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23 de may. de 2024 · Westmoreland County: 193: Montross: 1653: From Northumberland County: Westmoreland, United Kingdom: 19,013: 229 sq mi (593 km 2) Wise County: 195: Wise: 1856: From Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties: Henry Alexander Wise, governor of Virginia 35,174: 403 sq mi (1,044 km 2) Wythe County: 197: Wytheville: 1790: From Montgomery County
Hace 2 días · George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, at Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the first of six children of Augustine and Mary Ball Washington . [4] His father was a justice of the peace and a prominent public figure who had four additional children from his first marriage to Jane Butler. [5]
Hace 2 días · James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in his parents' house in a wooded area of Westmoreland County in the Colony of Virginia, to (Andrew) Spence Monroe and Elizabeth Jones. The marked site is one mile (1.6 km) from the unincorporated community known today as Monroe Hall, Virginia.
Hace 6 días · George Washington (born February 22 [February 11, Old Style], 1732, Westmoreland county, Virginia [U.S.]—died December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S.) was an American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution (1775–83) and subsequently first president of the United States (1789–97).
Hace 6 días · Lee was born at Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Henry Lee III and Anne Hill Carter Lee on January 19, 1807. His ancestor, Richard Lee I, emigrated from Shropshire, England, to Virginia in 1639. Lee's father suffered severe financial reverses from failed investments and was put in debtors' prison.
Hace 3 días · The Westmoreland County Historical Society is an educational organization dedicated to acquiring and managing resources related to the history of Westmoreland County and using these resources to encourage a diverse audience to make connections to the past, develop an understanding of the present, and provide direction for the future.
3 de may. de 2024 · The Westmoreland slave plot of 1687 involved an alleged conspiracy uncovered by Nicholas Spencer, who claimed that the participants intended to kill whites and destroy property in the county and throughout Virginia.
