A Guide to the Nottoway County (Va.) Deeds and Deeds of Satisfaction, 1789-1865 Nottoway County (Va.) Deeds and Deeds of Satisfaction, 1789-1865 Barcode numbers 1167526-1167533, 1180863/Nottoway County (Va.) Reels 72-80

A Guide to the Nottoway County (Va.) Deeds and Deeds of Satisfaction, 1789-1865

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection numbers: Barcode numbers 1167526-1167533, 1180863/Nottoway County (Va.) Reels 72-80


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Collection numbers
Barcode numbers 1167526-1167533, 1180863/Nottoway County (Va.) Reels 72-80
Title
Nottoway County (Va.) Deeds and Deeds of Satisfaction, 1789-1865
Physical Characteristics
4.35 cu. ft. (9 boxes); 9 microfilm reels
Collector
Nottoway County (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copies, Nottoway County (Va.) Reels 72-80.

Preferred Citation

Nottoway County (Va.) Deeds and Deeds of Satisfaction, 1789-1865. Local government records collection, Nottoway County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Nottoway County under the accession number 41390. The microfilm copies of these records were generated by OCLC.

Historical Information

Nottoway County was named for the Nadowa Indian tribe. The word nadowa, anglicized to nottoway, means snake, or enemy. The county was formed from Amelia County in 1788.

Many records were destroyed or heavily mutilated in 1865 by Union troops during the Civil War. A few volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

Scope and Content

Nottoway County (Va.) Deeds and Deeds of Satisfaction, 1789-1865 consist of deeds of bargain and sale, deeds of gift, mortgages, and deeds of trust. 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.

The collection may include additional record types that were recorded in deed books such as officials' bonds, fiduciary records, marriage records, road and bridge records, and bills of sale of property including slaves.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by surname.

Related Material

Deed Books and Indices to Deeds for Nottoway County can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Additional Nottoway County Land Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Nottoway County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Nottoway County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

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

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

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

  • Deeds -- Virginia -- Nottoway County
  • Land records -- Virginia -- Nottoway County
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Nottoway County
  • Mortgage deeds -- Virginia -- Nottoway County

Contents List

Barcode number 1167526-1167533: Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1789-1865

Barcode 1167526 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1789-1865, surnames A-Bu, Box 1. Barcode 1167527 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1789-1865, surnames Cab-Fi, Box 2. Barcode 1167528 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1789-1865, surnames Fi-Ha, Box 3. Barcode 1167529 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1789-1865, surnames Hi-Ju, Box 4. Barcode 1167530 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1789-1865, surnames K-Mu, Box 5. Barcode 1167531 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1789-1865, surnames N-R, Box 6. Barcode 1167532 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1789-1865, surnames S-V, Box 7. Barcode 1167533 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1789-1865, surnames Wa-Wor, Box 8.

Barcode number 1167534-1167536: Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1866-1873

Barcode 1167534 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1866-1873, surnames A-F, Box 9. Barcode 1167535 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1866-1873, surnames G-Q Box 10. Barcode 1167536 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1866-1873, surnames R-W, Box 11.

Barcode number 1167537-1167544: Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1874-1889

Barcode 1167537 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1874-1876, Box 12. Barcode 1167538 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1877-1879 through surnames K, Box 13. Barcode 1167539 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1879 surnames L-1881, Box 14. Barcode 1167540 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction 1882-1883, Box 15. Barcode 1167541 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1884-1886 through surnames G, Box 16. Barcode 1167542 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1886 surnames H-1887, Box 17. Barcode 1167543 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1888, Box 18. Barcode 1167544 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1889, Box 19.

Barcode number 1167545-1167552: Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1890-1900

Barcode 1167545 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1890, Box 20. Barcode 1167546 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1891-1892 through surnames L, Box 21. Barcode 1167547 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1892 surnames M-1893, Box 22. Barcode 1167548 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1894, Box 23. Barcode 1167549 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1895-1896, Box 24. Barcode 1167550 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1897, Box 25. Barcode 1167551 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1898, Box 26. Barcode 1167552 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1899-1900, Box 27.

Barcode number 1167553-1167560: Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1901-1936

Barcode 1167553 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1901-1902, Box 28. Barcode 1167554 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1903-1905, Box 29. Barcode 1167555 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1906-1909, Box 30. Barcode 1167556 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1910-1911, Box 31. Barcode 1167557 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1912-1913, Box 32. Barcode 1167558 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1914-1917, Box 33. Barcode 1167559 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1918-1921, Box 34. Barcode 1167560 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1922-1936, Box 35.

Barcode number 1167561: Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1937-1969

Barcode 1167561 contains Deeds and Deeds of Statisfaction, 1937-1869, Box 36.

Barcode number 1180863: Deeds, 1789-1865

Barcode 1180863 contains Deeds 1789-1865, Box 1 Oversized.