New Kent County VA Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. New Kent County Records by Type Birth Records (9) Cemetery Records (81) Census Records (37) Church Records (28) Court Records (16) Death Records (10) Histories and Genealogies (6) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (11) Map Records (2) Marriage Records (16) Military Records (5) Miscellaneous Records (7) Newspapers and Obituaries (5) Probate Records (6) School Records (5) Tax Records (6)

Overview of New Kent County Records

• New Kent County was created in 1654 from York and James City counties.
• Copies of birth and death records from 1853-1896 and 1912 to the present can be obtained from the Virginia Department of Health.
• The New Kent County Clerk Circuit Court has birth and death records from 1865 to 1888, marriage records starting in 1865, divorce records, probate records starting in 1865, and court and land records starting in 1865.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.