A RECORD OF FARMS

And

THEIR OWNERS IN

LOWER PARISH OF

NANSEMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA

By

WILLIAM TURNER JORDAN, M. D.

(1835-1922)

Published by

SUFFOLK-NANSEMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Suffolk, Virginia

I968

I First Edition

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SUFFOLK-NANSEMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Organized on October I I-, I966

OFFICERS

Presiderzt .............................................................._WILLIAM WELLINGTON JONES

FW$tVw&Pmmmmt ROBERT E HARDY

Second ‘V2'ce—President .................._'........................__MRS. HARRELL R; PRATT

Recording Secretary ....................................................MRS. JEFFREY J. DAVIS

Corresponding Secretary ..............................................,HUR.LEY R. GRAY, JR.

Treasurer... ____.WILLIAMT. JONES

Hwhwmn ‘MRS R M.BURTON

“The heritage of the past is the seed that brings forththe harvest of the futuref’ ——IJnknoVvn

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Dr. Jordan’s picture was taken in 1920 at 85 years of age. Thetree trunk in which he was standing, was a prominent landmarkand was approximately 200 years old then.

PREFACE

In one of the public buildings in our city,Dr. Jordan's little history had been placed in abin years ago and, with innumerable other pa­pers, had been forgotten. It was quite by acci­dent, about forty years later, one of our mem­bers ‘came upon the booklet while attempting tobring order out of chaos in this bin. We wonderhow many more significant documents are un­known and/or forgotten that would bring muchneeded light on the past of our city and county?

The booklet was brought to the attentionof the Society's Executive Board. Upon review­ing the history, it was thought to be of such inter­est that it warranted being our first publication.The Society voted to undertake its printing.

Investigation brought to light the fact thatWilliam Wellington Jones was a’ grandson of Dr.Jordan. After Mr.. Jones consulted with the other‘descendants of Dr. Jordan, permission wasgranted to publish the history as written.

During his lifetime Dr. Jordan had some­one type several copies of the booklet, and ourpublication is an exact duplicate.

Your committee wishes to thank Roy Jonesand his son, William Wellington Jones, for keyingthe present farms and their owners on the map ofSleepy Hole District. William T. Watson's draw­ing of the subject area is most meaningful and inour opinion, adds much to the publication. Our

tion.

this endeavor.

May 1968Suffolk, Virginia

thanks to Harrell R. Pratt and Linwood H. Duck,Jr., for their hours of assistance inthe compila­

And to Mrs.debted for her helpful suggestions in the forma­tion of the booklet and serving as our typist in

Judith Matteson we are in­

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEESUFFOLK- NANSEMONDHISTORICAL SOCIETY

,,{fi;&[¢:.¢¢7<;z,..,r,_ pwziirMrs. Harrell R. Pratt, Chairman

Mrs. William T. Watson

K %"7~?s~,;«,%Hurley R. Gray, Jr.

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INTRODUCTION

Little did the author of this small vol­ume ever expect that the hours he whiled awayin his old age by writing the contents hereofwould produce a work of sufficient interest towarrant publication. It was written, as the au­thor says, "thinking it wouldprobably interestmy children and grandchildren to learn whowerethe owners of the farms I shall mention for onehundred years and more downto the present. "Many of these farms have long since been re­placed by housing developments, but the interestof the author's descendants has spread to manyof those who now occupy the land, as well as toothers whotreasure the simplicity of style, thenumerous anecdotes of early life in America,and the facts of local history which this smallbook contains and which have produced the de­mand for its publication.

Beginning in 1907, Dr. Jordan, whoseancestors landed at Jamestown and who servedthe people of the Driver community as theirfriend and family physician for more than fiftyyears, recorded, as time wouldpermit, bothlocal history as he knew it and as it was told tohim by those much older. Thus he covers aperiod from the Revolutionary War to World War1. He completed his writing just as Americaentered that first great conflict, which he livedto see successfully concluded, as well as to seethe beginning of the many changes in life whichit brought about.

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Dr. Jordan concludes the writing of hisrecollections by saying, "There is a vast dif­ference in this neighborhood. " It is because ofthis vast difference that his work now takes onadded meaning for us.

The author's grandchildren and great­grandchildren, of whom I am one, are gratefulto the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society forthe publication of this book; for in this way itwill reach those whopossess the interest andwill perhaps also aid an organization dedicatedto a better future through a keener appreciationof the past. This undoubtedly is afulfillment ofthe fondest dreams of the author.

William Wellington Jones

Driver, Virginia,1968.

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INDEX

Ames, AnnieAmes, BenjaminAmes, EdwardAmes, FrankAmes, John Sr.Ames, John W.Ames, Jno. WesleyAmes, LeRoyAmes, Levi D.Ames, L. F.Ames, R. B.Ames, WilliamArthur, Charlotte (Mrs. )Arthur, F. M.Arthur, James StoneArthur, Jno. CalvinArthur, PatArthur, P. H.Arthur, ThomasArthur, W. J.Artman, Henry

Bacon's RebellionBaileyBaker FamilyBallard, AndrewBaptist Church

"Shou1der's Hill""Sycamore"

Barnes, JamesBarrett, Mrs. EmmaBatten, WilliamBeaman TractBeaman, Anne Eliza

37

371, 2, 3, 36, 37

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Beaman, Dr. 33Beaman, Dr. John 20Beaman, Sarah 24, 25Beamon, Dr. R. H. 14, 19Beamon Farm 20Beamon, Nathaniel 24Beamon, R. H. Jr. 20Beaton, Charles 39Beaton, Frank 39Beechgrove Church 28Bennett 36, 38, 39Bennett, Richard 14Bennett, Richard, Jr. 14Bennett's Creek 1, 5, 11, 12, 36Bennett's Pasture 36, 40Benton, John L. 19 IBerea Christian Church ' ' 28Berea Church 17Berkley, Gov. 36 ;Berkley, William Sir 14 ‘Bidgood, James 3Bidgood, Jno. W. 25Bidgood, John T. 3Bidgood, Nathaniel 3Bidgood, Willis 3Billy, Gentleman 10Billy, Old Field 8, 9Boggs, Eliza 32, 35Bowser 23Bowser, Jim 23Brewers 7Brick House Farm 14Brinkley, Jesse 38Brinkley, Jesse W. 38Brinkley, Martha (Mrs. ) 14Brinkley, W. H. 25, 27, 28

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British ArmyBrown, JamesBrowne, AdelineBrowne, Dr. SamuelBrowne, EdwardBrowne, Dr. ElvertonBrowne, ElvyBrowne FarmBrowne, Mr.Browne, WashingtonBuckstonBuckston SpringBull FieldBullardBurgesses, House of

Cahoon, Capt. JohnCahoon, ThomasCahoon, W. J.Cahoon, WillieCahoon, Wm. JohnCampsCapps, F. M.Capps, Frances MarionCapps, H. C.Capps, JohnCapps, Mr.Capps, Texana AmesCarney, JamesCartwrightCartwright, Jno.Cartwright, MarmadukeCausey, Jas.Charlotte, N. C.CheavesChuckatuck

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15,

19 2| 5|15,

2919

3619

1,6,73.

15,1o,

12,

18,

18,

16

193910262636

211825212118222222

222,3

9.

26,

1021272620322621

1

Church Farm 14, 24Churchland 6, 7Civil War 27, 31, 35, 40Clark, John 19Clark, John W. 19Clark, Texana 19Cohoon 21Cohoon, W. J. 25 M:Colonial Brick Church 14, 25 lgCooper 18Cooper, Wells 18, 23Copeland Tract 27, 28Corbett 17 ,_Corbit, Jas. —33Cornwallis, Lord 29, 34Court Street 7 P­Cow Bridge 12Creek Place 39Cropper 39Cross Swamp 18Crump, O. C. 2.1

Darden, Adeline 6Darden, A. G. 29, 34Darden, Annie 37, 38 ‘;Darden, Hugh K. 6 7Darden, Jacob 29, 34 :Darden, Jacob W. 29Dar-den, John 29, 34Darden, J. W. 34Darden, William 29Deans, Lemuel 6Denby, Eliza llDenby, Margaret 11Denby Tract ll, 12Doughtie Place 36

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Doughtie, W. J.Downes, D. W.DriverDriver, E. J.Driver's Store

Eagle PointEberwine, JohnEdenton, N. C.EpiscopalEtherage, Jos.Etheridge FamilyEverettEverett, E. L.Everett, ElishaEverett, Elisha, Jr.Everett, Sr.Everett, W. Thomas

Fanny, Robt.Ferry PointFerry RoadFletcherForshay, DavidFoster Fertilizer Co.FrewFrisbee, FranklinFrisbee, Geo.

Gary, JohnGary, Martha J. D.Gary, NancyGary, SarahGary, Sarah T.Gary, WilliamGary, W, R.

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27,

28,15, 16, 17,

2, 3, 4, 5,

24,

30,30,

28,

2820332817

373917252627212425252525

2226192324:

222123

34353035303235

Gaskins, Capt. Jno. R.Gaskins, DickGaskins, ElizabethGaskins, Martha JaneGaskins, Thomas R.Gaskins, TomGaskins, T. R.Gates County, N. C.GettysburgGlebe ChurchGlebe FarmGomer, JohnGomer, John Jr.Goodman, JacobGrange HallGray, Mrs. M. E.Griffin, J. T.Griffin Town

Handy, Mr.Hargrove, JamesHargrove'sHargroves,Hargroves,Hargroves,Hargroves,I-Iargroves,Hargroves,Hargroves,Hargroves,Hargroves,Hargroves,

Dr. LegareE. D.JamesJames Jr.Jno.JohnWillie, Sr.WillisWillis Jr.Willis Sr.

