Albemarle County, North Carolina

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Albemarle County, North Carolina was a former colonial-era county in northeastern North Carolina, established in the 17th century as one of the province’s earliest political divisions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era county
former county
former subdivision of North Carolina
historic county
borderedBy Albemarle Sound NERFINISHED
continent North America
country Great Britain NERFINISHED
Kingdom of England
establishedAsOneOf earliest political divisions of the Province of Carolina
establishedInCentury 17th century
governmentType county government
hasHistoricalSignificance one of the earliest county-level units in what became North Carolina
historicalRegion Albemarle region of North Carolina NERFINISHED
languageOfAdministration English
legalSystem English colonial law
locatedIn Province of Carolina NERFINISHED
Province of North Carolina NERFINISHED
Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED
northeastern North Carolina
namedAfter Albemarle Sound NERFINISHED
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle NERFINISHED
partOf Lords Proprietors’ Carolina colony NERFINISHED
partOfColonialAdministration Northern Carolina settlements
predecessor unorganized northern portion of the Province of Carolina
status defunct
successor Chowan County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Currituck County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Pasquotank County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Perquimans County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
other later counties of northeastern North Carolina

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Albemarle, 2nd Earl of Albemarle namesakeOf Albemarle County, North Carolina