedside, the cheering words, "all is well," and calmly, quietly, and without a struggle, he passed away from earth to the Paradise of God. Truly,
"The chamber where the good man meets his fate,
Is privileges beyond the common walks of life,
"Tis quite on the verge of heaven.'" T.
{Richmond, Southern Churchman, and Fredericksburg papers;
Alexandria Gazette 13 May 1867 pg 311}
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=vaweir&id=I001
An early member of the American Colonization Society (to relocate free Blacks to Africa) Weir stated after the Civil War that he did not vote for secession and always treated
his slaves well.
He developed Liberia into a thriving business, selling grain, flour, and fruits and shipping over the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. He served as postmaster for the post office "Liberia" 1829-1865. In 1867 he returned to Liberia and died
there.
Robert (20 Oct 1784-1 Oct 1842) is his brother, also buried in this family cemetery.
Parents James & Lucy Mary Ann (Marye) Weir were m. 1782 in St. Georges Church, Spotsylvania, VA and had 4 children: Robert (1784-1842), Sarah Marye (1788-1788), William James (1792-1867) and Elizabeth Letitia (1794-1810).
OBITUARY
Died, at "Liberia", Prince William county the residence of his son, May 8th, 1867, of pneumonia, WILLIAM J WEIR, esq, in the 75th year of his age. The deceased was a native of Spotsylvania county, but in early life moved to Prince William, where he resided until a few years past, and was on a visit to his son from his residence in Fluvanna county, when attacked with the disease to which he fell a victim. Enfeebled by age, and possessed of a delicate constitution, he could not stand the ravages of so dangerous a malady as pneumonia, and from the first inception of the attack his physical strength rapidly gave way. Mr Weir was a gentleman, whose personal worth was acknowledged by all who knew him; possessed of a strong sense, an amiable disposition, and a kind benevolent heart, he was greatly beloved, not only by his immediate family, but by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. We much doubt whether he ever had an enemy. Our deceased friend had been for many years a worthy member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and had, in an eminent degree, that unobtrusive piety, gentle disposition, and the "charity which thinketh no evil," combined with an integrity of soul, which stamped him as "an honest man, the noblest work of God." During his last illness he bore his sufferings with great patience and resignation to the Divine will, and a few hours before his departure he repeated, to a friend standing near his bedside, the cheering words, "all is well," and calmly, quietly, and without a struggle, he passed away from earth to the Paradise of God. Truly,
"The chamber where the good man meets his fate,
Is privileges beyond the common walks of life,
"Tis quite on the verge of heaven.'" T.
{Richmond, Southern Churchman, and Fredericksburg papers;
Alexandria Gazette 13 May 1867 pg 311}
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=vaweir&id=I001
William James Weir (1792-1867), son of James & Lucy Mary Ann (Marye) Weir, served in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812. He was a merchant in Tappahannock and Centreville before he and Harriett Bladen Mitchell Weir moved to their new plantation, Liberia.
An early member of the American Colonization Society (to relocate free Blacks to Africa) Weir stated after the Civil War that he did not vote for secession and always treated
his slaves well.
He developed Liberia into a thriving business, selling grain, flour, and fruits and shipping over the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. He served as postmaster for the post office "Liberia" 1829-1865. In 1867 he returned to Liberia and died
there.
Robert (20 Oct 1784-1 Oct 1842) is his brother, also buried in this family cemetery.
Parents James & Lucy Mary Ann (Marye) Weir were m. 1782 in St. Georges Church, Spotsylvania, VA and had 4 children: Robert (1784-1842), Sarah Marye (1788-1788), William James (1792-1867) and Elizabeth Letitia (1794-1810).
OBITUARY
Died, at "Liberia", Prince William county the residence of his son, May 8th, 1867, of pneumonia, WILLIAM J WEIR, esq, in the 75th year of his age. The deceased was a native of Spotsylvania county, but in early life moved to Prince William, where he resided until a few years past, and was on a visit to his son from his residence in Fluvanna county, when attacked with the disease to which he fell a victim. Enfeebled by age, and possessed of a delicate constitution, he could not stand the ravages of so dangerous a malady as pneumonia, and from the first inception of the attack his physical strength rapidly gave way. Mr Weir was a gentleman, whose personal worth was acknowledged by all who knew him; possessed of a strong sense, an amiable disposition, and a kind benevolent heart, he was greatly beloved, not only by his immediate family, but by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. We much doubt whether he ever had an enemy. Our deceased friend had been for many years a worthy member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and had, in an eminent degree, that unobtrusive piety, gentle disposition, and the "charity which thinketh no evil," combined with an integrity of soul, which stamped him as "an honest man, the noblest work of God." During his last illness he bore his sufferings with great patience and resignation to the Divine will, and a few hours before his departure he repeated, to a friend standing near his bedside, the cheering words, "all is well," and calmly, quietly, and without a struggle, he passed away from earth to the Paradise of God. Truly,
"The chamber where the good man meets his fate,
Is privileges beyond the common walks of life,
"Tis quite on the verge of heaven.'" T.
{Richmond, Southern Churchman, and Fredericksburg papers;
Alexandria Gazette 13 May 1867 pg 311}
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=vaweir&id=I001
An early member of the American Colonization Society (to relocate free Blacks to Africa) Weir stated after the Civil War that he did not vote for secession and always treated
his slaves well.
He developed Liberia into a thriving business, selling grain, flour, and fruits and shipping over the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. He served as postmaster for the post office "Liberia" 1829-1865. In 1867 he returned to Liberia and died
there.
Robert (20 Oct 1784-1 Oct 1842) is his brother, also buried in this family cemetery.
Parents James & Lucy Mary Ann (Marye) Weir were m. 1782 in St. Georges Church, Spotsylvania, VA and had 4 children: Robert (1784-1842), Sarah Marye (1788-1788), William James (1792-1867) and Elizabeth Letitia (1794-1810).
OBITUARY
Died, at "Liberia", Prince William county the residence of his son, May 8th, 1867, of pneumonia, WILLIAM J WEIR, esq, in the 75th year of his age. The deceased was a native of Spotsylvania county, but in early life moved to Prince William, where he resided until a few years past, and was on a visit to his son from his residence in Fluvanna county, when attacked with the disease to which he fell a victim. Enfeebled by age, and possessed of a delicate constitution, he could not stand the ravages of so dangerous a malady as pneumonia, and from the first inception of the attack his physical strength rapidly gave way. Mr Weir was a gentleman, whose personal worth was acknowledged by all who knew him; possessed of a strong sense, an amiable disposition, and a kind benevolent heart, he was greatly beloved, not only by his immediate family, but by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. We much doubt whether he ever had an enemy. Our deceased friend had been for many years a worthy member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and had, in an eminent degree, that unobtrusive piety, gentle disposition, and the "charity which thinketh no evil," combined with an integrity of soul, which stamped him as "an honest man, the noblest work of God." During his last illness he bore his sufferings with great patience and resignation to the Divine will, and a few hours before his departure he repeated, to a friend standing near his bedside, the cheering words, "all is well," and calmly, quietly, and without a struggle, he passed away from earth to the Paradise of God. Truly,
"The chamber where the good man meets his fate,
Is privileges beyond the common walks of life,
"Tis quite on the verge of heaven.'" T.
{Richmond, Southern Churchman, and Fredericksburg papers;
Alexandria Gazette 13 May 1867 pg 311}
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=vaweir&id=I001
Inscription
"In memory of our beloved father, William J Weir, who died May 8, 1867 in the 75th year of his age. I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith.
2 Tim. 4:6"
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