Charles H. Cawood

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John,

I don't believe that Pliny Bryan's farm (now the National Colonial Farm across the Potomac from Mt. Vernon) was the family home place. That was here on the outskirts of Surrattsville where Pliny's mother and brother lived during the war. I am inclined to believe that Cawood's family home was near Pliny's place.

I would suggest checking out cemetery records at Episcopal churches also - specifically Christ Church Accokeek and St. John's Broad Creek. I have also placed a Want Ad in the upcoming issue of the Prince George's County Historical Society's newsletter and will contact some friends in the Charles County Historical Society.

It appears to have been common practice for people in Southern Maryland to have obituaries published in northern Virginia newspapers. It was the Alexandria paper that carried Mr. Surratt's death notice. I suspect that it had something to do with the close, inter-familial marriages that existed between the two areas for centuries.