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John Dandridge (delegate)
John Dandridge (born 1758 or 1762–1799) was a Virginia lawyer, planter and politician in New Kent County, Virginia, which he represented in the Virginia House of Delegates for four terms. Early and family life He was the first son born to the former Mary Burbridge, the second wife of prominent lawyer, politician and planter Bartholomew Dandridge. His name honors his paternal grandfather, John Dandridge, also a prominent planter and politician in the area (serving as New Kent County's Clerk for 26 years), who had died two years earlier. His uncle William Dandridge and his family inherited the main "Chesnut Grove (plantation), Chesnut Grove" plantation. His maternal grandfather Julius King Burbridge had acquired the nearby "Pamocra" plantation where this man lived most of his life (as did his paternal grandmother Frances Jones Dandridge from Chestnut Grove's sale in 1768 until her death in 1785), before moving to nearly Prince George County, Virginia, Prince George County a few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Kent County, Virginia
New Kent County is a county in the eastern part the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 22,945. Its county seat is New Kent. New Kent County is included in the Greater Richmond Region. History New Kent County was established in 1654, as the Virginia General Assembly with the governor's consent split York County. 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. Claiborne had named the island for his birthplace in Kent, England. Chickahominy and Pamunkey Native Americans frequented this area, as well as nearby Charles City County and King William County, and both tribes remain well-established in this area. The county had two parishes in the colonial era, initially called Blisland (which also included the older James City County as well as York County) and St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |