...and to complete my research of Daniel Tanner that confirms Tanner's Creek being named for/by him: http://books.google.com/books?id=SlyhjXcK17wC&pg=PA80&dq=history+Tanner+%22Norfolk+County%22+VA&lr=&as_brr=0#PPA80,M1 Neil McDonald ----- Original Message ----- From: "macbd1" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] South Norfolk, Chesapeake Group Site +Tanner's Creek settlement info > An online preview of the book, Adapting to a New World By James P. P. > Horn, Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.), > UNC Press 1994, tells of Daniel Tanner settling the Tanner's Creek area > before Novermber, 1637: > > http://books.google.com/books?id=MCbFJvazBR4C&pg=PA171&dq=history+Tanner+%22Norfolk+County%22+VA&as_brr=0#PPA171,M1 > > Whether Tanner's Creek was named for/by this man or had already been named > is not absolutely clear. However, his being a 'very' early settler > 'indicates' the Creek was named for him, as possibly was Tanner Point at > the egress of Tanner's Creek (before its name was changed to Lafayette > River in the very early 1900's.) > > This book has much historical info including settlement of 'Lower Norfolk > County' (below the James River) with several names and from where they > emigrated. > > An interesting read of diverse topics. > > Neil McDonald > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "macbd1" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:56 PM > Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] South Norfolk, Chesapeake Group Site > > >>I don't find historical reference to any community named Tanner's Creek >>either. But Tanner's Creek itself was apparently renamed Lafayette River >>sometime during the very early 1900's. Its origin is in the vicinity of >>present Calvary Cemetery and Ballentine School in Norfolk and runs to the >>northwest where it adjoins Wayne Creek near the community of Riverview to >>form the primary river. >> >> A map: >> http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=12&Z=18&X=482&Y=5103&W=3&qs=%7cNorfolk%7cVA%7c >> (Click on largest size map and next to highest 'zoom.') >> >> A little history: >> http://www.cprv.org/hcpr.htm >> http://www.norfolk.gov/Planning/comehome/PDFs/riverview_pif.pdf >> http://www.norfolk.gov/Planning/ComeHome/PDFs/colonial_place_pif.pdf >> >> And a map of how things looked in 1921: >> http://historical.mytopo.com/getImage.asp?fname=NewportNews21ne.jpg&state=VA >> (Click the map to magnify.) >> Check here if you wish to find the 'South Norfolk' area: >> http://historical.mytopo.com/quad.cfm?quadname=Newport%20News&state=VA&series=15 >> >> These earliest USGS maps are interesting to those like me, especially for >> rural areas where locations of original roads, houses, names of one-room >> schools, etc. are included. A few maps date to late-1800's for some >> areas. >> >> Hope this helps a little, good luck. >> Neil McDonald >> > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html