Essex County VA Genealogy

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Overview of Essex County Records

  • Essex County was created in 1692 from Rappahannock County, old.
  • Copies of birth and death records from 1853-1896 and 1912 to the present can be obtained from the Virginia Department of Health.
  • The Essex County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1814, divorce records, land records starting in 1865, probate records starting in 1656, and court records starting in 1692.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.