Lunenburg County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1780-1919

Access and use

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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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Lunenburg County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1780-1919. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Lunenburg County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1780-1919. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Lunenburg County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1780-1919 typically record an area of land processioned with geographical landmarks, roads, property lines noted, the names of the persons present, the date(s) when the processioning occurred, the names of the processioners, and the date that the return was recorded by the local court.

Biographical / historical:

Lunenburg County was named for King George II, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a German possession of England's Hanoverian kings. It was formed from Brunswick County by an act that took effect on 1 May 1746. Part of Lunenburg County was added in 1777. The county seat is Lunenburg.

Two freeholders were appointed on order of the county court to procession or review the bounds of farms or tracts of land in each precinct in order to renew or replace old landmarks. This was originally a function of the church vestry, but was continued by the court after disestablishment. Persons who walked the boundaries were called processioners.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Lunenburg County under the accession number 42852.
Arrangement:

Chronological.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
21 b.