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WESTMORELAND COUNTY VIRGINIA CEMETERIES: VOLUME ONE compiled by Dalton W. "Dal" Mallory. 2009, xiv, 270 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 format, index. More than two decades of research have produced this major research tool for the genealogical researcher that is an accurate and complete record of 147 private cemeteries in Westmoreland County [Church cemetery records are planned for a subsequent volume]. This is the first of a series on the county. It is more than just a visit to a cemetery and a listing of the burials. The author has also sought to revisit "active" cemeteries to bring them up to date as of 2009. Whenever possible, diagrams are provided to guide the researcher to a particular plot within the graveyards. And a further category of KNOWN TO BE BURIED THERE which can be proved from other sources is provided This book will become a standard for research into Westmoreland's history and genealogy.

[Wstc1] $35.95

WESTMORELAND CO., VA DEEDS AND WILLS No. 7, 1720-1722 [1711; 1719-1723] Abstracted by Craig M. Kilby. 2013,8 x 10, vi, 98 pages, appendices index.

From the introduction:
The publication of Westmoreland County Deeds & Wills No. 7 is long overdue. It fills an important gap between the work of John Frederick Dorman, who stopped with Deeds & Wills No. 6 (1716-1720) and the work of Ruth and Sam Sparacio, who began with Deeds & Wills No. 8 (1723-1738.)

In its official title, Deeds & Wills No. 7 purports to cover the years 1720-1722, but this is misleading. It covers the period 1719-1723, with fourteen documents recorded in 1711 thrown in for good measure.

The record book comprises 359 pages, all written in the fine hand of County Clerk Thomas Sorrell. The county clerk had many duties, and recording land and probate records was one of the most important of these. However, Sorrell was a busy man, which is shown by the non-chronological order in which these were set down to record. A good example of this is the county levies for 1721 and 1722: the levy for 1722 is recorded on page 135, while the levy for 1721 is recorded on page 248.

In Appendix A, I have created an expanded General Index to the principal parties to events. This was deemed important since the original index was lost when the record book was refurbished in 2012. (See notes on page 52 for more information on this.)

In Appendix B, I have taken a new approach with the every-name index to this book—and one that I hope frequent users of the typical books of this nature will appreciate. The index in Appendix B is not just an every-name index, it is an every-event index. The net result is a much longer index but a much faster reference to what role a particular person played in a particular record before flipping to the page to find out.

The index in Appendix B also includes names of all slaves named in this record book, as well as a list of all place names. These are, unsurprisingly, indexed under “Slave” and “Place Name”.

WESTMORELAND CO., VA 1810 CENSUS

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ABSTRACTS OF VIRGINIA's NORTHERN NECK (LAND) WARRANTS & SURVEYS, 1697-1784 (HAMPSHIRE, BERKELEY, LOUDOUN, FAIRFAX, KING GEORGE, WESTMORELAND, RICHMOND, NORTHUMBERLAND AND LANCASTER COUNTIES) by Peggy Shomo Joyner. 1987, xv, 225 pp. Published as the fourth and last volume in a series of Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, this collection has become a standard reference work for researchers in the period of colonial Virginia history.
Contents:
Hampshire, 1750-1784 (pp. 1-78); Berkeley (1734), 1750-1781 (pp. 79-96); Loudoun, (1729), 1744-1779 (pp. 97-104); Fairfax, (1697), 1739-1779 (pp. 105-120); King George, (1667), 1722-1770 (pp. 121-127); Westmoreland, (1650), 1722-1778 (pp. 129-134); Richmond, (1662), 1697-1778 (pp. 135-140); Northumberland, (1653), 1719-1750 (pp. 141-142); Lancaster, (1664), 1723-1756 (p. 143); Guy Broadwater Surveys, 1749 (pp. 145-150); Miscellaneous Wills from Land Office Records, 1656-1840 (pp. 151-160); Jonathan Clark Notebook (Improvements in the Northern Neck), 1786 (pp. 161-186); Placename index, name index.

The Northern Neck Proprietary, also called the Fairfax Proprietary, or Fairfax Grant, was a land grant first created by the exiled English King Charles II in 1649 and encompassing all the lands bounded by the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers in colonial Virginia. This constituted up to 5,200,000 acres of Virginia's Northern Neck and a vast area northwest of it.

The grant became actual in 1660 when Charles was restored to the English throne. By 1719, these lands had been inherited by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693-1781). By that time the question of the boundaries of the designated lands had also become highly contentious. It was decided in 1746 that a line between the sources of the North Branch of the Potomac and the Rappahannock River (the "Fairfax Line") would constitute the western limit of Lord Fairfax's lands. The early 17th century decade was witnessing a wave of pioneer settlement throughout the region.

To obtain land a person purchased a warrant from the proprietor's agent specifying the precise location of the desired land. The warrant was then given to a surveyor, who surveyed the land. The plat, warrant, and any related papers were returned to the proprietor's office, and if the title was clear, a grant was recorded and then issued. At any point after the warrant was purchased the land could be assigned (sold) to another person, and years could elapse between the purchase of the warrant and the issuance of a grant.

The volume is arranged first by county, then alphabetic by grantee. Please note: The index provided at the end of the volume contains only those persons whose reference occurs outside the alphabetic listing in the volume. It is NOT a complete index of names or places.

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Westmoreland Co. 1815 Directory of Landowners by Roger G. Ward. 2005. 14 pages, map, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
For a full description of the 1815 LAND DIRECTORY Records and a listing of available counties, see:

Individual County Booklets, 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners

[Vd103] $6.00     (printed version)

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The above title is also available as a digital e-book in PDF format:

[EVd103] $4.50     (electronic version)

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Westmoreland Co. Revolutionary Public Claims transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten.. 2005. 21 pages, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
For a full description of the Virginia Revolutionary Public Claims and a listing of available counties, see: Revolutionary "Publick" Claims series


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[EPc68] $2.80     (electronic version)

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For records pertaining to WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA see:

• Northumberland County
• Stafford County
• King George County
• Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812
• Chart on the Formation of Virginia Counties
• Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia, 1634-1895
• Index to the 1810 Virginia Census

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