English Settlement on Gray's Creek
N 37° 08.015 W 076° 53.154
18S E 332485 N 4111355
Early settlements were part of the defense of Jamestown across the river.
Waymark Code: WM16BJ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2007
Views: 32
English settement along Gray's Creek began by 1609 when Capt. John Smith ordered a defensive fortification built on the tidal creek opposite Jamestown. Though the English did not finish constructing the fort (Known as Smith's Fort) and soon abandoned it, an earthwork remains on a high bluff overlooking Gray's Creek. It is believed that Thomas Rolfe, the only child of John Rolfe and Pocahontas, inherited his father's patent along this creek. The stream was named Smith's Fort Creek and then Rolfe's Creek. By 1648 it became known as Gray's Creek for Thomas Gray, who had patented land at the mouth of the creek.
Marker Number: K 319
Marker Title: English Settlement on Gray's Creek
Marker Location: Rt. 10 just north of Surry
County or Independent City: Surry County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 2004.
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