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Preferred Citation

Hampshire County (W. Va.) Land Grants, 1803-1861, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller-Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Hampshire County (West) Virginia, the oldest county in the state of West Virginia, was named for the English shire. Although created by the law in 1754 from sections of Augusta and Frederick Counties, border unrest during the French and Indian War delayed the formal organization of county government until 1757. Part of Augusta and Hardy Counties were added to Hampshire later. Hampshire County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Scope and Content

Hampshire County (W. Va.) Land Grants, 1803-1861. The collection contains six land grants, as follows: to John Soulison, Assignee of Robert French, 1804 Dec. 14; to Samuel Doran, 1861 Mar. 1; to Frederick Riser, 1861 Feb. 1; to Jacob Kitsmiller and Isaac Kitsmiller, 1861 Jan. 1; to Susanna Ruckman, 1822 Nov. 1; and to Gabriel Hays, 1803 June 22.

Related Material

Additional Hampshire County (West) Virginia Land Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to West Virginia County Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia web site.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Hampshire County (W. Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records-- West Virginia--Hampshire County.

Geographical Names:

• Hampshire County (W. Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Land grants--West Virginia--Hampshire County.
• Land records-- West Virginia--Hampshire County.
• Local government records--West Virginia--Hampshire County.

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