Info on Porto Bello, home of Cornelius Collier
Conelius Collier b:1720 King & Queen Co, VA, d:1810 Abbeville, SC is an ancestor of mine.He served in the British navy along with Lawrence Washington (older brother of George Washington) during the battle of Portobello (1739 War of Jenkins Ear).Their commander was Admiral Edward Vernon.Upon return to Virginia, Lawrence Washington built a home on the Potomac and named it in honor of their Admiral Vernon.Lawrence later gave (willed) Mt. Vernon to his younger brother, George.Cornelius Collier, in the meantime, built a home, on the York River, near Williamsburg, VA.He named it Porto Bello after the place where the battle was fought & won.Porto Bello still stands and is a registered historic landmark.It is located on a very secure military base with no public access.On Dec 28, 2005, I received permission to visit the site, take photos and get information about the site.Porto Bello is very near the last battle of the Revolutionary War (Battle of Yorktown) and was the summer home of the last crown govenor of Virginia, Lord Dunsmore.During the heat of the battle of Yorktown, Lord Dunsmore & his servants escaped to a British man-of-war and returned to England.
Cornelius and his wife, Elizabeth Wyatt, later moved to Abbeville SC.Further research shows that Elizabeth Wyatts' ancestor, Haute Wyatt, was a Rector in Jamestown in 1621 and his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt, was the first crown governor of Virginia.
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