A Guide to the Prince William County (Va.) Land Records, 1743-1920 (bulk 1743-1843) Prince William County (Va.) Land Records, 1743-1920 (bulk 1743-1843) 1017128, 1050817, 1050819, 1099167, 1124286, 1124289-1124291, 1124297, 1125573-1125575, 1129102, 1129114, 1129121-1129125, 1146818

A Guide to the Prince William County (Va.) Land Records, 1743-1920 (bulk 1743-1843)

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1017128, 1050817, 1050819, 1099167, 1124286, 1124289-1124291, 1124297, 1125573-1125575, 1129102, 1129114, 1129121-1129125, 1146818


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1017128, 1050817, 1050819, 1099167, 1124286, 1124289-1124291, 1124297, 1125573-1125575, 1129102, 1129114, 1129121-1129125, 1146818
Title
previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Land Records, 1743-1920 (bulk 1743-1843)
Physical Characteristics
9 v. (5 v. are photostats); 3 boxes
Collector
previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia (One box, 1050819, is located at the Library of Virginia.)
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Land Records, 1743-1920 (bulk 1743-1843.) Local Government Records Collection, previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Some of the items in this collection came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit. Some of the items in this collection were created by the Virginia State Library's (now the Library of Virginia) Archives Division. One item, 1050819, was compiled under accession number 21872.

Historical Information

previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit was formed from Stafford and King George previous hit Counties  next hit by a statute adopted in 1730, to take effect on 12 March 1731. The previous hit county  next hit was named for previous hit William  next hit Augustus, duke of Cumberland and third son of King George II.

Deeds record the name of the grantor and the grantee and the description of the property being sold or transferred.

Many pre-Civil War records were lost, destroyed, or stolen by Union troops in 1863 during the Civil War. Sixteen deed books and five will books are missing.

Scope and Content

previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Land Records, 1743-1920 (bulk 1743-1843) include 3 volumes of Daily Indexes of Receipts of Deeds for Recordation, 4 volumes of Land Causes, 1 Index to Deed Book No. 40, 1 Redemption of Land [Suit Book], 1 box of copies of deeds, 1 box of copies of plats dealing with land causes and 1 box of loose deeds.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County  next hit and City Records on Microfilm."

previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William Court 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:

  • previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Public records--Virginia-- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--History.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Prince  next hit previous hit William  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Prince William County (Va.)--History.