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Turkey Island Plantation. William Randolph I (1650-1711) the immigrant acquired the Turkey Island property on the James River. It remained in the Randolph family for many generations.
William and Mary established themselves at Turkey Island in 1670. Built of Brick, the central portion of the house was two stories high and capped by a large cupola or dome. The symmetry of the side wings, hipped roof and interior end chimneys are typical building features of Palladian architecture.
Aug 3, 2007 · Captain Christopher Newport, while exploring the James River discovered Turkey Island (two miles south). He named it for the large number of wild turkeys there. (A historical marker located near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia.)
Isham Randolph was born on the Turkey Island plantation in Henrico County, Virginia on February 24, 1687. He was the third son of William Randolph (1650–1711) and Mary Isham (c. 1659–1735). His father was a colonist, landowner, planter, and merchant who served as the 26th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Randolph was born on the Turkey Island Plantation along the James River in Henrico County, Virginia around 1691. He married Jane Bolling (1703–1766), John Bolling's daughter, in 1724 and the couple had seven children who reached adulthood:
Randolph was born in June 1683 on the Turkey Island Plantation along the James River in Henrico County, Virginia. He was the son of the English immigrant William Randolph who established Turkey Island along the James River, and Mary Royall Isham, the daughter of Henry Isham.
The Turkey Island Plantation was a plantation located in Henrico County, Virginia. In 1670, William Randolph settled at the Turkey Hill estate along the James River, and he was buried there on his death in 1711.
