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The following abbreviations are used in this Part :
A .: Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, for the session indicated.
E. (superior) : resulted from Virginia legislation, but now extinct, as shown by accompanying limiting dates.
H .: Hening's "Statutes at Large".
H. B .: "Journals of the House of Burgesses", 1619 to 1776 (Virginia State Library : 1905-1915).
J .: "Journal of the House" (Burgesses or Delegates, as the case may be) as interpreted in the note on the subject under the "General" section of the Preface.
K. (superior) : resulted from Virginia legislation, but now in Kentucky.
S .: Shepherd's "Statutes at Large" (continuation of Hening).
U. S .: "United States Statutes at Large".
W. (superior) : resulted from Virginia legislation, but now in West Virginia.
* See note 3.
** Sce note 65.
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County
Formed
Land formed from
Original Shire;
H. i, 224; H. i, 249.
H. ii, 122, 186.
H. v, 266; H. vi, 441; H. vii, 419;
H. viii, 395; H. ix, 325; A (1836-7), 33; A (1838), 57;
A (1855-6), 99;
A (1861), 151; A (1871-2), 342; A (1876-7), 21; A (1876-7), 228;
U. S. Stats. i, 130, 214 : U. S. Stats. ii, 103, 115;
A (1845-6), 50; A (1846-7), 41; A (1846-7), 48.
A (1821-2), 28;
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Alexandria ;5
1847 (J. Mar. 13, 1847) ;
1822 (J. Jan. 5, 1822) ;
Bath, Botetourt and Monroe ;
References
e Accawmack ; (1634-1642/3)2
Accomack ;
1653 (See note 3.) ;
Northampton ;
Albemarle ;៛
1744 (J. Oct. 16, 1744) ;
Goochland ;
and part of Louisa ; "and certain islands in the Flu- vanna River."
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District of Columbia ; (that portion of it which was for- merly a part of Fairfax County) ;
Alleghany ;
1634 (See note 1.) ;
Amelia ;
1735 (J. Sep. 30, 1734) ;
Amherst ;
1761 (J. Apl. 7, 1761) ;
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Albemarle ; "and certain islands in the Flu- vanna River."
Buckingham, Prince Edward, Char- lotte and Campbell; and part of Campbell ;
A (1844-5), 38; A (1847-8), 41; A (1859-0), 151.
H. v, 78;
H. vi, 376; HI. . viii, 395 ;
H. ix, 262;
H. ix, 420;
H. x, 114;
H. x, 351;
H. xii, 637;
II. xiii, 165.
A (1822-3), 88; A (1842-3), 40; A (1846-7), 57: A (1855-6), 97; A (1885-6), 383.
Prince George and Brunswick ;
HI. iv, 467; H. vi, 379 ; H. xii, 723; H. xii, 596;
H. vii, 419;
HI. viii, 395. S. iii, 378.
Appomattox ;
1845 (J. Feb. 8, 1845) ;
Augusta ;6
1745 (J. Dec. 15, 1738) ;
and part of Monroe; and part of Bath;
Orange ;
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County
Formed
Land formed from
w Barbour;
1843 (J. Mar. 3, 1843) ;
Harrison, Lewis and Randolph ;
Bath ;
1791 (J. Dec. 14, 1790) ;
Augusta, Botetourt and Greenbrier ;
H. xiii, 165; S. ii, 53; A (1821-2), 27; A (1821-2), 28;
A (1822-3), 88;
A (1846-7), 52; A (1846-7), 57.
H. vi, 381;
H. vi, 441; H. x, 447; H. xii, 70.
H. viii, 597; S. ii, 271; A (1819-0), 27; A (1862, Wheeling), 3; A (1865-6), 194 ; A (1865-6), 195.
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Bedford;7
1754 (J. Dec. 13, 1753) ;
.
w Berkeley ;
1772 (J. Mar. 24, 1772) ;
Frederick ;
References
A (1842-3), 37; A (1843-4), 34; A (1850-1), 23.
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Lunenburg; and parts of Albemarle and Lunen- burg ;
Bland;
1861 (J. Mar. 30, 1861) ;8
1847 (J. Mar. 11, 1847) ; 1770 (J. Nov. 28, 1769) ;
Giles, Wythe and Tazewell ; and part of Giles;
Kanawha, Cabell and Logan;
Augusta ;
and part of Rockbridge;
Fayette;
Lewis, Kanawha and Nicholas; and part of Randolph ;
Ohio ;
A (1861), 45; A (1899-0), 665.
A (1846-7), 49.
H. viii, 395; H. viii, 600; H. ix, 420; H. xii, 74; H. xiii, 76; H. xiii, 165; S. i, 406; S. ii, 64; S. ii, 345;
A (1821-2), 28;
A (1838), 54; A (1850-1), 21;
A (1887-8), 556.
