Brandon Plantation was part of a 1616 land grant to Captain John Martin, of the original colonists at Jamestown and a member of its first Council in the spring of 1607, when Jamestown was first established.
Brandon Plantation was part of a 1616 land grant of approximately 4550 acres on the south bank of the James River to Captain John Martin. Captain Martin was one of the original colonists and a member of the first Council in the spring of 1607, when Jamestown was first established.