Correction/addendum
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In reply to:
Elizabeth(Semmes?)Turley West Broadwater
Ray Isbell 5/17/00
I see on the Fairfax County, Virginia website that the Broadwater home was called Springfield and the historical plaque there reads "Site of the Manor House /Springfield/Built Circa 1750 on 1120 acre/land grant of 1726/to Captain Charles Broadwater/of Surrey, England/ Who was appointed by King George III/ As First sheriff of Fairfax County./He was the FATHER of Charles Broadwater (1717-1806)/Colonel of Virginia Militia/ Who served as county sheriff and justice/and/with George Washington/ as Burgess of fairfax County/ to the Convention at Williamsburg/ on August 1, 1774./ Colonel Broadwater is believed to rest here./With/His son/ Lieutenant Charles Lewis Broadwater (1751-1841)/and his grandson/ Lieutenant Charles Guy Broadwater (1786-1827)/Memorial Erected November 1986/ By Historic Vienna, Inc."
Assuming this plaque is correct, this answers my questions about where my ancestor Elizabeth (Semmes) Turley West Broadwater lived her last years and is buried.
The cemetery is described as "Broadwater Family Cemetery. Southeast corner of Tapawingo Rd. & Frederick Street S.W., Vienna, VA.
A 12' x 15' brick wall surrounds a historical marker and three military style marble headstones.The marker is a bronze tablet attached to a boulder.The wall and landscaping were all installed by the Town of Vienna in 1986.The exact number of burials is unknown, as the markers have all been moved from their original locations. The cemetery is clean and well maintained."