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INTRODUCTION
DATA LIMITATIONS
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Early Origins: The Pace and Perry Plantations
Richard Pace
Francis Chapman
William Perry
William Swann
Consolidation
Thomas Swann I
Expansion and Development
Family History
Colonel Thomas Swann’s Position in the Colony
Samuel Swann
Joseph John Jackman
George Marable II
John Hartwell
Richard (IV) and Elizabeth Hartwell Cocke
Family Background
Richard Cocke IV’s Role in the Community
Richard Cocke IV’s Estate
Hartwell Cocke I
Family Background
Hartwell Cocke I’s Role in Community Life
Hartwell Cocke I’s Estate
John Hartwell Cocke I
John Hartwell Cocke I’s Immediate Family
Temporary Residence in the Colonial Capital
John Hartwell Cocke I’s Real and Personal Property
Mount Pleasant Within A War Zone
John Hartwell Cocke I as a Surry County Citizen
The Disposition of John Hartwell Cocke I’s Estate
Mount Pleasant Under the Care of Executor Richard Cocke VI
Richard Cocke VI’s Legacy
John Hartwell Cocke II
John Hartwell Cocke II’s Early Life
Agricultural Operations at Mount Pleasant
Construction Activities at Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant As A Family Home
Mount Pleasant and Swann’s Point as Working Farms
1807: Jamestown’s Bicentennial
The Gradual Exodus from Surry County
Mount Pleasant After the Cockes’ Departure
Agricultural Updates
Preparing for Life at Bremo
Cocke’s Accomplishments
Nicholas and Sally Cocke Faulcon
Mount Pleasant’s New Owners
Making The Move
The War of 1812
Mount Pleasant as the Home of the Faulcons
Agricultural and Horticultural Activities at Mount Pleasant
The 1822 Celebration
The Faulcons’ Socio-Economic Status
Nicholas Faulcon’s Legacy
Mount Pleasant’s Mistress, Sally Cocke Faulcon
Dr. John N. Faulcon Takes Charge
A Change in Management
Philip St. George Cocke at Mount Pleasant
Sally Cocke Faulcon’s Demise
George Wilson
Mount Pleasant Changes Hands
The Wilsons of Mount Pleasant
Land Use Patterns
George Wilson’s Narrative
The 1857 Anniversary of Jamestown
The Departure and Demise of Dr. George Wilson
Mount Pleasant During The Civil War
Alexander Aldridge
Mount Pleasant’s New Owner
Land Use Patterns in 1870
Mount Pleasant Changes Hands
Reuben C. Gray
An Illinois Farmer Takes Over
Land Use Patterns at Mount Pleasant
Reuben C. Gray’s Bequest
Emma E. Wingfield
Mount Pleasant Under Absentee Ownership
Amelia Schmidt (Schmitt)
Mount Pleasant Enters a Period of Decline
John Schmidt and Amelia M. Schmidt
Mount Pleasant’s Dwindling Value
James P. Beatty
Refurbishing Mount Pleasant
Ingersoll Manufacturing and Development Company
Thomas J. and Mable E. Jones
John Tucker Battle
Franz Von Schilling Jr. and More Recent Owners
REFERENCES CITED
APPENDIX A
The 1625 Muster
APPENDIX B
Inventory of John Hartwell’s Estate, June 9, 1714
APPENDIX C
John Hartwell Cocke I’s Inventory, 1791
APPENDIX D
Building Materials and Services Purchased or Sold by the Executor of John H. Cocke I, Probably Related to Construction and Repairs at Mount Pleasant
APPENDIX E
Building Materials and Services Purchased by John Hartwell Cocke II of Mount Pleasant
APPENDIX F
List of Items taken by John Hartwell Cocke II to Bremo
APPENDIX G
Appraisal of the Real and Personal Estate of Dr. George Wilson, 1861
APPENDIX H
The Mount Pleasant-Swann’s Point Tracts Under the Hartwell and Cocke Family Ownership
