PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi05352::A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Records, 1766-1913)//EN" "vi05352.xml" A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Records, 1766-1913 Lancaster County (Va.) Records, 1766-1913 1135004, 1161994-1161999 Callie Lou Freed Library of Virginia © 2020 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Callie Lou Freed, 06 July 2020 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Records, 1766-1913 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1135004, 1161994-1161999 Callie Lou Freed

Library of Virginia 2020 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Lancaster County (Va.) Records, 1766-1913 1135004, 1161994-1161999 The Library of Virginia 6 boxes found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 1 box (1135004) found at Library of Virginia. English Lancaster County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Lancaster County (Va.) Records, 1766-1913. Local government records collection, Lancaster County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

Six boxes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Lancaster County under the accession number 41560. One box (1135004) had no accession number.

Historical Information

Lancaster County was probably named for the English county. The county was formed sometime between 20 March and 16 September 1651 from Northumberland and York counties. The county court first met on 1 January 1652.

Scope and Content

Lancaster County (Va.) Records, circa 1766-1913, consist of the following series: Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Road and Bridge Records, Court Records (subfield series include Criminal Records, Judgments and Clerks' Records), Tax and Fiscal Records, Wills, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths and County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records.)

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Lancaster 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.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Lancaster County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Lancaster County. Geographical Names: Lancaster County (Va.)--History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Lancaster County. Contents List Records (Oversized), 1766-1867

Election Records: Polls 1844, 1849-1850 and Poll Books 1860-1861; Fiduciary Records, 1766; Land Records: Plats 1804, 1819, 1831, 1833, 1867 and Oyster Bottom Plats and Surveys; Road and Bridge Records: New Road Applications,1834.

Records, 1900-1903

Land Records: Deeds; Fiduciary Records; Court Records: Commonwealth Causes, Judgments, Clerks' Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Wills; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Road and Bridge Records; Election Records. Unprocessed.

Records, 1903-1905

Land Records: Deeds; Fiduciary Records; Court Records: Commonwealth Causes, Judgments, Clerks' Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Wills; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Road and Bridge Records; Election Records. Unprocessed.

Records, 1905-1908

Land Records: Deeds; Fiduciary Records; Court Records: Commonwealth Causes, Judgments, Clerks' Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Wills; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Road and Bridge Records; Election Records. Unprocessed.

Records, 1908-1910

Land Records: Deeds; Fiduciary Records; Court Records: Commonwealth Causes, Judgments, Clerks' Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Wills; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Road and Bridge Records; Election Records. Unprocessed.

Records, 1910-1912

Land Records: Deeds; Fiduciary Records; Court Records: Commonwealth Causes, Judgments, Clerks' Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Wills; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Road and Bridge Records; Election Records. Unprocessed.

Records, 1913

Land Records: Deeds; Fiduciary Records; Court Records: Commonwealth Causes, Judgments, Clerks' Records; Tax and Fiscal Records; Wills; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Road and Bridge Records; Election Records. Unprocessed.