My husband and I went to Culpeper to take some pictures. There was a James Newman who was a trustee of Jeffersonton. This James was a large land owner (3,000 acres) in Culpeper’s earliest days. I’m not sure where he fits in with the Newman’s yet. Unfortunately many early Culpeper wills have been lost from war, etc. The picture of the sign and two churches are from Jeffersonton, which is about 12 miles north of the town of Culpeper. We also visited the town of Culpeper. Our third and final stop, was Racoon Ford. The Culpeper side of Racoon Ford used to have mills and was a thriving area. Today there are only some large homes that remain. We drove through very swampy areas with lots of vines hanging from trees, on an unpaved road, for several miles to get to Racoon Ford. Then we saw this large open farm, which is the picture at the bottom of the Culpeper pages on this website. (Also pictured below) About another half mile down the road is where the ferry area would have been across the Rapidan River, the boundary between Culpeper and Orange Counties. Hope you enjoy the pictures, -Julie
PS. After our visit, I found a website about Racoon Ford. It called the road we traveled on and where we took this picture “the Algonquin Trail” heading south toward Raccoon Ford. The hills visible are in Orange County.

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Julie, You have a great eye for photography. The photos are outstanding. -Dave
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Thank you! My husband actually took the pictures, I agree with you, he has a great eye.
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PETER LEE was born 30 Jan 1750/1 in Richmond Co. Va.. He married Rebecca Taylor in 1778 in Hampshire Co., W. Va., migrated to Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Among the marriages conducted by the Rev. Thaddeus Dod at Patterson Creek, (Hampshire Co. W. Va.) is that of Peter Lee and Rebecca Taylor on 27 January 1778.[1]
The North Farnham Parish Registers of Richmond Co., VA. record the birth of William Hanks, son of William and Sarah Hanks, on 14 Feb 1679/80.[2] In July 1711 William Hanks married Esther/Hester Mills[3], the daughter of John and Hester White Mills. Clayton Library, Houston, Texas, microfilm of original records, marriages located in Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 6, Minister Returns
I will send you any others I may find.
Nancy
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