Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Northumberland County (Va.) Records, 1700-1879. Local government records collection, Northumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Northumberland County.

Historical Information

Northumberland County probably was named for the English county. It was formed about 1645 from the district of Chickacoan, the early-seventeenth-century name for the region between the Potomac and the Rappahannock rivers.

Scope and Content

Northumberland County (Va.) Records, 1700-1879, consist of the following series: Business Records, Court Records, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, and Wills

Arrangement

Arranged by records series.

Related Material

Additional court records for Northumberland County can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Northumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.

Geographical Names:

• Northumberland County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
• Court records -- Virginia -- Essex County.
• Fiduciary reocrds -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
• Judicial records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
• Land records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
• Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.
• Wills -- Virginia -- Northumberland County.

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