Northumberland County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1765-1935

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.) Organization Records, circa 1765-1935. Local government records collection, Northumberland County Organization Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Northumberland County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1765-1935. Local government records collection, Northumberland County Organization Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Northumberland County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1765-1935, typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

Biographical / historical:

Northumberland County was named probably for the English county. It was formed about 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, the early-seventeenth-century name for the region between the Potomac and the Rappahannock Rivers. The date of the county's formation is conjectural because the act of assembly creating it is no longer extant, but internal evidence shows that the county was functioning in 1645.

The county suffered some losses in a fire in the clerk’s office on October 25, 1710. Volumes beginning in 1650 that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in records transfers from Northumberland County under accession numbers 43283, 43487, and unknown.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
23 boxes