Harrell, CharlesI-IarvyHatton, DavidHatton, John C.

18, 37, 33,

24,

16,

11, 13,

37,

3938383738383720262525

888

2825

527

22

121112211812151212273824:

16

Hatton, John G.Hatton's MillHeffington, B.Heffington, BrummagerHeffington, W. L.Hell Cat BillHill, HunterHockseyHolmesHomesteadHouse of BurgessesHunter Hill

24,

13,

Johnson, EliJonesJones, Annie L.Jones, F. L.Jones, JeremiahJones, Jererniah Jr.Jones, JohnJones, John W.Jones, VirginiaJordan, Amanda C.Jordan, AnnieJordan, Dr. IshamJordan, Dr. ThomasJordan, Dr. W. T.Jordan, E. B. (Mrs.)Jordan, EdmundJordan, EdwardJordan FarmJordan, James E.Jordan, J. E.Jordan, John K.Jordan, LoveyJordan, Mill

32,24,32,

15,

10,

2816141717

362227373636

321936253636323636

10

30

1216.12

ll10

16

Jordan, Robert 6, 9, 10, 12Jordan, Walter 6, 9Jordan, W. E. 9, 10, 12, 15, 24, 40Jordan, William 5, 8, 10Jordan, W. T. 35, 41Jordan, Zilla 12Jussley, Jonathan 18

Keeling, Dr. Jacob W. 32, 35Keeling, Jacob 26Keeling, Jacob (parson) 25, 26Keeling, John 24:Keeling, Miss M. E. 6Kelly, Mr. 5Kelly, E. P. 23Kelly, Mrs. Jacob H. 19Kelly, Jacob H. 23Kelly, Jacob E. 23Kelly, Tobe Z3Kemble, Dr. W. E. 5, 6Kilby, John R. 15, 25Kilby, Thomas 15Kilby, Thos. I. 26King 5King, James 2.2, 2.3King, Mary Z2, 23King, Thomas 22, 23King, William 20Kirn, Henry 5, 23Knott, Capt. 1, 2, 3, 4Knott, Mr. 7Knott's Creek 1, 3Knott's Heirs 4Knott's Neck 4, 6

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Langston, DempsyLaniereLattimore, John WilliamLattimore, Samuel

Lawrence PlaceLawrence, VivianLaycocke, ElishaLaycocke, JohnLaycocke PlaceLee, DolnaLee, E. E.Lee, Elizabeth Mrs,Lee, Ginnie (Mrs. W. J.)Lee, Jno. R.Lee, MamieLee, Willis J.Lightfoot FarmLightfoot, SamuelLincolnLonsberryLordLord CornwallisLordsville

Mansfield, JosephMansfield, MillsMansfield, SamuelMansfield TractMaryland 14,Masonic TempleMatthews, A. T.Matthews, FrankMeeting HouseMethodistMiltier, Abram

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19316

3628

391839391839

39, 4012123121

18, 2229, 34

19

39, 40404040

37, 3928

1123

3, 4

Mintons 5Minton, Jack ‘Minton, Jno.Minton, MissMintor, JackMoore, AdelineMoore, AlexMoore, Joe .

Moore, JosephMorrison, Mr.Murdaugh, JamesMurdaugh, JohnMurdaugh, MaryMurray, Elisha

Nansemond River

Newman, Ed.Newman's PointNew YorkNorfleet, ElishaNorfolk CountyNorfolkNorth Carolina

Odom, R.Odom, Richard"Old Chimneys"Old, Mrs.Old, Raleigh Jr.Old, W. R.

Parker, G. J.Parker, J.Parker, S. J.

Nansemond, Lower Parish of

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6, 21,33,

12,

192.0201915

35321919

“T19

19, 2226

1425, 3136, 40

3838

23, 243915

19, 3021

338, 17

21

Parker, W. 8, 17Pasture Road 2.7Peake, John G. 26, 27

2,5 Persimmon Orchard 17, 281 Petersburg 26, 30

£1 Phelps, James 21, 22, 33, 351f; Phelps, James Jr. 17,1 Phelps, James Sr. 17{I‘ Phillips, ‘Colonel J. J. 26

Pig Point Farm 1, 13, 14, 31, 35Pierce, Frank 25—-1 SwampRoad 17, 19, 33Pitt, Crawford 38Pitt, Thomas 38, 40

I1: Plummer 8Poor Donation 14, 17Poor House 17Poor House Farm 33Poor's Farms 13, 14

1, Poor's Place 14, 151; Poor's Property 28, Portsmouth _ 7, 8, 12, 16C; 17, 26, 30, 34“ Post Office 13, 19, 28

Powell 4, 275 Powell, Ezekiel 8, 19, 24, 261 27, 23, 36, 39

Powell, Jackson 27Powell, Nancy 24Powell, Nat 9Powell, Sarah 27Powell, Sarah Jane 36

VPrincess Anne County 24, 26Pugh, Tony 17, 33, 34

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Quaker Church 10Quaker Neck Road 6, 8, 10, llQuakers 11, 14, 32, 36

Raby, E. K. 6, 8Radville, Mr. 2.Rawles, Geo. T. 39Redd Family 18Redd, Helen 38Redd, Joseph 38Redd, William 15, 17Reid's Ferry V 6Reynolds, C. E. 15Revolutionary War 1, 2, 9, 10, 29

31, 32, 34Richmond 5, 20, 40Rick's Farm 9Ricks, Richard 9Riddick, Archibald Z8, 35Riddick, Benjamin Z6Riddick, David 23Rives, Geo. 20Roberson, Bains 5Roberts, Mills 20Rooks Z2

Saunders, George 17Saunders Place 15Saunders, Robert 20Saunders, Thomas 17Savage 19Savage, Col. A. 19Savage, Colonel 33Scotchman 29Sheppard, Dr. 20Sheppard, James 24

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Sheppard, Thos.Sheppard, Thos. S.Shriver, Col.Shriver, DavidShriver FarmShriver, SamuelSleepy HoleSleepy Hole FarmSleepy Hole FerrySmith, Andrew (Capt)Smith, BobSmith, Henning (Pomp)Smith, RobtSmith, T. W.SomertonSouthern RailroadStephens, Mr.Suffolk

Suffolk ChurchesSumner, EdwardSumner, Margaret E.

Tart, JamesTaylorTaylor, Ed. J.Taylor FieldTaylor, James D.Thomas, JohnTilley, ThomasTomlin, JahaisaTown PointTrammell, J. R.Trotman, T. E.Trotter, Joshua

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25,

21, 24, 30,

3, 7, 18,23,36,

19,30,37,

18,28,

21,33,39,

30,30,

39,

212020202020262634

36363618361838263540

3535

40

37_ll

37

141840152331

Trotter FamilyTrotter PlaceTrotter, ThomasTrotter, Dr. Thos.Turner, Pasco 29, 30,Tygart 8: Allen Fertilizer Company 9,

Vanelstine

Wagner, JamesWainwrightWainwright, ThomasWar of 1812Warrington, Severn F.Warrington, S. F.Warrington, W. B.Warrington, WilliamWestern BranchWest VirginiaWilliams Bros.Williams, Mary AnneWilliams, SamuelWilliams, WilsonWilliamson, Ed.Williamson, EdwardWilliamson, RepsWilroyWilroy, A. E. Sr.Wilroy, John C.Wilson, AlpheusWilson, Ashville W.Wilson, Dr. A. W.Windmill TractWoodward, Ed.Woodward, EdwardWoodward, Franklin

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26,

14,36,

15,15,15,22,

22,

32,

323631313410

23

2811104037323615322012161616242633192122

122739

36

Woodward, Jno.WoodwardPropertyWoodward, RichardWoodward, VirginiaWoolford, Dr.Wright, Dr. T. JudsonWright, EdWright, FrankWright, Jas. E.Wright, J. E.Wright, John H.Wright, JosephWright, W. I.Wright, W. J.Wright, W. W.

Yeates' Free SchoolsYeates, John

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32,

32,37,

27,

36,19,

31,31,

36

3638

27

272825

3939

3535

Being now in my seventy-third yearand my memory still holding out well as to thepast, especially, and thinking it wouldprobablyinterest mychildren andgrandchildren to learnwho were the owners of the farms I shall men­tion, for one hundred years and more down tothe present; and being the only living man whocan give a true history of the same, I thoughtit my duty, as it is a pleasure, to while awaysome of my lonely hours by writing my recol­lections of what I have learned from the oldpeople during my young days, and what I knowofmy ownexperience and observation since oldenough to notice anything of any importance.

I will commence at the lower end ofKnott‘s Creek. Captain Knott, from whom thecreek and neck of land between said creek andBennett's Creek took their names, was anEnglishman, who succeeded in obtaining a grantofland under the English Crown during ColonialDays; and more than likely held all of the landin that peninsula. He afterwards figured in theRevolutionary War, commanding a company ofmilitia. He sold off the lands to different par­ties, retaining the farm now owned by W. R.Old until his death, when it was sold. A Mr.Browne, the father of Dr. Saml. and Elvy.Browne of whom I shall speak later, becamethe purchaser; after his death Jno. Ames Sr. ,who came from the Eastern Shore of Virginiaand who had been living on the Pig Point farmfor some years previously, bought said farmand remained on it until his death, when it wassold for a division. W. R. Old, who marriedAmes granddaughter, bought it and it still re­mains in the Old family.

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The farm on the south of the abovefarm was purchased from Captain Knott by aScotchman by the name of Jno. Calvin Arthur,who had two sons, Jno. Calvin and James StoneArthur. Jno. Calvin died a young man (from afish bone in his throat), and the farm becamethe propertyiof James Stone Arthur, who hadseveral children, but thfs farm descended tohis youngest son, F. M. Arthur. At his death,this farm was sold, and is now in possessionof Raleigh Old Jr.

