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== Brief History == | == Brief History == | ||
The following important events in the history of [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping. The following important events affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | The following important events in the history of [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping. The following important events affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | ||
*'''1607:''' The Virginia Company of London founded the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown. | *'''1607:''' The Virginia Company of London founded the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown. | ||
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== Timeline of Changing Boundaries == | == Timeline of Changing Boundaries == | ||
Throughout most of its history, parts of the territory that old [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia]] once claimed were carved off to form parts of other states: | Throughout most of its history, parts of the territory that old [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] once claimed were carved off to form parts of other states: | ||
*1779 part of Virginia became part of North Carolina | *1779 part of Virginia became part of North Carolina | ||