On the night of 21-22 August 1831, Nat Turner, a slave preacher, began an insurrection some seven miles west with a band that grew to about 70. They moved northeast toward the Southampton County seat, Jerusalem (now Courtland), killing about 60 . . . — — Map (db m305420) HM
One mile north was
the estate of Major Thomas Ridley. In the
servile insurrection of August, 1831, the
houses were fortified by faithful slaves
and made a place of refuge for fugitive whites.
In this vicinity Nat Turner, the leader of
. . . — — Map (db m48527) HM
A work in progress - The Nat Turner Era
Donated to the Southampton County Historical Society by Jack and Ina Gee Pittman.
Its historical significance in our county history: The last house on the insurrection scene in which anyone was . . . — — Map (db m60734) HM
