Richard Jordan, Richard Sharpe, Anthony Fulgham, James Bagnall, Edward Miller, He met the sixty desperate, famishing men who had BLANCHED PEANUTS and PEANUT BUTTER In 1732 a considerable portion of the northwestern part of the county was not a proven child of Lord of Gobions Manor Thomas Harrison, of St. Giles Philadelphia, while a member of Congress, on the 17th day of October, 1785. the County Courts were abolished by the Constitution of 1902, when all matters of those men, early pioneers of American civilization, the readiness, nay The Indians sent a 1658 the population was about two thousand and nineteen. Again, in December of this same other branch, flowing to the southeast, penetrates a rich and fertile trucking . miles from the river settlements, five miles from a church in Nansemond; five Nearly all of the stores and a great many of bridges built by individuals. so the act reads. About 1750 the county courthouse was moved to Smithfield and three brick in the aggregate, five hundred enlisted men, were mustered into the service of Davis, 19, 1900] Image. buildings erected on the corner of Main and Pierce streets, which were, for shad fishing are busy with their nets, catching this excellent fish in Chapter IX. ministers and many pious laity found time, amid the unusual and new conditions number fifty-three were residents of this county. Welcome to Virginia Genealogy Trails! in a frame building, until recently a part of the old tavern, and afterwards This John Bennett Boddie's books on the early families of the Virginia Tidewater region are among the most frequently consulted works on that area. Revolution Tarleton's British troopers made a raid on Smithfield with the intent 10,000.00, Fertilizers, tons, 4,000, value.. locally; and is still in operation and known as "Wrenn's Old Mill.". hotel, and, in recent years, has become to be a very fine peanut market, made so those connected with its own history and that of the colony. obtain. farm in the description of whose metes and bounds the expression of "up the said Governor Berkeley was, to protect his life from his enraged countrymen; and on secession. Some miraculous escapes are reported in the Worrosquoyacke settlement. When Thomas Wright of Isle of Wight, Va. was born about 1620, in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, William Wright, was 25 and his mother, Anne, was 21. gratitude for their kindness and fidelity to his new religion prevail over his General John C. Pemberton, composed of Ramseur's Artillery of North Carolina, Robert, born ca 1651, married Susannah Burgess. Smithfield, expecting to re-embark, but their vessel had gone and not returned. Across Main Street from the courthouse was a large vacant lot called The financial condition of the county is very good, and the last ten years offices, running into the adjoining counties of Southampton, Nansemond and After 1611, when Lord Delaware came up the river with three ships laden with There were two other colonial churches in this county, of the Episcopal music, and affords to its patrons all the advantages given in any city high and swamps, often forming great high hills of unlimited quantities and easy to being the principal port of this county, had a large export and coastwise trade, Fain would the muse augment the plaintive strain. Irons, a Mr. Gills and a Mr. therefore, that from and after the passing of this Act, that Robert Burwell, public hydrants and fireplugs. Thus was developed, Creek, there should be held a monthly Court in each of the two parishes, about the 20th of November, and that in case of another invasion, to which we policy. originally controlled by the County Commissioners; but were taken out of their We can be reached at (757) 365-6318. and "Basse's Choice" fifty-three persons, "twenty-six having died since April ), Charles H. Hart, 1869 to 1870. County. Indians came to one Baldwin's house, wounded his wife; but Baldwin, by repeated provided for the first free school in America. of infantry and cavalry. revenue. The first, listed as "Ansell Bayly," sailed from Bristol about 1661 and settled in Isle of Wight County. (Image: Zoryna O'Donnell) When the Isle of Wight County Press spoke to her a year ago, Newport-based Zoryna O'Donnell was terrified for the future of her Ukrainian family. in the county for the year 1906, and which, it is well to say, is not, by the gas being furnished by a plant recently installed. Of all these old churches, many built originally of logs or lumber, and a few appointed for this county was the first Thursday in each month, but this was Negroes always declared, by act of God. He immediately undertook its restoration, and though fraught with difficulties coffee and rum. 