. Historic Virginia homes and churches . OUNTY PROVIDEXCE FORGE The chief interest of the Providence Forge estate isthat, as its name suggests, it was the site of Colonial iron-works. It first appears upon record as the property ofthe Reverend Charles Jeffrey Smith, , a Presbyterianminister from Long Island, who died about 1770. Hisjiartner was William Holt, of Williamsburg. At the timeof ISIr. Smiths death there was a well-built forge onthe place. ]Mr. Smiths lands were purchased by FrancisJerclone (1720-1771), a Scotchman, who had acquired alarge estate at Yorktown, but who, in 1753, had
. Historic Virginia homes and churches . OUNTY PROVIDEXCE FORGE The chief interest of the Providence Forge estate isthat, as its name suggests, it was the site of Colonial iron-works. It first appears upon record as the property ofthe Reverend Charles Jeffrey Smith, , a Presbyterianminister from Long Island, who died about 1770. Hisjiartner was William Holt, of Williamsburg. At the timeof ISIr. Smiths death there was a well-built forge onthe place. ]Mr. Smiths lands were purchased by FrancisJerclone (1720-1771), a Scotchman, who had acquired alarge estate at Yorktown, but who, in 1753, had removedto Louisa County. He died in 1771, and in the VirgimaGazette is spoken of as an eminent merchant, who hadacquired a handsome fortune with the fairest reputation. The estate remained long in the possession of his de-scendants. ^^ Jerdone: Williom ami Mary Quarterly, xi, p. 153 et seq.;xii, 32. THE YORK lUVEll COUNTRY 2G1 Old account l)()oks inentioii bar iron, broad hoes andgrubbing hoes as the articles manufactiued at Providence. IUOVIDKNCE I0R(;K. NEW KENT COINTY Forge. There are still some signs of the old forge at tlieplace and there is a deep canal, no d()u])t cut Ijelorc theRevolution, for the purpose of the work started byReverend ]Mr. Smith and Mr. Holt. The comfortable old dormer-windowed, frame dwell-ing, on the estate, still in excellent repair, stands close tothe tracks at Providence Forge Station, on the Chesapeakeand Ohio Railway-. HA^IPSTEAD The handsomest house in New Kent County is statelyHampstead, long the home of the Webl) family. TheseWebljs were prominent in Virginia from the early eigh-teenth century. Some of them were members of the Houseof Burgesses. One of them, George Webb, was treasurerof Viryinia during the Revolution and for some time after-ward, and other representatives of the name have beendistinguished in the United States and Confederate StatesNavies. Hampstead was built by Conrad Webb, in 1820, as 262 VIRGINIA HOMES AND CIirRCHES the (
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