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The community is in central King George County along Virginia State Route 3, which leads west 18 miles (29 km) to Fredericksburg and southeast 38 miles (61 km) to Warsaw. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the King George CDP has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.0 km 2 ), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 0.43%, are water.
William Berkeley, who was governor at the time of the execution of King Charles I, remained in office until the arrival of a Commonwealth fleet in 1651 led to his removal. Berkeley was returned to office by votes of the Virginia assembly and by appointment of the restored King Charles II in 1660. Governor Sir Francis Wyatt (1624–1626)
King George County was established in 1720 when land was split from Richmond County, Virginia.The county is named for King George I of Great Britain. [3] It was substantially reorganized in 1776 and 1777, with land swapped with both Stafford and Westmoreland counties to form the modern boundaries.
Jones was born in King George County, Virginia, part of the Northern Neck, in 1727. [2] [1] Jones was born to James Jones and Hester Lampton Jones (Davis).[1], His father ran a country store and tavern and later became a successful merchant with many contacts to England. [1]
Charles Carter was born to the former Elizabeth Landon Willis, the second wife of Robert Carter I, and likewise of the First Families of Virginia.His father was the richest man in Virginia in his lifetime, and so powerful based on his roles on the Governor's Council as well as land agent for the Northern Neck Proprietary and accumulated wealth that contemporaries nicknamed him "King Carter".
The First Virginia General Assembly convened from October 7, 1776, to December 21, 1776, in regular session. [1] ... Westmoreland, Stafford, & King George
Dunmore was the last Royal Governor of Virginia, appointed by King George III in July 1771. Dunmore's Proclamation inspired slaves to escape from captivity and fight for the British. On 30 June 1779, George III's Commanding General Henry Clinton broadened Dunmore's proclamation with his Philipsburg Proclamation .
John Carter (circa 1695 – July 31, 1742) was a Virginia planter, lawyer, merchant and politician who served for two decades as the secretary of state for the Colony of Virginia, as well as for the Governor's Advisory Council (essentially the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly), but whose political career was overshadowed by that of his father Robert Carter, often nicknamed "King ...