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35-869: He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia , in 1762, son of Youell Sanford (d. January 24, 1794 in Cople Parish, Westmoreland County) and Elizabeth Pope (b. 1732), daughter from a family long important in Virginia politics. In 1770, he inherited 150 acres of land from his paternal grandfather, Youell Sanford Sr. He rose to become a General in the American War of Independence . Following the Revolution, he settled in Kentucky , where he had been granted land, in 1792. In his political career, he

70-522: A formal education and noted his second son should study Latin with guidance from a private tutor. John Carter Jr. adhered to his father's instructions and sent his younger half-brother to London about 1673. Placed under the direction of Arthur Bailey, a tobacco merchant and John Carter Sr.'s agent, he received a religious and classical education, gained awareness of the tobacco trade from Bailey, and observed architectural advancements in London engendered by

105-512: A large house at Corotoman in 1725, then saw it burn four years later, but did not rebuild it before he died a four years later. He also suffered from gout. Carter died on 4 August 1732, in Lancaster County, Virginia . He was buried there at Christ Church. He left his family 300,000 acres (1,200 km ) of land; 3,000 slaves, counted as personal property; and £10,000 in cash, as stated in the academic genealogical study, A Genealogy of

140-485: A member of the Governor's Council as he had been in the colony's legislature. He was among the majority of Councillors who opposed Nicholson in 1704, which led indirectly to that governor's dismissal. A decade later, in the controversy between resident Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood and the great planters, Carter sided with his fellow planters opposing Spotswood. After the death of Governor Hugh Drysdale in 1726, as

175-528: A separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. At the 2000 census , there were 16,718 people, 6,846 households and 4,689 families residing in the county. The population density was 73/sq mi (28/km ). There were 9,286 housing units at an average density of 40/sq mi (15/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 65.41% White , 30.89% Black or African American , 0.28% Native American , 0.36% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.75% from other races , and 1.29% from two or more races. 3.46% of

210-599: A sudden illness months before his father, but his Nomini Hall plantation was inherited by his son, Robert Carter III (1728–1804), who like his grandfather served on the Governor's Council. Charles Carter (1707–1764) would exchange the land he had inherited for other property and built Cleve Hall in King George County , which he represented for many years in the House of Burgesses. Landon Carter received Sabine Hall from his father and represented Richmond County in

245-626: Is Montross . As originally established by the Virginia colony 's House of Burgesses , this area was separated from Northumberland County in 1653 and named for the English county of Westmorland ; both counties are coastal. The territory of Westmoreland County encompassed much of what later became the various counties and cities of Northern Virginia , including the city of Alexandria , Arlington County , Fairfax County , and Prince William County . These areas comprised part of Westmoreland until

280-598: Is known for voluntarily freeing almost 500 slaves from Nomini Hall, beginning in 1791. He also provided for their settlement on land that he bought for them in Ohio Country . This manumission was the largest known release of slaves in North America prior to the American Civil War and involved the largest number ever manumitted by an individual in the U.S. According to the U.S. Census Bureau ,

315-552: The Blue Ridge Mountains .{citation needed} Thus, when Carter died, he held at least 295,000 acres (1,190 km ). Much of the land was divided into farms and cultivated using enslaved labor and overseers. Tobacco was the primary cash crop, but the farms also produced beans, corn and wheat, as well as cattle and hogs for domestic consumption. Other enterprises in which Carter engaged included sloops and flatboats, and he also acted as agent for slave traders. Carter built

350-460: The Great Fire in 1666. After living in London for six years, Carter returned to Virginia between 1678 and 1679 and resided at Corotoman with John Carter Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth Travers Carter. When his elder half-brother died in 1690, he inherited his landholdings, managed his niece's properties, and obtained a portion from a younger half-brother. On June 10, 1690, he became justice of

385-590: The Lords Culpeper , from whom the Fairfaxes had inherited their Virginia holdings. When Carter became agent for Fairfax's interests again in 1722 (holding that position for a decade, until 1732), in addition to forwarding land rents back to Lord Fairfax, he secured for his children and grandchildren about 110,000 acres (450 km ) in the Northern Neck, as well as additional land in Virginia west of

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420-620: The Virginia House of Burgesses , and President of the Virginia Governor's Council . An agent for the Northern Neck Proprietary , Carter emerged as the wealthiest Virginia colonist and received the sobriquet "King" from his contemporaries connoting his autocratic approach and political influence. Born around 1664 at Corotoman in Lancaster County , Carter received a classical education and studied

