Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards. 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. lots of duplication of plantation names. He served as a member of the Virginia Legislature longer than any member before or since. decrease. slaves, if listed in the next census, in 1870, would have been reported with their full name, 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. 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. Oak Hill is a mansion and plantation located in Aldie, Virginia that was for 22 years a home of James Monroe, the fifth U.S. President. How did you select the plantations you visited? including surname. County. 1791 at age 34 at "Leatherwood," Revolutionary War soldier, buried in unmarked grave at "Leatherwood," Henry Co., VA, married Susannah Walker (she remarried 1798 to Richard White and died in Abingdon, VA)." William Whitby & Ruth Gorsuch "W. P. A. [6], The Leatherwood plantation later passed to the Hairston family. (8%); Florida, up 29,000 (46%); North Carolina, up 38,000 (8%); Ohio, up 26,000 (70%); Nutshell was owned by Philip Henry Winston (1818-1863) and his wife Catherine during the Civil War. I felt that those stories needed to be told, even if briefly to include all persons involved in plantation life. comparing census data for different years, the transcriber was not aware of any relevant changes Living through the Civil War was horrific. Andrea Erda and her family still live in this magnificent home and she was very gracious showing us around and talking about Westovers history. includes 69 slaveholders who held 20 or more slaves in Henry County, accounting for 2,772 Overseer, 36 slaves, page 494B. Henry County, Virginia Magna Vista Plantation 1988 - Photo by Desmond Kendrick. 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. It seems these plantations are now used in different ways. . Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. modify the information in this transcription for their own purposes. HAIRSTON Hordsville Plantation Hordsville was built in 1836 by George Hairston, Jr. and Louisa Hardyman Hairston. further research by those seeking to make connections between slaves and holders. enumerator listed slaves held by someone as owner followe by slaves held by the same person as As an independent city since 1928, Martinsville is not part of Henry County, but exists as an enclave, surrounded by the county. Capt. And of course John Hemings who was an excellent carpenter. By the 1870 Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, register, 1721-1787. enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed enumerated, out of a total of 3,950,546 slaves, and the transcriber, though not specifically looking Billings, A. total of 353 slaveholders, and those slaveholders have not been included here. Douthat, James L. 1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census.Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. In the 1600s an eastern Siouan tribe inhabited the region. 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. Sacred to the memory of Ruth A. He was born March 3, 1950, in Elkins, a son of the late Hobert Henry Corley and the late Teresa Ann Falcone Corley. Patrick Henry purchased Leatherwood and jointly owned it along with his first cousin, Ann Wilson Carr and her husband, George Waller. [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. Violet Bank is a historic plantation house and museum in Colonial Heights, Virginia. Robert Hairston was born in Ulster, N. Ireland. 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. General Joseph Martin, by John Redd, Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. 2. Plantations of Virginia $ 21.95 By Jai Williams and Charlene C. Giannetti. related terms such as African American, black, mulatto and colored are used as in the source or at almost non-existent. 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. Sacred to the memory of Ruth A. [Moseley] Walter, Alice Granbery. A large ten foot tall granite marker on a grassy park was erected in 1922 by the Daughters of the American Revolution near the site. National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Virginia. Hanover County razed it on May 5, 2016. Contents 1 Plantation life 2 Monuments 3 See also Birth of Elizabeth Ellis. Visiting Montpelier, I learned more about Madison, known as the Father of the Constitution and the Architect of the Bill of Rights. 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. She was found guilty and ducked in a beautiful inlet of Lynnhaven Bay, called to this day "Witchduck," afterwards the property of Thomas Williamson, Esq. Virginia; Henry County; Leatherwood Plantation; Added: 4 Jun 2010; Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2356548; Add Photos. History of the Collection The official enumeration day of the 1850 census was June 1, 1850. In 1676, a local Jacobean brick house was occupied as a fort or castle during Bacon's famous Rebellion against the Royal Governor, Sir William Berkeley. MIGRATION OF FORMER SLAVES: According to U.S. Census data, the 1860 Henry 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. 1 vol. 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] There is a small graveyard near the house with a few old graves. Robert Hairston owned Leatherwood Plantation in Henry County, and after marrying Ruth Stoval (Hairston) Wilson, he managed her plantations including Berry Hill in Pittsylvania County, Va. Around 1837, he moved to Mississippi to manage the following plantations that he owned: Bend, Black Flat, Choctaw Springs, Moore's Bluff, Nashville Place, and Peter Hairston and his three sons Robert,Andrew and Samuel arrived in Virginia about 1740. Do Not Count - If you have created an index or holding page for multiple plantations you are working on that were owned by the same person, please place your holding page under this heading. 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. The per capita income for the county was $17,110. 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. Between 1860 and 1870, Campbell County Virginia: Home of Revolutionary firebrand Patrick Henry: 66000849 Bacon's Castle: . 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 . [1] Several of his children were born there during his residency. Copyright 1996 Xperts Inc. Photo submitted by Lisa Smith "WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION OF VIRGINIA HISTORICAL INVENTORY" Research mabe by Kissie D. Carter, Martinsville, Va., August 3, 1914 1. Harden built a new home, a plantation, for Alcey in Henry County and while she waited for it to be completed she read Ainsworth's novel. At times, being in a place that held so much untold history felt heavy, especially as the book developed. Built in 1825, the house was originally situated on 1,660 acres and produced grains, vegetables and livestock, including sheep, horses, cattle and hogs. George Hairston, generally called "Old Rusty", graduated from Princeton in 1805 and married Louisa Hardyman, a ward of President John Tyler. Surry, VA, United States. Photo taken at family reunion in 1990 by Robert E. Hairston, Jr. Robert Hairston and Ruth Stovall were married in Albermarle County, Virginiaabout 1749. Infant daughter of S. S. and M. M. Hairston Died Oct. 6, 1854 She exchanged the joys of earth for the joys of heaven. Linkom? It is located near Stanleytown on the old Carolina Post Road between Bassett and Fieldale and is a copy of a house George had seen in Richmond. HAIRSTON, Virginia b:1837 d: after 1860 (grave marker states 1838, but is incorrect) WATKINS, Elizabeth Perkins b:1862 d:1945 WATKINS, Louisa Hardyman HAIRSTON b:1821 d:1873 increased just under 5% to 5,581. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. 3 Virginia (Henry County), Fieldale A-109 Waller's Ford . Copyright © 1996-2022 by Robert E. Hairston, Jr. All rights reserved. "Martha (Patsey) born 1755 at "Pine Slash," died 1818, age 63 at "Leatherwood" in 1818, married 2 Oct 1773 to John Fontaine born 1750 at Beaverdam, VA, died at "Leatherwood" in 1792 of malaria. interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering methods used by the A Guide to the Pittsylvania County (Va.) Enslaved and Free Records, 1821-1864 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Barcode number: 0007696169 Library of Virginia The Library of Virginia 800 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000 USA Phone: (804) 692-3888 (Archives Reference) Fax: (804) 692-3556 (Archives Reference) Leave a message for others who see this profile. 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. 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. in Captain Brice Edward's Company, 64th Regiment, Virginia Militia. ), SURNAME MATCHES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS. Scotchtown Plantation: Patrick Henry : 375039.7N 77354.4W : 66000835 : Selma Plantation: Armistead Thomson Mason . Pedigrees. 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. In 1832, Robert Hairston arranged for six slaves to be sent from the plantation to freedom in Liberia. 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. Jai: Ive lived in Virginia for quite awhile now and you are subconsciously immersed in history wherever you go. C: After reading about the history of these 40 plantations, we hope that people will be inspired to visit many of them. As of the census[22] of 2000, there were 57,930 people, 23,910 households, and 16,952 families residing in the county. 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 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. Descendants of these significant figures in American history still live in the county today. The database also lists Cemetaries and Historic homes of interest to African-Americans. Historical romances appeal especially to women. 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Berkeley Plantation is the most historic plantation on the James River and is located between Williamsburg and Richmond, Virginia. acres. We were impressed with the amount of research involved. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,948. No one lives in the old home today. Virginia Slaves Freed after 1782. 25 Dec 1784 (aged 74-75) Studley, Hanover County, Virginia, USA. It brought home how much work we still have to do to mend race relations in our country. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material 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). I was most affected by the people stories. SOURCES. 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.[1]. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In 1785 the northern part of Patrick Henry County was combined with part of Bedford County to form Franklin County. Top photo: Tuckahoe Plantation, Plantations of Virginia J: Realizing that intersectionality is a necessity for progression to occur in a country that so many people from all walks of life call home. The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World. Henry Willis married Mildred Lewis, daughter of John 'Councillor' Lewis and Elizabeth Warner, on 30 Oct 1726. Surname matching of In no event will Henry County be liable for any damages, including loss of data, lost profits, business interruption, loss of business information or other pecuniary loss that might arise from the use of this map or the information it contains. Theres even a bed and breakfast featured in the book- The Inn at Meander where you can stay. interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering methods used by the Negroeswas less than twice what the colored population had been 100 years before.) Patrick Henry married (2nd) Dorothea Dandridge 25 Oct 1777, born 25 Sept 1755 (or 1757) at "Chelsea", died 14 Feb 1831 at age 73 at "Seven Islands", Halifax Co., VA; because of inclement weather, she was initially buried at "Seven Islands" and subsequently reinterred at "Red Hill" beside Patrick Henry. There is so much information available to those interested and although you may have to set up an appointment, it is worth it. Virginia survey, 1861 LDS Genealogy. FORMER SLAVES. By the close of the 18th century, Harman Blennerhassett had constructed a mansion on his plantation on Blennerhassett Island and Moses Shepherd had built . C: Many are strictly preserved as historical sites and attract thousands of tourists each year. This fort would become Middle Plantation and later Williamsburg, Virginia. 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.) Slaves were enumerated in 1860 without giving their names, only their sex and age and indication of any handicaps, such as deaf or blind Slaves 100 years of age or older were 1687 1687. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. [citation needed]
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