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    1. Re: Location in I.W. Co.
    2. Ann, Proctor's Bridge crosses the Blackwater River on CR621; in Isle of Wight Co., that section is called Proctor's Bridge Rd. The easiest route is from Ivor (Southampton Co.), on US460; take CR616 (also called "Proctor's Bridge Rd.") north, then turn right on CR621. [It is unclear from memory or the maps I have whether that short section of CR621 is called "Proctor's Bridge Rd." or "Old Blackwater Rd."] Crossing the bridge, CR621 continues (called first Proctor's Bridge Rd, then Mill Swamp Rd, then Burwells Bay Rd), emerging on VA10 between Smithfield and the Surry Co. line. I know of no Miles Bridge or Miles Bridge Swamp. I suspect what was meant was Mill Swamp, flowing from Surry into Isle of Wight Co. "Mill Swamp is the section near the Surry County line and Proctor's Bridge. It takes it's name from an abandoned mill off what is now named White Hill Trail, formerly Highway 623, from which a large overflow came down east of Mill Swamp Church, one of the oldest Baptist churches in Virginia." (Helen Haverty King, Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Isle of Wight: County Board of Supervisors, 1993.) Unfortunately, Mrs. King does not give any information on Chinkapen [Chinquapin] Neck Branch, or what might have been considered the "main road" in the period [though I would guess it's 621]. I am curious about the name of the family you are researching. Matt Harris

    02/06/2003 03:10:54