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Nottoway County, an area of 310 square miles, was formed in 1788 from Amelia County and was named for an Indian tribe. Tarleton passed through the county in 1781. William Hodges Mann, Governor of Virginia from 1910 to 1914, lived there. Amelia County, an area of 371 square miles, was formed in 1734 from Prince George and Brunswick and was named for Princess Amelia, daughter of King George II. William B. Giles, Governor of Virginia from 1827 to 1830, lived in Amelia County.
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