Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia
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Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century county in colonial Virginia notable as the rural birthplace of explorer Meriwether Lewis and later associated with figures like Thomas Jefferson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia canonical | 3 |
| Albmarle County, Virginia Colony | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2819897 — 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: Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia Context triple: [Meriwether Lewis, placeOfBirth, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia]
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A.
Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia
Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia was a prominent 18th-century county in colonial Virginia that became an influential political and plantation center in the region.
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B.
Stafford County, Colony of Virginia
Stafford County, Colony of Virginia was a colonial-era county in northern Virginia that formed part of the early English settlements in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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C.
Hanover County, Colony of Virginia
Hanover County in the Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century Virginia county known as the birthplace and early home of several prominent American Revolutionary figures.
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D.
New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
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.
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E.
Buckingham County, Virginia Colony
Buckingham County, Virginia Colony was an 18th-century administrative region in colonial Virginia that later became part of the U.S. state of Virginia.
- 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: Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia Target entity description: Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century county in colonial Virginia notable as the rural birthplace of explorer Meriwether Lewis and later associated with figures like Thomas Jefferson.
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A.
Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia
Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia was a prominent 18th-century county in colonial Virginia that became an influential political and plantation center in the region.
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B.
Stafford County, Colony of Virginia
Stafford County, Colony of Virginia was a colonial-era county in northern Virginia that formed part of the early English settlements in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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C.
Hanover County, Colony of Virginia
Hanover County in the Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century Virginia county known as the birthplace and early home of several prominent American Revolutionary figures.
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D.
New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
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.
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E.
Buckingham County, Virginia Colony
Buckingham County, Virginia Colony was an 18th-century administrative region in colonial Virginia that later became part of the U.S. state of Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial Virginia county
ⓘ
former county ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meriwether Lewis
ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of Virginia
|
| economy |
plantation agriculture
ⓘ
tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government under colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Albemarle County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct administrative division ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birthplace of early American leaders
ⓘ
rural plantation landscape ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
ⓘ
Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
|
| namedAfter |
1st Duke of Albemarle
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surface form:
Duke of Albemarle
|
| notableAs | rural birthplace of Meriwether Lewis ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
House of Burgesses electoral system ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism (established church) ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Great Britain ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
Virginia pound
ⓘ
pound sterling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia Description of subject: Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century county in colonial Virginia notable as the rural birthplace of explorer Meriwether Lewis and later associated with figures like Thomas Jefferson.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Albmarle County, Virginia Colony