York County (Va.) Land Grant to Seamore Powell for 282 acres in York and Warwick Counties, 1693 Apr. 20

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York County (Va.) Land Grant to Seamore Powell for 282 acres in York and Warwick Counties, 1693 Apr. 20

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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...

York County (Va.) Circuit Court.

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York County originally was named Charles River County, for King Charles I, and was one of the eight shires, or counties, first enumerated in 1634. A record of 7 January 1634 employs the name York County, and a statute of 1643 officially changed the name to York County, probably in honor of James, duke of York, the second son of King Chares I, and later King James II. Recognized in 1634 as an original shire. Most pre-Revolutionary War-era loose records are missing. Volume...