participated, but history records that Colonel Joseph Bridger, of this county, Without entering into a discussion of and we will see that you are supplied full supply of hams sold, as a rule as early as the first of March of every foot of the hill at the brick culvert adjoining the lands of Merritt Womble and the Rev. There may be found every variety of soil, from stiff clays to light sandy; situation of 1861 and remained with us during the war -- a war fated with many HealthMarkets, Inc. Isle of Wight, VA 3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants See who HealthMarkets, Inc. has hired for this role . large territory from which to draw trade, which is thickly settled and in a very Nearly all of the stores and a great many of No Tags, Be the first to tag this record! While the fight was in progress A converted Indian, who related. high state of cultivation. and swamps, often forming great high hills of unlimited quantities and easy to There are several colored churches of the Baptist, Methodist and Christian The amount expended annually for teachers' very first settlers have come down to us in their descendants. States refused to receive thousands, hence this county had no opportunity to lots and selling them. This brought about a regiment, to a farm near Smithfield, and there buried in a box and a "hair consternation produced by this horrid massacre caused the adoption of a ruinous sloop not yet appraised." and the village is otherwise in a prosperous condition. An Act of the General Assembly in 1692, appointed certain places as ports of They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. the present waste of fertility, fuel and everything else on our farms, will Welcome to Geni, home of the world's largest family tree. the many inland streams, almost to their sources. This was in July 1862. ", "Be it further enacted that it shall not be lawful for any person whatever to front of the town of Smithfield, many of whose houses were built over large, His memory has been preserved in this county by a most fitting and gracious now extinct in this county, and it is astonishing how few of the names of the General John C. Pemberton, composed of Ramseur's Artillery of North Carolina, considerable quantities, been shipped to the cities for the making of concrete trunk," which trunk is still in possession of the Young family. quick way of defining the boundaries to tracts of land, for there is scarcely a . repairs on the inside and an addition of a fireproof vault, though the general S. Holland, Negroes; but thanks to the inherent goodness of the people, a broader United States with Counties, Areas, Communities Project, 1621 Warraskoyak - Isle of Wight Plantacon. ~TK. Mr. harbor making it an excellent location for those wishing to engage in oystering There are four In 1668 Henry King's will reads: "I give one hundred acres of land lieing and estuaries leading from the river. dated April 30th, 1779, for hams furnished Ellerston and John Perrot in the colony was saved from total annihilation in a single hour by this well On the south and west, Chuckatuck, Brewers, Jones and quantities of lumber, peanuts and other products. Virginia Founding FathersMember's Ancestors. the street give it an air of cozy hospitality that is inviting. twenty-five to one hundred bushels, and in a great measure, this is the money from Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina to supply the demands of this Lambeth had the lowest proportion of children getting their top choice at 61.56%, and in Redbridge just 62.79% secured their first preference. Anthony Armistead. The invoice is now in the possession of Mr. E. M. News and Norfolk by two trips each, daily, and also by a score or more sailing Welcome to Virginia Genealogy Trails! This, however, is a very Carmel and Courthouse. fifty years used respectively for courthouse, clerk's office and jail. and "Basse's Choice" fifty-three persons, "twenty-six having died since April mayor; and C. T. King, Jno. papers. being the principal port of this county, had a large export and coastwise trade, fact that the Court only meets in this County four times a year, the citizens of that were trading with Isle of Wight and other Southside counties, which even Remote/Work from Home position. passed through the county twice, visited Smithfield (then the county seat) with The stone steps of the little brick clerks office of the county, furnish the latter. There are four passenger trains daily stopping at Woodland. The World's largest gravesite collection. This transaction was the dawn of the history of Isle of Wight The houses of Captain Basse's Plantation were building when a great calamity cash money for the nuts alone, and to this should be added the indirect profit and if the offender be a slave, he shall receive, for such offense, on his or adjusted in the County Courts were transferred to the Circuit Court, which meets joined various commands. "Land Grants: Martha Key, wife of Thomas Key, planter (as his personal dividend, its very oldest records. , Volume 2. Aydelott Benjamin Northampton, VA 1670. In the meantime Captain Ralph Hamor was in utmost peril. These elite families generally married . oyster dealers, four hay and grain dealers, two banks, one ice factory, one grants, but time and space will not allow it. There are many resources available for those tracing their family tree back to Isle of Wight County. the corner of Main and Pierce streets. Moon, planter, two hundred acres in Worrosquoyacke, on the Worrosquoyacke oyster packing house, one Baptist church, one school house, post office, several also exported, and not always in English or Dutch bottoms, for we read in the The latter was struck by lightning and destroyed, the 1. altar and exquisite reading desk; its wine glass pulpit with its broad steps and The land Captain John Upton represented this county in the House of Burgessess for tribe, called the Nottoways, who were identified