Ms. Cox, it seems that a document having the precise info we want doesn't 
always exist, so you will likely need to intently become a 'map person' 
whether you want or not if you are to find answers to your questions.  The 
map link from Mr. Smith's response shows the castle location but not many 
folks recall or can identify where boundaries of the two original parishes 
were located.  And remember these boundaries changed so what was located in 
one Parish then may have been located somewhere else at a later time.  There 
are also many other excellent map sources showing Bacon's Castle location, 
be imaginative.

There are many sources to be explored from a Google search with **Southwark 
"Lawne's Creek" Parish Surry County Virginia map** as the search terms:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=SUNA,SUNA:2006-43,SUNA:en&q=Southwark+%22Lawne%27s+Creek%22+Parish+Surry+County+Virginia+map

One likely good source is the Surry County Historical Society and Museums, 
Inc. at the following link from the Google search although this is the only 
search-result link that I opened: (Contact them)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschsm/LawnCr.html
There are other libraries or organizations within Surry County or Virginia 
that have sources to research.

You might add "Bacon's Castle" to the above search or a similar one.  The 
Library of Congress' Historic American Buildings Inventory (or something 
like that) likely has info as well.  (Or the National Register of Historic 
Places)

The Castle was located close to the southeast boundary of Surry County:
http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=35.473875&lon=-96.383281&mag=6&q1=Bacon%27s%20Castle
Now simply find a map that shows the two parish boundaries, esp the boundary 
that separated them, in about 1650+/- when the house was built, at the time 
of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 or for whatever timeframe of your interest --  
the location of the house may vary with time (as to name-places.)

I also note that Nathaniel Bacon apparently never lived in the subject 
Castle if that is pertinent.

Try calling Bacon's Castle Museum at (757) 357-5976

Info from one of the search results:
"By 1640 James City County's population south of James River was sufficient 
to support a new parish, and Lawne's Creek Parish was established. Southwark 
Parish was separated from James City Parish in 1647, and Surry County was 
separated from James City County five years later. Soon afterward Arthur 
Allen built his Jacobean brick house, now known as Bacon's Castle because it 
was occupied as a fort or "castle" during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.

Reports to the Bishop of London by the ministers of Lawne's Creek and 
Southwark parishes in the year 1724 were recorded by Bishop Meade. They were 
not prosperous parishes. In 1738 Albemarle Parish was created from those 
parts of Lawne's Creek and Southwark parishes that lay southwest of 
Blackwater River. The remaining parts of Lawne's Creek and Southwark were 
united into Southwark Parish. The entire area of Albemarle Parish was 
incorporated into Sussex County when it was formed from the southwestern end 
of Surry County in 1754."

Hope this helps to further your endeavors although it seems a muddlin pie 
without specific definition of timeframe.  Good luck.

Neil McDonald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mae Cox" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 3:38 PM
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Where exactly is Bacon's Castle?


Thanks to everyone who sent me links telling about Bacon's Castle.

I keep finding similar articles... yet none of them seem to answer my 
question
as to whether the castle was located in Lawne's Creek Parish or in Southwark
Parish... or just where exactly in Surry County.

I'm not much of a map person, so it's difficult for me to look at the map 
with
an article and KNOW which parish it was in back then.

I guess I'm intent on finding something from a reputable source that states
unequivocally that it was in this parish, or that.

Thanks much
Mae Cox

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