A Guide to the Lee County (Va.) Deeds, 1860-1927 Lee County (Va.) Deeds, 1860-1927 0007305786

A Guide to the Lee County (Va.) Deeds, 1860-1927

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Barcode number: 0007305786


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
0007305786
Title
Lee County (Va.) Deeds, 1860-1927
Physical Characteristics
.35 cu. ft. (1 box)
Collector
Lee County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions. Collection is unprocessed but open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Lee County (Va.) Deeds, 1860-1927. Local Government Records Collection, Lee County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lee County under accession number 44298.

Historical Information

Lee County was named Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, governor of Virginia from 1791 to 1794. It was formed from Russell County in 1792. Part of Scott County was added in 1823. Its area is 438 square miles, and the county seat is Jonesville.

Scope and Content

Lee County (Va.) Deeds, 1860-1927, consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, deeds of trust, and deeds of emancipation. On presentation to the court, deeds were proved and recorded. If the deed was not witnessed, the grantor acknowledged the deed in open court. A few of the deeds include plats. Except for a few years early in the eighteenth century, slaves in Virginia were considered personal property and consequently were not usually sold by deed. However, they were often transferred in deeds of gift or were the property listed in mortgages and deeds of trust.

Deeds of bargain and sale are the most commonly recorded deed in which one individual sells property, usually land, but occasionally personal property, to another individual. Such deeds show the names of the grantor and grantee, the residence of both parties, a description of what is being sold, the consideration (or price), the location of the tract of land, the tract's boundaries, and any limitations on the property being sold. The deed was signed by the grantor, and possibly his wife or anyone else having a claim to the property, and by at least two witnesses. Appended to the deed may be a memorandum of livery of seisin, stating that the property has changed hands and that peaceful possession has taken place.

Deeds of gift are often found transferring property, either real or personal, from one individual to another "for love and affection." The degree of kinship, if any, between the grantor and grantee is sometimes stated.

Mortgages and deeds of trust were deeds where one party is indebted to another and transfers or mortgages property to a third party to secure the debt.

Related Material

Additional Lee County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Lee County (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • African Americans--History.
  • Land subdivision--Virginia--Lee County.
  • Slaveholders--Virginia--Lee County.
  • Slavery--Virginia--Lee County.
  • Slaves--Virginia--Lee County.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Lee County (Va.)--History.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Deeds--Virginia--Lee County.
  • Land records--Virginia--Lee County.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Lee County.
  • Mortgage deeds--Virginia--Lee County.