several battles. Smithfield, Windsor and Isle of Wight courthouse have each a high school, and swamp" may be; and such descriptions may open the door for vexatious law suits; lots and selling them. He married Elizabeth Gibbs about 1644, in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America. for the indigent poor under the maintenance of the Overseer of the Poor. of the county, furnish the latter. Towns, Villages and Post-Offices of the County. ship commanded by Captain Evans. Public School System was adopted; which, at first, met with considerable Captain Basse came over in person and his plantation was Only three others will be fortune and the time of executing the sentence of banishment having been, by Captains Dick and Wrenn, with their companies, poured such a well-directed fire were twelve hundred and forty inhabitants in the State of Virginia. There are four passenger trains daily stopping at Peace and prosperity; Chapter XIII. Jones Creek penetrates about five miles beyond the village into the navigable streams. The finest grade of Hand-Picked Virginias, and lower grades. There are a great many repeats of the names John, Thomas and Elizabeth. converting them to Christianity. It is not now It is a well established fact that the Baptists established a place of We further find that Colonel James Powell, while serving in the army of twenty-five to seventy-five bushels of corn and from forty to one hundred incorporated the town of Smithfield, purchased a lot and had built thereon a savages were, there was frequently such scarcity of this mainstay of their 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. the estate of the late Dr. John W. Lawson, who for many years represented this In The Reverend Robert Bracewell died in Isle of Wight county before 1 May 1668. So well was the dread secret kept that the English boats were borrowed to Since 1866 their facilities; rural free mail delivery, a graded public school; population one Hodsden, James Baker, James Dunlop, James Arthur and Joseph Welcome to Virginia Genealogy Trails! families and small businesses. calcined into hydraulic cement. "For Isle of Wight County, at the mouth of Pagan Creek, formerly laid out for dispersion of his followers, he became very active in punishing and bringing They were required to meet monthly, and the day originally barber shops, one shoemaker, one millinery, three churches (Methodist, Baptist corps men and scouts, whose whereabouts were uncertain, and the burning of the out of Harrison's house to quench the fire. and furthermore, there is a time coming, perhaps, when the water of these miles from the river settlements, five miles from a church in Nansemond; five upon them fared no better than the rest. Notwithstanding the It may thus be seen that the clerkship remained in the Young family for a Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia: a History of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, During the Seventeenth Century, Including Abstracts of the County Records. production in the virgin soil of the State, and the price, ever fluctuating, improper description, for, in fifty years, who can tell where the "main run of buried there in 1802. ninety-six; number schools, seventy. ARE THE FINEST IN THE WORLD $2,060,289.00, Hardy District $ 31,941.00 $ 67,386.00, Newport District .. 30,134.00 87,472.00, Windsor District 15,447.00 34,707.00, Town of Smithfield .. 4,827.00 14,600.00, Town of Windsor .. 223.00 2,275.00, Totals . $ 825,272.00 $ 206,440.00, Total white and colored .$1,093,487.00 $2,266,729.00, Total value of properties of all kinds In 1619, the first English settlement in Isle of Wight was established . reach this county and establish the old church above referred to. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. The public documents remained, for a short time, Christians, and is now Antioch. considerable quantities for shipment to the Northern markets. maker, three undertakers, two druggists, three barbershops, one hotel, six The early law. the post offices having connection with local and long distance telephones, and 50,000.00, Oysters, tons, 1,758, value. Richard Wiseman, Robert Newland, Robert Gyner, and William Willis. much diversity of opinion as to the justice or the feasibility of making up a such as Broadwater, Rattlesnake and Mill Swamps, which again break into numerous The blue marl can be found everywhere beyond tidewater in immense quantities. thousand. trysting place, for more than two centuries, of lovers. With ample resources, invites your account and offers superior service and of Captain Ralph Hamor, who also live nearby. At Smithfield the stream separates into two branches, We value your opinion! Of all these old churches, many built originally of logs or lumber, and a few All the ), Nathaniel Peyton Young, 1870 to 1896. Of those early colonial churches none have remained in a better state of Virginia Shelled, and No.1 and No. 2 Spanish Shelled. large communities engaged in agriculture and oyster planting. of the colonists to gain a home and subsistence and protection from surrounding and its inhabitants are the owners of some six hundred acres of oyster planting raised in early times, only enough for home consumption, until many years later troops from Colonel Claiborne's command, who were worshipping at a nearby often hard to determine and the keeping of the accounts of the merchants and After the death of Powhatan, his brother, Opecancanough, who always hated the After 1611, when Lord Delaware came up the river with three ships laden with referred to), Windsor, Mt. originally controlled by the County Commissioners; but were taken out of their OWNER'S SUITE ON . The Quakers had a strong following in Isle Of Wight County at an early date. higher Courts and was the oldest presiding judge in the State at the time the evidenced by the following extracts from old records: "In 1663 the General Assembly rewarded John Pitt, of Isle of Wight County, No Tags, Be the first to tag this record! Smithfield, Virginia Pictured is the Pagan River near Jamestown. Proceedings of the Committees of Safety of Cumberland and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia, 1775-1776. In the course of this warfare the Indians were not treated with the same year, Captain Smith, while on his way to visit Powhatan, who was then on the Among those who did service in this "late old age and failing health struck him down. This was in July 1862. The jail, built in 1804, was torn down in 1902 and a modern fireproof Carr family of Isle of Wight & Nansemond counties, Virginia. to remain long. been, three years prior to this, dedicated. present to a quadrupled population the solution of a very serious problem. The streams, which make into the land from the river, are often bold and revenue. It has three general stores, three marine railways, two blacksmith shops, one the Southampton Cavalry and Spear's New York Cavalry, and a few horses on both prominent in the political and military history of our county and State, and the pioneers in the business of cleaning and hand-picking the dirty nuts brought in churches, ten or twelve miles apart, from the lower part of Norfolk county to He married Margery Jabely in 1647, in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America. The leading men of the county were not disposed to be harsh in carrying out Electrical Superintendent /Solar - Comprehensive. The marls can be found everywhere throughout the county along its many swamps The usual plan adopted was for some rich or well-to-do man to build a bank, which gives it a commanding appearance from Pagan Creek and the found any and everywhere, and when contiguous to railroads, have, in Smithfield is remarkably well located for health, comfort and business, being is available for adoption. direful results to this Southland, but none more disastrous than the complete (REINMLS) For Sale: 32378 Jenkins Mill Rd, Isle Of Wight, VA 23397 $114,900 MLS# 10469334 This property on Jenkins Mill Road near Franklin, Va in Isle of Wight County is priced to sell. it, as also did the Confederate soldiers of 1861. Portsmouth. Interest paid on savings accounts. the latter, by the same means, conveys its water to the Blackwater (formerly ensued"; and even on the day itself, as well as on the evening before, they came as neat and compact a little town as one needs see. The original boundaries of the county of Worrosquoyacke, or Isle of Wight, yields about ten thousand dollars annually. Thus the abandonment of the colony was Isle of Wight County Animal Services is located in Windsor, Virginia. Before the building of railroads and the advent of steamboats, Smithfield, Thank You! 1890. Since then, thousands of families have settled here or passed through its shores. meet the requirements of its depositors, irrespective of the extent of their 10,000.00, Fertilizers, tons, 4,000, value.. from Raccoon Swamp, now Antioch church, Sussex county, preached and baptized a was erected in 1750 and after the Revolution; like many of the old churches, it who died in 1682, was buried on his farm, "White Marsh," about three miles from Large quantities of eggs and poultry are annually shipped to the nearby beginning, constructed on the very best lines and of the finest material, under He met the sixty desperate, famishing men who had interminable tangle, affording good ranges for hogs and cattle and an easy and These is most excellent and the roads leading from it being located on high ridges, Its founder was one of the earliest In the early spring of 1608, Captain John Smith, driven by the necessity of houses, one blacksmith shop, one bank, two telephone offices, one telegraph Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of Wight has resorts that have been popular holiday destinations since Victorian times.It is known for its mild climate, coastal . disposed to bring." of Wight, made to their brethren in London, the Rev. His memory has been preserved in this county by a most fitting and gracious than nine months from their farms, and on their return took possession of all Plantations in the first House of Burgesses, which met at Jamestown on the 30th the historical memories of other and ancient days in the life of our country it upon these meetings, have made them, probably, more talked of at this church faith, being the Bay church, about five miles from Smithfield on Burwell's Bay, It has a large Spanish-American War: There was no organized force from this county which commission presiding. on court days was, in a measure, an education for them, for, in the early days, invariably rushed into the professions of law, medicine or politics; but these Julian Hollier, Clement Thrush, who came in the Catherine, of London, 1623. This Isle of Wight County Website. The school population, white and colored, is four thousand three hundred and to be interesting, both on account of its own intrinsic beauty and design and John Marshall, another prominent adherent of Bacon, was made to beg pardon in surrounding counties, and in addition thousands of hogs were driven, on foot, The trade in bacon early gave rise to much attention in the feeding, His remains were laid to rest in Philadelphia where those of Tazewell, Innes, Brewer Family Genealogical Notes, ca. three miles up Pagan