https://conklinproject.wordpress.com/ Page 1 Conklin Village Project Hampton Brewer Cemetery By Larry W. Roeder, Jr., MS Site One on the Winter South Riding Tour Contents Directions .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Background: .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Bio on Hampton Brewer and Introduction to African-Americans whom he declared free.:.................... 3 Map ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 Research Guide ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Bibliography .................................................................................................................................................. 6
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Research Guide ......................................................................................................................................... 5
The site holds about 30 burials, many with cut field stones
and dirt depressions. Very likely one grave was for Brewer
(Born 1802 in Prince William County, died Dec 20, 1884 in
Loudoun), (Frain and Hiatt 1998). He owned the land. The
other graves very likely were for some of the former slaves
he registered as free or their relatives. Brewer brought
them from Fairfax and Prince William counties, mostly of
the Allen family, and Gaskins. One of the freed slaves was
also James Gaskins who would later join the Union Army,
where he served in the US 29th Colored Infantry, Company
I. (Hewett 1997, 375). He is buried in Leesburg at Mount
Zion Community Cemetery. The Allens intermarried with
the family of Jennie Dean, the famed evangelist who
started the Prosperity Baptist church in Conklin.
The southern portion of Hampton Brewer’s land is the
traditional south boundary of Conklin.
Figure 1 Field Stones, 8/2014 by Roeder
Figure 2 Gaskins tombstone in Mount Zion, summer, 2015, notice civil war veteran star.
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Bio on Hampton Brewer and Introduction to African-Americans whom he
declared free.:
A detailed history of Brewer is in A History of Conklin Village, Loudoun County on
http://conklinproject.wordpress.com/. The African Americans he registered as free (or were
already free) were:
September 11, 1854:
Betsy was also registered free in Loudoun as proved by oath of Hampton R. Brewer on September 11, 1854. The register showed her then as 50 years old, 5’3” tall and of black color. Record 2250, Page 174. (Duncan 2000). This register also documented that she had been registered as free in Prince William County.
William Allen, declared free as proved by oath of Hampton R. Brewer. About 24 years old, 5’ 7 3/4” tall, dark complexion, scar near the corner of the left eye and one near the corner of the mouth. Record 2251, Page 174. (Duncan 2000)
Narcissa Allen, No freedom information given; but I suspect Brewer played a role. About 20 years old, 5’ tall, black, no scars worth mentioning. Record 2252, Page 174. (Duncan 2000)
Uginta Allen, (Child of Narcissa). No freedom information given. 18 months old, black, no scars worth mentioning. Record 2252, Page 174. I suspect Brewer played a role here. (Duncan 2000)
Mary Allen, declared free as proved by oath of Hampton R. Brewer. About 16 years old, 5’ 2 ½” tall, black color. Record 2253, Page 175. (Duncan 2000).
Catharine Allen, (daughter of Mary Allen), declared free as proved by oath of Hampton R. Brewer. 18 months old, lighter complexion than mother. Record 2253. Page 175 (Duncan 2000)
Alex Allen, (son of Amanda Allen), declared free as proved by oath of Hampton R. Brewer. About 19 years old, 5’ 8 ½” tall, dark mulatto color, small scar on his left arm and one on his right foot. Record 2254, Page 175 (Duncan 2000).
January 13, 1857:
Amanda Allen, Daughter of Charlotte Allen. About 36 years old, 5’7” tall, brown color. Date 13 Jan 1857, Record 23990. (Duncan 2000, 180)
John Allen, son of Amanda Allen, freedom proved by Oath, About 14 years old, mulatto color. Date 13 Jan 1857, Record 2390. Page 228 (Duncan 2000, 180)
Jas. Gaskins, son of Amy Gaskins, About 12 years old, black color. Date 13 Jan, 1857. Record 2391, page 228. (Duncan 2000, 180).
Martha Allen, daughter of Harriet Fletcher, About 21 years old, 5’1” tall, brown color, scar on left side of the jaw. Date 13 Jan 1857. Record 2392. (Duncan 2000, 181).1
1 County Records Roll 135, Record of Free Negroes 1844-1861 (last one)