York County was one of the original shires established in 1634. It was first known as Charles River County until 1642/43 when the name was changed to York. Territory was taken from York to form Gloucester County in 1651 and again in 1654 for the creation of New Kent County. In 1769 a small parcel of land on which the James City County court house was due to be built was transferred to that county from York. in 1852 land was added from York County to the city of Williamsburg and its vicinity.
The records of York County are almost complete, despite the heavy fighting in the area during the Civil War. the records were transferred from the courthouse to a boat and hidden in the upper reaches of the Pamunkey River until the fighting subsided.
YORK CO., VA 1810 CENSUS transcribed by John Vogt. 2010, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2, xii, 23 pages, illustrations, maps, in the original rough alphabetic order by letter. This is the first surviving census for York, which has the distinction of being one of the oldest counties in the nation. Its
location astride the Virginia Peninsula, with its fine harbors and close proximity to the Virginia colonial capital of Williamsburg, attracted merchants, politicians, and artisans. Although the tide of settlement had long passed by the time of the 1810 census, many
of the families who had moved on westward remained with collateral descendants in York. In addition, the enumerator of the census identified those persons residing in York Town [where Cornwallis had surrendered to end the American Revolution] as well as the environs of Williamsburg.
YORK COUNTY, VA RECORDS, 1665-1672
by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III, 1987. 281 pages, index. Abstracts of Record Book #4 containing wills, deeds,
orders, depositions, etc., are transcribed in this volume.
YORK COUNTY, VA RECORDS, 1659-1662
by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III, 1989. 188 pages, index. This is similar to the abstracts noted above, but for an
earlier period.
YORK COUNTY, VA RECORDS, 1672-1676
by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III, 1991. 216 pages, index. This continues abstracts as above of Record Book #5
for this period.
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York Co. 1815 Directory of Landowners
by Roger G. Ward. 2005. 12 pages, map, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
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York Co. Revolutionary Public Claims
transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten.. 2005. 27 pages, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
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