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The first English settlers, in what was to become Brunswick County, swarmed into the relatively protected lands near Fort Christanna during its 4 years of operation (1714–1718).
The Town was created officially by an act of the General Assembly on 22 January 1814. The act directed that twenty acres of land belonging to Peggy Williams be laid off into lots and be known as Lawrenceville.
Oct 22, 2013 · In 1714, the territory that is now Brunswick was a wilderness, cut through by a few Indian paths and almost entirely without inhabitants. Virginia was British property then; not until the Revolution 60 years later did the Virginia Colony become a state.
Feb 17, 2021 · In the 1770s, as Virginia stood at the threshold of independence, the colony had grown in population from 350 people in 1610 to more than 450,000, and its counties extended from the Eastern Shore to what became the state of Kentucky and from the Maryland border to the North Carolina border.
Sep 22, 2022 · In 1619, the Virginia Company of London divided portions of the state into four large cities or burroughs: Elizabeth City, James City, Charles City and Henrico City. Subsequently, in 1634 the burroughs became shires and later, between 1637 and 1642, became counties.
3 days ago · New Brunswick | Canadian province located on the eastern seaboard of North America. It is Canada’s only officially bilingual province, French and English having equal status. It was one of the four original provinces making up the national confederation in 1867 and is one of the Maritime Provinces.
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A new county was set out on 2 Nov. 1720 and named in honor of the duchy of Brunswick-Lünenburg, one of the possessions of George I, who had recently (1714) ascended to the throne of England.
