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History of Brunswick, (Brunswick County) VirginiaOur database does not include an historic photo for Brunswick, (Brunswick County) Virginia, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Local History Notes:The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: BRUNSWICK, a county in the S. S. E. part of Virginia, bordering on North Carolina, has an area of 600 square miles. The Nottaway river forms its N. E. boundary, the Roanoke touches its S. W. extremity, and the Meherrin river flows through the middle of the county from W. to E. The surface is somewhat undulating; the soil of medium quality. The exhausted lands have recently been improved by the use of guano and other manures. Tobacco, Indian corn, wheat, oats, sweet potatoes, hay, and cotton are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 2,155,017 pounds of tobacco; 394,200 bushels of corn; 79,287 of wheat; 98,782 of oats; 34,959 of sweet potatoes; 2889 tons of hay, and 108 bales of cotton. There were 3 tanneries, and 1 agricultural implement manufactory. It contained 11 churches, 108 pupils attending public schools, and 164 attending academies or other schools. It is intersected by a plank-road leading to Petersburg. Organized in 1720. Capital, Lawrenceville. Population, 13,894, of whom 5438 were free, and 8456, slaves. Biographies:A Biography of John Claiborne John Claiborne, representative, was born at Brunswick, Va., in 1777; son of Thomas and ??? (Scott) Claiborne; and brother of Thomas Claiborne, who represented Tennessee in the 15th congress, 1817-19. John was well educated and became a physician. He was a representative in the 9th and 10th congresses, serving from Dec. 2, 1805, till his death, which occurred at Brunswick, Va., Oct. 9, 1808. Thomas Claiborne - A Biography Thomas Claiborne, representative, was born at Brunswick, Va., in 1749; son of Col. Augustine and Mary (Herbert) Claiborne; grandson of Capt. Thomas and Ann (Fox) Claiborne; great-grandson of Lieut.-Col. Thomas and Sarah Claiborne; and great-great grandson of Secretary William Clayborne, 1590-1676. He was sheriff of Brunswick in 1789, and 1792; colonel commanding the Brunswick militia in 1789, and a member of the Virginia house of delegates, 1784-86. In 1792 he was elected a representative in the 3rd congress; was re-elected to the 4th and 5th congresses, and was again elected to the 7th and 8th congresses. He married the daughter of a Mr. Scott, a Scotchman, and his wife, a Miss Cocke of James River. He died at Brunswick, Va., in 1812. A Biography of Thomas Gholson Thomas Gholson, representative, was born in Brunswick, Va.; son of Thomas Gholson, a planter. He was educated as a lawyer; was Married to Ann, daughter of Col. W. W. and Elizabeth (Boothe) Yates, and represented his district in the 10th-14th congresses, having been elected successor to Representative John Claiborne, who died Oct. 9, 1808. He died before the completion of the 10th congress at his home in Brunswick county, Va., in 1816. |
Virginia Facts: Brunswick is situated 114 meters above sea level. |