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Re: Tappahannock County
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Diana Bennett <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 12 Jun 2001 18:14:22 -0400
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Thank you very much.        Diana

"Lyle E. Browning" wrote:
>
> Tappahannock is the county seat of Essex
> County. Originally starting life as Hobb's
> Hole, then New Plymouth, it became a town in
> 1680 and became the county seat after the
> county was formed from Old Rappahannock in
> 1692.
>
> On the other hand, Rappahannock County was
> formed in 1656 and became extinct in 1692.
> The second and still extant Rappahannock
> County was formed from Culpeper in 1833.
>
> I'd say that your person was from Essex
> County.
>
> Lyle
>
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