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Miscellaneous New Kent County (Va.) Civil War Era Records, 1861-1863, consist of the following: inventories and receipts used to keep track of goods purchased by the county on behalf of families of New Kent County soldiers, papers related to salt distribution in the county, correspondence, and a statement made to New Kent County Court.

New Kent County (Va.) Bonds/Comissions/Oaths, 1865-1936 circa, undated, typically consist of bonds, commissions, oaths, certificates, and appointments related to holding public office. Some collections can include ministers' bonds.

New Kent County (Va.) Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands Records, 1866, includes a list of male freed negroes over the age of 16, 1866 January 12, that records the full names of freed African-Americans over the age of 16, names of their former owners or their current residence, and tax levied on the 257 former slaves. The list was gathered for the purpose of collecting a county levy. The collection also includes a copy of a circular mailed to clerk of New Kent County that explained how to implement the act to legalize the marriages of colored persons now cohabiting as husband and wife.

New Kent County (Va.) Convict Register, 1888-1856, is a "descriptive list of persons convicted of a felony, or other infamous offences, in the County Court of New Kent County, Virginia since 2 November 1888." Based on a set form, the listings of each conviction include the individual's name in full and any aliases, the present and last known residence of the accused, the color or race of the individual (with a c for colored and a w for white), the individual's height, eye color, hair color and any identiying marks, the apparent of known age of the accused, his or her occupation, the offence, the court in which convicted, the date of conviction and page of record and whether the judgment was reversed or pardon granted and date thereof. The volume had 216 pages but there are only entries on pages 1-7 and 9. The entries include the convict's full name and are arranged by date of conviction. On page 5 is found a copy of a newspaper article highlighting an escape from Southhampton State Prison Farm on 21 April of unidentified year. At the beginning, the volume contains an index. Volume has been damaged by water.

New Kent County (Va.) Court Records, 1822-1956, consist of a Chancery Docket Book No.1, a Chancery Fee Book, a Chancery Process Book No.1, a Chancery Rule Book No.1, a Judgment Docket Book, a Minute Book, a Witness Attendance/Juror Docket Book, a General Index to Judgment Lien Docket Books (undated), a General Index to Minute Books (undated) and 4 boxes of Judgments and Criminal Records from the Superior Court of Law and/or the Circuit Superior Court of Law.

New Kent County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1830-1930, consist of 8 Bond Books--4 from the County Court, 3 from the Circuit Court and 1 unspecified court, 1 volume of Lists of Fiduciarie, 1 Hollinger box of Trustee Records, and 1 Hollinger box of appraisements and inventories.

New Kent County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1855, include a List of Free Negroes, 1855, compiled by the commissioner of revenue to determine the county levy. It records the full name, gender, age, and trade or occupation of 150 individuals.

New Kent County (Va.) Land Tax, Personal Property and Sheriff's Receipt Book, 1851-1852, is divided into three named sections. The volume differs from information kept and recorded by individual tax commissioners and most likely, based on receipts in the volume, was the property of New Kent's sheriff, John S. Lacy. Like earlier Virginia tax records, the volume is a small booklet of manuscript lists that record the names of property owners arranged by the initial letter of the surname. The book, however, records both land tax and personal property information as well as other tax related information. It is a unique record of what individuals owed and what individuals owned.

New Kent County (Va.) Records, circa 1820-1936, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Jury Records), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Land Records, Wills, Miscelleanous Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Justice of the Peace Records, Business Records and Election Records.

New Kent County (Va.) Township Records, 1870-1875, consist of one volume and 2 pages of loose minutes relating to the administrative functions of the township boards of the county.