who built Pembroke Manor in 1764. He died the following year, and his grave can still be seen today in the cemetery at Old Donation Church nearby off of Witchduck Road. Jonathan Saunders willed his new home to his son Captain John Saunders who was the ward of Rose Hall owner Mr. Jacob Ellegood. In Fall 1775 under the direction of Royal Governor Dunmore, Mr. Ellegood raised the Queen's Own Loyal Virginia Regiment to aid in the number of Crown Forces in Tidewater Virginia. Other forces included the so-called Ethiopian Regiment and regular Crown Forces. The then Colonel Ellegood recruited his ward to join the QOLVR. Captain Saunders was a Loyalist who was so open about his support for the cause of the crown that in 1779 he was called before the Princess Anne Committee of Safety and declared a British Subject, and was evicted from Pembroke Manor and the colonies. After their defeat at the Battle of Great Bridge in December 1775, the members of the Regiment remained on-board ships in the Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads until the next summer of 1776 whereby they moved northward and were assimilated into the Queen's Rangers. Saunders would go on to minor successes throughout the rest of the War and after settle in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada never to see his Pembroke Manor again. See also John Saunders (New Brunswick judge) Captain Jonathan Saunders grave is NOT at the Old Donation Church, only the gravestone is there. His grave and the graves of other family members remain in the family plot on the east side of the manor, presently being used as a family vegetable garden, even though it is fenced off. Additionally, the house was built facing the Lynnhaven River and had a tunnel running from the house to that river. The house is located on Constitution Road just off Independence Blvd. Many names of its builders can be seen etched in its masonry. References External links Pembroke Neighborhood Website Communities in Virginia Beach, Virginia 1764 establishments in Virginia