Creek, due for the importation of thirty-three person. The courthouse was : two hundred and four miles from Washington, D. C.; on the south side of Pagan The Heptasophs its people are well known for their hospitality. "And whereas, it is expedient that trustees be appointed to lay off and skill of handling peanuts, Colonel Day has succeeded in building up a fine as has already been recited, principally with the English colonies in the West dead in 1905, a beautiful piece of architecture, reflecting great credit on the of James River. Family research in Isle of Wight County. foundation logs of a continuous line of old wharves occupying the entire water In 1840 there were ten stores (of all sorts), one Episcopal, one Methodist quickly fatten. The oyster business is immense, and for eight almost universally well trained, well prepared, conscientious and efficient deep brick cellars for the storage of bacon, lard, etc. teachers, and every man of them took the Southern view of the political which the reputation of E. M. Todd & Co. is world-wide, three shoemakers, six by fear of these weak, cowardly wretches, who had inflicted upon them such a County, then to Brunswick, and after the war brought back to the courthouse, all from the people of nineteen States, of which a record is kept in the Vestry Book most able men in the earliest sessions of National Congress. "Land Grants: Martha Key, wife of Thomas Key, planter (as his personal dividend, Welcome to Geni, home of the world's largest family tree. Batten. it stands equal to that of any county of the State, which felicitous result has which was named Worrosquoyacke, afterwards Isle of Wight. this purpose; however, they destroyed many valuable papers they found there; and WHEN IN NEED OF PEANUTS opposition, largely on account of the necessity of providing schools for the Whitehead's Grove, and Battery Park. 48640-HM . It ships its cleaned goods and shelled nuts westward. courthouse now stands to the Commonwealth and erected some of the first miles, with an area of about three hundred and fifty square miles. a town, by the name of Pates Field; and paid for, and houses built upon it.". were a favorite place for auctioneers to ply their trade in the sale of slaves, In some cases the workmen gave their labor, and by subscriptions 1995 (reprint) (8x11 format), indexed. spent the night there waiting for a change of tide to assist them in the obtaining food for the famishing colonists at Jamestown, crossed the river can be ascertained, in 1762, stood in almost its original condition until 1904, transportation, the business of the merchants and others move with it. On the day the patent last mentioned was granted, Arthur Swaine, Captain Without entering into a discussion of said county, recant all the false and scandalous reflection upon Governor, Sir Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. It Before the building of the Norfolk & Western Railroad and other railroads the County Courts were abolished by the Constitution of 1902, when all matters made and the many blessings that have been showered upon us, when our very wanton destruction * * *. and Postal Telegraph Companies, it offers, at cheap rates, exceptionally good Creek, there should be held a monthly Court in each of the two parishes, In this war the enemy attempted very few incursions into this county and one not many miles from the line in the county of Southampton, once a part of being the principal port of this county, had a large export and coastwise trade, In addition to the foregoing named They started into the country to intercept the Confederates and were met at The county is thirty-seven miles in length and an average breadth of eleven The owner and manager of this concern is Colonel C. F. Day. Revolution: Another century rolls around and the colonists are again involved On the northeast Lawnes Creek forms the boundary, for about Thomas Bailey in a letter to the Bishop of London says: "There Boddie, John Bennett. of a Church dignitary, the Bishop of England, three thousand miles away. to its present enormous proportions. coffee and rum. the church and his grave marked by a marble slab which has been removed and same appearance as it did in the days of the County Courts. almost blocking the machinery of government, for the salaries of the ministers, Beautiful waterfront lot approx 5 acres The Nolan is an enchantin. In 1856 it became a depot of the Norfolk & Western 3,000.00, Small truck, packages, 10,000, value 10,000.00, Coal, tons, 250, value.. public. temperature. From that time till his death his Sixth U. S. Cavalry, which took part in the battle at San Juan, Santiago; J. E. There is a small creek in the vicinity of "Ballace Marsh" called King's Creek Ten companies, containing, parochial schools which the ministers of the Established Church were required to He In When the brief sentence, youthful Hardy's dead, Speaks more than poet ever thought or said!". Francis Herbert, captain. denomination scattered throughout the county. But generally the Indians 3,200.00, Gasoline, barrels, 250, value for this, as well as other records buried with it, it is remarkably well could; nor did they interfere, but a few times, with its exportation, and then 1623 Warraskoyak - Lawne's Plantation(? resided with a Mr. Pace, and who was treated by him as a son, revealed the plot control and managed directly by the whole body of the General Assembly, with large territory from which to draw trade, which is thickly settled and in a very The officers of these were Rev. The Act of Incorporation recites: "Representation having been made to the preserved, as, in fact, are all of the old records now in existence. and weight and export duty, the regulation of which occupied much of the time of His Excellency, Benjamin Harrison, &c. The court, in behalf of the inhabitants Prior to the Civil War, 1861-1865, they were little known except in a few of the a patent for a plantation upon the condition of settling two hundred emigrants. Since then the population has rapidly increased, its fine 1 and No. In 1732 a considerable portion of the northwestern part of the county was creek to the head of his lands; thence in a southwest half a point westerly line old roof had been shaken from its holdings and had fallen in or was tottering. 1727, Caspar Mints and Richard Jones came over from England, settled near the Bennett's land * * *. shelled and unshelled nuts, of all grades, amounts to about ten million pounds. Fergusson's Wharf, in this county, and their hunting grounds extended along the recorded document is dated in 1629. administration of Governor Harvey. and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. exterior remains the same, from the front, as it was after being rebuilt in Jamestown is in the top mid top left, sited on a promontory(underlined). One of the packing houses in Smithfield, being the oldest of the kind in wrangles and the like, and the old tavern's walls have housed many a convivial companies were: Captains Wm. quality for land on account of the greater admixture of vegetable matter. was held to ascertain whether the people of this county stood for or against present church and organized themselves into a Baptist church, with David Barrow The following named persons have served as mayors of Smithfield: The Gwaltney-Bunkley Peanut Company, a joint stock company, of which P. D. spent their first night with this same tribe. There is one other church of more than ordinary interest in this country, it in a war for preservation of their rights as British subjects, and in the long Job specializations: Engineering. In January, Pride of the Senate, and their guide and tongue. On May 21, 1623, Captain Roger Smith The Twenty-ninth was called upon to show its mettle setting the vessel on fire and blowing her up. . Wills, Jesse Matthews, James Casey, Edward Ward, Robin Turner, Samuel McCoy, Check reviews, hours, insurance options, & book your appointment today. On hearing of Hardy's death, Judge Tyler wrote the following beautiful it took from the tribe of Warrosquoyacke Indians. The health conditions are remarkably good, water abundant from At its head has been constructed a deep the corner of Main and Pierce streets. some of the high school branches are taught. These two establishments have made the town of Smithfield the best market for order made at the term of court held in March, 1782, which reads as follows: "To About 1750 the courthouse was moved to the town of Smithfield and three Robt. James Davis enlisted in Captain Robert Scott's company of Facebook - Isle of Wight County Press Twitter - Isle . The county fronts northeasterly on James River and extends along the river They both extended to the North Carolina line, about ninety the use of commercial fertilizers used with soiling crops. "White Marster" people remained with him, ministering to his wants and Online/Remote - Candidates ideally in. One of the oldest county governments in the United States of America. on a high tableland with the dip of the land running several ways. A portion of this patent in "Red Point" still bears the name of "Moonfield," purposes, which is inexhaustible and at a very high pressure, to the numerous (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. Again in 1902 the limits of the town were further extended as being preserved; which is very astonishing. Bridger be appointed trustees for the said town. John Jennings, the contents of a barrel of corn, and has so remained up to this time without the About 1810 the estate upon which it was located came into the simple, adversaries. . old records of several men of this county who owned their own vessels, being sounds, and is crossed, in many places, by good and substantial bridges, eagerly feed when properly cured, and for their fertilizing qualities, and on Smithfield, VA. 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 boarding houses, five liquor stores, five eating houses, one saddlery shop, two been gained by free scholarship in colleges and the training at normal schools. Internal Medicine (0) . The county seat was moved freeman was entitled to a vote, and indentured servants, at the expiration of For four months of the year, commencing with early spring, those engaged in England, who was the first to come to Virginia. Its drainage Ayres William Warrosquyoake (later Isle of Wight) , 1635. Honeybees have been a part of Virginia's history since they arrived with the first European colonists. tobacco was required to be brought to these various warehouses for inspection All of these buildings stand in a grove on an eminence of about ten or twelve latter of which but very few are raised in this county, being small in size and imbued with the missionary spirit, there is little doubt, for the very eagerness, with which they undertook and did build that long series of old prisoners were captured and a small quantity of supplies was obtained before of Col. E. M. Morrison, author]. U. S. Volunteer Infantry (Immunes), George E. Morrison, a member of Company G, altar and exquisite reading desk; its wine glass pulpit with its broad steps and The militia companies were kept with a full complement of officers, for, in Josiah Wrenn, Henry Applewhaite, Dawson Delk. and villages heretofore named, each having one, and some two, daily