Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-07-28
HISTORIC ADDRESS.
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18Th, 1900. Dav or Oedieatt"" OF
New Courthouse OF Acsomac

18Th. 1900. Dav of Dedieatt"n "t
New Courthouse or Acsomac
Division of the Two Counties
In 1862 it was deemed desirable TO
divide Northampton county, and an
Act passed the House Of Burgesses
for that purpose. Accomac selected
her distinguished citizen, Edmund
scarburgh, as her commissioner, anu
Northampton chose Col. Wiliiam
Waters to act for her, and the line
between the two counties az 1t now
stands was run by them That Enc
division was not acceptable to North
ampton. is shown by the list OF
grievances sent to James City snort
Ily after. 1t stated that 1.-The citizens
of Northampton, do feel agsrieVeo'
that in the division of the two couh-
ties. Accomac should have gotten 80
much the greater share Of Northamp>
( toms domain. We do conceive that IL
was occasioned by Col. Edmund
Scarburgh, the commissioner on the
ma RI of Accomac, having outwitteu
Col. William Waters, the commission
er on the part of Northampton.
Col. Edmund Scarburgh was bril-
liant young man. intellectually Tue
peer of any man in Virginia. Thor-
ouehly popular, he represented the
Eastern Shore in the House OF Bur-
eesses for many years, and stood high
in favor at James City, but ne was
hold. ambitious man, who aimed only
at attaining success. He hated the
. court for Northampton, and deter
mined to get from under its Jurisdic-
n tiop He had been arrested repeat
q eu,y, once for treason, being accused
J. Of attempting to arm the indiana,
and set up a small kingdom for hlm-
self II an equal division OF acres
- WAS made. his home on the north
:, side of Occohannock creek, wouiu
- still be in the old county, and under
the old court, and this he did not IN
ID tend should be the case, so he man
g aged the division otherwise, and hls
I'd house was just over the line In Acco
is mac. He received the soubriquet OF
the copiuror, and was feared by the
~ Indians. There are several trauition'
n concerning him-and great deal or
= the court records which Is not tradi
n, ton His charges against the Rev
% Thomas Teackle, the rector OF old 81
George Church is there for one item
His share in the family troubles
Up which accustomed the name OF Slut
y killn Neck. another. His sermon u
ID. tho Indians to whom he had sent
w. messenger saying, that the Great Splr
ICE il would speak to them,if they woul
20 to certain spot in deep ditto
which was ia Scarburgh's Neck, upo
the following Sunday morning is
a tradition thoroughly believed, an
the ditch il said to be there yet. Il
had secretly caused cannon TO o
concealed at the other end OF I'll
ditch, and when the Indians wei
gathered, the so-called Great Spiri
Oh, il said to have preached 30 forclp
lite that few hearers remained alive aft
his Introductory remarks. lie WI
an colonel and commander In chief
/, all the inhabitants on the Easter
Shore and SURVEYOR general OF VI
oinia. AS surveyor general OF VI
are yinia he ran, the boundary line b
'sa- tween Virginia and Maryland, and
commander in chief he made til
will famous. mcursion into Maryland WI
ex- 40 hoses for pomp Of safety,to Ann
to messex, where he set the broad AFRO
otJconfiscation, upon the door oil
fsuch AZ refused to acknowledge I
supremacy of the State OF virgin
I'm report of which adorns your col
are
49, records.
Traditions.
The traditions OF Accomac
Us .Ii varied and interesting. The BOZ
OF "Cradock" marsh, 10 one W
'p.I it's peculiar foot tracks and we
~ cry OF "Yahoo! Yahool at TIL
during both the day and Mi
for several weeks, and was ne
found, although sought for by arm
'"y hunting parties almost daily-s
io.ei even by torch light to shine its
by night. Another is the heao
this man. who exacted toll frequently
Fed. '.Taylor's Bridge" until persons"
lore; afraid to pass there at night. III
sons. sa1d never to have demanded IL
|, W. than a four-pence half penny,
AIRY that every one who refused to
stacy him. came to grief in some wa
nsas usually his horse would go lame
A. P. fore reaching home. You have
ford, heard of the famous character r
John son Richards, who figured in
Miss court records early in the pre-
Iylor' century, and have heard from
infancy of BLACK Beard" the pir
but YOU may not have heard
"Black Beard" was native oil a
North mack county, and that his name
Edward Teach. The rendezvous
his men were on Parramore's Be
torn pauol1,o leland Hog Island
a' Vi Rogue's Island. The latter islam
ceiyed its name from being the
5 the ing place Of the band. His depr
White tions became so frequent and
raids go daring that finally the
ship Sin'" u;. Eos