Fluvanna County (Va.) Deed and Land Grants, 1788-1856

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Fluvanna County (Va.) Deed and Land Grants, 1788-1856

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

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Library of Virginia

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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...

Fluvanna County (Va.) Circuit Court.

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Fluvanna County was formed in 1777 from Albemarle County. From the guide to the Fluvanna County (Va.) Account of David Shepherd as Guardian of John May, 1798 Sept. 6, (The Library of Virginia) Fluvanna County takes its name from an eighteenth-century designation of the upper James River. The name, meaning river of Anne, was originally bestowed in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county was formed from Albemarle County in 1777. The county seat is ...