Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Bennett’s Plantation

By Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

1. Bennett's Plantation Marker

Inscription. By Nov. 1621, Edward Bennett had obtained a patent from the Virginia Company to establish Bennett’s Plantation, also known as Warrascoyack and Bennett’s Welcome. By Feb. 1622, the Sea Flower arrived with the first residents and they began settling the south bank of the James River at the lower reaches of Burwell’s Bay. On 22 Mar. 1622, the Powhatan-English War of 1622–1632 began with attacks coordinated by Chief Opechancanough against many English settlements including Bennett’s Plantation. More than 50 colonists died there and the survivors were transported to Jamestown. Bennett’s Plantation was reestablished by June 1623.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-241.)

Location. 37° 0.832′ N, 76° 38.053′ W. Marker is in Smithfield, Virginia, in Isle of Wight County. Marker is on Old Stage Highway (Virginia Route 10) north of Blounts Corner Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. This marker also sits with K-242 before Hardy Elementary School. Marker is in this post office area: Smithfield VA 23430, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Basse’s Choice (here, next to this marker); Fort Boykin Historic Park

Bennett's Plantation and Basse's Choice image. Click for full size.

By Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

2. Bennett's Plantation and Basse's Choice

(approx. 1.6 miles away); Fort Boykin (approx. 1.7 miles away); Welcome to Fort Boykin Historic Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Isle of Wight County War Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Wrenn’s Mill (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ivy Hill Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Old Isle of Wight Courthouse (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithfield.

Categories. • Colonial Era •

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 23, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,725 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.