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| When: | Sat, May 10, 2008 at 6:00 | |||
| City & Venue: | Marriott City Center at Oyster Point Newport News in newport news, va | |||
| Tickets: | old info | |||
| Extra Info: | 740 Town Center Drive go to Marriott City Center at Oyster Point Newport News newport news is a curious town. i usually just drive through it on the way to norfolk, virginia beach, or the outer banks. i always thought it was a curious name also. i looked it up on wikipedia. here is what it says. According to a 1901 article in the College of William and Mary's Quarterly Magazine, the well-documented case is made that it is more probable that the original name was "New Port Newce", named for a person with the name Newce and the town's place as a new seaport. The namesake, Sir William Newce, was originally an English soldier and settler in Ireland where he had established Newcestown near Bandon in County Cork. Newce sailed to Virginia with Sir Francis Wyatt in October, 1621 and was granted 2,500 acres (10 kmē) of land, but died two days after. His brother, Capt. Thomas Newce, was given "600 acres at Kequatan, now called Elizabeth Cittie." A partner Daniel Gookin, completed the establishment of the settlement. In the General History of Virginia edited by Captain John Smith, occurs this reference: "Nov. 22, 1621, arrived Master Gookin out of Ireland, with fifty men of his own, and thirty passengers exceedingly well furnished with all sorts of provisions and cattle, and planted himself at Newports Newes." Records following the Indian Massacre of 1622 state "Daniel Gookin successfully defended his settlement at Neport News against all attack | |||