James River National Wildlife Refuge James River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Refuge encompasses 4,200 acres of forest and wetland habitats along the James River, bordered by Powells Creek to the west, and the historic Flowerdew Hundred Plantation to the east. Located in Prince George County, Virginia, the refuge is 8 miles southeast of the City of Hopewell and thirty miles southeast of the City of Richmond. The Nature Conservancy purchased 3,538 acres of land in May 1988 to ensure that continued use of the land by bald eagles would not be jeopardized. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service purchased the land from the Nature Conservancy in March 1991 under the authority of the Endangered Species Act. A 613 acre parcel known as Maycocks Point was purchased and added to the refuge in 1992 to further protect bald eagle habitat, including a major bald eagle feeding roost. Location Link: http://www.clocations.com/clist.aspx?list=county&state=VA&county=Prince+George Scroll down to Maycocks LINK to Hamlin, also clarifies who Ravenscroft was as later owner of MAYCOCKS: http://www.ccrtc.com/family/griffon/hamblenconnector_v5no4.txt John Hamlin, later captain of county militia, arrived in Charles City County shortly before 20 Aug 1663 when his name appeared in court records. He soon married Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of neighbors Richard Taylor and Sarah Barker. On 13 Dec 1696, John and Elizabeth bought Maycock's Plantation on the southern bank of the James River. which became their final home. John seems to have died by 1698 and was probably buried near the home. Elizabeth died 07 Jun 1720 and was surely buried in Westover Church Cemetery, according to the secret diary 1717-1721 of William Byrd II. John and Elizabeth had issue: Richard who married Ann, daughter of Thomas and Elinor Harrison, John, who married Anne, daughter of Major Charles Goodrich, William, no marriage record, Peter, who died of smallpox 05 Jul 1711, unmarried, Hannah, who married Thomas Cocke, Elizabeth, who married Thomas Ravenscroft, Lucy, who married William Epes, Sarah, who married (!) Micajah Lowe and (2) Rev. John Cargill. *************** In reading over thing's it LOOKS like Flowerdieu Hundred BECAME Piercey's Hundred in 1624... then back to Flowerdew... LINK to ABRAHAM PEIRSEY/PIERSEY: http://webpages.charter.net/pepbaker/peirsey.htm http://webpages.charter.net/pepbaker/woodson.htm PS Would love to have the Plantation map......