Today is Martha Washington's Birthday . . . Kinda Sorta

Today June 2, 2018 is Martha Dandridge Custis Washington's birthday . . . and it isn't at the same time. 

To explain the confusion in pre-1752 dates in the American Colonies, here is a link to an informative article on Old Style and New Style dates from the website of the The Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Montecello.

https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/old-style-os.

"The Common Altar of Our Love and Loyalty"

Confederate Memorial At Arlington National Cemetery

120 years ago . . .

"Sectional lines no longer mar the map of the United States. Sectional feeling no longer holds back the love we bear each other. Fraternity is the national anthem, sung by a chorus of forty-five States and our Territories at home and beyond the seas. The Union is once more the common altar of our love and loyalty, our devotion and sacrifice... . The national cemeteries for those who fell in battle are proof that the dead as well as the living have our love. . . . Every soldier's grave made during our unfortunate Civil War is a tribute to American valor. And while, when those graves were made, we differed widely about the future of this government, those differences were long ago settled by the arbitrament of arms; and the time has now come, in the evolution of sentiment and feeling under the providence of God, when in the spirit of fraternity we should share with you in the care of the graves of the Confederate soldiers."

-"Speech before the Legislature in Joint Assembly at the State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia, December 14, 1898," Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley, from March 1, 1897 to May 30, 1900

"With this demonstration of sectional goodwill in Atlanta, McKinley sparked a movement that would ultimately lead to legislation authorizing the federal government to locate and mark the graves of Confederates who died while in Union custody during the war."

- Michell A. Krowl, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 111, No. 2 (2003)

Do You Know Where You Live?

According  to New Kent County's New Kent County Comprehensive Plan (adopted October 2012), besides the more typically rural features as "Woodlands" and "Farm Clusters" there also exists in the county . . .

"Villages,""Hamlets," and "Rural Crossroads"

Villages 

Villages are characterized by a mix of structures and uses, including residential, commercial and institutional. They are typically compact in size and pedestrian oriented.

They have historically functioned as social centers.  

Hamlets 

Hamlets are characterized by a tight cluster of houses, often with small commercial establishments such as general stores, restaurants, gas stations, convenience stores, etc.They typically occur at rural crossroads and serve a local population.

Rural Crossroads 

Rural Crossroads are characterized by a tight cluster of small commercial establishments such as general stores, banks, restaurants, gas stations, convenience stores, etc. They typically occur at intersections and serve a local population.

. . .

Villages- Bottom's Bridge, Providence Forge, New Kent Courthouse, and  Eltham.

Hamlets- Lanexa, Barhamsville.

Rural Crossroads- Davis Crossroads, Quinton (or Crump's Corner[Crossroads]), Carp's Corner(Cary's Corner), Angelview, Jackass Flats(corresponding to the intersection of Rt. 60 and Rockahock Rd.)

You will notice the principle difference between the list of Hamlets and Rural Crossroads is the  (unmentioned in the plan) presence or lack of a post office.

The previous plan Comprehensive Plan 2020 (adopted April 2003)  had only two features in the  "built up" category, "Villages",and "Hamlets," defined as . . .

 ". . . villages at Providence Forge, Lanexa, Barhamsville, Eltham and New Kent Courthouse and scattered hamlets and crossroads."

From Wikipedia some further thoughts on "settlement hierarchy."

UPDATE: I have included a link to the map from the most recent comprehensive plan which color codes the labels of the existing "settlements." The map however does not list the names of the locations. I also added New Kent Courthouse to the village list, from where it had dropped during editing.

The Green Case- 50 Years On

New Kent History in the News

Green v. New Kent anniversary coverage from the Virginia Gazette(Williamsburg)

Casualties of Jones' Co. Va. Heavy Arty. (Pamunkey Artillery . . .)

The Pamunkey Artillery aka Pamunkey Heavy Artillery aka Ellett's Battery aka Jones' Company Virginia Heavy Artillery . . .

Name	Rank	Type	Date	Details
Banks, Lafayette W.	Pvt.	NC	11/15/63	unknown
Burnett, James W.	Pvt.	NC	01/07/64	Henrico Co.
Linton, Charles	Pvt.	X	06/20/63	shot for desertion
Meredith, Winston	Pvt.	NC	04/20/65	wounded Saylors Creek- died POW Hospital, Washington, DC

* Captain Robert T. Ellett

† Captain Andrew Judson Jones


And more soon on Charles Linton and his execution . . .

Casualties of Co. B, (Barhamsville Greys)53rd Virginia Infantry 1862-1865

Company B of the 53rd Virginia Infantry also known as the Pamunkey Rifles was raised in New Kent County. Originally part of Tomlin's Battalion raised to defend the headwaters of the York River.

Name	Rank	Type	Date	Details
Bingley, James A.	Pvt.	DOW	9/20/62	Culpepper-Typhoid
Boswell, Walter H.	Sgt.	KIA	07/01/62	Malvern Hill
Cross, Richard H.	Pvt.	DOW	11/27/62	Lynchburg Hosp.- Pneumonia
Davis, Peter	Pvt.	KIA	07/03/63	Gettysburg
Dodson, Whitman C.	Pvt.	NC	1864	unknown
Gittman, Francis	Pvt.	KIA	07/03/63	Gettysburg
Hall, George	Pvt.	NC	1863	Winchester Hosp.
Hogwood, Charles G.	Pvt.	KIA	04/03/63	Suffolk
Isaac, Henry Howle	Pvt.	KIA	06/18/64	Petersburg
Jennings, David	Pvt.	DOW	07/28/62	Camp Winder Hosp.- Typhoid
Jones, Lewis A.	Sgt.	NC	01/03/64	Pt. Lookout Prison
Rash, William H.	Pvt.	KIA	07/03/63	Gettysburg
Richardson, Augustine	Sgt.	DOW	12/23/62	Gordonsville Hosp.- Typhoid
Robbins, William	Pvt.	NC	06/02/62	Episcopal Church Hosp., Williamsburg
Saunders, James M.	Capt.	NC	10/15/62	Richmond
Stell, William A.	Pvt.	NC	12/31/62	White Oak Hosp., Petersburg
Timberlake, Albert	Pvt.	NC	03/29/64	Howard Grove Hosp., Richmond
Timberlake, Benjamin W.	Pvt.	DOW	07/13/63	Gettysburg (prisoner)
Timberlake, James T.	Capt.	KIA	04/19/63	Suffolk
Traylor, John W.	Pvt.	DOW	12/26/62	"camp fever"
Tyree, Alonzo	Pvt.	NC	05/01/62	unknown
Vaiden, Page Harrison	Pvt.	NC	01/17/63	Hospital - Richmond
Williams, Beverly W.	Sgt.	KIA	07/03/63	Gettysburg
Williams, Isham E.	Pvt.	NC	10/27/62	Hospital- Staunton
Woodward, William J.	Pvt.	DOW	04/18/64	Pt. Lookout Prison

Key: KIA- killed in action, DOW- died of wounds(which includes disease), NC- no cause given.

All data collected by the author from original sources.