Collections : [Library of Virginia]

York County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1745-1884, consist of 6 boxes of Guardians' Accounts, Bonds and Receipts; 1 box of Administrators' and Executors' Bonds and 3 boxes and 1 oversized box of Appraisements, Inventories, Accounts of Sales, Estate Claims and Settlements.

York County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1806-1861. The collection contains a petition to allow John Wallace DeRozaro, a free person of color, to keep firearms, 1806; an affidavit certifying the emancipation of Joe from Sarah Cary, 1811; William Newman's application to remain in the state as a free man, 1817; two depositions relative to the desertion of slave Prince to the British, 1822; a bill of sale for the sale of Billy, formerly belonging to the Hubbard family, from the estate of William Gilliam, 1826; the application of William Newman to remain in York County as a free man, 1817; the free Negro registration of John Roberts, 1833; an order advising the Overseers of the Poor to bind out an orphan child, 1837; a warrant to commit Otway Sparrow as a runaway, 1845; an affidavit certifying the free birth in York County of Harriet Banks, 1859; a list of free negroes returned for nonpayment of the capitation tax, 1861; and an undated free negro registration for William and Thomas James.

York County (Va.) Judgments, 1769-1870 circa, contain civil cases in which justice was administered on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.

York County (Va.) Marriage Bonds and Consents, 1772-1849, records the original bonds of marriage between a bride and groom within the county. This volume also contains original marriage consents. An unnumbered typescript index, found at the beginning of the volume, was created during the volume's restoration. This alpabetical index cross-references the bonds and consents of both the prospective bride and groom. An asterisk next to a name indicates a consent record. Alternate spellings of names are listed in parentheses. A consent and marriage bond between persons of color are found on pages 274 (1842) and 422 (1830). Pages 434-440 of this volume are not found on the microfilm copy, Reel 43, generated by The Genealogical Society of Utah.

The York County (Va.) Overseers of the Poor Minutes is one volume dated 1857-1870. The minutes give the names of the Overseers and business of the Board of Overseers. The minutes give the accounts of the monies spent by the Board to purchase goods and services, animals, and other items for the Poor Asylum and the Poor Farm. It gives the salary of the staff of the Poor Asylum in 1860 and the payments to other people providing services to the Poor Asylum and Poor Farm. It also list the names of deceased persons for whom a coffin was purchased.

York County (Va.) Oyster Records, 1893, consist of field records, Angle Books I and II, dealing with surveys of oyster planting grounds.

The York County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1831-1850, lists the age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Some clerks recorded additional information not required by the law.

York County (Va.) School Records, 1933-1978, include term reports, the annual library report for elementary and secondary schools, and preliminary and final annual high school reports. These are for both white and black schools in York County. Principal's reports list the teachers, their salaries, the number of days children attended school, and include statistical reports on the school libraries and PTAs. There are separate reports, required by the State Department of Education, on school libraries, 1933-1939, for both black and white schools. These give details on the training of library staff, the holdings of the library, and what kind of furniture was in the reading rooms. A more detailed list of contents: Principal's or Head Teacher's Term Reports, 1939-1978; Annual Library Reports for Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1933-1939; Annual High School Reports, 1964-1966; and Annual Junior High Reports, 1966-1967.