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 TNomas VetlersOn by the middle of the eighteenth centary Colonial Vir- GimiaThe Old Dominion as it was otten called, con- sisted of to pa 5 The tideWater COUHFF7, COMPTISIRE the whole coast and Matshy Iowlands, was repatated ty the Blue Ridge and other Fanges of hills from the rpland western half of Virginia, which became known as the FedMORE COUREFY The corony had celebrated its Hundredth birthday betore the tidewater Country Was Flly bccapied; and ap to the year 1710 no White settlers hadt passed the Blue Ridge. Then the movement WestWard Began. Froncers pushed ap the James river above the Falls Goochland, soon to become Albemarte countr, was 3eE OA IH 1728. IH 1775, the last complete year of 1t5 Colo Mial History, one third of Vireinias eitirent lived beyond the Blue Ridge and the Klleghanies, and her adventurous Frontiersmen had pushed on through Kentacky and IIMOIS All through this period the House of Burgeoses Was Grow I15 InNambers, Strength, and intluence. It the gentlemen planters were mostly conservative Whips Father IHaR Feactiohary Pories, the smalter planters and yeomen, eope cially those of the proncer clars, Tisplayed at timer a Spirit of independence which brought on attterences with the GOVETMOr Thoy were Olten Non COnFOHMItS Chielly FTESOTlERaNS FFom Vioter who wete beginning to emi grate in Father Large Hambers. These Scotch Irieh, as they are still called, did not mix well with Angheans they were thorng in the side of the Establiched Charch 2RH Itt HOE OVEE COIPECERE PAESORS In one of the most beautiful and satubriour parts of this Frontict Fegion Thomas Vetterson War BorM OM ApriL I3 1743. Hisfather &farmhoase, Shadwell, was finety ervated on the north bank of the Riranna, a tittle above it3 june tion with the James Fiver On the north and west the land