This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stubbs Baytop Porteus Field Wood Monsell West Lorraine James Bell Harris Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hAC.2ACE/996.1 Message Board Post: Dear Brinda, Just found your message on the Gloucester message board. We bought the Cappahosic House (Baytop House, Cappahosic Ferry House) in 1999 and have spent many hours trying to get as much information about it's history as possible. Here in a nut shell are the facts so far. The main portion of Cappahosic House (built circa 1712 by John Stubbs) is in much the same condition as when it was built. The clapboard addition was added in 1987 replacing an earlier Victorian addition. There is oral tradition from the Porteus family / Bailey family (Frank Bailey, Kinsale, Va) that the Cappahosic House was designed by Robert Porteus (1679-1758). Robert Porteus built Violet Banks (or Violet Bank) it's sister house on the Purton Bay well before immigrating back to England in 1720. Ed Chappell (Senior Architectural Historian for Colonial Williamsburg) has noted that the Cappahosic House is at least 90% intact. The state of preservation of Cappahosic House is remarkable considering it's age. Cappahosic House apparently served as the Cappahosic Ferry House from the mid 18th to the mid 19th century. The plaque near the front door was the very first historical marker placement for the "Colonial Dames 17th Century" Society - placed 1951. The Colonial Dames are not associated with the property in any way other than marker placement. We expect to have Virginia and National Historic Registry designation this coming year - the application will be made in September 2002. ----------------------------------------------------------- Abbreviated Time Line for Cappahosic House: 1652 First Land Patent by John Stubbs of England 1702 John Stubbs patents Cappahosic tract on the York River c.1712 John Stubbs builds Cappahosic House and wharf. 1719 John Stubbs dies - Ownership of Cappahosic House devolves onto his son Capt. John Stubbs c. 1750 Presumed: Capt. John Stubbs are no longer living in Cappahosic House, which is just inside the western border of Abingdon Parish, and move a few hundred yards across the border to Valley Front in Petsworth Parish (evidence 1. Capt. John Stubbs? children?s births are all listed in the Abingdon Parish records but Capt. John Stubbs is listed from approx 1748 onward as being on the Petsworth Parish Vestry; 2. In Capt. John Stubbs? will dated 7/29/1756 he leaves to John his son ?all my stock of cattle and hogs I left in Abingdon Parish, when I moved?. ) At this point or earlier it is believed the Cappahosic House became the Cappahosic Ferry House. 1759 Capt. John Stubbs dies - Ownership of Cappahosic House devolves onto John Stubbs, Jr. 1764 George Washington leaves Williamsburg and crosses ferry at Cappahosic with his servants. In his cash accounts he shows paying January 22 - 2 shillings, 6 pence for the ferry; January 22 ? 3 shillings, 9 pence for ?Club at Capahk?; January 27 - 5 shillings for ?Dinner at Capahosick? 1773 John Stubbs, Jr. dies - Ownership of Cappahosic House devolves onto John Segar Stubbs 1786 John Segar Stubbs sells Cappahosic to Capt. Stephen Field (Field also purchases "Concord" = "Mulberry Hall" - the Stubbs land adjoining the Cappahosic Tract to the East). 1798 Stephen Field dies at Cappahosic House, Gloucester Co. Capt. Thomas Baytop, Executor of Will 1820 Anne Buckner Booth Field dies - the ownership shifts to Matthew Wood (minister?, York Co.?) 1833 Matthew Wood Est. divided - Ann Wilkins (widow of Matthew Wood) then owns the Cappahosic House with the Cappahosic tract reduced to 40 acres of land. c.1840 Ownership to Anne Hibble 1852 Jefferson Stubbs purchases Cappahosic House ? 1857 Deed of trust: Jefferson W. Stubbs - tract of 40 acres, on ?which stands the brick house known as the Old Cappahosic Ferry House lately owned by Ann Hibble, dec?d? Jefferson W. & Ann W Stubbs to James C. Baytop (Trustee for Sarah A. Baytop widow of Thomas C. Baytop) 1876 Baytop defaults on loan to Gloucester Charity School ($700.00) - 3 5/8 acres and Cappahosic House used as collateral. 1888 Deed to Capt. Sidney Monsell. Substitute trustee advertised and auction at Gloucester Court House 10/1887. Bought in by Gloucester Charity School for $550.00. The Charity School spent $270.00 in repairs and arranges sale to Sidney Monsell (formerly of Baltimore) for $950.00. Wm. W. Jones was substitute trustee and Jefferson W. Stubbs was president of the Gloucester Charity School. 1933 Sidney Monsell (dec?d ~1928), survivor - Amelia Elizabeth Monsell (dec?d ~1933) - by will to Ella Metcalf (Amelia Monsell?s sister) 1934 to William V. West 1939 to George Bernard Lorraine 1947 to Lillian & Stewart James 1955 to J. D. & Jacquelyn L. Bell 1986 to Lynwood V. Jr. & Nancy J. Harris 1999 to Henry C. & Bernice B. Rowe If you or anyone who accesses this note has any other information or additions please let us know.