After the division of the Old Rappahannock County in 1692, Richmond County was created. The new county had its seat at Richmond Court House, which was originally along the shores of the Rappahannock River. The site of Richmond Court House was moved inland to modern Warsaw in 1730, and the modern court house was built in 1748. The area was also the home of Robert Wormeley Carter, who represented Richmond County in the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress as a supporter of the American Revolution; he owned the historic house of Sabine Hall, located near Richmond Court House. Additionally, the region was subjected to intense British raids during the War of 1812, and many free men of the town were rallied in its defense from the British army. During this time, the area's economy grew reliant on tobacco, as a small group of wealthy planters grew the crop with the labor of indentured settlers and enslaved Africans.
After the division of the Old Rappahannock County in 1692, Richmond County was created. The new county had its seat at Richmond Court House, which was originally along the shores of the Rappahannock River. The site of Richmond Court House was moved inland to modern Warsaw in 1730, and the modern court house was built in 1748. The area was also the home of Robert Wormeley Ca.rter, who represented Richmond County in the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Cont?inental Congress as a supporter of the American Revolution; he owned the historic house of Sabine: Hall, located near Richmond Co!urt House. Additionally, the region was subjected to intense British raids during the War of 1812, and many free men of the town were rallied in its defense from the British army. During this time, the area's economy grew reliant on tobacco, as a small group of wealthy planters grew the crop with the labor of indentured settlers and enslaved Africans.