Jones family of Virginia
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The Jones family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era Virginia lineage known for producing influential figures such as planter and politician Orlando Jones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jones family of Virginia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9584044 — 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: Jones family of Virginia Context triple: [Orlando Jones, memberOf, Jones 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.
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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D.
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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E.
Cabell family of Virginia
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.
- 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: Jones family of Virginia Target entity description: The Jones family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era Virginia lineage known for producing influential figures such as planter and politician Orlando Jones.
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Cabell family of Virginia
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Virginia planter family
ⓘ
colonial Virginia lineage ⓘ family ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Colonial Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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| ethnicOrigin | British American ⓘ |
| family | Jones family of Virginia ⓘ |
| governedByLegalSystem | English colonial law ⓘ |
| hasEstateType | plantation ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember | Orlando Jones ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influence in colonial Virginia politics
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participation in plantation-based economy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
planter elite status in colonial Virginia
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producing influential colonial Virginia figures ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| occupation |
planter
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| partOf |
Virginia gentry
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia colonial society
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| region |
Colonial Virginia Tidewater
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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| residence | Virginia ⓘ |
| socialClass | planter aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jones family of Virginia Description of subject: The Jones family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era Virginia lineage known for producing influential figures such as planter and politician Orlando Jones.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jones family of Virginia