Prince William County, Colony of Virginia
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Prince William County in the Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century British colonial county in northern Virginia that served as the birthplace and home region of several early American political and military figures.
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial Virginia county
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county ⓘ former county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Caroline County, Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ King George County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rappahannock River NERFINISHED ⓘ Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Stafford County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedRegion |
Bull Run area
NERFINISHED
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Occoquan River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Potomac River shoreline ⓘ Quantico Creek area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedSettlement |
Bristow, Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Buckland, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dumfries, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Haymarket, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Leesylvania plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ Occoquan, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFrom |
Accomack County, Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brunswick County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles City County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth City County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ James City County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ King George County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancaster County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nansemond County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kent County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northampton County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumberland County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince George County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Anne County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Stafford County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Surry County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Warrosquyoake County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ York County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | Virginia pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
plantation agriculture
ⓘ
port trade at Dumfries ⓘ tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| established | 1731 ⓘ |
| existedDuring | 18th century ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Governor of the Colony of Virginia
ⓘ
House of Burgesses of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadCountySeat |
Brentsville, Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dumfries, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadParish |
Dettingen Parish, Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamilton Parish, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Piedmont of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Potomac River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
NERFINISHED
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Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySignificance |
home region of Revolutionary War officers
ⓘ
recruiting area for Virginia militia ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | Prince William County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ son of King George II ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Prince William County court order books
ⓘ
Prince William County deed books ⓘ Virginia colonial land records ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| statusAfter1776 | county of the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZone | local mean time (pre-standard time) ⓘ |
| usedLaborSystem |
enslaved Africans
ⓘ
indentured servants ⓘ |
| wasBirthplaceOf |
Henry Lee III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Light-Horse Harry Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Mason family members ⓘ |
| wasHomeRegionOf |
early American military figures
ⓘ
early American political figures ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry Lee III