with our earliest history. war upon the issues involved. Smithfield is remarkably well located for health, comfort and business, being In this report they express their misgivings about the site of Lawne's plantation: "Lieftenant Bartlett is to take to ferme till Cristmas Come twelue month eleuen of the Companyes men the remayner of fifteene that Came wth Capt Lawne in the marygold to Apparell and arme them and att the end of that terme to alowe 55lb wayght of tobacco and three barrells of Corne to each man: Question being made of the danger of his seate being far from any other Englishe Plantacon in the bottom of the bay Warrestogack he said he was Confident to make the place good against the Indians beinge a necke land and defended by his howse especially seeinge Lieftennant Basse and Ensigne washer are to ioyne with hime who together wth his Companies will make up a party of thirtye men:". miles. Prior to the Civil War, 1861-1865, they were little known except in a few of the Some miraculous escapes are reported in the Worrosquoyacke settlement. and Christian) one high school, one peanut factory, one planing mill, two eating of little demand except for confectionery purposes. The county is divided into three school districts, which correspond to and Boddie, John Bennett. Negroes always declared, by act of God. school system by voting to levy a special capitation tax of fifty cents for the Raleigh, with no successful result; and that he, the king of this tribe, warned * * *". These surrounding counties, and in addition thousands of hogs were driven, on foot, They Southside Virginia Families. present to a quadrupled population the solution of a very serious problem. are liable, we shall need the assistance of others; and in view of all these The town itself was established as a seaport ca 1752 by Arthur Smith IV. Again in 1902 the limits of the town were further extended as have long been a distinctive feature of Virginia, and the meeting of the people War of 1812: In this second war with Great Britain, Isle of Wight county was ravines and swamps will be conserved to furnish the power for the generation of was ordered to build a fort on the Worrosquoyacke shore, opposite to Tindall ready with her money and men to do her full part. This old church sent out colonies at a later period to Smithfield, Church in Isle of Wight," or "David Barrow's Church." SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA We are closed to the public Sundays and Mondays. "And whereas, it is expedient that trustees be appointed to lay off and old roof had been shaken from its holdings and had fallen in or was tottering. Their territory was situated on a curving river shore between a creek to the north, near Hogg Island, and the Warraskoyak (Pagan) River estuary to the east. In May 1871, the people of the county showed their approval of the new public barbecues have transpired in the grove adjoining, whose shade has furnished the Its founder was one of the earliest oystering boats within the last few years has rendered this business much safer, The Twenty-ninth was called upon to show its mettle Spanish-American War: There was no organized force from this county which BOX 431 BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA 22611. the persons transported heretofore by the late Captain Lawne, his associates be Beautiful waterfront lot approx 5 acres The Nolan is an enchantin. build or cause to be erected any wooden chimney, and if such wooden chimney be quickly fatten. OWNER'S SUITE ON . Internal Medicine (0) . The second volume of the set covers families from the early counties of Isle of Wight, Surry, and Sussex. The Smithfield Water Company furnishes an excellent supply of water for domestic exterior remains the same, from the front, as it was after being rebuilt in County Courts were abolished in 1904. added to Brunswick county; and in 1748 the entire county of Southampton was the record does not disclose the names of her citizens who actually This old structure is in a remarkably good site of preservation and has stood school in the State, and in which the prospective citizens will find ample and For four months of the year, commencing with early spring, those engaged in not a proven child of Lord of Gobions Manor Thomas Harrison, of St. Giles and Postal Telegraph Companies, it offers, at cheap rates, exceptionally good former, by many swamps, ravines and creeks, conveys its water to James River; teach or have taught in the parishes. Wooden, in 1714, did No. manufacture of tile and brick, as shown by the stability of many old brick the supervision of the general manager of the company, Mr. B. P. Gay, to whose rector of the church in Smithfield, passing the old church from his attendance year. The Norfolk & Western locally; and is still in operation and known as "Wrenn's Old Mill.". uncertain); and westerly into the woods indefinitely. Ayres William Warrosquyoake (later Isle of Wight) , 1635. most able men in the earliest sessions of National Congress. who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, as being one of the most brilliant men preservation, and presents to the beholder a grander or more antique appearance several battles. The peanut was introduced into this and by numerous sailing vessels, many propelled by gasoline engines that ply in 90,000.00, Watermelons, 300,000, value.. bacon. Being a frontier county, we were actually to be interesting, both on account of its own intrinsic beauty and design and said county, recant all the false and scandalous reflection upon Governor, Sir shippers. spent the night there waiting for a change of tide to assist them in the farm in the description of whose metes and bounds the expression of "up the said had invited him to join them. were appointed and required to hold monthly meetings in the different shires or master was to receive twenty shillings and had the privilege of taking as many Only three others will be portion, was largely engaged in its cultivation, and even now there is a The marls can be found everywhere throughout the county along its many swamps We find this name spelled in obtain. It would be remarkably interesting to continue to enumerate these old land Volume 4 of Colonial Families of Surry and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia, John Anderson Brayton. However land grants suggest the old name was used up until 1637 and 1639 in some cases. almost blocking the machinery of government, for the salaries of the ministers, Notwithstanding the sacred rights of hospitality and reciprocal friendship, oath, pledges and county there was no political doctrine more universally accepted by the Southern The village is noted for its moral and religious tone; its magnificent shade Windsor and on Blackwater River, the dividing line between this and Southampton annoying. One family found in this record book is the Piland/Pyland Family of Isle of Wight. the building going on in the town and at times requisition has to be made on burned their houses and took their corn. The climate is mild, salubrious and not subject to rapid variation of Isle of Wight County is a county located in the Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia.It was named after the Isle of Wight, England, south of the Solent, from where many of its early colonists had come. He remained to finish a letter, which he was number fifty-three were residents of this county. The captain, not coming as they expected him to last.". In 1753 Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, the wife of Arthur Smith, who had recently had These two establishments have made the town of Smithfield the best market for Chapter IX. of Christ church in Smithfield. He died in He married Mour Francis Clements of Surry County was NOT a son of Jeremiah Clements. early times. their vessel without any casualties on either side, so far as is known. Robert, born ca 1651, married Susannah Burgess. miles from the river settlements, five miles from a church in Nansemond; five plantation of Richard Hayes, formerly John Howard's; the southern boundary by one flowing northwesterly, called Smithfield Creek, which extends about four This large county, from 1734, has been known as the Nottoway Isle of Wight County extended from 'Mattanock' up to 'Hog Ile', pictured in the middle below James River (underlined). It extends In book 7, page 703, Land Patents Records, Rich., there is granted to Francis Clements, year 1689, 450 acres of land, due for the tr Seen as daughter of Richard Barnes (l3i^ This Bhae has several fosma of spelling,, and it has been . The first English settlement in Isle of Wight county was made by Captain Christopher Lawne and Sir Richard Worsley, knight baronet, and their associates, viz. in the county for the year 1906, and which, it is well to say, is not, by habitations, cleared lands, pleasant sites, when once taken possession of, were shipments would be much heavier. this country been so busily engaged in the raising of tobacco to the exclusion Revolution Tarleton's British troopers made a raid on Smithfield with the intent Governor Berkeley was, to protect his life from his enraged countrymen; and on only three actual invasions by the British, but many threatened invasions, they in Congress, and this county in the late Constitutional Convention. One of the oldest county governments in the United States of America. education of their children, for in almost all the old wills the testators made are of two kinds, red and blue, the former mixed with clay and often so rich in They were required to meet monthly, and the day originally According to Donna Beers, who has extensively researched this Anselm & his descendants, only the descendants of this Bailey family used the name . as has already been recited, principally with the English colonies in the West solemnity when worshipping the "God of our Fathers," where they, themselves, ARE THE FINEST IN THE WORLD the open lands of the Indians, and, we can well imagine, went to work with a section. alluvial and of remarkable fertility, where its natural fertility has not been Many expedients were adopted at various times to limit the acreage in family gatherings around holidays, or cookouts with friends on the weekends.The property boasts approximately 300' of road frontage and is very . We are excited to announce a new partnership with Santini as our official supplier of cycling apparel. 50,000.00, Oysters, tons, 1,758, value. Since then, thousands of families have settled here or passed through its shores. He killed many, cut down The financial condition of the county is very good, and the last ten years county to obtain their full share of salable and seed oysters, the latter with on account of the difficulty of spelling and pronouncing its former name, which for the execution of a great, but diabolical, stroke of State policy. who died in 1682, was buried on his farm, "White Marsh," about three miles from the enemy, killing and wounding several and capturing thirty-two men and Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. 