Caroline County (Va.) Deeds, Plats and Various Land Records, 1728-1840, undated

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:

Caroline County (Va.) Deeds, Plats and Various Land Records, 1728-1840, undated. Local government records collection, Caroline County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Caroline County (Va.) Deeds, Plats and Various Land Records, 1728-1840, undated. Local government records collection, Caroline County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Deeds of bargain and sale are the most commonly recorded deeds 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 is signed by the grantor, anyone else having a claim to the property, and by at least 2 witnesses. On presentation to the court, deeds are proved and recorded. In this particular case, the deeds derived from the General Court, the Williamsburg District Court and a lost locality (Stafford County.)

Plats are maps, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Information commonly found in plats are property boundaries, land features, and names of property owners. Sometimes deeds come with plats. These plats were made in connection with a land transaction, estate settlement or court case and related to this particular material, a boundary line establishment. The plats, in this case, range from 1777-1829.

Various land records include land grants from other lost localities including Spotsylvania and King William counties and a caveat (regarding a suspension of proceedings related to real property.)

Biographical / historical:

Caroline County was named for Caroline of Anspach, wife of King George II. The county was formed from Essex, King and Queen and King William counties on 1 May 1728, and additional parts of King and Queen County were added in 1742 and 1763.

Most loose records and deed books prior to 1836 and will books prior to 1853 were stolen, mutilated, and/or destroyed by Union troops who ransacked the courthouse in May 1864. A near-complete run of order books exists.

Acquisition information:
This box came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records under the Accession number 26675 from Caroline County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 box.