Hi Paul, Bob & all, That is right. I am directly descended from Arthur Allen anad his wife, Alice Tucker through their daughter, Joan Allen who married to Dr. Robert Williamson. Thank you all for discussing this. God bless, Beth suntanr2@worldnet.att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <martee@citlink.net> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 12:03 PM Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Re: Bacon's > I am wrong and Bob Jordan is correct; it was > not Jordan, but was Arthur Allen who owned, > built, and lived in Bacon's Castle in Surry. > Sorry 'bout that; thanks Bob. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Jordan" <jorbob@webtv.net> > To: "Paul" <martee@citlink.net> > Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 10:57 AM > Subject: Re: Bacon's > > > | Actually, Arthur Jordan did not build > Bacon's Castle. He lived on the > | SE side of Sunken Marsh and was brother of > George Jordan, one of the > | Judges in Surry Co. and VA Att. Gen. in > 1670. I have all of the deeds > | for the area on the east side of Suken > Marsh and along Pipsico Bay to > | Swann's Point. This includes John Flood, > George Jordan, Henry Browne, > | and Thomas Swann. Please keep up the good > advice you have given lately. > | > | Bob Jordan > | jorbob@webtv.net > | > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Archives Digital Maps Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/ > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >