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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Callie Lou Freed, 01 May 2020 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Dinwiddie County (Va.) Records, circa 1856-1950 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1044041, 1044078, 1044083, 1044159, 1044220, 1156693 Callie Lou Freed

Library of Virginia 2020 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Dinwiddie County (Va.) Records, circa 1856-1950 1044041, 1044078, 1044083, 1044159, 1044220, 1156693 Library of Virginia 6 boxes--5 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 1 (1044078) found at Library of Virginia. English Dinwiddie County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Dinwiddie County (Va.) Records, circa 1856-1950. Local government records collection, Dinwiddie County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

Five boxes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Dinwiddie County. One box (1156693) came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records under the accession number 40725.

Historical Information

Dinwiddie County was named for Robert Dinwiddie, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1751 to 1758. The county was formed from Prince George County in 1752.

The bulk of court records prior to 1865 were stolen, mutilated, and/or destroyed by Union troops, who ransacked the courthouse during the last months of the Civil War. Post-1830 volumes such as deed books, will books , chancery order books and marriage registers exist.

Scope and Content

Dinwiddie County (Va.) Records, circa 1856-1950, consist of the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Court Records (subfield series include Clerk's Records, Criminal Records and Judgments), Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Military and Pension Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records and Board of Supervisors Records), Tax and Fiscal Records, Road and Bridge Records, Township Reoords and Election Records.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Dinwiddie County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Dinwiddie County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Dinwiddie County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Dinwiddie County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Dinwiddie County. Geographical Names: Dinwiddie County (Va.)--History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Dinwiddie County. Contents List Records, circa 1856-1930

Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Court Records: Clerk's Records, Criminal Records and Judgments; Fiduciary Records; Land Records; Military and Pension Records; County Adminstrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records; Tax and Fiscal Records.

Records, 1856-1898

Court Records: Criminal Records: Commonwealth Causes; Court Records: Judgments; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Township Records; Bonds/Commssions/Oaths; Fiduciary Records.Unprocessed.

Records, circa 1865-1940

Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Court Records: Clerk's Records, Criminal Records and Judgments; Fiduciary Records; Land Records; Military and Pension Records; Road and Bridge Records; Tax and Fiscal Records.

Records, circa 1900-1949

Tax and Fiscal Records; Election Records (1924-49); Court Records: Judgments: Common Law Records (1930-32).

Records, circa 1865-1950

Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Court Records: Clerk's Records, Criminal Records and Judgments; Fiduciary Records; Military and Pension Records; Tax and Fiscal Records.

Records, circa 1900-1950

Court Records: Criminal Records; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records; Tax and Fiscal Records, etc.