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Elizabeth Bray Allen
Elizabeth Bray Allen also known as Elizabeth Bray Allen Smith Stith (ca. 1692–by 22 February 1774) operated a large plantation after the death of her first husband, Arthur Allen. After the death of her second husband, she operated both the Allen and Smith estates. She provided the direction and funds to establish a free school for poor boys and girls in Smithfield, Virginia. She was made a Virginia Women in History honoree in 2015 by the Library of Virginia. Early life Elizabeth Bray, born about 1692, was the daughter of Mourning Burgh Pettus and James Bray, who were married about 1691. James Bray was from Wilmington Parish, James City County, Virginia, James City County. He bought 1280 acres on the north side of the James River in James City County, which was known as "Utopia" and "Littletown". He had a brick house in Colonial Williamsburg in 1711. He also owned other property in James City County, York County, Virginia, York County, and New Kent County, Virginia. In 1688 and 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States. The population was 8,089 at the 2010 census. The town is most famous for the curing and production of the Smithfield ham. The Virginia General Assembly passed a statute defining "Smithfield ham" by law in 1926, with one of the requirements that it be processed within the town limits. Smithfield Foods, a Chinese Fortune 500 company that owns Smithfield Packing Company and others, is the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. The company, based in Smithfield, raises 12 million hogs and processes 20 million pounds of them annually. History and industry Smithfield, first colonized in 1634, is located on the Pagan River, south of Jamestown and on the south side of the James River. The Native Americans knew this area as ''Warascoyak,'' also spelled ''Warrosquoyacke'', meaning "point of land." The Virginia colony officially formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |