Talk:Berkeley Hundred

Older notes
RESEARCH NOTE: Berkeley Hundred was not the "traditional home of the HARRISON FAMILY" - it was the traditional home of ... William Harris ... one of several London Merchants that purchased Berkeley Hundred by deed, which was recorded February 9, 1636. Following is the transcription from Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume I, page 55 - By Nell Marion Nugent of the Virginia Land Office, Richmond, Virginia - Published by Genealogical Publishing Compan, Inc. 1983.

"WILLIAM TUCKER, MAURICE THOMPSON, GEORG THOMPSON, WILLIAM HARRIS, THOMAS DEACON, JAMES STONE, CORNELIUS LOYD, of London, Merchants, JEREMIAH BLACKMAN, of London, Marcus Pawlett, beg. at a small gutt that riner, & their Associates & Co., 8000 acs. Chas. Citty Co., being a tract of land commonly knowne by the name of Burckley hundred, 9 Feb. 1636, p. 410. Bounding E. upon land of Capt. Thomas Pawlett, beg. at a small gutt that runneth into the woods at the W. end of the Clift of Westover, W. upon Kimiges Cr. up to the head, N. into the woods & from the gutt from the water side. N. into the woods &c. Due by deed of sale from the Adventurers & Co.. of Burckley hundred &c."

Clarification
"Berkeley Plantation" soon therafter became the traditional home of the Harrisons. Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia (talk) 07:41, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Origin of name
Is there any evidence that it was named for the person rather than the place (or indeed the original hundred) in Gloucestershire? It would be odd to name it for just one of the founders, rather than the place or area where most of them came from.Mhockey (talk) 19:44, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

For future reference
Berkeley Plantation and Berkeley Hundred both currently state that they are two names for the same property. The following link on page 642 appears to suggest that the Berkeley Plantation was part of the Berkeley Hundred:

-Location (talk) 05:09, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

White slaves
Is there any truth to the statement that there were hereditary white slaves there? (Most Slaves In America Were White – Political Vel Craft) 2600:6C67:1C00:5F7E:45F6:4D03:37DF:C696 (talk) 16:32, 18 September 2022 (UTC)