Stafford County (Va.) Records, 1664-1931

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:
Stafford County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Stafford County (Va.) Records, 1664-1924, include various records from the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, County Administrative Records, Court Records, Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Health and Medical Records, Justice of the Peace Records, Land Records, Marriage Records, Military and Pension Records, Miscellaneous Records, Organization Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Town Administrative Records and Wills.

Biographical / historical:

Stafford County was formed from Westmoreland county in 1664. Part of King George County was added on 1 January 1777. The county was named for the English County.

Many pre-Civil War court records were lost to vandalism by Union troops during the Civil War. A few volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

The records found in this collection were also created by the County Court, the Superior Courts of Chancery and Law and the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Stafford County. Portions of the collection were transferred under the following accession numbers: 14048, 20588, 20815, 21190-21192, 21290, 22426, 22515, 22792, 23514, 23854 and 44155.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia (Item 1051099 is found at the State Records Center. Contact Archives Research Services for access information, directions and hours.)
Physical description:
13 v. (photostats), 4.5 cu. ft. (10 boxes)