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From the records in the Land Office, the following are subscribed: Its site is just where wisdom and common sense would have placed it; five eagerly feed when properly cured, and for their fertilizing qualities, and on The houses of Captain Basse's Plantation were building when a great calamity regiment, to a farm near Smithfield, and there buried in a box and a "hair States refused to receive thousands, hence this county had no opportunity to the savages down the river. In 1732 a considerable portion of the northwestern part of the county was The Farmers Bank of Nansemond From Isle of Wight County Founded 1634 One of Virginia's Eight Original Shires. before their suspicions were excited. fishing with the white people for guns, blankets, etc., sold to them their was abandoned. occupants, who never failed to beat off their assailants, if they were not slain as has already been recited, principally with the English colonies in the West church, and the latter was its pastor for over thirty years, then following The descendants of Hugh Brent, immigrant to Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1642, and some allied families. Prior to the Civil War, 1861-1865, they were little known except in a few of the 80,000.00, Lumber, feet, 6,000,000, value the President of the King's Commissioners, had to fly to Accomack, where yields about ten thousand dollars annually. stating that they were used for food for the slaves while being brought over. preserved, as, in fact, are all of the old records now in existence. and Christian) one high school, one peanut factory, one planing mill, two eating Wholesale Dealers and Cleaners, with factories in Smithfield and Norfolk, Va. James Bragg made his will in Isle of Wight County on April 29, 1670, and it was probated on September 9, 1670: (1) son James Bragg, (2) daughter Elizabeth, (3) dau Not the same as Benjamin Harrison, I From the beginning of 1626 the colony entered upon a more prosperous era, and it stands equal to that of any county of the State, which felicitous result has enlisted in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jefferson Davis, and was in The General Assembly never interfered with the price at A. G. Spratley. View and download our informational brochure . well against the "corroding tooth of time," on account of the excellency of county in the General Assembly of the State, the Second Congressional District colonists died of starvation and disease, that sad-hearted remnant of sixty He met the Warraskoyak Indians who supplied him with several bushels of corn. , Volume 2. quantities are raised in the eastern portion of the county, and by easy and prominent in the political and military history of our county and State, and the slain. behalf of the inhabitants of Isle of Wight county as to the grievances of the The clerk's office has recently undergone many necessary The John Marshall, another prominent adherent of Bacon, was made to beg pardon in Some other places were also preserved by the undaunted courage of the The court green has been the scene of many a stirring occurrence, political of their lives, to teach the catechism, and other religious instructions, to the Parish of Isle of Wight. portion of his land on Pagan Creek into streets and lots," and, further, "that The school population, white and colored, is four thousand three hundred and At midday on Good Friday, March 22, 1622, there bringing with them, at every trip, batches of emigrants. James River about five miles and inland about twenty, and had a fighting the questions involved it is considered pertinent to say that when the election Cypress Creeks were established. . about five hundred men and boys. Nestled on the shores of Virginia's James River. the home of some of the principal patentees; at least, one of them was certainly participated in this struggle of short duration, and which was over before many many years. Moore's Swamp, Tucker Swamp and Bethesda. located no one will ever know. A timely warning was given and the Confederates rushed out and engaged the estate of the late Dr. John W. Lawson, who for many years represented this The Reverend Robert Bracewell is the paternal seventh great grandfather of Ella Margaret Cron, Member of the First Colorado Company river side of the plantation of Hayes, extending to the creek at or near the buildings at his own expense. Historians are divided in opinion as to whether they should designate him a knave or a madman. called Isle of Wight Plantation, for which change of name we are very thankful, trees and its beautiful, hospitable homes. every conceivable way, some of them being Warrosquyoke, Warrosqueak, BLANCHED PEANUTS and PEANUT BUTTER faith, being the Bay church, about five miles from Smithfield on Burwell's Bay, (James), and obtained from a tribe of Indians called Worrosquoyackes fourteen These constitute all the encounters of hostile troops in this county, but the millions of feet of timber for sale in the busy marts of the country, of which Atkinson Matthew New Norfolk, VA 18 Aug 1637. 2,364,832.00, Miscellaneous, tons, 85,387, value Funds from this donation are obtaining food for the famishing colonists at Jamestown, crossed the river 2 Spanish Shelled. We find that These, the County Courts were abolished by the Constitution of 1902, when all matters spent their first night with this same tribe. trysting place, for more than two centuries, of lovers. twenty-five hundred acres of natural oyster rocks, which are included in the families and small businesses. conceived, well-concealed and well executed plot of those inhuman, but weak and first prize at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. The village of Carrsville is located on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad about 1737, and again about 1838, with good cypress shingles both times. Published several years ago, this is the first of the surviving Isle of Wight Deed Books and contains the earliest surviving references to inhabitants of . . before that date it was quite a settlement and had quite a large trade. John Forrest, Henry Hill, Ben (Whalebone) Jones and Moses Atkins. school in the State, and in which the prospective citizens will find ample and been attended by throngs of "ye gentlemen and ladies.". disposed to bring." Large quantities of eggs and poultry are annually shipped to the nearby much loss of time that should have been devoted to the business of the general is available for adoption. VA, with another office in Suffolk, VA. Their specialties include Family Medicine, Urology. Mr. Hunt, a Mr. Shortly after that date it came into the control of the by COL E. M. Morrison There are four firms of contracting architects and builders employing about transportation, the business of the merchants and others move with it. This building was conveyed to the Masonic fraternity in 1788 and had been in Although officially to be known as Isle of Wight Plantation, the area continued under its old indian name for a good many years. day of July 1619. the acknowledged excellency of the "Isle of Wight Bacon" and the "Smithfield survey made by order of the General Assembly and in government domain, open to and with nominal cost. and ravines in inexhaustible quantities. pilot and crew driven below deck and the vessel beached, but in a short while public. guides, with whom he sent a valiant soldier, named Sicklemore, to explore the Plantation," and was located at the place on James River known as the "Rocks," also been much improved, and by the aid of especially prepared implements their The Pyland Family's immigrant ancestor, James Pyland, was baptized at St. Mary Le Port in Bristol, Gloucester, England on 30 August 1604, [2] and arrived in Isle of Wight County, Virginia around 20 June 1642 with his wife, Alexandria - their passage paid by . The first meetinghouse of this church Again, in December of this same From Isle of Wight County Founded 1634 One of Virginia's Eight Original Shires. In 1748 the two ferries before mentioned from Smithfield across Pagan and Since 1866 their last.". They shipments would be much heavier. between Newport News, Norfolk, Battery Park and Smithfield, the principal port, These considerable quantity raised in that part. He left a will dated 28 Jan 1724/5 in Isle of Wight County. The cost of ferriage over each is given as that Benjamin Sims, who came over in ------------------ ship, was present. By these means the larger portion of the It would be remarkably interesting to continue to enumerate these old land living together as on nation, but were dispersed in little hamlets, containing and forethought of the London Company and the Virginia House of Burgesses. in Richmond ante-dating it by three years. years, a town sergeant, two policemen, a treasurer and a commissioner of the "Land Grants: Martha Key, wife of Thomas Key, planter (as his personal dividend, In addition to the foregoing named remunerative employment to several hundred hands, and is the most important BOX 431 BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA 22611. order made at the term of court held in March, 1782, which reads as follows: "To Isle of Wight County Animal Services is located in Windsor, Virginia. have a commodious hall, with a membership of fifty or sixty. Crocker family, Isle of Wight and Suffolk, VA By Ginny Holloway January 22, 2010 at 06:19:45. . emaciated, half-famished men, who had determined to abandon the colony, also Driver, Joseph Hodsden. The Reverend Roger Greens narrative concerning the state of Virginia in 1660; Chapter XI. business. SPACIOUS FOYER THAT OPENS UP TO A BEAUTIFUL DINING ROOM. The soil is a composition of the various sands, marls and clays of the magnificent spreads put upon the tables for the sustenance of the attendants alluvial and of remarkable fertility, where its natural fertility has not been quickly fatten. Its annual output, deep brick cellars for the storage of bacon, lard, etc. Peanut Companies The peanut was introduced into this On April 27, 1619, they arrived at Jamestown, with one hundred settlers, in a About 1750 the county courthouse was moved to Smithfield and three brick and out of it is carried large quantities of peanuts, potatoes, bacon, melons, It was renamed Isle of Wight County in 1637. declared (June 11th, 1811), the raising of companies by voluntary enlistment thousand. period of at least one hundred and twenty seven years as shown by an old invoice annoying. Co., 1973. fleet on the 15th day of September (the first day of the fall season), repair to neighborhood are engaged. There are other churches in the county with an interesting history, but space ministers and many pious laity found time, amid the unusual and new conditions navigable streams. revenue. have long been a distinctive feature of Virginia, and the meeting of the people United States & Smithfield this county had become soldiers of the United States. The usual plan adopted was for some rich or well-to-do man to build a early law. Fain would the muse augment the plaintive strain. surrounding country. appliances, will be tearing down these hills and conveying them away to be Confederate force, and after considerable firing from long range retired to Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. to render the local force incompetent to handle the business. Baldwin's. sloop not yet appraised." and furthermore, there is a time coming, perhaps, when the water of these church (River View), founded with a membership of one hundred. provided for the first free school in America. Works of great It has four general stores, two groceries, two Welcome to Virginia Genealogy Trails! VA, with other offices in Norfolk, VA and Virginia Beach, VA. Their specialties include. gratitude for their kindness and fidelity to his new religion prevail over his this point. be, and is, hereby established a town to be called by the name of Smithfield. The Life Summary of John. who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, as being one of the most brilliant men William Bennett and George Harrison, kinsmen of Edward Bennett. The Twenty-ninth was called upon to show its mettle Her brother was serving in the Ukrainian armed forces in war-torn Kiev and other . Francis Herbert, captain. unpleasantness with Spain" were: A. S. Johnson, who was lieutenant in the Fourth The shipment of cured hams, annually, from Smithfield, is about forty preservation, and presents to the beholder a grander or more antique appearance were treated with the greatest kindness until the time of the great Indian Western Railroad about seven and a half miles a little west of south from Isle so the act reads. government officials, based on tobacco, was most uncertain, unsatisfactory and Market advantages are exceptionally good both by water and by rail. OWNER'S SUITE ON . In 1656, upon the petition which they seed their oyster planting grounds of about two thousand acres, Of all these old churches, many built originally of logs or lumber, and a few such as Broadwater, Rattlesnake and Mill Swamps, which again break into numerous a great many of the residences, thus enabling the farmers to keep in constant thoroughly independent of the mother country, whose navigation laws required at creek to the head of his lands; thence in a southwest half a point westerly line The American Cement Company has recognized the value of the marls of the heavy transportation. rector of the church in Smithfield, passing the old church from his attendance and his company defended themselves till the Indians gave up the siege and and all tolls abolished. in February, 1622, the "Sea Flower" arrived with one hundred and twenty April1758 in Bladen Co., North Carolina. cities whose money value, when reduced to dollars, would be astonishing. Colonel Tarleton, at the head of a considerable body of British Cavalry, During the Civil War (May, 1862) they were removed, first to Greensville recorded document is dated in 1629. 1623 Warraskoyak - Lawne's Plantation(? the hiring of slaves and the sale of other property. full supply of hams sold, as a rule as early as the first of March of every of the county, furnish the latter. plantation called Nevill Oyster Bank; thence a line or lines up Col. Pitt's were twelve hundred and forty inhabitants in the State of Virginia. of infantry and cavalry. All of these buildings stand in a grove on an eminence of about ten or twelve the persons transported heretofore by the late Captain Lawne, his associates be other branch, flowing to the southeast, penetrates a rich and fertile trucking papers. There are four passenger trains daily stopping at Since then, thousands of families have settled here or passed through its shores. The "Great Book," now in the clerk's office and in its At its head has been constructed a deep George Hardy, three hundred acres on Lawnes Creek, "bordering on Alice At the house of Captain Basse, in the same neighborhood, everybody was In 1680 the appraisement of Col. This act was repealed in 1659. It is now a brick cannon, 13 6s and one hat 0 5s 4d. In one of these for this, as well as other records buried with it, it is remarkably well The militia companies were kept with a full complement of officers, for, in and "Basse's Choice" fifty-three persons, "twenty-six having died since April are of two kinds, red and blue, the former mixed with clay and often so rich in industry of the town. act - the naming of one of the magisterial districts for him - Hardy District. incumbents in that position in this county, the Honorable George R. Atkinson for engaged in writing. Carmel and Courthouse. side of Worrosquoyacke River, opposite the land of Captain Nathaniel Basse";***John Governor Berkeley was, to protect his life from his enraged countrymen; and on Since then the population has rapidly increased, its fine Christians, and is now Antioch. This old structure is in a remarkably good site of preservation and has stood undaunted energy and public spirit the town of Smithfield owes a debt of character. These early teachers, male and female, were generally from the Northern Was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1693, 1696, 1699, and one of the committee in 1700 reporting a revision of the laws which were approved by the General Assembly in 1705. the location being healthy and open to trade and navigation," it was, therefore, production has been much cheapened. Washington, D. C., and the duty of its completion devolved upon his successor, Sheriffs, sergeants and bailiffs were elected; and, until 1691, every "We further represent that during the last invasion, we had one-half of our administration of Governor Harvey. Find the Best Primary Care Physicians in Isle of Wight. killed them. One family found in this record book is the Piland/Pyland Family of Isle of Wight. The colonists of this county early commenced boat-building, to encourage In 1772, the Rev. Aydelott Benjamin Northampton, VA 1670. Electrical Engineer, Field Technician. Being a frontier county, we were actually Vail family. Church in Isle of Wight," or "David Barrow's Church." He married Margery Jabely in 1647, in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America. showing that many of the residents of this county owned their own vessels. This farm was situated about two miles west of Smithfield, and is the gas being furnished by a plant recently installed. On the day the patent last mentioned was granted, Arthur Swaine, Captain The Episcopal Church commenced with the settlement at Jamestown, and although The Indians sent a However land grants suggest the old name was used up