Richard Omohundro, the 7th of 10 children of Richard Omohundro (abt. 1733-1811) and Elizabeth Muse Omohundro (???-1809) was born April 5, 1777 at the Old Omohundro Place near Bremo Bluff. As a young man his first job was working at a saw-mill; then poled bateaux of cargo on the James River. Then for 20 years he managed a large farm near Scottsville, Virginia, in Albemarle Co. owned by the Scott brothers, who formed the town and named it "Scottsville". None of the jobs suited him and in 1820 he bought a farm and moved to Fluvanna Co. VA, which he named Gale Hill and built the first brick house in Fluvanna, County. It was located about two miles west of Columbia, VA and was sold after the Civil War to a Mr. Siegfried.
When Richard died on January 13, 1860 he had accumulated a snug fortune of over a hundred thousand dollars and owed not a cent. He was buried at Gale Hill. His epitaph is, "Mark the Perfect Man and Behold the Upright for the End of that Man is Peace".
He married Edith Seay, Dec 13, 1802. She was born January 6, 1777 and died August 14, 1856 and buried at Gale Hill. She was the daughter of John and Rebecca Seay. Richard and Edith had nine children. They are: Ellen (1803-1853), Stella (1805-1862), Silas (1807-1864), Venetia (1809-1861), Richard (1811-1898), Edith Jane (1814-???), John Burwell (1816-1901), Norella Elizabeth Rebecca (1818-1899), and Moton Patterson (1821-1847).
Richard Omohundro, the 7th of 10 children of Richard Omohundro (abt. 1733-1811) and Elizabeth Muse Omohundro (???-1809) was born April 5, 1777 at the Old Omohundro Place near Bremo Bluff. As a young man his first job was working at a saw-mill; then poled bateaux of cargo on the James River. Then for 20 years he managed a large farm near Scottsville, Virginia, in Albemarle Co. owned by the Scott brothers, who formed the town and named it "Scottsville". None of the jobs suited him and in 1820 he bought a farm and moved to Fluvanna Co. VA, which he named Gale Hill and built the first brick house in Fluvanna, County. It was located about two miles west of Columbia, VA and was sold after the Civil War to a Mr. Siegfried.
When Richard died on January 13, 1860 he had accumulated a snug fortune of over a hundred thousand dollars and owed not a cent. He was buried at Gale Hill. His epitaph is, "Mark the Perfect Man and Behold the Upright for the End of that Man is Peace".
He married Edith Seay, Dec 13, 1802. She was born January 6, 1777 and died August 14, 1856 and buried at Gale Hill. She was the daughter of John and Rebecca Seay. Richard and Edith had nine children. They are: Ellen (1803-1853), Stella (1805-1862), Silas (1807-1864), Venetia (1809-1861), Richard (1811-1898), Edith Jane (1814-???), John Burwell (1816-1901), Norella Elizabeth Rebecca (1818-1899), and Moton Patterson (1821-1847).
Inscription
"Mark the perfect man and behold the upright
For the end of that man is peace"
Family Members
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Mary Ellen Omohundro Woolling
1765–1856
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William Muse Omohundro Sr
1766–1846
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John B. Omohundro
1768–1845
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Thomas Washington Omohundro
1769–1854
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Sallie Smith Omohundro Louden
1773 – unknown
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Allen Cocke Omohundro
1775–1853
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James Omohundro
1780–1824
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Nancy Ann Omohundro Jones
1787–1850
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Ellis Putney Omohundro
1790–1852
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Ellen Omohundro Seay
1803–1853
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Stella Morton Omohundro George
1805–1862
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Silas Omohundro Sr
1807–1864
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Venetia Omohundro Woolling
1809–1861
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Richard Omohundro
1811–1898
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Edith Jane Omohundro Johnson
1814 – unknown
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John Burwell Omohundro
1816–1901
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Norella Elizabeth Rebecca Omohundro Pettit-Foster
1819–1899
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Moton Patterson Omohundro
1821–1847
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