Ceelys on the James
Wilson's plantation (Ceelys)
Ceelys on the James was a plantation on the James River in Virginia, built in 1706 by Colonel William Wilson.[1]
Wilson's daughter, Mary, married Colonel Miles Cary of Richneck Plantation. Sally Cary, who married George William Fairfax, and Sarah Cary, who married Bryan Fairfax were born there.[2]
Located 3 or 4 miles from Hampton, it was destroyed during the Civil War.[3][4]
See also
- Historic houses in Virginia
- James River Plantations
- Newport News, Virginia
- List of extinct U.S. counties
References
- ↑ Wilson's Landing History
- ↑ Louise Pequet du Bellet. Some Prominent Virginia Families. J.P. Bell Company.
- ↑ Wilson Miles Cary. "Wilson Cary of Ceelys, and his Family". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography (Virginia Historical Society).
- ↑ Fairfax Harrison. The Virginia Carys. The Devine Press.
| ||||||||||