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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by McKenzie Long, 08 September 2021 Description is in English 2021-09-08 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Amelia County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1755-1860 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1160446 McKenzie Long

Library of Virginia 2021 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Amelia County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1755-1860 1160446 Library of Virginia 3 b. English Amelia County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Amelia County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1755-1860. Local government records collection, Amelia County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Amelia County under the acession numbers 40724 and 37995.

Historical Information

Amelia County was named for Amelia Sophia Eleanora, daughter of King George II. It was formed from Prince George and Brunswick Counties by an act passed in 1734 to take effect on 25 March 1735. The county court first met on 9 May 1735. The county seat is Amelia.

Two freeholders were appointed on order of the county court to procession or review the bounds of farms or tracts of land in each precinct in order to renew or replace old landmarks. This was originally a function of the church vestry, but was continued by the court after disestablishment. Persons who walked the boundaries were called processioners.

 Scope and Content

Amelia County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1755-1860 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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