On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Janet Hunter wrote...
>Good Morning Everyone,
>
>I recently came across information that Point of Rocks Park on the
Appomatox
>in Chesterfield Co between routes 95 and 295, is located at least
partially
>on the "Cobbs" Plantation site, which was first patented by Ambrose
Cobbs,
>land later went to the Burtons 1650s or so, then to John Bolling and
Mary
>Kennon ca 1704, and they started the "Red Bollings", descendants of
>Pocohantos. On the east side of Cobbs' original patent lived Abraham
Wood,
>and John Baugh and descendants were on the west side. Indeed I do
believe my
>gg grandfather Archibald Bolling Baugh was named after these
neighbors. I do
>believe that the Bollings gobbled up a good portion of the Baugh land
later,
>but not all of it.
>
>At this Cobbs website it says "An archealogical survey was done of
the
>property prior to development, and those plats and maps are available
in the
>Virginia State Archives."
>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cobb/ambrose.htm (A map of
the
>park's location is here for all those soccer and softball players at
the
>park! http://echesterfield.com/soccer/fields/por.jpg, and some
pictures are
>here: http://www.cvfo.org/locations_parks_and_open_areas.htm).
>
>My question is: What exactly is involved in an "archaelogical
survey".
>Would the plats/maps show a history of land ownership like a deed
search, or
>simply identify the location of important historical "markers", old
home
>sites, etc that might still be there? Obviously I am wondering if
there
>might be mention of the Baughs.
>
>Also, I made an attempt to find where this might be at the LVA's
website, but
>was unsuccessful. I am curious if someone could provide advice on
that score
>as well.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>My best regards,
>Janet (Baugh) Hunter
>
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