by Colony of Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore's British forces during the Battle of Kemp's Landing. These seven men were the first American Revolutionary War casualties in Virginia. In 1929, the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a plaque "Skirmish of Kempsville" near the site. On November 16, 1775, Lord Dunmore entered Kempsville in triumph. Dunmore captured the Colonial Commander then set up his headquarters at Logan’s home. Those who swore an oath of allegiance to King George III wore a red badge on their breasts. After the November 16, 1775 Battle of Kempsville, George Logan entertained Lord Dunmore at his home. This house became the home of Dr. R. E. Whitehead. In 1778, the Princess Anne County Court House was moved to Kemp’s Landing from New Town. From 1778-1824, Kempsville was the location of the county seat of Princess Anne County. On August 13, 1779, nine African slaves were sold at public auction at Kempsville. They had been taken by the Continental frigates Boston and Deane then transported in the privateer Enterprise. Also on August 13, 1779, a British sloop of war the “Mermaid,” was sold at public auction at Kempsville by order of the Admiralty Court then held at Hampton. On May 5, 1783, the town of Kempsville was incorporated in Princess Anne County, Virginia. On September 5, 1814, during the War of 1812, the Princess Anne County Court ordered that its records be moved to safety in North Carolina. On March 6, 1815, the Court ordered the clerk to retrieve its records from North Carolina. On July 28, 1815, the Court allocated money to six men to retrieve the records. In 1824, the county seat of Princess Anne County was moved to its current location at Princess Anne, Virginia. In July 1843 the construction of Emmanuel Episcopal Church was completed on land that had been donated by David Walke. On November 27, 1843, the Right Reverend William Meade consecrated the Emmanuel Episcopal Church building. Portions of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church‘s outer walls are original. The cemetery on the church grounds includes the graves of nine veterans of both the Confederate States of America and United States of America Armies who fought in the American Civil War. It also contains the more recent grave of Allen Jones "Al" "Two Gun" Gettel, a local boy that made his first pitch on the ball fields now preserved as Kempes Landing Park,