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49-595: Belle Haven may refer to: Places in the United States [ edit ] Belle Haven, Fairfax County, Virginia Belle Haven, Accomack County, Virginia Belle Haven, Menlo Park, California Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut Other uses [ edit ] Belle Haven Consultants , a former Hong Kong–based organization See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Belle Haven Belhaven (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

98-624: A British warship. In 1776 the House of Burgesses ended. The final entry in the Journals of the House of Burgesses is "6th of May. 16 Geo. III. 1776 … FINIS." Edmund Pendleton , a member of the House of Burgesses (and President of the Committee of Safety) who was present at the final meeting, wrote in a letter to Richard Henry Lee on the following day, "We met in an assembly yesterday and determined not to adjourn, but let that body die." Later on

147-678: A delegate in the Virginia House of Burgesses. He pursued reforms to slavery and introduced legislation allowing masters to take control over the emancipation of slaves in 1769, taking discretion away from the royal Governor and General Court. Jefferson persuaded his cousin Richard Bland to spearhead the legislation's passage, but the reaction was strongly negative. In 1769 the Virginia House of Burgesses passed several resolutions condemning Britain's stationing troops in Boston following

196-518: A female householder with no husband present, and 49.6% were non-families. 41.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01, and the average family size was 2.77. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.2% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

245-803: A limited say in the management of their own affairs, including their finances. A House of Assembly was created at the same time in Bermuda (which had also been settled by the Virginia Company, and was by then managed by its offshoot, the Somers Isles Company ) and held its first session in 1620. A handful of Polish craftsmen , brought to the colony to supply skill in the manufacture of pitch, tar, potash, and soap ash, were initially denied full political rights. They downed their tools in protest but returned to work after being declared free and enfranchised, apparently by agreement with

294-695: A series of resolves that became known as the Virginia Resolves , denouncing the Stamp Act and denying the authority of the British parliament to tax the colonies, since they were not represented by elected members of parliament . Newspapers around the colonies published all his resolves, even the most radical ones which had not been passed by the assembly. The assembly also sent a 1768 Petition, Memorial, and Remonstrance to Parliament. From 1769–1775 Thomas Jefferson represented Albemarle County as

343-461: Is also known for his vast building spree, where he had no less than thirteen new buildings built for the much enlarged plantation. These included larger slave quarters for the forty slaves he owned. Smith died in 1830, and after several years the plantation was sold to Dennis Johnston. He did little enlarging to the plantation, still known as West's Grove. He was probably kept busy repairing all of Smith's additions. Johnston died several years before

392-471: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Belle Haven, Fairfax County, Virginia Belle Haven is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County , Virginia , United States. Nearby CDPs are Huntington (northwest), Groveton (southwest) and Fort Hunt (south). The population of Belle Haven was 6,851 at the 2020 census. The CDP

441-561: Is located in eastern Fairfax County at 38°46′44″N 77°3′39″W  /  38.77889°N 77.06083°W  / 38.77889; -77.06083 (38.779013, −77.060721). The eastern border of the community is in the Potomac River and is the state border with Maryland . The northern border follows tidal Hunting Creek and is with the city of Alexandria . According to the United States Census Bureau ,

490-504: Is located just south of Old Town Alexandria and bounded on the west by Richmond Highway ( U.S. 1 ) and on the east by the Potomac River . It encompasses Belle Haven, a wealthy subdivision dating from the 1920s, and several adjoining neighborhoods. Some, particularly New Alexandria and Belle View, are among the lowest-lying residential areas of Fairfax County, and sustained extensive flood damage from storms including 2003's Hurricane Isabel and 1972's Hurricane Agnes . The Belleview branch of

539-796: The American Revolutionary War for safety reasons. The House of Burgesses became the House of Delegates in 1776, retaining its status as the lower house of the General Assembly , the legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Virginia . Through the General Assembly and House of Burgesses, the Virginia House of Delegates is considered the oldest continuous legislative body in the New World . In honor of

