Iberian Publishing Company's On-Line Catalog: Westmoreland County Virginia
Westmoreland County was formed in 1653 from the upper portion of Northumberland County. At its inception, Westmoreland encompassed all the land between the watershed and the Potomac River and extended to the northern reaches of Northern Neck. In 1664 Stafford County was created from the northern part of Westmoreland. In 1777 Westmoreland gained from King George County the portion extending to the Rappahannock River. In return a portion of the northern reach of Westmoreland was added to King George.
The earliest settlement of the region dates from circa 1640, and the first land patent from 1653.
Most of the pre-Revolutionary records of Westnmoreland are missing, although transcriptions of some early records were made in the nineteenth century. Marriage records do not begin until 1772.
The above title is also available as a digital e-book in PDF format:
[EWSD7] $18.00 (electronic version)
WESTMORELAND CO., VA 1810 CENSUS
transcribed by John Vogt. 2010,8 x 10, x, 20 pages, illustrations, maps, statistical summary [WEST10] $8.95 (printed version)
The above title is also available as a digital e-book in PDF format:
[EWEST10] $6.00 (electronic version)
Westmoreland County was formed in 1653 from the upper portion of Northumberland County. At its inception, Westmoreland encompassed all the land between the watershed and the Potomac River and extended to the northern reaches of Northern Neck. In 1664 Stafford County was created from the northern part of Westmoreland. In 1777 Westmoreland gained from King George County the portion extending to the Rappahannock River. In return a portion of the northern reach of Westmoreland was added to King George.
The earliest settlement of the region dates from circa 1640, and the first land patent from 1653.
Most of the pre-Revolutionary records of Westnmoreland are missing, although transcriptions of some early records were made in the nineteenth century. Marriage records do not begin until 1772.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY VIRGINIA CEMETERIES: VOLUME ONE
compiled by Dalton W. "Dal" Mallory. 2009, xiv, 270 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 format, index. More than two decades of research have produced this major research tool for the genealogical researcher that is an accurate and complete record of 147 private cemeteries in Westmoreland County [Church cemetery records are planned for a subsequent volume].
This is the first of a series on the county. It is more than just a visit to a cemetery and a listing of the burials. The author has also sought to revisit "active" cemeteries to bring them up to date as of 2009. Whenever possible, diagrams are provided to guide the researcher to a particular plot within the graveyards. And a further category of
KNOWN TO BE BURIED THERE which can be proved from other sources is provided
This book will become a standard for research into Westmoreland's history and genealogy.
WESTMORELAND CO., VA 1810 CENSUS
transcribed by John Vogt. 2010,8 x 10, x, 20 pages, illustrations, maps, statistical summary
ABSTRACTS OF VIRGINIA's NORTHERN NECK (LAND) WARRANTS & SURVEYS, 1697-1784 (HAMPSHIRE, BERKELEY, LOUDOUN, FAIRFAX, KING GEORGE, WESTMORELAND, RICHMOND, NORTHUMBERLAND AND LANCASTER COUNTIES) by Peggy Shomo Joyner.
1987, xv, 225 pp. Published as the fourth and last volume in a series of Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, this collection has become a standard reference work for researchers in the period of colonial Virginia history.
Westmoreland Co. 1815 Directory of Landowners
by Roger G. Ward. 2005. 14 pages, map, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
Westmoreland Co. Revolutionary Public Claims
transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten.. 2005. 21 pages, 5 1/2X8 1/2.
