

5-. >* 



Figure 59. — Enlargkd detail from lower right portion of figure 58, showing 

 location of Stafford courthouse south of Potomac Cirek. 



establishment of Staflbrd as a county. He quotes a 

 court reference in 1667 to the road aloiit; the south 

 shore of Potomac Creek, running from the "said 

 FcriA," near the head of the Creek, "to the C^ouri 

 house to the horse Bridge," which he iii is 



having spanned Passapatanzy Ciut. In li i. 



this courthouse was near the mouth of the Creek. Iiut 

 he fails to show that it equally well l)een 



near the site of the later lHth-centur> ■ 



\Vc have seen that in 1690 court was first held in 

 1 homas Elzev's house, seemingly Uh h the 



IKth-century courthouse site, and tli • ■ were 



given that it continue to meet there until tlie new 

 courthouse was ready. The I 

 house at Marllx>rough has i. 

 its tinal clenusc occvirring about 171K. The court's 



ofHcial removal from Marllxirough was agrrrd upon 



July 20, 1720, ., • • 



<)cqua Creek" 



although obviously by error, since P- 



plii 



11 f the PntOMiaC Creek 



burned in 1" d that tt 



on!' ' "■ 

 It 1 



jurvcy plat (sec tig. 5«J. In I • 

 in i" \ 

 or 

 reciirtis "lately con.<Rnned by tire' . the 



i-JHB, 174'.' 1 7VH Richmond, I '.«»>. p. I. '7 



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