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

Maycock's Plantation

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 23, 2026

1. Maycock's Plantation Marker

Inscription. Samuel Maycock, a member of the governor's Council who served in Virginia's first legislative assembly in 1619, patented land originally inhabited by Virginia Indians about four miles north on the James River. The area became a tobacco plantation that continued to operate after Maycock was killed in 1622 during a surprise attack at the outset of the Second Anglo-Powhatan War. The labor of enslaved Africans and African Americans sustained the plantation under later owners. In 1781. during the Revolutionary War, British and American armies likely crossed the river at the property. In the summer of 1862, several enslaved families escaped to Union lines. Union forces soon burned the main house.

Erected 2021 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K 213.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1619.

Location. 37° 14.872′ N, 77° 9.011′ W. Marker is near Hopewell, Virginia, in Prince George County. It is at the

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intersection of James River Drive (Virginia Route 10) and Flowerdew Hundred Road, on the left when traveling east on James River Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hopewell VA 23860, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Powell's Creek (here, next to this marker); Flowerdew Hundred (a few steps from this marker); James River National WildLife Refuge (approx. one mile away); The Cattle Raid (approx. 2.1 miles away); Merchant's Hope Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Augustus Robbins, Jr. (approx. 3.1 miles

Maycock's Plantation Marker (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 23, 2026

2. Maycock's Plantation Marker (facing east)

away); a different marker also named Merchant's Hope Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Westover (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopewell.

Maycock's Plantation Marker (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 23, 2026

3. Maycock's Plantation Marker (facing west)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2026, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 60 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 24, 2026, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.