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

Patrick Napier, Colonial Surgeon

 
 
Patrick Napier, Colonial Surgeon Marker image. Click for full size.
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 & MedicineSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources 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. Marker is on Merrimac Trail (Route 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.
 
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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Great Hopes Plantation: A Colonial Virginia Farm (approx. 1.7 miles away); Benjamin Waller Office (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Benjamin Powell House (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Public Gaol (approx. 1.9 miles away); Booker Tenement (approx. 1.9 miles away); Elizabeth Carlos House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Powell’s Tenement (approx. 2 miles away); Christiana Campbell’s Tavern (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.
 
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
 
 
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 1,846 times since then and 162 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.

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