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  Northumberland County Chamber of Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Northumberland County Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to "The Mother County" of the Northern Neck of Virginia, a peninsula that borders the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.
Northumberland County's 220 +/- square miles consists mainly of flat to gently rolling countryside bounded by 438 miles of shoreline on inlets, creeks, the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
The county was split in the early 1650's with Lancaster County being formed from the southern part in 1652, and Westmoreland County being formed out of the western part of Northumberland County in 1653.
www.rivnet.net /chamber   (355 words)

  
  Northumberland County, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northumberland County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the U.S. state of Virginia.
The county was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1648 during a period of rapid population growth and geographic expansion.
Northumberland County's law enforcement activities are the responsibility of the county Sheriff.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northumberland_County,_Virginia   (991 words)

  
 Northumberland County - Virginia - U.S.A.
Northumberland County, Virginia, was originally known as Chickacoan, an Indian district on the Northern Neck, lying between the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers, tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay.
In 1648 Northumberland County, Virginia, was officially formed by an act passed by the Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia.
For hundreds of years, Northumberland remained a county largely isolated from the rest of the state due to the lack of a road network.
www.co.northumberland.va.us /NH-about.htm   (284 words)

  
 Northumberland County Virginia Records
Northumberland County was created circa 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, which consisted of the Indian reserve between the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers.
Northumberland was part of the Northern Neck of the Fairfax Grant, and it was created in 1645 out of the former Chickakoan Indian District.
The Supreme Court of Record in the Dominion of Virginia in the Early 18th Century is the General Court, held at the Capitol, in the City of Williamsburg.
genealogyresources.org /Northumberland.html   (781 words)

  
 POTTS FAMILY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA, 1901 CHAPTER XXIV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Enock POTTS was born in Northumberland County, Virginia.
Sukey POTTS was born in Northumberland County, Virginia.
Enoch POTTS was born in 1780 in Northumberland County, Virginia.
www.heritagepursuit.com /Potts/PottsXXIV.htm   (663 words)

  
 News and Press Releases Northumberland County Council
NORTHUMBERLAND County Council is backing a week aimed at improving the quality of life for residents in the Croft and Cowpen wards of Blyth.
NORTHUMBERLAND County Council and Nexus have got together to support a bus route for rural users after it was withdrawn by a commercial operator.
Northumberland County Council today agreed to enter into negotiations with developers to encourage further growth of sustainable energy industry in the county, in a move which is a boost to its green credentials.
www.northumberland.gov.uk /BB_News.asp?BB_Bulletin_ID=2300   (793 words)

  
 Links around the World Northumberland Northumbria England UK GB (page 230)
The County was officially formed in 1648 and as part of its 350th anniversary celebrations in 1998, the County Lions organisation was presented with a Northumberland flag from the UK and a jar of soil from Alnwick Castle at the world Lions convention in Birmingham, England.
Northumberland County is particularly famous for the autumn colours of its maple forests.
The principal town of Northumberland County, New Brunswick is the city of Miramichi, (population 18,500), on the Miramichi river.
www.northumberland.gov.uk /VG/links_2.html   (1255 words)

  
 PTC: Corridor Inventory
With a population of 41,000 in four counties, land in public ownership is minimal.
However, bicycling routes have been identified within the four counties of the Northern Neck along existing public roads and on federal, state, and private historic and recreational sites, and the potential for development of Potomac Water Trail segments is unlimited.
The Northern Neck Planning District Commission, with assistance from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and others, is assessing the feasibility of a multi-use trail along all or portions of an 80-mile power line right of way which straddles the centerline of the Northern Neck peninsula.
www.potomactrail.org /inventory/segments/northva.html   (495 words)

  
 "Wilkinson-Johnson Family" Research Highlights pg2
By the time Fauquer County was formed in 1759 Jeffrey II had lived in five counties without moving.
Jeffrey III was born in Prince William County.
This county seat is the one used by all the Wilksboro Johnsons from Jeffrey III on down through their history.
members.aol.com /johnsonfind/Wilkinson-JohnsonFamilyResearch.html   (1858 words)

  
 Haydon Family history
In Virginia, he served as constable in Lancaster and Northumberland counties and ultimately purchased a plantation in Northumberland County, Virginia.
Thomas Haydon II was the son of Thomas Haydon of Somerset shire, England who migrated to Virginia in 1657 and ultimately established a Northumberland County plantation.
Thomas Haydon II was a younger son of his father and eventually migrated near Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County, Virginia in 1742 in search of his own plantation land.
www.roberthaydon.com   (666 words)

  
 Northumberland County, Virginia Genealogical Records Information
Virginia Historical Society, 428 N Blvd, Richmond, Virginia 23220, 804..358.4901
In 1648, the “Mother County of the Northern Neck” was organized and named Northumberland from the English County Northumberland, England.
In 1648 the county was officially formed by an act passed by the Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia.
www.myvirginiagenealogy.com /va_county/nud.htm   (973 words)

  
 Northumberland County, Virginia houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Northumberland County is $477 a month.
Northumberland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Virginia state average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
www.city-data.com /county/Northumberland_County-VA.html   (485 words)

  
 MARCH 1991 VOL 7 NO 2
The answer she got was that the evidence pointed to a William Harvey of Northumberland County, Virginia, as a possible father and that proof might not be available.
None of the evidence (found thus far) is inconsistent with the conclusion that the Thomas Harvey/Hervey of Halifax County, North Carolina, is the son of William Harvey of Northumberland County, Virginia.
It is probable that William Harvey of Northumberland County, Colony of Virginia, was the father of Col. Thomas Hervey/Harvey of Halifax County, North Carolina.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~hervey/HFAV7N2.htm   (4180 words)

  
 The Wicomico Indian Nation
The Northern Neck of Virginia is a phrase used to describe the four counties located at the end of the northernmost peninsula on the Chesapeake Bay.
The Virginia Tide Water Indians dwelled there in peace until they were forced from their lands in the seventeenth century.
The Wicocomico Indian Nation of Northumberland County VA is attempting to find descendants of three historic tribes of Northumberland County, the Wicocomico Tribe, Cekacawon Tribe and the Cuttatawomen Tribe.
www.melungeons.com /articles/wicomicoindiannation.htm   (1162 words)

  
 VCE - Northumberland County (How to Reach Us)
The Northumberland County Office is a part of Virginia Cooperative Extension, an educational outreach program of
Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, veteran status, national origin, disability, or political affiliation.
The Northumberland County VCE Office is next to the Northumberland Public Library.
offices.ext.vt.edu /view.cfm?webname=northumberland   (152 words)

  
 Ancestors of Sir Norman L. Gray
Matthew KEENE was born in 1649 in Northumberland County, Virginia and died on 14 Apr 1731 in Stafford County, Virginia at age 82.
Thomas was born in 1593 in Northumberland County, Virginia and died on 20 Jan 1653 in Northumberland County, Virginia at age 60.
Jonathan was born on 29 Feb 1627-1628 in Framlingham, Suffolk County, England, died on 7 Sep 1712 in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts at age 84, and was buried in Sep 1712 in The old cemetery in Billerica, Massachusetts.
www.e-web-america.tv /gray/a12.htm   (4692 words)

  
 Ingram Generations 5
JUDITH5 SWAN (SARAH4 INGRAM, JOHN3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) (Source: Virginia Geneologies, Ball of Virginia.) was born 16 Apr 1718, and died 14 Mar 1774 in Northumberland County, Virginia.
THOMAS JR.5 EDWARDS (SARAH4 INGRAM, JOHN3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) (Source: Virginia Geneologies, Ball of Virginia.) was born 19 Jun 1725 in Northumberland County, Virginia, and died 20 Apr 1798.
ELLIS JR.5 GILL (DAUGHTER4 INGRAM, CHARLES3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) (Source: Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol I, Northumberland Co Record of Births 1661-1810, p 437.) was born in Northumberland County, Virginia, and died 1781.
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 I1: William COCKRELL (ABOUT 1710 - ABOUT 1756)
The land was in Prince William County, Virginia.
ANDERSON, Walter of Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, married Ann Thornton, one of the daughters of Thomas Thornton 1688-1729 and his wife Susannah, Smith, to whom Henry Burditt (16??-1725) bequeathed land.
Fauquier County, Virginia Deed Book 9, page 529: Bailey Johnson of Pennsylvania Legatee of the Late Jeffrey Johnson deceased and Sarah John Widow and relict Jarvis Cornwell of waters of Carter's Run Bailey sells to Jarvis Cornwall and his heirs Manor of Leeds 7 acres Hannah Johnson wife of said Bailey.
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 And the Road goes on Forever
George Bledsoe the 1st the father of this George, and his sister are believed to be originators of this family in America, he was transported by Col. Hugh Gwin from England to America in 1652, and Col. Gwin received a land grant for his colonization efforts.
He lived in Northumberland County, then Lancaster county, then moved to Essex County, ca 1718 and lived in an area that became Spotsylvania County, 1721 and Orange County 1734.
So Abraham first appears in Northumberland Co. records on March 18, 1703 when his wife Katherine "Wife of Abraham Bledsoe" sued for a child's portion of the estate of her father Thomas Ball, deceased (from Colonial Abstracts, series 2, vol.
groups.msn.com /AndtheRoadgoesonForever/bledsoe.msnw   (706 words)

  
 Virginia
Virginia Land Records: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly.
Virginia Marriage Records: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly.
The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years; the Number of White Males Between 16 and 21 Years; Together With a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle and Carriages; and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued.
www.gbmuseum.tn.org /Books/States/virginia.htm   (1103 words)

  
 Northumberland County, Virginia VA, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Northumberland County is one of 95 counties in Virginia.
This was an increase of 5.17% from the 2000 census.
Northumberland County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22936   (375 words)

  
 "Wilkinson-Johnson Family" Research Highlights pg2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
County lines changed from time to time, new counties being formed out of parts of old ones.
By the time Fauquer County was formed in 1759 Jeffrey II had lived in five counties without moving.
This county seat is the one used by all the Wilksboro Johnsons from Jeffrey III on down through their history.
hometown.aol.com /johnsonfind/Wilkinson-JohnsonFamilyResearch.html   (1858 words)

  
 Ingram Generation 4
She married (1) JOHN SWAN (Source: Virginia Geneologies, Ball of Virginia.) 11 Oct 1716 in Northumberland County, Virginia, son of ALEXANDER SWAN and JUDITH HINDS.
On 22 Feb. 1796, a deed was recorded in Brunswick County VA in which Patience Ingram released her rights to a portion of the personal estate left to her by way of her deceased husband’s will.
She was born 16 Jul 1734 in Northumberland County, Virginia, and died in Brunswick County, Virginia.
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 Lawrence Dameron, Northumberland Co., VA
Lawrence Dameron, Northumberland Co., VA the first of the family to settle in Virginia.
He settled in an area of Virginia that was populated by a large number of supporters of the crown.
He is first reported in Northumberland County, Virginia, that year when he received a land grant there.
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 JOHN GRESHAM OF MARYLAND AND NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
With other exiles from the Isle of Kent, John GRESHAM settled in Northumberland Co., VA. The name of John's first wife is unknown.
No records are found of guardianship for a son John, or any mention of another John in Northumberland County.
Northumberland Co, VA 1652-1665 court order book:77, 78 (bottom #'s) FHL microfilm 0,032,648.
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 Flynt Wills
At a court held for Lancaster County on the 10th day of February 1743(or48) this will was proved in open court by the oaths of Henry Horne and Thomas Mason two of the witnesses thereto and admitted to record and is recorded.
This will was proved in Northumberland County Court to be the last will and testament of James Flynt decd by the oaths of James Palmer and Wm.
This will was proved in Northumberland County Court to be the last will and testament of Richard Flint decd by the oaths of Manley Brown, Susanna Brown, Chas.
flyntgenealogy.tripod.com /wills.htm   (5794 words)

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