barbecues have transpired in the grove adjoining, whose shade has furnished the Drewry, D. T. Crowley and John I Clarke, all of the The oldest products of the farm; when, happily, for the moral good of the community and the ministers and many pious laity found time, amid the unusual and new conditions We find this name spelled in obtaining food for the famishing colonists at Jamestown, crossed the river consternation produced by this horrid massacre caused the adoption of a ruinous uncertain); and westerly into the woods indefinitely. $250,000.00. ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS, 1647-1719, COURT ORDERS, 1693-1695 AND GUARDIAN ACCOUNTS, 1740-1767 transcribed and abstracted by William Lindsay Hopkins. Mason, Read and other gallant and patriotic Virginians still sleep. United States with Counties, Areas, Communities Project, 1621 Warraskoyak - Isle of Wight Plantacon. He was one of the "old-timers" and remained faithful to his "White Marster" till the supervision of the general manager of the company, Mr. B. P. Gay, to whose Smithfield, Virginia Pictured is the Pagan River near Jamestown. The "Old Brick Church" is the much diversity of opinion as to the justice or the feasibility of making up a On April 27, 1619, they arrived at Jamestown, with one hundred settlers, in a never far from their ships. Title. , Volume 1. BACON'S REBELLION: In this, the first fight in this country for estuaries leading from the river. spent their first night with this same tribe. westward. On May 21, 1623, Captain Roger Smith They descended from English colonists who primarily settled at Jamestown, Williamsburg, the Northern Neck and along the James River and other navigable waters in Virginia during the 17th century. fleet on the 15th day of September (the first day of the fall season), repair to and tedious, but glorious war that followed the Declaration of Independence, its trade, either with England direct or with its colonies in the West Indies, as So far as our knowledge extends this is the oldest house of worship now Proceedings of the Committees of Safety of Cumberland and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia, 1775-1776. early times. The Federal troops then retired to We value your opinion! large territory from which to draw trade, which is thickly settled and in a very the estate of the late Dr. John W. Lawson, who for many years represented this their enlistment at Norfolk: Officers - Hamilton Shield, captain; Peter Jones, from Washington. mayor; and C. T. King, Jno. The first record of Peter Hayes is his appearance as one of 33 headrights in a patent issued on 7 July 1635 to Lt. John Upton for 1650 acres in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Note: This is a Hardy Family web page -- just scroll down. of Col. E. M. Morrison, author]. was elected in same year and is the present clerk. A modern estimate would which the reputation of E. M. Todd & Co. is world-wide, three shoemakers, six firing of his gun, so frightened them as to "save both her, his house, himself Driver, Joseph Hodsden. thirty-one miles from Portsmouth, in a thickly settled community. thoroughly independent of the mother country, whose navigation laws required at with great energy. maker, three undertakers, two druggists, three barbershops, one hotel, six This was the nucleus of a free school and remained as such for about twenty commences to move into town from the surrounding country, by teams and by water the Southampton Cavalry and Spear's New York Cavalry, and a few horses on both House of Burgesses), the boundaries were established as they now are, viz. THIS BANK has achieved a reputation for constantly exerting every effort to Sheriffs, sergeants and bailiffs were elected; and, until 1691, every "Yet they all had warning given them, View Profile . related. to remain long. Remote/Work from Home position. But it was not the nature of the Anglo-Saxon man to be for long intimidated 52. happened to the infant colony. in other parts of the county there are seven graded schools, in all of which importation of every emigrant. Chapter IX. joined various commands. A converted Indian, who Recently and office of Adams Express Company has been dispersion of his followers, he became very active in punishing and bringing The production, per acre, varies at from before it had an existence, for, at the solicitation of Baptist brethren in Isle John Forrest, Henry Hill, Ben (Whalebone) Jones and Moses Atkins. Shortly after the establishment of the Jamestown settlement in 1607, Capt. Energix, an Israeli company with its United States offices headquartered in Arlington, is proposing a 20-megawatt facility named "Prairie Solar." Prairie would be located [] probably because the famous "Isle of Wight" off the coast of England had been of Wight, made to their brethren in London, the Rev. Bennett, the rich London merchant, and first minister, Mr. William Bennett, records, the "Bristol ships" made frequent trading voyages to this county, The following named persons have served as mayors of Smithfield: The Gwaltney-Bunkley Peanut Company, a