Samuel Jordan of Jordan's Journey

Native Americans occupied this peninsula, now called Jordan's Point, until early in the 17th century. Samuel Jordan arrived in Virginia in 1610 and represented Charles City at the 1619 General Assembly, British North America’s first legislative body. About 1621 he established a plantation here known first as Beggar’s Bush and later as Jordan’s Journey. He survived the massive Powhatan attack in March 1622 at the beginning of the Second Anglo-Powhatan War (1622-1632). Afterward, he fortified a portion of his property with a palisade that enclosed 11 buildings. Jordan was residing here at the time of his death in 1623. His widow, Cecily, married William Farrer, also a prominent leader.