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. microfilm series M653, Roll 1391) reportedly includes a total of 5,018 slaves. [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. Mss5:8BX5917 AL144:1. Plantations of Virginia $ 21.95 By Jai Williams and Charlene C. Giannetti. Negroeswas less than twice what the colored population had been 100 years before. In trust for minor heirs 5 in number, 27 slaves, page 502, PRESTON, Wm. Regardless of how each story was told by the docents, capturing the house, its interior, and grounds, my goal was to provide each reader with an opportunity to draw their own inference based on the text. What did you discover about the slave experience at these plantations? names to locate ancestors can be difficult because the name of a plantation may have been HAIRSTON Hordsville Plantation Hordsville was built in 1836 by George Hairston, Jr. and Louisa Hardyman Hairston. Berkeley is the site of the first official Thanksgiving as well as the ancestral home of Benjamin Harrison V, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, his son, ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison, and . C: Learning about a slaves life on the plantations was always the most sobering part of the journey. Select Photo(s) General photo guidelines: Photos larger than 8.0 MB . It is possible to locate an ancestor on a U.S. census for 1860 or earlier and Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list is beyond the scope of this transcription. Henry's daughter, Martha, lived and administered the plantation. . The amount of research involved in these restorations is amazing and those who work on these projects are truly design detectives. He was 1st Cpl. How were these plantations affected during the Civil War? It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Virginia survey, 1861 LDS Genealogy. We also heard many times of women who had died of a broken heart. (When that term was used to describe Debbie Reynolds death, we were reminded that tremendous grief can indeed take its toll.) Virginia Slaves Freed after 1782. A county of rich soil and numerous waterways, Bertie was once inhabited by the Tuscarora. He was succeeded by George Cabell, a Confederate army veteran (38th Virginia Infantry) born in nearby Danville and from a family long prominent in the area. In Princess Anne County, Virginia, in 1705, Grace Sherwood was tried at the Court-house on "The Ferry" plantation for witchcraft. Can you tell us how you approached that part of the assignment? HENRY CO. Beaver Creek (variant name: Hairston's Bottom): Hairston Camp . There is a small graveyard near the house with a few old graves. Beaver Creek Plantation: Martinsville: Henry: 70000823 Bel Air: . 1790 Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.. 1800 Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.. 1840. So many women died young in childbirth. 10/6/22), Categories: USBH Heritage Exchange, Needs Slave Profiles | Virginia, Plantations, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. ", There is an historical marker near the site of the Leatherwood plantation that says: "Patrick Henry's Leatherwood Home Marker, U-40. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 3, 2023.[2]. Henry County Courthouse 3160 Kings Mountain Road, Suite B Martinsville, VA 24112-3966 Phone: 276-634-4880 Henry County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and land records from 1777, divorce records from 1909, and probate records [3] Henry County, Virginia Record Dates [ edit | edit source] The original house was destroyed by fire in 1837 and was rebuilt by George Hairston's son Marshall. Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with Willow Bend Books, Westminster . Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Theres even a bed and breakfast featured in the book- The Inn at Meander where you can stay. Moseley Families of Henrico, Chesterfield, Etc. FORMAT. FORMER SLAVES. J: Sites like the National Register of Historic Places as well as the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Historic Register were researched alongside information provided by each plantations docent, website and text. You are the visitor to this page. By the close of the 18th century, Harman Blennerhassett had constructed a mansion on his plantation on Blennerhassett Island and Moses Shepherd had built . [1] C: Many are strictly preserved as historical sites and attract thousands of tourists each year. Families still live in some of these homes and we were fascinated that young children were being raised surrounded by such rich history. Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leatherwood_Plantation&oldid=1110613171, Buildings and structures in Henry County, Virginia, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2015, Virginia articles missing geocoordinate data, Articles missing coordinates without coordinates on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 September 2022, at 13:12. the time of the source, with African American being used otherwise. General Robert E. Lee spent much of his childhood here. Sometimes help comes from unexpected places. C: Of course we had to include the crown jewels Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Montpelier the homes of our Founding Fathers. 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. 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. Robert represented Bedford County in the House of Burgesses and was a Lieutenant in the Pittsylvania Militia during the French and Indian Wars. Henry County; 10 PLANTATION DR, STOCKBRIDGE , GA 30281 3 beds | 3 baths | 3,066 sqft. for such named slaves, did not notice any such information while doing this transcription. The plaque reads: "This boulder marks the landed estate of Patrick Henry where he lived from 1778 to 1784. The median age was 39 years. It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of J: Visit their libraries! C: Before each visit, we read all the information that was available in print and online. Pltn?, 23 slaves, page 475B, HAIRSTON, Geo. Virginia original warrants and plats, 1774-1791 [for land now located in Kentucky] Family History Library. PLANTATION NAMES. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87. Roger's Plantation, Surry County, Virginia, Colonial America. Due to variable film quality, handwriting 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. increased just under 5% to 5,581. At one point the enslaved blacks of Beaver Creek were tending a thousand yam plants; in one day they made 660 candles. . modify the information in this transcription for their own purposes. The dining room was furnished with a huge banquet table where George Hairston entertained many friends. 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. Ask questions! One of the first free black communities in America was located in Charles City, as well as the third oldest organized free black church. While some of the plantations were very upfront discussing this part of their histories many had special exhibits and even asked for the publics help in locating descendants of slaves others said they preferred we skip that part of their stories. For every 100 females, there were 95.10 males. of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be addressed in this transcription. Lott Cary, the first black American missionary to Africa and founding father of Liberia, was born here. A slave owner and Confederate supporter, Tyler would never be recognized for any of his contributions to the nation until 1915 when Congress build a monument in the cemetery where he and Julia are buried. He was one of the three sons of Peter, the first Hairston to come to America. Sadly, many were used as hospitals in which floors were painted black to cover the blood-stained wood to grounds being used as unmarked cemeteries. Males had a median income of $26,660 versus $20,766 for females. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. He was elected governor of Virginia in November 1784 and moved to Chesterfield County that same year."[8]. 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. There is also a beautiful mansion built in there. Sacred to the memory of Ruth A. Temple Hall is an early 19th-century Federal-style mansion and working farm near the Potomac River north of Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia which was constructed in 1810. Copyright © 1996-2022 by Robert E. Hairston, Jr. All rights reserved. not realize that ancestor was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave schedules, because published Its state senator, Christopher Y. Thomas, owned Henry's former Leatherwood plantation and would later briefly serve in the U.S. House of Representatives after the war. The county, strategically located between the James and Chickahominy Rivers and close to the colonial capitals of Jamestown and Williamsburg, was the first westward expansion of English-speaking America. And his wife, Dolley Madison, was a huge celebrity in her time and the first Presidents wife to be called the First Lady. The rest of the slaves in the County were held by a included the following: Georgia, up 80,000 (17%); Texas, up 70,000 (38%); Alabama, up 37,000 After Patrick Henry completed his first term as the first elected governor of Virginia in 1776, he moved to a brick home on Leatherwood plantation. We also found that slavery continues to be a difficult topic in the state. obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a very detailed, 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. Birth of Benjamin Rogers. Tyler named his plantation Sherwood Forest, seeing himself as a latter-day Robin Hood. Patrick Henry purchased Leatherwood and jointly owned it along with his first cousin, Ann Wilson Carr and her husband, George Waller. 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. is beyond the scope of this transcription. Some were rebuilt, others abandoned. When the families returned after the war, they often found that their homes had been virtually destroyed. In 1780, Henry County was named in his honor, and sent him back to the capital as their representative to the Virginia House of Delegates. During the War of 1812, the 64th Virginia Militia, under Captain Graves, was formed in 1815 from Henry County. What often happened was that the family would flee, leaving behind slaves to manage the property. Treasures from three centuries can be seen at the James River Plantations along Virginia's scenic Route 5 in Charles City County. The page numbers used are the numbers Peter Hairston and his three sons Robert,Andrew and Samuel arrived in Virginia about 1740. obtained using Heritage Quests CD African-Americans in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, "W. P. A. 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. Census data on African Americans in the 1870 census was 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 It has always been called "the largest and most beautiful of the Hairston homes." Albemarle Parish was established in 1738 in the part of Surry County that became Sussex County in 1753. C: After reading about the history of these 40 plantations, we hope that people will be inspired to visit many of them. 