Ford’s Colony in Williamsburg is a leafy, gated community in Virginia’s colonial-era historic region with 10 miles of trails and 24-hour security.
On June 5, 2026, Karyann Parkinson, a recent law school graduate pregnant with her fifth child, was on a walk through their neighborhood in Ford’s Colony with her 5-year-old son. On their way home, her son asked if he could collect a few goose feathers at a nearby pond. She said yes, confident in his ability to walk there and back safely.
