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Brunswick County was formed in 1720 from Prince George, Surry, and Isle of Wight and was named for the House of Brunswick, which came to the throne of England in 1714 when George I was crowned king; Colonial Fort Christanna was in this county. Greensville County was formed in 1780 from Brunswick and was probably named for Sir Richard Grenville, leader of the settlement on Roanoke Island in 1585; Cornwallis passed through this county in 1781.
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