Fitzhugh, Thomas -- Nov. 23, 1843 —In Fauquier co., Thomas Fitzhugh, aged 81. He was a highly respected citizen, and had been for many years presiding judge of the County Court. ["Historical Collections of Virginia" by Henry Lowe, Babcock & Company, Charleston, S.C., 1845. p. 406-407; submitted by Robyn Greenlund]

Marshall, John -- July 6, 1835 – At Philadelphia, in his 80th year, John Marshall, Chief-Justice of the United States. ["Historical Collections of Virginia" by Henry Lowe, Babcock & Company, Charleston, S.C., 1845. p. 406-407; submitted by Robyn Greenlund]

Marshall, Thomas -- June 28, 1835 —At Baltimore, Md., aged about 50, of a fractured skull, from the fall off a chimney, Thomas Marshall, of Fauquier Co., the eldest son of Chief-Justice Marshall, being on a journey to attend the death-bed of his father. He graduated in Princeton in 1803; was distinguished as a scholar, a lawyer, and a member of the legislature; and was highly esteemed fir his talents, his many virtues, and his exemplary and useful life. ["Historical Collections of Virginia" by Henry Lowe, Babcock & Company, Charleston, S.C., 1845. p. 406-407; submitted by Robyn Greenlund]

Payne, William -- Sept. 19, 1837 —At Clinton, Fauquier co., aged 83, Capt. William Payne, who commanded the Faimouth Blues for several years in the early part of the revolution; and a company of volunteers, at the siege of Yorktown. ["Historical Collections of Virginia" by Henry Lowe, Babcock & Company, Charleston, S.C., 1845. p. 406-407; submitted by Robyn Greenlund]

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Death of R. M. Smith

The death of this gentleman was a surprise to his friends, though he had been complaining for sometime. In his death society sustains a loss. His talents and his labors will be seriously missed by the community to whose good they were devoted. He died on Monday night at Ashland, where he held the position of Professor of Philosophy in Randolph Macon College.

Mr. Smith was we suppose about fifty years of age. He was born in Fauqnier; commenced life as a teacher, turned editor and publisher of the Flag of 98 at Warrenton, and during Mr. Buchanan's administration removed to Alexandria, where he published the Sentinel, a Democratic Paper, which brought him into considerable ----tlaction as an able and spirited political writer. In 1861 he joined the Confederate cause, and came to Richmond when the town of Alexandria was occupied by Federal troops. Here he was elected Public Printer to the Confederate Congress, and purchased an interest in the Enquirer, of which paper he became a coeditor with Mr. Tyler. In about a year this connection was dissolved, and Mr. Smith revived the Sentinel, which, with the exception of a brief interruption at the end of the war, was continued until 1866, when it was united with the Enquirer. In 1867 he retired from journalism and became principal of the female seminary in Petersburg, from which, in the course of a year, he passed to the professorship of Philosophy in Randolph Macon College, in which office he died.

Mr. Smith was one amongst the distinguished editors of Virginia. He was a close and cogent reasoner, and when excited to the use of sarcasm or invective he wielded a very powerful pen. He was a conscientious and sincere gentleman and a Christian. He, nevertheless, demeaned himself with that decision and manliness of conduct which in times of excitement is sure to raise up adversaries for a man while it secures for him attached and devoted friends. Nevertheless, he dies heartily regretted by all.

submitted by Frances Cooley

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