The farm west of the above and justacross the public road, was bought of CaptainKnott by an Englishman by the name of Rad­ville, who was an old tory during the Revolu­tionary War, and from all accounts as closewith his money as he was radically English.He died and his widow heired his money andland. When she died, the farm was sold andJames Stone Arthur bought it. At his death,by will, this farm tent ‘tohis oldest son, W.J. Arthur, who had veral children, but whenhe died, owing to conditions of his father'swill, the farm went‘to his son Jas. Stone Ar­thur. At his death, by sale it was bought byJohn Eberwine.

On the south of this farm and dividedby a small creek is the farm that belonged toDr. Samuel Brown: who was quite a wealthyman and a prominvnf; physician for his day.After he died, the farm was bought by Jno.Ames Sr. , who gave it to his son Jno. WesleyAmes, who during his life gave a part to hisson William and a part to his daughter Texana.

William soon died and the farm went to his wi­dow and two children. That part of the farmwas sold and purchased by John Eberwine.Texana Capps sold her part to the same man,and the home part was sold to Abram Miltier.

East of this original Browne farm iswhat was the Nathaniel Bidgood farm. Thisman, I have been told, came originally fromSuffolk. He probably purchased it from Cap­tain Knott and settled there. He had three sonswhom I knew in my youngdays-James, Willis,and Jno. T. After his death, Willis settled onthe east side of Knott's Creek, Jno. T. settledon the Western Branch, and James remainedon his father's place until he died. He was a ;~cabinet-maker by trade, and a most excellent iworkman, made most all the nice coffins forthe neighborhood. He left one son, Nathaniel,who sold all of this farm to John Ames, Sr. ,and moved on a farm onthe eastern side of theWestern Branch. Jno. Ames Sr. , gave theBidgood farm to Benjamin, his son, who waskilled in the battle of Gettysburg during thewas between the states. He left two sons, Ed­ward and Benjamin, who heired the estate, andnow hold and run the farm.

The adjoining farm on the south of theabove farm, called the "Pat. Arthur place",originally belonged to CaptainKnott; afterwardsto a man by the name of John Thomas, who soldthe same to Jas. Stone Arthur Sr. , who at hisdeath willed it to his son P. H. Arthur duringhis life, and then to P. H. Arthur's oldest son.P. H. Arthur sold his life right to his mother,

Mrs. Charlotte Arthur, who at her death willedher right and title to her daughter, Amanda C.Jordan, and she held it until the death of P. H.Arthur. It then went into the hands of P. H.Arthur's oldest son, Thomas Arthur, whore­mained the owner but a short time before sell­ing it to Abram Miltier, who is the owner atthis time.

West of this farm is what is known asthe Laycocke Place. From what I could learnwhen a boy, this place dates back one hundredyears in the name of John Laycocke, who pro­bably obtained it from some of Knott's heirs;and it remained in the Laycocke family formany years, afterwards ownedby W.J. Wright,then Jno. W. Ames, then Jno. Capps, then aFertilizer Co. , and now owned by Jno. Eber­wine.

East of and across the public roadfrom the above place is probably the last of orthe terminus of Knott's Brittish Grant of land.My earliest recollection carries me back to afamily of Powell who owned this place. Someyears after they sold out to W. I. Wright. Af­ter his death it was sold and W. R. Old was thepurchaser. Someyears after, the Foster Fer­tilizer Companycame in possession of it, andthat Company soon sold it to Frank and A. T.Matthews, who still ownit. This is consideredthe head of "Knott's Neck" of land.

We step across the road to the west ashort distance and we are on the Wright place.It seems that this was divided originally into

two farms; the lower part onthe main Bennett'sCreek belonged to a man by the name of King;the upper portion to Dr. Thos. Jordan and Wm.Jordan, known as "Hell Cat Bill". Mr. JosephWright bought both, or rather all three, in­terests and lived to be an old man, retainingall of this farm until he died; after his deathhis son William J. became the owner of thewhole tract. He was married three times andhad quite a large family, mostly boys. Afterhe died all of his real estate was sold. Thelower part became the property ofhis son, Dr.T. Judson Wright. The upper portion wasbought by Henry Kirn and J. T. Griffin andDr. W. E. Kemble. The portion bought byKirn and Griffin now belongs to Jno. Eberwine.

The next place adjoining the last men- *tioned was originally owned by a man by thename of Handy. When he died it was bought bya man whose name was Bains Roberson. He !put down some "rats—bane" (arsenic) for rats ,and accidentally got a dose of the same anddied. After his death, Mr. W. J. Wright be- i’came the owner; and after Mr. Wright's deathDr. Kimble and Dr Wright purchased it; andat Kimble's death it fell into the hands of Kelly 4.’of Richmond.

Just across the little creek and to thesouth, we come to the farm of Dr. ElvertonBrowne, who was the original owner as far asI have ever heard. He was a brother of Dr.Samuel Browne, mentioned before. Dr. E.Browne owned and lived on this farm until hisdeath. He had only one child a daughter, Ade­

line, who heired all of this property. She mar­ried Hugh K. Darden. She died young and leftone child, a daughter, Adeline, who marriedAlex. Moore and moved across NansemondRiver to a place near Reid's Ferry.

Dr. Isham Jordan became very anx­ious to obtain a portion of her landed proper­ty, and bought all of that part lying North ofQuaker Neck road and the road leading toChurchland before she was twenty-one years ofage. During the Doctor's life, he sold a por­tion of this land on the west to Miss M. E. Keel­ing, who sold it to a Capt. Andrew Smith. Af­ter that, Capt. Smith bought the balance of theland to the west of main road leading to Knott'sNeck; and Capt. Smith sold the same to E. K.Raby, who still owns it.

Mrs. E. B. Jordan, Dr. Jordan's wi­dow, held that portion on the eastern side afterDr. Jordan's death, but soon sold it to Robt.and Walter Jordan, who sold to Lemuel Deans,who afterwards sold to E. K. Raby the presentowner, and Deans rnoved back to the WesternBranch neighborhood from whence he came.

The other and main portion of thistract was purchased of Mrs. Adeline Moore byJames Hargrove who lived there a good manyyears, and after his death it came into the pos­session of Dr. W.E. Kimble; and after he died,it went by will to Dr. Legare I-Iargroves whostill owns it.

Adjoining the above farm is a tract ofland that formerly belonged first to Elvy

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Browne, then to Samuel Lattimore, who diedof consumption, leaving this farm to his widowand only son Jno. Wm. (the widow married aMr. Knott ofPortsmouth, aMethodist preacher)who bought the son's interest and afterwardssold out to Elisha Laycocke, a son of Jno. Lay­cockepreviously mentioned. He died and Frank

‘—. Wright, son of W. J. Wright, became the ownerby purchase and still retains it.

South and adjoining the above is thefarm that was, as far back as I ever heard, theproperty of the Brewers, (some of the descen­dants of whom are now living in Suffolk. ) Thisfarm was sold and Dr. Ashville W. Wilson be­came the owner, (the doctor was a practicingphysician for many years in that, and this sec­tion.) He died, and left an only child, a son

‘ whoheired all ofhis father's and mother's pro­perty, -- will speak more of him later.

To the east and across the road iswhat was the Woodward property, owned by

' Richard Woodward, who died leaving a widowand two sons, Richard and Edward; the widowand Richard died leaving Edward in full posses­sion of the estate. He, after marrying, soldthe farm to said Dr. A. W. Wilson.

Just here in the fork of the two roadsis the site ofthe original "Shoulders'I-lill" Bap­tist Church, which was the pioneer meeting­house of the first Baptist organization of all of

‘ this section, being the mother of "Sycamore"( (now Churchland), Court Street in Portsmouth,

and Suffolk Churches. It is now the property of

the negro baptists of that section by purchaseof the white baptists. (It was a shame that thewhite baptists should have thrown the "old mo­ther" aside, but it was done by the baptists inthe neighborhood of "Sycamore", her eldest"daughter. ")

West and adjoining this old baptistground is the farm given to the wife of Dr. A.W. Wilson by her father Ezekiel Powell, andwhere the doctor and she resided. She diedearly in life leaving one child, Alpheus. Thedoctor remained a widower until he died, whenAlpheus his son came in possession of all theabove mentioned farms. He soon married, be­came addictedto the habits ofhis ancestors anddied early in life. After his death W. and J.Parker of Portsmouth became owners of thewhole estate, and they hold it at this day.

I will now carry you back to a sectionthat I purposely left out in order to be a littlesystematic. Wewill travel down "Quaker Neck"road to the west, and after leaving the westboundary of E. K. Raby's farm, we come to asmall farm now held by a negro, Jacob Good­man, that was a hundred years back owned byWm. Jordan (called Old Field Billy); it de­scended to his daughter Lovey, who lived to agood old age; married twice, the last time toJno. Gomer, She remained the owner as longas she lived; and at death, left it to her sonJno. Gomer, Jr. He became dissatisfied andsold to a liquor man in Portsmouth, Plummer,who sold it to above mentioned negro, JacobGoodman.

Directly west of this place is the farmowned now by Jas. E. Jordan, willed to him byhis grandfather, W. E. Jordan; now the pro­perty of Jas. Carney. This farm is made up oftwo farms; that part next to the "Old FieldBilly" farm was at one time joined on to the"Old Field Billy" farm and belonged to the "OldField Billy" family, and was sold off for a divi­sion. My father, W. E. Jordan, became thepurchaser; he afterwards sold it toa very smartand honorable "free" negro, Nat. Powell, wholived to be old and had several children; and athis death the place was sold again and W. E.Jordan again bought it; and having bought thewest side of this farm from a man bythe nameof Taylor, previously, held both the parts intoone farm until his death; when, after a certaintime, it came by W. E. Jordan's will into thehands of Jas. E. Jordan who still retains it.Now Jas. Carney's.

