1864 Confederate map of Isle of Wight and part of Nansemond (nice find by Jerry Jolly) https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3883i.la001283/ ……………………………………………………………….. Some recent revisions… 1674 or so was the period when the “headright” system began to end.  My idea here is to focus on those early patents… it is still a work in progress.  (I find numerous patents … Continue reading Isle of Wight map