H. xii, 89; H. xii, 658.
A (1835-6), 18; A (1843-4), 37; A (1848-9), 30; A (1857-8), 111; A (1859-0), 151.
S. ii, 54; A (1847-8), 30.
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k Bourbon ;
1786 (J. Dec. 29, 1785) ;
w Braxton ;
1836 (J. Jan. 15, 1836) ;
1797 (J. Nov. 30, 1796) ;10
w Brooke;
w Boone ; Botetourt ;º
County
Formed
Land formed from
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Brunswick ;11
1732 (J. Dec. 17, 1720) ;
Buchanan ;
1858 (J. Feb. 16, 1858) ;12
1761 (J. Apl. 7, 1761) ;
Albemarle ;
and part of Appomattox ;
Kanawha ;
Gilmer ;
References
H. iv, 77;
H. ix, 355; H. iv, 467; H. v, 383 ; H. x, 363 ; H. xii, 596.
A (1857-8), 108; A (1879-0), 125.
H. vii, 419; H. ix, 559 ; A (1844-5), 38; A (1859-0), 171.
A (1808-9), 44; A (1817-8), 185; A (1823-4), 20; A (1829-0), 117;
A (1841-2), 36; A (1846-7), 49; A (1847-8), 34; A (1849-0), 24. A (1855-6), 90.
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w Cabell ;
1809 (J. Jan. 2, 1809) ;
1856 (J. Mar. 5, 1856) ;
Area not named [Prince George] ;11, a and parts of Surry and Isle of Wight ;
Tazewell and Russell;
Buckingham ;
w Calhoun ;
Campbell;
1782 (J. Dec. 15, 1781) ;
Caroline ;13
1728 (J. Mar. 15, 1727) ;
Carroll ;
1842 (J. Jan. 17, 1842) ;
Grayson ; and part of Patrick;
Charles City ;
1634 (Sec note 1.) ;
Original Shire;
and enlarged, but no metes or bounds given ; Original Shire;
e Charles River ; (1634-1642/3)15
1634 (See note 1.) ;
Charlotte ;
1765 (J. Nov. 27, 1764) ;
Lunenburg ;
Chesterfield ;16
1749 (J. May 1, 1749) ;
Henrico ;
Frederick ; and part of Warren:
H. x, 447; A (1844-5), 38; A (1847-8), 41.
H. B. (1727-40), 39; H. iv, 420; H. v, 185; H. vii, 620.
A (1841-2), 32; A (1855-6), 98.
H. i, 224;14 H. iii, 233; H. iv, 94.14, "
H. i, 224; H. i, 249;
H. viii, 41; H. ix, 327; A (1844-5), 38.
H. B. (1742-9), 384. A (1849-0), 26;
A (1835-6), 20; A (1859-0), 496;
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Clarke;
1836 (J. Mar. 8, 1836) ;
Bedford;
Essex, King and Queen and King William ; and part of King and Queen; and part of King and Queen;
2
County
Formed
Land formed from
Braxton and Nicholas ;
Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles and Mon- roe ;17
and part of Monroe; and part of Montgomery ; and part of Alleghany ;
and part of Monroe;
and part of Giles ;
Culpeper ; 18
1749 (J. Mar. 23, 1748) ;
Orange;
Goochland ;
and part of Buckingham ;
Russell, Wise and Buchanan;
Prince George ; Harrison, Tyler, Ritchie and Lewis;
References
A (1857-8), 111.
A (1850-1), 21; A (1852-3), 130 : A (1852-3), 130; A (1855-6), 97;
A (1855-6), 97;
A (1857-8), 114; A (1879-0), 183.
H. B. (1742-9), 346; H. xiii, 558; A (1832-3), 44.
H. B. (1742-9), 346; H. ix, 322 ; H. ix, 559.
A (1879-0), 125.
H. vi, 254.
A (1844-5), 42; A (1849-0), 33.
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Cumberland ;18
1749 (J. Mar. 23, 1748) ;
Dickenson ;
1880 (J. Feb. 27, 1880) ;20
Dinwiddie ;
1752 (J. Mar. 9, 1752) ;
1845 (J. Feb. 4, 1845) ;
w Doddridge ;
1858 (J. Mar. 29, 1858) ;
w Clay ; Craig;
1851 (J. Mar. 21, 1851) ;
e Dunmore ; (1772-1778) ;21
Elizabeth City ; 22
1634 (See note 1.) ;
Original Shire;
Essex ;
1692 (J. Apl. 26, 1692) ;
Rappahannock ;
Prince William ;
and part of Loudoun ;
Prince William ;
Kentucky ;
Logan, Greenbrier, Nicholas and Kanawha ;
and part of Kanawha;
H. viii, 597; H. ix, 424.
H. i, 224; A (1881-2), 43.
H. iii, 104; H. iv, 77; H. iv, 240,23
H. v, 207; H. vii, 148 ; S. ii, 107; U. S. Stats. i, 130, 214; U. S. Stats. ii, 103, 115. A (1845-6), 50; A (1846-7), 41; A (1846-7), 48.
H. vii, 311. A (1823-4), 82.
H. x, 315; H. xii, 89; H. xii, 663.
A (1830-1), 134; A (1830-1), 136; A (1832-3), 47; A (1839), 33; A (1849-0), 19. A (1849-0), 25; A (1850-1), 26.
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Fauquier ; 24
1759 (J. Apl. 5, 1759) ;
k Fayette ;
1780 (J. June 30, 1780) ;
w Fayette ;
1831 (J. Feb. 28, 1831) ;
Frederick ;
1772 (J. Mar. 24, 1772) ;
Fairfax;
1742 (J. May 27, 1742) ;
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County
Formed
Land formed from
Botetourt ;
Floyd ;
1831 (J. Jan. 15, 1831) ;
Montgomery ; and part of Franklin;
Albemarle ;
H. ix, 325; H. xii, 71; A (1836-7), 33; A (1838), 57;
A (1855-6), 99;
A (1861), 151; A (1871-2), 342; A (1876-7), 20; A (1876-7), 228.
H. xii, 70; A (1847-8), 42; A.(1872-3), 85.
H. v, 78; H. vi, 376; H. viii, 597; A (1827-8), 51; A (1835-6), 20; A (1835-6), 22;
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Franklin ;
1786 (J. Nov. 29, 1785) ;
1743 (J. Dec. 15, 1738) ;
Bedford and Henry ; and part of Patrick ;
Orange ;
and part of Augusta ;
References
H. viii, 600; H. ix, 257.
A (1830-1), 137; A (1872-3), 85.
Fluvanna ;
1777 (J. June 3, 1777) ;
Frederick ; 26
1772 (J. Apl. 8, 1772) ;
e Fincastle ; (1772-1777) ;25
=
Giles ; 27
1806 (J. Jan. 16, 1806) ;
Montgomery, Monroe and Tazewell; and part of Wythe ;
and part of Tazewell ;
and part of Monroe; and part of Tazewell ;
and part of Mercer ;
A (1836-7), 31; A (1840-1), 61; A (1850-1), 21;
A (1857-8), 114;
A (1861), 45; A (1879-0), 183;
A (1899-0), 665.
w Gilmer ;
1845 (J. Feb. 3, 1845) ;
Lewis and Kanawha;
A (1844-5), 45; A (1846-7), 58;
A (1855-6), 90; A (1855-6), 91.
Gloucester ;
1651.(See note 28.) ;
York;
A (1847-8), 43; A (1862, Wheeling), 3; A (1865-6), 194; A (1865-6), 195.
S. iii, 244; S. iii, 389; A (1823-4), 20; A (1825-6), 39; A (1826-7), 42; A (1827-8), 52; A (1828-9), 119; A (1835-6), 24;
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and part of Craig;
H. i, 374; H. xiii, 162.
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1
1
County
Formed
Land formed from
References
Goochland ;29
1728 (J. Mar. 6, 1727) ;
Henrico ;
H. B. (1727-40), 33; H. iv, 240; H. v, 266 ; (See note 19.) H. xii, 71;
H. xiii, 559 ; S. i, 315;
A (1809-0), 58;
A (1817-8), 185;
A (1824-5), 75;
A (1840-1), 62;
A (1841-2), 32;
A (1874-5), 26;
A (1874-5), 330.
w Greenbrier ;
1778 (J. Jan. 12, 1778) ;
Botetourt and Montgomery ;
H. ix, 420;
H. xii, 670;
H. xiii, 165;
S: i, 388 ;
S. ii, 168;
A (1817-8), 34;
A (1824-5), 73;
A (1826-7), 41;
A (1830-1), 134;
A (1830-1), 136; A (1832-3), 47.
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Grayson ;
1793 (J. Nov. 7, 1792) ;
Wythe ;
and part of Patrick ;
and part of Monroe;
and part of Fayette; and part of Fayette; 2
Greene ; Greensville ;
Halifax;
w Hampshire;
1838 (J. Jan. 24, 1838) ;
1781 (J. Nov. 28, 1780) ;
1752 (J. Apl. 17, 1752) ;
1754 (J. Dec. 13, 1753) ;
Orange ;
Brunswick ; and part of Brunswick; and part of Sussex;
Lunenburg ;
Augusta and Frederick ; and part of Augusta ;
and part of Hardy ;
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Brooke ;
New Kent ;
Hampshire;
A (1838), 52.
