Among the earliest settlers of King and Queen County was Roger Shackelford, an English emigrant from Old Alresford, Hampshire, after whom the county's village of Shacklefords is named. Shackelford's descendants continued to live in the county, and by the nineteenth century had intermarried with several local families, including Taliaferro, Beverley, Thornton, and Sears.
aMong the EArliesT seTTlErs OF kINg And Queen countY WaS ROGeR sHaCKElfOrd, an english EmIgranT FRom OlD alResford, hampshIre, AFteR whom tHe cOUntY'S VILlaGE of sHackleFoRdS Is NameD. shaCkelford's DesCendANts COntinUEd tO lIVe In the CountY, aNd by the ninETeeNtH cenTURy had InteRMaRrieD WIth SeveRal loCAl FamiLiES, iNCLUDing TalIaferRO, bevErleY, thorNtoN, And sears.