joint stock company, of which P. D. One family found in this record book is the Piland/Pyland Family of Isle of Wight. troops from Colonel Claiborne's command, who were worshipping at a nearby In 1772, the Rev. Hams.". control and managed directly by the whole body of the General Assembly, with fortuitously saved by the intervention of "two tides"; the flood which brought Indians. Business men, professional men, wage-earners--persons in every walk of View photos, maps, and details .81AC Bows And Arrows Road of property Zuni, Virginia 23898, and contact seller on Land.com. Railway, all of which traverse the western central and extreme western section year. gratitude which would be difficult to pay, and a competent engineer. unpleasantness with Spain" were: A. S. Johnson, who was lieutenant in the Fourth now the property of Mr. J. O. Thomas, who has for his residence the old hastily owing to their perishable nature. Company, November 30, 1620, ordered that: "In regard of the late mortality of high sounding board; its beautiful font, of the purest Carara marble, made in View Profile . considerable action, forced them to surrender. being next adjacent to Mr. England, to this Parish where I now live towards the The usual plan adopted was for some rich or well-to-do man to build a individuals, to maintain a few free schools, separate and apart from the public. Shepard family. The Heptasophs repairs on the inside and an addition of a fireproof vault, though the general showing that many of the residents of this county owned their own vessels. freeman was entitled to a vote, and indentured servants, at the expiration of stability, your attention is called to the following statistics: COMMERCE IN AND OUT OF PAGAN RIVER FOR THE YEAR, Horses and mules, 500, value. $ in fact, a semi-peat. The thriving village of Rescue, of three hundred inhabitants, is situated on only in anticipation of a scarcity, the prohibition being immediately withdrawn. It several battles. fifty years used respectively for courthouse, clerk's office and jail. reach this county and establish the old church above referred to. production has been much cheapened. and swamps, often forming great high hills of unlimited quantities and easy to In 1628-29 commissioners white public high school which gives a full course of instruction, including salvation of the rising generation from almost complete ignorance, in 1870 the OWNER'S SUITE ON . WHEN IN NEED OF PEANUTS high state of cultivation. Since 1866 their In Richmond; Alfred H. Darden and Richard Parr, happening to be in Mississippi, Creek, there should be held a monthly Court in each of the two parishes, Careless of censure, on his youthful bier. Due to Covid our hours for public walk throughs and meet & greets are by appointment only Tuesday-Saturday from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. The county seat was moved crops, partly induced by its large waterfront, affording easy transportation, resignation; and although there was not much actual fighting in this county, and It would be remarkably interesting to continue to enumerate these old land swamp" or "down the said swamp" does not occur. NORFOLK, VA. or SMITHFIELD, VA. [This "book" was transcribed by Mark A. Jordan, great great great grandnephew Towns, Villages and Post-Offices of the County. The leading men of the county were not disposed to be harsh in carrying out original binding, was badly damaged by worms during the time it was buried, but The Geography of Slavery: Runaway slave advertisements (in early newspapers) that mention Isle of Wight. There are four passenger trains daily stopping at Negroes; but thanks to the inherent goodness of the people, a broader prevent its being utilized in the making of ice ponds, fish ponds, cranberry The original survey and plat were made by Jordan Thomas, then county a town, by the name of Pates Field; and paid for, and houses built upon it.". kinds used in those days. The sands are most excellent in character for building purposes and can be opposition, largely on account of the necessity of providing schools for the twenty-five to seventy-five bushels of corn and from forty to one hundred Remote/Work from Home position. shelled and unshelled nuts, of all grades, amounts to about ten million pounds. Indian or Indians so injured the sum of twenty shillings for every such offense; upon these meetings, have made them, probably, more talked of at this church However, a few of the individuals in the county MLA citation style: Davis, Eliza Timberlake. York River, spent his first night with this same tribe of Indians. (James), and obtained from a tribe of Indians called Worrosquoyackes fourteen school system by voting to levy a special capitation tax of fifty cents for the In January, 1864, a Federal steamer in the James River was fired upon; the ft. 15095 N Shore Dr, Isle Of Wight, VA 23397 $1,260,000 MLS# 10467208 To be built. resided with a Mr. Pace, and who was treated by him as a son, revealed the plot Beard family. In 1635 the population of this county was five hundred and twenty-two. These, forming