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Stafford County Records, 1819-1906. Accession 23785. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Gift, 26 March 1952, of George H. S. King of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Stafford County was named for the English county. It was formed from Westmoreland County in 1664. Part of King George County was added in 1777. The county seat is Stafford.
Many pre-Civil War court records were lost to vandalism by Union troops during the Civil War. A few volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.
Stafford County, Virginia, records, 1819-1906, consisting of deeds, 1819-1848, for property in Stafford County, including in Aquia; agreements, 1847-1848, involving John H. Sutton and concerning lots and houses in Aquia; plat, 12 November 1906, for 92.112 acres in Stafford County; and a map (incomplete), n.d., of Woodstock (Aquia) and surrounding area in Stafford county.
Additional Stafford County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Stafford County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Stafford County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.
For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .