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In 1715, the Charlottesville area remained a frontier region inhabited by the Monacan people, including the village of Monasukapanough along the Rivanna River. English settlement in the region was still limited but expanding westward from the Tidewater. The future site of Charlottesville would not be formally established until 1762, when it was selected as the county seat of Albemarle County.

Births

• 1715 – Thomas Walker, Jr. is born in King and Queen County. A physician, planter, and explorer, he moved to Albemarle County in the 1740s, served multiple terms in the House of Burgesses, and led expeditions into western Virginia and Kentucky, naming the Cumberland Mountains and River. He resided at Castle Hill, on land that would later include present-day Charlottesville, and served as a guardian and mentor to Thomas Jefferson.