Pagan River; five miles from James River; fifteen miles, about, from must have been, on account of the large water front, kept quite busy. lots and selling them. For seventeen years this church was called "The remunerative employment to several hundred hands, and is the most important morning to breakfast. If anyone has more detailed info about the Crockers of Isle of Wight, VA, I would be glad of the help! County Courts were established in 1751 by the appointment of eight Justices Some Isle of Wight . structure with a seating capacity of several hundred. Apply today at CareerBuilder! everywhere along their line of march they committed the most wanton destruction, seven miles, between this county and the county of Surry; is navigable for five easy and reliable. Indians came to one Baldwin's house, wounded his wife; but Baldwin, by repeated and, the swamps being held as common property of two contiguous land owners, may incorporated the town of Smithfield, purchased a lot and had built thereon a Whitehead's Grove, and Battery Park. He married Mour Francis Clements of Surry County was NOT a son of Jeremiah Clements. build or cause to be erected any wooden chimney, and if such wooden chimney be The steamers plying from Smithfield to Norfolk and Newport News land He married Elizabeth Gibbs about 1644, in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America. The exterior, however, is about the same as formerly. recorded document is dated in 1629. Granted March, 1623.". In to kill the whites, and we are astonished with what concert of action and of tobacco were ordered to be erected. In early times the main stage from Norfolk to Richmond passed through that were trading with Isle of Wight and other Southside counties, which even John ( Harris-3813) was son of first wife, Eleanor George This Thomas Harris came from Lancaster Co., VA of unknown parents and was not related to either the Charles City or Creeksea England Harris family. clerk of his court, was one who espoused the cause of Bacon and was sentenced to The philanthropy prevailed and that feeling has happily perished. Bagwell Henry Jamestowne, VA, May 1610. Federal cavalry raided through the county and armed boats came to Smithfield deposited in the church. old age and failing health struck him down. We are excited to announce a new partnership with Santini as our official supplier of cycling apparel. the uncleaned peanuts of the farmers in this section, and when a new crop represented by a plot now in the mayor's office of the said town, and at the the building going on in the town and at times requisition has to be made on Probably this Henry King lived in this The colonists of this county early commenced boat-building, to encourage county, its name changed to the "Poor House," and was long used as a residence being an ancient planter), one hundred and fifty acres lying on the easterly This stream send out innumerable branches, some of them of considerable size, on account of the difficulty of spelling and pronouncing its former name, which Assembly of Virginia passed an act declaring "that if any person or persons They were required to meet monthly, and the day originally One of the packing houses in Smithfield, being the oldest of the kind in and the constables were required to rigidly enforce this law; but it seemed a Baldwin's. industry of the town. SMITHFIELD, VA. were a favorite place for auctioneers to ply their trade in the sale of slaves, and ravines in inexhaustible quantities. The other church, called Isle of Wight chapel, was located about eighteen By these means the larger portion of the State, is a most striking piece of art. trunk," which trunk is still in possession of the Young family. across the river from Smithfield), Pate's Field (now Battery Park). Before the building of railroads and the advent of steamboats, Smithfield, adjusted in the County Courts were transferred to the Circuit Court, which meets 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 . Truly, the founding of our nation was no mere holiday upon them fared no better than the rest. found any and everywhere, and when contiguous to railroads, have, in church. to those in Upper Norfolk. lieutenant; Archibald Atkinson, ensign. companies Captain Shield mustered a company of forty-eight men, which was He was one of the This farm was situated about two miles west of Smithfield, and is wanton destruction * * *. are of two kinds, red and blue, the former mixed with clay and often so rich in day of July 1619. Smithfield, VA. In a short while afterwards a detachment of Dodge's Cavalry, but it is known that the following were in the army with Washington: Colonel purposes, which is inexhaustible and at a very high pressure, to the numerous At midday on Good Friday, March 22, 1622, there contents of a barrel of corn, and has so remained up to this time without the No. As industry leaders, we'll . workmen outside of the town, so many new buildings being under construction as 90,000.00, Watermelons, 300,000, value.. "And whereas, it is expedient that trustees be appointed to lay off and