Patent given to Christopher Lawne 1619.
Site of early fort on Warraskoyack Bay, now known as Ft Huger.
First European settlement wiped out in March, 1622 by Powhatan Confederacy assault.
More info coming soon.
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02 Apr 23: The Powhatan Flu, now called the James River. Smithfield was the home of the Warrasquoyake until English "settled" th... -
Hampton Roads, the James and Pagan River and numerous creeks created access to the thriving seaport of Smithfield until the mid 1900s, when ... -
29 Jan 23: The Warraskoyack Indians, members of the Powhatan paramount chiefdom, lived near the mouth of the Pagan River and along its tribu...
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