Here Lieth the Body of
Collo Richard Blackburn
who Departed this Life
July the 15th 1757
In the 52d Year of his Age.
He was Born in Rippon in England From Whence
He came to Virginia Where He Acquired
a Reputable Character, was Intrusted
and Preferred by the Governor the most
Eminent Stations and Command in the Collony
As well as by the Poeple who made Him
Their Representative in the General Assembly of
This Collony where he Discharged His Duties
With Honour to himself as Well as to His
Constituents who Reposed in Him This
Important Trust - He was a Man of
Consumate Prudence, Frugality & Indefeatigable
Industry Whereby He made a Large Fortune in
A Few Years. He was Followed to the Grave
By his Inseparable Friend The Honourable
WILLIAM FAIRFAX & other Gents of
Distinction Together With His Disconsolate
Relations Who Mourned The Loss of so Worthy
and Usefull a Man to them and to His Country
This Monument is Dedicated to his Memory by
His Friend John Baylis.
Richard Blackburn was a native from Ripon, England who came over in the early 1700s and settled in Gloucester County, Virginia before moving to Prince William County in 1733. In addition to being a carpenter and farmer, Richard was involved in Prince William County politics and served as a Justice of the Peace.
Rippon Lodge was built by Richard Blackburn around 1747
and is one of the oldest houses still standing in Prince William County
Collo Richard Blackburn
who Departed this Life
July the 15th 1757
In the 52d Year of his Age.
He was Born in Rippon in England From Whence
He came to Virginia Where He Acquired
a Reputable Character, was Intrusted
and Preferred by the Governor the most
Eminent Stations and Command in the Collony
As well as by the Poeple who made Him
Their Representative in the General Assembly of
This Collony where he Discharged His Duties
With Honour to himself as Well as to His
Constituents who Reposed in Him This
Important Trust - He was a Man of
Consumate Prudence, Frugality & Indefeatigable
Industry Whereby He made a Large Fortune in
A Few Years. He was Followed to the Grave
By his Inseparable Friend The Honourable
WILLIAM FAIRFAX & other Gents of
Distinction Together With His Disconsolate
Relations Who Mourned The Loss of so Worthy
and Usefull a Man to them and to His Country
This Monument is Dedicated to his Memory by
His Friend John Baylis.
Richard Blackburn was a native from Ripon, England who came over in the early 1700s and settled in Gloucester County, Virginia before moving to Prince William County in 1733. In addition to being a carpenter and farmer, Richard was involved in Prince William County politics and served as a Justice of the Peace.
Rippon Lodge was built by Richard Blackburn around 1747
and is one of the oldest houses still standing in Prince William County
Here Lieth the Body of
Collo Richard Blackburn
who Departed this Life
July the 15th 1757
In the 52d Year of his Age.
He was Born in Rippon in England From Whence
He came to Virginia Where He Acquired
a Reputable Character, was Intrusted
and Preferred by the Governor the most
Eminent Stations and Command in the Collony
As well as by the Poeple who made Him
Their Representative in the General Assembly of
This Collony where he Discharged His Duties
With Honour to himself as Well as to His
Constituents who Reposed in Him This
Important Trust - He was a Man of
Consumate Prudence, Frugality & Indefeatigable
Industry Whereby He made a Large Fortune in
A Few Years. He was Followed to the Grave
By his Inseparable Friend The Honourable
WILLIAM FAIRFAX & other Gents of
Distinction Together With His Disconsolate
Relations Who Mourned The Loss of so Worthy
and Usefull a Man to them and to His Country
This Monument is Dedicated to his Memory by
His Friend John Baylis.
Richard Blackburn was a native from Ripon, England who came over in the early 1700s and settled in Gloucester County, Virginia before moving to Prince William County in 1733. In addition to being a carpenter and farmer, Richard was involved in Prince William County politics and served as a Justice of the Peace.
Rippon Lodge was built by Richard Blackburn around 1747
and is one of the oldest houses still standing in Prince William County
Collo Richard Blackburn
who Departed this Life
July the 15th 1757
In the 52d Year of his Age.
He was Born in Rippon in England From Whence
He came to Virginia Where He Acquired
a Reputable Character, was Intrusted
and Preferred by the Governor the most
Eminent Stations and Command in the Collony
As well as by the Poeple who made Him
Their Representative in the General Assembly of
This Collony where he Discharged His Duties
With Honour to himself as Well as to His
Constituents who Reposed in Him This
Important Trust - He was a Man of
Consumate Prudence, Frugality & Indefeatigable
Industry Whereby He made a Large Fortune in
A Few Years. He was Followed to the Grave
By his Inseparable Friend The Honourable
WILLIAM FAIRFAX & other Gents of
Distinction Together With His Disconsolate
Relations Who Mourned The Loss of so Worthy
and Usefull a Man to them and to His Country
This Monument is Dedicated to his Memory by
His Friend John Baylis.
Richard Blackburn was a native from Ripon, England who came over in the early 1700s and settled in Gloucester County, Virginia before moving to Prince William County in 1733. In addition to being a carpenter and farmer, Richard was involved in Prince William County politics and served as a Justice of the Peace.
Rippon Lodge was built by Richard Blackburn around 1747
and is one of the oldest houses still standing in Prince William County
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