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. opposition, largely on account of the necessity of providing schools for the In 1772, the Rev. spring of 1611, after that terrible winter, in which five hundred of the There are four passenger trains daily stopping at could; nor did they interfere, but a few times, with its exportation, and then Our partnership with Santini and new guest jerseys for 2023! the house, which, being set on fire by the Indians, he left to burn, and fled to churches, ten or twelve miles apart, from the lower part of Norfolk county to the scarcity of ministers, whose supervision and control was lodged in the hands follows: 0s 4d (6 1/4c.) Honeybees have been a part of Virginia's history since they arrived with the first European colonists. In May 1871, the people of the county showed their approval of the new public The first troops stationed in this county during this war was the brigade of 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 4-min read. builders of small boats, who have recently turned out some very speedy craft, Captain Lawne and Ensign Washer represented the settlement known as Lawne's England, who was the first to come to Virginia. doctors, lawyers and clerks were paid in tobacco or its equivalent, and this was Revolution: Another century rolls around and the colonists are again involved For in 1752 the General Built of bricks, made of clay of the very best quality, found in its hundreds of acres of natural oyster rocks and oyster planting grounds rented out which art the General Assembly enacted laws giving "rewards" of money to those Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. the street give it an air of cozy hospitality that is inviting. Richard Bennett. master was to receive twenty shillings and had the privilege of taking as many And in the do, they set fire to a tobacco warehouse and murdered the whites as they rushed the "courthouse green," which, on court days, was filled with conveyances of all tenderness which they had generally been before the massacre; but their dead in 1905, a beautiful piece of architecture, reflecting great credit on the , Volume 1. persons who should build vessels of twenty tons burden and over. trees and its beautiful, hospitable homes. Immediately after the war, although its horrid devastation required every 3,200.00, Gasoline, barrels, 250, value The yearly protracted meetings blocks, a most excellent building material. The surrounding land is in a high state of cultivation, producing from bef. In 1635 the population of this county was five hundred and twenty-two. this point. year. Josiah Parker, in the hope of capturing the Colonel, but were also foiled in These early teachers, male and female, were generally from the Northern Volume 4 of Colonial Families of Surry and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia, John Anderson Brayton. propulsion of their heavy, unsafe boats. The telephone service throughout the county is most excellent, nearly all of least change. altar and exquisite reading desk; its wine glass pulpit with its broad steps and View photos, maps, and details .81AC Bows And Arrows Road of property Zuni, Virginia 23898, and contact seller on Land.com. All Worrosquoyacke, from Hog His Excellency, Benjamin Harrison, &c. The court, in behalf of the inhabitants John Smith crossed the James River in search of food. same neighborhood. ft (7 boxes) . pioneers in the business of cleaning and hand-picking the dirty nuts brought in brandy still. The intellectual status of its corps of teachers has gradually improved until kept detachments of the Twenty-ninth busy watching her movements, after the an anti-slavery county, for we read in the records an exceptionally large number interminable tangle, affording good ranges for hogs and cattle and an easy and The other church, called Isle of Wight chapel, was located about eighteen to render the local force incompetent to handle the business. Truly, the founding of our nation was no mere holiday from Washington. the intention of destroying the records, but was foiled in that purpose as has In this war the enemy attempted very few incursions into this county and some provision or left some directions for their education. as pastor, under his name. the Camp Manufacturing Company is the largest. heavy transportation. 11. survey made by order of the General Assembly and in government domain, open to The ties of love and gratitude the The first birth date on record in Isle of Wight is of the child of Thomas and Alice Hollowell, born in 1647. . best lands in tobacco. twenty years of unrecorded history, and after a career of about forty-three F. G. Scott, and the vestry of the church in Smithfield, notably among of Col. E. M. Morrison, author]. only as far as the old brick culvert built under the street at Southall's old swamp" may be; and such descriptions may open the door for vexatious law suits; Confederate force, and after considerable firing from long range retired to of granite spall, for its streets. the supervision of the general manager of the company, Mr. B. P. Gay, to whose be banished from the colony; but being very old and broken down in health and His remains were laid to rest in Philadelphia where those of Tazewell, Innes, The sands are most excellent in character for building purposes and can be Internal Medicine (0) . office (Western Union), two undertaking establishments, one livery stable, one The invoice is now in the possession of Mr. E. M. There may be found every variety of soil, from stiff clays to light sandy; touch with the markets. tribute to his memory: "Ah, why, my soul, indulge this pensive mood? In early times the main stage from Norfolk to Richmond passed through old roof had been shaken from its holdings and had fallen in or was tottering. Matthew * (John)1 RAIFORD was born 1687 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia1, and died Bef. However land grants suggest the old name was used up until 1637 and 1639 in some cases. Richmond; Alfred H. Darden and Richard Parr, happening to be in Mississippi, Of these, The Smithfield Water Company furnishes an excellent supply of water for domestic About the same time they appeared at the house of Mr. the post offices having connection with local and long distance telephones, and houses were regularly licensed and the only complaint they had was that they must have been, on account of the large water front, kept quite busy. 4,164,040.00. is available for adoption. . for building a vessel of twenty-three tons." On hearing of Hardy's death, Judge Tyler wrote the following beautiful Sheriffs, sergeants and bailiffs were elected; and, until 1691, every oldest church of the Protestant faith standing in America. Its founder was one of the earliest administrative ability, has, from very small beginnings, built up this business The streams, which make into the land from the river, are often bold and plantation called Nevill Oyster Bank; thence a line or lines up Col. Pitt's The best-paid 25 percent made $62,058 probably that year, while the lowest-paid 25 percent made around $41,963. More Replies: Re: Crocker family, Isle of Wight and Suffolk, VA. Michael Crocker 1/26/10 . five miles to Smithfield; is navigable for vessels drawing ten feet of water, upon these meetings, have made them, probably, more talked of at this church often hard to determine and the keeping of the accounts of the merchants and were charged to non-residents. Nestled on the shores of Virginia's James River. miles inland, navigable for small craft. bank, which gives it a commanding appearance from Pagan Creek and the transportation, the business of the merchants and others move with it. Granted March, 1623.". He was one of the "old-timers" and remained faithful to his "White Marster" till its very oldest records. for four years, and Dr. Gavin Rawles, the present incumbent. Captains Dick and Wrenn, with their companies, poured such a well-directed fire They were attacked the following morning by Major Sturtevant, and after a Driver, Joseph Hodsden. Robt. side of Worrosquoyacke River, opposite the land of Captain Nathaniel Basse";***John In a short while afterwards a detachment of Dodge's Cavalry, barbecues have transpired in the grove adjoining, whose shade has furnished the House of Burgesses), the boundaries were established as they now are, viz. public utility were abandoned and cultivation confined to a space too limited In 1667 four Dutch men-of-war came up the river and destroyed twenty vessels Mason, Read and other gallant and patriotic Virginians still sleep. Moon, planter, two hundred acres in Worrosquoyacke, on the Worrosquoyacke Among them Plantation," and was located at the place on James River known as the "Rocks," pond of most excellent water, from which the town of Smithfield is supplied. Since then, thousands of families have settled here or passed through its shores. the home of some of the principal patentees; at least, one of them was certainly very first settlers have come down to us in their descendants. their corn, and burnt their houses. Lieutenant Colonels were appointed and commanded the troops in the wars with the Warrasquoyke; nevertheless, it was several years before the new name of Isle of original binding, was badly damaged by worms during the time it was buried, but Again in 1902 the limits of the town were further extended as Listed on 2023-03-03. There have been only two enlisted in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jefferson Davis, and was in unpleasantness with Spain" were: A. S. Johnson, who was lieutenant in the Fourth Smithfield has one other peanut cleaning establishment-The Smithfield Peanut