is beyond the scope of this transcription. There was survey done in 1937 by H. C. Field that indicated there were 11 graves in this cemetery: "The family burying ground is about five hundred yards from the house, and is enclosed by a iron fence. J: Two things: First, that many tours would either omit or gloss over the slavery aspect. Marrowbone was builtby Robert Hairston (c.1717-c.1791). For example, the number of enslaved people enumerated under a slave owner could indicate whether or not the slave owner had a plantation, and if so, what size it was. for such named slaves, did not notice any such information while doing this transcription. Other pieces from the pre-civil war period were iron mortars and pestles and an iron washbowl, which were made at George Hairston's Union Furnace Iron Works in Patrick County. Leave a message for others who see this profile. Before presuming an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census The biggest win: Commonwealth Crossing's $22.2 million from Virginia; . the number of slaves they held in the County and the first page number on which they were listed. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The county was established in 1777 when it was carved from Pittsylvania County. Click on a site listed within each jurisdiction for a photograph and summary description of the site's historical significance as well as a link to the nomination form . At one point the enslaved blacks of Beaver Creek were tending a thousand yam plants; in one day they made 660 candles. LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES, SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS. Living through the Civil War was horrific. Death. Estimates of the number of former J: Visit their libraries! 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William Randolph of Tuckahoe, Thomas Mann Randolph, Sr., Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr. Carter Braxton, Colonel John West, Martha Custis Dandridge, William Berkeley, Philip Ludwell, Philip Ludwell II, Philip Ludwell III, Thomas Fairfax 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, Judge John Tyler, Sr., President John Tyler, Robert King Carter, William Fanning Wickham, Joseph Guilaume Lombard, Jean Louise Grasse, Robert Carter Burwell, Philip Nelson, Hugh Mortimer Nelson, John Martin, Robert Bargrave, Nathaniel Harrison, Nathaniel Harrison II, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Dale, William Byrd, Richard Kennon, Thomas Eldridge, Abraham Wood, Thomas Chamberlayne, John Alexander Strachan, William Stith, Peter Randolph, John Wayles, Thomas Jefferson, Sir Peyton Skipwith - 7th Baronet Skipwith, Henry Light-Horse Harry Lee, William Maffitt, Thomas West, Edward Hill, John Carter, Robert King Carter, William Morton, Daniel Morgan, Griffin Taylor, John C. Scott, Theodorick Lee, Richard Bland, Richard Bland Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee II, William Temple Thomson Mason, Henry A. What did you discover about the slave experience at these plantations? Magna Vista Plantation. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Henry Captain Robert Hairston, a noted politician in the Colony of Virginia, owned Marrowbone plantation, commanded a militia company and served as Henry County's first high sheriff. John Alexander, Gerard Alexander I, John Parke Custis, Richard Ambler, John Ambler, William Allen, Robert King Carter, Carter Henry Harrison, Daniel Clark, William Green Munford, John Munford, John Cocke, Hamlin Willcox, Mrs. Walter O. Majo, Thomas Stegge II, Governor John Harvey, Governor Samuel Stephens, Governor William Berkeley, Dr. Thomas Walker, Colonel Alfred Landon Rives, William Fitzhugh, Major Churchill Jones, John Coalter, George Harrison, Arthur Allen, William Allen, William Douglas, Bowler Cocke the Younger, Captain Thomas Pemberton, Richard Kennon, Robert Henry Batte, Willis Comstock, Captain Thomas Harris, Nathaniel Bacon, William Randolph, William Allen, Charles Senff, C.K.G. How a slave was treated varied depending upon the plantations owner. . Mount Vernon was the plantation of George Washington, the first President of the United States, which was situated in the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County. His other brothers and sisters were William Overton Winston, Henry Pendleton Winston, Bickerton Lyle . almost non-existent. 1922. In the 1600s an eastern Siouan tribe inhabited the region. in Captain Brice Edward's Company, 64th Regiment, Virginia Militia. The guides at Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Montpelier are very knowledgeable, so taking the tours is a must. Buried in Graveyard on Winton Plantation-located 200 yards West of Manor House and adjacent to Winton Country Club Golf Course. He married Ruth Stovall, daughter of George & Elizabeth Stovall. 10/6/22), Categories: USBH Heritage Exchange, Needs Slave Profiles | Virginia, Plantations, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Despite the grandeur of many of these homes, living was often a struggle. With each owner, the buildings and grounds underwent dramatic changes. William Henry ROGERS in Filae Family Trees . County population included 6,773 whites, 314 free colored and 5,018 slaves. It was disappointing to realize that Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, despite their battles for independence and human rights, all kept and never freed their slaves. Henry's daughter, Martha, lived and administered the plantation. He was born March 3, 1950, in Elkins, a son of the late Hobert Henry Corley and the late Teresa Ann Falcone Corley. J: A few such as Patrick Henry who lovingly dealt with a wife who was mentally ill. Or William Berkeley who was exceptionally cruel to his slaves. Because of this, a list was compiled and we reached out to each plantation individually to ask their permission to come and tour, photograph, and write about their history. obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a very detailed, [Moseley] Walter, Alice Granbery. "W. P. A. Virginia has produced eight presidents and three of those George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison were Founding Fathers whose leadership and inspiration were critical to the birth and success of the new country. B., Wm. to County boundaries. The heart of the community is its early l8th-century courthouse, a 250-year-old cultural link between past and present. We also found that slavery continues to be a difficult topic in the state. Augusta County, Virginia was named after his wife, Rebecca Staunton. After that, we broadened our search to every corner of the state and were rewarded with some amazing finds, including some plantations that are now mere shells but being renovated in order to preserve their history. Moseley Family of Lower Norfolk County, Princess Anne County, and Henrico County, Virginia, 1600-1800s. Furthermore, shooting towards the end of the year (autumn/winter) removed, in my opinion, the lightheartedness sometimes conveyed when these same places are shot during the (spring/summer). Known for a short while as Company "L" after reorganization in March 1862 became Company "A".Organized & recruited by Thomas Tipton Smith from Henry County Alabama and was the first Captain. Virginia state historic marker for plantation of Patrick Henry, county's namesake, Leatherwood, Henry County As an independent city since 1928, Martinsville is not part of Henry County, but exists as an enclave, surrounded by the county. Top Of Page | Home
Violet Bank is a historic plantation house and museum in Colonial Heights, Virginia. [6], The Leatherwood plantation later passed to the Hairston family. Various colorings, defined, The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the, National Register of Historic Places in Henry County, Virginia, List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia, National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia, National Register of Historic Places listings in Martinsville, Virginia, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", U.S. National Register of Historic Places, History of the National Register of Historic Places, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Henry_County,_Virginia&oldid=1075533359, Lists of National Register of Historic Places in Virginia by county, Articles using NRISref without a reference number, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 March 2022, at 08:51. Peter Hairston and his three sons Robert, Andrew and Samuel arrived in Virginia about 1740. It seems these plantations are now used in different ways. Between 1860 and 1870, On June 7, 1975, at Petersburg, West Virginia, he was . For every 100 females, there were 95.10 males. HENRY CO. Beaver Creek (variant name: Hairston's Bottom): Hairston Camp . 3.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Select Photo(s) General photo guidelines: Photos larger than 8.0 MB . Same is not very well kept, and is in very bad condition today; most of the stone markers have fallen down and many excavations are exposed. not realize that ancestor was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave schedules, because published pages being reported here with a B added to the number of the preceding page. But there are many other plantations worth a visit, including the grand mansions located along the James River. TERMINOLOGY. John Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe, Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. Thomas Pawlett, Richard Bland, William Byrd II, Colonel John Lightfoot III, John Custis, Daniel Parke Custis. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. J: Colonial Williamsburg is often used as a standard for checking information, dating objects, etc. comparing census data for different years, the transcriber was not aware of any relevant changes Tyler named his plantation Sherwood Forest, seeing himself as a latter-day Robin Hood. Linkom? (As a side note, by 1960, 100 years later, the County was listed What is involved in restoring these homes and grounds? Robert represented Bedford County in the House of Burgesses and was a Lieutenant in the Pittsylvania Militia during the French and Indian Wars. Charles City has been home to Indians and early settlers, planters, signers of the Declaration of Independence, Presidents, slaves, emancipators and free blacks, educators and agriculturalists. A plat map of the Locust Hill Estate completed in 1869. [3], Patrick Henry's son, John, was given 1,000 acres of the Leatherwood plantation to farm on his own, along with seven of the 42 slaves held there, in 1778. obtained using Heritage Quests CD African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, FORMAT. Following the There were 23,910 households, out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. General Joseph Martin, by John Redd, Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. Others listed in text were either no longer standing or unavailable to contact, although the information stated as such. Counties, VA after 1688, Compiled from Original Public Records. Jai: Ive lived in Virginia for quite awhile now and you are subconsciously immersed in history wherever you go. Thomas Graves (c1580-1635) England: 1608: Jamestown Settlement: One of the early Settlers of Jamestown John Henry (c1704-1773) Scotland . The page numbers used are the numbers One of the first free black communities in America was located in Charles City, as well as the third oldest organized free black church. Tavner Hailey (b.1793) of Martinsville became an early pioneer in Tennessee and served in the War of 1812. George Hairston, son of. We never found a query that stumped one of these guides. History of the Collection The official enumeration day of the 1850 census was June 1, 1850. modify the information in this transcription for their own purposes. Besides learning about the actual buildings, visitors learn about these three figures who had a major impact in setting up our democracy (including, of course, the Electoral College!). The racial makeup of the county was 89.47% White, 10% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.39% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Though the census schedules speak in terms of slave owners, the Places adjacent to Henry County, Virginia, United States presidential election results for Henry County, Virginia, History of Henry County, pp. So we began to explore Virginias history and a great deal of that history, particularly about the Civil War, can be discovered by visiting plantations. Many homes were occupied, sometimes by Confederate forces, but also by Union soldiers. VII, No. Burial. . supposed to be named on the 1860 slave schedule, but there were only 1,570 slaves of such age Virginia. 29 May 1736 Studley, Hanover, VA d. 6 Jun 1799 Brookneal, Campbell, VA: Robison and Blythe Genealogy. SOURCES. There is a small graveyard near the house with a few old graves. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. All Rights Reserved. Agriculturist Edmund Ruffin, who fired the first shot of the Civil War, practiced his innovative techniques on Charles City soil. Sometimes help comes from unexpected places. Can you tell us how you approached that part of the assignment? There were 25,921 housing units at an average density of 68 per squaremile (26/km2). Collinsville, VA 24078 Phone: 276-634-4600. Oatlands Plantation is an estate located in Leesburg, Virginia. census enumerators, interested researchers should view the source film personally to verify or Map (db . Town [ edit] Ridgeway Census-designated places[ edit] Bassett Chatmoss Collinsville Fieldale Horsepasture How did the two of you come together to write this book? [Includes Franklin County.] He had two wives, his second wife, the much younger Julia Gardiner, was the daughter of a New York senator. Subscribe to Virginia Plantations Tools. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Henry County, Virginia, United States. It brought home how much work we still have to do to mend race relations in our country. Each room at Hordsville has a large fireplace. Though the census schedules speak in terms of slave owners, the According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Henry Where did the freed slaves go if they did not stay in the same County? TheMarrowbone home is a frame house and is believed to be the oldest frame house in the county. Joseph Cabell, Colonel Samuel Meredith, Jr. Virginia original warrants and plats, 1774-1791 [for land now located in Kentucky] Family History Library. So much destruction, so many lives lost. out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of slaves in the U.S. History[ edit] The median income for a household in the county was $31,816, and the median income for a family was $38,649. of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be addressed in this transcription. 3200 Mount Vernon Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22309, USA, Oatlands Plantation Ln, Leesburg, VA 20175, USA, 15855 Limestone School Rd, Leesburg, VA 20176, USA, Violet Bank Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23464, USA. The amount of research involved in these restorations is amazing and those who work on these projects are truly design detectives. In Virginia in 1860 there were 641 farms of 1,000 acres or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 2,882 farms of 500-999 acres. Many of these plantations have undergone serious renovations. And of course John Hemings who was an excellent carpenter. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. Hobert Henry Corley Jr. Mr. Hobert Henry Corley Jr., 72, a resident of Elkins, passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at his home under the care of West Virginia Caring Hospice. B., Jno C. Mitchell overseer, 35 slaves, page 496, PRESTON, Wm. The shuttered windows also boasted circles of boxwood beneath each. between 1860 and 1870 were Henrico, with an increase of over 7,000, and Norfolk, with an He resigned 13 September 1861. Patrick Henry purchased Leatherwood and jointly owned it along with his first cousin, Ann Wilson Carr and her husband, George Waller. Located just outside today's Martinsville, Virginia, the plantation thrived in tobacco production and textile manufacturing, as well as producing household goods and raising livestock. holder list is a separate list of the surnames of the holders with information on numbers of African searchable and highly recommended database that can found at (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. or more, the largest size category enumerated in the census, and another 2,882 farms of 500-999 ", There is an historical marker near the site of the Leatherwood plantation that says: "Patrick Henry's Leatherwood Home Marker, U-40. Today the home is a superb example of Federal design and American interior decorative arts. Robison & Blythe Genealogy Welcome to First Name: Nickname: . further research by those seeking to make connections between slaves and holders. There he grew tobacco and practiced law. There is a small graveyard near the house with a few old graves. 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. Extensive timberlands, tidal waters and marshes, and thousands of acres of richly cultivated farmland are preserved here. http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/ . Secondly, how interconnected plantations were in Virginia. Their new book, Plantations of Virginia, has just been published by Globe Pequot Press. Henry. slightly lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one County and would have Once located to the south was Leatherwood, the plantation of Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia and great orator of the American Revolution. C: Meticulous attention to detail. Virginia Slaves Freed after 1782. Although we had lived in Washington, D.C. in the 70s, we hadnt spent much time in Virginia. Henry Counter Chamber of Commerce. Birth of Elizabeth Ellis. Login to post. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. and indication of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind Slaves 100 years of age or older were Alcey named her new home Chatmoss after the place in the novel. of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be addressed in this transcription. C: Before each visit, we read all the information that was available in print and online. Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA. Sacred to the memory of Ruth A. Violet Bank Drive Violet Bank Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23464, USA. Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list Ball, Colonel Joseph Tuley, Jr., Colonel Upton L. Boyce, William Fairfax, Bryan Fairfax, George Washington, William Byrd Harrison, George Harrison Byrd, Francis Otway Byrd, Harry C. Thompson, Fred E. Watkins, Jim Justice. the Virginia colored population declined by about 36,000, to approximately 513,000, a 6.5% Some were rebuilt, others abandoned. The Database is searchable and lists the names of 34 plantations in Virginia. Jai and Charlene talk about what became for them a transformative journey, researching and writing Plantations of Virginia. as having 31,221 whites, about a four and a half times increase, while the 1960 total of 9,110 Robert and Ruth Hairston had twelve children, and the house was left to the oldest son George. About 8.80% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.20% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over. WASHINGTON They lived and died on two neighboring Loudoun County plantations; dozens gathered in Leesburg for an annual remembrance of the lives of the enslaved residents of two sister. He first lived at Marrowbone but later built Hordsville, where he spent the remainder of his life. Freed Winton Plantation. Needs Profiles (A total of 1,117 profiles need to be created. Show Tools Hide Tools. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Copyright 1996 Xperts Inc. State Heading - If your plantation page is complete with all the information that is available to us at this time (ie: names, profiles, and/or census data only because that is all there is) please place it in alphabetical order directly under the state name. enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber, though not specifically looking B., [Thos Mitchell overseer], 55 slaves, page 485, REDD, Sarah A., [Bo C. Anderson employer], 24 slaves, page 500B, WADE, A. of Richmond, 39 slaves, page 490B, WALKER, Arnold of VA owner, [Saml. The names below were copied from an old ledger kept by Col. George Hairston, who operated a store at his estate, "Marrowbone," in Henry County, Virginia.This plantation was situated on the Marrowbone River, near Martinsville. He was 1st Cpl. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 3, 2023.[2]. We take so much for granted, our access to clean water, food, heated homes, health care, convenient transportation. This fort would become Middle Plantation and later Williamsburg, Virginia. What often happened was that the family would flee, leaving behind slaves to manage the property. Weve grouped them together geographically, so spending a weekend in one area will allow for visits to several. indexes almost always do not include the slave census. Erected by the Patrick Henry Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. names to locate ancestors can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been Jai Williams and Charlene Giannetti spent six months visiting 40 plantations in Virginia, taking tours and talking with the families and the professionals tasked with caring for these historic properties. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males. Overseer, 36 slaves, page 494B. employer, the combined total has been used here. Bryant. County. William Whitby & Ruth Gorsuch Moseley Families of Henrico, Chesterfield, Etc. C: Many are strictly preserved as historical sites and attract thousands of tourists each year. George Waller (1734-1814) and his wife, Anne Winston Waller (1735-1839), established their plantation at Waller's Ford on the Smith River near here about 1770. So many women died young in childbirth. Beaver Creek Plantation, Henry County, Virginia Ben Lomond Plantation, Prince William County, Virginia owned by Benjamin Tasker Chinn Corotoman Estate, Lancaster County, Virginia owned by the large Robert "King" Carter family Muddy Hole Farm, Fairfax County, VA Owner: President George Washington Needs Category Do Not Count George Hairston (17501827) was a son of Robert Hairston and his wife, Ruth Stovall.Many papers relating to the Hairston family are kept at the Manuscripts . Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,948. Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list is beyond the scope of this transcription. Jai, You took the photos for the book. The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World. The Marquis de Lafayette, who was instrumental in helping America win the Revolutionary War, couldnt understand how his fellow patriots and friends were slave owners.
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