Northumberland County (Va.) Deed and Order Book, 1650-1652

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Northumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Deed Book, 1650-1652, of Northumberland County Court. The deed book records the name of the grantor and grantee, the residence of both individuals and the description of property being sold or transferred. The volume has an index which contains the first and last names of both parties. It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.

Order Book, 1650-1652, of Northumberland County Court. The order book records all matters brought before the court when it was in session. It provides a synopses of cases in a neater, more organized form. The volumes are sometimes internally indexed; more rarely, there is a book including: deeds, chancery causes, judgments, records of legal disputes heard before the county court and road ordres. The volume has an index which contains the first and last names of both parties. It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.

Biographical / historical:

Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, the early-seventeenth-century name for the region between the Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers.

The deed and order book of Northumberland County in this collection was created by the County Court.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Northumberland.
Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v. (87 p.); 1 microfilm reel