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3 days ago · Accomack County: 001: Accomac: 1663: Accomac Shire was established in 1634 as one of the original eight shires of Virginia. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. Then in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties. The southern half remained Northampton County while the northern half became Accomac County -- later renamed ...
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May 3, 2024 · Early Years Henry Alexander Wise was born in Drummondtown on December 3, 1806, the son of John Wise and Sarah Corbin Cropper Wise. John Wise served as a major in the Virginia militia after the Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and held a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates (1790–1800). A prominent and wealthy landowner in Accomack County, John Wise married twice and fathered ten children ...
May 10, 2024 · Archives Reference Services Library of Virginia 800 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219 804-692-3888 archdesk@lva.virginia.gov
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4 days ago · The Accohannocks were still living in Virginia and selling off land, according to the Accomack County records, and they would do so for at least another decade. All of these documentary matters ought to be straightened out with the present-day Accohannocks if possible, or else have the University of Maryland cease to publish the history in its ...
May 9, 2024 · The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Parksley man in an apparent shooting on Thursday. Accomack County House Fire Claims One Life Updated Apr 19, 2024
4 days ago · Pocomoke Indian History on the Eastern Shore. The Pocomoke Nation, an Eastern Woodland culture of the Algonquian language group, is historically identified as the First People of the rivers of Pocomoke, Annemessex, and Manokin and the bay of Chincoteague. The Pocomokes were likely engaged by Europeans prior the Captain John Smith's 1608 ...