Lancaster County Virginia USGenWeb Archives History - Books .....Lancaster County History From Historical Collections Of Virginia By Henry Howe 1845 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Alice Warner http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00015.html#0003503 February 25, 2008, 1:23 am Book Title: Historical Collections Of Virginia By Henry Howe, 1845 Lancaster (p. 350) [[Please keep in mind this was written in 1845]] Lancaster was formed in 1652. It lies on the N side of the Rappahannock, at its mouth, and is 24 miles long, with a mean breadth of 8 miles. Pop in 1840, whites 1903, slaves 2478, free colored 247, total 4628. Lancaster C. H., situated near the centre of the county, 83 miles NE of Richmond, contains a population of about 100. Kilmarnock is a small village on a creek putting up from Chesapeake Bay. Pain's Cross Roads, in the SE part of the county, was, 20 years since, a place of considerable trade; but at present it has a few dwellings only. In the year 1762, James Waddel, the Blind Preacher described in Wirt's British Spy, was settled over the churches of Lancaster and Northumberland. His residence in the latter part of his time here, was on Curratoman River. For a more full notice of this extraordinary divine, see Orange County. Additional Comments: File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/lancaster/history/1845/historic/lancaste272gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb