![]() On July 28, 1815, the Court allocated money to six men to retrieve the records. On March 6, 1815, the Court ordered the clerk to retrieve its records from North Carolina. On September 5, 1814, during the War of 1812, the Princess Anne County Court ordered that its records be moved to safety in North Carolina. ![]() On May 5, 1783, the town of Kempsville was incorporated in Princess Anne County, Virginia. Īlso on August 13, 1779, the British sloop of war Mermaid was sold at public auction at Kempsville by order of the Admiralty Court then held at Hampton. They had been taken by the Continental frigates Boston and Deane then transported in the privateer Enterprise. On August 13, 1779, nine African slaves were sold at public auction at Kempsville. From 1778-1824, Kempsville was the location of the county seat of Princess Anne County. ![]() In 1778, the Princess Anne County Court House was moved to Kemp’s Landing from New Town. Īfter the NovemBattle of Kempsville, George Logan entertained Lord Dunmore at his home. Those who swore an oath of allegiance to King George III wore a red badge on their breasts. ![]() Dunmore captured the Colonial commander, then set up his headquarters at Logan’s home. On November 16, 1775, Lord Dunmore entered Kempsville in triumph. In 1929, the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a plaque " Skirmish of Kempsville" near the site. These seven men were the first American Revolutionary War casualties in Virginia. On November 14 or 15, 1775, John Ackiss, the son of a former member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and six others were killed by Colony of Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore's British forces during the Battle of Kemp's Landing. During the Revolution, George Logan was a Loyalist. From 1772 to 1775, George Logan was one of the Princess Anne County Justices. įrom 1762 to 1770, George Logan, a Scot, was the Princess Anne County High Sheriff. The Commonwealth of Virginia government bought part of the stock of the canal company, but the Civil War put an end to digging of the canal and it was never finished. Ī canal company was incorporated to connect the headwaters of the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River with the headwaters of the Lynnhaven River. However, the growing of tobacco made little headway in the sandy soil of Princess Anne County. The warehouse receipts were used as currency. It had a tobacco warehouse and an inspector whose salary was £35 a year. Until 1861 Kempsville was quite a busy place. Great quantities of oak “knees” and all kinds of timber were shipped from Kempsville to Norfolk Navy Yard. Several large warehouses lined the banks of the river which was then much wider than today. The County was then a very large producer of corn and wheat. Kempsville was the shipping point for most of the products of Princess Anne County. A large drawbridge crossed the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River where the much smaller bridge of Princess Anne Road now crosses the river. Tugs and sailing vessels (frequently two masted schooners) often came to Kempsville. The purchasers held the lots subject to building within three years a dwelling house at least 20 feet square with a brick chimney. Kemp’s Landing was laid out into half acre lots which were sold at public auction after being advertised in the Virginia Gazette. Kempsville was originally called Kempe's Landing, and subsequently Kemp’s Landing, after George Kempe, an industrious English immigrant, who in the 1600s acquired land along the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River and developed it into a port for the shipment of tobacco and other goods. In modern times, it is a community within the urbanized portion of the independent city of Virginia Beach, the largest city in Virginia. Kempsville is a borough in the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, a historic section with origins in US colonial times located in the former Princess Anne County.
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