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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' | ||
The original European settlers came in the early 17th century from the midland and southern counties of England. They first settled in [[Virginia]]'s tidewater (coastal plain). Although the first blacks arrived in 1619, large numbers of blacks were imported beginning about 1680. Small landholders moved westward to the Piedmont, where they were joined by a new wave of English and Scottish immigrants. | The original European settlers came in the early 17th century from the midland and southern counties of England. They first settled in [[Virginia]]'s tidewater (coastal plain). Many colonists had connections to [[Barbados|Barbados]]. Although the first blacks arrived in 1619, large numbers of blacks were imported beginning about 1680. Small landholders moved westward to the Piedmont, where they were joined by a new wave of English and Scottish immigrants. | ||
In the early 1700s, French Huguenots arrived, followed by German workers imported between 1714 and 1717 to work iron furnaces in the Piedmont area. During the 1730s and 1740s, a large number of settlers of Ulster Scot and German descent moved southward from Pennsylvania down the Allegheny Ridges into the Shenandoah Valley. | In the early 1700s, French Huguenots arrived, followed by German workers imported between 1714 and 1717 to work iron furnaces in the Piedmont area. During the 1730s and 1740s, a large number of settlers of Ulster Scot and German descent moved southward from Pennsylvania down the Allegheny Ridges into the Shenandoah Valley. | ||
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During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 333 British aliens, many of whom had families, living in Virginia: | During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 333 British aliens, many of whom had families, living in Virginia: | ||
Richmond 105<br>Petersburg 50<br>Norfolk, Boro 36<br>Rockbridge 16<br>No place 13<br>Campbell, Lynchburg 11<br>Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg 7<br>Wythe 7<br>Culpeper 6<br>Fauquier 6<br>Henrico 6<br>Powhatan 5<br>Chesterfield, Manchester 4<br>Stafford, Falmouth 4<br>Botetourt 3<br>Chesterfield 3<br>Norfolk County 3<br>Botetourt, Fincastle 2<br>Cumberland, Cartersville 2<br>Elizabeth City, Hampton 2<br>Goochland 2<br>Harrison 2<br>Kentucky, Lexington 2<br>Lunenburg 2<br>Princess Anne 2<br>Washington, Abingdon 2<br>Accomack 1<br>Albemarle, Charlottesville 1<br>Fairfax, Alexandria 1<br>Baltimore 1<br>Bedford 1<br>Charles City 1<br>Charlotte 1<br>Cumberland 1<br>Dinwiddie 1<br>Elizabeth City 1<br>Fluvanna 1<br>Grayson 1<br>Greenbrier 1<br>Hanover 1<br>Jefferson, Charles Town 1<br>Loudoun, Leesburg 1<br>Louisa 1<br>Madison 1<br>Middlesex 1<br>Norfolk, Portsmouth 1<br>Northumberland 1<br>Philadelphia 1<br>Pittsylvania 1<br>Prince George 1<br>Prince William, Dumfries 1<br>Southampton 1<br>Spotsylvania 1<br>Washington 1<br>Westmoreland 1<br>Wood 1<ref name="null">Kenneth Scott. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/british-aliens-in-the-united-states-during-the-war-of-1812/oclc/5711802 British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812.]'' Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 320-333. {{FHL|78653|item}} 973 W4s; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49091 Ancestry] ($).</ref> | Richmond 105<br>Petersburg 50<br>Norfolk, Boro 36<br>Rockbridge 16<br>No place 13<br>Campbell, Lynchburg 11<br>Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg 7<br>Wythe 7<br>Culpeper 6<br>Fauquier 6<br>Henrico 6<br>Powhatan 5<br>Chesterfield, Manchester 4<br>Stafford, Falmouth 4<br>Botetourt 3<br>Chesterfield 3<br>Norfolk County 3<br>Botetourt, Fincastle 2<br>Cumberland, Cartersville 2<br>Elizabeth City, Hampton 2<br>Goochland 2<br>Harrison 2<br>Kentucky, Lexington 2<br>Lunenburg 2<br>Princess Anne 2<br>Washington, Abingdon 2<br>Accomack 1<br>Albemarle, Charlottesville 1<br>Fairfax, Alexandria 1<br>Baltimore 1<br>Bedford 1<br>Charles City 1<br>Charlotte 1<br>Cumberland 1<br>Dinwiddie 1<br>Elizabeth City 1<br>Fluvanna 1<br>Grayson 1<br>Greenbrier 1<br>Hanover 1<br>Jefferson, Charles Town 1<br>Loudoun, Leesburg 1<br>Louisa 1<br>Madison 1<br>Middlesex 1<br>Norfolk, Portsmouth 1<br>Northumberland 1<br>Philadelphia 1<br>Pittsylvania 1<br>Prince George 1<br>Prince William, Dumfries 1<br>Southampton 1<br>Spotsylvania 1<br>Washington 1<br>Westmoreland 1<br>Wood 1<ref name="null">Kenneth Scott. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/british-aliens-in-the-united-states-during-the-war-of-1812/oclc/5711802 British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812.]'' Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 320-333. {{FHL|78653|item}} 973 W4s; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49091 Ancestry] ($).</ref> | ||
=== Westward Migrants === | === Westward Migrants === | ||
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*[http://www.virtualjamestown.org Virtual Jamestown] Indentured servant registers from colonial period, which identify English indentured servants shipped to America | *[http://www.virtualjamestown.org Virtual Jamestown] Indentured servant registers from colonial period, which identify English indentured servants shipped to America | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Virginia|Virginia}} | {{Virginia|Virginia}} | ||
[[Category:Virginia|Emigration]] [[Category:Huguenots]] [[Category:English]] | [[Category:Virginia|Emigration]] [[Category:Huguenots]] [[Category:English]] | ||