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.
