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New Papyrus Publishing Company's On-Line Catalog:
Caroline County Virginia
Caroline County was established in 1728 from the upper portions of Essex,
King and Queen, and King William counties. Its name honored Caroline of
Anspach, consort of King George II. Some further territory from King and Queen
County was added in 1742 and 1762. There have been no further boundary
changes since then. Adjoining Caroline is Spotsylvania to the northwest, King
George on the northeast, Hanover to the southwest, and King William, King
and Queen, and Essex to the southeast. The earliest settlers to the region
came in the 1650s, attracted by the cheap land and access to the deepwater
wharves of the Rappahannock River. Its population increased rapidly, and
throughout the eighteenth century, Caroline county was one of the most
populated counties in all of Virginia. Like many counties in Virginia during the
Civil War, a number of court and official records were burned or lost during
the conflict. The irony is that only a complete set of Court Order books
have survived. These were not sent to Richmond for "safe-keeping" by
Confederate authorities and consequently were not among the great mass of Virginia
county archives which went up in flames during the retreat from Richmond
in April, 1865.
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For a better understanding of county boundary changes, see our new section
_Virginia in Maps_ (
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Caroline County, Virginia 'Lost' Wills, 1727-1852 and Related Records from
other Sources: Volume One
8 1/2" x 11" format, xv, 332 pages. Abstracted by Kimberly Curtis
Campbell, 2012. This volume contains the earliest extant wills for Caroline County.
This series will try to fill in the records gap that exists by using a
variety of original sources.
FROM THE PREFACE:
Campbell, Joseph, [died intestate 1794, family recreated from suit] THIS
Joseph Campbell Coulld Vey well be A Brother to OUR OLE GEORGE CAMPBELL
FROM Caroline County Va. PLEASE any in put from any campbell COUSIN who might
be able to shed any light ! THANKS CUZ A T
Campbell, Joseph, Jr., [deceased 1809, family I believe that this is the
Joseph Campbll that CUZ Rayy Campbell's D. N. A. Came from <CUZ AT>