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<titleproper>A Guide to the King George County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, <date>1789-1944</date>
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<subtitle>A Collection in <lb/>the Library of Virginia
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<head>Descriptive Summary
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<unittitle label="Title" encodinganalog="245$a">King George County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 
<unitdate type="inclusive" label="Date" encodinganalog="245$f">1789-1944
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<unitid label="Collection Numbers" encodinganalog="099$a">1103381, 1156305 and 1168943
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<physloc label="Location">State Records Center- Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
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<language langcode="eng">English
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<origination label="Collector" encodinganalog="110$a">King George County (Va.) Circuit Court.
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<p>King George County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1789-1944.  Local government records collection, King George County Court Records.  The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
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<head>Acquisition Information
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<p>These volumes came to the Library of Virginia under accession numbers 42662 and 42759.
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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>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.) King George County (Va.) Military and Pension Records, 1789-1944, consists of a Militia Court of Inquiry Order Book, a Confederate Pension Board Minute Book and a Regimental Court Militia Record Book.
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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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