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"Error in history is like a flock of sheep jumping over a bridge; if one goes, the rest all follow."
(Charles Campbell, cited by Jennings Cropper Wise in Ye Kingdom of Accawmacke)
In Another Day, Jenean Hall sets her hand to some of the errors told about colonial Virginia's Eastern Shore history. For example, some historians are still saying that Sir George Yeardley was in cahoots with Captain Epps against Thomas Savage, yet no evidence supports that premise. Another oft-told tale is that Edmund Scarburgh led an unauthorized raid against the Indians in 1651, yet the records tell a different story. Another Day breaks some myths and retells other stories with revealing details. Also in these chapters, we learn that the first Eastern Shore attorney of record was a woman; the
Laughing King was not named for his personality; and "Dunking was not always about doughnuts." Another Day is well-cited research, written for your enjoyment.
By the author of An "Uncertaine Rumor" of Land: New Thoughts on the Founding of Virginia's Eastern Shore (2022) and Victoria Stories: Glimpses of a Virginian Railway Town (2011).
About the author
Jenean Hall has relished stories of Virginia history since the days of 4th grade when she and all her classmates were required to make scrapbooks for history class. Reared in a railroad family in a railroad town, Jenean captured memories of that town, Victoria, in her book, Victoria Stories: Glimpses of a Virginian Railway Town (2011). During her career as a school psychologist, Jenean moved to Virginia's Eastern Shore, the setting of her maternal grandmother's beloved childhood memories. On weekends and vacations, Jenean pursued the documentation of her grandmother's genealogy and discovered that the presence of that family in Accomack and Northampton counties traces solidly into the seventeenth century, one line reaching back to the nine ships of Jamestown's Third Supply in 1609.Jenean continues to make her home on Virginia's Eastern Shore where she volunteers to research for special projects such as the Virginia Department of Historic Resource's archaeology excavation at Eyreville Plantation and Northampton Historic Preservation Society's genealogy and history lectures.
