Jacob Harris left England in 1770 with a tenthousand-acre land grant in Virginia and gold, given to him by the king. Seeing the virgin trees, he fell to his knees and named the place Tall Tree. He spent twenty years clearing the land and building a brick house before taking a bride, having one son, William. Slaves were treated as equals; and Ezra, a gigantic black man, was loved by all. The Civil War took its toll on the family, causing the disappearance of two special wedding rings for eighty-one years before making their return to add to the legend of the beautiful plantation of Tall Tree.

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