A Guide to the Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1755-1940
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 0007306508-0007306516, 0007306519-0007306525, 0007306502-0007306507, 0007307852, 0007307858, 0007308315-0007308333
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions. The collection is unprocessed but open for research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1755-1940. Local government records collection, Prince Edward County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Prince Edward County under the accession number 50252.
Historical Information
Prince Edward County was named in honor of Edward Augustus, a son of Prince Frederick Louis, a grandson of George II, and a younger brother of George III. The county was formed from Amelia County in 1753.
Scope and Content
Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1755-1940, consist of marriage and vital statistics records, fiduciary records, and wills.
The marriage and vital statistics records consist of ministers' returns and marriage consents (1795-1871); marriage bonds (1755-1846); marriage bonds, certificates, consents, and licenses (1847-1865); and marriage licenses (1866-1912).
The fiduciary records consist of settlements, accounts, inventories, and appraisements and date from 1772-1906 circa. There appear to be two runs of these records, with the first organized alphabetically by surname and the second chronologically.
The wills date from 1754-1940 circa and are arranged alphabetically by surname.
Index Terms
- Prince Edward County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History.
- Estate records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Fiduciary records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Marriage records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Wills -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History.