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Has anyone heard from Gary lately?
In a message dated 1/9/2010 3:45:18 A.M. Central Standard Time,
Atpowelljr(a)aol.com writes:
Formation of Virginia Counties_
(http://www.retracing-our-family-legacy.com/reference_formation_va_co.html)
Please Left Click;
THATS right Childress Cousins, Left Clickn the Long URL Changing the
Color
then Right click, Go to Search for the Formation of the VA Counties & all
of the information that is in the POST CUZ A T
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Formation of Virginia Counties_
(http://www.retracing-our-family-legacy.com/reference_formation_va_co.html)
Please Left Click;
THATS right Childress Cousins, Left Clickn the Long URL Changing the Color
then Right click, Go to Search for the Formation of the VA Counties & all
of the information that is in the POST CUZ A T
_Formation of Virginia Counties_
(http://www.retracing-our-family-legacy.com/reference_formation_va_co.html) Please Left Click;
To My Childerss Cousins: Virginia Burned and Remaining Records, That is
a Great Contribution,
Now this Formation of Virginia Counties, Gives a Bit more Information.
This Shows How much of the U S A was at one time in the Jusisdiction of
Va. Also it Shows From Which County the new formed County came from, AND That
which County was a Burned County.
One other Point Here is; When a new County was Formed he Records were
retained by the Former County for the Area that was Formed into the New County;
For instance, Henrico County until 1727 when Goochland County was Formed,
Records remained in the Henrico Court House, and a New set of Records
Started for Goochland, in 1744 Albemarle County was Formed From Goochland &
Louisa Counties, A New Set of Records was Formed For the New County Of
Albemarle, <BUT, Goochland Reords were Lost during the Civil War
BUT There is no mention of the Louisa County Records having been
Destroyed, SO there Just Might be something in Louisa that Could help
in Researching Albemarle, Though New Records were Started for the New
County, Checking the old County Records from which the New County was Formed,
JUST may help, and that is where this Information will help, BY giving the
Date of the Formation of the New County and from which county it was
formed.
Two of My 5th Grt Grand Aunts; Priscila Stinnett Married One John
Childress & Susannah Stinnett Married One Henry Childress in the Huff Creek Area
of Amherst County, VA. About; 1760/70
ONE Other Point About Henrico Shire & County; There has never been a
Designated Town as the County SEAT, The old Court House Was on Broad St in
Richmond, until a Few Years Back when the New Court House was Built on Parham
Road. There is just the Court House No Town Name like the Other Counties in
the State of Va. Until 2009 The Post office for Henrico County was
Richmond, Va & still is Richmond For Much of Henrico County.
A bit of Confusing Fact; In 1960 Census i am in Roanoke Va, in
1970,80,90, 2000 My Mailing Address shows that I have lived in Richmond, Va. But I
will show up on Henrico County Census List
CUZ A T _atpowelljr(a)aol.com_ (mailto:atpowelljr@aol.com)
This came to me via another ROOTS WEB site thought it might be of some
interest to some of my fellow Childers/Childress
Several Virginia counties, most of them in the eastern part of the state,
have suffered tremendous loss of their early records during the intense
military activity that occurred during the Civil War, and others lost
records
in fires. At some point, almost everyone conducting genealogical or
historical research will face the problem of finding information from a
so-called
"Burned Record county."
If you are working with a county that has suffered a loss of court
records, you must devote all your genealogical energy and historical
knowledge to
the project. First, survey any extant records as well as all existing
indexes; second, read every surviving record page by page; third, consult
the
records of the surrounding counties; finally, seek out other types of
records,
such as church, business, private, and government documents. Previously
lost records are still turning up; some are returned by descendants of
Union
soldiers who took souvenirs. As new information surfaces from the counties
and independent cities, and “new” records are discovered, the beginning
dates of record categories may change.
Within the colonial period, the major source available are the patents
that were recorded in the Secretary's Office between 1623 and 1774.
Determine
also if any church records are extant for the county of your interest. A
few more resources are available during the statehood period.
Title to virgin land issued from the governor in a record now called a
grant; petitions to the legislature date from 1775 into the 1850s; tax
records, both land and personal, date from 1782 into the twentieth
century;
militia fines date from 1795 to 1860.
Researchers should also consult the federal census schedules that were
taken every ten years and for Virginia survive from 1810 onward,
excepting
1890, which was almost entirely burned. Realize, however, that most of
these
records are simply lists and do not give family information. The record
can
locate a particular name within a specific county.
Burned record counties might be grouped into three basic categories:
Hopeless, Almost Hopeless, and Difficult.
Included in the Hopeless category are:
Appomattox: created in 1845, county court records were destroyed by fire
in 1892.
Buchanan: created in 1858, county court records were destroyed by fire in
1885; records created after that date suffered extreme damage in a flood
in
1977. A few re-recorded deeds exist.
Buckingham: created in 1761, county court records were destroyed by fire
in 1869. One plat book survived and some wills and deeds were later
recorded.
Dinwiddie: created in 1752, county court records prior to 1833 were
destroyed in 1865. One plat book, one order book, and one judgment book
survive.
Henrico: created in 1634 as an original shire, all county court records
prior to 1655 and almost all prior to 1677 are missing; additionally,
many
isolated records were destroyed during the Revolutionary War, and almost
all
Circuit Court records were destroyed by fire in Richmond on 3 April 1865.
