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Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Founded in 1634 Henrico County is one of the eight original Shires
of Virginia established by the English in 1636 in the Virginia Colony.
Henrico County originally extended to both the north and south sides
of the James
River (named in 1607
for King James I). Henrico's first
boundaries incorporated an area from which 10 Virginia counties were later
formed in whole or in part, as well as the independent cities of Richmond, Charlottesville, and Colonial
Heights. The shape of Henrico County curves
around the northern side of the city of Richmond. The independent
city of Richmond was located within Henrico County until
a state constitutional change in 1871 created independent cities. Due to the geography in which the James
River approaches
Richmond from almost due west, and turns almost due south below the fall line for about 8 miles before turning east
again, the land within Henrico County currently encompasses much of
Metropolitan Richmond's West
End, its North
Side, and East
End areas. The
following counties lie adjacent to Henrico:
Chesterfield County, Virginia – south; Goochland County, Virginia – west; Hanover County, Virginia – north; New Kent County, Virginia – northeast; and Charles City County, Virginia – southeast.
The Independent City of Richmond, Virginia lies to the south of Henrico County. |
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit some of the interesting historical sites located in the area. It can be very satisfying to mix research with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research sessions. When visiting an ancestral county for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important places to visit are the county courthouse; the county library; and the county historical and/or genealogical societies. It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to historical and genealogical societies. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Henrico County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Marriage Records from 1781, Land
Records from 1650, Probate Records from 1650 and Court
Records from 1650 and is located at the County
Courthouse on 4301 E. Parham Road, P.O. Box 27032, Richmond, VA 23228; (804)
501-5334. Court records prior to 1655 and almost all prior to 1677
are missing; additionally, many isolated records were destroyed during the
Revolutionary War, and almost all Circuit Court records were destroyed by
fire in Richmond on 3 April 1865. |
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Agecroft Hall |
The Museum of the Confederacy
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Your
LINK to the Historical Places and
Districts in HENRICO
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The following are names of persons, found within our databases, as having been either born, married or died
in this location. To find out more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding Link. |
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Elizabeth Carter, Birth: 22 Aug 1736; Elizabeth
Carter (nee?), Death: Abt. 1751; Giles
Carter II, Birth: Abt. 1681, Death: Aft. 1735; Giles Carter Sr., Birth:1634,
Death, 02 Feb 1702; Hannah Carter
(nee ?), Birth: Aft. 1640, Death: Aft. 02 Apr 1702; Susanna Carter, Birth:
Abt. 1720, Death: Bet. 06 Mar–15 Oct 1798;
Theodrick Carter, Birth: Abt.
1662, Death: Abt. 1737; Thomas
Williamson |
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The first mention of our
family in Henrico County, Virginia, is of our 8th
great-grandfather Giles Carter, Sr. (1634-1701) A record of him is found in the State
Land Office when on April 7, 1653 William Frye is granted land for
transporting to America among others, Giles Carter. In 1680 Giles Carter made a deposition in
the Henrico County Court saying that he was forty-six years of age, thus
placing his birth in the year 1634. In
the Henrico County records in 1679 there is "An Account of the several
forty tythables ordered by this worshipful Court to
fit out man and horse and arms according to Act." This Act required that a man and horse
should be provided for service in the militia by each of the forty tythables. In this
list is the name of Giles Carter.
Giles Carter was appointed by the Court on August 15, 1681 to appraise
an estate. William Cocke
sells a parcel of land February 28, 1684 to Giles Carter said land lying upon
Turkey Island Mill Run. At the court
of Varina Parish in Henrico, Co. on June 1, 1687 a
certificate is granted unto Giles Carter for 800 acres of land due for the
importation of 16 people. On October
21, 1687 there is a grant of 1,780 acres in the Parish of Varina at the White
Oak Swamp on the north side of the James River to several parties of which
Giles Carter's share being 552 acres on the main run of White Oak Swamp. One hundred years later John Carter a
grandson of Giles gave a piece of this land at the White Oak Swamp to his son
and namesake John Carter, Jr. On
December 14, 1699 Giles Carter, Sr. made his will which was recorded in
Henrico County on 2 February 1701.
From this document one can see that Giles Carter divided his property
between his wife Hannah and his younger son Giles, he having already provided
for his older son Theodrick. Our 7th great-grandfather, Theodrick Carter, Sr., son of Giles, Sr., became of age
in 1699. As such Giles Carter had
transferred land on "Run of Turkey Island Creek" to his son Theodrick. Theodrick also bought a place known as "Round
Hills" on the south side of Chickahominy Swamp from John
Pleasants of Henrico County. In his
will he names his son Theodrick Jr., to whom he
leaves a plantation of two hundred and eighteen acres, to come into his
possession after the death of his mother.
A son John to who was willed land on Round Hill branch and
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Chickahominy Swamp
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LOCATION: |
Chicahominy Swamp Click on thumbnail for larger image |
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DESCRIPTION: From
its mouth at the James River to its headwaters in the western part of metropolitan
Richmond, the Chickahominy flows for 86 miles. When traveling between
Williamsburg and Richmond, Virginia, its swamps can be seen from Interstates
64 and 295 as the waterway and roads travel through New Kent, Hanover, and
Henrico Counties. The Chickahominy was named for the “coarse pound corn
people” of the Chickahominy
tribe who lived around
it when John Smith mapped the area. The Chickahominy tribe is associated with
the network of Algonquin-speaking chiefdoms in the land Englishmen claimed
and named Virginia. The birthplace of the chiefdoms’ leader, Powhatan, is at
the head of the Chickahominy and this fact was so noted by John Smith in his
1612 Map of
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: see
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): Chickahominy River in Virginia; Chickahominy Water Tail Map and Guide; Research Results For 'Chickahominy' |
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Turkey Island
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LOCATION: |
Remains of the once thriving Turkey Island
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DESCRIPTION: Soon after landing at Jamestown in May 1607. Captain
Christopher Newport, while exploring the James River discovered Turkey Island
(two miles south). He named it for the large number of wild turkeys there. In
1684, William Randolph purchased Turkey Island; it then became the seat of
the Randolph family. His descendants included Thomas Jefferson, John
Marshall, and Robert E. Lee. Robert
Pickett acquired Turkey Island in 1836. During the Civil War, the large
family dwelling was burned by Union troops. Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett and
his family lived there in a small cottage after the war. The
photo to the right shows a portion of causeway jutting into the James River
is all that remains of the once thriving Turkey Island Wharf. Beyond the
causeway was a substantial wooden planked pier that could accommodate the
loading and unloading of trans-Atlantic vessels. The wharf, in one form or
another, served Turkey Island from its 17th century origins until the early
20th century.
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: see
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DESCRIPTION:
Henrico shire and parish was often called Varina
Parish between 1680
and 1714. By 1634, when Henrico became one of the
eight original Virginia shires, its boundaries encompassed present-day
Chesterfield and Powhatan counties on the south of the James River, and
Goochland County on the north. Henrico's parish lines were co-terminus with
the county and originally embraced the entire valley of the James River and
westward. |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: see
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): Parishes of Virginia; Henrico
Parish Church; Annals of Henrico Parish The vestry book of Henrico Parish,
Virginia, 1730-'73: St. John's Church, Richmond, VA; Annals of
Henrico Parish, Diocese of Virginia and especially of St. John's Church, from
1611 to 1884; |
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DESCRIPTION: White
Oak Swamp is a
populated place located in Henrico
County. The
elevation is 151 feet. White Oak Swamp appears on the Seven
Pines U.S. Geological Survey Map. The Battle of White Oak Swamp took
place on June 30, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia as part of the Seven Days
Battles Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. White Oak Swamp Creek runs through almost 7
miles of Henrico County to the Chickahominy River. |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE:
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): White
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The
list below will assist in your research regarding the matching of your
ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and the place(s) within this locality
at which these events may have occurred. |
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Profiles for 122 cities, towns and other populated places in Henrico
County Virginia |
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Map
of Henrico County Virginia Henrico
County Physical, Cultural & Historic Features |
Henrico
County ZIP Codes | Area
Codes Henrico
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Conducting genealogical research in the United States
requires an understanding of county boundaries. As the population grew more counties were
created to meet the public’s need for localized governments. This phenomena was
common in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th
centuries. As such you must be sure
that you are not looking for records in the wrong county or state. The web site for the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all states.
The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries is meant to be a resource for
people seeking records of past events, and people trying to analyze,
interpret and display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records, and Vital Records that document birth, death, and
marriage. Listed below are the
boundary changes for this county, the dates they occurred, as well as the
government statute that decreed the change. |
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The yellow outlined area in the above map indicates the span of
land that made up Henrico County in 1634.
The blue line indicates the division of Henrico which created the vast
area that began Goochland County in 1728.
The red line indicates the boundaries of present-day Henrico county,
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The Henrico
Territory as shown in the map to the right was originally established in
1611. From this area came nine other
counties and part of a tenth: Goochland, founded in 1728; Albemarle in 1744;
Chesterfield and Cumberland in 1749; Amherst and Buckingham in 1761; Fluvanna
and Powhatan in 1777; Nelson in 1807. Part of Appomattox, in 1845, was also
formed from the territory that had once been part of Henrico as well as the
cities of Richmond (became a town still part of Henrico County in 1742,
incorporated as a city in 1782 and completely independent in 1842), Charlottesville
(formed by charter in 1762, incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in
1888), and Colonial Heights (established in 1910, became an incorporated town
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annexations by the City of Richmond and an annexation in 1922 by Chesterfield
County that claimed the site of Henricus, changing
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1634 - HENRICO created as
one of the original eight shires (counties). (Hening, 1:224; Tyler,
197-198) ·
01 May 1728 - HENRICO
lost to creation of GOOCHLAND. (Winfree, 321-322)
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25 May 1749 - HENRICO
lost to creation of CHESTERFIELD. (Winfree, 446-447) ·
01 Nov 1788 - Boundary
between HENRICO and HANOVER redefined [no change]. (Hening, 12:620-621) ·
10 Jul 1902 - HENRICO
lost to creation of Richmond as an independent city, 1st class. (Bain, "Body Incorporate," 18-21;
Swindler, 10:166, 169) ·
06 Dec 1906 - HENRICO
lost to the independent city of Richmond. (Bain, Annexation, [240]; Richmond Community Development
Dept., correspondence, January 1990; " Henrico County v. City of
Richmond" in Va. Rpts., 106:282-287) ·
05 Nov 1914 - HENRICO
lost to the independent city of Richmond. (Bain, Annexation, [241]; Richmond Community
Development Dept., correspondence, January 1990) ·
17 Feb 1922 - HENRICO
lost to CHESTERFIELD. (Va. Acts 1922, Jan. reg. sess., ch. 22,
sec. 1/pp. 26-27) ·
01 Jan 1942 - HENRICO
lost to the independent city of Richmond. (Richmond Community Development Dept.,
correspondence, January 1990; Bain, Annexation, [243]; " Henrico County
v. City of Richmond" in Va. Rpts.,
177:768-769) ·
10 Mar 1950 - Boundary
between HENRICO and NEW KENT clarified [no change]. (Va. Acts 1950, ch.
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The
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will take you to our library of genealogy reference books. Here you may find books about the history
and records of this county and other places such as towns
and churches. The collection also
contains research works about military units and personnel during America’s
wars, in addition too resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups
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During our research we have collected images and
photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website
because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional
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Lewis Ginter
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