The Ragland Mansion in Petersburg VA

Visit this Bed and Breakfast Inn in Petersburg VA

Bed and Breakfast Inn Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
37.22478, -77.40221



Inn Rate: $65.00 - $115.00

Inn Rooms: 11

Phone: 1-804-8611932

Address:
205 South Sycamore Street
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg city 23803
Phone #2: 1-202-3095756

A Petersburg city Bed & Breakfast in the Wonderful State of Virginia

Bed and Breakfast Inn Description

In 1670, Evan Ragland from Somerset -- the ancestor of all American Raglands -- arrived in Virginia. He -- 14 years old -- and his cousin John Davis had been abducted ("shanghaied") from the dock of the port town of Watchet in Somerset -- a crude but common practice at the time. The Raglands lived in Stogumber and St. Decuman's parish near Watchet, and the boys had taken a stroll on the dock.

They were thrown on a ship that took them under harsh conditions to Virginia. Evan was sold as an indentured laborer (serf) to Stephen Pettus, owner of a plantation along the Chickahominy River in New Kent County. After five to seven years, due to his superior education, Evan was able to buy his freedom. He married Susannah Pettus, his former master's daughter, inherited the 500-acre plantation and acquired wealth.

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