Mathews County (Va.) Records, 1803-1945

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
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Mathews County (Va.) Records, 1803-1945. Local government records collection, Mathews County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Mathews County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mathews County (Va.) Records, 1803-1945. Local government records collection, Mathews County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Mathews County (Va.) Records, 1803-1945, consist of Board of Supervisors records, bonds/commissions/oaths, business records, clerk's records, jury records, circuit court records, county court records, election records, fiduciary records, health and medical records, land records, marriage records and vital statistics, military and pension records, organization records, overseers of the poor records, public buildings and grounds records, school records, township records, and wills. Please consult Archives Research Services for details.

Biographical / historical:

Mathews County was named for Thomas Mathews, of Norfolk, the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1790 when the county was formed from Gloucester County.

Most records were burned in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Mathews County.
Arrangement:

Arranged by records series.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
2.25 cu. ft. (5 boxes)