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. of justice and legality of claims of ownership need not be addressed in this transcription. From restaurants and bed-and-breakfasts to simple riverside picnics, biking, and walking tours, Charles City County has it all. The population density was 152 people per square mile (58/km2). Photo submitted by Lisa Smith "WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION OF VIRGINIA HISTORICAL INVENTORY" Research mabe by Kissie D. Carter, Martinsville, Va., August 3, 1914 1. And the timing has never been more urgent for all of us to educate ourselves about this part of our nations history. If an African American ancestor with one of these surnames is found on the 1870 census, then Top photo: Tuckahoe Plantation, Plantations of Virginia Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000", "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Henry County, Virginia", "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Henry County, Virginia", "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections", Patrick Henry Monument, Henry County, Virginia, virginia.org, Henry County The Carolina Road, Wilderness Road, virginia.org, Architectural Survey of Henry County/Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_County,_Virginia&oldid=1134823089, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Blackberry District: Jimmie L. "Jim" Adams (I), Horsepasture District: Debra Parsons Buchanan (I), Reed Creek District: T.J. "Tommy" Slaughter (I), Clerk of the Circuit Court: Jennifer Ashworth (I), Commissioner of the Revenue: Linda N. Love (I), Commonwealth's Attorney: Andrew Nester (I), This page was last edited on 20 January 2023, at 21:51. (As a side note, by 1960, 100 years later, the County was listed A plat map of the Locust Hill Estate completed in 1869. C: Theres so much to focus on with these three plantations. Each room at Hordsville has a large fireplace. J: With the exception of a few plantations such as Montpellier, Mount Vernon, etc., photographing each plantation was therapeutic. Though the census schedules speak in terms of slave owners, the The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Jai: Ive lived in Virginia for quite awhile now and you are subconsciously immersed in history wherever you go. 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 resigned 13 September 1861. They formed three terraces, which were filled with flowers and bordered with boxwood. Their new book, Plantations of Virginia, has just been published by Globe Pequot Press. 29 May 1736 Studley, Hanover, VA d. 6 Jun 1799 Brookneal, Campbell, VA: Robison and Blythe Genealogy. Overseer, 75 slaves, page 496, PRESTON, Wm. [4], Patrick Henry also saw the Leatherwood plantation as far removed from the combat in eastern Virginia, and thought his family safer from British forces while in Henry County. Plantations continued to develop along the fringes of present-day West Virginia. publication of slaveholder names beginning with the largest holders will enable naming of the Some of these former slaves may have been using the surname of their 1860 The ledger records the accounts of individuals, estates, and businesses that Holloway managed or with whom he conducted business. George Hairston, son of. the Virginia colored population declined by about 36,000, to approximately 513,000, a 6.5% New! enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber, though not specifically looking Numerous owners built or inherited more than one plantation over the course of their lives, particularly among those considered Virginia royalty such as the Carters, Berkeleys, and Tayloes. in Captain Brice Edward's Company, 64th Regiment, Virginia Militia. No one lives in the old home today. Contents 1 Plantation life 2 Monuments 3 See also (c.1717-c.1791). ESTIMATED VALUE. We also knew we wanted to visitthe plantations along the James River, including Westover where the HBO miniseries John Adams starring Paul Giamatti was filmed. Click on the county or independent city below for a list of historic sites in the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in each jurisdiction. Alcey named her new home Chatmoss after the place in the novel. The estimated . Tavner Hailey (b.1793) of Martinsville became an early pioneer in Tennessee and served in the War of 1812. Towns overseer], 101 slaves, page 484B, MARSHALL [one name only] of Miss., owner, Jose Sluydon overseer, 57 slaves, page 482, MARTIN, GRAVELY & MARTIN, 25 slaves, page 476, MOLITOR?, Silas Sr., 25 slaves, page 483B, PANNILL, Geo. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Henry On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. How did the two of you come together to write this book? Contact the Profile Managers privately: Public Comments: Experts are consulted about paint colors, fabrics, and the materials used inside and outside the home. Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-2000 Library of Virginia. [14], According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 384 square miles (990km2), of which 382 square miles (990km2) is land and 2 square miles (5.2km2) (0.5%) is water.[15]. 3.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 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. Before presuming an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census FS Library Collection 975.5 X2d 1840.Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. Henry County, Virginia Magna Vista Plantation 1988 - Photo by Desmond Kendrick. Philip Henry Winston was one of nine children of Philip Bickerton Winston and Sarah Madison Pendleton. The home of James and Dolley Madison had passed through many hands and was last owned by Marion du Pont. The Hairston Family Reunion visited Marrowbone in 1990 and the home appeared to be in excellent condition. available through Heritage Quest at http://www.heritagequest.com/ . Due to variable film quality, handwriting Plantation Mill Ct. View property records for 26 addresses located on Plantation Mill Court in Gainesville, Virginia, including property ownership, deeds, mortgages, titles & sales history, current & historic tax assessments, legal, parcel & structure description, land use, zoning & more.
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