2022 Johanes House (Haus) Family Reunion

September 10, 2022 at Greenwich Presbyterian Church, we will celebrate the 205th anniversary of the arrival of the family to the United States.

PLEASE REGISTER BY FRIDAY, September 3, 2022

Tentative Schedule (please read through this whole section):

10:00 am informal time (register, cementary exploration, genealogy charts, visit 1858 sanctuary)
11:00 am formal introduction of attending families
noon lunch **
1:00 pm wrapup

There will be some activity options for the younger cousins during the morning.

6:30 pm optional dinner in the Manassas area, especially for out-of-towners

** lunch: fried chicken, tea/lemonade/water, paper products/utensils provided. Families living in the area are asked to bring a dish to share: last names A thru M bring salad/vegetable, last name N to Z bring a dessert.

***Bring pictures/documents to share.

There is no charge for the reunion. Donations will be accepted to cover incurred expenses.

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Greenwich Presbyterian Church

15305 Vint Hill Road, Nokesville, Virginia 20181 We are using the Fellowship Hall of the church for our gathering. The original sanctuary should be open for a short time for you to visit . It was built in 1858. Michael House was a ruling elder when the church was built, and some of his direct descendents are buried in the family plot beside the sanctuary. For more information, go to their website.

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The overlay area in the above map is a section of the 1901 map of Prince William County by William H. Brown. You will notice that there is not a consistent fit between it and the current Google map.

The leftmost oval is Greenwich.
Oval 1 is Broad Run Valley Farm.
Oval 2 is Dutchland Farm.
Circle 3 is the Haislip-Hall cemetary and original Haisplip-Hall home location.
Oval 4 is the location of the recently restored Haislip-Hall home from 1851

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1 Broad Run Valley Farm

Michael House married Harriet Haislip. Together they seemed to have bought a farm just south of Braod Run (across the stream from the Hailslip family farm). Michael was paying taxes on 147.5 acres of land on Broad Run in 1851. This taxed land is beleived to be Broad Run Valley Farm. Nathaniel's first three children were born on the farm (according to their birth certicates). Michael's son Nathaniel bequested the farm to the children of his first wife, Ann Virginia Sudduth, when he died in 1901. Dutchland was bequested to the children of Nathaniel's second wife, Catherine Butler Reid. Henry House told the story of one day leaving the farm with his father (Nathaniel B) just after they learned of a battle just north of Manassas to take water and food to the wounded. Knowledge of Broad Run Valley Farm seems to have gotten lost along the way.

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2 Dutchland Farm

The farm has been in the House family for at least four generations. The farm name is associated with the land before the House family owned it. Michael House is listed as paying taxes on the farm in 1876. The original farm house has been updated, but it's structure is still recognizable.

farmhouse now

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3 Haislip-Hall cemetary

This is a small family plot on the Haislip family farm.The plot is now in a protected section of large housing development and beside the Carico family plot. The only readable marker in the plot is that of John W. Hall, although there are several unmarked fieldstones.

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4 Haislip-Hall House

This is a great place to visit. The house was built around 1850 by Harriet Haislip House's brother, Samuel Haislip and originally located near the family cemetary. Samuel's daughter Sophia, married John Hall and is the reason for the name of the house. The house was moved around 2005 to Brentsville Courthouse. It was restored and recently opened to the public, about 8 miles from Dutchland Farm. Samuel and Michael seemed to be good friends. The house should be open Thursday through Monday, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. website