Powhatan County was formed on 1 July 1777 from the eastern portion of Cumberland County and named for Powhatan, the noted Indian ruler. A small portion of Chesterfield County was added to Powhatan in 1850. Powhatan was one of the sites where numerous Huguenot families settled in the great immigration of French Protestants in 1700.
POWHATAN CO., VA 1810 CENSUS transcribed, with an index by John Vogt. 10 1/2 x 8 1/2, x, 15 pages, illustrations, maps, index.. This is the first surviving census for Powhatan, since both the 1790 and 1800 censuses have been lost. A complete index is included for easy access.
This document should be a complement to the fine work of Roger Ward (below) on land taxes in the county.
POWHATAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS, 1777-1795
by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III, 1986. 70 pages, index. This book contains abstracts of Will Book #1.
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Powhatan Co. 1815 Directory of Landowners
by Roger G. Ward. 2005. 13 pages, map, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
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Powhatan Co. Revolutionary Public Claims
transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten.. 2005. 40 pages, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
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Revolutionary "Publick" Claims series
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