Rosegill is a historic plantation house and farm complex located near Urbanna , Middlesex County, Virginia . It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973.
19-465: In 1649, Ralph Wormeley Sr. patented more than 3,200 acres of land on the lower side of the Rappahannock River, east of Nimcock Creek (a/k/a Rosegill Creek). It contained both the old and new Nimcock native American towns. Within a year Wormeley built a house for his bride, the former Agatha Eltonhead, who had survived her first husband, Luke Stubbinge of Northampton County. Wormeley was at the time
38-891: A property in Middlesex County, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ralph Wormeley Sr. Ralph Wormeley (ca. 1620-1651) emigrated to the Virginia colony , where he became a planter and politician who represented York County in the House of Burgesses and developed Rosegill plantation in what became Middlesex County after his death. Born in England, Wormeley could trace his ancestry to Sir John de Wormeley of Hatfield in Yorkshire . His elder brother Christopher Wormeley
57-467: A 19th-century frame smokehouse , and a 19th-century bake oven. Captain John Bailey bought the property in 1849 and renovated it, including removing the roof and raising the second floor to a full storey with a gable roof, and replacing the porch. The property also underwent an extensive remodeling in the 1940s. It is currently privately owned and operated as a rental property. This article about
76-463: A burgess before being named to the Governor's Council) supported Governor William Berkeley during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, during which the plantation was plundered and both men imprisoned for a time. Most of the buildings now on the side were constructed by the grandson of Ralph Wormeley Jr., Ralph Wormeley IV (1715-1790). Although his grandfather was the family's most powerful member, and served on
95-518: A burgess for York County and the next year received an appointment to the Virginia Governor's Council. However, he died in 1651, leaving behind an infant son Ralph Wormeley Jr. His widow soon married Sir Henry Chicheley , who became the colony's lieutenant governor, as well as lived at and operated Rosegill. Chicheley died at Rosegill, as many years later would Ralph Wormeley Jr. Both Chicheley and his stepson Ralph Wormeley Jr. (who also served as
114-501: A time. Most of the buildings now on the side were constructed by the grandson of Ralph Wormeley Jr., Ralph Wormeley IV (1715-1790). Although his grandfather was the family's most powerful member, and served on the Virginia Governor's Council and briefly as acting governor, this man (or he and his son) represented Middlesex County in the House of Burgesses before the French and Indian War and in
133-756: The House of Burgesses . The following year, the exiled King Charles at Breda in the Netherlands signed a paper appointing Wormeley to the Virginia Governor's Council (a/k/a the Council of State, or the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly). Wormeley married the former Agatha Eltonhead, daughter of Richard Eltonhead of Eltonhead, Lancaster County, England, who had been widowed by the death of her first husband, Luke Stubbins of Northampton County, Virginia . One of Eltonhead's sons moved to Maryland (and
152-555: The Rappahannock River, east of Nimcock Creek (a/k/a Rosegill Creek). It contained both the old and new Nimcock native American towns. Within a year Wormeley built a house for his bride, the former Agatha Eltonhead, who had survived her first husband, Luke Stubbinge of Northampton County. Wormeley was at the time a burgess for York County and the next year received an appointment to the Virginia Governor's Council. However, he died in 1651, leaving behind an infant son Ralph Wormeley Jr. His widow soon married Sir Henry Chicheley , who became
171-599: The Virginia Governor's Council and briefly as acting governor, this man (or he and his son) represented Middlesex County in the House of Burgesses before the French and Indian War and in the Virginia House of Delegates following the American Revolutionary War. The last generation of Wormeleys to live at the plantation was Ralph Wormeley V, who ardently supported the British cause in the American Revolutionary War and
190-485: The Virginia House of Delegates following the American Revolutionary War. The last generation of Wormeleys to live at the plantation was Ralph Wormeley V, who ardently supported the British cause in the American Revolutionary War and was sent by his father to supervise lands in Berkeley County in western Virginia. The house is an 11-bay, two story dwelling with a gable roof. The original section dates to about 1740, and
209-417: The colony's lieutenant governor, as well as lived at and operated Rosegill. Chicheley died at Rosegill, as many years later would Ralph Wormeley Jr. Both Chicheley and his stepson Ralph Wormeley Jr. (who also served as a burgess before being named to the Governor's Council) supported Governor William Berkeley during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, during which the plantation was plundered and both men imprisoned for
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#1733086165853228-468: The colony's lieutenant governor, who took up residence at Rosegill as well as raised Ralph Wormeley Jr. Rosegill Rosegill is a historic plantation house and farm complex located near Urbanna , Middlesex County, Virginia . It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973. In 1649, Ralph Wormeley Sr. patented more than 3,200 acres of land on the lower side of
247-477: The family home for more than a century. Wormeley also patented 3,500 acres on Mobjack Bay (part of which later became Yorktown ), as well as acquired part of a 1,645 acre parcel in York County from the executors of his brother Christopher Wormeley I. In the contract before his marriage discussed below, Wormeley gave his bride a 500 acre plantation in York County that he bought from Jeffrey Power. In 1647 Wormeley
266-403: The house was subsequently enlarged and modified to reach its present form about 1850. Another remodeling occurred in the 1940s. Also located on the property are a mid-18th century kitchen and wash house, mid-18th century office, a 19th-century frame smokehouse , and a 19th-century bake oven. Captain John Bailey bought the property in 1849 and renovated it, including removing the roof and raising
285-535: The southern side of the Rappahannock River east of Rosegill Creek (also known as Nimcock Creek, encompassing both the old and new Nimcock native American towns), then in Lancaster County but which in 1669 became Middlesex County . The patent required that Wormeley construct a house and otherwise improve the land. That house and some acreage directly across the creek became the core of Rosegill plantation ,
304-651: Was (again) named a justice of the peace for York County, and by 1648 he also led part of its militia with the rank of captain. Henry Norwood , a fleeing Cavalier (supporter of King Charles, defeated by Oliver Cromwell's forces in the English Civil War ), visited his home on Wormeley Creek near Yorktown in 1649, and named other guests at a party there as Sir Thomas Lunsford , Sir Philip Honywood , Sir Henry Chicheley (the colony's deputy governor and who would marry his widow) and Col. Hammond. Also in 1649, York County voters elected Wormeley as one of their representatives in
323-614: Was among the British who captured Tortuga Island from the French, and had served as that colony's acting governor before its capture by the Spanish, after which he moved to Virginia, where he died. Wormeley settled in York County, Virginia around 1636, and became a justice of the peace (although he may have left and returned as did his brother, the justices jointly administering counties in that era). In 1645 or 1649 Wormeley patented 3200 acres along
342-619: Was executed after he attempted to extend religious strife in that colony), and three other daughters all married into prominent Middlesex County families: Eleanor married William Brocas , Alice married Rowland Burnham and Martha married Edwin Connoway . Wormeley fathered two boys, of whom the younger (William Wormeley) died as a child, but Ralph Wormeley Jr. would become the family's most powerful member, after being raised by his step-father Sir Henry Chicheley as discussed below. Wormeley died in 1651. His widow remarried, to Sir Henry Chicheley ,
361-423: Was sent by his father to supervise lands in Berkeley County in western Virginia. The house is an 11-bay, two story dwelling with a gable roof. The original section dates to about 1740, and the house was subsequently enlarged and modified to reach its present form about 1850. Another remodeling occurred in the 1940s. Also located on the property are a mid-18th century kitchen and wash house, mid-18th century office,
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