Lower Brandon Plantation

The Lower Brandon Plantation (also known as Brandon or Brandon Plantation (formerly Martin's Brandon ) ) is a historic plantation, and is located on the west side of the James River, in Burrowsville, in Prince George's County, in the U.S. state of Virginia, in the United States. The site is located at the end of Route 611

The plantation consists of several acres of farmland, forests and natural gardens. Built circa 1765 brick red main building of the farm is designed like Palladian. Furthermore, the property has its own cemetery, the Brandon Plantation Cemetery.

History

The Brandon Plantation was initially part of a land grant. In 1616 she was awarded the alderman of the Jamestown colony, John Martin. John Martin's wife Mary was the daughter of the famous goldsmith and jewelry dealer Robert Brandon, a purveyor to the British Royal Family under Elizabeth I.. As 1622 Jamestown Massacre broke out, seven people were killed on the plantation.

According to National Register of Historic Places, the property was in the period 1750-1799 is of particular significance. The specific years are called as 1765 or 1770.

After John Martin died in 1632, inherited by his grandson Robert Barg Rave, father of Isaac Barg Rave, the Dean of Canterbury, the plantation, which he sold five years later to William Barber, Richard Quiney and John Sadler. The three new owner and their heirs led the plantation to Nathaniel Harrison 1720, the plant purchased and took over.

After Nathaniel Harrison's untimely death, the estate passed to his son Nathaniel Harrison II Later owner was the general and American founding father Benjamin Harrison V.

After his death the property was divided between his sons, whereupon the Upper Brandon Plantation was built, a plantation which was also picked up by the NRHP on 26 April 1996 with the number 96,000,495.

The Brandon remained until 1926 owned by the Harrison family until it was purchased and renovated by Robert Daniel. The last known owner is Robert Williams Daniel, Jr., former U.S. Congressman. To this day, the descendants of the Daniels family run the plantation, which thus represents one of the oldest farms in the United States.

The Brandon Plantation was incorporated on 11 November 1969 by the National Register of Historic Places with the number 69,000,271, and on the National Historic Landmark.

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