Northumberland County (Va.) Records, 1700-1879

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

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Summary

Creator:

Northumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Northumberland County (Va.) Records, 1700-1879, consist of the following series: Business Records, Court Records, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, and Wills

Biographical / historical:

Northumberland County probably was named for the English county. It was formed about 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, the early-seventeenth-century name for the region between the Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers.

Acquisition information:

These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Northumberland County.

Arrangement:

Arranged by records series.

Physical location:

Library of Virginia

Physical description:

0.1 cu. ft. (1 folder)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Public records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
Business records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
Court records -- Virginia -- Essex County.
Fiduciary reocrds -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
Judicial records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
Land records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
Local government records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
Wills -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.