John Samuel Magill

"John Samuel Magill, son of Col. Charles Magill and Mary Buckner Thruston, married Mary Ann Glass. They lived at the "Meadows," a handsome estate near Winchester. He was a lawyer, and represented Frederick Co., in the Legislature, several years. He had one child:

1. I Mary Elizabeth Magill, d. in childhood."

• Source - Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume 4 by Louise Pecquet du Bellet, Edward Jaquelin and Martha Cary Jaquelin, p. 298

"The Meadows was once a notable estate on the Opecquon, and became more so after it passed into the Magill family. The boundaries extended from the Opecquon far South, taking in several tracts of land that have become prominent farms. The large brick mansion house occupied by Mr. John S. Magill for many years, was chiefly the work of Col. Charles Magill in his lifetime. His death in 1827 found the buildings unfinished.

Later on, John S. Magill was ambitious to adorn the great structure and have it compare with other noted homesteads. The large interior, however, was never finished according to his plan;— the death of his young daughter and subsequently his wife (who was Miss Mary Ann Glass) going down in the bloom of her splendid womanhood, changed all of Mr. Magill's plans; and the old place that Col. Charles Magill had named "Gillhall" never arose to the distinction he intended. The old house, from some defect, grew unsafe in recent years, but has been properly repaired by its present owner, Dudley L. Miller Esq. The large estate was purchased by Aaron Bright about 1870, who came from Pennsylvania with ample means and a large family, and for twenty-five years kept the farm up to a high standard. Mr. Bright was highly esteemed. One of his daughters, Mrs. Grove, is the only one of the large family that has any part of the old place. She and her husband have one of the sub-divisions."

• Source - Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia by Thomas Kemp Cartmell, p. 279

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 26 2019, 20:25:42 UTC