Burwell family of Virginia
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The Burwell family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era planter and political dynasty that played a significant role in the social and political life of early Virginia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burwell family | 2 |
| Burwell family of Virginia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2338946 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burwell family of Virginia Context triple: [Burwell, hasNotableFamily, Burwell family of Virginia]
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A.
Lee family of Virginia
The Lee family of Virginia is a prominent American political and military dynasty that played a major role in colonial, Revolutionary, and early United States history.
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B.
Alexander family of Virginia
The Alexander family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its early settlement, landholdings, and political influence in Virginia’s history.
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C.
James family
The James family is a prominent American intellectual and literary family that includes figures such as novelist Henry James, philosopher and psychologist William James, and diarist Alice James.
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D.
De Witt family
The De Witt family was a prominent Dutch patrician dynasty from Dordrecht that played a leading role in the politics and governance of the Dutch Republic during the 17th century.
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E.
Wayles family
The Wayles family was a prominent colonial Virginia family known for its connections to Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, the wife of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burwell family of Virginia Target entity description: The Burwell family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era planter and political dynasty that played a significant role in the social and political life of early Virginia.
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A.
Lee family of Virginia
The Lee family of Virginia is a prominent American political and military dynasty that played a major role in colonial, Revolutionary, and early United States history.
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B.
Alexander family of Virginia
The Alexander family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its early settlement, landholdings, and political influence in Virginia’s history.
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C.
James family
The James family is a prominent American intellectual and literary family that includes figures such as novelist Henry James, philosopher and psychologist William James, and diarist Alice James.
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D.
De Witt family
The De Witt family was a prominent Dutch patrician dynasty from Dordrecht that played a leading role in the politics and governance of the Dutch Republic during the 17th century.
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E.
Wayles family
The Wayles family was a prominent colonial Virginia family known for its connections to Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, the wife of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virginia colonial family
ⓘ
planter family ⓘ political family ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| associatedWithEstate |
Carter Hall
ⓘ
Carter’s Grove Plantation ⓘ Fairfield Plantation ⓘ Kingsmill Plantation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| documentedIn |
colonial records of Virginia
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surface form:
Virginia colonial records
genealogies of First Families of Virginia ⓘ |
| economicBase |
enslaved labor
ⓘ
plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| hasAncestralOrigin | England ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
family papers in Virginia archives
ⓘ
historic plantation houses in Virginia ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Carter Burwell
ⓘ
Lewis Burwell ⓘ
surface form:
Lewis Burwell I
Lewis Burwell ⓘ
surface form:
Lewis Burwell II
Lewis Burwell ⓘ
surface form:
Lewis Burwell III
Lewis Burwell ⓘ
surface form:
Lewis Burwell IV
Nathaniel Burwell ⓘ Robert Burwell ⓘ William Burwell ⓘ |
| heritage | Anglo-Virginian ⓘ |
| influenced |
politics of colonial Virginia
ⓘ
social hierarchy of colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
landownership
ⓘ
political influence in colonial Virginia ⓘ tobacco planting ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| memberOf | First Families of Virginia ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
members held county offices in colonial Virginia
ⓘ
members served in the House of Burgesses ⓘ members served on the Governor’s Council of Virginia ⓘ |
| practiced | slaveholding ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carter family of Virginia
ⓘ
Lee family of Virginia ⓘ Randolph family of Virginia ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Church of England ⓘ |
| settledIn |
James River
ⓘ
surface form:
James River region
Tidewater Virginia ⓘ |
| socialClass | planter elite ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burwell family of Virginia Description of subject: The Burwell family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era planter and political dynasty that played a significant role in the social and political life of early Virginia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burwell family
subject surface form:
Lewis Burwell I
this entity surface form:
Burwell family