 Marker ID:
Local Title: Windmill
Point Location:
Denbigh Blvd. at Garrow Road, Newport News VA Description:
"This plantation was homesite of Miles Cary, Sr. who came
from England in 1645 at the age of 22. He was killed
defending Old Point Comfort against the Dutch June 10,
1667. His grave nearby is said to be the oldest in Newport
News. Father of Miles Cary, Jr. of Richneck, his
descendants left an indelible mark on the development of
this nation. Originally the Baynham Patent, his
father-in-law, Thomas Taylor, willed the Warwick County
land to Col. Cary."
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