Stafford County, Virginia

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Stafford County

History

Named after the English county of Staffordshire and formed from Westmoreland County on June 5, 1666.

Portions of the county were subsequently broken out into Prince William County.

Sources

See also:

• Stafford County on Family Search
• Marriage Records of the City of Fredericksburg, and of Orange, Spotsylvania, and Stafford Counties, Virginia, 1722-1850, Volume 18; Compiled by: Therese A. Fisher; Publisher: Heritage Books, 1990 - History - 258 pages.
• The Register of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, 1723-1758. Author: George Harrison Sanford King Publication: publ. by auth., 1961; copyright transferred to Southern Historical Press 1986; ISBN 0-89308-576-6
• Virginia, Overwharton Parish register, 1720 to 1760, old Stafford County; Statement of Responsibility: by Wm. F. Boogher; Authors: Boogher, William F. (William Fletcher) (Main Author) Overwharton Parish (Stafford County, Virginia : Episcopal) (Added Author); Format: Books/Monographs/Book with Digital Images; Language: English; Publication: Washington, D.C. : Saxton Printing Co., c1899; Physical: xiii, 195 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. Family Search Scan