Prince William County (Va.) Land Records, 1743-1920 (bulk 1743-1843)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

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

Summary

Creator:
Prince William County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

Prince William County (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.

Biographical / historical:

Prince William County was formed from Stafford and King George Counties by a statute adopted in 1730, to take effect on 12 March 1731. The county was named for William 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.

Acquisition information:
Some of the items in this collection came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Prince William County. 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.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia (One box, 1050819, is located at the Library of Virginia.)
Physical description:
9 v. (5 v. are photostats); 3 boxes