Anthony and Octavia also began to build a family. According to census records, they had fifteen children, but five were tragically lost in infancy or childhood. This included a child named Matt who died of croup at the age of 5 on December 5, 1892, and a daughter named Anna who was born on August 3, 1878 but appears to have passed away. The ten surviving children are: Bettie, Margaret, William, Anthony, Martha Jane, Joseph, Alexander, Catherine, Leah, and Sarah.

The Reservation community also grew. During the period of reconstruction, land purchases increased, churches were established, and land was identified to build a private school.

On October 18, 1880, Anthony Hundley purchased 8 acres of land from the Tinsley family in the Reservation for the price of $80. Octavia's father, Henry Redcross, also purchased land from the Tinsleys at this time.

Anthony died in 1904 at the age of 60, without a will, leaving the land to Octavia. Octavia died in 1912, also without a will at the age of 64, leaving the undivided land to their ten children.  

One of Anthony and Octavia's sons, my Granduncle, Joseph “Doc” Hundley, Sr., owned 15 acres of land and had a very lucrative 1-acre oyster bed that he used as a source of income for years. He had a variety of interests which included oyster netting, carpentry, and owning a tour boat.  

An extension was granted; however, as landowners in the surrounding areas saw the increased demand for housing due to the displacement, they took advantage of the situation, asking for prices that even government representatives admitted were exorbitant. This made it very difficult for Reservation residents to purchase the same amount of acreage that they lost at a comparable price. The lives of Reservation residents and the lives of generations to come would be impacted forever by this forced move. 

During the valuation process, the government refused to compensate Joe for his oysters, asserting that oyster beds were part of the navigable waters of the US, and therefore could not be considered the property of the residents. While the attorney Frank Armistead’s legal arguments and Joe’s testimony allowed them to technically prevail, they gave him what they considered just compensation, $25.00, and the right to “remove the oyster bed.”    

His oldest daughter, Alberta Hundley Bethea, was the sole proprietress of the Hundley Nursing Home which she passed down to her daughter, Dorothy Hundley Pitts.  It is still standing today and is occupied as a single-family home. 

Joseph's second daughter, Louise, and her husband, Booker T. Orange, owned and operated a motel and restaurant/supper club in James City County. 

Joseph's son, Joe “Doc” Hundley, Jr., continued his legacy of the tour boat and worked construction.

The Hundley History Committee decided that there needed to be something tangible honoring the displaced families of The Reservation because the Navy had no reference of our family’s history included on their website or how the land was acquired for the navy depot.  On September 10, 2022 a Historic Highway Marker was unveiled outside the Main Gate of the Naval Weapon Station, Yorktown, Virginia, as a daily reminder of our families' contribution and sacrifice.