Westmoreland County (Va.) Land Records, 1695-1981, undated

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:
5 boxes, 1 vol. and 3 map tubes
Creator:
Westmoreland County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Westmoreland County (Va.) Land Records, 1695-1981, undated, consist of 1 box of Oyster Inspectors' Reports, 1 vol. of General Index to Deeds, 1 UNPROCESSED box of Deeds from 17th and 18th centuries, petitions of trustees to sell land and maps (Colonial Beach map from 1891 is missing), 3 UNPROCESSED boxes of Deeds, List of Conveyances, Appointments/Changes of Trustees, Processioners' Records, Plats and Surveys, 2 map tubes of Surveys and Maps which also contain Road and Bridge Records--including a county road map and a road survey and 1 map tube of Oyster Plats.

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 items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court records from Westmoreland County. Boxes 1164997-1164999 have Accession Number 41892.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically. 4 boxes (1164132, 1176639-1176641) are Unprocessed but Box 1164132 is flat filed.

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