King William County, Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1700--King William County was created 5 December 1700 from King and Queen County. County seat: King William

Neighboring Counties

 * Caroline
 * Hanover
 * King and Queen
 * New Kent

Newspapers
Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette(1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburgwebsite. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

Taxation
The 1787 and 1797 Personal Property Tax Lists of King William County, Virginia are indexed online at Binns Genealogy.

The 1787 and 1797 Land Tax Lists of King William County, Virginia are indexed online at Binns Genealogy.

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog