From: Burnet County History, "Family Histories" Vol II, by Darrell Debo, 1979
The patriarch of the Texas Culton family was Alexander Culton of Virginia. His family came from England along with other Burnet County families re: Curry, Dorman who all sailed together to Virginia from England. Each family bought plantations in Virginia that adjoined and were located near Richmond. During the Civil War that followed shortly after their arrival in the US, their plantations were heavily affected by the battles nearby. Following the War, the families suffered hard times to the point that the Cultons left Virginia for Texas, bringing along with them the Reeds, Currys, McMillans and the Wardens.
Of the Cultons, several siblings left Virginia: their mother Annie R. Culton, sons Newton, Alexander W. and John and their sister, Frances, who later married Benjamin Franklin Warden, Jr. They arrived in 1873 in Burnet County where the State of Texas patented land to Newton. The Presbyterian Chruch in Burnet became their place of worship as charter members in 1874.1
From: William A Warden, The ancestors, kin and descendants of John Warden and Narcissa (Davis) Warden, his wife. Together with records of some other branches of Warden family in America (Worcester, Massachusetts, The Maynard-Gough Company, 1901), p. 145.
William and Elizabeth settled upon a farm in that part of Augusta County which is now known as Hardy County. The place was located on Lost River above the hanging rocks, about twenty miles from the county seat, Morefield. He bought the farm of Lord Fairfax. The deed is dated 4 June 1750, and the survey was made by George Washington. The farm has been in the possession of the family ever since. He was a farmer with all that implies in those times when the family had to be protected from the Indians and the land cleared before any planting could be done. A fort was built not far from the river, on the left bank, as a resort for the neighbors and a defense in time of attack of hostile Indians.
From: Warden Family History Records, from Jacob Andrew Warden, Dec. 2004.
Burial: Family graveyard on Warden Homestead
Cemetery notes and/or description:
At Baker,Go North From Old Warden House,Get To P.E.Powerline right of Way,Follow Perhaps 500 yards to P.E.Co.pole #M875686,Go Directly Left into woods about 100 yards.
From information given by Andy Reed, who visited Wardensville, West VA. Cemetery for the Warden families located on Warden Farm..includes William and Sarah Chrisman, William Wallace and Elizabeth Williams. She also confirmed the George Washington story in her visit to Wardensville with a photo of a historical sign that says, "WARDENSVILLE-George Washington laid off land here for William Wallace Warden. Nov 11, 1749. Warden built a stockade fort, near which members of his family were killed by Indians, 1758 and the fort burned. Scene of skirmishes in 1862-1863." She also sent a photo of the original Warden home made of bricks manufactored by slaves, who also built the home.1
next to both of her husbands. Cemetery Directions: At Baker on CR 55, go 1.7 miles north, just before crossing the creek at WV 29 (Sperrys Run Road), turn left (north) into the pasture and follow the tree line 100'. The cemetery is 100 yards west of the creek.
(N39¹ 03.574' & W078¹ 43.682')