Record loss
The Library of Virginia’s New Kent listing reports a fire in 1787 and additional losses in 1862 and 1865. Its inventory nevertheless identifies earlier surviving series. Source: New Kent County microfilm catalog.
Selected catalog leads
- Clerk’s fee books for 1824, 1825, and 1826: reel 25.
- Administrators’ bonds, 1830–1841, and executors’ bonds, 1830–1850: reel 19.
- Loose chancery material for 1840–1844 and 1850–1864: reel 31.
- Marriage bonds, 1858–1865: reel 20.
These are selected leads from the Library’s catalog, not a complete inventory. A listed date range does not guarantee every entry survives, and a microfilm reel is not necessarily available as an online image.
Plan your search
- Choose an event, locality, and short date range before searching.
- Record the exact collection title and any gaps in its coverage.
- Search relevant associates as well as the principal name; a case may be indexed under another party.
- Follow a promising index entry to the record itself. Cite the volume, page or image, and repository.
Read the burned-records research guide →
Sources & review date
- Library of Virginia: New Kent County microfilm
- Library of Virginia: Lost Records Localities search guidance
Source listings checked August 30, 2026. This is an original research guide, not a transcription of the records or a complete inventory. Confirm current access arrangements with the repository.
Local historical organization
New Kent Historical Society: Resources and publications about New Kent County history.