Middlesex County, Virginia Genealogy

United States &gt; Virginia &gt; Middlesex County

Parent County
1674--Middlesex County was created 21 September 1674 from Lancaster County. County seat: Saluda

Neighboring Counties

 * Essex
 * Gloucester
 * Kings and Queen
 * Lancaster
 * Mathews
 * Richmond

Court
Indexes and images to Middlesex County, Virginia Chancery Records 1754-1820 and 1894 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.

Web Sites

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