Goochland County, Colony of Virginia
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Goochland County in the Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century administrative region of colonial Virginia, known for its plantation-based economy and role in the early development of the colony’s interior.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial county of Virginia
ⓘ
county ⓘ |
| borderedBy | James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Goochland Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialAdministration | Virginia House of Burgesses representation ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialStatus | subdivision of royal colony ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| createdFrom | Henrico County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics |
enslaved Africans and African Americans
ⓘ
indentured servants ⓘ planter elite ⓘ small farmers ⓘ |
| economy |
enslaved-labor-based agriculture
ⓘ
export of agricultural products via James River ⓘ plantation agriculture ⓘ tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| establishedAsCounty | 1728 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Goochland County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geography |
Piedmont region of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interior of the Virginia Colony ⓘ |
| governingBody | county court ⓘ |
| hadPlantations |
mixed-crop plantations
ⓘ
tobacco plantations ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Southern Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judicialAuthority | Goochland County Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
plantation-based economy
ⓘ
role in early development of Virginia’s interior ⓘ |
| laborSystem | chattel slavery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Gooch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldByNamesake | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia colonial backcountry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | portion of Henrico County, Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| primaryCashCrop | tobacco ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England (Anglican) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatType | county seat ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| todayPartOf | Goochland County, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportation |
James River waterway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
overland roads to Richmond area ⓘ |
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