PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi02564::A Guide to the Pittsylvania County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1767-1780)//EN" "vi02564.xml" A Guide to the Pittsylvania County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1767-1780 Pittsylvania County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1767-1780 Barcode numbers 1146794-1146795/Pittsylvania County (Va.) Reels 1-2 Sherri Bagley Library of Virginia © 2008 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Sherri Bagley, 08/19/2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Pittsylvania County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1767-1780 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Barcode numbers 1146794-1146795/Pittsylvania County (Va.) Reels 1-2 Sherri Bagley

Library of Virginia 2008 Sherri Bagley Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Pittsylvania County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1767-1780 Barcode numbers 1146794-1146795/Pittsylvania County (Va.) Reels 1-2 Library of Virginia 2 v. (1096 p.); 2 microfilm reels English Pittsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Pittsylvania County (Va.) Reels 1-2.

Preferred Citation

Pittsylvania County (Va.) Deeds and Wills, 1767-1780. Pittsylvania County (Va.) Reels 1-2, Local government records collection, Pittsylvania County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Pittsylvania County.

Historical Information

Pittsylvania was formed in 1766 from Halifax County.

The deed and will books of Pittsylvania County in this collection were created by the County Court.

Scope and Content

Deed Books, 1767-1780, of Pittsylvania County Court. The deed book records the name of the grantor and grantee, the residence of both individuals and the description of property being sold or transferred. The volumes have an indexes which contains the first and last names of both parties. It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.

Will Books, 1767-1780, of Pittsylvania County Court. The will book includes the name of testator, list of heirs and year the wills were proven in court and probate records such as inventories and appraisements. The volumes have an index which contains the first and last names of both parties. It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.

 Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Pittsylvania Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms Corporate Names: Pittsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court. Geographical Names: Pittsylvania County (Va.) -- History--18th century. Genre and Form Terms: Deeds -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Land records -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Will books -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Wills -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Added Entry - Corporate Name: Pittsylvania County (Va.) County Court.