Legislative Branch. 1  Legislative Information System. Provides information about legislation from current and past Sessions of the General Assembly of Virginia. 2  Legislative Reference Center. Serves the information needs of members of the General Assembly and legislative staff. 3  Virginia General Assembly.
Though Native Americans inhabited the Island for thousands of years prior, Fripp Island was first discovered by Europeans in the early 17th century. Fripp Island was named for the British Captain Johannes Fripp, charged with protecting Carolina from Spanish attacks throughout the mid-17th century.
William Franklin (ca. 1731 â November 17, 1813) was an American soldier and colonial administrator. He served as the last Colonial Governor of New Jersey. Franklin was a steadfast Loyalist throughout the American War of Independence, despite his father Benjamin Franklin's role as one of the most prominent Patriots during the conflict, a difference that tore the two apart.