more on HYDE estate, England
Rev. Jno. P. Hyde, president of the Leonah Female College, Martinsburg, Va., is one of the heirs to the immense Hyde estate in England. Mr. Hyde has the documents to prove his ancestry back to 1760. (Newspaper clipping pasted in old Hyde Bible.)
On the fly leaf of this old Bible is the following:
'Presented to my son, Napoleon B. Hyde. Read this book and follow its writings. Affectionately, your father, Felix R. Hyde, 1823.' "