Chatham Manor the Custis slaves as executor after his in-laws' deaths. The plantation included an orchard, mill, and a race track where Fitzhugh's horses vied with those of other planters for prize money. Fizhugh named the mansion after the British parliamentarian William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, who championed many of the opinions held by American colonists prior to the Revolutionary War. Flanking the main house were dozens of supporting structures: slave quarters, a dairy, ice house, barns, stables. Down on the river were fish traps. Fitzhugh sold the Chatham plantation to Major Churchill Jones, who had served under Col. William Washington
Chatham Coloured All-Stars joined different community teams. The Taylor ACs were formed in 1946, managed by Wilfred "Boomer" Harding and included former All-Star teammates: Andy Harding, Earl "Flat" Chase, King Terrell and Gouy Ladd. Years later, several sons of the original Chatham Coloured All-Stars joined this team including Earl "Flat" Chase's sons Earl Jr. and Horace and coach Louis Pryor's son Lloyd Pryor. 1984: 15th anniversary of 1934 OBAA win – City of Chatham awarded commemorative plaques to surviving members, Wilfred "Boomer" Harding, Hyle Robbins, Cliff Olbey, Sagasta Harding, Don Washington and Don Tabron. 2002: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars were honoured at a