Millenbeck is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Virginia.[1]

Millenbeck, Virginia
Millenbeck is located in Virginia
Millenbeck
Millenbeck
Location in Virginia
Millenbeck is located in the United States
Millenbeck
Millenbeck
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°40′12″N 76°29′19″W / 37.67000°N 76.48861°W / 37.67000; -76.48861
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLancaster
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

History

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Col. 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

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millenbeck, Virginia
  2. ^ www.ancestry.com Family Data Record for Joseph Ball.
  3. ^ www.ancestry.com The Times-Dispatch : Richmond, Virginia; Sunday January 17, 1904, page 10, column 2.