Mr. C. grad. W. and M. Coll., A. B., 1800; studied law under Hon. James Henry, of Fleete's Bay, Va., 1801; appointed Clerk of the County and Sup. Courts of Staff'd, 1804, he held the office until 1851, a period of 47 years. In 1851 he was suc. by his youngest son, Henry R., who continued in office until he d., 1863.
-Hayden's Virginia Genealogies-
"My grandfather, John Moncure Conway, was for fourty-seven years clerk of Stafford County. He had in advanced years abandoned the queue, but always wore a blue dress-coat with brass buttons, a ruffled shirt front, and an ample white cravat, with ends flowing through a large gold ring. His house, "Erleslie," at Stafford Court House, had a carefully kept flower garden in front, and a mile beyond it was his large well-stocked farm, where he liked to stroll before breakfast." "He was glad to take me with him on his early walks, and his talk was always instructive. In his office was framed a fine engraving of Conway Castle, Wales, an heirloom brought from England by his American ancestors. He was a perfict domestic character, and regarded with boundless affection by his children and grandchildren. My grandparents had thirteen children, of whom eight had families."
-Autobiography Memories and Experiences of Moncure Daniel Conway-Vol. 1, pg 16.
Mr. C. grad. W. and M. Coll., A. B., 1800; studied law under Hon. James Henry, of Fleete's Bay, Va., 1801; appointed Clerk of the County and Sup. Courts of Staff'd, 1804, he held the office until 1851, a period of 47 years. In 1851 he was suc. by his youngest son, Henry R., who continued in office until he d., 1863.
-Hayden's Virginia Genealogies-
"My grandfather, John Moncure Conway, was for fourty-seven years clerk of Stafford County. He had in advanced years abandoned the queue, but always wore a blue dress-coat with brass buttons, a ruffled shirt front, and an ample white cravat, with ends flowing through a large gold ring. His house, "Erleslie," at Stafford Court House, had a carefully kept flower garden in front, and a mile beyond it was his large well-stocked farm, where he liked to stroll before breakfast." "He was glad to take me with him on his early walks, and his talk was always instructive. In his office was framed a fine engraving of Conway Castle, Wales, an heirloom brought from England by his American ancestors. He was a perfict domestic character, and regarded with boundless affection by his children and grandchildren. My grandparents had thirteen children, of whom eight had families."
-Autobiography Memories and Experiences of Moncure Daniel Conway-Vol. 1, pg 16.
Family Members
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Dr Valentine Yelverton Conway
1803–1881
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Walker Peyton Conway
1805–1884
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Mary Butler Washington Conway Moncure
1807–1895
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Agatha Ann Moncure Conway Emanuel
1810–1873
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Margaret Catherine Conway
1813–1907
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John Moncure Conway Jr
1815–1848
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George Washington Conway
1818–1880
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Eustace Conway
1820–1857
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Frances Lucy Peyton "Fanny" Conway Barnes
1822–1896
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Henry Rowzie Conway
1825–1863
