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

Michaux Grant

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2012

1. Michaux Grant Marker

Inscription. Grant of 850 acres (1713) to French Huguenots Abraham Michaux II b. 1672, Cedent, d. 1717, and wife Susanna Laroche Rochet b. 1667, Sedan, d. 1744, seeking religious freedom. Michaux Grant Plantation (1735), operated by family for 260 years. Family: Son Jacob d. 1744 operated ferry; Jacob Michaux, Revolutionary Captain; Joseph Michaux, Member Constitutional Convention 1788; Joseph Michaux, CSA, killed during Lee's Retreat 3 days before Appomattox; Wm Walthall Michaux (d. 1944; Maidens Bridge) & Byrd Sublett Michaux.

Erected 2005 by Michaux-St. James Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1672.

Location. 37° 39.331′ N, 77° 53.224′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. It is on Michaux Grant Road 0.6 miles north of Old River Trail (Virginia Route 617), in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Powhatan VA 23139, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Transportation on the James River (approx. 0.7 miles away); Maidens Adventure Hotel (approx. ¾ mile away); Maidens, Virginia

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Monocan Indians Village of Pineville (Michaux) (approx. 0.9 miles away); Brightly (approx. 1½ miles away); Goochland Courthouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); Goochland County Courthouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); Goochland's Jail (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Michaux-St. James Foundation. (Submitted on March 15, 2012.)

Michaux Family Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2012

2. Michaux Family Cemetery

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2012

3. Michaux

In memory of
Abraham Michaux
born 1672 Sedan, France
died 1717 Michaux Grant, Powhatan Co., Va.
and his wife
Susanne Rochet
born 1676 Sedan, France
died 1741 Michaux Grant, Powhatan Co., Va.

Michaux Bridge (Maidens) plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Scott Michaux, March 24, 2025

4. Michaux Bridge (Maidens) plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,626 times since then and 141 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Scott Michaux of Watkinsville, Georgia.