Westover Plantation
- Address: 7000 Westover Rd
- Vicinity: 7 mi W of Charles City on VA 5
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1727/06/06 | Maria Byrd Carter | Born | Maria Taylor Byrd is born at Westover Plantation in Charles City County, Province of Virginia. | |||
| 1734/12/30 | Elizabeth Burwell Harrison | Died | Mrs Elizabeth Harrison, a relic of Benjamin Harrison of Berkeley, departs this Life on Monday the 30th of December in the Fifty-Seventh Year of her Age. She is buried at Westover Plantation Cemetery in Charles City, Virginia. | |||
| 1744/08/26 | William Byrd II | Significant name | William Byrd dies. Mr Byrd is buried at Westover Plantation Cemetery in Charles City, Virginia. | |||
| 1760/07/25 | Elizabeth Hill Carter Byrd | Died | Elizabeth Hill Carter Byrd, wife of William Byrd III, dies either by accident or suicide. | |||
| 1762/00/00 | William Byrd III | Home | By the autumn of 1762, the Byrds move from Philadelphia to Westover where they will spend the rest of their married life. | |||
| 1781/01/04 | British regulars come ashore at Westover Plantation and make ready for the assault upon Richmond. By afternoon, Arnold and his men disembark and press forward on foot toward the capital. | Benedict Arnold's Raid on Richmond 1781 |
| Particulars for Westover Plantation: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Literature |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Historic Use | Secondary structure |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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