West of and adjoining this place iswhat was the original Rick's farm. This farmwas owned by an old man by the name of RichardRicks, who dated back beyondthe RevolutionaryWar. He died leaving several children, and thefarm was sold for division, W. E. Jordan, myfather, was the purchaser, who settled on thefarm after having built a modern dwelling andthe necessary out-buildings. He remainedthere the long remainder of his life, being inthe 79th year of his age when he died. Thisfarm was divided, according to the will he left,between his sons Robert and Walter. Tygart 8:Allen Fertilizer Company became the owner ofRobert's part, and Walter sold out to James

Carney; and Jas. Carney, having purchased theTygart 8: Allen Company's interest, became theowner of the whole tract and still holds it.

South of it and adjoining this tract isthe old Jordan farm. William Jordan, who wascalled "Gentleman Billy", ownedthis place longbefore the Revolutionary War, and was a prom­inent and influential man in the neighborhoodand in his Church (Quaker Church), died leav­ing his whole estate to his wife, Anne Jordan,who lived sometime after his death, and havingno child, left the most of the estate to her hus­band's nephew, W. E. Jordan, at her death, tothe great chagrin of some ofher own relatives;and W. E. Jordan, at his death gave this tractto his son, Jno. K. Jordan, who lived a fewyears after marriage, died leavingawidow andtwo sons. (It was on this place I was bornNovember 13, 1835). A few years after, thefarm was sold, and Robt. Jordan bought it,and still owns it. (He is dead, but his widowand two sons own it. )

Just across a deep branch to the southof the above was another settlement owned by afamily of Buckston's, they sold out to "Gentle­man Billy Jordan and thus it became one farmas it now stands. There is a noted spring inthat branch that has always been called Buck­ston Spring.

We will go east along Quaker Neckroad and to the south of the tract owned by J.E. Jordan and adjoining the same, is the oldThos. Wainwright place; the widow and chil­

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dren remained on this place until the mother'sL death, the father having died many years be­fore. When it was sold for a division James

Hargroves bought it. (Just here, let me saythis whole neck ofland, formed by two branchesof Bennett's Creek, had the right name, "Qua­ker Neck", for it was peopled entirely of Qua­

“. kers; indeed, they were so numerous that theyhada"Meeting House" onthe Quaker Neck roadnear the intersection of the J. E. Jordan andWainwright lines, nearly opposite the entranceto the J. E. Jordan farm. I remember very

1 distinctly the skeleton ofthe oldbuilding, muchlike a barn. My father had the roof moved outinthe middle of "Taylor" field for protection tohands and horses, and there it rotted down and

‘ was removed. These Quakers would not own piNegro slaves, but they would secure all the

“ young free Negroes they could get, and havethem bound to them until twenty-one years ofage, and I have heard my father say, wouldmake them work like the mischief, and lash V,them too, when they did not do their duty. My

2 father was of Quaker descent, but was notenough Quaker to prevent him from owning

‘ slaves, for he owned and worked them too, un­til the war between the states.

Adjoining the Wainwright tract to theeast is the Denby tract, whichwas ownedas farback as I can remember by the Denby family,the head ofthe family having passed away some

V time before. One of the daughters, Margaret,( married Willis Hargroves; another, Eliza,i married James Hargroves. Jas. Hargroves

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of the Wainwright and Denby tracts and madeone farm of it. This farm afterwards becamethe property of E. D. Hargroves. After hisdeath, Williams Bros. and Jas. Barnes of Nor­folk purchased and still hold it.

South of this farm and just across abranch of Bennett's Creek is a farm that wasowned by Saml. Lightfoot up to the main stageroad to Portsmouth, (some of his descendantsnow live in Norfolk). This farm was bought byWillis Hargroves Sr. Between these farmsthere was a tide grist mill, now called CowBridge.

Just across the main road was a tractof land owned by my grandfather, Edmond Jor­dan, and grandmother, Zilla Jordan. At theirdeath a large portion was heired by Robt. Jor­dan a brother of W. E. Jordan, and after hisdeath it was sold, and Willie Hargroves Sr.bought it.

Between these two tracts and Dr. A.W. Wilson's line is a tract that once belongedto a family by name of Bullard; they sold outto Willis Hargroves Sr. and moved away. Jas.Hargroves Jr. , son of above, heired this farm,and it is still owned by the family. The othertwo farms, Lightfoot and Jordan, were willedto his son Willis Hargroves Jr. The father ofthese two boys, Willis and Jas. , died when theboys. were quite young; the boys are now deadand the property of each still remains in thefamily of each.

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We proceed along the old stage roadgoing west and wefind adjoining the Willis Har­grove tract one ofthe Poor's farms, now occu­pied by B. Heffington. There are eight of thesefarms; three are inthe lower neighborhood nearPig Point, and five are in this neighborhood.

~. I will return to the Willis Hargr-oves'place as I failed to mention that it was a publicplace of some note, having a country tavern anda large and well stocked country store; all ofthe public business of the neighborhood wasdone there. it was the Post Office and votingprecinct for the whole community for milesaround, and it was a great convenience to thetravelling public of which there was a greatdeal fifty years ago. On the first of Januaryof every year an immense crowd of whites andnegroes wouldgather there, as the public hiringout and selling of negroes would take placethere; and on that day the negroes were in theirglory, eating the eight inch molasses cakes,imbibing "something strong", and forming rings

‘‘ and whirling on the ''light fantastic toe" to theit music of quills and clapping, while many of the\ whites being rather "full and top heavy" would1 act humorously and pleasantly; but others would7 quarrel and have big fisticuffs, and go home

t with swelled heads and black eyes. I have,

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while a boy, spent many happy days at that oldplace, and I often think of them in passing.That was the place always selected to spend theEaster holiday; the sporting men with liquor intheir heads would form rings and bring forth

M their blooded game cocks well armed with keensteel gaffs, and pit them for a barbarous and

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cruel fight, and such betting they would do.Thanks to a better and more exalted moralityall such has passed many years ago.

The farms mentioned as the Poor'swere donated to the Lower Parish of Nanse­mond, for the benefit of the paupers in theLower Parish, during Colonial days by three(3) philanthropic gentlemen (two of them wereQuakers and perhaps the third was) namely;Richard Bennett who was a very wealthy andprominent man, who was a Colonial Governorwhen Sr. Wm. Berkley, Gov. , fled to the East­ern Shore of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion;the next was Richard Bennett, Jr. a nephew ofRichard Bennett, Sr. who afterwards lived inMaryland and died there; and the other wasThomas Tilley who, I think from certain cir­cumstances, lived in the neighborhood of PigPoint, and who gave those farms down there.

Adjoining the B. Heffington place isanother Poor's place called the Brick House’Farm, given by same parties. Adjoining thisfarm is another farm belonging to the Poor Do­nation called the Church Farm, and now occu­pied by Mrs. Martha Brinkley. (This farmtakes its name from the old Colonial brickchurch which stands no doubt on a part of whatwas this land. I can remember well when noth­ing but the bare walls stood there, I recollectalso that it was rebuilt - minus the T - whilemy father and Dr. R. H. Beaman were Vestry­men, and by a most excellent man who soonafter married a widow close by. )

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iAcross the main stage road is the

"Saunders Place", another one of the Poor'splaces; and at this time occupied by C. E. Rey­nolds.

South of and adjoining this place isanother“small farm the history of which I canonly trace to Wm. Redd as the first owner. Hedied and his son William heired it, and he soldit to E. .1’.Driver to whose estate it now belongs.

Still farther south and adjoining thisplace is a farm that once belonged to Edward,James, and Washington Browne. It was soldfor a division by their uncle, Jack Mintor, toa man whose name was Wilson Williams, whooriginally came from the northwestern portionof Norfolk Co. , who held it and gave it to hisson Saml. at his death. It was called Sam.Williams old place for many years. Whenhedied this descended to his wife and only child,Mary Anne. (1 shall speak of Wilson Williamsagain. )

East and adjoining this p1ace"was apiece of timbered land that also adjoins theWillis Hargrove tract, which was the property

', of Edward Jordan, my grandfather. After hisdeath, my father, W. E. Jordan heired it. Af—ter owning it many years he sold it to ThomasKilby; who, after sawing the best of the timber,sold it to Wm. Warrington, who sold to Jno. R.Kilby, who sold it to J. R. Trammell, and itnow belongs to a colony of negroes too numer­ous to mention even if Iknew all of their names.

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I will now go back to the old mill-runon the old stage road, and after crossing therun come to the farm that, as far as Ihaveever heard, dated back to the Bakers, mygrandmother's people, as first owner. Sheheired it, and it went to my grandfather, Ed­ward Jordan, by marriage. There was a grist­mill there as the dam now there shows, andwhere the public road crosses on. The millwas called Jordan's Mill. This was a publicplace long before Hargroves' was established.I have heard my father say, who if living today,would be 110 years old. My grandfather wasfond of sporting and soon was compelled to sellthis place.

Mr. Jno. C. Hatton (some of whosefamily afterwards moved to Portsmouth, andsome of whose descendants are still livingthere) bought it, and the old mill changed itsname to Hatton's Mill. A part of Hatton's peo­ple were buried onthe old church yard hill justacross the run. He sold out this farm to Wil­son Williams, who it appears lived there forsome years, when he died, leaving it, as wellas the Browne farm aforementioned, to his sonSamuel Williams. He lived on this farm forsome years, married, and not many years af­ter died, leaving his widow and only one childMary Anne. The widow married again, but hadno more children, so at her death the girl heiredthe whole estate. Mary Anne married a shorttime before her mother's death, a very worthyyoung man, E. J. Driver, and raised up a small vfamily of children. He was a very industrious,energetic, and prosperous man, anda good citi­

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zen. He died not long since, leaving all of theoriginal property with many valuable additionsto his widow and children.

place that belonged to Thos. Saunders, who diedleaving itto his son George, whose widow heiredit, who sold it to James Phelps Sr. He gave itto his eldest son James, and he sold to E. J.Driver whose estate now holds it.

We now come to what was called "Per­simmon Orchard" including all the land aroundDriver's store, Berea Church, and the PoorHouse tract. The Poor House tract is one ofthe Poor Donations where the paupers are quar­tered and taken care of. This place was at onetime a sort ofpublic place kept by a very honor­able negro by the name of Tony Pugh. Thestage going from Portsmouth To Edenton, N.C. , always stopped there to feed passengersand horses, that was after the new road whichwas called "Pis Pot Swamp Road" was cut

V though, that is, from the Poor House to verynear by the Corbett farm.

In the rear of this farm is the oldBrummager Heffington farm, afterwards ownedby Thomas Saunders whodied leaving two chil­dren. The farm was sold for a division andGeorge the son bought it, but he did not hold itlong before selling to William Redd, who diedleaving a widow and two children, a son and a

» daughter;there was a division andthe son (Wil­liam) became the owner. He soon sold to W.and J. Parker of Portsmouth, who sold to W.L. Heffington the present owner.

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West and adjoining this farm is a small ,1

South of this farm and close to theSouthern Railroad is a small farm hewn out ofthe woods which formerly belonged to EdwardSumner, afterwards to Captain Jno. R. Gas­kins, afterwards to a mulatto Jahaisa Tomlin,and it is now in possession. of his heirs.

Coming out to the road leading to Suf­folk and going south was a large timberedtractthat formerly belonged to Wells Cooper. (Thisis on the left hand side of the road). Jno. R.Lee and his son E. E. Lee purchased it of someof Cooper's heirs. Jno. R. Lee died after hav­ing cleared a large farm out of it, and built anice dwelling and necessary outhouses on it.It was sold and I think the Camps purchased it.It was sold again and a negro, Bailey by namenow owns it.

Across said road to the west is a slipof land formerly belonging to the Cross Swamptract, bought by Thomas Cahoon for taxes onthe Swamp, who gave it to a (Carpenter) Jona­than Jussley, at whose death it went to the Reddfamily. It was sold and T. W. Smith of Suffolkbought it, and he sold it off in small lots whichare now owned by a colony of negroes.

Another slip adjoining the above andto the south of it formerly belonged to JohnHargroves, then to a Mr. Capps whomarriedhis daughter. At his death it was heired by hisson, H. C. Capps; who, after living there sev­eral years, sold to a man (a Yankee indeed!)by the name of Lord, who sold this slip off inlots to another colony of negroes who still owntheir places.

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Across the said road and to the east isanother tract of land that was owned by EzekialPowell, who gave it to his daughter Mrs. JacobH. Kelly, who left one son, and this tract went

Afterwards it was boughtby Dempsy Langston,who sold to a Mr. Morrison, a northern man,who sold to Henry Artman of Suffolk, who soldto Jno. L. Benton, who sold to Wilroy and Jones,the present owners. It is here thatthe old FerryRoad and the P. P. Swamp road intersect, andhere was located a Post Office called Lords­ville. It is at the present time the voting pre­cinct for the upper portion of the District.

We now come to the Savage farm,originally owned by Jas. John, and Mary Mur— ,.daugh. They sold out to Jno. Clark who died 7_:'leaving two children, Jno. W. and Texanna. “They, after several years, sold to C01. A.Savage, who remained onthis farm many yearsand raised quite a family of children to be 1,,grown and married. He sold this farm only a ‘few years ago to Jno. C. Wilroy, and he stilllives, an old man, in the City of Norfolk. Thefarm is still in the possession of Jno. C. Wil­roy's heirs.

" The next farm south of this was mostlikely owned by the Mintons originally, as theBrownes - Edward, Jas. and Washington ­heired it from their mother who was a MissMinton; at any rate, Edward was in possessionwhen Dr, R. H, Beaman (who practiced medi­cine in all of this section until an old man)bought it. He held possession until he died,

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to him, who during his life sold to W. W. Wright.

having it as his home many years. Before hisdeath he gave the property in front of the maindwelling place to his son, Dr. John Beaman,who died early in life leaving awidow and threechildren. The place went to them; and, afterthe children grew up, the place was sold to D.W. Downes, who sold not long ago to Wm. King,who holds it at this time. The main portion ofthe Beaman farm went by his father's will toR. H. Beaman, Jr., the present owner.

The next and adjoining farm is what isnow called "Shriver Farm", but it was origin­ally owned by Jno. Minton, Commonly known as"Jack". He was a wealthy man for that day andwielded considerable influence in his section.After his death the farm fell into the hands ofThos. S. Sheppard, son of Dr. Sheppard, quitean aristocratic old gentleman. Sheppard died,the property was sold and Mills Roberts ofGates Co. , N. C. , became the purchaser. Heheld it and worked it for several years, andsold to Robert Saunders, who lived there forquite a number of years; and, after losing hiswife, became tired and sold to his son-in—law,Geo. Rives, who saw that he could not pay for

' it and sold to a wealthy man, Col. Shriver,from West Virginia. He remained on this farmuntil he and wife died, leaving two sons, Saml.and David, also a married sister in Richmond,to heir this fine estate. The sons remained onthe farm until Saml. died, when the farm wasagain sold and Jas. Causey purchased it, whotried truck-farming andbecomingunsuccessfulhad to sell it. Then Jno. C. Wilroy bought it,and although now dead the farm is held by the

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family. Had many owners or pretended owners,but it is one of the finest farms in this section.

Adjoining this farm is what was knownas the Cohoon farm when I was a very smallboy, but there was a family by the name ofEverett who were likely the original owners.Captn. John Cahoonpurchased this farm fromthe Everetts; He was Sheriff ofthe County formany years and afterwards a Justice of thePeace until his death, in fact, a very promi­ment and quite a wealthy man for his day. Hedied leaving his estate to his two sons Willieand Wm. John. They, after holding it for sev­eral years, sold toa Northern man bythe nameof Lonsberry; who, after losing his wife, soldto Franklin Frisbee; he sold out and moved tothe Western Country andthe farm fell into pos­session of S. J. Parker, originally a NorthCarolinian.

Back of this farm and directly on theNansemond River is a farm that dates back ahundred years or more in the name of Thos.Sheppard, afterwards owned by Jas. Phelps.He sold to O. C. Crump of Chuckatuck neigh­borhood. He sold to a Northern man by thename of Cartwright; and he sold to A. E. Wil­roy, Sr. , who owns it at this time.

This is as far towards Suffolk as Ishall go and will now take the reader back tothe fork of the road leading around towardsSleepy Hole Ferry (that was), and we come tothe Jno. Hargrove tract. I call it by that nameas Jno. Hargrove was the first owner I everheard of, and that was over a hundred years

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ago. He had a daughter who married a man bythe name of Capps who became the owner afterHargrove's death. He left several children,but all died young except two, F. M. and H. C.Capps. At their father's death they heired allof the property. H. C. Capps heired this farm.He, after several years, sold out to a man, atrue Northern Yankee, by the name of Lord,and he sold out to another Yankee by the nameof Frew, who did not hold it long before it wassold and Robt. Fanny became the purchaser.He held it for several years, when it was soldand Jno. C. Wilroy became the owner, and itstill continues in the Wilroy estate.

A little down this road and on the leftis a farm that originally belonged to Thos. ,Jas. , and Mary King. They sold to a negro bythe name of Hocksey who lived there a numberof years and sold to another negro by the nameof Rooks who was compelled to leave for somereason I do not remember. The farm was soldand James Phelps bought it, and after buildinga dwelling and outhouses remained during hislife. After his death the place was sold for adivision and Ed. Williamson bought it, and itis now held by his son, Reps Williamson.

Backof and west ofthis farm is a farmthat was owned by Miss Mary Murdaugh, whichwas sold and boughtby Capps, and when he diedit was heired by his son Francis Marion; and,after his death, two of his daughters havingmarried Jno. C. Wilroy, it went to the Wilroyfamily, and is owned at the present time by thatfamily.

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Going down aforementioned road, onthe right side is the Bowser tract. The saidThos. , Jas. , and Mary King were the originalowners of this place, and they sold to a negro,Old Jim Bowser. When he died his childrenheired it and still own it.

Across the road and west of this tractwas the main dwelling place of the said Kings.They sold to Jacob H. Kelly, who left two sonsJacob E. and E. P. Kelly. When he died,Jacob E. got this place, and when he died Hen­ry Kirn bought it. He afterwards sold to T. E.Trotman who still owns it.

Back of this place is a farm which for­merly belonged to David Riddick who died with— .out children; at his death the farm was sold andJacob H. Kelly bought it; and at his death his Wson E. P. Kelly (known as Tobe) heired it. Hesold it to Mr. Vanalstine of New York state;and he sold it to T. E. Trotman, who owns itat this time.

Tothe south of, and at this time a partof, the above farm is what was known as theWells Cooper tract, and where he lived formany years. It was bought by Jacob H. Kellyand joined on to the above farm. At his deathhis son, E. P. Kelly heired it, and when hesold the above farm also sold this part to a manby the name of Fletcher, alsoaNew York stateman. He lived but a short time and another NewYork man, Geo. Frisbee, bought it. He soondied and it was sold, when T. E. Trotmanbought it and the two tracts are held as onefarm, and he holds it at this time.

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North of and adjoining this farm iswhat is known as the Glebe or Church farm,which, from all I have been able to ascertain,was given by some man whose name has longbeen forgotten for the benefit of the Old Colo­nial Episcopal Church mentioned before, andit is used for that purpose at the present day.Trustees hold this property in trust; and, hadit not been a donation, it would have been soldfor the benefit of the state long years ago.

North of and adjoining this Glebe landis a tract of valuable land that originally wasowned by David Hatton, a brother of Jno. G.Hatton mentioned before. He died and JohnKeeling of Princess Anne Co. purchased it.After his death it was sold for division, andWm. E. Jordan became the owner. He held itfor several years and sold to David Forshayof New York state. His heirs sold it to E. L.Everett, and he soon sold to F. L. Jones whostill holds it.

Coming out to the main road leadingto Sleepy Hole Ferry we strike the old Beamantract. Well, that was first owned by a man bythe name of James Sheppard (a carpenter bytrade). After his death the whole tract wassold and it was bought by Ezekial Powell, andhe gave it to his daughter Nancy who marriedNathaniel Beaman, and they lived at that placethe remainder of their lives. They had onlytwo children, Anne Eliza and Sarah. After thedeath of their parents, they heired the wholeof this estate, and it was equally divided be­tween them. Anne E. after marrying sold hershare to Ed. Williamson, After his death this

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part was sold and Jno. H. Wright bought it ora portion of it as Jno. R. Kilby sold a smallportion of the same on the south side to Mrs.M. .E. Gray, the larger or dwelling side wassoon sold to Jno. W. Bidgood, who owns it atthis time.

Miss Sarah Beaman married W. J.Cohoon and soon sold her interest to ElishaEverett, who before his death gave that portionlying onthe west of main road and adjoining theGlebe farm to his son, W. Thos. Everett. Athis death, this portion went to his widow andthree children. Several years after his death,the farm was sold and F. L. Jones bought it,and a short time ago Jones sold it to FrankPierce who still owns it.

East and separated from the aboveplace is the main dwellingplace of Everett Sr. ,which has been divided between Elisha EverettJr. , and his sister, Mrs. Emma Barrett. Mrs.Barrett sold off a lot and store house on thesouthwest corner to W. H. Brinkley.

We come next to the Sleepy Hole tractimmediately on the Nansemond River. Thisfarm as far back as I have ever heard, hadParson Jacob Keeling as its first owner. Hewas an Episcopal minister and not only culti­vated this farm, but the Glebe also as he offi­ciated at the Old Brick Colonial Church afore­mentioned. It was on a part of this farm, eastof the site of the present dwelling house, thatwas the point or landing place of a ferry flatthat crossed the river, conveyinghorses and

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passengers to a landing on the opposite side ofthe river called Ferry Point, now belonging toC01. J. J‘. Phillips‘ estate. It was at the latterplace, stages from Petersburg had a terminusto connect with stages from Portsmouth thatstopped at the landing on this farm.

There is a body of land between thisfarm andthe Ezekial Powell tract that belongedto a family of Bullards which was bought byJacob Keeling. It was in my young days, aswell as now, called the "Bull field". This andSleepy Hole were thrown together to form onefarm and called Sleepy Hole farm. It has hadmany owners and is a notable place,

Parson Jacob Keeling sold this farmto Benjamin Riddick whowas at one time Mayorof Suffolk: and he sold it to Thos. I. Kilby ofSuffolk; he sold to William Batten; he sold toElisha Murray, formerly ofPrincess Anne Co.,and was killed at the battle of Gettysburg, andthe farm went into the hands of a man by thename of Cheaves of Petersburg, whosold aboutone hundred acres of Sleepy Hole proper to Ed­ward Williamson; which, after his death, wentinto the hands of Marmaduke Cartwright. Whenhe died it was heired by his son, Jno. Cart­wright, who still holds it.

Cheaves of Petersburg held the east­ern side ofthis farm for several years and thensold to Jno. G. Peake of Western Branch sec­tion. He sold to James Wagner whose estateowns it at this time. Jas. Wagner sold two lotson the public road, one to Jos. Etherage and the

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other to Charles Harrell. Etherage's familystill owns their lot, and Harrell holds his lot.

On the opposite side of the Main Roadis a slip ofland occupied by a colony of negroescalled Griffin town, sold to them by John Cart­wright and J. E. Wright, which is one of thecurses of the neighborhood.

Adjoining and east of this farm is alarge tract that first belongedto Ezekial Powell,one of the meanest men who ever lived in thissection. He lived to be an old man. He leftthree daughters and one son. I have heard thatthe daughters were most excellent women andmade splendid wives. His son, Jackson, towhom the old man left this farm, was a chip offthe old block. He died in the year of 1849 of cho­lera which was prevailing as an epidemic atthat time. He left one child, Sarah, who mar­ried Jas. E. Wright during the Civil War, andshe heired her father's estate; of course, hermother held a life interest. After some yearsEd. Wright build up houses, dwelling and others,across to the east on the Pasture road, andmade a farm of twotracts. One was called theWindmill tract (I remember the old windmill)located in the northwest corner ofthe field nearthe marsh), the other was called the Copelandtract, which was purchased from the Copelandfamily by old Powell. J. E. Wright and familylived on this farm for several years, becametired and discouraged, and sold to Jno. G.Peake who sold it to a man by the name ofHolmes, a northern man. He died and the farmwas sold. W. H. Brinkley and W. J. Doughtie

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became the owners. It now is the property ofVivian Lawrence and W. J. Doughtie, andDoughtie lives on it.

The farm that Ezekial Powell lived onwas sold by J. E. Wright and wife to Jas. Wag­ner, where he lived for twenty years or moreand died not long ago. It still remains in hisestate, but will likely be sold sometime thisyear for a division, as he left no will.

The lot at the fork where Beech GroveChurch now stands was given to the Methodistdenomination for church purposes by J. E.Wright and wife; it was a part of the Copelandtract.

We will go back to the neighborhood ofPersimmon Orchard that was, now the littleTown of Driver. The lot onwhich Berea Chris­tian Church and the Masonic Temple (formerlyGrange Hall) are built was donated from thePoor's property.

North of this lot is a farm that for­merly belonged to Jno. G. Hatton, who sold itto Miss Sarah T. Gary, my mother's sister.When she died she willed it to her niece, Mar­garet E. Sumner, who married Archibald Rid­dick of Suffolk - who owned it many years andsold it to E. J. Driver - who ran a large andwell stocked store, did the largest Post Officebusiness of any country village I know of. Afew years before his death, he leased out thestore to W. H. Brinkley who is still running it.

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Adjoining the north of this is the farmof A. G. Darden, which is a part of the originalJno. Darden farm, who at his death left twosons, Jacob and William, who heired the farm.William married and after his death left his in­terest to an onlydaughter. After her marriageJacob purchased her interest; and after hisdeath this part of the farm went to A. G. Dar­den who still lives on it.

East of this part of above farm is theplace where Jno. Jacob and William Dardenlived until they all died. Jacob W. the son ofJacob Darden and brother of A. G. Darden, fellheir to this old homestead and still holds it.

While the British Army under LordCornwallis was passing through this section ofthe country (that was during the RevolutionaryWar) it was expedient to camp near by whereA. G. Darden's dwelling is. The soldiers, bysome means, ascertained that Jno. Darden wasat variance with his neighbor Pasco Turner.One would not speak to the other. They pro­ceeded to the woods, obtained a lot of largepoles, built a high pen and put these two ob­stinate neighbors in that pen, and held themthere until they agreed to become friends.(One good thing the British did. )

The next farm to this looking north iswhat belonged to my great grandfather, PascoTurner, from whom I take my middle name,and who owned and lived on this farm manyyears previous to the Revolutionary War —Iam inclined to believe him a Scotchman from

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his name. He had several daughters, neverheard of any son or sons. One ofhis daughtersmarried aman named John Gary. Ishould havesaid that Pasco Turner built the present dwel­ling on this place so that it would make thedwelling house a long way over one hundredyears olzd.

. After Pasco Turner's death, the farmwas sold and Jno. Gary bought it, and lived forsome years, and at his death left a widow andthree daughters, Nancy, Sarah T. , and MarthaJ. D. Gary. The widowwasa very industriouswoman, and an excellent manager. She ran thefarm and entertained passengers whocame andwent by stage from Petersburg to Portsmouthand Norfolk, as the stage going and comingfrom SleepyHole Ferry always stopped here tofeed passengers and horses, indeed, there isnow an old cedar in front ofthe dwelling acrossthe main road, that has a staple in it used forfastening the stage horses to be curried. Shewas my grandmother, and lived here until herdeath.

Edward Sumner married the oldestdaughter Nancy, and bought out the interests ofthe other two. He improved the old dwellingduring his life. He and wife died early in lifeleaving only one child, a daughter, MargaretE. and she heired all of their property. Someof her children are now living in Suffolk. Aboutthe year 1858 she sold the dwelling side of theroad part to the Trustees of Yeates' FreeSchools for the benefit ofthe Schools, amount­ing to near 25 acres, and the opposite side

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about 90 acres to Dr. W. T. Jordan. By act ofLegislature, the Yeates' lands were all sold

‘ and Dr. W. T. Jordan bought the dwelling sideof the farm, making the whole of the originalfarm, so that this farm has been in the familyby my mother's sidealong way over one hun­dred years without having gotten out of thefamily entirely.

