New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
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New Kent County, Colony of Virginia was a colonial-era county in eastern Virginia that served as an important agricultural and plantation region during the 17th and 18th centuries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Kent County, Colony of Virginia canonical | 5 |
| New Kent County, Virginia | 4 |
| New Kent County, Virginia Colony | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county of the Colony of Virginia
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former administrative division ⓘ historic county ⓘ |
| agriculturalSystem | cash-crop plantations ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
James River
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Pamunkey River ⓘ York River ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Virginia
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| currencyUsed | Virginia colonial currency ⓘ |
| economyType | plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| governmentType | county court system ⓘ |
| hadEconomicRole | export of tobacco to Britain ⓘ |
| hadParish | St. Peter’s Parish ⓘ |
| hadSettlement |
Brick House
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New Kent County Courthouse Historic District ⓘ
surface form:
New Kent Court House
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| hadSocialStructure |
enslaved population
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planter elite ⓘ small farmers ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
New Kent County Courthouse Historic District
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surface form:
New Kent Court House
|
| knownFor |
riverine transportation
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tobacco plantations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Virginia Peninsula ⓘ |
| majorCrop |
corn
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tobacco ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kent, England ⓘ |
| notableChurch | St. Peter’s Church ⓘ |
| partOf |
British America
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House of Burgesses electoral system ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ Virginia colonial plantation region ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | subdivision of the royal colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit | New Kent County, Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| transportation |
colonial roads
ⓘ
river landings ⓘ |
| usedLaborSystem |
enslaved Africans
ⓘ
indentured servants ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chestnut Grove plantation, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
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locatedIn
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New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
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New Kent County, Virginia
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New Kent County, Virginia
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New Kent County, Virginia
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New Kent County, Virginia
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New Kent County, Virginia Colony
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New Kent County, Virginia Colony
Hanover County, Colony of Virginia
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predecessorAdministrativeUnit
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New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
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subject surface form:
John Parke Custis