Familial Places: Virginia

Virginia

Queen Elizabeth gave Sir Walter Raleigh permission to establish a colony in North America.  Queen Elizabeth was often called the Virgin Queen.  So in 1854 Sir Walter Raleigh established the first colony in North America and called it Virginia. (1)  This contributes to it's nickname "Old Dominion." (3)  This is the only nickname officially recognized.  (3)

In 1624 King James made Virginia a royal Colony. (1)  

When Virginia wrote their own constitution they established their self as a common wealth.  A common wealth states that they will be governed by the people and not any king or queen. (1)  Even though they call their self a common wealth the U.S. government treats Virginia as a state.  The first president, George WASHINGTON and four other presidents: Thomas JEFFERSON, James MADISON, James MONROE, and John TYLER all came from Virginia. (1)  This contributes to Virginia being called "Mother of Presidents" (3)  The wiki article sited claims 8 presidents were born there.

During the English Civil War, supporters of King Charles II of England were called Cavaliers.  This gave way to another unofficial nickname "The Cavalier State".  The state dance is a square dance called the Virginia reel.  In March 2015 Virginia named 2 songs their state song.  The official traditional state song is "Our Great Virginia" and the official popular state song is "Sweet Virginia Breeze".  The song emeritus is "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" this was the official song from 1940-1997. (3)

The state's bird is a Cardinal and it's flower/tree is the dogwood.  It's slogan is Virginia is for Lovers. (3)

This is where Virginia is within the United States.  This picture accurately reflects where Virginia's boundaries are today, the State boundaries have been the same since 1863.

"Virginia in United States" by TUBS - Own workThis vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this:  Usa edcp location map.svg (by Uwe Dedering).This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this:  USA Hawaii location map.svg (by NordNordWest).This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this:  Canada location map.svg (by Yug).. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Virginia_in_United_States.svg#/media/File:Virginia_in_United_States.svg

Virginia's state flag was officially adopted 01 February 1950 and this is what it looks like:

"Flag of Virginia" by Commonwealth of Virginia - It is from the xrmap flag collection, specifically "usa_virginia.svg" in flags-2.6-src.tar.bz2. The README file in that collection says of the SVG flags "We release them in the public domain". The blue color has been redone based on vexilla-mundi.. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Virginia.svg#/media/File:Flag_of_Virginia.svg

The seal of Virginia is located in the center of the flag.  Sic Semper Tyrannis means Thus always to tyrants.  This phrase is also the motto of the state.

People in my family tree from here:

