tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post1225312823974059218..comments2024-03-16T10:37:09.839-04:00Comments on Life in Mathews: Church Hill PlantationChesapeake Bay Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-16913454165006757842023-09-04T14:22:25.633-04:002023-09-04T14:22:25.633-04:00I have such fond memories of Church Hill. My grand...I have such fond memories of Church Hill. My grandfather E. Wright Noble bought Church Hill I think in the 1930’s and had it restored adding the huge room with two fireplaces on the back of the home. With my mom I spent the first month of my life in April 1944 at Church Hill. It stayed in the family until my grandfather passed away. I was 9. It was sold to the James family and they sold it to the family who has it now. Lying in bed in my bedroom on the second floor on many nights one door would open and close followed by the other bedroom door opening and closing. At first I would scream and run downstairs but then I got used to it. In 1966 I was given a tour by the lovely owner but haven’t seen it again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-54543634646668806562013-07-05T10:47:16.797-04:002013-07-05T10:47:16.797-04:00I was raised 1 mile down Rt 14. I went to school w...I was raised 1 mile down Rt 14. I went to school with Evan Van Luewen and spent the night there several times. Evan had a closet door that would open a little bit every morning I believe it was 7:15.<br />I was never scared just fascinated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-42219279041596500132008-10-16T23:08:00.000-04:002008-10-16T23:08:00.000-04:00Anonymous Mathews Native - I would love to hear mo...Anonymous Mathews Native - I would love to hear more about your grandfather and that fox hunt. Anytime you want to do a guest post, just send let me know. I would not be surprised if my great-grandfather and your grandfather knew each other.<BR/><BR/>bellalately - YES, we have Old House Woods stories. I think I posted it one in the March or April archives and we had some commenters who made great contributions to it all. Maybe around Halloween I'll bring it up again...it's so daggone fascinating.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-8237629156739748592008-10-16T00:19:00.000-04:002008-10-16T00:19:00.000-04:00Wow- it's been a long time since I've heard that s...Wow- it's been a long time since I've heard that story. Jogged alot of old memories :) Got an Old House Woods stories? That'll scare the pants right off some people-LOL!bellalatelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847523606814683525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-56394300352894327452008-10-13T10:07:00.000-04:002008-10-13T10:07:00.000-04:00That story scared the puddin' out of me when I was...That story scared the puddin' out of me when I was little. <BR/><BR/>My maternal grandfather (when he was a dashing young man) attended a fox hunt at Church Hill (in the 1910's), and jumped his horse over a car parked in the lane there. No doubt he was aided by the little sloping hills on either side of the drive.<BR/><BR/>Love the stories! Keep em' coming!<BR/><BR/>AMNRITSOR<BR/>anonymous Mathews native....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-13929407563333877582008-10-12T20:33:00.000-04:002008-10-12T20:33:00.000-04:00Rode through our beloved Jamaica today! Thought o...Rode through our beloved Jamaica today! Thought of you. Hurry back. You are missed:) Let me know when you are available for the K&Q tour!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-53912660371756881042008-10-11T21:21:00.000-04:002008-10-11T21:21:00.000-04:00Some of us are going through withdrawals....just t...Some of us are going through withdrawals....just thought I'd tell youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036374022323687122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-8454223190819748322008-10-11T14:43:00.000-04:002008-10-11T14:43:00.000-04:00This is a great story. I love old houses too, so I...This is a great story. I love old houses too, so I would be trespassing (er, exploring?) right along with you if I lived anywhere near you. The story reminds me a little bit of Cathy's ghost in <I>Wuthering Heights</I>, though that is neither the first nor last story to include such a tale of a pining young woman in love. Still... thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>PS Find the violets yet?MommyTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860003098383600806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-5184796849659876752008-10-11T11:45:00.000-04:002008-10-11T11:45:00.000-04:00Wow, I love this story! That kind of stuff usually...Wow, I love this story! That kind of stuff usually spooks me but this story is intriguing! Hope your weekend is spectacular!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874897254332872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-55705091974254950992008-10-10T22:17:00.000-04:002008-10-10T22:17:00.000-04:00What a weird story! Did yu know that the expressio...What a weird story! Did yu know that the expression "a dead ringer" is supposed to be that they put a bell above a grave with a pull cord on it so if a corpse is buried, and not really a corpse they can ring for help? YEEE gawds. Let me tell you, dead looks like dead and there isn't any life there. I can't figure out how people could ever make a mistake like that. I think it's a tall tale, has a lot of drama in it though don't you think? I love looking at old houses, plantations and all such historical places.<BR/>What really impresses me is that your memory goes back two days, mine goes back for two minutes; you've got a good mind!Karen Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103639142471595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-71502489611597495192008-10-10T12:56:00.000-04:002008-10-10T12:56:00.000-04:00What a great story! The skeptic in me wants to bla...What a great story! The skeptic in me wants to blast it full of gunpowder, though. She had enough strength to get out of a six-foot hole in a blizzard, but not enough to throw her shoe through a glass window?<BR/><BR/>But that would be a jerky thing to do, to point that out, so I'll say instead, "LET'S GO VIOLET-HUNTING!" And I can cut myself and bleed all over the door to freak out the looky-loos. :)<BR/><BR/>Hope the trip is going well!<BR/><BR/>-- Lauriefooleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437690389824744691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-18583495695084866652008-10-10T11:39:00.000-04:002008-10-10T11:39:00.000-04:00Perhaps you could designate every Friday in Octobe...Perhaps you could designate every Friday in October as "Ghost Story Day"!! LOVE the lore:) I'll have to try to dig up a few stories of my own to share with you....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-22114697100672045892008-10-10T11:34:00.000-04:002008-10-10T11:34:00.000-04:00One of the best ghost stories from the whole area....One of the best ghost stories from the whole area. It is well documented as well. Keep up the good work-glad you don't limit yourself to the county line.nativedevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183997501881428293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-30135417472895378382008-10-10T09:51:00.000-04:002008-10-10T09:51:00.000-04:00This is a well told story, since back then when a ...This is a well told story, since back then when a person died they just buried you, thanks for sharing this story, I do so love ghost stories.Margaret Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193782261129586110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-27251197789185478342008-10-10T07:55:00.000-04:002008-10-10T07:55:00.000-04:00Wow. I love stories like that. Can we go trespas...Wow. I love stories like that. Can we go trespass there when I visit?Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-44868602102758812812008-10-10T02:03:00.000-04:002008-10-10T02:03:00.000-04:00what an amazing story and an evocative place! mayb...what an amazing story and an evocative place! maybe it was catatonia like Silas Marner had - or maybe she just fainted..... that thief could have saved her if only. I hope violets spring up for me one day - what a lovely thought. thanks for this story xValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-86473850936720831442008-10-10T00:14:00.000-04:002008-10-10T00:14:00.000-04:00What a story! I love those folklore things. I be...What a story! I love those folklore things. I bet many people were buried alive back then.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036374022323687122noreply@blogger.com