Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1755-1940

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Prince Edward County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1755-1940, consist of marriage and vital statistics records, fiduciary records, and wills.

The marriage and vital statistics records consist of ministers' returns and marriage consents (1795-1871); marriage bonds (1755-1846); marriage bonds, certificates, consents, and licenses (1847-1865); and marriage licenses (1866-1912).

The fiduciary records consist of settlements, accounts, inventories, and appraisements and date from 1772-1906 circa. There appear to be two runs of these records, with the first organized alphabetically by surname and the second chronologically.

The wills date from 1754-1940 circa and are arranged alphabetically by surname.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Prince Edward County under the accession number 50252.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
19.35 cu. ft. (43 boxes)