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Legislative Petitions Digital Collection

Legislative Petitions to the General Assembly (1782-1865) More...

All Legislative Petitions (23247)
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Accomack County (158)
	Accomac(k) County was established in 1634. More...


Albemarle County (314)
	Albemarle County was created in 1744. More...


Alexandria (City) (187)
	Alexandria was officially incorporated as a town in 1779 and as a city in 1852. More...


Alleghany County (73)
	Alleghany County was formed in 1822. More...


Amelia County (128)
	Amelia County was formed in 1734. More...


Amherst County (212)
	Amherst County was formed in 1761. More...


Appomattox County (24)
	Appomattox County was formed in 1845. More...


Arlington County (22)
	Alexandria County was renamed Arlington County in 1920. More...


Augusta County (403)
	Augusta County was formed in 1738. More...


Barbour County (67)
	Barbour County was formed in 1843. It is now located in West Virginia. More...


Bath County (136)
	Bath County was formed in 1790. More...


Bedford County (244)
	Bedford County was formed in 1753. More...


Berkeley County (276)
	Berkeley County was formed in 1772. More...


Bland County (2)
	Bland County was formed in 1861. More...


Boone County (14)
	Boone County was formed in 1847. It is now located in West Virginia. More...


Botetourt County (415)
	Botetourt County was formed in 1769. More...


Braxton County (47)
	Formed in 1836 from Lewis and Nicholas Counties. More...


Brooke County (216)
	Named for Robert Brooke, etablished in 1796. More...


Brunswick County (115)
	Formed in 1720 and named after the duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg. More...


Buchanan County (1)
	Named after the 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan. More...


Buckingham County (241)
	Buckingham County was formed from part of Albemarle County in 1761. More...


Cabell County (138)
	Created from Ohio County in 1796 and named to honor William H. Cabell More...


Calhoun County (7)
	Formed from Gilmer County in 1856 and named for John C. Calhoun. More...


Campbell County (224)
	Campbell County was formed from Bedford County in 1781. More...


Caroline County (159)
	Formed in 1728 in honor of Caroline of Anspach. More...


Carroll County (48)
	Named for Charles Carroll, and formed in 1842 More...


Charles City County (64)
	One of the original eight shires of Virginia established in 1634. More...


Charlotte County (80)
	Charlotte County was formed from Lunenburg County in 1764. More...


Chesterfield County (288)
	Founded in 1749 from part of Henrico County. More...


Clarke County (66)
	Clarke County was formed in 1836. More...


Craig County (12)
	Craig County was formed from the surrounding counties in 1851. More...


Culpeper County (260)
	Formed in 1749 from Orange County. More...


Cumberland County (160)
	Cumberland County was formed in 1749. More...


Dinwiddie County (100)
	Formed from Prince George County in 1752. More...


Doddridge County (22)
	Formed from surrounding counties in 1845. More...


Elizabeth City County (123)
	One of the orginal eight shires of Virginia. More...


Essex County (114)
	Formed from old Rappahannock County in 1692. More...


Fairfax County (261)
	Formed in 1742 More...


Fauquier County (354)
	Formed from Prince William County in 1759. More...


Fayette County (69)
	Fayette County, now located in West Virginia. More...


Fincastle County (3)
	Formed in 1772, now the state of Kentucky More...


Floyd County (39)
	Formed from Montgomery County in 1831. More...


Fluvanna County (84)
	Fluvanna was formed from Albemarle County in 1777. More...


Franklin County (106)
	Named for Benjamin Franklin. More...


Frederick County (378)
	Named for the oldest son of King George II. More...


Fredericksburg (City) (120)
	Fredericksburg was settled in 1728. More...


Giles County (127)
	Named after Virginia senator William Branch Giles. More...


Gilmer County (59)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Gloucester County (83)
	Gloucester was formed in 1651. More...


Goochland County (137)
	Formed from Henrico County in 1728. More...


Grayson County (85)
	Founded in 1792 from Wythe County. More...


Greenbrier County (242)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Greene County (11)
	Formed from Orange County in 1838. More...


Greensville County (57)
	Formed from Brunswick County in 1780. More...


Halifax County (232)
	Named for George Dunk, Earl of Halifax. More...


Hampshire County (356)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Hancock County (29)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Hanover County (192)
	Formed from New Kent County in 1720. More...


Hardy County (116)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Harrison County (550)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Henrico County (228)
	One of the eight original shires established in 1634. More...


Henry County (102)
	Named for Patrick Henry. More...


Highland County (28)
	Formed in 1847 from Bath County and parts of current-day West Virginia. More...


Isle of Wight County (93)
	One of the eight original shires of Virginia. More...


Jackson County (81)
	Named for Andrew Jackson, President of the United States. More...


James City County (51)
	One of the eight original shires established in 1634. More...


Jefferson County (276)
	Formed from Berkeley County in 1801. More...


Kanawha County (287)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Kentucky Counties (175)
	All counties are currently located in the State of Kentucky. More...


King and Queen County (89)
	Named to honor William III and Mary II. More...


King George County (73)
	Formed in 1720 from Richmond County. More...


King William County (95)
	Named for William III. More...


Lancaster County (75)
	Founded from parts of Northumberland and York Counties in 1651 More...


Lee County (86)
	Named in honor of Virginia governor Henry Lee. More...


Lewis County (208)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Logan County (70)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Loudoun County (460)
	Formed from Fairfax County in 1757. More...


Louisa County (145)
	Named for daughter of King George II. More...


Lunenburg County (97)
	Spilt from Brunswick County in 1745. More...


Lynchburg (City) (243)
	Incorporated as a town in 1805 and a city in 1976. More...


Madison County (63)
	Named for James Madison. More...


Marion County (153)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Marshall County (100)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Mason County (125)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Mathews County (57)
	Named for House Speaker, Thomas Mathews. More...


McDowell County (2)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Mecklenburg County (178)
	Formed from Lunenburg County in 1764. More...


Mercer County (30)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Middlesex County (73)
	Formed from Lancaster County in 1669. More...


Miscellaneous Alphabetical (223)
	Alphabetical More...


Miscellaneous Chronological (1600)
	Chronological. More...


Monongalia County (477)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Monroe County (159)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Montgomery County (228)
	Named for General Richard Montgomery. More...


Morgan County (62)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Nansemond County (155)
	The county was established in 1637. More...


Nelson County (101)
	Formed in 1807 from Amherst County. More...


New Kent County (68)
	The county was established in 1654. More...


Nicholas County (82)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Norfolk (City) (355)
	Settled in 1680. More...


Norfolk County (244)
	Named for the English county. More...


Northampton County (87)
	One of the original eight shires of Virginia. More...


Northumberland County (85)
	Formed around 1645. More...


Nottoway County (46)
	Formed from Amelia County in 1788. More...


Ohio County (442)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Orange County (133)
	Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County. More...


Page County (41)
	Formed from Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties in 1831. More...


Patrick County (126)
	Formed from Henry County in 1790. More...


Pendleton County (64)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Petersburg (City) (308)
	The current name was adopted in 1733 to honor Peter Jones, a local merchant and explorer. More...


Pittsylvania County (248)
	Named for the popular English statesman William Pitt. More...


Pleasants County (7)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Pocahontas County (45)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Portsmouth (City) (95)
	Portsmouth was named by founder William Crawford for the English seaport of the same name. More...


Powhatan County (137)
	Formed from Cumberland County in 1777. More...


Preston County (169)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Prince Edward County (191)
	Formed from Amelia County in 1753. More...


Prince George County (98)
	Formed from Charles City County in 1702. More...


Prince William County (200)
	Formed in 1730. More...


Princess Anne County (93)
	Formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. More...


Pulaski County (32)
	Formed from Montgomery and Wythe Counties in 1839. More...


Putnam County (36)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Raleigh County (14)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Randolph County (186)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Rappahannock County (43)
	Formed in 1833 from Culpepper County. More...


Richmond (City) (876)
	Richmond became the state capital in 1780. More...


Richmond County (86)
	Formed from old Rappahannock County in 1692. More...


Ritchie County (46)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Roane County (4)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Roanoke County (69)
	Formed from Botetourt County in 1838. More...


Rockbridge County (284)
	Formed from Augusta and Botetourt Counties in 1778. More...


Rockingham County (249)
	Formed form Augusta County in 1778. More...


Russell County (97)
	Formed from Washington County in 1786. More...


Scott County (73)
	Formed from surrounding counties in 1814. More...


Shenandoah County (278)
	Formed from Frederick County in 1772. More...


Smyth County (58)
	Formed from Washington and Wythe Counties. More...


Southampton County (104)
	Formed from Isle of Wight County in 1749. More...


Spotsylvania County (246)
	Formed from surrounding counties in 1820. More...


Stafford County (172)
	Formed from Westmoreland County in 1664. More...


Surry County (53)
	Formed from James City County. More...


Sussex County (54)
	formed from Surry County. More...


Taylor County (68)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Tazewell County (85)
	Formed from Wythe and Russell Counties. More...


Tucker County (6)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Tyler County (122)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Upshur County (29)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Warren County (45)
	Named to honor Revolutionary War hero Joseph Warren. More...


Warwick County (26)
	Consolidated into the city of Newport News in 1958. More...


Washington County (262)
	Formed from Fincastle County in 1776. More...


Wayne County (33)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Westmoreland County (103)
	Named for the English county. More...


Wetzel County (24)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Williamsburg (City) (109)
	Named Williamsburg in honor of William III. More...


Winchester (City) (104)
	It was incorporated as a town in 1779 and a city in 1874. More...


Wirt County (20)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Wise County (1)
	Named for Henry Alexander Wise. More...


Wood County (227)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Wyoming County (3)
	Now located in West Virginia. More...


Wythe County (129)
	Formed from Montgomery County in 1789. More...


Yohogania County (8)
	Now located in Pennsylvania. More...


York County (84)
	One of the eight shires of Virginia established in 1634. More...

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