Linne: The answer is Henrico. In 1782 Richmond would only have been on the north bank of the James River, and would have been formed from Henrico County. . The town opposite Richmond, on the south bank of the James, was named Manchester, and would have been part of the Chesterfield County. Chesterfield County is on the south bank of the James River. Goochland County is the next county upstream on the north bank of the James. While the independent cities have always had a propensity to annex portions of the surrounding counties, when I was last in Richmond (2002) you couldn't get from Richmond City to Goochland County without going through Henrico County. Steve Leech Brec Morton wrote: >Best I can tell, all three counties existed at the time Richmond was >incorporated in 1782. It seems that the center of Richmond and the state >capitol is in Henrico county but is also right near the intersection of the >three counties. So the rootsweb information seems to be correct. It was in >all three counties. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Linne Gravestock" <linne@gravestock.name> >To: <SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:30 AM >Subject: [SCKY] Richmond, VA census (Bowles family) > > >Can anyone tell me what county Richmond, VA was in in 1782? >When I went to the site that RootsWeb provides for us when we type in >a city and state: > >http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi > >it gave me Chesterfield, Goochland and Henrico Counties. > >I'm still trying to track down where Benjamin Bowles came >from before he arrived in KY, just before 1800. >Many thanks, >Linne Bowles Gravestock > >