Virginia’s Century Forests

Honoring families who have managed forest land for over 100 years

County	Family / Property	Owners	Year Acquired	Years in Family
Patrick	Clark Family	Fulton Farms, LLC	1809	217
Henry	Hodges Family/Hemlock Haven Farm	C. Michael Hodges and James R. Hodges	1781	245
Fauquier	Blackwell Family	Dr. Camellia A. Blackwell-Taffel	1895	131
Hanover	Macdonald Family	Janeway Hanover LLC (H.H, A.S. and D.S. Macdonald, Managing Members)	1830	196
Henrico	Jones Family	Frances Arlington Owens Jones (Clay Jones)	1902	124
Sussex	The Segar White Guy and Judith E. Guy Family	Judith E. Guy, Trustee of The Segar White Guy Family Trust	1888	138
Caroline	J.B. Collins Family	James B. Collins Jr, Joan H. Collins and Linda Collins Blehm	1875	151
Campbell	Saunders Wood, LLC Family	Sara W.H. Saunders Trustee and Owner	1796	230
Dinwiddie	Shell Family Farm LLC	Shell Family Farm LLC (Pamela S. Baskervill)	1850	176
Albemarle	Smith Family	Roland N. and Margaret P. Smith	1883	143
Caroline	Burke Family	John W. Burke, III	1846	180
Charlotte	Adams Family	Rush Mill Adams, III and Linda Gilreath Adams	1889	137
Essex	Haile Family	John R. and Patricia R. Haile and John F.E. Haile	1844	182
Mecklenburg	Garnett Farm	Charles L. Garnett and Darrel E. Garnett	1883	143
Pittsylvania	William C. Simpson	William C. Simpson	1817	209
Dinwiddie	Family Tree, A Green, Johnson Corporation	W. Phillip Johnson, Jr.	1879	147
Giles	Dorsey/Purser Family	Little Stony, Inc	1909	117
Campbell	Walter W. Puckette, II	Bill Puckette	1906	120
Lee	Jones Family	Dennis C. and Mary Jane Jones	1911	115
Pulaski	Dobyns/Gilmore Family	Larry and Theda (Dobyns) Gilmore	1909	117
King William	The Gary-Edwards-Upshaw Family	Everett Pickett Upshaw	1860	166
Albemarle	Dovedale	A. Colquitt Shackelford, Jr.	1817	209
Mecklenburg	Barner Family	Wright Forestry LLC	1896	130
Cumberland	Bolling-Brown Family	Carol McMahon	1857	169
Westmoreland	Murphy Family	W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr.	1896	130
Middlesex	Segar Family	Wood Farm LLC	1873	153
Amelia	Warriner Family	Helen P. Warriner-Burke/Thomas Burke Jr	1855	171
King & Queen	Trevilian Family	Susan T. Richardson	1888	138
Southampton	Ridley Family	Virginius S. Pittman, III	1839	187
Buckingham	Clark Family	Nelson T. Clark	1807	219
Fluvanna	Hughes Family	Dr. and Mrs. William Foster Hughes	1777	249
Goochland	Mayo Family	Henry Casablanca Mayo	1756	270
Buchanan	W.G Matney Properties	W.G. Matney Properties (Randall Matney)	1846	180
Scott	Bloomer Family	Vernard and Maria Bloomer	1900	126
Dinwiddie	Gholson Farm LLC	Thomas Dillard	1894	132
City of Suffolk	James D. Wright, Jr. Family	Jim Wright	1912	114
Hanover	Gardner Family	Gardner Land Trust	1742	284
Spotsylvania	Powell Family	Mary Powell Lews	1793	233
Albemarle	Smith Family	Pamela S. Smith	1883	143
Brunswick	Scarborough-Hague	Charles L. Hague	1876	150
Franklin	Thompson Homeplace LLC	Tim Thompson	1874	152
Powhatan	Palmore Family	Douglas D.R. and Jennifer V. Palmore	1914	112
Halifax	Priest Family	Gayle P. Conner and D’anna G. Conner-Morris	1912	114
Nelson	Embrey Family	Edward L. Embrey	1847	179
Campbell	Elliott Family	Asher Elliott	1898	128
Powhatan	John H. Hobson, LLC	Rudolph and Babara DePass	1900	126
Sussex	Coulbourn Family	Cypress Hall Farms, Inc. (John McLemore)	1919	107
Rockingham	Bradburn Family	Christy Bradburn	1903	123
Sussex	Prince Family	Leslie Lilley Kellenberger	1878	148
Richmond	Packett Family	Andrew B. Packett	1920	106
Southampton	Duck-Merritt Family	June Moody Duck	1919	107
Patrick	Clement Family	Barry Wilfred and Tammy Sheets Clement	1830	196
Floyd	Harman Family	Leo Allen Harman and Norma Jean Harman	1891	135
Halifax	Willie Issac and Lucy Wilborn Oakes	William I. and Annette L. Oakes	1921	105
Lunenburg	Morgan	Jean F. Givens	1888	138
Pulaski	Meredith-King	Bonnie Meredith King	1894	132
Carroll	Duncan Family	Jim Duncan	1894	132
Halifax	Thompson Family	James B. Thompson/Thompson Plaas LLC	1906	120
Franklin	Shooting Creek LLC/Rakes Smith Family	Judy Sledd and Michelle Johnson/Shooting Creek LLC	1787	239
Campbell	Barricks-Davidson Family	Robin Davidson Wilkerson	1849	177
Patrick	Griggs-Trent Family	Griggs-Trent, Inc. – Joel Trent Shelton	1888	138
Amelia	J.W. Waldrop Family	Frank W. Waldrop, Jr.	1925	101
Culpeper	Dwyer Family	Ralph Early Dwyer, Jr. and Patricia Susan Dwyer	1916	110
Appomattox	Moore Family	Carries Acres, LLC – Mildred Schmutz	1885	141
Southampton	Raiford Corbitt Carr Family	Carr Century Farm and Properties	1882	144
Mecklenburg	Harris Family	Jimmy B. Harris	1907	119
Amelia/Nottoway	Waldrop Family	Donald L. and Brenda P. Golden	1925	101
Sussex	Hunting Quarter Farm	Peggie E. Owen	1890	136

Additional Resources

Image	Title	ID	Description	Date	Content Type	View	hf:tax:document-category	hf:tax:Media
	Century Forest Application	10.03	Application to apply for the recognition in the Century Forest Program.	05/04/2021	Form	View	forest	form
	Virginia Century Forest Program – Celebrating and Recognizing Family Dedication to Forestry and Conservation	FT0029	Forestry topic information sheet provides information about the Virginia Century Forest Program, which recognizes those individuals and families who have made a long-term commitment to enhancing the environment and protecting the quality of life for their fellow Virginians through forestry. The Program honors families whose property has been in the same family for 100 years or more and includes at least 20 contiguous acres of managed forest.	06/01/2019	Publication	View	forest	publication

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