PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi02992::A Guide to the Surry County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1671-1684, 1694-1709 and 1730-1738)//EN" "vi02992.xml" A Guide to the Surry County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1671-1684, 1694-1709 and 1730-1738 Surry County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1671-1684, 1694-1709 and 1730-1738 Barcode numbers 1146908 and 1146910-1146914/Surry County (Va.) Reels 1, 3 and 5. Sherri Bagley Library of Virginia © 2010 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Sherri Bagley, 02/05/2010 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Surry County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1671-1684, 1694-1709 and 1730-1738 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Barcode numbers 1146908 and 1146910-1146914/Surry County (Va.) Reels 1, 3 and 5 Sherri Bagley

Library of Virginia 2010 Sherri Bagley Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Surry County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1671-1684, 1694-1709 and 1730-1738 Barcode numbers 1146908 and 1146910-1146914/Surry County (Va.) Reels 1, 3 and 5 Library of Virginia 6 v. (1573 p.); 3 microfilm reels English Surry County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Surry County (Va.) Reels 1, 3 and 5.

Preferred Citation

Surry County (Va.) Deed and Will Books, 1671-1684, 1694-1709 and 1730-1738. Surry County (Va.) Reels 1, 3 and 5, Local government records collection, Surry 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 Surry County.

Historical Information

Surry County was formed in 1652 from James City County.

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

Scope and Content

Deed Books, 1671-1684, 1694-1709 and 1730-1738, of Surry 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. All of the volumes have indexes which contains the first and last names of both parties. It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.

Will Books, 1671-1684, 1694-1709 and 1730-1738, of Surry County Court. The will books includes the names of testator, list of heirs and year the wills were proven in court and probate records such as inventories and appraisements. The index for these volumes were included in another book.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

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

Surry County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Surry County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the "Lost Records Localities Database" found at the Library of Virginia web site.

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