The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
the 1gngllgh aarvants. Or eromwetl.s


the English uarvants, or Gromwefl's
men, who had been cold Into aervltudc,
r. fearfnl political measure then IN
vogue In the mother country. Birket-
heads master and friend was Captain
John Smith, of Purton. and to him
no revealed tho dc nor conspiracy on
Mr. Newman's land on Poropotanls
Creek. Thus tho inhahItanta escaped,
and Birkenhead was given his free.
dom and rewarded by the Assembly
This dramatic event furnished tho
beautiful plot OF Mis8 Mary Johnston's
"Prisonoro of Hope and connects this
brilliant author with old Gloucester
county.
When the time was ripe for Nathaniel
Bacon'B brave venture (oIr first South
crn rebellion). the hostile Indians
again became turbulent, and there was
a massacre at Carriers Creek, In Glou
/ cestcr. In 1876, when number or
poor people took refuge In the fort
| which Bacon said was tho chief fort
In Virginia (see Campbell aud Hem
tns).
In September, 1887. forts were order
ed to be built at James City. Nanse-
rnond. Tyndal1's Point, Cafterwards
Gloucester towne and now Gloucester
Point. tho steamboat landing. Coroto-
man. and Yeohocomieo, and the com.
rnissionsrs for Gloucester met at John
| Fleets house. near TyndalIs Point.
The forts were ordered ito be ten feet
high and ten feet thick eight great
guns, maya zine and Its complement
OF soldiers
In 1879 there was a difference
between John Mathews. plaintiff. and
Colonel John Page, defendant (ami-
cably settled). as to work done at Fort
James. at Tyndall's Point The brick
Il for this tort was rnado upon Colonel
Baldry's land. Tho Cheesecake Indians,
being friendly, were allowed to carry
arms In 1850. provided their sixteen
bowmen would bring in three wolves
heads annually"
In 1877 the following Act of ASSEM-
bly, was passed: Whereas the State
House being now burnt down by the
arch-rebell and tratour. Nathaniel Ba-
con, Jr., also the houses In James City.
and forasmuch as Tindalfs Point II,
accounted to be the most convenient
place for the accommodation OF the
i country In general to meete at, that
therefore. the State House. for the tyne
being. be built at Tindan,s Point"
4 (Hentngs Statutes, Vol. IL, 1859
1 In an act for towns and storehouses
A G6S0 fifty acres were to be purchased
for this state House at Gloucester
Point formerly TyndaU.s POINT OF
John Williams on Tyndal"s Creek side,
with tobacco warehouses" So Glou-
cester Point came about as near being
tho capital OF Virginia al Port Royal
came to being the national capital And
with all due respect to Williamsburg.
it seems that this situation had many
advantages which Middle Plantation
did not possess.
In 1850 Gloucester was engaged IN
tho ever Interesting plant cutting
instruction, in which Major Rober,
Beverley was so seriously involved.
a fort was built at Gloucester Point
in 1891, part on the land OF Major
Lawrence Smith and part on the land
of Mrs. Rebecca Roydes." This beau.
tiful tongue of land girt with marsf
and water was the most Important
spot In tho county, which was no"
! rapidly filing UP with settlers IRON
York county and from the motho'
country.
We append a list Of these carlies,
settlers OF Gloucester. The list is not
, perfect. These facts were CLEANED by
Mrs. William Carter Stubs and rep
resent years of patient and most In
. telligent study of the frasmentary
records found here, there and every.
!. where.
We will first give the land grants or
Plaukctank River. over which we have
, tust crossed on our way from Mid
| dlesex, and probably retrace oul
chronicles In order to give genealogi'
cal notice of these earliest settlers i
possible.
Augustine Warner must take the
palm for the first land grant "
Gloucester In 1886 Most probabl,
John Robins was with him, but this
we cannot prove. John Robins certain
ly took up land In Robinn's Neck In
1642. (See act in flaming for docking
entail) In 1852 Captain Augustine
Warner took up $500 acres about the
old Cheesecale town. on the south side
of Pjanketank, beginning at marked
line of tho Indian land. Due for the
transportation of fifty persons october
26. 1859. Four OF the rights were due
| 60 Thomas Chandler by certificate OF
York court September, 1910. and due
: to Warner a. administrator of Chand-
:. Ter. Among the head rights are Sands
knowles, afterwards of Gloucester;
. / Lawrence Smith, Henry Thacker and
y Mary Warner.
In 1853 Augustine Warner took
. eighty acres on south side OF run
r falling into tho head OF Severn, In
IS Mobjaclt Bay, adjoining r. former
5 dividend OF Colonel Warmers. and IN
i 1854 Captain Augustine Warner and
: John Robins took up be4 acres on The
I south side Of Severn adjoining lands
( OF said Robins and Warner, beginnins
o at creek called Lotus--hts creeke.'
4 These lands were in Robins, Neck
/, Warner was on one side of the we'll
! known Robins's Neck Road and Robin:
i on the other.
= Besides Warmers grant on "Flanks
tank" there We're the following
I patents
. 1850. Christopher Boyd. 1000 acres
DR.. James Boyd tprobably SOM was
!, physician In Gloucester In 1871.
1852. Colonel Hugh Gwyn, 1000 acro'
: on Hocaday Greek. Pianketank River
1852. Colonel George LUDLOW. OF tn
! Council l64a, Justice 164s 1000 acre.
Fat We mouth of GWyn's Creek" AS w
), nave noted above. the widow LUDLOW
!. who married Peter Temple. of Tempt
: Farm.
: 1881. Colonel Humphrey Higgtnsoi
and Thomas. his son, 500 acres at I
!. small creek between them and Colone
: : Hugh Gwyn. William Bernard and Luc'