A Guide to the Mecklenburg County (Va.) Records, circa 1780-1931, undated
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Preferred Citation
Mecklenburg County (Va.) Records, circa 1780-1931, undated. Local government records collection, Mecklenburg County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Mecklenburg County .
Historical Information
Mecklenburg County was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg -Stralitz, consort of King George III. The county was formed from Lunenburg County in 1764. The county court first met on 11 March 1765.
Numerous loose records prior to 1783 are missing. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.
Scope and Content
Mecklenburg County (Va.) Records, circa 1780-1931, undated, consist of the following series: Military and Pension Records, Road and Bridge Records, School Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Wills, Township Records, Court Records (subfield series include Judgments Criminal Records, Chancery Records, Clerks' Records and Finance), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Brige Records,Overseers of the Poor Records and Board of Supervisors Records) and Business Records.
Related Material
Additional Mecklenburg County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.
Mecklenburg County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Mecklenburg County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection .
For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .
Contents List
Military and Pension Records, Road and Bridge Records, School Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Wills, Township Records (1870.)
Bonds/Commissions/Oaths: Justice of the Peace Oaths, 1889 and Petitions for the Appointment of Officials, 1879, 1889; Fiduciary Records: Certificates of Probate, 1792, 1812, 1814-1829, 1830-1840 and Estate Accounts, 1804; Land Records: Appointments of Processioners, 1823-1824 and Processioners' Returns, 1796, 1808, 1812; Road and Bridge Records: Road Papers, 1808, 1815, 1822-1823, 1858; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records, 1889; Wills, 1816, Green, Peggy.
Court Records: Appointments of Attorneys, Chancery Records, Clerks' Records, Judgments, Criminal Records: Commonwealth Causes and Finance; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths; Business Records; Fiduciary Records; Military and Pension Records: Indigent Soldiers' Families Reports and Judgments.