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Harriet Bladen <I>Mitchell</I> Weir

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Harriet Bladen Mitchell Weir

Birth
Death
1841 (aged 42–43)
Burial
Manassas, Manassas City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Harriet Bladen Mitchell Weir (1798-1841). Raised at Grove Mount plantation overlooking the Rappahannock River, Harriet married William J. Weir at the age of 19. In 1824 she inherited a portion of the Upper Bull Run Tract from her mother. On that considerable Carter property she and William built Liberia Plantation.
She was described as "amiable in disposition guileless in spirit and passed through life most beloved by those who knew her best." Harriet was the mother of 13 children, of whom 9 survived. She died in 1841.
William remarried in 1842.

Harriet Bladen Mitchell Weir (1798-1841). Raised at Grove Mount plantation overlooking the Rappahannock River, Harriet married William J. Weir at the age of 19. In 1824 she inherited a portion of the Upper Bull Run Tract from her mother. On that considerable Carter property she and William built Liberia Plantation.
She was described as "amiable in disposition guileless in spirit and passed through life most beloved by those who knew her best." Harriet was the mother of 13 children, of whom 9 survived. She died in 1841.
William remarried in 1842.


Inscription


Stone broken into 2 pieces: 1st piece: "SACRED to the memory of my beloved & affectionate wife Harriet Bladen Weir, Daughter of Robt Mitchell, Grove Mount, Richmond Co & Granddaughter of Robt Carter, Nominy Hall, Westmoreland Co, whi dies the 11th July __" (stone broken across death year). 2nd piece: "months. She was the mother of 13 children of whom 9 survived. She was amiable in disposition, guileless in spirit & passed through life most beloved by those who knew her best."



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