Pope's Creek, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia
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Pope's Creek in Westmoreland County, in the colonial Virginia era, was a plantation-area settlement notable as the birthplace of Lawrence Washington, a member of the prominent Washington family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pope's Creek, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic locality
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | planter elite of colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | early life of Lawrence Washington (1659–1698) ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Washington family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| colonialAdministration | Virginia colonial government at Jamestown and later Williamsburg ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | tobacco as commodity money ⓘ |
| demographicFeature |
enslaved African population on plantations
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predominantly English-descended planter population ⓘ |
| ecosystem | coastal estuarine environment ⓘ |
| governedBy | House of Burgesses of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident |
Augustine Washington (occasionally present as landholder in the area)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Washington (great-grandfather of George Washington) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Washington (born 1659) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of broader Washington family historic landscape in Westmoreland County ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English colonial expansion in Chesapeake region ⓘ |
| laborSystem |
enslaved African labor
ⓘ
indentured servitude ⓘ |
| landTenure | patented land grants ⓘ |
| landUse |
pasture and crop fields
ⓘ
plantation ⓘ |
| language | English (colonial) ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law as applied in Virginia colony ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Neck, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Pope's Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Bridges Creek area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mattox Creek area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | birthplace of Lawrence Washington (1659–1698) ⓘ |
| partOf | Washington family plantations in Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
mixed farming
ⓘ
tobacco plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| regionType | tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Church of England (Anglican) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType | fertile alluvial soils suitable for tobacco ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ |
| tradeConnections | Chesapeake–Atlantic tobacco trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportation | waterborne transport on Pope's Creek and Potomac River ⓘ |
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