H. x, 363 ; H. xii, 596; S. ii, 347.
H. vi, 252; H. viii, 205;
H. vi, 376; H. ix, 420 ; H. xii, 86; H. xii, 597 ;
A (1819-0), 27; A (1820-1), 120; A (1823-4), 83.
A (1847-8), 30.
H. B. (1712-26), 281; H. iv, 95; H. v, 208; H. xii, 620;
H. xii, 86; H. xii, 597; H. xii, 637; A (1823-4), 83;
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w Hancock ; Hanover ;30
1848 (J. Jan. 15, 1848) ;
1721 (J. Nov. 20 [26], 1720) ;
w Hardy;
1786 (J. Dec. 10, 1785) ;
County
w Harrison ;
1784 (J. June 4, 1784) ;
Monongalia ;
H. xi, 366;
H. xii, 393;
S. ii, 170;
S. ii, 203;
S. ii, 345;
S. iii, 174;
A (1816-7), 152;
A (1816-7), 154;
A (1818-9), 142;
A (1841-2), 34;
A (1842-3), 35;
A (1842-3), 37;
A (1843-4), 34;
A (1844-5), 42;
A (1849-0), 33.
H. i, 224; (See note 31, b .. ) H. iv, 240; (See note 16) ; H. xii, 620.
H. ix, 241;
H. xii, 70; H. xiii, 160; H. xiii, 290; A (1857-8), 113.
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Henrico;31
1634 (See note 1.) ;
Original Shire ;31, a
.
1777 (J. Oct. 23, 1776) ;
Pittsylvania ;
and part of Patrick;
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Henry;
Formed
Land formed from
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and part of Monongalia ; and part of Randolph ; and part of Ohio;
Highland ;
1847 (J. Mar. 19, 1847) ;
1778 (J. Dec. 9, 1778) ;
e Illinois ; 32 (1778-1784) 33
Isle of Wight;
1637 (See note 34.) ;
Formerly Warrosquyoake;
and part of Upper Norfolk;
and part of Nansemond ; and part of Nansemond ;
w Jackson;
1831 (J. Mar. 1, 1831) ;
Mason, Kanawha and Wood;
and part of Wirt;
Original Shire ;
H. i, 224; H. iv, 95;34, b
H. viii, 208;
H. viii, 405;
and part of York ;
H. viii, 419; A (1852), 31.
k Jefferson ;
1780 (J. June 30, 1780) ;
Kentucky ;
Berkeley ;
A (1846-7), 52.
H. ix, 552; H. x, 303.
H. i, 228;34, a H. i, 247; H. i, 423; (See note 71.) H. viii, 405; H. viii, 602.
A (1830-1), 138; A (1847-8), 38; A (1852-3), 130; A (1855-6), 91.
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H. x, 315; H. xi, 469.
w Jefferson ;
1801 (J. Jan. 8, 1801) ;
S. ii, 271; A (1862, Wheeling), 3; A (1865-6), 194; A (1865-6), 195.
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Pendleton and Bath;
"on the western side of the Ohio river [Augusta ]"
James City ;
1634 (See note 1.) ;
and part of New Kent ;
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w Kanawha ; 85
1789 (J. Nov. 14, 1788) ;
Greenbrier and Montgomery ;
and part of Fayette;
1777 (J. Dec. 7, 1776) ;
Fincastle ;
References
H. xii, 670 ; S. i, 388;
S. ii, 263;
S. iii, 77;
A (1808-9), 44;
A (1816-7), 157; A (1817-8), 34;
A (1817-8), 185;
A (1823-4), 20;
A (1823-4), 80; A (1823-4), 81;
A (1829-0), 117;
A (1830-1), 134;
A (1830-1), 138;
A (1835-6), 18;
A (1839), 33;
A (1843-4), 37;
A (1844-5), 45; A (1846-7), 49;
A (1847-8), 34;
A (1849-0), 24;
A (1849-0), 25;
A (1855-6), 91.
H. ix, 257; H. x, 315.
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e Kentucky ; 36 (1777-1780) 37
Formed
Land formed from
King and Queen
1691 (J. May 12, 1691) ;
New Kent ;
Richmond ;
and part of Westmoreland;
King and Queen;
Northumberland and York;
Russell ;
and part of Scott;
H. iii, 94; H. iii, 211; H. iv, 77; H. iv, 240;38 H. v, 185; H. vii, 620.
H. B. (1712-26), 279; H. iv, 95; H. iv, 303; H. ix, 244; H. ix, 432.
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H. iii, 211; H. iv, 77; H. iv, 240.40
H. i, 374;
H. xiii, 556; A (1812-3), 110; A (1814-5), 85;
A (1814-5), 87;
A (1822-3), 90; A (1836-7), 34; A (1855-6), 87.
