Henrico County Probate Records

Henrico County was founded in 1611. County seat is Richmond, Virginia. The earliest of records which include deeds, orders and wills has been microfilmed even though the documents themselves are quite faded and were not scanned.

"The Corporation of Henrico (1621-1622)

On the northerly ridge of James River, from the falls down to Henrico, containing ten miles in length, are the public lands, surveyed and laid out; whereof, ten thousand acres for the university lands, three thousand acres for the company's lands, with other lands belonging to the college. The common land for that corporation, fifteen hundred acres.

On the southerly side, beginning from the falls, there are there patented, viz.:

Acres. John Petterson 100 Peter Nemenart 110 Anthony Edwards 100 William Perry 100 Nathaniel Norton 100 John Plower 100 John Proctor 200 Surveyed for the use of the iron-work. Thomas Tracy 100 Edward Hudson 100 John Vithard 100 Thomas Morgan 150 Francis Weston 300 Thomas Sheffield 150 Phettiplace Close 100 John Price 150

Cosendale, within the Corporation of Henrico:

Acres. Lieut. Edward Barckley 112 Peter Nemenart 40 Richard Poulton 100 Thomas Tindall 100 Robert Analand 200 Thomas Reed 100 John Griffin 50 John Laydon 200"

Source:History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Charles Campbell