Near Prince George in Prince George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bailey's Creek

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 28, 2009

1. Bailey's Creek Marker

Inscription. Bailey's Creek is named for Temperance Bailey (ca. 1617-ca. 1652), the daughter of Cicely Bailey and her first husband, whose name is unknown. When he died before Sept. 1620, Temperance inherited 200 acres of land near here at the age of three. Her mother remarried, first Samuel Jordan and then William Farrar, and resided with Temperance at Jordan's Point on the James River. Temperance Bailey married, first, John Browne, and then, by 1632, Richard Cocke, thereby becoming the progenitrix of the Cocke family in Virginia. Late in the twentieth century, archaeologists excavated her childhood home at Jordan's Point.

Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-206.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1620.

Location. 37° 14.476′ N, 77° 14.844′ W. Marker is near Prince George, Virginia, in Prince George County. It is at the intersection of

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Ruffin Road and Old Stage Road, on the right when traveling north on Ruffin Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prince George VA 23875, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jordan's Point (here, next to this marker); The Beefsteak Raid (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Prince George Court House (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Prince George Court House (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Clerk's Office (approx. 2.6 miles away); In Memoriam (approx.

Ruffin Road & Old Stage Road, Prince George County, Va. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 28, 2009

2. Ruffin Road & Old Stage Road, Prince George County, Va.

2.6 miles away); Confederate Soldiers of Prince George Co. (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prince George.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,224 times since then and 217 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.