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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Callie Lou Freed, 24 April 2020 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Cumberland County (Va.) Records, 1771-1887, undated A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1043941, 1044036, 1156176 Callie Lou Freed

Library of Virginia 2020 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Cumberland County (Va.) Records, 1771-1887, undated 1043941, 1044036, 1156176 Library of Virginia 3 boxes--2 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 1 (1156176) found at Library of Virginia. English Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Cumberland County (Va.) Records, 1771-1887, undated. Local government records collection, Cumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Cumberland County.

Historical Information

Cumberland County was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland, third son of George II. The county was formed from Goochland County in 1749.

Scope and Content

Cumberland County (Va.) Records, 1771-1887, undated, consist of the following series: Census Records, Court Records: Dockets and subfield series Judgments and Criminal Records, Fiduciary Records, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Overseers of the Poor Reoords, Commissioner of the Revenue Records and Sheriff's Records), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Tax and Fiscal Records, Election Records, Justice of the Peace Records, School Records and Wills.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Cumberland County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Cumberland County. Geographical Names: Cumberland County (Va.)--History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Cumberland County. Contents List Records (Oversized), 1798-1880, undated

Census, 1850 and 1880; Court Records: Rules Dockets, 1798, 1807-1809, 1812, 1814-1815, 1817, 1821-1822; Suit Pleading Tait v. DeEnde's Exors Second District Court of New Orleans, 1841-1845; Index to Guardian Account Book, undated.

Records, 1788-1863

Fiduciary Records: Guardian Accounts, etc.; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics: Marriage Consents; County Administrative Records: Overseers of the Poor Records; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Tax and Fiscal Records; Court Records: Issue Docket and Criminal Warrant.

Records, 1771-1887

County Administrative Records: Commissioner of Revenue Records, 1838, 1842; Election Records, 1772-1883; Justice of the Peace Records, 1852; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, 1771-1823; School Records, 1821-1887; Sheriff's Records, 1833-1848; Wills, Recorded and Unrecorded, each in alphabetical order.