A Guide to Westmoreland County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861,
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode Numbers 1120197, 1156323, 1156324
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Processed by: Sarah Nerney
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Use microfilm copy, Westmoreland County, Reel 100.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Westmoreland County (Va.) Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861. Westmoreland County Reel 100, Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Westmoreland County.
Historical Information
Westmoreland County was formed from Northumberland County in 1653. Part of King George County was added in 1777.
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
Registers of Free Negroes, 1817-1826, 1828-1861, of Westmoreland County. They list 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 law.
Arrangement
Chronological.
Access Terms
- African Americans--Employment--Virginia--Westmoreland County.
- African Americans--Virginia--Westmoreland County.
- Free African Americans--Virginia--Westmoreland County.
- Justices of the Peace--Virginia--Westmoreland County.
- Livestock--Virginia--Westmoreland County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Westmoreland County.
- Registers (lists)--Virginia--Westmoreland County.
- Westmoreland County (Va.). Circuit Court.
- Westmoreland County--History--19th Century.
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Westmoreland County--History--19th Century.