Just across aditch to the north of thisplace is the Yeates' Free School lot, given byan educated Englishman of great philanthropicviews whosettled and lived in this Parish dur­ing Colonial days, and becoming wealthy inlands and some negroes, wished to do what hecould possibly for coming generations, gavelands and negroes in trust for the establish­ment of two public free schools, one in this oineighborhood and one in the lower. When theCivil War came on this institution was worth inmoney value nearly or quite one hundred thou­sand dollars, but Lincoln in one sweep of thehand killed the income by the emancipation ofthe negroes. The lands were sold by act of theLegislature of Virginia, and there remains buttwo lots and the houses on them to tell of thegreatness of John Yeates, English gentleman.He more than likely lived on the Pig Pointfarm at the mouth of Nansemond River. Theold school house on above lot was built in 1841.

Northeast of and adjoining this lot iswhat was known as the Trotter farm, whichwas owned by Dr. Thos. Trotter, who datedback long before the Revolutionary War. Hedied leaving two sons, Thomas and Joshua

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(whom I met in 1860). They sold out to Jno.Woodward and moved to Charlotte, N. C. TheTrotter family were strong quakers. Jno.Woodwardlived for several years onthis farm,and died there, leaving a widow and three chil­dren. One died young andthe farm was heiredby the other two, Franklin and Virginia. Frank­lin remained and cultivated the farm manyyears, and sold his interest to Jeremiah Joneswho married Virginia. Theylived onthis farmseveral years and died there, leaving five chil­dren, who came in possession of the property,and it is now held by three of them, viz Jere­miah, John, and Annie L. Jones.

West and adjoining this farm is the oldJoseph Moore (was commonly called "Old Joe"Moore) Farm. He owned this farm before theRevolutionary War. I have often heard my fa­ther say that he was called "Old Joe Moore"when he was a boy ten years old. He lived tobe an old man and died there, leaving a widowonly, who had a life right. She married againaman bythe name of William Gary and was hissecond wife. When she died, by Moore's will,the farm went to his niece, Eliza Boggs, whomarried Eli Johnson on the Western Branch,two of her children are still living. Soon afterher marriage to Johnson, she sold the Mooreplace to Wm. Gary, son of above Wm. Gary byfir st marriage, who built up on the road nearthe School House lot, and lived there for someyears and died, leaving awidow and three chil­dren. Two of the children died while young,and the place was sold, when Dr. Jacob W.Keeling became the purchaser. He married

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and built up quite alarge family, and in his oldage became dissatisfied and sold off one—halfofthe farm to Jas. Phelps; and later on, the otherhalf or dwelling part to S. F. Warrington. Jas.Phelps bought the part on which was the site ofthe old Moore residence (site was near the oldburial ground). That was the place where mymother and father were married. Jas. Phelpsowned this part ofthe farm until his death, andhis widowmarried, but the farm is in the pos­session of his widow and children. The otherpart is still in possession of S. F. Warrington.

"Theroad leading from Driver aroundthe swamp was the only public main road thatled to Suffolk, it followed as near as possiblethe Nansemond River, I suppose to avoid thelarge swamps, until the public road leadingfrom the Tony Pugh or Poor House farm wascut through P. P. swamp. The old road origi­nally was changed after passing the now RepsWilliamson place; it turned to the right nearthe South corner of his land; passed in rear ofthe Col. Savage dwelling; in rear of the Dr.Beaman place, that is, the dwelling; in rear ofthe old Cohoon now G. J. Parker dwelling; andcoursed southeast until reaching near whereJas. Corbit now lives; and continued on to Suf­folk.

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RESUMED -- OCTOBER 1916

Being now in my eighty-first year Iwill commence where I left off.

‘On the place where A. G. Dardenlives, Cornwallis, the British Commander,camped when he was marching through thiscountry during the Revolutionary War. Someof his soldiers in knocking about, ascertainedthat Jno. Darden and Pasco Turner, his neigh­bor; on the north, did not speak to each other;they went to camp, built a high log pen, se­cured the two neighbors, put them in the pen,and kept them until they spoke to each other.(One good thing the British did in passing. )

J. W. Darden bought from the girls,daughters of Jacob Darden, and lived on thehomestead for many years, then sold to L. F.Ames who now owns it.

North of and adjoining is a farm be­longing first and before the Revolutionary Warto Pasco Turner, my great grandfather, whosedaughter married John Gary, my grandfather.Pasco 'I'urner built the dwelling now on theplace, which makes it more than a century old.

My grandmother kept a sort of PublicPlace, as this was the stopping place of thestage route between Portsmouth and SleepyHole Ferry; that was before the road was cutthrough the swamp beyondthe TonyPugh place.There is at this time a cedar tree standing a­

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cross the road that the stage horses werehitched to to be curried. At her death, EdwardSumner, who married one of her daughters,bought out the interests of the other two girls,Martha and Sarah, andafter his death, his onlydaughter, Margaret E. , heired the farm. Shemarried in Suffolk Arch. Riddick, and aftermany years sold the largest part to her firstcousin, W. T. Jordan; and the house side to theTrustees of Yeates' Free Schools, who after afew years sold to W. T. Jordan who now holdsit and lives on it. So the estate has been in thefamily a century.

Directly north and adjoining is a SchoolHouse and Lot donated for Public Free Schoolpurposes by an English philanthropist, JohnYeates, by name, who probably lived at PigPoint, who gave two school houses and lots andseveral negroes, the hires of the same to paythe teachers and other expenses. One of thefirst institutions of the kind in Virginia! Itwas ordered sold after the Civil War by spe­cial act of Virginia Legislature on account ofthe emancipation of the negroes. At the com­mencement ofthe war the institution was worthnearly $100, 000. 00. It was a privilege neverappreciated by the public in the community.

West of this school lot and adjoiningis the Old Joe. Moore farm. He died leavinga widow and no child, so she died leaving thefarm to her niece, Eliza Bogg-s,who sold it toW. R. Gary (my cousin) who died and Dr. Ja­cob Keeling bought it. He sold one-half to Jas.Phelps whose family still owns it; the other

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half and the homestead is owned by Severn F.Warrington, and he lives on it.

To the east and adjoining is what wasknown as the Trotter place, which was ownedby Dr. Trotter, which was sold for division.(They were thorough Quakers). It was boughtby John Woodward (who married a Miss Lan­iere) they had three children. At their deaththe farm was divided between two children,Franklin and Virginia. Virginia married Jere­miah Jones, and Franklin sold his interest toJones. The farm is now the property of Jer.Jr. , John W. , and Annie Lee Jones, childrenof Jeremiah and Virginia Jones.

This finds us at the supposed head ofBennett's Pasture. Bennett was a very prom­inent man (a strong Quaker), and a member ofthe House of Burgesses during Governor Berke­1ey's reign as Governor of Colonial Virginia,and no doubt secured a grant from the EnglishCrown of this land between the NansemondRiver and Bennett's Creek.

The farm east and across the mainroad from the Doughtie and Lawrence place wasno doubt bought from Bennett's Estate by Dr.Samuel Browne, who sold to Ezekial Powell,who gave to his daughter, Sarah Jane, whomarried Bob Smith of Somerton, who was mur­dered by Hunter Hill in Suffolk. Smith left twoboys, Henning (Pomp) and Robt. now living.The farm was sold for a division and wasbought by W. J. Wright and W. B. Warring­ton. W. J. Wright sold his half to Jno. Ames,

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Sr. , who gave to his son, R. B. Ames.

Warrington lived sometime on hispart, the Homestead, and died leaving no willThe farm was sold to his widow first, then toLevi D. Ames and Jas. D. Taylor. Afterwardsit was divided and Taylor came in possessionof the Homestead portion, and Levi Ames thelower portion. Taylor left one son Ed. J. Tay­lor, who holds his father's portion, and LeviAmes left his part to his daughter, Mrs. Old.

Further down the pasture road wecome to the D. Woolford estate which com­prised all ofthat land from Ames‘ to where theT. R. Gaskins' line begins. He had one daugh­ter who married a sporting clerk of Suffolk,Harvy by name. He spent all of her propertyfrolicking. It was all sold before he and hiswife died, and Captain Jno. R. Gaskins boughtthe most of it. Captain Gaskins gave the Harvytract to his daughter, Martha Jane, whomar­ried R. B. Ames, had three children, and nowAnnie Darden, his only girl, owns all the tractbut one-third which is owned by Richard Odom.(I have heard that Dr. Woolford came origin­ally from Maryland. )

I should have said that after R. B.Ames‘ death the Harvy tract was divided be­tween R. B. Ames‘ children, three in number,LeRoy, the oldest son, came in possession ofthe Wright or Jno. Ames Sr. tract; Frank, inthe middle; Annie, only girl, in the Eagle Pt.tract and the homestead at the widow's death.Leroy sold his portion very soon to Severn

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Warrington who still owns it. Frank sold histo R. Odom, who still holds, and Annie who isMrs. Annie Darden holds two shares.

The Tom Gaskins place was originallyowned by Ed. Newman, and Bennett's grant hadnothing to do with that, for he ownedthat beforeBennett got the grant. It was bought afterwardsby Dr. Woolford, then by Captain Jno. R. Gas­kins, who gave it to his son Thos. R. Gaskins.Now that will soon be sold for a division. Itwas called Newman's Point as far back as Iknew the place.

North and adjoining this place is theJesse Brinkley Place, originally owned byBennett; afterwards, aman by the name ofStephens; then by Thos. Pitt who gave it to hisson, Crawford, whowas a verydissipatedman.At his death it was sold to a Joseph Redd, avery hard specimen of a man who died withouta child, and his brother's children heired it.It fell to a daughter, Helen, whomarried JesseW. Brinkley who now owns and lives on it.

Goingback a little; opposite and acrossthe public road from the Harvy farm is the DickGaskins place. This place was one of Bennett'splaces sold to Andrew Ballard and continued tobe his until his death, and then Captain John R.Gaskins bought it, and at his death gave it tohis daughter, Elizabeth, who afterwards ex­changed it with her brother Richard for thehomestead place. So that Dick Gaskins holdsthis place at this time.

