From: "Old Home Places of Louisa County" by Claudia Anderson Chishold & Ellen Gray Lillie, published by the Louisa County Historical Society in Louisa, Virginia The following houses are written about in this book: Jerdone Castle "Located off Route 728 on the waters of Lake Anna, Jerdone Castle was built in the mid-18th century by Francies Jerdone, a rich merchant from Scotland. He owned and operated a chain of stores in Virginia, the one in Louisa in partnership with George Pottie, his son-in-law. At his death in 1771, Jerdone Castle passed to his wife, Sarah Macon Jerdone, for life, and the to their son, Francis, Jr. Francis Jerdone, Jr., who married Polly Byars, reportedly was an ardent Tory during the Revolutionary War and probably would have lost his property if his mother, Sarah, had not been a friend of George Washington's wife. General Washington mentions in his diary stopping at Mrs. Jerdone's in 1791 while passing through the county. He most likely slept in an upper room in the old part of the home." Springfield "Named for a spring on the property, Springfield is located south of Trevilians, on the northwest side of Route 613 near the headwaters of Poor Creek, on land which at one time belonged to the Crawford family. John and Peter Crawford, believed to be brothers, settled in this area of the county in the late 1700's. John Crawford married Jean (Jane) Byars, and in 1801 they gave a portion of their land to their son, Byars Crawford, who made his home there at Springfield. In 1811 Byars sold the property to his brother-in-law, Anderson Bunch, who in 1803 had married his sister, Barbara Crawford." Spring Vale . "Spring Vale is located on the south side of Route 22 near the waters of the South Anna River on the 400 acres of land that was patented by William Bunch in 1738. William Bell of Orange County acquired the property prior to 1742, and in 1753 he sold 200 acres of it to William Davis, who was living there at the time. In 1783 William and Mary Davis conveyed the house to John Crawford, who resided there with his wfie, Jane (or Jean) Byars Crawford until his death in 1827. In his will he left the house to his wife for life, after which it went to his son, William." ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.