Virginia Counties Collection Guide to the Virginia Counties Collection Mss. 39.4 V82co

Guide to the Virginia Counties Collection Mss. 39.4 V82co


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Finding Aid Authors: Anne Johnson and Special Collections Staff.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 39.4 V82co
Title
Virginia Counties Collection 1600-2000 1730-1890
Quantity
30.00 Linear Feet
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Virginia Counties Papers, [County Name], Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information:

Gifts and purchases, from the 1930's to the present.

Processing Information:

Reprocessed by Anne Johnson in 2011.


Scope and Contents

Artificial collection of papers relating to various counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Includes current West Virginia Counties of Berkeley, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Nicholas and Pendleton because the material was generated when these counties were part of Virginia.

Related Material

Mss. 39.2 V82ci Virginia Cities Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library

Mss. 65 V82 Virginia Quitrents Collection, 1704-1705, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library

Search specific county names to access other collections that were generated by or generated in these counties, such as account books and family papers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Container List

id71971
Series 1: Accomack County
1812-1993
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id71916
Albemarle County
1750-1936
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id71981
Amelia County
1735-1854
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id71972
Amherst County
1769, 1803
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id71974
Augusta County
1704-1909, undated
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id71975
Bedford County
1750-1870
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id71976
Berkeley County
1873
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Related Collection: Mss. Acc. 2008.321 Berkeley County, Virginia (W.Va.) Tax Records

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id71977
Botetourt County
1804, 1807
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id71978
Brunswick County
1883
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id71982
Buckingham County
1769-1951
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id71983
Campbell County
1782-1860
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id71984
Caroline County
1789, 1869
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id71986
Charlotte County
1811-1938
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id71987
Chesterfield County
1756-1843
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id102023
Clarke County
Undated
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id71988
Culpeper County
1781, 1830-1844, 1872, 1941
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id71989
Cumberland County
1797-1910
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id71990
Dinwiddie County
1828, 1830, 1886
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id71991
Dunmore County (later known as Shenandoah)
1773
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id71992
Elizabeth City County
1803, circa 1930
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id71993
Essex County
1633-1791, 2000
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id71994
Fairfax County
1743-1793, undated
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id71995
Fauquier County
1782-1830, 1892
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id71996
Fayette County
1780
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id71997
Fluvanna County
1842-1941
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id71998
Franklin County
1772-1800, 1941
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Folders 1 - 5 are papers, 1772-1800, (group of 481 pieces) relating to 178 suits in Franklin County, VA and 16 other papers. Some papers are fragments. 481 pieces. The spelling of names varies greatly and as it was found to be impracticable to give all forms of each name, one spelling only is shown. The materials donated by John Lawrence in 1991, by Fred Alouf in 1959, and obtained from Joseph K. Ruebush in 1938. Folder 6 contains later, unrelated accessions.

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id71999
Frederick County
1752-1831
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id72000
Gloucester County
1669-2009, undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents The original 1938 accession were papers relating to Gloucester Count, 1660-1878, and taken from the William Carter Stubbs Papers (I). They were purchased from Charles F. Heartman. They comprise Boxes 8, 9 and 10, folders 1-28. Includes letters, accounts (many concerning estates), legal documents, tax lists, marriage licenses and military records (including orders, 1815 and 1820 appointing patrollers to visit slave quarters). Many items concern the Baytop and Stubbs families. 2134 items. Letters, 1774-1878, filed chronologically. Invoices, receipts, etc. filed alphabetically under name of person or estate. The remaining boxes contain later accessions. Notes and photocopies relating to Gloucester County during the Revolution collected by Joanee Ryan in preparation for M.A. thesis (Mss. Acc. 1988.24). Photostat copy of transcript of "Gloucester County, Virginia Places and Names" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. Yorktown, Virginia. September 15, 1979 (Mss. Acc. 1999.66). Photographs of and brochures of Gloucester County, plus correspondence of different families of Gloucester County about personal and legal matters, 1795-1953, donor unknown. John Buckner Reports, undated (Mss. Acc. 2008.193). Newspaper article on Wilbur Templeman a popular and longtime barber in Gloucester (Mss. Acc. 2010.575). Related material: See also "A Guide to Gloucester County, Virginia Historical Manuscripts, 1651-1865" (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1976). For those interested in the Baytop family see the Baytop-Fitzhugh Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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id72001
Goochland County
1744-1893
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id72002
Greenbrier County
1804
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id72003
Halifax County
1800-1830
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id72004
Hanover County
1727-1886
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id72005
Hardy County
1797, 1858
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Hardy County is now part of West Virginia.

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id72006
Harrison County
1831
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id72007
Henrico County
1726-1881
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id72008
Henry County
1784
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id72009
Isle of Wight County
circa 1900, undated
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id72010
James City County
1687-1934, 1962
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An artificial collection of material, 1687-1924, relating to James City County, Virginia. Includes copies of court records, farm censuses, tax receipts, church brochures, and photographs. Box 12 and 13 are mostly a gift from Robert T. Slater.

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id72011
Jefferson County
1831
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Jefferson County is now a part of West, Virginia. See related collections: Mss. MsV I1 Jefferson County, W. Va. Merchant's Index, Mss. Acc. 2008.320 Jefferson County, Virginia (W.Va.)Tax Records

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id72012
King and Queen County
1792, 1796, 1967
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id72013
King George County
1769, 1830
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id72014
King William County
1705-1995
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id72015
Lancaster County
1721-1936
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id72016
Lee County
1830
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id72017
Loudoun County
1814-1863 and undated
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id72018
Louisa County
1769, 1852-1854
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id72019
Lunenburg County
1759-1904
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Related material: Mss. MsV Lev10 Lunenburg County, Va. Docket, 1843E, Mss. MsV T3 Lunenburg County, Va. Sheriff's Tax Book, 1843

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id72020
Madison County
1830, 1832, 1922-1926, 1934
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id106120
Mathews County
1883, 1940
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id72022
Mecklenburg County
1772-1858, 1946, undated
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id72023
Middlesex County
1676-1781, 1932-1938
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id72024
Monongalia County
1832, 1833
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id72025
Montgomery County
1856, 1908
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id72026
Morgan County
1831
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id72027
Nansemond County
1663, 1931, 1946
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id106080
Nelson County
Scope and Contents

Related material: Mss. MsV Lev11-12 Nelson County Va. Sheriff's Receipt Book, 1811-1837 Mss. MsV T4 Nelson County, Va. Tax Book, 1835 There is no material for Nelson County in the Virginia Counties Collection.

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id72028
New Kent County
1729, 1730, 1865-1866, undated
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id72029
Nicholas County
1862
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id72030
Norfolk County
1765, 1830
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id72031
Northampton County
1665-1893
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id72032
Northumberland County
1674
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id72033
Ohio County
1783-1786
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id72035
Orange County
1841, 1920
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id72036
Page County
1817
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id72037
Patrick County
1925
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id72038
Pendleton County
1937
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id72039
Pittsylvania County
1771, 1858, 1859
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id72040
Powhatan County
1791, 1936
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id255326
Prince Edward County
1788, 1928, 1936, 1937, undated
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id72042
Prince George County
1866-1868
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id72043
Prince William County
1728-1752
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id72044
Princess Anne County
1753, 1865, undated
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id109483
Rappahannock County
1661
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id72045
Richmond County
1724, 1774
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id72046
Rockbridge County
1790-1863
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Related Material: Mss. MsV V1 Poll book, 1782-1810, for election of delegates to the General Assembly from Rockbridge County, [Va.], Mss. MsV Lev14 Rockbridge County, Va. Justice of the Peace Judgement and Execution Book, 1838-1849, Mss. MsV Lev15 Rockbridge County, Va. Court Receipt Book, 1833-1855

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id72047
Rockingham County
1770-1891
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Papers, 1770-1871, relating to Rockingham County, Va. Includes two deeds, 1828 and 1871; partial inventory and sale of personal property of James Dever; account book, 1860-1867, of John W. Minnich, a teacher; accounts of the board of school commissioners (including student names); and documents, 1770-1843, concerning lawsuits (including criminal cases and criminal cases involving slaves). 521 items. The lawsuit material begins with Box 19, folder 3 and is divided into two alphabetical groups which are organized by the main person in the lawsuit. The second group is in Box 20. These lawsuits contain various spellings of the participants' names, often two or three spellings in the same page.

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id72048
Russell County
1830
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id72049
Scott County
1830, 1855
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id72050
Shenandoah County
1810, 1833
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id72051
Southampton County
1779-1819
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id72052
Spotsylvania County
1788-1841
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Related material: Mss. Acc. 2008.319 Fredericksburg, Virginia District Court Ledgers, 1787-1840

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id72054
Stafford County
1724-1974
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id72055
Surry County
1740, 1927, 1939, undated
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id72056
Sussex County
1776, 1932
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id113205
Warwick County
1647-1961
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Collection relating to Warwick County, much of it concerning the Colonial era. Contains legal disputes, estate papers, court findings, petitions, correspondence, etc. Also contains correspondence relative to the Civil War and papers concerning the American Revolution and slavery. This collection has been microfilmed and is restricted to MICROFILM USE ONLY. NOTE: transcriptions of the colonial portion of the records are available in Richard Dunn: Warwick County, Virginia, colonial court records in transcription (F232 .W27 W3 2000 (Swem stacks and Swem Rare Books) and F232 .W27 W3 2008 (Swem Rare Books).

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id72059
Washington County
1794-1949
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id109893
West Augusta County
1774
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id72060
Westmoreland County
1838, 1845, 1878, undated
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id72061
Wythe County
1815, 1931
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id72062
York County
1665-1941
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Related publications:Charles Parish Register available published as Landon C. Bell, Charles Parish, York County, Va. Richmond: Virginia State Library Board, 1932.  There are slight discrepancies in words between the printed versions of the Charles Parish register and the manuscript copy at Swem Library and Bell re-arranged the entries. The original Charles Parish register is at the Virginia State Library. See ledgers, journals and family papers from York County, Virginia.

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