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King George ;39
1721 (J. Nov. 24, 1720) ;
King William ;
1702 (J. Sep. 12, 1701) ;
Lancaster ; Lee ;
1651 (See note 41.) ;
1793 (J. Oct. 25, 1792) ;
County
Formed
Land formed from
References
w Lewis;
1816 (J. Dec. 18, 1816) ;
Harrison ; and part of Randolph;
Kentucky ;
Giles, Cabell, Tazewell and Kanawha ; and parts of Kanawha and Cabell;
Fairfax;
A (1816-7), 152 : A (1817-8), 184; A (1818-9), 142; A (1835-6), 18;
A (1842-3), 35; A (1843-4), 37; A (1844-5), 42; A (1844-5), 45; A (1846-7), 58; A (1849-0), 33; A (1850-1), 23.
H. x, 315; H. xii, 118.
A (1823-4), 20; A (1829-0), 117; A (1830-1), 134; A .(1833-4), 33; A (1846-7), 49; A (1849-0), 21.
H. vii, 148 ; S. ii, 107; A (1823-4), 82.
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k Lincoln ;
1780 (J. June 30, 1780) ;
w Logan ; 42
1824 (J. Jan. 12, 1824) ;
Loudoun ;
1757 (J. May 17, 1757) ;
Louisa ; 43
1742 (J. June 2, 1742) ;
Hanover ;
New Norfolk;
H. i, 228;43, a H. i, 247. H. iii, 95.
H. v, 383;
H. vi, 383;
H. vi, 441;
H. vi, 252;
H. viii, 41;
H. ix, 327.
w McDowell ;
1858 (J. Feb. 20, 1858) ;
Tazewell ;
A (1857-8), 106; A (1859-0), 169.
k Madison ;
1786 (J. Dec. 15, 1785) ;
Lincoln ;
H. xii, 118.
. H. xiii, 558.
Madison ;
1793 (J. Dec. 5, 1792) ;45
Culpeper ;
Monongalia and Harrison;
A (1841-2), 34; A (1842-3), 40;
A (1843-4), 34; -
and part of Monongalia ;
A (1846-7), 57; .A (1855-6), 98. -
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Lunenburg;
1746 (J. Apl. 1, 1746) ;
Brunswick ;
and part of Charlotte;
H. v, 208; H. vii, 419; A (1836-7), 33; A (1838), 57; A (1876-7), 20; A (1876-7), 21; A (1876-7), 228;
e Lower Norfolk ; (1637-1691) ;4+
1637 (See note 55.) ;
w Marion ; 46
1842 (J. Jan. 14, 1842) ;
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County
Formed
w Marshall ; 47
1835 (J. Mar. 12, 1835) ;
৳ Mason ;
1789 (J. Nov. 5, 1788) ;
1804 (J. Jan. 3, 1804) ;48
Kanawha ;
Gloucester ;
Lunenburg ;
Lincoln ;
Giles and Tazewell;
Lancaster ;
Augusta ; and part of Augusta ; and part of Augusta ;
References
A (1834-5), 38. H. xii, 658. S. iii, 77; A (1816-7), 157; A (1823-4), 81; A (1830-1), 138; A (1847-8), 34.
H. xii, 162.
H. viii, 41.
H. xii, 118.
A (1836-7), 31; A (1840-1), 61; A (1846-7), 57.
H. ii, 327.
H. ix, 262; H. x, 114;
H. x, 351; H. xi, 366; S. ii, 203; A (1817-8), 32; A (1818-9), 141;
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Mathews;
1791 (J. Dec. 16, 1790) ;
1765 (J. Nov. 27, 1764) ;
1786 (J. Dec. 15, 1785) ;
1837 (J. Mar. 17, 1837) ;
Middlesex ;
1673 (See note 49.) ;
w Monongalia ;
1776 (J. Nov. 6, 1776) ;
Land formed from
Ohio ;
Bourbon ;
w Mason;
Mecklenburg ;
k Mercer ;
w Mercer;
w Monroe (Munroe) 50
1779 (J. Jan. 15, 1799) ;51
Greenbrier ; and part of Botetourt ;
Fincastle ;
H. ix, 257;
H. ix, 330 ;
H. ix, 420;
H. xii, 670;
H. xiii, 76;
S. i, 315;
S. i, 406;
S. ii, 64 ;
S. iii, 244;
A (1830-1), 137; A (1839), 30;
A (1839-0), 35;
A (1841-2), 39;
A (1848-9), 28; A (1852-3), 130.
