Chesterfield County, Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1749--Chesterfield County was created 1 May 1749 from Henrico County. County seat: Chesterfield

Neighboring Counties

 * Amelia
 * Charles City
 * Dinwiddie
 * Goochland
 * Henrico
 * Powhatan
 * Prince George

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 1790 and 1801 Personal Property Tax Lists of Chesterfield County, Virginia are indexed online at Binns Genealogy.

The 1791 and 1802 Land Tax Lists of Chesterfield 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