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Shacklefords is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. It derives its name from the Shackleford (or Shackelford) family, of whom the earliest American ancestor was Roger Shackelford, who was born in Old Alresford, Hampshire, England, in 1629. The immigrant Roger Shackelford was first mentioned in Gloucester County, in a grant of land in 1658. One branch of the Shackelford family are descendants of President Thomas Jefferson.[1] The family likely took its name from the village of Shackleford, Surrey County, England, which is an adjoining county to Hampshire and located not far from London.
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Coordinates: 37°33′06″N 76°43′56″W / 37.55167, -76.73222
