PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi06703::A Guide to the Essex County (Va.) Organization Records, 1726)//EN" "vi06703.xml" A Guide to the Essex County (Va.) Organization Records, 1726 Essex County (Va.) Organization Records, 1726 Jennifer Taylor Library of Virginia © By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Jennifer Taylor, 26 January 2026 Description is in English A Guide to the Essex County (Va.) Organization Records, 1726 A Collection in the Library of Virginia

Library of Virginia Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Essex County (Va.) Organization Records, 1726 Library of Virginia 0.45 cubic feet (1 box). English Essex County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Essex County (Va.) Organization Records, 1726, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Essex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Essex County under an undated accession.

Processing Information

Prior to 2025, the various organization records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large organization record for the locality. Since 2025, these records additionally include identified but not processed records.

Encoded by J. Taylor: January 2026.

 Historical Information

Context for Record Type: Organization Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These organization records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, organization records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These organization record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.

Locality History:Essex County was named probably for the English county or perhaps for Algernon Capell, second earl of Essex. It was formed from Old Rappahannock County in 1692. The county seat is Tappahannock.

 Scope and Content

Essex County (Va.) Organization Records, 1726 is comprised of records created by groups in Essex County. These records consist of unprocessed, loose records. The records typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into one series: Series I: Essex County (Va.) Organization Records, 1726 [UNPROCESSED]

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Essex 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.

Contents List Essex County (Va.) Organization Records, 1726 [UNPROCESSED] Library of Virginia 0.45 cubic feet (1 box)

Includes boxes containing material identified as organization records. These records may be flat fliled or foldered but not fully processed.

Court Records; Fiduciary Records; Land Records; Miscellaneous Records; Organization Records 1677-1845

Consists of a fragment of a parish register from St. Anne's Parish, dated 1726.