Northumberland County (Va.) Records, circa 1756-1921

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:

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Preferred citation:

Northumberland County (Va.) Records, circa 1756-1921. Local government records collection, Northumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Northumberland County (Va.) Records, circa 1756-1921. Local government records collection, Northumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Northumberland County (Va.) Records, circa 1756-1921, consist of the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Military and Pension Records, Miscellaneous Records, Organization Records, Road and Bridge Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Wills, Court Records (subfield series include Judgments, Criminal Records, Clerks' Records, Jury Records, Court Finance and Chancery Records), County Administrative Records (subfield series include Commissioner of Revenue Records), Election Records and Justice of the Peace Records.

Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1801-1868; Fiduciary Records 1786-1868 ; Land Records 1774-1860 ; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, 1765, 1812, 1842, 1853; Military and Pension Records, 1812-1861; Miscellaneous Records, 1775, 1835-1862; Organization Records, 1849; Road and Bridge Records, 1843-1860; Tax and Fiscal Records, 1840-1863; Wills, 1765-1830, 1863.

Court Records: Judgments, 1756-1863; County Court Criminal Records, 1837-1856, 1864; Clerks' Records, 1804-1867; John R. Stith's Records, 1825-1857; A. J. Brent's Records, 1848-1864; Miscellaneous Clerks' Records, 1840-1859; Jury Records, 1852-1853, 1856-1858, 1860-1861; Court Finance, 1854; Chancery Orders, 1844; County Administrative Records: Commissioner of Revenue Records, 1846, 1852; Election Records, 1840, 1844; Justice of the Peace Records, 1794,1846,1853-1861.

Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1836; Court Records: Criminal Records: Commonwealth Causes, 1800, 1859, 1909; Fiduciary Records: 1859, 1912; Land Records, circa 1795-1921; Military and Pension Records, circa 1785-1919; Organization Records, 1912; Tax and Fiscal Records, circa 1786-1902; Wills, circa 1792-1904.

Biographical / historical:

Northumberland County was named probably for the English county. The county was formed about 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, the early 17th century name for the region between the Potomac and the Rappahannock Rivers.

The county suffered some losses in a fire in the clerk's office on 25 October 1710. Volumes beginning in 1650 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 Northumberland County. Box 1182759 was transferred under Accession number 43283.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
3 boxes; 2 boxes found at Library of Virginia and 1 box (1133940) found at the State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia.