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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Claire Radcliffe, 27 August 2014 Description is in English A Guide to the Surveys of the Virginia Land Office before 1779, A-W, 1733-1776 A Collection in the Library of Virginia LOI 4 Claire Radcliffe

Library of Virginia 2014 Daphne S. Gentry Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Surveys of the Virginia Land Office before 1779, A-W, 1733-1776 LOI 4 .45 cu. ft. (1 box) English Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Virginia. Land Office. Surveys of the Virginia Land Office before 1779, A-W, 1733-1776. Accession Land Office inventory entry no. 4, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Archives Branch, Richmond, VA 23219.

Acquisition Information

Accession LOI 4 transferred by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1948.

Historical Information

The act which established the previous Land Office next hit passed the General Assembly on 22 June 1779. The register was the head of the Office and was appointed by joint ballot of both houses of the legislature.

Scope and Content

These records contain plats and descriptions returned to the Colonial Land Office prior to 1779. In some instances these surveys were not carried through to a patent; most were either lodged or caveated. Each document gives the name of the individual for whom the survey was made, the county in which the land was located, the number of acres in the tract, its metes and bounds, and the date on which the survey was made. The instrument was signed by the surveyor and includes the names of his chain carriers.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Surveys of the Virginia Land Office, 1773-1776

Arranged chronologically

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Virginia. Land Office Subjects: Surveying -- Virginia -- 18th century. Genre and Form Terms: Land surveys -- Virginia -- Albemarle County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Amherst County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Augusta County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Bedford County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Botetourt County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Brunswick County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Buckingham County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Caroline County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Chesterfield County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Dinwiddie County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Fairfax County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Fincastle County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Gloucester County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Goochland County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Halifax County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Hanover County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Isle of Wight County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- James City County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Louisa County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Lunenberg County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Middlesex County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Nansemond County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Norfolk County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Northampton County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Prince George County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Princess Anne County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Rappahannock County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Spotsylvania County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Surry County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- Warwick County. Land surveys -- Virginia -- York County. State government records. Contents List Surveys of the Virginia Land Office, 1773-1776. Extent: 1 box.

Alphabetical.

