Wakefield and Pipsico

Wakefield, located five miles to the north, was patented by Benjamin Harrison about 1637, and his descendants became major landowners who were influential in Virginia and United States politics. Governor Benjamin Harrison was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and William Henry Harrison served as president of the United States. Harrison family members owned portions of Wakefield until approximately the end of the 18th century. Pipsico, seven miles to the northeast, was first patented by Henry Browne about 1637 and was named for the Quiyoughcohannock Indian chief who lived in Surry County and assisted the early settlers.

Virginia · United States