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.
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.)
Location. 37° 14.476′ N, 77° 14.844′ W. Marker is near Prince George, Virginia, in Prince George County. Marker is at the intersection of 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.
2. Ruffin Road & Old Stage Road, Prince George County, Va.
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 1,825 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
