Administrative Information

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Kanawha County (W. Va.) Land Grants, 1853 and 1856, 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

Kanawha County (West) Virginia was named for the Indian tribe that once lived in the area, the Conoys. The county name was first Kenhawa, but was later changed to Kanawha. It was formed in 1788 from parts of Greenbrier and Montgomery Counties. Kanawha County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Scope and Content

Kanawha County (West) Virginia Land Grants, 1853 and 1856. The collection contains four land grants, as follows: a grant to James McCallister, 1853 Feb. 1; and three grants to Samuel Griffith, Fallena Griffith, Margaret Griffith, Moses Lacy, and John Daley, heirs of Levi Griffith, 1856 Sept. 1.

Related Material

Additional Kanawha County 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:

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

Subjects:

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

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

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

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