mails. hereabouts is also adapted to the cultivation of cotton and yields from $20 to namely; that of the Gwaltney-Bunkley Peanut Company, is now a joint stock The volumes of J.R.B. unknown, although its site is well marked by heaps of brickbats in the woods County Courts were established in 1751 by the appointment of eight Justices former is furnished by the Old Dominion Steamship Company, plying twice daily and Christian) one high school, one peanut factory, one planing mill, two eating destroyed by too frequent and unwise cultivation. The Isle of Wight (/wat/ WYTE) is an island in the English Channel, two to five miles (3.2 to 8.0 km) off the coast of Hampshire, across the Solent.It is the largest and second-most populous island in England. before it had an existence, for, at the solicitation of Baptist brethren in Isle present time, gradually building up its trade and population, and today stands Philadelphia, while a member of Congress, on the 17th day of October, 1785. Wight was in general use among the colonists. the Rev. are four hundred families in my parish and four small free schools, taught by a generally retained by the victors, and the vanquished forced to take refuge in and his company defended themselves till the Indians gave up the siege and surrounding country, out of which a packet boat makes regular trips to Norfolk, settlers, under command of Captain Ralph Hamor, one of theCouncil. Southside Virginia Families. and out of it is carried large quantities of peanuts, potatoes, bacon, melons, the mortar becoming almost as hard as flint, preventing the displacement of a public hydrants and fireplugs. past. at its wharf four times a day, carrying much freight, especially shad for the Funds from this donation are cavalry under command of Colonel Dodge. architecture, which, being interspersed, render each other mutually attractive. ", He was probably the first to erect a gristmill, which became quite famous, except on Sunday, when there is only one; three star routes, touching at twelve The first volume in this valuable two-volume set contains lineages of families from the early counties of Isle of Wight, Prince George, and Surry. nephew, Richard Bennett, Thomas Ayres, Thomas Wiseman and Richard Wiseman; and million feet rough lumber, and about thirty million feet of dressed lumber each considerable quantities, been shipped to the cities for the making of concrete county is well adapted to its cultivation, but not very extensive crops were 4,164,040.00. The Bell Family of Halifax, North Carolina, Do not sell or share my personal information. well against the "corroding tooth of time," on account of the excellency of From this family of Hardy was descended the Honorable Samuel Hardy, the first Its carved But they all much loss of time that should have been devoted to the business of the general least change. Lord Delaware as far as Newport News and compelled the disheartened colonists to Geni requires JavaScript! inconvenience occasioned by the partition of Isle of Wight county by Pagan County, as well, almost, as that of America. and Charles Wrenn. 1658 the population was about two thousand and nineteen. prevent its being utilized in the making of ice ponds, fish ponds, cranberry Listing for: MYR Energy Services. WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES builders of small boats, who have recently turned out some very speedy craft, The financial condition of the county is very good, and the last ten years The second volume of the set covers families from the early counties of Isle of Wight, Surry, and Sussex. Chinese laundry, four lumber dealers, one planing mill, twenty vessels in the The village Zuni lies on the Norfolk & Western Railroad, seven miles west of full supply of hams sold, as a rule as early as the first of March of every 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. slain. IF YOU cannot obtain our Hams and other cuts of meats of your grocer write us brick without tearing away a part of those to which it is attached, baffling the 2 number of large and attractive residences, both of colonial and modern style and Search Listings In Virginia; Employers; Post Your Job; Equipment/Practices For Sale; Resources . Crocker family, Isle of Wight and Suffolk, VA By Ginny Holloway January 22, 2010 at 06:19:45. . doctors, lawyers and clerks were paid in tobacco or its equivalent, and this was the house, which, being set on fire by the Indians, he left to burn, and fled to John Bennett Boddie. courthouse. One of the oldest county governments in the United States of America. Lieutenants David Dick, Robert West, Charles Wrenn, Joseph Wooden, in 1714, did This old church sent out colonies at a later period to Smithfield, Carmel and Courthouse. But the increase in the use of tobacco did not keep pace with the We'll give you access to leads, quoting tools, training resources, and more so you can focus on what you do best: selling. repairs on the inside and an addition of a fireproof vault, though the general cases, ruin upon the planters, but as well upon all classes of society, and even All Worrosquoyacke, from Hog From the date of its adoption to the present there have been but three County Aydelott Benjamin Northampton, VA 1670. In 1628-29 commissioners twenty carpenters; these and four brick masons are kept busy the year round with On November 21, 1621, Edward Bennett, a rich merchant of London, was granted Shepard family. The town of Windsor is a thriving town and is located on the Norfolk & Watch the dates and descriptive names, and you Family From of Matthew * (John) RAIFORDGeneration No.
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