Mecklenburg County (Va.) Records, circa 1780-1930, 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
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Mecklenburg County (Va.) Records, circa 1780-1931, undated. Local government records collection, Mecklenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Mecklenburg County (Va.) Records, circa 1780-1931, undated. Local government records collection, Mecklenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Mecklenburg County (Va.) Records, circa 1780-1931, undated, consist of the following series: Military and Pension Records, Road and Bridge Records, School Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Wills, Township Records, Court Records (subfield series include Judgments Criminal Records, Chancery Records, Clerks' Records and Finance), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Brige Records,Overseers of the Poor Records and Board of Supervisors Records) and Business Records.

Military and Pension Records, Road and Bridge Records, School Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Wills, Township Records (1870.)

Road and Bridge Records; Court Records: County Court Records; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Election Records; Tax and Fiscal Records [Inventory Within.]

Bonds/Commissions/Oaths: Justice of the Peace Oaths, 1889 and Petitions for the Appointment of Officials, 1879, 1889; Fiduciary Records: Certificates of Probate, 1792, 1812, 1814-1829, 1830-1840 and Estate Accounts, 1804; Land Records: Appointments of Processioners, 1823-1824 and Processioners' Returns, 1796, 1808, 1812; Road and Bridge Records: Road Papers, 1808, 1815, 1822-1823, 1858; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records, 1889; Wills, 1816, Green, Peggy.

Court Records: Judgments and Criminal Records; Road and Bridge Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Land Records: Mill petitions; Fiduciary Records; County Administrative Records: Overseers of the Poor Records.

Court Records: Appointments of Attorneys, Chancery Records, Clerks' Records, Judgments, Criminal Records: Commonwealth Causes and Finance; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Business Records; Fiduciary Records; Military and Pension Records: Indigent Soldiers' Families Reports and Judgments.

Biographical / historical:

Mecklenburg County was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Stralitz, consort of King George III. The county was formed from Lunenburg County in 1764. The county court first met on 11 March 1765.

Numerous loose records prior to 1783 are missing. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Mecklenburg County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
5 boxes--3 found at Library of Virginia and 2 (1017923 and 1156292) found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia.