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King William County (Va.) County Court Records, 1701-1884. Local government records collection, King William County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from King William County. Portions of the collection were transferred under the following accession numbers: 20067, 20068, 20069.
King William County was named for William III and was formed from King and Queen County in 1701
The office of the clerk of the court of King William County was burned in 1885 and the records almost altogether were destroyed. Charred and fragments of sheets from the various books whose bindings had been burned off were thrown together without regard to date or subject matter and bound into seventeen volumes. These have all been photostated. Before binding the prints the effort was made to arrange them in proper order.
King William County (Va.) County Court Records 1701-1884. These records include the following records that are photostat copies: deeds, estate appraisals and inventories.
Additional King William County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
See 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 .