Morris v. Bragg

This litigation arises out of these circumstances: The senior Morris owned a large farm in Surry county, which attracted the attention of those interested in colonial history, because it is called the “John Rolfe house.” The witness, T. R. Goodwin, thus expresses his understanding of the facts: “It is called the John Rolfe house, but I don’t think John Rolfe ever saw it. It is also called the Thomas Rolfe house and I believe he saw it (%. e., the *914house), but never owned it. It is my understanding it was built by a gentleman by the name of Thomas Waring (Warren) who was an intimate friend of…