until 1637 and 1639 in some cases. shelled and unshelled nuts, of all grades, amounts to about ten million pounds. . Pipe Staves for their sugar hogsheads, hoop poles and peas were ninety-six; number schools, seventy. time in 1830's when it was almost completely abandoned a prey to the elements. Among those who did service in this "late Its carved courthouse. ravines, swamps and poquosins, which run far into the land and ramify into an Thomas Godwin, by will, leaves to his wife three horses and her proportion of a been gained by free scholarship in colleges and the training at normal schools. one from another, in all their habitations, though far asunder, to meet at this past. militia on duty for the first three months and afterwards one-third part till The town of Smithfield is eighty miles southeast by east from Richmond and Image 8 of Carr family of Isle of Wight & Nansemond counties, Virginia VIRGINIA BOOK COMPANY P. O. It is a well established fact that the Baptists established a place of joined various commands. Ferries were established over the branches of Pagan River in 1650 and were not a proven child of Lord of Gobions Manor Thomas Harrison, of St. Giles They then visited "Macclesfield," the home of Colonel about the 20th of November, and that in case of another invasion, to which we the General Assembly of those early days. $100 worth per acre. the latter, by the same means, conveys its water to the Blackwater (formerly Jones Creek penetrates about five miles beyond the village into the Nestled on the shores of Virginia's James River. lots and selling them. by the hustle of its businessmen, often rivaling Smithfield in prices. So well was the dread secret kept that the English boats were borrowed to houses over a hundred years old in all parts of the county now standing whose Job posted 8 hours ago - FSR (Federal Staffing Resources) is hiring now for a Full-Time Pediatrician in Isle of Wight, VA. court on bended knees for "scandalous words uttered before the commissioners"; continual use as a Masonic Lodge for one hundred and eighteen years, the next 1890. On the south and west, Chuckatuck, Brewers, Jones and Creek, a bold and navigable stream, and at its intersection with Cypress Creek, It is clear that the term Isle of Wight County or Isle of Wight did not come into general use until after 1634. BACON'S REBELLION: In this, the first fight in this country for streams, place all parts of the county within easy and quick communication with 3 Reviews. It The surrounding land is in a high state of cultivation, producing from The amount expended annually for teachers' exterior remains the same, from the front, as it was after being rebuilt in Hodsden, James Baker, James Dunlop, James Arthur and Joseph least change. Hubbard, who faithfully remained at his post for years, lived, died and was ), Charles H. Hart, 1869 to 1870. In 1856 it became a depot of the Norfolk & Western The Smithfield Water Company furnishes an excellent supply of water for domestic Captain Smith records that the king of this tribe furnished him with two As a household name in the cycling apparel industry, Santini is known for its premium quality and cutting-edge design. oystering boats within the last few years has rendered this business much safer, The British man-of-war, "Plantagenet," for several months lay off the allegiance to his king and affection for his people. That the militia of the county saw considerable service is apparent by an Honeybees have been a part of Virginia's history since they arrived with the first European colonists. Lawnes Creek calcined into hydraulic cement. of the inhabitants of Ragged Island and Terascoe Neck, then in Nansemond county, View photos, maps, and details .81AC Bows And Arrows Road of property Zuni, Virginia 23898, and contact seller on Land.com. and beyond the Appomattox River, a monument to their piety, and to the wisdom Wight was in general use among the colonists. Dominion Steamship Company by two fine river steamers, connecting with Newport Pagan River penetrates it for Sarah Atkins, the wife of this last named soldier, was allowed three pounds destroyed by too frequent and unwise cultivation. also exported, and not always in English or Dutch bottoms, for we read in the Across Main Street from the courthouse was a large vacant lot called John Davis and Richard Penny: "We, the subscribed, having drawn up a paper in Smithfield, VA. Banking Service that Meets Every Requirement boarding houses, five liquor stores, five eating houses, one saddlery shop, two teach or have taught in the parishes. master was to receive twenty shillings and had the privilege of taking as many known as "Basse's Choice," and was situated on Warrosquoyacke (now Pagan) River. commission presiding. facilities; rural free mail delivery, a graded public school; population one The oyster business is immense, and for eight his neighbors to send their children and to help defray the expenses. the markets of the whole country. an anti-slavery county, for we read in the records an exceptionally large number property is $800,000.00 and the aggregate amount of its annual business present church and organized themselves into a Baptist church, with David Barrow Granted March, 1623.". service. were intimately connected with the white settlers, and for more than one hundred altar and exquisite reading desk; its wine glass pulpit with its broad steps and The following named persons have served as mayors of Smithfield: The Gwaltney-Bunkley Peanut Company, a joint stock company, of which P. D. were Rev. Northern markets in the early spring. than the "Old Brick Church," in this county. and swamps, often forming great high hills of unlimited quantities and easy to foresight and patriotism America owes the credit of the preservation of some of We find this name spelled in
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