I now had more questions such as; did Sally die of a broken heart? Did she blame Uncle John for Michael’s probable murder or did she think Michael lost interest? The ease, at which history is lost, is more apparent with each of my experiences. And, why had I connected so quickly to both the locket, and through the lady in the blue dress? This last riddle was not solved until the writing of this article, when I pulled out my own genealogical charts and compared them with Menokin’s history.
The marriages between the families of the Lees, Jennings, Grymes, Ludwells, Warners and Tayloes look like a complex flow chart of binary code, each generation more complex than the next. My twelfth great grandfather was Lawrence Townely, and his great grandson, John Grymes, settled and named Menokin in 1685, creating a gentleman’s estate. I found a familial relation to Sally in a number of ways, through the descendants of Lawrence Townely, and these Virginia families. Could it have been through Sally’s eyes I glimpsed, as she rode to Menokin with her sister and her mother, after her father died? I may
North façade of Menokin, 1940, Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress.
never know for sure, but I long to experience Menokin again and find more unanswered questions. H ----
Laine Crosby is a mom, wife, sister, professor, freelance writer, investigative medium, and proud Southerner. She
moved to a haunted plantation in Maryland in 2004, and life has never since been the same. For more information about Investigative Medium Laine Crosby, her lectures and events, or to read an excerpt of her upcoming book, Investigative Medium: The Awakening, visit
www.LaineCrosby.com.
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