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and part of Botetourt ;
and part of Pulaski;
A (1840-1), 61; A (1841-2), 34; A (1846-7), 57.
S. ii, 168 ; S. ii, 345; S. iii, 244; A (1821-2), 28; A (1826-7), 41; A (1826-7), 42; A (1828-9), 119; A (1842-3), 40; A (1850-1), 21; A (1852-3), 130; A (1855-6), 97; A (1855-6), 383.
Montgomery ;
1777 (J. Dec. 7, 1776) ;
and part of Preston;
.
County
Formed
Land formed from
Berkeley and Hampshire;
Formerly Upper Norfolk ;
H. i, 321;
(Va. Mag. of Hist. and Biog., vol. xxiii, 254.)
H. viii, 405; H. viii, 602; H. xii, 69.
H. xi, 469.
S. iii, 378;
H. 1, 387-8; H. iv, 95;54
H. viii, 208.
and part of James City ;
Elizabeth City ;
Greenbrier, Kanawha and Randolph;
References
w Morgan ;
Nansemond ;
1642 (See note 52) ;
k Nelson ;
1785 (J. Nov. 29, 1784) ;
Jefferson ;
Nelson ;
1808 (J. Dec. 23, 1807) ;58
Amherst ;
York ;
1654 (- -);
e New Norfolk ; (1636-1637) 56
. 1636 (See note 55.) ;
1818 (J. Jan. 30, 1818) ;
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Norfolk County Rec- ords and Land Grants. See note 55.
A (1817-8), 34; A (1819-0), 72;
New Kent;
w Nicholas ;
1820 (J. Feb. 9, 1820) ;
A (1819-0), 27; A (1820-1), 120; A (1827-8), 51.
Norfolk ; 57 Northampton ; Northumberland ;5?
1691 (J. May 16, 1691) ;
1642-3 (See note 58.) ;
1648 (See note 60.) ;
Amelia ;
Augusta ; and part of Yohogania ;
A (1819-0), 91; A (1823-4), 80; A (1830-1), 134; A (1835-6), 18; A (1843-4), 37; A (1857-8), 111; A (1859-0), 151.
H. iii, 95.
H. i, 249.
H. i, 294, n;
H. i, 299;
II. i, 337-8;
H. i, 340;
H. i, 352;
H. i, 353;
H. i, 362.
H. xii, 723 ; H. xiii, 561.
H. ix, 262 ; H. xii, 114;
S. ii, 54;
S. iii, 174;
A (1814-5), 87;
A (1832-3), 48; A (1834-5), 38.
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Nottoway;
1789 (J. Dec. 23, 1788) ;61
w Ohio;
1776 (J. Nov. 6, 1776) ;
and part of Kanawha;
Lower Norfolk ;
Formerly Accawmack; Chickacoun ;
. C. :
County
Formed
Land formed from
Spotsylvania ;
Rockingham and Shenandoah;
Patrick ;
1791 (J. Nov. 26, 1790) ;
Henry ; and part of Henry ;
Augusta, Hardy and Rockingham; and part of Bath ;
Halifax;
Wood, Tyler and Ritchie;
References
H. iv, 450. H. v, 78; (See note 18, ; A (1838), 52.
A (1830-1), 149.
H. xiii, 160; H. xiii, 290; S. i, 315; A (1809-0), 58 ; A (1817-8), 185; A (1847-8), 42; A (1855-6), 98; A (1857-8), 113.
H. xii, 637; S. ii, 53; A.(1821-2), 27; A (1846-7), 52.
H. viii, 205; H. ix, 241;
A (1850-1), 25.
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w Pendleton ;
1788 (J. Dec. 4, 1787) ;
Pittsylvania ;
1767 (J. Dec. 15, 1766) ;
1851 (J. Mar. 29, 1851) ;
w Pleasants ;
1734 (J. Sep. 20, 1734) ;
Orange ;
Page;
1831 (J. Mar. 30, 1831) ;
w Pocahontas ;
Powhatan ;
w Preston ;
Prince Edward;
1754 (J. Nov. 17, 1753) ;
1703 (J. Aug. 25, 1702) ;
Prince William ;
1731 (J. June 19, 1730) ;
1691 (J. May 16, 1691) ;
1839 (J. Mar. 30, 1839) ;
1848 (J. Mar. 11, 1848) ;
Bath, Pendleton and Randolph ; and part of Greenbrier;
Cumberland ; and part of Chesterfield ;
Monongalia ;
and part of Randolph; and part of Randolph; and part of Monongalia ;
Amelia ;
Charles City ;
Stafford and King George;
Lower Norfolk ;
Montgomery and Wythe ; 64
Kanawha, Cabell and Mason; and parts of Cabell and Kanawha ;
A (1821-2), 27; A (1824-5), 73.
