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Preferred Citation

Warwick County (Va.) Court Orders, 1688 Sep.-Nov. Local government records collection, Warwick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 44232.

Historical Information

Warwick County (extinct) was named either for Robert Rich, earl of Warwick, a prominent member of the London Company, or for the county of Warwick in England. The county was originally called Warwick River and was one of the original shires, or counties, first enumerated in 1634. The shorter name was adopted in 1643. Warwick County became extinct in 1952, when it became the city of Warwick. The new city was consolidated with the city of Newport News in 1958 and took the latter's name. Denbigh was the county seat.

County court records were destroyed at several times with most destruction occurring during the Civil War. The clerk's office was burned on 15 December 1864. County court minute books and loose records from 1787 to 1819 were destroyed by the fire. Additional records were burned in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Scope and Content

Warwick County (Va.) Court Orders, 1688 Sep-Nov. This record appears to be a part of or a copy of an order book. Order books record all matters brought before the court when it was in session. They provide synopses of cases in a neater, more organized form. These orders pertain mostly to judgments and estate settlements.

Related Material

Additional Warwick County Court Records can be found with Warwick County Court records on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Warwick County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Warwick County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Warwick County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Warwick County.

Geographical Names:

• Warwick County (Va.)--History--17th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Judicial records--Virginia--Warwick County.
• Local Government Records--Virginia--Fairfax County.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Warwick County (Va.) Circuit Court.

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