18th century legislator civil servant landowner colony virginia born virginia son historian wife prominent virginia families nephew speaker grandson wealthy virginia mother died shortly 17th birthday sent england education england began career public service clerk court representing orange served virginia governor council inherited large estate father death significant virginia received revenue tobacco production rent tenants development acre km2 tract present day encouraged settlement west blue ridge mountains commissioned 6th lord cameron expedition establish line early life education born child wife plantation king queen county wealthy participated knights native born historian colonial virginia wrote history present state virginia known history virginia uncle peter speaker mother daughter known little family died october shortly 17th birthday buried paternal grandmother great grandson scottish noble 9th lord died mother death sent england educated political career education completed returned virginia began career public service clerk court years courthouse estate judge member elected represent orange term served represented served appointment county lieutenant commander chief militias confirmed november appointed virginia governor council upper house virginia colonial legislature replacing father law appointment fulfilled ambition father unable achieve agricultural pursuits inherited large estate father death continued land received income tobacco production rent tenant farmers estate produced tobacco income tenants caroline orange king queen counties far lucrative marriage lived acre km2 estate parish named wife family granted patent grandfather acre km2 tract construction georgian style mansion longer standing probably began plantation tobacco shipped atlantic addition agriculture land received additional revenue land sales western virginia restrictive land laws virginia colonial government allowed establish terms settlers lands initially sold parcels september john land patent sir 1st behalf crown acre km2 tract present day september robinson transferred sole ownership tract planned survey sell tract known encouraged settlement west blue ridge mountains commissioned ship captain recruit irish immigrants purchase settle land august wrote glad import families hands reasonable price order mentions families sic families ireland authorized northern ireland father sell land donated lot construction years later wished receive land grant acres km2 south branch rivers 6th lord cameron planning raise horses cattle divide northern neck land tenants including father named john purchased acres km2 speculation settlement land sales totaled acres km2 death sold acres km2 profit according owned land essex prince acres km2 including properties land lots port royal land tract acres km2 known lots towns according historian land grants behalf crown reflected council recognition elite connections demonstrated leadership abilities business pursuits owned operated tavern participated trade west_indies wrote merchant situated sale sugar sic sold salt virginia shipped virginia barbados partial inventory estate listed slaves plantations cattle sheep horses son robert reported father estate earned currency plantation expenses expedition commissioned 6th lord cameron represent expedition father western virginia mark supervising work jefferson following year participants line expedition jefferson plantation draft map known personal life family married born elizabeth daughter jordan point sister statesman wife children son daughters took active role children education traveling england son nephew young man children married prominent virginia families robert married daughter carter hall elizabeth married merchant married anna unmarried death anglican close relationship anglican minister saint anne parish parish family attended anglican later episcopal services church near estate april provided lot completed succeeded present death legacy death son robert designated heir law wife elizabeth inherited plantations including estate slaves cattle horses sheep plantations divided large fortune children daughter elizabeth leaving husband slaves valued received husband anna unmarried time death instructed robert maintain sister marriage birthday receive inheritance robert inherited remainder plantations lands including tract lots town district south namesake patent mother death robert inherited properties including built present georgian mansion site father residence owned descendants sale
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