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<titleproper>A Guide to the King George County (Va.) Clerks' Records, <date>1768-1905</date>
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<author>Callie Lou Freed
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<titleproper>A Guide to the King George County (Va.) Clerks' Records, <date>1768-1905</date>
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<subtitle>A Collection in <lb/>the Library of Virginia
<num type="Collection Number">1168961, 1171120, 1171126, 1171129-1171130, 1171132, 1171134, 1171136-1171138 and 1171141
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<unittitle label="Title" encodinganalog="245$a">King George County (Va.) Clerks' Records, 
<unitdate type="inclusive" label="Date" encodinganalog="245$f">1768-1905
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<unitid label="Collection Number" encodinganalog="099$a">1168961, 1171120, 1171126, 1171129-1171130, 1171132, 1171134, 1171136-1171138 and 1171141
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<physloc label="Location">State Records Center- Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
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<origination label="Collector" encodinganalog="110$a">King George County (Va.) Circuit Court
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<p>King George County (Va.) Clerks' Records, 1768-1905.  Local government records collection, King George County Court Records.  The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
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<p>These volumes came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 42662.
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<head>Historical Information
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<p>King George County was formed from Richmond County by a statute of 23 December 1720.  The county court first met on 19 May 1721.  Part of Westmoreland County was added later.  The county was named in honor of King George I.
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<p>County quarterly courts were established in 1624.  County courts ceased to exist on 1 February 1904.</p>
<p>Most loose records prior to 1830 are missing.  Volumes that record deeds, court orders and wills exist</p>
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<p>King George County (Va.) Clerks' Records, 1768-1905, consist of Fee Books.  Two volumes (1171129 and 1171134) also contain Marriage Licenses from 1771-1772 and 1776 respectively.
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<p>A Fee Book is a volume showing the date of a duty performed by the clerk, the name of the person paying the fees, and the amount.  The book includes fees charged attorneys, cash accounts, and the clerks' fees in common law and chancery suits.</p>
<p>A Marriage License grants permission by a public authority to persons who intend to marry.  The license is prepared by the clerk of the court and presented to the minister who performs the cermony.</p>
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<p>Additional King George County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult <extref xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple"
xlink:href="http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/">A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm</extref>
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<p>King George County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities.  Additional King George County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Digital Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the <extref xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/lost">Lost Records Localities Digital Collection</extref> available at Virginia Memory.
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<head>Corporate Names:</head>
<corpname encodinganalog="610$a">King George County (Va.) Circuit Court.</corpname>
<corpname encodinganalog="610$a">King George County (Va.) County Court.</corpname>
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