The Virginia Company was an English trading company chartered by King James I on 10 April 1606 with the objective of colonizing the eastern coast of America...
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The Virginia Company of London (sometimes called "London Company") was a division of the Virginia Company with responsibility for colonizing the east...
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Raleigh in the late 1580s. The founder of the Jamestown colony was the Virginia Company, chartered by King James I, with its first two settlements being in...
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Plymouth Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of Plymouth, was a company chartered by King James in 1606 along with the Virginia Company of London...
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John Ferrar (redirect from John Ferrar (Deputy Treasurer, Virginia Company))
Nicholas Ferrar the Elder, he was deputy governor and treasurer of the Virginia Company of London under Edwin Sandys. Ferrar was born on 2 December 1588, the...
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The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the head of government of Virginia for a four-year term. The incumbent, Glenn Youngkin, was sworn...
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This is a list of companies in the United States by state where their headquarters is located: ABC Stores (Honolulu) Alexander & Baldwin (Honolulu) Aloha...
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The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of...
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base. Virginia's history begins with several Indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as...
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House of Burgesses (redirect from Virginia House of Burgesses)
or settlement in England. The Colony of Virginia was founded by a joint-stock company, the Virginia Company, as a private venture, though under a royal...
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of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the official seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. The state flag of Virginia consists of the obverse...
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Loyal Company of Virginia or Loyal Land Company was a land speculation company formed in Virginia in 1749 for the purpose of recruiting settlers to western...
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Earl of Dunmore (1771–June 1775) Virginia Virginia Company of London Virginia Colony List of governors of Virginia Bruce, Philip Alexander; Stanard,...
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ships of the English Virginia Company on the 1606–1607 voyage that resulted in the founding of Jamestown in the new Colony of Virginia. Captained by Christopher...
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Virginia Stage Company (VSC) is a professional theater company located in Hampton Roads, Virginia. VSC presents locally produced plays for over 70,000...
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Nicholas Ferrar (section Virginia Company)
deacon in the Church of England. He lost much of his fortune in the Virginia Company and retreated with his extended family in 1626 to the manor of Little...
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This is a list of notable companies headquartered in Northern Virginia. The majority of the following companies are located in Fairfax County and Loudoun...
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Independent city (United States) (redirect from Independent city (Virginia))
names originated with earlier "incorporations" created in 1619 by the Virginia Company as Charles Cittie and James Cittie. Additionally, Elizabeth City County...
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Company 1592 Levant Company 1600 East India Company 1606 Virginia Company 1606 Plymouth Company 1609 French Company 1610 London and Bristol Company 1616...
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it was the colonial capital of Virginia. The London Company sent an expedition to establish a settlement in the Virginia Colony in December 1606. The expedition...
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The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes,...
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The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere...
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English knight, land owner, and a notable incorporator in the third Virginia Company of London. This Harris family appears to have originated some 40 to...
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began in present-day Virginia with Jamestown, which became the first permanent English settlement in North America. The Virginia Company colony was looking...
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C&P Telephone (redirect from Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia)
West Virginia, and Virginia. Today, three of the companies are owned by Verizon Communications: The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company (DC), The...
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New World for the English Virginia Company of London which resulted in the founding of Jamestown in the new Colony of Virginia. Captained by Bartholomew...
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The Ohio Company, formally known as the Ohio Company of Virginia, was a land speculation company organized for the settlement by Virginians of the Ohio...
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William Farrar (councillor) (category History of Virginia)
investor in colonial Virginia who served on the Virginia Governor's Council. A subscriber to the third charter of the Virginia Company, Farrar immigrated...
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was one of four incorporations established in the Virginia Colony in 1619 by the Virginia Company. The plantations and developments were divided into...
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counties in the Colony of Virginia. It was one of four incorporations established in the colony by its proprietor, the Virginia Company. The City of Henrico...
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