Cumberland County (Va.) Records, 1771-1887, 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
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Cumberland County (Va.) Records, 1771-1887, undated. Local government records collection, Cumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Cumberland County (Va.) Records, 1771-1887, undated. Local government records collection, Cumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Cumberland County (Va.) Records, 1771-1887, undated, consist of the following series: Census Records, Court Records: Dockets and subfield series Judgments and Criminal Records, Fiduciary Records, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Overseers of the Poor Reoords, Commissioner of the Revenue Records and Sheriff's Records), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Tax and Fiscal Records, Election Records, Justice of the Peace Records, School Records and Wills.

Census, 1850 and 1880; Court Records: Rules Dockets, 1798, 1807-1809, 1812, 1814-1815, 1817, 1821-1822; Suit Pleading Tait v. DeEnde's Exors Second District Court of New Orleans, 1841-1845; Index to Guardian Account Book, undated.

Fiduciary Records: Guardian Accounts, etc.; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics: Marriage Consents; County Administrative Records: Overseers of the Poor Records; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Tax and Fiscal Records; Court Records: Issue Docket and Criminal Warrant.

County Administrative Records: Commissioner of Revenue Records, 1838, 1842; Election Records, 1772-1883; Justice of the Peace Records, 1852; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, 1771-1823; School Records, 1821-1887; Sheriff's Records, 1833-1848; Wills, Recorded and Unrecorded, each in alphabetical order.

Biographical / historical:

Cumberland County was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland, third son of George II. The county was formed from Goochland County in 1749.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Cumberland County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
3 boxes--2 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 1 (1156176) found at Library of Virginia.