The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-19

Panpatike Continued.
Robert Carter, of Pampdtlke. by NE
will published last Sunday, left this
estate to his son. Thomas wilson
Carter. who seems never to have USED
his middle name. He was born at
Shirlev October S. 1850 and vent to
school al Kinlock, the Turner Home
stead in Faueuier County, and also at
Nonats near Richmond When at
the latter school he lived at the old
St Charles Hotel on the north side OF
Main Street. between Twelfth and
Thirteenth Streets. and was closely
attended by mis- body servant his
mother and father were dead and his
guardian was Williams Carter. Esquire
of Broad Neck. Virginia
Thomas Carter, 1t rs said, went also
to Princeton. but tradition has it that
ne only remained one day; he also
served In the United States Navy for
a time hut dislikin9 it very much, he
resigned.
As young man. il Is not known.
whether after or before his first maria ge
marriage. he became uneasy about the
condition of his lungs. and drove
through the West and the South as
far as Alabama
He always said that the horse saved
his life and preserved his health. He
married frst Miss Juliet Muse Gaines.
OF King William County. when she
was eighteen years old and he about
twenty-one. and they lived at Pampa-
tike. This estate he inherited from his
father together with l.2o acres OF
Hickory Hill. in Hanover County. which
he sold to Mr.. VIM. +. Wickham, his
brother-in-iaw. and bought that part
of the present Pampatike known as
Goodwin : Islands. thus making Pampa-
4esr .
lay in King William County. on the
Pamunkey River. between New Castle
and Piping Tree" ferries. about seven
and a half miles from the Courthouse,
and about twenty-five miles from
Richmond.
The farm adjoins the Piping-Tree
farm. but Bassett's old farm. which has
passed into several hands since the
Bassetts owned 1t. and d part OF Robert
Tomlins place Eocene." were be
tween u and New Castle
BY road the house j. almost eight
miles from New Castle. and four miles
from Piping Tree
Pampatike stood in a historic and
unusual neigkborhood Nearby was
cherry Coke" the BraXtOn home !.
"Nfarsi,in Lodge. owned by the
Wormeievs. "Montviiie. the Ayiett
home "Fontsineblesu." the Fontainc
home. The Rosne's and Cams homes
wc-e between Pampatikc and Ayletts.
snd across the river in Hanover. but
pcar enough for social intercourse
we're the Braxtons 81 "Inglcsicc. the
Raasctts At Chelsea the Ruins
A. MARLBOROUGH" and many others
Thomas Carter fsrmcd Pampstike
in fne style. ran dixie along ;hc river
front. and along Moncuin Creek. and
reclaimed q large portion Of the marsh
land next 20 Piping Tree. which. IN
fortunately. after HE death fell into
dtsuse lie made enough from the
fcvr crope he made on this reclaimed
and 20 pay the expenses Of reciams-
ton.
The Pampstike mansion stood on
the hills about one and half miles
from the river landing. n was long
frame house two stories In the middle
and one and half stories ~ each end
Thcre was a small porch In front and
a porch at the rear extending the whole
length Of the house The late Thomas
~ Carter added 70 the original house.
The entire Carter masters OF Psrnpa-
he have passed from the memory Of
mar but TO 81 those who have the
good fortune TO remember the old
riaoc where Colonel Thomas ~ Carter
aud his Wifc we're its kind and genial
rulers there must forever remain a
perfect picture % Nirginia's distinc-
tive elegance and simplicity.
The frst Pampatikc house was burn
ed December Il. .2cn. and a picture OF