Orange County (Va.) Land Records, 1803-1849

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Orange County (Va.) Land Records, 1803-1849

http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi02066.xml

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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Robert Alonzo Brock

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Mecklenburg County was named, like Charlotte County, for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of George III. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1764. From the guide to the Mecklenburg County (Va.) Land Grant to Stephen Mallett, 1785 Nov. 14, (The Library of Virginia) Albemarle County was named for William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle and governor of the Virginia colony from 1737 to 1754. It was formed from Goochland County in 1744...

Orange County (Va.) Circuit Court

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Orange County, according to most accounts, was named for William of Orange, the Dutch prince who became William III of England in 1688. It is more probable, however, that the name honored William IV, prince of Orange-Nassau, who married Anne, eldest daughter of George II, in 1734--the year Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County. The separate office of coroner appeared in Virginia about 1660. The judicial duty of the office is to hold inquisitions in cases when...