A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1786-1873 Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1786-1873 52618

A Guide to the Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1786-1873

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection Number 52618

Library of Virginia

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Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
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Repository

The Library of Virginia

Collection Number

52618

Title

Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1786-1873

Extent

23 volumes

Collector

Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court

Location

Library of Virginia

Language

English

Abstract

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1786-1873. Local government records collection, Powhatan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Powhatan County under the accession number 52618.

Powhatan County was named for the paramount chief of the Powhatan Indians in the tidewater of Virginia in the late sixteenth and early years of the seventeenth century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and part of Chesterfield County was added in 1850. The county seat is Powhatan.

Scope and Content

Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1786-1873, incudes the following records: County Court Minutes, 1806-1873; County Court Appeals volume 2, 1812-1848; Superior Court of Law Office Judgments, 1809-1831; County Court Office Judgments number 4, 1817-1833; Circuit Court Minuite Book, 1853-1871; Superior Court of Law Docket Book, 1821-1830; Superior Court of Law Minute Books, 1809-1828; Huguenot Township Tax Book, 1871; Spencer Township Tax Book, 1871; Macon Township Tax Book, 1871; and a record book that includes Free Negro Register, Marriage Certificates, Register of Boats, and Estray Book, 1786-1832.

Related Material

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