H. ix, 322; A (1849-0), 26.
A (1817-8), 32; A (1818-9), 141; A (1827-8), 53; A (1838), 57; A (1840-1), 61.
H. vi, 379; A (1844-5), 38.
H. iii, 223; H. iv, 467; H. vi, 254.
H. iv, 303; H. v, 207; H. vii, 311.
H. iii, 95.
A (1839), 30; A (1839-0), 35; A (1841-2), 39; A (1861-2), 106.
A (1847-8), 34; A (1849-0), 24.
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Princess Anne ;68
Pulaski ;
w Putnam;
1821 (J. Dec. 21, 1821) ;
1777 (J. June 3, 1777) ;
1818 (J. Jan. 19, 1818) ;
Prince George;62
:
County
Formed
Land formed from
References
w Raleigh ;
1850 (J. Jan. 23, 1850) ;
Fayette ;
A (1849-0), 19; A (1850-1), 26.
w Randolph ;
1787 (J. Nov. 29, 1786) ;
Harrison ;
H. xii, 393; S. ii, 345; A (1817-8), 34; A (1817-8), 184; A (1821-2), 27;
A (1827-8), 53; A (1838), 57 ;'
A (1842-3), 37;
A (1848-9), 30; A (1850-1), 23; A (1855-6), 95; A (1859-0), 151.
e Rappahannock ; (1656-1692) 66
1656 (See note 65.) ;
Lancaster;
Rappahannock ;
1833 (J. Feb. 18, 1833) ;87 1692 (J. Apl. 26, 1692) ;
Culpeper ;
Rappahannock ;
.
Harrison, Lewis and Wood;
A (1842-3), 35; A (1843-4), 34;
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H. 1, 427; H. iii, 104.
A (1832-3), 44.
H. iii, 104; H. iv, 95;68
Richmond ;
w Ritchie ;
1843 (J. Feb. 18, 1843) ;
66
.
Roanoke;69
1838 (J. Mar. 30, 1838) ;
.
Botetourt ; and part of Montgomery;
Kanawha, Jackson and Gilmer;
w Roane; Rockbridge;
1856 (J. Mar. 11, 1856) ;
1778 (J. Jan. 12, 1778) ;
Augusta and Botetourt ; and part of Botetourt ;
Augusta ;
Washington ;
A (1844-5), 42; A (1849-0), 33; A (1850-1), 25.
A (1838), 54; A (1848-9), 28; A (1850-1), 21. A (1855-6), 91.
H. ix, 420; H. xii, 74; A (1887-8), 556.
H. ix, 420; H. xii, 637; A (1830-1), 140.
H. xii, 110; H. xiii, 556; S. ii, 217; S. iii, 310;
A (1812-3), 110; A (1814-5), 85; A (1814-5), 87; A (1823-4), 83 ; A (1824-5), 76; A (1834-5), 40; A (1855-6), 87; A (1857-8), 108; A (1879-0), 125. -
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Rockingham;
1778 (J. Jan. 12, 1778) ;
Russell ;
1786 (J. Jan. 6, 1786) ;
.
County
Formed
Land formed from
References
Scott;
1814 (J. Nov. 24, 1814) ;70
Lee, Russell and Washington;
Formerly Dunmore;
H. ix, 424; A (1830-1), 140;
A (1835-6), 22;
A (1847-8), 43.
Smyth;
1832 (J. Feb. 23, 1832) ;
Washington and Wythe ;
Isle of Wight ; and part of Nansemond ;
H. B. (1742-9), 371; H. xii, 69.
H. iv, 77; H. iv, 450.
Stafford;
1664 (See note 72.) ;
Westmoreland ;
H. ii, 239 ; H. ii, 250;
H. iv, 303; H. ix, 244.
Surry ;
1652 (See note 73.) ;
James City ;
H. i, 373; H. iv, 355.
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A (1831-2), 47; A (1874-5), 330.
Southampton ; 71
1749 (J. Apl. 20, 1749) ;
Spotsylvania ;
1721 (J. Dec. 17, 1720) ;
Essex, King William and King and Queen ;
A (1814-5), 85; A (1814-5), 87; A (1822-3), 90; A (1836-7), 34; A (1855-6), 87.
Shenando[ah] ;
1778 (J. Jan. 12, 1778) ;
Sussex ;
1754 (J. Nov. 28, 1753) ;
1844 (J. Jan. 19, 1844) ;
1800 (J. Dec. 20, 1799) ;75
Surry ;
Harrison, Barbour and Marion; and part of Marion ;
Wythe and Russell ; and part of Russell;
and parts of Washington and Wythe ;
and part of Logan; and part of Russell ;
Randolph ; Ohio;
H. vi, 384; S. ii, 347.
A (1843-4), 34; A (1855-6), 98.