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588-587: The Civil War , and his widow ran the plantation in his place. In 1862 the 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Garibaldi Guard) occupied the plantation and later burned it to the ground, retaliating against the owner's sons for serving as officers on General Robert E. Lee 's staff. No house occupied this land again until the first house was built in Belle Haven at 6041 Woodmont Road in 1928. The current Belle Haven residential community had its start in

637-646: The College of William and Mary , while the Capitol was under construction. When the Capitol burned in 1747, the legislature moved back into the college until the second Capitol was completed in 1754. The present Capitol building at Colonial Williamsburg is a reconstruction of the earlier of the two lost buildings. In 1779, and effective in April 1780, the House of Delegates moved the capital city to Richmond during

686-631: The Massachusetts Circular Letter of the previous year; these resolutions stated that only Virginia's governor and legislature could tax its citizens. The members also drafted a formal letter to the King, completing it just before the legislature was dissolved by Virginia's royal governor. In 1774, after Parliament passed the Boston Port Act to close Boston Harbor, the House of Burgesses adopted resolutions in support of

735-445: The judicial system . By 1643, the expanding colony had 15 counties. All of the county offices, including a board of commissioners, judges, sheriff, constable, and clerks, were appointed positions. Only the burgesses were elected by a vote of the people. Women had no right to vote. Only free and white men originally were given the right to vote, by 1670 only property owners were allowed to vote. In 1642, Governor William Berkeley urged

784-543: The poverty line , including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over. House of Burgesses When Virginia declared its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain at the Fifth Virginia Convention in 1776 and became the independent Commonwealth of Virginia , the House of Burgesses was transformed into the House of Delegates , which continues to serve as the lower house of

833-764: The 18th century. The statehouse in Jamestown burned down for the fourth time on October 20, 1698. The General Assembly met temporarily in Middle Plantation , 11 miles (18 km) inland from Jamestown , and then in 1699 permanently moved the capital of the colony to Middle Plantation, which they renamed Williamsburg . The French and Indian War in North America from 1754 to 1763 resulted in local colonial losses and economic disruption. Higher taxes were to follow, and adverse local reactions to these and how they were determined would drive events well into

882-478: The 1920s when David Howell, a civil engineer from Alexandria, purchased the land from owners Mrs. Thomas Wilfred Robinson, Sr. and her brothers. Upon purchasing the land, Howell set up two corporations, one to construct a golf course and club, and the other to develop a residential subdivision. The golf course and club later became the Belle Haven Country Club, which still exists. Belle Haven

931-640: The Alexandria Post Office is located here, and serves the 22307 ZIP code in which the majority of the CDP falls. The name "Belle Haven" derives from when Scottish pioneers settled along the Potomac River in the early 18th century. They named the settlement after their favorite countryman, the Earl of Belhaven . This early settlement thrived along the Potomac River as a port and was later renamed "Alexandria". The area later became part of

980-582: The Boston colonists which resulted in Virginia's royal governor, John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore , dissolving the assembly. The burgesses then reassembled on their own and issued calls for the first of five Virginia Conventions . These conventions were essentially meetings of the House of Burgesses without the governor and Council, Peyton Randolph the Speaker of the House would serve as the President of

1029-428: The CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km ), of which 2.0 square miles (5.1 km ) is land and 0.89 square miles (2.3 km ), or 30.93%, is water. Belle Haven is located 20 minutes outside of Washington, D.C. At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey ) there were 6,851 people, 3,263 housing units and 2,747 households residing in the CDP. The population density

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1078-400: The CDP was 86.17% White , 6.88% African American , 0.26% Native American , 2.27% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 1.93% from other races , and 2.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.47% of the population. There were 3,116 households, out of which 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 7.5% had

1127-587: The General Assembly. Burgess originally referred to a freeman of a borough , a self-governing town 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 charter . Early governors provided the stern leadership and harsh judgments required for the colony to survive its early difficulties. Early crises with famine, disease, Native American raids,

1176-419: The United States, 45.7% of whom were naturalized citizens . The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 129,495, and the median income for a family was $ 190,469. 9.2% of the population were military veterans , and 71.2% had a batchelor's degree or higher . In the CDP 3.0% of the population was below the poverty line , including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over, with 2.3% of

1225-633: The Virginia Company. On July 30, 1619, Governor Yeardley convened the Virginia General Assembly as the first representative legislature in the Americas for a six-day meeting at the new timber church on Jamestown Island , Virginia. The unicameral Assembly was composed of the Governor, a Council of State appointed by the Virginia Company, and the 22 locally elected representatives. The Assembly's first session of July 30, 1619,

1274-562: The West Grove Plantation, which was built by Hugh West around 1748. It capitalized on its close and favorable position to the newly forming town of Alexandria. The West family was important in Virginia and Fairfax County politics in the 18th century. Hugh West himself was a burgess from Fairfax County, a vestryman , and a trustee of the town of Alexandria. His son, John, followed in his father's footsteps with continued public work until he died in 1777. The home passed from

1323-480: The West family in 1814 to a Col. Augustine J. Smith, who bought the plantation from the last West, James, who died in 1814. Smith is known to have enlarged the original 155 acres (63 ha) to over 1,800 acres (730 ha). This included the draining of the swamps along the Potomac River and building a dike . This increased his land holding considerably, but the embankments were cut after his death and never repaired. He

1372-484: The assembly were to be levied. Still, most Virginia colonists were loyal to Prince Charles and were pleased with his restoration as King Charles II in 1660. He went on to directly or indirectly restrict some of the liberties of the colonists, such as requiring tobacco to be shipped only to England, only on English ships, with the price set by the English merchant buyers; but the General Assembly remained. A majority of

1421-562: The burgesses, meeting in conventions, listened to Patrick Henry deliver his "give me liberty or give me death" speech and raised regiments. The House of Burgesses was called back by Lord Dunmore one last time in June 1775 to address British Prime Minister Lord North's Conciliatory Resolution . Randolph, who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, returned to Williamsburg to take his place as Speaker. Randolph indicated that

1470-655: The colonies. A network of secret organizations known as the Sons of Liberty was created to intimidate the stamp agents collecting the taxes, and before the Stamp Act could take effect, all the appointed stamp agents in the colonies had resigned. The Massachusetts Assembly suggested a meeting of all colonies to work for the repeal of the Stamp Act, and all but four colonies were represented. The colonists also increased their non-importation efforts, and sought to increase in local production. In May 1765, Patrick Henry presented

1519-486: The colony except it be aiding and assisting the same against any foreign or domestic enemy." Especially after the massacre of almost 400 colonists on March 22, 1622, by Native Americans , and epidemics in the winters before and after the massacre, the governor and council ruled arbitrarily , showing great contempt for the assembly and allowing no dissent. By 1624, the royal government in London had heard enough about

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1568-537: The convention, and they would elect delegates to the Continental Congress . The First Continental Congress passed their Declaration and Resolves , which inter alia claimed that American colonists were equal to all other British citizens, protested against taxation without representation, and stated that Britain could not tax the colonists since they were not represented in Parliament. In 1775

1617-523: The creation of a bicameral legislature which the Assembly promptly implemented; the House of Burgesses was thus formed and met separately from the Council of State. In 1652, the parliamentary forces of Oliver Cromwell forced the colony to submit to being taken over by the English government. Again, the colonists were able to retain the General Assembly as their governing body. Only taxes agreed to by

1666-674: The end of the year, many colonies were practicing non-importation, a refusal to use imported British goods. In 1765, the British Quartering Act , which required the colonies to provide barracks and supplies to British troops, further angered American colonists; and to raise more money for Britain, Parliament enacted the Stamp Act on the American colonies, to tax newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. American colonists responded to Parliament's acts with organized protest throughout

1715-460: The family households, 48.1% were married couples, 22.2% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 26.8% were a female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 3.15 people. The median age was 41.5, 24.4% of people were under the age of 18, and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 28.1% who had Irish ancestry , 18.0% spoke a language other than English at home, and 13.1% were born outside

1764-505: The members of the General Assembly of 1676 were supporters of Nathaniel Bacon . They enacted legislation designed to further popular sovereignty and representative government and to equalize opportunities. Bacon took little part in the deliberations since he was busy fighting the Native Americans. In 1691, the House of Burgesses abolished the enslavement of Native peoples; however, many Powhatans were held in servitude well into

1813-473: The military. In 1619, based on the instructions, Governor Yeardley initiated the election of 22 burgesses by the settlements and Jamestown. They, together with the royally appointed Governor and six-member Council of State, would form the first General Assembly as a unicameral body. The governor could veto its actions and the Company still maintained overall control of the venture, but the settlers would have

1862-595: The need to establish cash crops , and lack of skilled or committed labor, meant the colony needed to attract enough new and responsible settlers if it were to grow and prosper. To encourage settlers to come to Virginia, in November 1618 the Virginia Company's leaders gave instructions to the new governor, Sir George Yeardley , which became known as "the great charter." It established that immigrants who paid their own way to Virginia would receive fifty acres of land and not be mere tenants. The civil authority would control

1911-548: The next decade. In 1764, desiring revenue from its North American colonies, Parliament passed the first law specifically aimed at raising colonial money for the Crown. The Sugar Act increased duties on non-British goods shipped to the colonies. The same year, the Currency Act prohibited American colonies from issuing their own currency. These angered many American colonists and began colonial opposition with protests. By

1960-533: The original House of Burgesses, every four years, the Virginia General Assembly traditionally leaves the current Capitol in Richmond and meets for one day in the restored Capitol building at Colonial Williamsburg . The most recent commemorative session (the 26th) was held in January 2016. In January 2007, the Assembly held a special session at Jamestown to mark the 400th anniversary of its founding as part of

2009-416: The population without health insurance . The population of Belle Haven was 6,518 at the 2010 census . As of the census of 2000 , there were 6,269 people, 3,116 households, and 1,570 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,182.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,228.7/km ). There were 3,220 housing units at an average density of 1,634.6 per square mile (631.1/km ). The racial makeup of

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2058-467: The problems of the colony and revoked the charter of the Virginia Company. Virginia became a crown colony and the governor and council would be appointed by the Crown . Nonetheless, the Assembly maintained management of local affairs with some informal royal assent, although it was not royally confirmed until 1639. In 1634, the General Assembly divided the colony into eight shires (later renamed counties ) for purposes of government, administration, and

2107-591: The resolution had not been sent to the Congress (it had instead been sent to each colony individually in an attempt to divide them and bypass the Continental Congress). The House of Burgesses rejected the proposal, which was also later rejected by the Continental Congress. The burgesses formed a Committee of Safety to take over governance in the absence of the royal governor, Dunmore, who had organized loyalists forces but after defeats, he took refuge on

2156-539: The role of the former House of Burgesses. In 1619, the General Assembly first met in the church in Jamestown. Subsequent meetings continued to take place in Jamestown. In 1700, the seat of the House of Burgesses was moved from Jamestown to Middle Plantation, near what was soon renamed Williamsburg . The Burgesses met there, first (1700 to 1704) in the Great Hall of what is now called the Wren Building at

2205-622: The same morning, the members of the fifth and final Virginia Revolutionary Convention met in the chamber of the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg and elected Pendleton its president. The convention voted for independence from Britain. The former colony had become the independent Commonwealth of Virginia and the convention created the Constitution of Virginia with a new General Assembly , composed of an elected Senate and an elected House of Delegates . The House of Delegates acceded to

2254-458: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Belle Haven . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Belle_Haven&oldid=1252217847 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2303-400: Was 3,425.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,343.3/km ). The average housing unit density was 1,631.5 per square mile (639.8/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.97% White , 6.73% African American , 0.66% Native American , 4.10% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 7.87% from other races , and 9.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 16.38% of the population. Of

2352-404: Was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 65,262, and the median income for a family was $ 92,195. Males had a median income of $ 55,446 versus $ 42,485 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 46,483. About 3.3% of families and 5.0% of the population were below

2401-501: Was cut short by an outbreak of malaria and adjourned after five days. On the third day of the assembly, the assembly's Journal noted "Mr. Shelley, one of the Burgesses, deceased." Twenty-two (22) members were sent to the assembly from the following constituencies: The latter two burgesses were excluded from the assembly because John Martin refused to give up a clause in his land patent that exempted his borough "from any command of

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