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Wilson's plantation (Ceelys)

Ceelys on the James was a plantation on the James River in Virginia, built in 1706 by Colonel William Wilson.

Wilson's daughter, Mary, married Colonel Miles Cary, Jr. of Richneck Plantation. Sally Cary, who married George William Fairfax, and Sarah Cary, who married Bryan Fairfax were born there.

Located 3 or 4 miles from Hampton, it was destroyed during the Civil War.

See also

References

  1. Wilson's Landing History Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Bergstrom, Peter V. "Miles Cary (d. 1709)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. Louise Pequet du Bellet (1907). Some Prominent Virginia Families. J.P. Bell Company. p. 50. Ceelys, on the James.
  4. Wilson Miles Cary (1901). "Wilson Cary of Ceelys, and his Family". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Virginia Historical Society.
  5. Fairfax Harrison (1919). The Virginia Carys. The Devine Press. ceelys plantation.

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