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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by McKenzie Long, 27 October 2022 Description is in English 2022-03-09 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Lancaster County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1772-1817 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1050415 McKenzie Long

Library of Virginia 2022 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Lancaster County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1772-1817 1050415 Library of Virginia 1 b. English Lancaster County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Lancaster County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1772-1817. Local government records collection, Lancaster County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Lancaster County under the accession number 33243.

 Historical Information

Lancaster County was named probably for the English county. It was formed from Northumberland and York Counties sometime between 26 March and 16 September 1651. The county court first met on 1 January 1652. The county seat is Lancaster.

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.

 Scope and Content

Lancaster County (Va.) Processioner's Records, 1772-1817 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.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Lancaster County records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."