Shacklefords is an
unincorporated community in
King and Queen County
King and Queen County is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia, located in the state's Middle Peninsula on the eastern edge of the Richmond, VA metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,608. Its county seat is King a ...
,
Virginia, United States. It derives its name from the Shackleford (or Shackelford) family, of whom the immigrant ancestor to the Virginia colony was Roger Shackelford, who was born in
Old Alresford in the
English county of
Hampshire in 1629. (The orthography of the name of Roger Shackelford's descendants varies, sometimes spelled 'el' and sometimes 'le.')
The immigrant Roger Shackelford was first mentioned in
Gloucester County, in a grant of land in 1658. The family likely took its name from the village of
Shackleford, in the
English county of
Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
, which adjoins Hampshire and is not far from
London. A
North Carolina barrier island,
Shackleford Banks, is named for descendants of the family, as is
Shackelford County, Texas
Shackelford County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, its population was 3,105. Its county seat is Albany, Texas, Albany. The county was created in 1858 and ...
. An
Orange, Virginia branch of the Shackelford family also counts
President Thomas Jefferson and his wife
Martha Wayles as ancestors.
The
post office in Shacklefords (which was at one stage spelled with an apostrophe) was established in 1800.
[Helbock, Richard W. (2004). ''United States Post Offices, Volume VI - The Mid-Atlantic'', Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications, p. 221]
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,
Kempsville, and
King and Queen Courthouse Green Historic District are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
References
Unincorporated communities in King and Queen County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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