Henrico County, Virginia Colony
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Henrico County, Virginia Colony was one of the original shires of colonial Virginia, serving as an early administrative and settlement center along the James River in the 17th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henrico County (historical) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial Virginia administrative division
ⓘ
historic county ⓘ shire of Virginia ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | county-level justice and record-keeping ⓘ |
| archivalRecordsHeldAt | Henrico County court records ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Powhatan Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial frontier expansion along the James River ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Charles City County, Virginia Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goochland County, Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ James City County, Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kent County, Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Henricus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialStatus | royal colony subdivision ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1634 ⓘ |
| establishedAs | one of the original eight shires of Virginia ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Virginia Company of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | county court ⓘ |
| governingMonarchAtEstablishment | Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadParish | Henrico Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessorSettlement | Citie of Henricus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judicialCenter | Henrico County courthouse at Varina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landTenure | headright system ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| legislativeRepresentation | House of Burgesses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | local militia organization ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Henricus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
early administrative center along the James River
ⓘ
one of the earliest inland English settlements in Virginia ⓘ |
| originalShireOf | Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | English colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Henrico Cittie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
plantation agriculture
ⓘ
tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Powhatan attacks of 1622 affected predecessor settlements ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit | Henrico County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxationSystem | tithables ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| usedLaborType |
enslaved Africans
ⓘ
indentured servants ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Henrico County (historical)