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A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole Province of Maryland and part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina. Drawn by Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson in 1751.
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The Ratliff family lived in this area of Louisa County, Virginia, in the mid to late 1700s. James Ratliff was born about 1738 in Virginia, but no specific place has been noted. James' son Martin was born in 1795 in Gibsons Mill Creek, here in Louisa County. Martin was one of 15 children of James and Mary; he and his sister Catherine and brother Richard Reuben were born in Gibsons Mill Creek, while the younger siblings were born in Sunrise, Back Creek, Bath County, VA, which is now under water. Nobody has been able to locate a cemetery near Gibsons Mill Creek.
The Ratliff family lived in this area of Louisa County, Virginia, in the mid to late 1700s. James Ratliff was born about 1738 in Virginia, but no specific place has been noted. James' son Martin was born in 1795 in Gibsons Mill Creek, here in Louisa County. Martin was one of 15 children of James and Mary; he and his sister Catherine and brother Richard Reuben were born in Gibsons Mill Creek, while the younger siblings were born in Sunrise, Back Creek, Bath County, VA, which is now under water. Nobody has been able to locate a cemetery near Gibsons Mill Creek.
Approximate location of Sun Rise, Back Creek, Bath Co., VA. Martin Ratliff and his family lived here from about 1800.
Approximate location of Sun Rise, Back Creek, Bath Co., VA. Martin Ratliff and his family lived here from about 1800.
Manakin Town on the James River. In 1700, Governor Nicholson sent Reverend Claude de Richebourg and several hundred Huguenot refugees (French Protestants) to establish their settlement in Manakin Town, many miles down river from the more established port towns. After struggling with the marshy lands and attacks from native Americans, the majority moved south to Virginia and eventually Santee in South Carolina.
Manakin Town on the James River. In 1700, Governor Nicholson sent Reverend Claude de Richebourg and several hundred Huguenot refugees (French Protestants) to establish their settlement in Manakin Town, many miles down river from the more established port towns. After struggling with the marshy lands and attacks from native Americans, the majority moved south to Virginia and eventually Santee in South Carolina.