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Essex County, Virginia, USA

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  • Col William Westmore Gordon, (CSA) (1831 - 1892)
    U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Name William Westmore Gordon Birth Date 5 Aug 1831 Birth Place Essex County, Virginia Enlistment Rank Captain Muster Place Virginia Muster Compan...
  • Richard Henry Cox (1824 - 1886)
    Member of the Virginia Convention of 1861; son of William Cox and Fanny Temple Broaddus Cox.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Nov 27 2022, 15:13:39 UTC
  • Smith Staton (1804 - 1873)
  • Judge Thomas Roane Barnes Wright (1839 - 1914)
    THOMAS ROANE BARNES WRIGHTTHE late Judge T. R. B. Wright, of Tappahannock, Virginia, was born in the town, where his life was spent, on July 4,1839, and died at his home on April 20, 1914, being then i...
  • Source: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/111701831/person/432247761992
    Robert Thomas, I (c.1615 - 1699)
    Biography== Robert Thomas was born in 1615 in Pwllyrach, Glamorganshire, Wales, Llangattock, Monmouth, Wales. His parents were William ap Thomas and Elizabeth Thomas . Robert married Elizabeth Massey i...

Essex County is a county located in the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia; the peninsula is bordered by the Rappahannock River on the north and King and Queen County on the south. Its county seat is Tappahannock.

Essex County was established in 1692 from the old Rappahannock County, Virginia (not to be confused with the present-day Rappahannock County, Virginia). The county is named for either the shire or county in England, or for the Earl of Essex.

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