Chesterfield County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1812-1856

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:

Chesterfield County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1812-1856. Local government records collection, Chesterfield County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Chesterfield County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1812-1856. Local government records collection, Chesterfield County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Chesterfield County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1812-1856 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Biographical / historical:

Chesterfield County was named for Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth earl of Chesterfield, British statesman and diplomat, and was formed from Henrico County in 1749. The county seat is Chesterfield Court House. Part of Henrico County was added to Chesterfield in 1922.

Two freeholders were appointed on order of the county court to procession or review the bounds of farms or tracts of land in each precinct in order to renew or replace old landmarks. This was originally a function of the church vestry, but was continued by the court after disestablishment. Persons who walked the boundaries were called processioners.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Chesterfield County.
Arrangement:

Chronological.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
208 b.