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  Westmoreland County, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the state of Virginia.
Westmoreland County was the birthplace of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
In the county, the population is spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 27.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who are 65 years of age or older.
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 Encyclopedia: Westmoreland County, Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Eastern Shore of Virginia is on the Atlantic Coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Tidewater region of Virginia is the southeastern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia, centered on Hampton Roads.
The Virginia Peninsula is a peninsula in southeast Virginia, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads, and Chesapeake Bay.
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 Westmoreland County Tax   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
William Childs Westmoreland (born March 26, 1914, Spartanburg County, South Carolina) is a retired U.S. Army General who commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War from 1964-68 and served as US Army Chief of Staff from 1968 to 1972.
Westmoreland's WW II experience with the 82nd Airborne led to his being asked by General James M. Gavin to join the 82nd as a regimental commander after the war, which was the beginning of his professional association with airborne and airmobile troops.
The Town of Westmoreland was formed in 1792 from the Town of Whitestown.
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 Orvilles Westmoreland County Schools.
There was no public system prior to 1653, but the county courts and the church wardens of the different parishes were authorized and directed by the Legislature to bind out all of the poor children of parents who neglected them, with the requirement that they be taught by the masters reading, writing, and arithmetic(2).
In the will(5)of Vincent Cox of Westmoreland are provisions for the education of his son and daughter.
For a decade this academy was a potent factor in Westmoreland County in the development of the culture and the extension of education.
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 Sheriffs of Westmoreland County Virginia.
In early Westmoreland County the sheriff's office was first held by one of the justices and they took turn being sheriff as they wished.
This will announce to the voters of Westmoreland county my candidacy for the office of Sheriff subject to the action of the Democratic primary to be held in August, 1919.
Honorable to be the Sheriff of this county and haveing the oaths instead of Supremecy and Allegience was admitted and sworn into the Office of Sheriff" Mr.
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 InWestmoreland - Westmoreland County's Online Directory
Its County Seat, Greensburg, is 34 miles east of Pittsburgh, PA. The eighth largest county in Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County encompasses some 1,025 square miles and has a population of 368,983.
Westmoreland County, PA is comprised of 21 townships and over 280 boroughs, cities, towns, and villages.
Kecksburg, in Westmoreland County, is famous for a UFO incident that occurred on December 9th, 1965.
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 Westmoreland County Virginia - Welcome Center
Westmoreland County is currently in the process of updating our Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances.
Westmoreland County lies between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers on a peninsula known as Virginia's Northern Neck.
Westmoreland County has numerous must see attractions and recreational areas.
www.westmoreland-county.org   (298 words)

  
 Westmoreland County Virginia - Community Center - Courts
Westmoreland County Courts are part of the Commonwealth of Virginia Court System.
The Clerk of the Court is the official court administrator.
In Virginia, a juvenile is any person under 18 years of age.
www.westmoreland-county.org /cc_cour.htm   (230 words)

  
 George Washington - 1st Citizen of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Washington was commissioned in 1754 as an Colonel in the Virginia Militia and built a series of Forts in the western frontier of Virginia.
He was initiated as a Freemason in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on 4 February 1752.
This tax was highly unpopular on the American frontier, and in July, 1794, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, a Federal marshal was attacked by a mob and a regional inspector's house was burned.
www.1stcitizen.net   (1372 words)

  
 History of Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County constitutes a part of the five million acre Northern Neck of Virginia Proprietary granted by King Charles II of England to seven noblemen in 1649.
Between 1653 and 1730, Westmoreland, Stafford and Prince William Counties were formed within the Proprietary, and in 1742 the remaining land was designated Fairfax County.
In 1757, by act of the Virginia House of Burgesses, Fairfax County was divided.
www.loudoun.gov /tourism/history.htm   (615 words)

  
 Westmoreland, Williamsburg, Virginia
WESTMORELAND is a community of new single family homes built by some of Williamsburg's finest builders.
Named for a shire in England, Virginia's Westmoreland County was founded in 1653 by the House of Burgesses at the Jamestown settlement.
WESTMORELAND is convenient to shopping, schools, Colonial Williamsburg, the College of William and Mary, the Williamsburg-James City Rec Center, golf courses, fine dining, and many other quality services.
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 Westmoreland County, Virginia - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
[Map of Virginia highlighting Westmoreland County.png] Westmoreland County is a county located in the State of Virginia.
Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 654 km²; (253 mi²;).
Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 16,718 people, 6,846 households, and 4,689 families residing in the county.
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 The Dishman Family of Virginia - Person Page 198
He was listed as the head of a family on the 1810 census in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
He was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 census in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
He was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 census in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
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 Westmoreland County, Virginia Genealogical Records Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Artifacts of Westmoreland County's earliest inhabitants can be seen at the Westmoreland County Museum and the Kinsale Museum.
At the beginning of the Colonial era, Westmoreland was part of Northumberland County, which was created in 1648.
At that same time another Westmoreland native, George Washington, took command of the Continental Army and was later elected the nation's first president.
www.myvirginiagenealogy.com /va_county/wes.htm   (1061 words)

  
 Samuel Grayson Davis
He was 21, single, born in Westmoreland County and living there, a farmer.
She was 18, born in Northumberland County, Virginia, and living in Westmoreland County.
He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and died there in the Cople District.
homepage.mac.com /thomas_moore/genealogy/ps01/ps01_343.html   (264 words)

  
 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Genealogical Records Information
Greensburg, the county seat after 1785, was incorporated as a borough on February 9, 1799 and as a city in 1928.
Robert Hanna and Arthur St. Clair led the move to erect a Pennsylvania county to thwart the extension of Virginia's political control of the area.
The county's location on both the Forbes and Braddock Roads was vital to the rise of Pittsburgh.
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 Samuel Davis
In 1875, J. Davis and Samuel Davis were taxed for 8-1/2 acres in Montross District, Westmoreland County, bearing from the courthouse 5 miles southeast, adjacent land of Jas R Courtney.
In 1878, J. Davis and Samuel Davis were taxed for 8-1/2 acres in Montross District, Westmoreland County, bearing from the courthouse 5 miles northeast, adjacent land of Jas R Courtney.
In 1895, land in Essex County, Virginia formerly charged to the estate of Saml Davis for tax was charged to C P Taylor.
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 Bailey: Ancestors of Martha Jane BAILEY Ozment
L.D. a Pickens County resident enlisted on 6 March 1861, at Viannce, Alabama at the age of 24.
Ozment, one of the most beloved of the local citizens, celebrated her ninety-first birthday yesterday in the home which she has occupied for 58 years, down on Greensboro Avenue, surrounded by those nearest and dearest to her and this birthday celebration proved to be the outstanding social event of the season.
The proof that William Bailey, Senior, of Lancaster County, S.C. was the William Bailey of Warren County, N.C. is that William Bailey signed as a legatee after his father-in-law, James Sprunt, died in Kershaw County.
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 Eckerlin 11-1
These include about 80 hectares of loblolly pine woodlands of mixed ages, meadows, about 60 hectares of farmland used for hay, about 20 hectares of freshwater marsh mostly adjacent to Popes Creek, two freshwater ponds, and a riverfront beach on the Potomac River which is tidal and slightly brackish.
In the study done at Caledon State Park, also along the Potomac River, in adjacent King George County, Virginia, Hill and Pierson (1986) observed 20 species of amphibians and 18 species of reptiles.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia.
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 The Political Graveyard: Westmoreland County, Va.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1847-49, 1879-81 (8th District 1847-49, 1st District 1879-81); general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
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 RootsWeb Message Boards [ Westmoreland ]
McKenneys of Westmoreland County : Joan Jaynes -- 24 Sep 2005
Re: CEMETERY IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA : Dal Mallory -- 6 Jul 2005
Middletons in Westmoreland, Virginia, pre-1800 : Cheryl Lowery -- 19 Jun 2005
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 Dishman Family of Virginia
Tracing the descendants of Samuel Dishman (Duchemin) of Westmoreland County, Virginia
Sometime prior to 1693, Samuel Duchemin emigrated from France to the Colony of Virginia.
Samuel was naturalized in Virginia under the anglicized name of Dishman.
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 FIRST GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This is the first time any land transactions conducted by Nicholas are found in Virginia.
"Westmoreland County Records (Book 6, page 482) shows where Nicholas made a deed of gift to his son William on May 26, 1719.
"The County Court of Westmoreland issued the following order on May 27, 1719: "Nicholas Rochester, an ancient person, is upon his mecon (sic), acquitt from further payment of liens of this county." He was an old man at the time of issuance and died soon afterwards in 1719."
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 Westmoreland County VaGenWeb Home
This county level project is presently under redevelopment.
Don't forget to use the refresh button in your browser to clear your browser cache of old information and load any additions to the page.
Westmoreland County Virginia mailing list and list archives at Rootsweb
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 Westmoreland County Virginia, Smoot Family Association
The first known Smoots (including all variant spellings) recorded in Westmoreland County, Virginia are the family of William SMOOT, formerly of Charles County, Maryland
His sons, William and Thomas, were willed certain personalty, but his wife was to have the "tuition" of his two sons until 21 years of age.
Lawrence POPE of Westmoreland Co. 574 A. in said Co. 147 A.
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 Westmoreland County, Virginia's Webpage
The Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce has been organized to promote the economic growth, welfare and civic improvement of Westmoreland County.
As responsible citizens, the Chamber desires to promote the natural and commercial resources of Westmoreland County as the County continues to grow.
Include membership in the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce and the Northern Neck Regional Chamber of Commerce.
www.wcchamber.com   (191 words)

  
 Richard Henry Lee
OFFICES HELD: Justice of the Peace, Westmoreland County, 1757; Delegate, Virginia House of Burgesses, 1758-1775; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1775-1779; Signer of the Declaration of Independence, 1776; Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1777, 1780, 1785; Delegate, Virginia Constitutional Ratification Convention, 1788; United States Senator, 1789-1792
Later, in February 1766, Lee gathered the citizens of his own county together into an "association" to agree to stop importing British goods until the Stamp Act was repealed.
Lee, along with Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and a few other burgesses, wrote the 1774 resolution to make June 1, the day when the port of Boston was closed, a day of "Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer" in support of the citizens of Boston.
www.history.org /Almanack/people/bios/biolee.cfm   (249 words)

  
 Will of Daniel Field of Westmoreland County, Virginia
At Ct held for the said County the 29th day of June 1720 the last Will & testament of Daniel Field decd.
Daniel Field was the son of Abraham Field of Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Thier son was Capt. Abraham of Culpeper County, Virginia, through whom this line continues.
www.luciefield.net /danwillwest.html   (533 words)

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