Westmoreland County (Va.) Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, 1826-1920

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

Extent:
3 boxes; 2 v.
Creator:
Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Westmoreland County (Va.) Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, 1826-1920, consists of a folder of Marriage Licenses and Ministers' Returns in an oversized box, a volume of Ministers' Returns, a register of Marriage Licenses with Marriage Certificates and 2 boxes of Birth and Death Records.

Biographical / historical:

Westmoreland County was named for the English county. It was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. The county seat is Montross.

Many loose papers were burned during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Volumes that record deeds, court orders (except an order book for the period 1764-1776) and wills exist.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Westmoreland County under 30143 and 41890.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia