New Kent
First First Lady -and our neighbor!
Courting Martha Traveling the thirty-five miles from Williamsburg to Martha’s home, George Washington paid a visit to Martha Dandridge Custis on March 16, 1758. No […]
Our Neighbors – The Dandridges
On June 2, 1731, the Dandridges had their first child, Martha. Seven brothers and sisters followed. Although relatively well-off, Martha’s family belonged to the minor […]
Volasco Vaiden
Excerpt from “Southern Unionist Chronicles” https://southernunionistschronicles.wordpress.com/southern-unionists-listings/virginia/tidewater-virginia/new-kent-county/ The March 1866 report of Captain Brooks is just as interesting for what it leaves out as for what […]