A Guide to the Surry County (Va.) Deed, Order and Will Books, 1645-1686
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection numbers: Barcode numbers 1146909 and 1146921-1146922/Surry County (Va.)
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Surry County (Va.) Deed, Order and Will Books, 1645-1686. Local government records collection, Surry County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Surry County.
Historical Information
Surry County was formed in 1652 from James City County.
The deed, will and order books of Surry County in this collection were created by the County Court.
Scope and Content
Deed Books, 1645-1686, of Surry County Court. The transcript copy of this book records the name of the grantor and grantee, the residence of both individuals and the description of property being sold or transferred. The book also includes a list of tithables and depositions.
Order Books, 1645-1686, of Surry County Court. The transcript copy of this book records all matters brought before the court when it was in session. It provides a synopses of cases in a neater, more organized form. The volumes are sometimes internally indexed; more rarely, there is a book including: deeds, chancery causes, judgments, records of legal disputes heard before the county court and road orders. The book also includes a list of tithables and depositions.
Will Books, 1645-1686, of Surry County Court. The transcript copy of this book includes the name of testator, list of heirs and year the wills were proven in court and probate records such as inventories and appraisements. The book also includes a list of tithables and depositions.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Related Material
Additional Surry Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records On Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia web site.
Surry County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Surry County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the "Lost Records Localities Database" found at the Library of Virginia web site.
Index Terms
- Surry County (Va.) Circuit Court
- Surry County (Va.) -- History--17th century.
- Court records -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Deeds -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Depositions -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Judicial records -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Land records -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Order books -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Tax and Fiscal records -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Tithables -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Will books -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Wills -- Virginia -- Surry County.
- Surry County (Va.) Circuit Court.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Surry County (Va.) -- History--17th century.