Shortcuts to Ancestor Counties

      Charles River Co                   Chickacoan Indian District
      name changed to                             |
    York Co (1642/43)                  Northumberland Co (1648)
        |  !__________________________________.___!
        |                                     |
    New Kent Co (1654)                    Lancaster Co (1651)
        |                                     |
 King and Queen Co (1691)           Rappahanock Co (1656-1692)
defunct
       |  |____________                       |
       |               |                      |
       |     King William Co (1702)      Essex Co (1692)
       !__________.____!______________________!
                  |
            Spotsylvania Co (1721)
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            Orange Co (1734)
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              Augusta Co (1745)
                       |
                   Botetourt Co (1770)
                              |
                          Fincastle Co (1772-1777) defunct
                              |
                         Montgomery Co (1777)
                              |        |
                              |    Wythe Co(1790) See Notes
                              |        !______.__________!
                              |               |
              See Notes       |      Tazewell Co(1800)
                   !_____.____!_________!    |
                         |                   |
                     Giles Co (1806)
                            !___.____________!
                                |
                         Mercer Co (1837)

Notes

Counties removed from the chart because they did not contribute land to Mercer Co
Monroe Co contributed to Giles Co
Russell Co contributed to Tazewell Co