SOME LOCAL NAMES AND THEIR ORIGIN
PEUMANSEND
Rollins Creek, which forms the dividing line between Port
Royal and Bowling Green Magisterial Districts, was originally
called "Peuman's End," as is evidenced by many of the Caroline
land surveys and plats, several of which are in the possession of
the Motley family, of Upper Zion. The name—"Peuman's
End"—became attached to the creek in the following manner: A
pirate and robber, by the name of Peuman, frequently made
incursions into the Rappahannock river country, by way of the
river, robbing the colonists and the craft that plied the river,
until he was generally dreaded. Finally, a number of men
formed a searching party and went out to capture the marauder.
They sighted him on the river and pursued him up the stream so
closely that he turned off into the creek to escape, but he was
overtaken at a point in the creek where his boat could go no
further and was slain. From that day the creek was called
Peuman's End, the two words finally becoming one. Like the
Mattaponi, this creek was large enough to accommodate boats
in colonial times.
HAWES' LANE
This road branches off from the old Stage Road, about two or
three hundred yards from the corporate limits of Bowling Green
on the North, and leads in a westerly direction to Page. The
road was named for the Hawes family, of Caroline.
THE CHASE
This was an immense tract of land owned by Robert Beverly,
of "Blandfield," in Essex, and was so called, it is said, because
over this territory the great deer and fox chases took place.
| POSTOFFICES |
ORIGIN OF NAME |
| Bagby |
Bagby Family. |
| Blantons |
Blanton Family. |
| Bowling Green |
Hoomes Estate. |
| Brandywine |
Boutwell Estate. |
| Burruss |
Burruss Family. |
| Chilesburg |
Chiles Family. |
| Corbin |
Corbin Family. |
| Croxton |
Thomas Croxton, M. C. |
| DeJarnetts |
DeJarnette Family. |
| Guinea (or Guiney's) |
Guiney Family. |
| Kidd's Fork |
Kidd's Family. |
| Knopf |
Knopf Family. |
| McDuff |
McDuff Family. |
| Penola |
John Penn. |
| Point Eastern |
Location. |
| Port Royal |
Thomas Roy. |
| Rappahannock Academy |
School. |
| Ruther Glen |
Ruther Glen in Scotland. |
| Shumansville |
Shuman Family. |
| Smoots |
Smoot Family. |
| Upper Zion |
Church. |
