Essex County (Va.) Records, 1677-1940, undated

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:
Essex County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Essex County (Va.) Records, 1677-1940, undated, consist of the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; County Administrative Records (including Board of Supervisors and Overseer of the Poor Records); County, General, Superior Court of Chancery, Superior Court of Law, Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery and Circuit Court Records (including Criminal, Clerk's Records, Judgments, and an Indictment for Riot); Fiduciary Records; Health and Medical Records; Land Records; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics; Military and Pension Records; Miscellaneous Records; Organization Records; Road and Bridge Records; School Records; Tax and Fiscal Records and Wills.

Biographical / historical:

Essex County was formed from old Rappahannock County in 1692. The county was probably named for the English county or perhaps for Algernon Capell, second earl of Essex.

Some items in this collection were created by the County Court, the Superior Court of Chancery, the Superior Court of Law and the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

Acquisition information:

Items in Boxes 1017407 and 1130776 came to the Virginia State Library (now the Library of Virginia) under accession number 21817.

Items in Box 1167466 came to the Virginia State Library (now the Library of Virginia) under accession numbers 25394, 29400, 33281.

Item in Box 1137632 came to the Virginia State Library (now the Library of Virginia) under accession number 30142.

The remainder of items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Essex County.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia (Boxes 1017407 and 1030780 are found at the State Records Center. Contact Archives Reference Services for access information, directions and hours.)
Physical description:
6.75 cu. ft. (8 boxes and 1 folder)