Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Stafford County (Va.) Court Records, 1664-1793 (bulk 1686-1693), Local governement records collection, Stafford County Court Records.The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Stafford County. Order Book, 1664-1668; 1689-1693, was created under Accession number 21938.

Historical Information

Stafford County was named for the English county. It was formed from Westmoreland County in 1664. Part of King George County was added in 1777. The county seat is Stafford.

Many pre-Civil War court records were lost to vandalism by Union troops during the Civil War. A few volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

The original volumes were created by the County Court.

Scope and Content

Stafford County (Va.) Court Records, 1664-1793 (bulk 1686-1693) include an Order Book, a Clerk's Order Book and a Scheme Book L-D. An order book is the formal, corrected transcription of the clerk's notes of the proceedings of court. From the records-keeping point of view, the county clerk has always been the most important local official.

Related Material

Additional Stafford County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Stafford County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Stafford 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:

• Stafford County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records--Virginia--Stafford County.

Geographical Names:

• Stafford County (Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Stafford County.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Stafford County (Va.) County Court.

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