Millenbeck is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Virginia.[1]
Millenbeck, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°40′12″N 76°29′19″W / 37.67000°N 76.48861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Lancaster |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
History
editCol. Joseph Matthäus Ball, grandfather of Gen. George Washington, was born in May 1649 in England, settled in Virginia during a period of population growth in the region when the Millenbeck community was in Northumberland County prior to the formation of Lancaster County.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millenbeck, Virginia
- ^ www.ancestry.com Family Data Record for Joseph Ball.
- ^ www.ancestry.com The Times-Dispatch : Richmond, Virginia; Sunday January 17, 1904, page 10, column 2.