• CHANDLER, living male x2
• BAILEY, Nancy 1774-1854
• BARKSDILL, Eliza 1758-1789
• CARLTON, Thomas Templeton 1814-?
• CROSHAW, Ursula Unity 1636-1669
• DARLING, Isaac 1796-1869
• DAVIS, living female
• DOUGLAS, Berryman 1785-1855
• DOUGLAS, Catherine 1788-1860
• DOUGLAS, Elizabeth 1781-?
• DOUGLAS, Joseph 1735-1815
• DOUGLASS, Younger 1805-? between 1860-1880
• DOWNEY, Barbara Elizabeth "Fauney" (OLINGER) 1769-1833
• DUKE, Charles 1765-1850
• ERWIN, Joseph 1787-1851
• ERWIN, Polly 1811-1821
• FLANAGAN, James Stephen 1816-1880
• FULTON, Ruth 1756-1820
• GARRISON, Mose 1737-1820
• GILBERT, Archibald 1792-1861
• GILBERT, Martha Susan Elizabeth 1862-1919
• GILBERT, Nancy Haney 1774-1870
• GILBERT, William 1775-1851
• GLASS, Sarah 1786-1860
• GREEN, Amy 1720-1800
• HARRIS, George 1730-?
• HAVART, Ola 1893-?
• HIX, Sarah 1755-1800
• HORN, John George 1775-1859
• HORN, Ruben Arletha Francis 1898-1956
• HUFF, Leonard 1781-1851
• HUFF, Phillip 1785-1857
• HUFF, Rachel 1774-1855
• HUFF, Samuel 1778-1845
• HUFF, William 1785-1872
• JOHNSON, Calvin 1821-?
• JOHNSON, Charles 1855-?
• JOHNSON, Daniel 1854-1946
• JOHNSON, Debias 1847-?
• JOHNSON, George 1854-1876
• JOHNSON, George F 1857-?
• JOHNSON, Jerome 1851-?
• JOHNSON, Malinda 1843-?
• JOHNSON, Margarett J 1849-?
• JOHNSON, Matilda J 1841-?
• JOHNSON, Sarah S C 1859-?
• LEFEBURE, Celia 1867-1952
• LOFTIS, Ralph 1742-1819
• LYELL, Charles 1811-?
• MILCAH, Milkey 1740-1820
• MONTGOMERY, Margaret 1791-1856
• MOORE, Joel 1765-1835
• MOSELEY, unknown 1807-1807
• MOSELEY, Amey 1757-1819
• MOSELEY, Arthur 1749-1804
• MOSELEY, Diana Amy Elizabeth Frances 1800-?
• MOSELEY, Edward 1718-1808
• MOSELEY, Edward 1747-1831
• MOSELEY, Hillery 1815-1835
• MOSELEY, Isabella Camp 1798-1822
• MOSELEY, Letita 1767-1859
• MOSELEY, Martha 1751-1830
• MOSELEY, Martha Cocke 1805-?
• MOSELEY, Mary 1753-1815
• MOSELEY, Nancy 1803-?
• MOSELEY, Rebecah 1764-1834
• MOSELEY, Richard 1751-?
• MOSELEY, Sally 1766-1810
• MOSELEY, Sarah 1759-1840
• MOSELEY, Tully 1711-1773
• MOSLEY, William "Blackhawk" 1776-1850
• MOZLEY, Edward Ned 1756-?
• MURPHY, John Edward 1903-1988
• MURPHY, Mary Margaret 1898-1995
• NEFF, Isaac 1826-1853
• NEFF, Sarah Ann 1853-1928
• NEWSOME, Mary Frances 1813-1873
• OLINGER, Barbara 1796-1796
• OLINGER, Christian 1802-1855
• OLINGER, Fredrick 1802-1802
• OLINGER, George Washington 1789-1845
• OLINGER, Henry John 1793-1846
• OLINGER, Johann Jacob 1763-1852
• OLINGER, Johann Jacob Jr. 1791-1815
• OLINGER, John Johannes 1794-1794
• OLINGER, Juliana 1786-1789
• OLINGER, Phillip Downey 1787-1858
• OLINGER, William 1798-1870
• PARRETT, Susannah Engel 1820-1884
• PARTON, Dennis II ?-?
• PARTON, Harold ?-?
• PARTON, Peggy ?-?
• PENCE, Anna Barbara 1783-1853
• PENCE, Catharine 1777-1854
• PENCE, David 1798-1868
• PENCE, Elizabeth 1780-?
• PENCE, George 1774-1828
• PENCE, George 1743-1816
• PENCE, Jacob 1793-1873
• PENCE, Joab 1800-1860
• PENCE, John 1768-1857
• PENCE, William 1795-1865
• PERKEY, Sarah 1744-1782
• RITE, Elizabeth James 1818-?
• ROBERTS, Catherine 1834-1880
• RUDY, Francis 1825-1904
• SEVERNS, Mahala 1795-1835
• SMITH, Andrew Jackson Sr. 1814-1859
• SMITH, Barbara Ann 1838-?
• SMITH, David Bailey 1804-1879
• SMITH, Franklin David 1845-?
• SMITH, Isaac Phelps 1800-1817
• SMITH, Jane 1847-1883
• SMITH, Judith 1794-1840
• SMITH, Martha Ann 1808-1864
• SMITH, Mary Drucilla 1806-1882
• SMITH, Mary Elizabeth 1842-1912
• SMITH, Nancy 1798-1835
• SMITH, Samuel Martin 1850-1925
• SMITH, Shadrack 172-1855
• SMITH, Shadrack Cheatwood 1802-1849
• SMITH, William Philip 1840-1906
• STROUD, Margaret Elizabeth 1757-1816
• TUCKER, George 1743-1804
• TUCKER, Katherine "Kitty" 1835-1880
• TUDOR , Smith N 1810-?
• VANATTA, James 1828-1862
• VAUGHAN, Drury 1750-1827
• VAUGHAN, Temperance 1783-1864
• WEST, Anne 1655-1708
• WEST, Ester 1670-?
• WEST, John 1632-1689
• WEST, John 1650-1698
• WEST, Nathaniel 1655-1723
• WEST, Thomas 1760-1848
• WEST, Unity Susannah 1657-1740
• WILLIAMS, Rebecca "Ann" 1780-1807
• Unknown, Elenor 1804-? (mother of Thomas COOK)
• Unknown, Isabell 1823- (mother of Daniel JOHNSON)
• Unknown, Martha 1814-1880 (mother of Elijah Frank DOUGLAS)
• Unknown, Martha J 1816-? (mother of Alonzo WILLIAMS)
• Unknown Named female (mother of Pleasant P. DAVIS)

Look for upcoming memorial pages.  I will link the names of my direct ancestors with their memorial pages, as I make them.

Cities my family has lived in:

• Accomack
• Amherst
• Bedford
• Buckingham
• Buffalo Creek
• Charlottesville
• Fairfax
• Gladys
• Halifax
• Hardy
• Harrisonburg
• McGaheysville
• Newport News
• New Kent
• Norfolk
• Plains District
• Portsmouth
• Proctors
• Raleigh
• Richmond
• Roanoke
• Staunton
• Surry
• Tazewell
• Virginia Beach
• West Point
• York River

Counties my family has lived in:

• Albemarle
• Amelia
• Amherst
• Augusta
• Bedford
• Buckingham
• Campbell
• Charlotte
• Chesterfield
• Fairfax
• Fauquier
• Franklin
• Gloucester
• Halifax
• Henry
• King William
• Lee
• Lunenburg
• Mecklenburg
• Monongalia
• New Kent
• Norfolk
• Orange
• Prince William
• Princess Anne
• Richmond
• Rockingham
• Scott
• Surry
• Tazewell
• Wise
• York

Other places of interest:

• Naval Air Station Oceana
• Naval Medical Center of Portsmouth
• Seven Pines Battlefield

(1)  http://c.mfcreative.com/email/newsletters/amu/2013/PDFs/20131209VirginiaStateGuide.pdf?o_xid=58639&o_lid=58639&o_sch=Social

(2) https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Virginia_Genealogy

(3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia