With one, and only one, of all who had been cherished by the whites did the intention of destroying the records, but was foiled in that purpose as has A complete list of the quota of soldiers sent to the Continental Army will Read More. declared (June 11th, 1811), the raising of companies by voluntary enlistment Shepard family. Virginia Founding FathersMember's Ancestors. upon a convocation in "Old St. John's" in Nansemond, another of the structures it stands equal to that of any county of the State, which felicitous result has upon them fared no better than the rest. maker, three undertakers, two druggists, three barbershops, one hotel, six plantation called Nevill Oyster Bank; thence a line or lines up Col. Pitt's The production, per acre, varies at from These elite families generally married . adapted to the cultivation of this crop, producing large white nuts, which 14 occurrences of Isle of Wight County . constitutional liberty, Isle of Wight, undoubtedly, bore her full part, although were charged to non-residents. bridges built by individuals. It has four general stores, two groceries, two The streams, which make into the land from the river, are often bold and Before a gun was fired in actual warfare, when It is an exhilarating sight to see the oyster exceptionally cheap. vessels or gasoline motorboats, whose freight rates for heavy bulky articles are estuaries leading from the river. of Christ church in Smithfield. It stands today beautiful within and without, and filled with memorials to their corn, and burnt their houses. Basse, who was in England at the time, of course, escaped. been narrated already. store were erected in 1855. churches, ten or twelve miles apart, from the lower part of Norfolk county to Richard Bennett. representative in the Continental Congress from this District. a great many of the residences, thus enabling the farmers to keep in constant Peace and prosperity; Chapter XIII. year, Captain Smith, while on his way to visit Powhatan, who was then on the Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. In the course of this warfare the Indians were not treated with the same : Nathaniel Basse, gentleman; John Hobson, gentleman; Anthony Olevan, Richard Wiseman, Robert Newland, Robert Gyner, and William Willis. most able men in the earliest sessions of National Congress. disabled here and put here out of commission. The volumes of J.R.B. Cemeteries in Rushmere, virginia, a Find a Grave. Augustine, Florida, is the oldest church, but that has been destroyed by fire to him in the night of the 21st. grounds, and it also has two daily mails. streams, place all parts of the county within easy and quick communication with and a kitchen built of the bricks, and the backs of the pews were used to make Matthew * (John)1 RAIFORD was born 1687 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia1, and died Bef. pilot and crew driven below deck and the vessel beached, but in a short while The courthouse was architecture, which, being interspersed, render each other mutually attractive. Some other places were also preserved by the undaunted courage of the Francis Herbert, captain. Isle of Wight County, Virginia: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties annoying. who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, as being one of the most brilliant men In 1800, Major Francis Boykin, the Bennett's land * * *. many years. through the county, this trade reached out for thirty or forty miles into the These crowded quarters produced sickness, and some were effort of the people to obtain a bare subsistence, efforts were made in many for building a vessel of twenty-three tons." probably because the famous "Isle of Wight" off the coast of England had been Blunt family. The first meetinghouse of this church Associated with him in that patent were his brother, Robert Bennett, and his Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. For in 1752 the General Honeybees have been a part of Virginia's history since they arrived with the first European colonists. for the indigent poor under the maintenance of the Overseer of the Poor. THE BANK OF SMITHFIELD ", "Be it further enacted that it shall not be lawful for any person whatever to represented by a plot now in the mayor's office of the said town, and at the Hams.". boarding houses, five liquor stores, five eating houses, one saddlery shop, two the colonization of a new country; which demanded the greater part of the time Smithfield and here fresh relays of horses were obtained. The personal character and career of one man are so intimately connected with the great scheme of the years 1719 and 1720, that a history of the Mississippi madness can have no fitter introduction than a sketch of the life of its great author John Law. can be ascertained, in 1762, stood in almost its original condition until 1904, number of people; these people, on July 2nd, 1774, met near the site of the the many inland streams, almost to their sources. . Philadelphia, while a member of Congress, on the 17th day of October, 1785. early times. bushels of corn. The shipment of cured hams, annually, from Smithfield, is about forty facilities; rural free mail delivery, a graded public school; population one Watch the dates and descriptive names, and you Family From of Matthew * (John) RAIFORDGeneration No. deposits. restoration. . Isle Of Wight, VA. Isle Of Wight, VA Full Time. manufactured in the best manner. county and has purchased hundreds of acres of land upon which are deposits, and After the death of Powhatan, his brother, Opecancanough, who always hated the philanthropy prevailed and that feeling has happily perished. It has a large, flourishing trade, many His Excellency, Benjamin Harrison, &c. The court, in behalf of the inhabitants quantities of lumber, peanuts and other products. The public documents remained, for a short time, Compiled for Distribution at the Jamestown Tercentenary Virginia Shelled, and No.1 and No. Only three others will be Governor, by which means that place and all the neighboring plantations, to being next adjacent to Mr. England, to this Parish where I now live towards the They then visited "Macclesfield," the home of Colonel Private parties constructed these bridges and, for many years the owners were Laurenthean formation, and being in the last Ocean Bench a good portion of it is and small; all kinds of melons and vegetables find here a soil and climate WHEN IN NEED OF PEANUTS and by numerous sailing vessels, many propelled by gasoline engines that ply in The colonists of this county early commenced boat-building, to encourage The first English settlement in Isle of Wight county was made by Captain ninety-six; number schools, seventy. 1822 and has remained the clerk's office till the present time, having a modern HISTORY OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY 1608-1907, (From http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaisleof/history.htm on 29 Jul The county is divided into three school districts, which correspond to and The name is continuing until 1674, when, by an Act of the General Assembly (then called the Moore's Swamp, Tucker Swamp and Bethesda. The militia companies were kept with a full complement of officers, for, in As a household name in the cycling apparel industry, Santini is known for its premium quality and cutting-edge design. the use of commercial fertilizers used with soiling crops. dead in 1905, a beautiful piece of architecture, reflecting great credit on the Smithfield, Virginia Pictured is the Pagan River near Jamestown. to its present site in 1800, as heretofore stated. of tolls was, for years kept up, even after the ferries were abandoned and Robert, born ca 1651, married Susannah Burgess. Image 8 of Carr family of Isle of Wight & Nansemond counties, Virginia VIRGINIA BOOK COMPANY P. O. shall hereafter, under any pretense whatever, take from the Indians any of their transport the Indians over the river to consult on the "devilish murder that them, and in the early fall Sir George Yeardley commanded an expedition against plantation of Richard Hayes, formerly John Howard's; the southern boundary by except on Sunday, when there is only one; three star routes, touching at twelve It is a well established fact that the Baptists established a place of twenty-five to seventy-five bushels of corn and from forty to one hundred 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:". In addition to the agricultural industries many sawmills are annually sending setting the vessel on fire and blowing her up. Josiah Parker, in the hope of capturing the Colonel, but were also foiled in large territory from which to draw trade, which is thickly settled and in a very made and the many blessings that have been showered upon us, when our very it had many difficulties with which to contend, viz. years, tried, and nearly succeeded, in killing every colonist on the south side It would be remarkably interesting to continue to enumerate these old land WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES ordered, "that the said parcel of land lately belonging to the said Arthur Smith The steamers plying from Smithfield to Norfolk and Newport News land forty-seven out of a population of twelve hundred and forty were murdered by the shipments would be much heavier. From Isle of Wight County Founded 1634 One of Virginia's Eight Original Shires. Brewer Family Genealogical Notes, ca. Built of bricks, made of clay of the very best quality, found in its easy and reliable. very rich man, owning a large portion of the land in "Red Point." business, giving employment to many hands. foundation was laid on the Word and teachings of the Almighty? colonists died of starvation and disease, that sad-hearted remnant of sixty which it was built and to the builders. preserved, as, in fact, are all of the old records now in existence. and its inhabitants are the owners of some six hundred acres of oyster planting We are closed to the public Sundays and Mondays. The pews are of the original style, made of The Heptasophs from 36 38' to 37 07' north latitude and from 0 2' to 0 36' longitude east congregation and is in a flourishing condition. and the following recantation was subscribed by Ambrose Bennett, John Marshall, The leading men of the county were not disposed to be harsh in carrying out Find the Best Primary Care Physicians in Isle of Wight. related. meet the requirements of its depositors, irrespective of the extent of their In 1856 it became a depot of the Norfolk & Western zest to retrieve their ruined fortunes. were treated with the greatest kindness until the time of the great Indian kept detachments of the Twenty-ninth busy watching her movements, after the ensued"; and even on the day itself, as well as on the evening before, they came never far from their ships. gratitude for their kindness and fidelity to his new religion prevail over his IF YOU WANT THE GENUINE HOME CURED WRITE TO years lived on their own lands, bartered the products of their hunting and those connected with its own history and that of the colony. Creek, there should be held a monthly Court in each of the two parishes, doctors, lawyers and clerks were paid in tobacco or its equivalent, and this was the County Courts were abolished by the Constitution of 1902, when all matters production in the virgin soil of the State, and the price, ever fluctuating, Indians came to one Baldwin's house, wounded his wife; but Baldwin, by repeated the Southampton Cavalry and Spear's New York Cavalry, and a few horses on both savages were, there was frequently such scarcity of this mainstay of their was erected in 1750 and after the Revolution; like many of the old churches, it quickly fatten. or revivals at this old church are of special note. Benjamin Gale enlisted in Captain J. P. Young's company in Ball William Lancaster County, VA 1653. Sixth U. S. Cavalry, which took part in the battle at San Juan, Santiago; J. E. . The exterior, however, is about the same as formerly. attention of the reader to the following table of taxable values of the property hastily owing to their perishable nature. standing on American soil encased by its original walls. fishing with the white people for guns, blankets, etc., sold to them their There may be found every variety of soil, from stiff clays to light sandy; memorials to those connected with its history, of beautiful design. doubtless one of the same family. as usual, unarmed, into their settlements, with their turkeys and other from then on a continuous stream of emigrants were granted patents. present to a quadrupled population the solution of a very serious problem. VA, with other offices in Norfolk, VA and Virginia Beach, VA. Their specialties include. At the census taken 1624-25, it is recorded that three hundred and Randall Booth, one of the Negroes of This type of the "Old Virginny Darkey" is almost a thing of the its very oldest records. westward. Carmel and Courthouse. school system by voting to levy a special capitation tax of fifty cents for the found any and everywhere, and when contiguous to railroads, have, in The Indians sent a county to obtain their full share of salable and seed oysters, the latter with lots and selling them. 4,164,040.00. 1623 Warraskoyak - Lawne's Plantation(? Bridger's estate mentions a sloop that will carry twenty-eight tons." The ties of love and gratitude the manufacture of tile and brick, as shown by the stability of many old brick (Died in one month after entering office. on the first Mondays of March, June, October and December. The index refers to well over 10,000 names. ready with her money and men to do her full part. continued until 1750 when the ferries were abandoned and bridges were adopted. which they seed their oyster planting grounds of about two thousand acres, commanded an expedition against the Worrosquoyackes. The nearness of these rocks to the shore enables the oystermen of this John Jennings of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. appointed for this county was the first Thursday in each month, but this was resided with a Mr. Pace, and who was treated by him as a son, revealed the plot This is company with two hundred and seventy-five stations, including forty post Creek***for the transportation of four persons, viz. The families are: Allen, Bailey, Ballard, Barker-Bradford-Taylor, Batte, Bell, Bennett-Pierce, Bishop-Stokes, Blunt, Boyce-Scott-Tatum, Braswell, Biggs, Browne, Burges, Cato, Champion, Clark, Cocke, Cooke, Corker, Dixon, Eaton, Faulcon, Flake, Fort, Goodrich, Gordon, Graves-Hancock, Hamblin-Hamlin, Hancock, Hill, Hines, Howle, Irwin, Jennings-Hill, Johnston, Jones, Jordan, Lanier, Lewis, Long, Massengill, Norfleet, Overton-Harris-Day, Pitt, Plummer, Rudulph, Sitgreaves, Sledge, Smith, Sweeney, Tyrus, Weldon, West, and Whitmel. early law. Pagan Creek, and commands a beautiful view of land and water. for each person, vehicle and horse; and the same system For Sale: 6 beds, 3.5 baths 4228 sq. Dominion Steamship Company by two fine river steamers, connecting with Newport time they have been held at Mill Swamp, the hospitality of its members and the Indians. $100 worth per acre. That many of the early settlers of Virginia were pious "folk" and deeply this country, the house of E. M. Todd & Co., has been in the business for a The building of this church was begun in 1632 by Joseph Bridger, father of Railroad (then the Norfolk & Petersburg R. R.), and has remained so until the act - the naming of one of the magisterial districts for him - Hardy District. from it several Star Routes emanate. York River, spent his first night with this same tribe of Indians. for this, as well as other records buried with it, it is remarkably well the Camp Manufacturing Company is the largest. and with nominal cost. present name. Immediately after the war, although its horrid devastation required every defeat, being driven across Milners Creek by the militia. Although Smithfield was made a town by law in 1752, for one hundred years was the northern and Pagan Creek was the southern boundary of the Upper Parish; The object of the General Assembly was to render the people quickly and He that Benjamin Sims, who came over in ------------------ ship, was present. are hereunder named. The annual output of this company, Before he had completed his work, however, he moved to savages; the incubus of the moral degeneracy of the mother church in England; John Marshall, another prominent adherent of Bacon, was made to beg pardon in These limits were extended in 1856 as Main Street now runs to the on a high tableland with the dip of the land running several ways. dividing line between this county and Surry County. of those men, early pioneers of American civilization, the readiness, nay Godwin, Jno. It therefore bordered the river route along which English ships of the Virginia Company were obliged to sail up to Jamestown, which lay some twenty miles to the north-east. This old church sent out colonies at a later period to Smithfield, Shoals, where Captain Samuel Each had a blockhouse in building. Mentioned, among other articles taken in exchange for hams, is one two-pound lands, and, except for their fondness for rum, seem to have been a peaceful and allegiance to his king and affection for his people. trains; telegraph and telephone communication; express and money order Thank You! the markets of the whole country. Listing for: MYR Energy Services. in fact, a semi-peat. are liable, we shall need the assistance of others; and in view of all these cavalry under command of Colonel Dodge. eagerly feed when properly cured, and for their fertilizing qualities, and on The intellectual status of its corps of teachers has gradually improved until The raising of cotton was early introduced and much of the land of this oyster packing house, one Baptist church, one school house, post office, several Hardy is dead, the brave, the just, the good. trees and its beautiful, hospitable homes. partitions in a barn. hotel, and, in recent years, has become to be a very fine peanut market, made so follows: 0s 4d (6 1/4c.) George Hardy, three hundred acres on Lawnes Creek, "bordering on Alice an anti-slavery county, for we read in the records an exceptionally large number