1. Records of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Class Membership Lists, 1802–1849. 2. Barbara H. Magid, “An Archaeological Perspective on Alexandria’s Pottery Tradition,” Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts 21, no. 2 (winter 1995): 41–82; Suzita C. Myers, The Potters’ Art: Salt-Glazed Stoneware of 19th-Century Alexandria, Alexandria Papers in Urban Archaeology, Museum Series, no. 1 (Alexandria, Va.: Alexandria Urban Archaeology Program, 1983). 3. Alexandria Gazette, February 20, 1843. He was to go to court on May 8 to discharge his debts, but the court records for that day are missing. 4. Easton’s fate and more of his family history were elucidated by Joy Talburt Biddison, whose husband is a direct descendant.