Chesterfield County (Va.)
Chesterfield County was formed in 1749 from Henrico County.
An act passed by the Virginia legislature in 1803 required every free negro or mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the county clerk. The register listed the age, name, color, stature, marks or scars, in what court the person was emancipated or whether the person was born free. Some clerks recorded additional information not required by the law.
From the guide to the A Guide to the Chesterfield County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, Free Negro Registers, 1804-1854, (Library of Virginia)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Chesterfield County (Va.). Papers, 1756-1843. | William & Mary Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Chesterfield County (Va.) Organization Records, 1892-1937 | Library of Virginia | |
| referencedIn | Virginia State Farmers Alliance County Secretary's Book, 1889-1894 | Library of Virginia | |
| creatorOf | A Guide to the Chesterfield County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, Free Negro Registers, 1804-1854 | Library of Virginia | |
| referencedIn | Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association Contract Book, 1923-1925 | Library of Virginia |
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| associatedWith | Chesterfield County (Va.) Circuit Court | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770. | person |
| associatedWith | Episcopal Church | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gallego Mills (Chesterfield County, Va.) | corporateBody |
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