Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA

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Shirley Plantation

Shirley Plantation is Virginia's first plantation (1613) and one of the first economic engines of the new world. Only six years after John Smith's settlement at Jamestown, the crown grant carving Shirley Plantation out of the Virginia frontier was established. The chronicle of Shirley Plantation best exemplifies the period in our nation's history between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the movement towards American independence from Great Britain in 1776. During its long history and under the leadership of one family, Shirley Plantation has survived the Indian Uprising, Bacon's Rebellion, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the Great Depression.

Shirley Plantation is the oldest family-owned business in North America dating back to 1638. Construction of the present mansion began in 1723 when Elizabeth Hill, great-granddaughter of the first Hill, married John Carter, eldest son of Robert "King" Carter. Completed in 1738, the mansion, referred to as the “Great House,” is largely in its original state and is owned, operated, and lived in by direct descendants of Edward Hill.

The guided tour of the Great House highlights original family furnishings, portraits, silver, and hand-carved woodwork as well as stories of the Hill-Carter family, eye witnesses to eleven generations of American history. As one architectural historian contends," Shirley Plantation is the most intact 18th century estate in Virginia". Several features such as the "Flying Staircase" and the Queen Anne Forecourt are the only remaining examples in America of this architectural style.

Birth

Matches 1 to 16 of 16

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	Carter, Anne Hill	24 May 1739	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43332
2	Carter, Anne Hill	26 Mar 1773	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43279
3	Carter, Bernard Moore	29 Nov 1780	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43314
4	Carter, Butler	25 Mar 1784	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43325
5	Carter, Catherine Spotswood	1 Jun 1778	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43315
6	Carter, Charles Hill Sr, Esq	10 Oct 1732	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43312
7	Carter, Colonel Edward Hill I	15 Oct 1726	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43331
8	Carter, Elizabeth Hill	13 Oct 1731	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43330
9	Carter, Lucy	1775	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43345
10	Carter, Lucy	1789	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43347
11	Carter, Robert Hill	20 Oct 1771	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43346
12	Carter, Robert Hill	30 Nov 1774	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43317
13	Carter, William Fitzhugh	30 Oct 1782	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43322
14	Hill, Colonel Edward II	30 Apr 1637	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I47174
15	Hill, Elizabeth	23 Apr 1667	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43320
16	Hill, Colonel Isaac	Jan 1680	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I47208

Death

Matches 1 to 9 of 9

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID
1	Boyle, Lady Mary Elizabeth	24 Nov 1659	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I47199
2	Carter, Charles Hill Sr, Esq	28 Jun 1806	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43312
3	Carter, John	30 Apr 1743	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I47157
4	Carter, Robert Hill	14 Nov 1805	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43317
5	Cocke, Bowler	1771	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I47176
6	Hill, Colonel Edward Richard	15 May 1664	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I47198
7	Hill, Colonel Edward	1726	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I47205
8	Hill, Elizabeth	4 Jan 1761	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43320
9	Moore, Annie Butler	16 Apr 1809	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43313

Burial

Matches 1 to 8 of 8

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Burial		Person ID
1	Carter, Bernard		Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43323
2	Carter, Butler		Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43325
3	Carter, Charles Hill Sr, Esq	28 Jun 1806	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43312
4	Carter, John		Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43324
5	Carter, John		Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I47157
6	Hill, Colonel Edward II		Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I47174
7	Hill, Elizabeth		Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43320
8	Williams, Elizabeth		Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I47175

Residence

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Residence		Person ID
1	Carter, Charles Hill Sr, Esq	1803	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	I43312

Marriage

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

	Family	Marriage		Family ID
1	Carter / Hill	6 Oct 1723	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	F10725
2	Hill / Aston	1665	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	F10738
3	Hill / Goodrich		Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	F10753
4	Hill / Scarbourough	28 Sep 1696	Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia, USA	F10741