S. ii, 217; S. iii, 310; S. iii, 244; A (1823-4), 20; A (1825-6), 39;
A (1825-6), 40; A (1827-8), 52; A (1833-4), 73; A (1834-5), 40; A (1835-6), 24; A (1836-7), 31; A (1857-8), 106; A (1857-8), 108; A (1859-0), 169; A (1861), 45.
A.(1855-6), 95.
A (1814-5), 87; A (1815-6), 154; A (1832-3), 48 ; A (1844-5), 42; A (1845-6), 51; A (1849-0), 33; A (1850-1), 25.
Virginia Counties
69
w Taylor; 74 Tazewell;
w Tucker ; w Tyler;
1856 (J. Mar. 7, 1856) ; 1814 (J. Dec. 3, 1814) ;76
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County
Formed
Land formed from
References
e Upper Norfolk ; (1637-1642) 77
1637 (See note 55.) ;
New Norfolk ;
Randolph, Barbour and Lewis;
A (1850-1), 23.
Warren;
1836 (J. Mar. 9, 1836) ;
Shenandoah and Fredericksburg ;
A (1835-6), 22; A (1859-0), 496.
H. i, 224; H. i, 249.
Warwick ;
1642/3 (See note 80.) ;
Formerly Warwick River;
e Warwick River; (1634-1642/3),81
1634 (See note 1.) ;
Original Shire;
Fincastle; and part of Montgomery;
H. ix, 257; H. ix, 330 ; H. xii, 110; S. i, 315; A (1814-5), 85; A (1814-5), 87;
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H. i, 249; H. i, 250; A (1881-2), 43.
H. i, 224; H. i, 249.
Washington ;
1777 (J. Dec. 7, 1776) ;
H. i, 228;76, a H. i, 247; H. i, 321; H. i, 423.
w Upshur ;
1851 (J. Mar. 27, 1851) ;78
e Warrosquyoake; (1634-1637) 79
1634 (See note 1.) ;
Original Shire ;
w Wayne;
1842 (J. Jan. 18, 1842) ;
Cabell ;
Nicholas, Braxton and Randolph;
Northumberland ; and part of King George;
Tyler;
w Wirt;
1848 (J. Jan. 19, 1848) ;
Wood and Jackson;
Lee, Scott and Russell ;
Harrison ; and part of Kanawha ;
Fayette ;
A (1823-4), 83; A (1824-5), 76; A (1825-6), 40; A (1831-2), 47. A (1841-2), 36. A (1859-0), 151; A (1861), 50.
H. i, 321; H. ix, 432.
A (1845-6), 51.
A (1847-8), 38; A (1852-3), 130.
A (1855-6), 87; A (1879-0), 125.
S. ii, 170; S. ii, 263; A: (1830-1), 138; A (1842-3), 35; A (1843-4), 34; A (1847-8), 38; A (1850-1), 25.
H. xii, 663.
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1
w Webster ;
Westmoreland ; 82
1653 (See note 83.) ;
1846 (J. Jan. 10, 1846) ;
1856 (J. Feb. 16, 1856) ;
Wise ;
w Wood;
1798 (J. Dec. 22, 1798) ;85
1789 (J. Nov. 12, 1788) :
k Woodford;
1860 (J. Jan. 10, 1860) ;
w Wetzel ;84
Virginia Counties
County
Formed
Land formed from
References
A (1849-0), 21.
H. xiii, 76; H. xiii, 559;
S. ii, 217;
S. iii, 389;
A (1824-5), 75;
A (1825-6), 40;
A (1831-2), 47;
A (1839), 30;
A (1839-0), 35;
A (1840-1), 62;
A (1861), 45;
A (1861-2), 106;
A (1874-5), 26.
e Yohogania ;86 (1776-1786) 87
1776 (J. Nov. 6, 1776) ;
Augusta ;
H. ix, 262; H: xii, 114.
York;
1642/3 (See note 88.) ;
Formerly Charles River;
H. i, 249; H. viii, 405; H viii, 419 ; A (1852), 31.
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Logan ;
w Wyoming ; Wythe ;
1850 (J. Jan. 26, 1850) ;
1790 (J. Dec. 1, 1789) ;
Montgomery ;
and part of Grayson;
Footnotes For Part I.
ALPHABETICAL ARRANGEMENT
1 "In 1634. The country divided into 8 shires, which are to be governed as the shires in England.
The names of the shires are
James City
Henrico
Warwick River Warrosquyoake
Charles City
Charles River
Elizabeth Citty Accawmack
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