Carsley, Surry County, VA (Carsley Methodist Church)

Notes:
The Land on Which Carsley Church Stands

The land on which Carsley United Methodist Church stands was first patented on June 16, 1714, by Thomas Wiggins. It consisted of 350 acres for the transportation of seven settlers to Virginia. This patent included part of Shady Grove and the Temple Livesay farm.

After passing the land to his sons who purchased additional land, 213 acres were sold to Edmond Carsley on March 13, 1755. This included the land William Carsley deeded November 22, 1811 to the Carsley Meeting House, owned by the Methodist Episcopal Church of America.

The land across Route 615 where Ramey's Store was built was part of a large parcel of 1375 acres patented by John Parson on Jan. 30, 1736 and ultimately sold to Samuel Adams and then to Miles T. Burgess on August 30, 1833. It then became part of Shady Grove Farm, the original site of Ramey's Store.



source of information: Carsley United Methodist Church, re-typed by Brenda Duckwall

Latitude: 37.0964015, Longitude: -77.0079802777778