Buckingham County (Va.) Deed and Land Grants, 1804-1857

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Buckingham County (Va.) Deed and Land Grants, 1804-1857

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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...

Buckingham County (Va.). Circuit Court.

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Buckingham County probably was named either for the English county or for the duke of Buckingham. According to some sources, however, the name came from Archibald Cary's tract of land called Buckingham, on what was then Willis's Creek. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. The records were replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972. ...