By: John B Boddie, Pub. 1938, Reprinted 2018, 778 pages, Index, Hard Cover, ISBN #0-89308-498-0. This book being the standard history of Isle of Wight County begins with a brief chapter on the native inhabitants and moves quickly to describe early white settlers, including the Cavaliers and the Quakers. Edward Bennett, "Elder of the Ancient Church and merchant of London", was among the earliest settlers; he received a patent for land in Virginia...