1. Rachel D.5 Moreland (Samuel D.4, Walter3, Jacob2, Patrick1)1 was born 1816 in MD, and died March 02, 1888 in DC. She married Alison Nailor2 April 23, 1835 in Montgomery Co., MD. He was born 1809 in VA, and died Abt. 1878 in DC.
Notes for Rachel D. Moreland:
[source "Mont. Co., Marriages" see endnotes]
1880 Washington, DC Census
Nailor, Rachel D. 60 MD MD MD
Notes for Alison Nailor:
1850 Washington, DC Census page 88
Nailor, Alison 41 coach maker real estate $100,000 VA
Rachael D. 35 MD
Alison 14 DC
R.E. [female] 10 DC
Washington 8 DC
Leah 4/12 DC
Connor, Catherine 16 MD
Deitzel, James 20 blacksmith MD
Lewis, Thomas 15 coach painter MD
1860 cannot find
1870 Washington, DC Census
Nailor, Allison 62 VA
Rachel 54 MD
Jan. 26, 1881 Washington Post
"An Old Man's Infatuation. Property Worth $25,000 to be Restored to the Rightful Heirs. The case of Nailor against Conley, which has been on hearing in the Equity Court for the last 10 days, was decided yesterday by Judge Cox, in favor of the complainants. The suit was brought in 1879 by the widow and heirs of Allison Nailor, Sr. who died in this city about a year before. He was well-known among the business men, having resided here and in Montgomery county, MD all his life. In early life and until he was about 55 years of age he was an energetic business man and had then accumulated a fortune of some $200,000. Shortly after the close of the war he commenced drinking to excess and went on frequent sprees.
By excessive drinking he became much enfeebled in body and demented in mind and was introduced to Catharine Conly, the defendant, who was a lewd woman. She enticed him to visit her frequently, piled him with liquor and acquired such an influence over him that in 1870 he left his family and lived with her during the remainder of his life in open adultery. She kept him secreted from his family for some time and successfully evaded the efforts of his wife and children to reclaim him. In March 1878 he conveyed to her for her benefit and the benefit of the children she claimed to have had by him, about $25,000 of real estate in this city and in MD. The suit was brought to set aside those deeds. After a hearing of 10 days Judge Cox, at the close of the arguments, rendered an opinion setting aside the deeds, on the ground of incompetency in Mr. Nailor to make them and undue influence of the defendant. He reviewed the case at some length saying that up to the time of his acquaintance with the defendant the deceased had been a most careful business man, but thereafter became utterly reckless, allowing his property to be sold to pay arrears of alimony to his wife, etc.
The acquaintance was brought about by a procuress, the defendant being at that time a woman of notorious character. The only circumstances under which an illicit connection could be plead as consideration for deeds of property was where the woman had been mislead and grossly injured thereby. This was not the present case and he could not allow the heirs of a deluded old man, who had been made to suffer sufficiently already, to be defrauded further. Mr. C.C. Cole appeared for complainants and Messrs. E.C. Carrington, Rutherford, Thompson and Griswold for the defendant."
Children of Rachel Moreland and Alison Nailor are:
2 i. Alison6 Nailor, Jr.3, born May 21, 1836 in DC; died January 03, 1908 in Washington, DC. He married Maggie L. Dehaven Abt. 1860; born 1840 in Delaware.
Notes for Alison Nailor, Jr.:
Will probated 1908 Washington, DC Box 352.
1860 Washington, DC Census page 803
Nailor, Allison, Jr. 24 personal $1,500 DC
Maggie L. 20 personal $150 Del. PA PA
Allsion's obituary stated that he inherited a large amount of real estate from his father and spent most of his life managing his property interests and realized a good-sized fortune from the estate. He was educated in the public schools of Washington and at the Baltimore Commercial College.
3 ii. R.E. Nailor, born 1840.
4 iii. Washington Nailor, born 1842.
5 iv. Leah Nailor, born 1850.
Endnotes
1. Donald James Omans, Montgomery Co. Marriages 1798-1875, (Potomack River Col. Dames), 241.
2. 1850 Washington Co., DC Census.
3. 1860 DC Census.
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