James City: created in 1634 as an original shire, all county court
records
were lost in 1865.
King and Queen: created in 1691, county court records were lost in fires
in 1828 and 1865. One plat book and three mid-nineteenth century Superior
Court record books survive.
Nansemond: created in 1652, county court records were destroyed in three
separate fires, the earliest of which consumed the house of the court
clerk
in April 1734 (where the records were kept at that time), and the last on
7
February 1866. A few fee books have been found in the records of Sussex
County.
New Kent: created in 1654, county court records were destroyed when John
Posey burned the courthouse on 15 July 1787, and records created after
that
date were lost to fire in 1865.
Warwick: created in 1643, county court records were destroyed at several
times with most destruction occurring during the Civil War. A seventeenth
century livestock registry, one order book, and one minute book from the
eighteenth century survive.
Included in the Almost Hopeless category are:
Prince George: created in 1703, most county court records were burned
during the Civil War. A few record books survived and, proving that there
is
always hope, the volume in which deeds and wills were recorded between
1710
and 1713 was found within the last decade.
Elizabeth City: created in 1634 as an original shire, records were
damaged
and/or destroyed during the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Civil
War. A few early deeds, wills, orders, and guardian's accounts survive.
Gloucester: created in 1651, all county court records were destroyed by
an
1820 fire, and most of the records created after that date were destroyed
in Richmond on 3 April 1865. Six minute books from the nineteenth century
and two surveyor's record books survive.
Hanover: created in 1721, most county court records were destroyed by
fire
in Richmond on 3 April 1865. A few isolated record books that were not
sent to Richmond and various scraps of loose papers survive.
Included in the Difficult category are Twenty-five other Virginia
counties
have suffered some loss of county court records, some to a greater degree
than others :
Albemarle: created in 1744, all order books except the first and all
loose
papers were destroyed in Tarleton's raid on Charlottesville in 1781.
Bland: created in 1861, all but a few record books and some chancery
papers were destroyed by fire in 1888.
Brunswick: created in 1732, the first pages of a number of early record
books damaged by time.
Caroline: created in 1728, most records prior to 1836 were destroyed
during the Civil War. Some deeds and wills are recorded in extant Chancery
Papers, and a considerable number of order books and loose papers survive.
Charles City: created in 1634 as an original shire, records have been
destroyed at various times. The most damage occurred during the Civil War
when
the records were strewn through woods in a rainstorm. Many fragments of
records exist, so many, in fact, that there is something for almost every
year.
Chesterfield: created in 1749, lost one marriage register and some loose
court papers during the Civil War.
Clarke: created in 1836, had pages cut from several record books during
the Civil War.
Craig: created in 1851, lost the first deed book and most of the loose
papers during the Civil War.
Fairfax: created in 1742, original wills and deeds as well as many other
loose papers were destroyed during the Civil War; deed books for
twenty-six
of the fifty-six years between 1763 and 1819 are missing.
Greene: created in 1838, lost the first deed book during the Civil War
when it was removed from the courthouse; no records were lost, but some
suffered extreme water damage in efforts to put out a fire in the 1970s.
King George: created in 1721, had one will book, an early marriage
register, and an order book "carried away during the Civil War." A few
years ago
the will book was deposited in the Virginia Historical Society.
King William: created in 1702, all county court records prior to 1885
(except for seventeen will books) were destroyed in a fire in that year.
Lee: created in 1793, lost the oldest marriage register in an 1863 fire.
Louisa: created in 1742, lost one order book in Richmond in 1865.
Mathews: created in 1791, all county court records were burned in
Richmond
on 3 April 1865. At least two bond books, one plat book, and a number of
fee books survive.
Northumberland: created in 1645, suffered some loss in a fire in the
clerk's office on 25 October 1710.
Nottoway: created in 1789, many county court records were destroyed or
heavily mutilated in 1865.
Prince William: created in 1731, many county court records have been
lost,
destroyed, or stolen at various times. Scattered years of deeds, wills,
and orders, as well as various bond books and a plat book, survive.
Richmond: created in 1692, has some record books damaged and mutilated
due
to unknown causes; additionally, the will books prior to 1699 were
missing
as early as 1793, and order books for the period 1794-1816 are also
missing.
Rockingham: created in 1778, many pre-Civil War records were lost during
the Valley Campaign of 1864. In an effort to safeguard the records, they
were loaded onto a wagon that was subsequently set afire by Union troops.
Records that were saved include: administrators, executors, and guardians
bonds.
Russell: created in 1786, the first marriage register and all loose files
were lost in a fire in the clerk's office in 1872.
Stafford: created in 1664, many pre-Civil War county court records were
lost to vandalism during the war. Scattered years of deeds, wills, and
orders
have survived as has an old General Index.
Surry: created in 1652, has lost deeds for 1835-1838 and order books for
1718-1741 and various other early record books are fragmentary. Court
house
fires in 1906 and 1922 did not result in loss of records which were then
housed in a separate clerk's office.
Washington: created in 1777, lost a minute book for the period 1787-1819
and many loose papers in a fire in the clerk's office on 15 December 1864.
Westmoreland: created in 1653, lost an order book for the period
1764-1776
to theft, and many loose papers were damaged during both the
Revolutionary
War and the Civil War.