455-431: The tobacco trade in London. After returning to Virginia, he was elected a burgess in 1691 and represented the electoral constituency of Lancaster County consecutively during the 1695 to 1699 assemblies. He served as Speaker from 1696 to 1697 and in 1699 and Treasurer of Virginia from 1699 to 1705. Appointed to the Governor's Council by Francis Nicholson in 1699, Carter opposed Nicholson's policies in 1704 and influenced

490-675: The British Privy Council on the recommendation of Governor Francis Nicholson) to the Governor's Council (also the higher chamber of the Virginia General Assembly). While in the House of Burgesses, Carter served on two important committees (for Elections and Privileges and for Examination of Propositions and Grievances). In the session which began in September 1696, Carter defeated four other burgesses for

525-559: The Known Descendants of Robert Carter of Corotoman (1982), written by Florence Tyler Carlton. Some of the papers of his family held by the University of Virginia Library are available in digital form. When Lord Fairfax saw Carter's obituary in the London monthly The Gentleman's Magazine , he was astonished to read of the immense personal wealth acquired by his resident land agent. Rather than name another Virginian to

560-601: The Virginia resident land agent of Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron —known simply as Lord Fairfax. Carter served two terms totaling nearly 20 years, as agent for the Fairfax Proprietary of the Northern Neck of Virginia, essentially the land between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers westward to the Blue Ridge Mountains . Beginning in his first term, 1702–1711, Carter had his surveyors find

595-740: The Westmoreland County Museum as well as gambling activities available in Colonial Beach . The county is also an extended exurb of Washington, D.C. Northern Neck Coca-Cola Bottling Inc. (makers of Northern Neck Ginger Ale) and the weekly Westmoreland News are located in Montross. Westmoreland County is a notable bellwether for U.S. presidential politics, having voted for the winner in every election since 1928 except 1948 , 1960 , and 2020 . There are two school districts: Westmoreland County Public Schools has

630-486: The banker and former CSA colonel who was shot to death by a political rival, William Goebel . This article about a Kentucky politician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Westmoreland County, Virginia Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the Commonwealth of Virginia . As of the 2020 census , the population sits at 18,477. Its county seat

665-462: The best land, which he patented in his own names as well as in the names of his children, first in the drainage of Rappahannock River, and later the area drained by the Potomac. Carter in 1709 purchased some 20,000 acres (81 km ), including the 6,000-acre (24 km ) Nomini Hall Plantation , also spelled "Nomoni" or "Nominy," from the heirs of Col. Nicholas Spencer . The latter was a cousin of

700-471: The council's President (by seniority after the death of Edmund Jenings and despite his own poor health), Carter served as acting Governor of Virginia until Lieutenant Governor William Gooch took office on 11 September 1727. Carter continued to attend Council meetings until the General Assembly adjourned on 1 July 1732, five weeks until his death. Meanwhile, much of Carter's land acquisition was as

735-603: The county has a total area of 253 square miles (660 km ), of which 229 square miles (590 km ) is land and 24 square miles (62 km ) (9.3%) is water. Located on the Northern Neck , the county is within the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA winemaking appellation . Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to

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770-505: The following year became one of the justices of the peace for Lancaster County (the justices jointly in that era also administering the county, with social services provided by the vestry). He would also command the militias of Lancaster and adjacent Northumberland Counties, and secured appointment as the naval officer of the Rappahannock River region (which secured customs duties). Ultimately, Carter would become as influential

805-676: The formation of Stafford County in 1664. Westmoreland County on Northern Neck was the birthplace of George Washington , who later became the first President of the United States (born at the former settlement of Bridges Creek, Virginia ); of James Monroe , the fifth President; and of Robert E. Lee , general and commander of the Confederate armies during the American Civil War of 1861–1865. Colonel Nicholas Spencer (1633-1689) resided in this county. He patented

840-586: The governor's removal in 1705. Carter was appointed agent of the Northern Neck Proprietary in 1702 though lost the lease to his political opponent, Edmund Jenings , in 1711. He regained the proprietary in 1722 and was involved in the dismissal of Alexander Spotswood . In 1726, he was designated President of the Governor's Council and appointed Acting Governor when his predecessor died in office. Afflicted with gout in later life, Carter died on August 4, 1732, at Corotoman. Robert Carter I

875-667: The land at Mount Vernon in 1674 with his friend Lt. Col. John Washington , ancestor of George Washington. Spencer, who served as President of the Council and acting Governor (in office: 1683–1684) of the Colony of Virginia , was the cousin of, and agent for, the Barons Colepeper , proprietors of the Northern Neck . Spencer lived at his plantation, Nomini , which his descendants later sold to Robert Carter I (1662/63 – 1732) . Robert Carter's grandson, Robert Carter III ,

910-445: The majority of the county, while Colonial Beach Town Public Schools has residential areas in the town limits of Colonial Beach. 38°07′N 76°48′W  /  38.11°N 76.80°W  / 38.11; -76.80 Robert Carter I Colonel Robert Carter I ( c. 1664 – 4 August 1732) was a planter , merchant, and government official and administrator who served as Acting Governor of Virginia , Speaker of

945-621: The peace for Lancaster County, and on November 8, 1690, he was elected as a vestryman for Christ Church Parish. He engaged as churchwarden about 1691, a capacity he would occupy until his death. In 1688, he married Judith Armistead of Hesse , the daughter of planter and councillor John Armistead, then in Gloucester County and currently in Mathews County . They had five children, three of whom survived infancy, including John . Following her death in 1699, Carter married

980-438: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,846 households, of which 25.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were married couples living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1015-495: The position of Speaker, and also served as Speaker for the October 1687 session, but was not re-elected in a five-candidate field in September 1698. However, the House of Burgesses appointed him as the colony's treasurer, thus giving him responsibility of monies raised by assembly-levied taxes in the colony, and assembly-mandated spending. Meanwhile, Carter also became a vestryman of Lancaster County's Christ Church Parish in 1690, and

1050-573: The position, Fairfax made arrangements to have his cousin, Colonel William Fairfax, move to Virginia to act as land agent, with the paid position of customs inspector (tax collector) for the Potomac River district. Fairfax himself then visited his vast Northern Neck Proprietary from 1735 to 1737, and he moved there permanently in 1747. Carter endowed each of his sons who reached marriageable age in his lifetime with significant plantations. Robert Carter II, whom his father called "Robin," would die of

1085-509: The widow Elizabeth Landon Willis, the daughter of Thomas Landon, in 1701. They had five daughters and five sons, seven of whom reached adulthood. At age 28, shortly after his elder half-brother, John Carter Jr., died, Robert Carter entered the General Assembly of Virginia as a Burgess representing Lancaster County. He would serve part-time in 1690–1691, and then for five consecutive years (1695 through 1699) before being promoted (by

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1120-521: Was $ 41,357. Males had a median income of $ 31,333 and females $ 22,221. The per capita income was $ 19,473. About 11.20% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.10% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over. The county's economy is largely based on agriculture. Tourism is another significant economic driver, related to historical sites such as George Washington Birthplace National Monument and Robert E. Lee's birthplace, Stratford Hall Plantation , and

1155-422: Was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91. 23.00% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 27.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.90 males. The median household income was $ 35,797 and the median family income

1190-949: Was a state representative and senator, then a representative in the Eighth and Ninth Congresses (1803–1807). He drowned in the Ohio River near Covington, Kentucky on December 10, 1808. Thomas Sandford was born in 1762. He first married Sarah Redman (1768–1805) around 1786 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. They had two sons: Following the death of his first wife, Thomas Sanford married Margaret Bell (1771–1845). Their son Cassius Bell Sandford (June 17, 1808 in Covington - FEB 1871 in Covington) married Francis Susan Leathers (1815 - May 27, 1879). Their sons were Thomas C. Sandford (1836–1864) and John Leathers Sandford (1837–1895),

1225-802: Was born around 1664 at Corotoman in Lancaster County , Virginia . Carter's father was John Carter Sr. , a merchant, councillor, and burgess who emigrated from London to Virginia in 1635 and settled in Upper Norfolk County by 1640. His mother was Sarah Ludlow Carter, John Carter's fourth wife, who died in 1668. His father died the following year, bequeathing most of his landholdings to Carter's elder half-brother, John Carter Jr. , under primogeniture . Carter inherited one thousand acres (400 ha) in Lancaster County, one-third of his personal estate, and several of his father's theology books. Carter's father arranged provisions for

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