A Guide to the Northumberland County (Va.) Records, circa 1756-1921
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Barcode numbers: 1133933, 1133940, 1182759
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Preferred Citation
Northumberland County (Va.) Records, circa 1756-1921. Local government records collection, Northumberland 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 Northumberland County. Box 1182759 was transferred under Accession number 43283.
Historical Information
Northumberland County was named probably for the English county. The county was formed about 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, the early 17th century name for the region between the Potomac and the Rappahannock Rivers.
The county suffered some losses in a fire in the clerk's office on 25 October 1710. Volumes beginning in 1650 that record deeds, court orders and wills exist.
Scope and Content
Northumberland County (Va.) Records, circa 1756-1921, consist of the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Military and Pension Records, Miscellaneous Records, Organization Records, Road and Bridge Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Wills, Court Records (subfield series include Judgments, Criminal Records, Clerks' Records, Jury Records, Court Finance and Chancery Records), County Administrative Records (subfield series include Commissioner of Revenue Records), Election Records and Justice of the Peace Records.
Related Material
Additional Northumberland 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.
Northumberland County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Northumberland County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection .
For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .
Index Terms
- Northumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records--Virginia--Northumberland County.
- Northumberland County (Va.)--History.
- Local government records--Virginia--Northumberland County.
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Contents List
Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1801-1868; Fiduciary Records 1786-1868 ; Land Records 1774-1860 ; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, 1765, 1812, 1842, 1853; Military and Pension Records, 1812-1861; Miscellaneous Records, 1775, 1835-1862; Organization Records, 1849; Road and Bridge Records, 1843-1860; Tax and Fiscal Records, 1840-1863; Wills, 1765-1830, 1863.
Court Records: Judgments, 1756-1863; County Court Criminal Records, 1837-1856, 1864; Clerks' Records, 1804-1867; John R. Stith's Records, 1825-1857; A. J. Brent's Records, 1848-1864; Miscellaneous Clerks' Records, 1840-1859; Jury Records, 1852-1853, 1856-1858, 1860-1861; Court Finance, 1854; Chancery Orders, 1844; County Administrative Records: Commissioner of Revenue Records, 1846, 1852; Election Records, 1840, 1844; Justice of the Peace Records, 1794,1846,1853-1861.
Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, 1836; Court Records: Criminal Records: Commonwealth Causes, 1800, 1859, 1909; Fiduciary Records: 1859, 1912; Land Records, circa 1795-1921; Military and Pension Records, circa 1785-1919; Organization Records, 1912; Tax and Fiscal Records, circa 1786-1902; Wills, circa 1792-1904.