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

Patrick Napier, Colonial Surgeon

Photographed by PaulwC3, May 15, 2014

1. Patrick Napier, Colonial Surgeon Marker

Inscription. Nearby lived “Patrick Napier of Queenes Creek in the County of Yorke chirurgeon,” one of the earliest surgeons of Scottish descent in Virginia. Born about 1634, and apprenticed to the surgeon general of the Scottish army defeated by Cromwell in 1650, Patrick Napier arrived here before 1655. He married Elizabeth, a daughter of Robert Booth, clerk of the York County Court and a member of the House of Burgesses. By horse and boat, Napier attended the sick, performed surgery, bled his patients, and dispensed various remedies consistent with the practice of medicine in the mid-17th century. He died in 1669. He was the progenitor of most of the Napiers in America.

Erected 1993 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-41.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1634.

Location. 37° 17.979′ N, 76° 41.123′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in York County. It is on Merrimac Trail (Route

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143) 0.3 miles north of Virginia Route 132, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23188, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clementina Rind (here, next to this marker); Great Hopes Plantation: A Colonial Virginia Farm (approx. 1.7 miles away); Benjamin Waller Office (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Coke-Garrett House (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Benjamin Powell House (approx. 1.9 miles away);

Wide view of the Patrick Napier, Colonial Surgeon Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, May 15, 2014

2. Wide view of the Patrick Napier, Colonial Surgeon Marker

(Ice House) Mount (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Public Gaol (approx. 1.9 miles away); Booker Tenement (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,408 times since then and 396 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.