Westover Church
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Westover Church is a historic church 5 miles west of Charles City off VA 5 in Charles City, Virginia
. It was built in 1731 and added to the National Register in 1972.
Theodorick Bland of Westover, Walter Aston
, and William Byrd I
are buried near the original site of the Westover Church. The tomb of Benjamin Harrison IV
has also been reported to be on the grounds.
Charles City, Virginia
Charles City is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Charles City County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 133....
. It was built in 1731 and added to the National Register in 1972.
Theodorick Bland of Westover, Walter Aston
Walter Aston
Lieutenant Colonel Walter Aston was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in the first half of the 17th century....
, and William Byrd I
William Byrd I
William Byrd I was a native of Shadwell, London, England. His father, John Byrd was a London goldsmith with ancestral roots in Cheshire, England....
are buried near the original site of the Westover Church. The tomb of Benjamin Harrison IV
Benjamin Harrison IV
Benjamin Harrison IV was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, the son of Benjamin Harrison III, and the father of Benjamin Harrison V, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the fifth Governor of Virginia...
has also been reported to be on the grounds.