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New Kent County was established in 1654, as the Virginia General Assembly with the governor's consent split York County. [3] The county's name originated because several prominent inhabitants, including William Claiborne, recently had been forced from their settlement at Kent Island, Maryland, by Lord Baltimore upon the formation of Maryland. [4]
A view along New Kent Highway Union Army camp at Cumberland Landing, May 1862. New Kent is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of New Kent County, Virginia, United States. [1] The population as of the 2020 Census was 739. [2] Cumberland Landing, Cumberland Plantation, and the Cumberland Marsh Natural Area Preserve are near ...
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New Kent County: 127: New Kent: 1654: New Kent County was established in 1654 from York County, Virginia. Kent County, England: 26,134: 210 sq mi (544 km 2) Northampton County: 131: Eastville: 1634: Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Accomac Shire. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County.
Tourist attractions in New Kent County, Virginia (2 C, 1 P) Transportation in New Kent County, Virginia (10 P)
In the 1740s, the Littlepage family contributed some of their land to the government to establish the town of Cumberland. [1] In the mid 1700s, Cumberland was a thriving colonial river port and trading center, with a tobacco inspection station, a ferry, and warehouses.
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William Clayton (c. 1717 – December 14, 1797) was Virginia planter, officer, patriot and politician who served as the clerk of New Kent County, Virginia for decades, and also represented the county in the House of Burgesses (1766–1771), in the final Virginia Revolutionary Convention and first session of the Virginia House of Delegates, and in the 1788 Virginia convention to ratify the ...