Family Stories & Documents

On April 11, 1831, when Abner was twenty-six years old, he married Mildred E. King, the daughter of Matthew King and Mildred Bennett. They had two children, William Bennett King Price and Almira Price...

George Washington Price was born November 23, 1843, the youngest son of Abner Buckner Price and Martha Arnold. He grew up on the "Indiantown" plantation and was only three years old when his mother di...

George Buckner Price was born on March 22, 1871, in Alden, King George County, Virginia, the second of ten children born to George Washington Price and Elizabeth Brown Coakley. He attended common scho...

Alexander Burr was born in 1817 in the Parish of Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and emigrated to Canada in 1835. He was a farmer and a member of the Free Church of Scotland. Context: Ethnic Origin T...

Early Political Heritage Scottish kingship traditionally followed "tanistry," or succession by cousinage, which often led to conflict between rivals. The House of Canmore, established by Malcolm III i...

The religious history of the region began with St. Columba’s missions to the Picts in the 6th century. By the 16th century, corruption in the Catholic Church led to the spread of Lutheran and reformin...

Political History Following the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, forfeited estates were managed by a commission that attempted to introduce industry and moderation. Religion By the 1750s, a movement known...

Political Heritage In the late 18th century, Scottish politics were dominated by Henry Dundas, who controlled elections and patronage through a system of alliances and "fictitious freeholds". This sys...

Economic Condition Between 1755 and 1801, Scotland’s population increased significantly, putting pressure on the thin soil of the Highlands. The introduction of sheep farming led to the "clearances," ...

Municipal Politics By the 1830s, Scottish burghs were in a state of decay, characterized by bankruptcy and corruption. The lack of public control and the "closed" nature of councils stifled local patr...

Alexander Burr’s Emigration to Canada Alexander Burr emigrated to Canada in 1835 at age 18. He was followed by his brothers Robert and James. In roughly 1838, Alexander married Isabella Gerrie, who ha...

George Burr was born in 1854. He was the sixth child of Alexander and Isabella Burr. His father had come to Canada in 1835, at the age of 18, and his mother three years later, in 1838. It would appear...

William Alexander Burr was born on May 19, 1879, to George Burr and Jennie Black. His mother died when he was four years old. William was influenced by the renowned local doctor, Dr. Alexander Groves....

Leonard Hugo Price was born in 1906 in Washington, D.C., the son of George Buckner Price. After working for the telephone company and in real estate, he joined the FBI as a clerk in 1927 while studyin...

Birth and early years: Sandra was born in Santiago Chile on January 10, 1945. Her family moved to Falls Church, Virginia in June 1945. Sandra and her family moved to Havana Cuba in October 1955 and li...