New Kent County, Virginia Genealogy

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 * This article is about a county in the state of Virginia. For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation).

Parent County
1654--New Kent County was created 20 November 1654 from York and James City Counties. County seat: New Kent

Neighboring Counties

 * Charles City
 * Hanover
 * Henrico
 * James City
 * King and Queen
 * King William

Court
Indexes and images to New Kent County, Virginia Chancery Records 1848-1956 are available online through Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index. These records, which were often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical information.

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.

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