Cabell family of Virginia
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The Cabell family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its influential roles in the political, social, and economic development of early Virginia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cabell family | 2 |
| Cabell family of Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8843933 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cabell family of Virginia Context triple: [William Cabell, notableFamily, Cabell family of Virginia]
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A.
Lee family of Virginia
The Lee family of Virginia is a prominent American political and military dynasty that played a major role in colonial, Revolutionary, and early United States history.
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B.
Harrison family of Virginia
The Harrison family of Virginia is a prominent American political dynasty whose members played significant roles in colonial leadership and early United States history, including producing two U.S. presidents.
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C.
Page family of Virginia
The Page family of Virginia was a prominent colonial-era lineage of planters and politicians who played a significant role in the early political and social life of Virginia.
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D.
Alexander family of Virginia
The Alexander family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its early settlement, landholdings, and political influence in Virginia’s history.
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E.
Byrd family of Virginia
The Byrd family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era dynasty known for its influential planters, politicians, and landowners who helped shape early Virginia society and governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cabell family of Virginia Target entity description: The Cabell family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its influential roles in the political, social, and economic development of early Virginia.
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A.
Lee family of Virginia
The Lee family of Virginia is a prominent American political and military dynasty that played a major role in colonial, Revolutionary, and early United States history.
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B.
Harrison family of Virginia
The Harrison family of Virginia is a prominent American political dynasty whose members played significant roles in colonial leadership and early United States history, including producing two U.S. presidents.
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C.
Page family of Virginia
The Page family of Virginia was a prominent colonial-era lineage of planters and politicians who played a significant role in the early political and social life of Virginia.
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D.
Alexander family of Virginia
The Alexander family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its early settlement, landholdings, and political influence in Virginia’s history.
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E.
Byrd family of Virginia
The Byrd family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era dynasty known for its influential planters, politicians, and landowners who helped shape early Virginia society and governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
ⓘ
planter family ⓘ political family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Albemarle County, Virginia
ⓘ
Amherst County, Virginia ⓘ James River region ⓘ Nelson County, Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| documentedIn | genealogical histories of Virginia families ⓘ |
| economicBase | plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| foundingAncestor | William Cabell (immigrant) ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Cabell County, West Virginia
ⓘ
various historic houses in Virginia ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
George Cabell
ⓘ
John Cabell Breckinridge ⓘ
linked to:
John C. Breckinridge
Joseph Cabell ⓘ Joseph Carrington Cabell ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph Cabell
Nicholas Cabell ⓘ Samuel Jordan Cabell ⓘ
linked to:
William Cabell
William Cabell ⓘ William Cabell Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
William Cabell
William Cabell Sr. ⓘ
linked to:
William Cabell
William H. Cabell ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to political, social, and economic development of early Virginia ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
development of early Virginia infrastructure
ⓘ
enslaved-labor-based agriculture ⓘ management of large plantations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intermarriage with other Virginia gentry families
ⓘ
local political leadership in central Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence in colonial Virginia politics
ⓘ
landownership in Virginia ⓘ participation in the American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| origin | English descent ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
members served as Governor of Virginia
ⓘ
members served in the United States Congress ⓘ members served in the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ members served in the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Piedmont Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Piedmont region of Virginia
central Virginia ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Anglican tradition (historically) ⓘ |
| settledIn |
Virginia Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
|
| socialClass | Virginia gentry ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
colonial era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cabell family of Virginia Description of subject: The Cabell family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its influential roles in the political, social, and economic development of early Virginia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cabell family of Virginia
linked to: Cabell family of Virginia