Brunswick County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1870

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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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Preferred citation:

Brunswick County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1870. Local government records collection, Brunswick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Brunswick County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1870. Local government records collection, Brunswick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Brunswick County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1870 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:

Brunswick County was named for the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, one of the German possessions of King George I. It was formed by statute in 1720 from Prince George County and on 31 October 1723 the boundaries of the county were ordered to be laid out, but, because of the sparse population, the county court first met in June 1732. Brunswick County was enlarged by the addition of parts of Surry and Isle of Wight Counties in 1733. The county seat is Lawrenceville.

Brunswick County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Most loose records prior to 1781 are missing. Pre-1781 volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

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 Brunswick County.
Arrangement:

Chronological.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.