- word decscribing the Eastern Shore as ''accawmacke'', or, in English, ''across the water place''.
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- , daughter of George II Of Great Britain .
- , Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst .
- , which is in turn named for the Appamatucks Native American people.
- established sometime before 1680, which was, in turn again, named for the Baron Arlington .
- , wife of Frederick, Prince Of Wales and mother of George III Of Great Britain .
- .
- , who handled Great Britain's colonial affairs as Secretary Of State For The Southern Department from 1748 to 1751.
- Richard Bland .
- , Baron De Botetourt , a Colonial Governor Of Virginia .
- in Germany , because one of the titles also carried by Britain's Hanoverian kings was Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg.
- .
- county of Buckingham or for the Duke Of Buckingham .
- , a militia general in the American Revolutionary War .
- , wife of George II Of Great Britain .
- , the last surviving signer of the United States Declaration Of Independence .
- .
- , wife of George III Of Great Britain .
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- , a Continental military leader of the American Revolutionary War .
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- , who was a Colonial Governor Of Virginia or for his first wife Margaretta Van Hesse , called ''Margaret, Lady Colepeper'', or for their daughter, Thomas's heir and only surviving issue, Catherine Colepeper . The family had significant land holdings on the Northern Neck and in the Shenandoah Valley , as well as family ties with Thomas Fairfax, 6th Baron Fairfax Of Cameron .
- , son of George II Of Great Britain .
- .
- , a lieutenant governor of Virginia during the colonial era.
- county of Essex .
- .
- , a lieutenant governor of Virginia during the colonial era.
- John Floyd .
- , ''fluv anna'' or ''River of Anne''.
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- .
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- county of Gloucester or in honor of Henry, Duke Of Gloucester , Charles I Of England 's son.
- , a lieutenant governor of Virginia during the colonial era.
- William Grayson .
- general Nathanael Greene .
- or for Richard Grenville , leader of the lost Roanoke Colony .
- .
- in Germany . George I was Elector of Hanover at the time when he also became King Of England in 1714. In 1814, the Electorate of Hanover became a kingdom. Britain and Hanover remained in personal union through the reign of King William IV. (See House Of Hanover .)
- , a son of James I Of England .
- Patrick Henry .
- Highland County : Highland is named for the many mountains within its borders.
- , one of the British Isles .
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- .
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- , aka ''William of Orange'', aka one half of William And Mary .
- .
- Light Horse Harry Lee .
- , a Colonial Governor Of Virginia .
- , daughter of George II Of Great Britain .
- in Germany , because one of the titles also carried by Britain's Hanoverian kings was Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg.
- .
- .
- , wife of George III Of Great Britain .
- county of Middlesex .
- general Richard Montgomery .
- Thomas Nelson, Jr. .
- county of Kent or for Kent Island in Chesapeake Bay .
- county of Northampton .
- county of Northumberland .
- Native American group.
- , aka ''William of Orange''.
- John Page .
- Patrick Henry .
- .
- , called Powhatan .
- (1739-1767) the younger brother of George III Of Great Britain .
- .
- Prince William County Prince William is named for Prince William Augustus, Duke Of Cumberland , son of George II Of Great Britain .
- , Polish military strategist who assisted the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War .
- , named in turn for the Rappahannock Native American people.
- borough of Surrey , England or for the Duke Of Richmond , probably specifically Charles Lennox, 1st Duke Of Richmond And Lennox , an illegitimate son of Charles II .
- , from a Native American word meaning ''shell money''.
- within the county.
- , two-time Prime Minister Of Great Britain who sided with the American colonists during the American Revolutionary War .
- .
- .
- , a Native American term meaning ''beautiful daughter of the stars''.
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- in England or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl Of Southampton , a treasurer of the London Company .
- , a lieutenant governor of Virginia during the colonial period.
- in England .
- county of Surrey .
- county of Sussex .
- from Virginia Henry Tazewell .
- Joseph Warren .
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- in England .
- , Henry Alexander Wise .
- George Wythe .
- , created Duke Of York in 1644.
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