Records that survive
These are the record series the Library of Virginia has on microfilm for Lunenburg County, with the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps; it doesn't mean every year in between survives.
Land and deeds
- Deed Book1746–1902
- Index to Deeds1746–1900
- Deeds1757–1762
- Processioners' Returns1808–1870
- Loose Processioner's Return1832
- Processioners' Book1870–1880
- Release Deed Book1884–1911
Wills
- Index to Devisees and Heirs1746–1949
- Will Book1746–1916
Estates and guardianships
- Guardians' Accounts1791–1851
- Fiduciary Book1851–1906
- Receivers' Book1852–1854
- Fiduciary Bond Book1872–1975
- Clerks' Fiduciary Record Book1904–1926
Marriages, births and deaths
- General Index to Marriages1746–1929
- Index to Marriage Bonds1746–1850
- Register of Marriage Licenses1850–1872
- Marriage Register1853–1929
- Register of Births1853–1896
- Register of Deaths1853–1870
- List of Registered Births1857
- List of Registered Deaths1857
Tax lists
- Tithable Lists1748–1781
- Tax Book1774
- Taxable Property Lists1782–1796
- Tax List1858
- Land Tax Book1931
Court orders and minutes
- General Index to Chancery Orders1746
- Minute Book1746–1888
- Order Book1746–1904
- Common Law Order Book1809–1921
- Chancery Order Book1831–1913
- Index to County Court Order Book1872–1876
- Clerks' Fiduciary Record Book1904–1926
Records of free Black and enslaved people
- List of Free Negroes1818–1858
- Free Negro Register1850–1865
Military and pensions
- Enrollment in Militia1858
- WWI Muster Roll1917–1918
Bonds and oaths
- General Index to Officials' Bonds1872–1930
- Officials' Bond Book1872–1913
- Commissioners' Bond Book1888–1918
Elections
- List of Registered Voters1858
- Electoral Board Minute Book1885–1923
County government and the poor
- Local Board of Review Minute Book1915–1922
- Equalization Board Minute Book1938
See every volume and reel number at the Library of Virginia
Source: Library of Virginia, County and City Records on Microfilm. Reels marked for interlibrary loan can be borrowed through your local library.
Where to find the records
- Lunenburg County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the circuit court clerk's office, and any online record search the county offers.
- The circuit court clerk's office
Virginia's deed, will and marriage books are usually kept by the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city, though many older records have been moved to the Library of Virginia. Call before you visit; hours and access to older volumes vary.
- Library of Virginia: Lunenburg County records on microfilmfree
Every filmed volume with its years and reel number. Use the reels in Richmond; many can be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
- Library of Virginia: Chancery Records Indexfree
Search equity court suits by name. They're rich in family detail: estate divisions, heirs and land disputes. Many localities' suits are scanned and free to view.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Virginia, Lunenburg" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Brunswick County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Brunswick County
Later formed partly from Lunenburg County: Bedford County, Charlotte County, Halifax County, Mecklenburg County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1745, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Start with the deed and will books: they name relatives, neighbors and land. Then try the court order books, which mention almost everyone in the county sooner or later, as witnesses, jurors, road workers or parties to a suit.