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Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1749-1925 (bulk 1750-1800). Local government records collection, Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Prince Edward County Circuit Court under accession number 43640.
A list of records transferred is available at the Library of Virginia. Please consult Archives Research Services for details.
Prince Edward County was named in honor of Edward Augustus, a son of Prince Frederick Louis, a grandson of George II, and a younger brother of George III. The county was formed from Amelia County in 1753. The county seat is Farmville.
Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1749-1925 (bulk 1750-1800), consist of judgments, criminal causes, road and bridge records, land records, tax and fiscal records, election records, fiduciary records, jury records, overseer of the poor records, election records, health and medical records, bonds/commissions/oaths, business records, justice of the peace records, clerk's records, court finance records, and miscellaneous records. Not every kind of record exists for every year.
Chancery records, census records, deeds, eighteenth-century election records, free negro and slave records, military and pension records, tithable lists, and wills were removed and processed separately.