Some Notes about the Yorktown-Williamsburg Halfway House

With the Sesquicentennial Committee’s upcoming search for the Yorktown-Williamsburg Halfway, I thought it would be interesting to try to find out more about that place.
I was pleasantly surprised to find information from some local sources as well as the Internet.
The best information that I was able to find was a footnote to a letter from the " Custis Letterbook" written to Mark Catesby in 1730. The letter is the possession of the American Antiquarian Society. I contacted them and they quickly sent me a copy. I also used the Swem Index and Google book search as well Revolutionary War and Civil War records.
Charles Hansford first built the Halfway House around 1670. Charles was the brother of Major John Hansford, who was hanged as result of his participation in Bacon’s Rebellion. It remained in the Hansford family until 1838.
It was originally called the "French Ordinary" No one is quite sure how it got that name. It served as the Courthouse of York County from 1681 to 1697.
The Antiquarian Society’s footnotes indicate that it was built at a point on a ridge between the head of King’s Creek and the head of the western branch of Felgate’s creek, this branch was also known as the "Black Swamp" Union Civil War records state it was on the " Telegraph Road" which is more commonly called "Old York Road" between Williamsburg and Yorktown. The Union records also state that is was about 5 miles from Yorktown and about 4 miles from the Whittaker House.
The Halfway House was the point where the Washington’s Army and the French Army separated in route to Yorktown. It is shown on the French Army’s 1781 campaign map. It is mentioned several times in Civil War records as a reference point for troop movements towards the Williamsburg area from Yorktown.
In 1838, Charles Hansford sold the " Halfway House Tract" to Lucius Cary. Cary died in 1840, I have not been able to tract to property any further.
In a 2002 reply to the Hansford family Gedcom Sight, Dr. William Hansford states the house was used as an officers club on the Naval Mine Depot until 1929, when it was burned down. He further stated that the sight is now known as " the Hole" as nothing remains but the basement. He also noted that there were some old tombstones near the house that were overgrown. He received special permission to visit the area and was given a brick from the house. He also said he had an etching of the old house.
This is about all that I have found out about the Yorktown-Williamsburg Halfway so far. I hope to find out more soon.