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Directly east and adjoining this placeis afarm called "Old Chimneys". I have neverlearned who owned this place after Bennett atfirst. The first owner I heard of was Ed. Wood­ward who owned it for a few years; then ElishaNorfleet of Suffolk bought it; he owned it only ashort while and W. J. Wright bought it; and af­ter some years he sold it to Frank and CharlesBeaton. They owned it a few years and Geo. T.Rawles purchased it, and now Jno. Eberwineowns it.

North of this farm is the Captain Jno.R. Gaskins place. This was probably the Buck­ston place after Bennett's, as Captain Gaskinsmarried in the Buckston family. He was mar­ried three times and left his children with afarm each. The homestead went to Elizabeth(Mrs. Lee) after exchange with her brother,after death, two daughters heir the farm(Dolna and Mamie) and hold it at this time.

North of this place is what is called"Creek Place". As far back as I can recollectthis place was owned by James Tart who d~.edleaving a widow and no children. The widowafterwards married Joseph Mansfield and heheired the farm. After his death the place wassold and W. W. Wright became purchaser. Itwas again sold and a man bythe name of Crop­per of Havre de Grace, Maryland, bought. Itwas sold again after a fewyears and Mrs. Gin­nie Lee (W. J. Lee) bought it and still owns it.There is a smallpiece of land that the store ison that formerly belonged to Ezekial Powell,bought by W. J. Lee and added to Creek farm.

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The next farm to this is not the TownPt. as called at the present day, for it is theMansfield tract. Adjoining the Creek farmthere are two farms that belonged to two bro-thers, Samuel and Mills Mansfield. When \Samuel died he left one son who went to Rich- 1mond to live, and for aught I know died there.His part, which was the upper, was sold andhis part was bought by his brother, Mills,which he added to his part, that next to the partadjoining Town Pt. proper. He lived in an oldfashioned brick building, and when he died leftone son only, to whom he gave all ofhis estate.His name was Joseph, and he married the wi­dow of James Tart, by whom he had severalchildren.

The next place is Town Pt. , the endof Bennett's Pasture;and during Colonial times,it was thought to be a good site for a town, butafterwards it was determined to move the siteto the upper Nansemond River, and Suffolk wasselected. A man by the name of Thos. Pittowned it as far back as I ever heard. He had alarge family ofchildren, who, when the oldmandied, scattered to different places. The placewas sold for a Division and Joseph Mansfieldbecame the owner of all this body of fine land.At his death, this farm was sold and anothercropper professed to buy it but did not makepayment, and Willis J. Lee bought it and stillowns it. During the War 1812-14 withthe Brit­ish our soldiers were stationed there; alsoduring the Civil War between the States I wasstationed there for a while.

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So ends a rough history of the farmsand their owners within the boundaries I haveselected.

(Signed) W. T. Jordan M. D.

I want to state that Iarn the oldestwhite man that I have ever known from myboyhood's time to the present in this commun­ity. But few ever lived to be seventy—fiveyears old. There is at this time one negroman in his eighty-sixth year. I have lived tobe older than my father (W. E. Jordan) whowas in his seventy-ninth year, or any of hisancestors; and a long way beyond any of mymother's folks. There is a vast differencein this neighborhood.

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Then

1.2.3.4.

10.ll.

3:, 12.13.14.15.

5 16.

17.’ 18

and18A19.

20.21.22.and23.

W. R. OldJno. Calvin ArthurJames Stone ArthurDr. Samuel Browne

Nathaniel BidgoodFarmPat Arthur PlaceLaycocke FarmPowell Farm

Wright Place

Handy FarmDr. Elberton Browne

Elvy BrownBrewer PlaceWoodward PlaceShoulders Hill Bap­tist ChurchEzekial Powell FarmJacob Goodman

W. E. JordanW. E. Jordan

Old Jordan FarmBuckston PlaceWainwright andDenby tracts

Now

Old GreeneOld GreeneEarl Eberwinea. Abe Milteer Place

(now D. B. Yeates)b. George K. Eberwinelater J. E. 8: Ben Amesnow Arbor MeadowsJ. C. Matthews DairyEberwineJ. C. Matthews(Matthews Homeplace)a. Judson Wrightb. Eberwine —Fruit­

land FarmWrighta. Rabeysb. LotzMeadowbrook Cemeterynow owned by Uptonnow owned by Upton

UptonOld Field Billy Place

Harry Carney Place(2 farms)Carney Home Place(Ricks Farm)Bob WhiteBob Whitecombined to formDenbyHargroves Farmnow Upton

/,.

24.

25.

26.

26A.27.

28.29.

30.

31.32.33.34.35.

36.37.38.

39.40.41.

42.43.

44.

Sam Lightfoot

Edmond Jordan

Bullard Farm

Hargroves TavernTrustees of LowerParish Poor FarmsPoor FarmPoor Farm

Poor Farm

Wm. ReddWilliams PlaceTimbered tractJordans MillThomas Saunders

Persimmon OrchardPoor House tractOld BrummagerHeffington FarmEdward SumnerWells CooperThomas Cohoon

John HargrovesEzekiel Powell

Savage Farm

Jack Hargroves Farmnow Baker et alBetween Suffolk Hy.and R. R. in front ofJack Hargrove's place(now H. C. Outlaw)and James Spruill

HeffingtonBrickhouse FarmChurch Farm (next toGlebe Church)Saunders Place —across road fromGlebe ChurchN. L. Whedbee Est.DayMany negroesN. L. Whedbee Est.Phelps place —nowowned by I. T. Arthur

OutlawHurdle heirsBailey heirsvarious negroes ­Ricks, Majette andothersvarious negroesLordsville Post Office­Morrison’s ForkJas. ,, John and MaryMurdaugh - now Mans­field

45.

46.

47.48.49.

50.

51.

52.53.54.55.56.57.

58.58A.58B.59.

59A.

60.61.62.

63.64.

‘Minton

Shriver Farm

Cohoon FarmThomas SheppardJno. Hargrove tract

Thos., Jas. andMary KingMiss Mary Mur­daughBowser tractKingsDavid RiddickWells Cooper TractGlebe FarmDavid Hatton

Old Beamon TractPruitt

Everett, Sr.

E. E. EverettPlace

Sleepy I-IoleFarm"Bull Field"Bay Point Farm

Griffin TownEz ekiel Powell

Birdsong on E. of High­way, Earl Ward on W.of Highway and UptonUpton - W. side SuffolkHighwayFrank Culpepper Est.Judge J. C. GodwinFanny Farm —nowH. C. Outlaw

J. P. Brooks Place

Capps Farm

part of Monogrampart of Monogrampart of Monogram

Flu Jones Farm —now Dr. "Green

Emmet Jones 8:Edward Jones »

McClennyoriginally part ofSleepy Hole Farm,Wagner tract

Doughtie tract —nowJohn Yeates High ‘School and Mar-Jac.

A,'.—‘.,V;..«.-.«...~,.~._J.-W

64A.

65.

66.

67.68.

69.70.

71.

72.

72A.

73.

74.

75.76.77.

78.

79.

79A.

Old Beech GroveChurch

Berea Church (partof Poor Tract)Jno. G. Hatton ­Persimmon OrchardJno. Darden FarmJno. , Jacob 8:William Darden FarmPasco TurnerYeates Free SchoollotTrotter Farm

Old Joseph MooreFarmOld Joseph MooreFarm

Dr. Samuel Browne

D. Woolford Est.

Tom Gaskins PlaceJesse BrinkleyPlaceDick Gaskins Place

Old Chimneys

Capt. Jno. R. Gas­kins Place

Lee Farm

DriverA. G. Darden tractHurff et al

Ray JonesMrs. Wm. WorthJones residenceOld Woodward 8: JonesPlace —now Mrs. Wm.Worth JonesC. E. Warrington Est.

Mrs. H. C. HarrellW. East Taylor andJ. W. NelmsBennetts Harbor,Walter Hurff Est. ,G. M. Cornell andMrs. C. T. EverettNansemond ShoresHoliday Point Est.Vernon G. EberwineEst.Vernon G. Eberwine,Jr.The Bank of Nansemond,et al, including home ofJ. W. NurneyJ. W. Nurney Farm

80.

81.82.

Creek Place - Eastof Rt. 17

Mansfield TractTown Point

Wright, Maxey,Eberwine, Joyner,Cattenhead, et al

R. T. Bradford

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Mr. and Mrs. Marshall E, Askew

Mrs. P. J1. Burton

James E. Byrd

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Miss Mary Cowling

Miss Nettie R. Cowling

C. M. Constant

Mrs. Frank W. Crumpler

Linwood H. Duck, Jr.

Mrs. Jeffrey J. Davis

Larry A. Floyd

Hurley R. Gray, Jr.

Mrs. F. Whitney Godwin

Robert R. Hardy

Dr. and Mrs. Reginald Holland

Miss Cindy Hobbs

Oliver K. Hobbs, Sr.

Oliver K. Hobbs, Jr.

Mr. and .Mrs. Frank D. Holladay

Raymond 0. Johnson, Jr.

William Wellington Jones

William T. Jones

Dr, Edward C. Joyner

Dr. Richardson Joyner

Mr. and Mrs. W. Hill Kilby

Mrs. Andrew W. Kelly

Mr. and Mrs. William W. Kitchin

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. O’Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Harrell R. PrattHarrell E. Pratt

Michael J. Pratt

Miss Ruth Pratt

William G. Robertson

Mrs. Stanley L. Rogers, Jr.

Jllrs. Susan K. Towner

Z. Turner

Mr. and Mrs. William T. Watson

Miss Frances Watson

Thaddeus T. Williams

Larry A. Woyer

E. R. Wyatt

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