A Guide to the Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1749-1925 (bulk 1750-1800)
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the Library of Virginia
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1749-1925 (bulk 1750-1800). Local government records collection, Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from Prince Edward County Circuit Court under accession number 43640.
A list of records transferred is available at the Library of Virginia. Please consult Archives Research Services for details.
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. The county seat is Farmville.
Scope and Content
Prince Edward County (Va.) Court Records, 1749-1925 (bulk 1750-1800), consist of judgments, criminal causes, road and bridge records, land records, tax and fiscal records, election records, fiduciary records, jury records, overseer of the poor records, election records, health and medical records, bonds/commissions/oaths, business records, justice of the peace records, clerk's records, court finance records, and miscellaneous records. Not every kind of record exists for every year.
Chancery records, census records, deeds, eighteenth-century election records, free negro and slave records, military and pension records, tithable lists, and wills were removed and processed separately.
Index Terms
- Prince Edward County (Va.). Circuit Court.
- Public records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History.
- Boards (organizations) -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Bonds (legal records) -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Business records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Deeds -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Election returns -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Fiduciary records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Judicial records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Miscellaneous records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Overseer of the poor records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- School records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Tax and fiscal records -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History.