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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Sam Walters, 03 February 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Northumberland County (Va.) Estate Records, 1859, 1912 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1182759 Sam Walters

Library of Virginia 2009 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Northumberland County (Va.) Estate Records, 1859, 1912 1182759 Library of Virginia 0.1 cu. ft. English Northumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Northumberland County (Va.) Estate Records, 1859, 1912. Local government records collection, Northumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Northumberland County under the accession number 43283.

Historical Information

Northumberland County probably was named 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.

Scope and Content

Northumberland County (Va.) Estate Records, 1859, 1912 consist of documents relating to estate sales, appraisments, and settlements. Prior to the abolition of slavery in Virginia in 1865, slaves were considered property and appeared in estate accounts.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Northumberland County Fiduciary Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Northumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: African Americans -- History Slaveholders -- Virginia -- Northumberland County Slavery -- Virginia -- Northumberland County Slaves -- Virginia -- Northumberland County Geographical Names: Northumberland County (Va.) -- History Genre and Form Terms: Appraisals -- Virginia -- Northumberland County Estate inventories -- Virginia -- Northumberland County Fiduciary records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County Local government records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County