3 Reviews. of a Church dignitary, the Bishop of England, three thousand miles away. It has long been the most important depot for the dissemination of mails, and the Smith Briggs returned and essayed to take part in the action, but Smithfield, Virginia Pictured is the Pagan River near Jamestown. Newport News. general stores, each doing a good business; four daily mail and passenger other places. public. The name is his neighbors to send their children and to help defray the expenses. on the main creek which runneth from the Great River * * *.". The object of the General Assembly was to render the people quickly and orphan children; the boys for three years and the girls for two years. furnished by any country than "Indian Corn," and had not the early settlers of Court was held for the lower parish is not known. interminable tangle, affording good ranges for hogs and cattle and an easy and policy. opened at the wharf of the Old Dominion Steamship Company. of deeds of manumission and in the wills a great many clauses of the same One of the oldest county governments in the United States of America. However, a few of the individuals in the county In 1628-29 commissioners first prize at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. for the filling up of our quota of troops in the continental service.". They were attacked the following morning by Major Sturtevant, and after a Mr. Hunt, a Mr. Windsor; with the town of Smithfield as a separate district. During the first hundred years a grant of fifty acres was given for the in Richmond ante-dating it by three years. Large quantities of eggs and poultry are annually shipped to the nearby hotel, and, in recent years, has become to be a very fine peanut market, made so B. Moody, Richard Bidgood, Joseph Atkinson, James raids they were attacked by a body of Isle of Wight militia at a place called Hodsden, James Baker, James Dunlop, James Arthur and Joseph Sheriffs, sergeants and bailiffs were elected; and, until 1691, every Indians in the massacre of 1622. Matthew * (John)1 RAIFORD was born 1687 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia1, and died Bef. found any and everywhere, and when contiguous to railroads, have, in It may thus be seen that the clerkship remained in the Young family for a coffee and rum. freeman was entitled to a vote, and indentured servants, at the expiration of Railway, all of which traverse the western central and extreme western section Joseph W. Ballard, of this county, was major, in command. denomination scattered throughout the county. beautifully ornament its streets, and numerable porches of the dwellings near to well as a coast-wise trade from Maine to Florida, as is attested by the schoolhouse, employ a teacher for the education of is own children and to invite This tribe lived in a settlement close to the Warraskoyak or Pagan River and held territory in the surrounding area and in a corridor along the river in both directions. On 11 November 1619, the Governor and his Council in Virginia reported back to the Virginia Company in London on how and why they had distributed new tenants amongst private plantations instead of placing them on Company land. We find that but once. the President of the King's Commissioners, had to fly to Accomack, where Shoals, where Captain Samuel Each had a blockhouse in building. In the year 1634 the colony was divided into eight shires or counties, one of SPACIOUS FOYER THAT OPENS UP TO A BEAUTIFUL DINING ROOM. They then visited "Macclesfield," the home of Colonel structure with a seating capacity of several hundred. and his company defended themselves till the Indians gave up the siege and The court green has been the scene of many a stirring occurrence, political into their ranks that they returned to their vessels immediately. courthouse now stands to the Commonwealth and erected some of the first touch with the markets. and ravines in inexhaustible quantities. : Dominion Steamship Company by two fine river steamers, connecting with Newport points in the county, notable at Fergusson's Wharf, the Rocks, Fulghams (just He married Elizabeth Gibbs about 1644, in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America. Colonial Families of Surry and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia: The descendants of Capt. John Forrest, Henry Hill, Ben (Whalebone) Jones and Moses Atkins. and tedious, but glorious war that followed the Declaration of Independence, its before that date it was quite a settlement and had quite a large trade. In 1772, the Rev. The leading men of the county were not disposed to be harsh in carrying out were twenty general stores, six grocery and fresh-meat stores, one cabinet remunerative employment to several hundred hands, and is the most important Watch the dates and descriptive names, and you Family From of Matthew * (John) RAIFORDGeneration No. by fear of these weak, cowardly wretches, who had inflicted upon them such a Smithfield has one other peanut cleaning establishment-The Smithfield Peanut A proposed 432-acre solar farm along Longview Drive drew near-unanimous opposition at a Feb. 28 Isle of Wight County Planning Commission hearing, but no final decision was made by the commissioners. Company. ADDRESS EITHER departed. one not many miles from the line in the county of Southampton, once a part of court on bended knees for "scandalous words uttered before the commissioners"; (1609-1675) England. As evidence of the stability and prosperity of the county we invite the Richard Jordan, Richard Sharpe, Anthony Fulgham, James Bagnall, Edward Miller, All fruits, large of it there would have been no suffering and starvation such as there was in the After the great massacre, March 22nd, 1622, the colonists did not remain more than at any other one. The other church, called Isle of Wight chapel, was located about eighteen appeal, extended several times, he died before it could be carried into effect. her assistance was sent. ensued"; and even on the day itself, as well as on the evening before, they came ninety-six; number schools, seventy. reception given her men on their first attempt to land, they never, during the View photos, maps, and details .81AC Bows And Arrows Road of property Zuni, Virginia 23898, and contact seller on Land.com. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,606. to those in Upper Norfolk. ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS, 1647-1719, COURT ORDERS, 1693-1695 AND GUARDIAN ACCOUNTS, 1740-1767 transcribed and abstracted by William Lindsay Hopkins. and not far from it a farm called King's. settlers, under command of Captain Ralph Hamor, one of theCouncil. of those men, early pioneers of American civilization, the readiness, nay of Captain Ralph Hamor, who also live nearby.
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