Near Williamsburg in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Colonist on Neck of Land
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 22, 2010
1. Colonist on Neck of Land panel
When Buck and his wife died, their mentally disabled son Benomi became a ward of Richard and Jane Kingsmill. According to the 1625 muster, the Kingsmills resided at Neck of Land with their two children and four servants including Edward, “a Negro.” When Elizabeth Buck, Benomis sister, married Matthew Page, the property passed to the Page family who ran a plantation here into the eighteenth century.
Colonoware (a type of pottery made by American Indians and Africans in America) found by archaeologists at Neck of Land suggest that either or both groups may have lived on the Page property.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1619.
Location. 37° 13.173′ N, 76° 46.211′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway one mile east of Jamestown Road (Virginia Route 31). This marker is located at the James Information
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Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 walking distance of this marker: This land called Tsenacomoco (here, next to this marker); Remembering Ancestors (approx. 0.2 miles away); On Roads of Water (approx. 0.6 miles away); Colonial Parkway (approx. 0.7 miles away); Excellent Good Timber (approx. 0.7 miles away); Governor Yeardleys Lot 1620s (approx. 0.7 miles away); Neck of Land (approx. Ύ mile away); Jamestown (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.
More about this marker. On the left of are illustrations of “Making barrels” and “Working in a tobacco field” and a photo of “Colonware pottery sherds”.
On the right is an illustration of “Clearing land, planting seeds”.
Also see . . . Colonial Parkway. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on May 23, 2010.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 22, 2010
2. Land of Neck panels
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 22, 2010
3. Tsenacomoco display
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 22, 2010
4. Jamestown Information Station
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,076 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
