Same book, page 83-84 "A study of the racial strains which mingled in creating the early papulation of the County would be interesting indeed. Even a cursory glance at the facts is instructive. The early settlers of Lunenburg were but 2 or 3 generations from Jemestown. the same family names are found at Jamestown and among the early settlers of Lunenburg. Allen, Betts, Bell, Jones, Coles, White, Dixon, Boswell, Garland, Stokes, Edlow, Gee are illustrations of this fact. All of these were at Jamestown as early as 1635 and all are represented among the pioneers of Lunenburg county. No attempt has been made to compile an exhaustive list. These names were noted more or less at random from Hotten's Lists, and also appear among the earlier patentees of land or are otherwise identified with the early history of the Lunenburg section. The english, the Scotch, the French, the Swiss, the Welch, the Palatines, the American Indians mingled to produce a population with characteristics of which any people might well be proud. The english were the most numerous, and embraced such well known names as Byrd, Randolph, Bolling, Garland, Coleman, Hardy, Buford, Bacon, Bell, Read, Bouldin, Jones and Bland. William Byrd, second of the name in Virginia, of "Westover", Charles city County, was one of the very early and at one time possibly the largest of the land owners in ancient Lunenburg. In 1728 he was one of the commissioners on the part of theState of Virginia to run the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina. It was no doubt at that time his attention was attracted to the two islands in the Roanoke River, for which, together with other land aggregating 1,550 acres, he secured a grant on September 28, 1728. This estate, which the Byrds called "BLUESTONE CASTLE," passed to Sir Peyton Skipwith, who built upon it the fine old mansion known as Prestwould, about 1756. (See: HISTORIC GARDENS OF VIRGINIA, PAGE 308) By Sale. The tradition is that Sir Peyton won this estate from Colonel Byrd in a game of cards. The house on this estate is built of stone, and from its river front "there is an entrancing view of the Dan and Staunton rivers at their confluence with the Roanoke. Between the first-named rivers lie the three islands, the center one of which, Occoneeche, was the stronghold of a tribe of Indians of that name, whom Nathaniel Bacon practically exterminated in a desperate battle." William Byrd, who conveyed the "BLUESTONE CASTLE" to Sir Peyton Skipwith, did not lack for a landed estate ......etc. Charles I hope that this helps. One other interesting note. Sir Peyton Skipwith who acquired the BLUESTONE CASTLE estate, and built Prestwould, was descendant of Sir Grey Skipwith, who emigrated to America during the usurpation of Cromwell. He was twice married, first to Anne Miller and next to her sister Jean, both daughters of Hugh Miller. Jean the second wife was the designer and creator of the famous garden at Prestwould. Regards, Margaret