Lunenburg County (Va.) Records, circa 1743-1936

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

Background

Scope and content:

Lunenburg County (Va.) Records, circa 1743-1936, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Judgments, Criminal Records, Chancery Records and Clerks' Records), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Road and Bridge Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Land Records, Justice of the Peace Records, Election Records, County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records, Overseers of the Poor Records and Treasurer's Records), Miscellaneous Records, Fiduciary Records, School Records and Military and Pension Records.

Biographical / historical:

Lunenburg County was named for King George II, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, a German possesion of the Hanoverian Kings of England. The county was formed from Brunswick County on 1 May 1746. Part of Charlotte County was added in 1777.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Lunenburg County. Box 1046171 includes Accession number 43095. Boxes 1175961 and 1175964 were transferred under Accession number 42852.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
21 boxes--19 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 2 (1046171, 1120921) found at Library of Virginia.