Alexander, Joseph. Augusta County, 21 Feb. 1765. 1 1 Allen, John. Goochland County, 25 March 1743. 1 2 Allen, William. Albemarle County 8 Apr. 1749. 1 3 Anthony, James. Hanover County, 30 Oct. 1739. 1 4 Bankinship, Isham. Bedford County, 28 Feb. 1767. 1 5 Blayr, William. Augusta County, 29 Jan. 1771. 1 6 Bowden, Burwell. Pittsylvania County, 29 Oct. 1774. 1 7 Briggs, Benjamin. Surry County, 19 Dec. 1748. 1 8 Brown, Benejah. Albemarle County, 5 April 1773. 1 9 Brown, Israel. Lunenburg County, undated. 1 10 Burk, Willim. Augusta County, 14 April 1749. 1 11 2 files Butler, John. Prince George County, 22 Dec. 1774. 1 12 Butler, John. Prince George County, 24 Dec. 1774. 1 13 Butler, John. Prince George County, 27 Dec. 1774. 1 14 Call, William. Prince George County, 1 May 1775. 1 15 Callaway, William. Bedford County, 14 Dec. 1762. 1 16 Callaway, William. Bedford County, 17 Dec. 1762. 1 17 Carr, Demsey. Nansemond County, 6 June 1771. 1 18 Chiswell, John. Albemarle County, 5 Nov. 1755. 1 19 Christian, James. Albemarle County, 14 Nov. 1747. 1 20 Christian, William. Northampton County, 24 April 1771. 1 21 Christian, William. Fincastle County, 12 May 1774. 1 22 Claiborne, Augustine. Chesterfield County, 15 Dec. 1772. 1 23 Claiborne, Augustine. Chesterfield County, 23 Dec. 1772. 1 24 Cobbs, Samuel Jr. Albemarle County, undated. 1 25 2 files Coffy, Edmond. Amherst County, 27 March 1767. 1 26 Conaway, Henry. Halifax County, 10 Dec. 1764. 1 27 Cornish, William. Lunenburg County, 17 Dec. 1743. 1 28 Cornwell, Jacob. Surry County, undated. 1 29 Craig, Thomas. Albemarle County, 27 Nov. 1772. 1 30 Cunningham, Andrew. Lunenburg County, 13 Dec. 1746. 1 31 Currie, George. Lunenburg County, 10 Nov. 1747. 1 32 Custard, Paul. Augusta County, 24 Feb. 1773. 1 33 Dabney, George. Hanover County, 11 April 1734. 1 34 Dance, Stephen. Dinwiddie County, 24 March 1772. 1 35 Daniel, Henry. Middlesex County, 14 Sep. 1769. 1 36 Davidson, John. Augusta County, 14 Dec. 1769. 1 37 Duncle, John. Augusta County, 14 Oct. 1772. 1 38 Easley, William. Goochland County, 4 Feb. 1742. 1 39 Evans, Stephen. Lunenburg County, 14 Nov. 1748. 1 40 French, James; assignee of William Harris. Bedford County, 28 May 1760. 1 41 Fry, Joshua, and John Warren. Albemarle County. 11 Oct. 1749. 1 42 Freeman, Charles. Gloucester County, 3 March 1748. 1 43 Fulgham, Charles. Isle of Wight County, 13 April 1764. 1 44 Ganaway, John. Goochland County, 29 March 1743. 1 45 George, John. Halifax County, 12 April 1756. 1 46 Goolsby, Thomas. Albemarle County, 7 May 1772. 1 47 Griffin, James. Halifax County, 31 Oct. 1771. 1 48 Haile, Mesheek. Bedford County, 8 April 1765. 1 49 Hall, John. Prince George County, 31 Dec. 1774. 1 50 Haly, William. Prince George County, 21 July 1741. 1 51 Harrison, Battile. Amherst County, 4 March 1767. 1 52 Harvy, Thomas. Lunenburg County 3 Dec. 1746. 1 53 Henderson, Samuel. Bedford County, 16 March 1749. 1 54 Hilton, John. Brunswick County, 26 Sep. 1772. 1 55 Holland, Michael. Hanover County, 2 Dec. 1736. 1 56 Hopkins, Joshua, and John Jones. Norfolk County, 12 Nov. 1772. 1 57 Oversize. Hopson, Nicholas. Lunenburg County, 15 Dec. 1749. 1 58 Howison, Thomas. Spotsylvania County, 17 Dec. 1743. 1 59 Jennings, John. Buckingham County, 25 Sep. 1764. 1 60 Johns, Robert. Albemarle County, 1 March 1747. 1 61 Jopling, Ralph. Amherst County, 12 April 1774. 1 62 Kannon, William. Lunenburg County, 9 March 1747. 1 63 Kavenaugh, Charles. Fincastle County, 29 March 1775. 