Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1786-1873

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Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
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Preferred citation:

Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1786-1873. Local government records collection, Powhatan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
23 volumes
Creator:
Powhatan County (Va.) Circuit Court
Abstract:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1786-1873. Local government records collection, Powhatan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Powhatan County (Va.) Records, 1786-1873, incudes the following records: County Court Minutes, 1806-1873; County Court Appeals volume 2, 1812-1848; Superior Court of Law Office Judgments, 1809-1831; County Court Office Judgments number 4, 1817-1833; Circuit Court Minuite Book, 1853-1871; Superior Court of Law Docket Book, 1821-1830; Superior Court of Law Minute Books, 1809-1828; Huguenot Township Tax Book, 1871; Spencer Township Tax Book, 1871; Macon Township Tax Book, 1871; and a record book that includes Free Negro Register, Marriage Certificates, Register of Boats, and Estray Book, 1786-1832.

Biographical / historical:

Powhatan County was named for the paramount chief of the Powhatan Indians in the tidewater of Virginia in the late sixteenth and early years of the seventeenth century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and part of Chesterfield County was added in 1850. The county seat is Powhatan.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Powhatan County under the accession number 52618.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia