In 1653, the Virginia Assembly granted one Roger Green and 100 residents of Nansemond County 10,000 acres on the Roanoke River west of the Chowan River.
The year 1653 saw the Virginia General Assembly award Roger Green and 100 people from Nansemond County a large tract of land, approximately 10,000 acres, situated along the western banks of the Roanoke River, beyond the Chowan River.