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.

Taxation
The 1791 and 1800 Personal Property Tax Lists of New Kent 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