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Use microfilm copy, Northumberland County (Va.) Reel 1.
Northumberland County (Va.) Deed and Order Book, 1650-1652. Northumberland County (Va.) Reel 1, Local government records collection, Northumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Northumberland.
Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, the early-seventeenth-century name for the region between the Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers.
The deed and order book of Northumberland County in this collection was created by the County Court.
Deed Book, 1650-1652, of Northumberland County Court. The deed book records the name of the grantor and grantee, the residence of both individuals and the description of property being sold or transferred. The volume has an index which contains the first and last names of both parties. It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.
Order Book, 1650-1652, of Northumberland County Court. The order book records all matters brought before the court when it was in session. It provides a synopses of cases in a neater, more organized form. The volumes are sometimes internally indexed; more rarely, there is a book including: deeds, chancery causes, judgments, records of legal disputes heard before the county court and road ordres. The volume has an index which contains the first and last names of both parties. It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.
Arranged chronologically.
Additional Northumberland Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."