A Guide to the Northumberland County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1803-1857
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Microfilm reel numbers 94, 97, 111
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Processed by: Eddie Woodward
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Use microfilm copy, Northumberland County (Va.) Reels 94, 97, 111.
Preferred Citation
Northumberland County (Va.) Reels 94, 97, 111, Local government records collection, Northumberland County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
The microfilm copy of these records was generated by The Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Branch.
Historical Information
Northumberland County was formed about 1645.
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.
Scope and Content
Record of food and clothing issued to Negroes at Northumberland House Land, 1844-1849, lists the name and accounts for each person who received food or clothing. (No index)
Births of Negroes, 1841-1857, lists the name and birthdate of each person listed. (No index, one page)
List of Free Negroes, n.d., lists the name, sex, age and occupation of each person listed. (No index)
Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1852, of Northumberland County lists the registration number, name, age, skin 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 law. (No index)
Arrangement
Chronological by registration date.
Index Terms
- Northumberland County (Va.). Circuit Court.
- African Americans--Virginia--Northumberland County.
- African Americans--Virginia.
- Free African Americans--Virginia--Northumberland County.
- Northumberland County--History--19th century.
- Free Negro and Slave Records--Virginia--Northumberland County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Northumberland County.
- Registers (lists)--Virginia--Northumberland County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Northumberland County--History--19th century.