A Guide to the Bedford County Free Negro Registers, 1803-1860
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection Numbers: Barcode number 7807200, 7807209/Bedford County microfilm reel number 120a
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Use Microfilm, Bedford County, Reel 120a.
Preferred Citation
Bedford County Free Negro Registers, 1803-1860. Bedford County Reel 120a. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Original volumes transferred from Bedford County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. Volumes microfilmed by LVA-ISB.
Historical Information
Bedford County was formed in 1753 from Lunenburg County. Part of Albemarle was added in 1754 and part of Lunenburg was added at a later date.
An act passed by the Virginia legislature in 1803 required every free negro or mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the county clerk. The register listed the age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Some clerks recorded additional information not required by the law.
Scope and Content Information
Bedford County Free Negro Registers, 1803-1860, lists the age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free.
Arrangement
Chronological.