| 1607/05/12 |
John Smith (Explorer) |
Explorer |
Representatives of the Virginia Company of London inspect bucolic land along the banks of the James River as a possible site to build their first settlement. |
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| 1607/05/12 |
Virginia Company of London |
Owner |
Representatives of the Virginia Company of London inspect bucolic land along the banks of the James River as a possible site to build their first settlement. |
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| 1672/00/00 |
Lewis Burwell II |
Groom |
Daughter of Anthony Smith and Martha Bacon, Abigail Smith (11 Mar 1656 or 57 - 12 Nov 1692, cousin of Nathaniel Bacon) marries Hon Lewis Burwell at Gloucester County, Virginia. Through his first wife, Lewis II inherited Kingsmill on the James. |
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| 1680/00/00 |
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Richard Kingsmill, who was granted one of the first land grants by the Virginia Company, buys land on the James River. |
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| 1710/12/19 |
Lewis Burwell II |
Died |
Lewis Burwell dies at his plantation on King's Creek in York County. He is buried at Fairfield in Gloucester County, but his remains are later removed to Abingdon Church. |
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| 1735/00/00 |
Lewis Burwell of Kingsmill |
Home |
Lewis Burwell III creates Kingsmill Plantation, the house burned in 1843, but the office and kitchen remain. As naval officer of the upper James River, Burwell built an inspection station at Burwells Landing, including a tavern and ferry house. |
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| 1743/11/19 |
Lewis Burwell of Kingsmill |
Died |
Lewis Burwell dies, probably at Kingsmill. He is likely buried in the family cemetery there. |
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| 1781/01/00 |
Benedict Arnold |
British General |
General Thomas Nelson, with militia, prevents turncoat Benedict Arnold from landing at Burwell's Ferry. |
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Benedict Arnold's Raid on Richmond 1781 |
| 1781/01/00 |
Thomas Nelson Jr |
American Commander |
General Thomas Nelson, with militia, prevents turncoat Benedict Arnold from landing at Burwell's Ferry. |
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Benedict Arnold's Raid on Richmond 1781 |
| 1781/04/20 |
Benedict Arnold |
British General |
Turncoat Benedict Arnold and William Phillips land at Burwell's Ferry and march on Williamsburg. |
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| 1781/04/20 |
William Phillips (British Army officer) |
British General |
Turncoat Benedict Arnold and William Phillips land at Burwell's Ferry and march on Williamsburg. |
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| 1781/09/14 |
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In September the French fleet arrive to support the Americans, bringing some most welcome rum. Almost every small boat, barge, and even canoes left near the James gathered at Burwell's Ferry near Newport News to form the "Mosquito Fleet." |
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Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route |
| 1865/05/06 |
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The Battle of Williamsburg is fought in York County and James City County. The Confederates lost 1,682 men and the Union lost 2,283. |
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| 1975/00/00 |
Anheuser-Busch |
Owner |
Anheuser-Busch develops a master planned golf community at Kingsmill on the James. |
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