1 64 Lambert, John. Brunswick County, 17 Oct. 1771. 1 65 Liverit, Robert. Brunswick County, 11 March 1743. 1 66 Liverate, Robert. Lunenburg County, 5 March 1749. 1 67 Maclin, William, Duglas Wilkins, and Benjamin Harris. Brunswick County, 3 Feb. 1763. 1 68 Madison, John Jr (assignee of Gibbons Jennings). 29 March 1740. 1 69 Matthews, Sampson, and George Matthews (assignee of John Caldwell). Augusta County, 28 Oct. 1772. 1 70 Maupin, Daniel. Albemarle County, 7 Nov. 1748. 1 71 McClelan, William. Augusta County. 16 Feb. 1768. 1 72 McDaniell, Michael. Brunswick County, 25 Nov. 1745. 1 73 Mead, William (assignee of Francis Sharp and John Boyston). Bedford County, 15 Dec. 1767. 1 74 Mead, William, William Austin, and Isham Talbott. Pittsylvania County, 14 Nov. 1770. 1 75 Mercer, John Jr. Norfolk County, 18 Sep. 1761. 1 76 Miller, Alexander. Augusta County, 29 April 1774. 1 77 Moody, Matthew. York County, 17 May 1773. 1 78 Morris, Hugh. Goochland County, 23 March 1740. 1 79 Morton, Joseph. James City County, 1 April 1760. 1 80 Muir, Robert. Fairfax County, 27 May 1776. 1 81 Napier, Booth. Albemarle County, 23 Oct. 1746. 1 82 Neelly, James. Botetourt County, 10 July 1772. 1 83 Newsum, Lucy. Brunswick County, 31 March 1774. 1 84 Parrish, Alexander. Goochland County, 4 April 1739. 1 85 Pattan, Alexander (assignee of William Miller). Amherst County, 5 March 1746. 1 86 Peartree, John. Augusta County, 3 Nov. 1770. 1 87 Pickett, Maze. Carolina County, 15 Dec. 1750. 1 88 Powell, Seymour Jr (assignee of Seymour Powell). Harwick County, 16 June 1738. 1 89 Oversize. Procter, Joseph (assignee of Nicholas Procter). Brunswick County, 11 Jan. 1754. 1 90 Pruit, Michael. Bedford County, 26 Jan. 1764. 1 91 Ralston, Matthew. Botetourt County, 19 June 1771. 1 92 Randolph, William. Bedford County, 21 Feb. 1754. 1 93 Randolph, William. Halifax County, 29 March 1754. 1 94 Reid, John. Amherst County, 14 Nov. 1769. 1 95 Reid, John. Amherst County, 22 April 1771. 1 96 Rhinhart, Adam. Augusta County, 13 Dec. 1753. 1 97 Riddell, Cornelius. Augusta County, 7 June 1769. 1 98 Rodgers, Andrew. Lunenburg County, undated. 1 99 Ruddell, Cornelius (assignee of Thomas Pickens). Augusta County, 22 June 1768. 1 100 Ruffin, John, and James Baker. Lunenburg County, 19 April 1749. 1 101 Runkle, Peter (assignee of Jacob Runkle). Augusta County, 23 April 1770. 1 102 Scott, James (assignee of Peter Hogg). Augusta County, 26 April 1776. 1 103 Sikes, Henry. Norfolk County, 5 March 1754. 1 104 Simmerman, Christopher. Spotsylvania County, 30 Nov. 1733. 1 105 Smith, James. Chesterfield County, 15 May 1759. 1 106 Smith, John. Bedford County, 4 Nov. 1762. 1 107 Snyder, John Jr. Albemarle County, 16 April 1761. 1 108 Spurlock, Drury. Albemarle County, 5 April 1749. 1 109 Stockton, Richard. Goochland County, 28 April 1741. 1 110 Strean, John. Augusta County, 2 Dec. 1754. 1 111 Taliaferro, Charles. Goochland County, 16 March 1743. 1 112 Trimble, Moses. Botetourt County, 10 Oct. 1772. 1 113 Turner, Joseph. Isle of Wight County, 31 March 1746. 1 114 Walden, Richard. Halifax County, 3 April 1754. 1 115 Walke, Thomas, and John Wildbour. Princess Anne County, 4 June 1748. 1 116 Walton, William (heir of Joseph Walton). Lunenburg County, 22 Nov. 1753. 1 117 Ward, James. Nansemond County, 21 Sep. 1757. 1 118 Watkins, George. Pittsylvania County, 6 May 1772. 1 119 West, Thomas. Augusta County, 25 Feb. 1773. 1 120 Whitehurst, Simon. Princess Anne County, 25 Sep. 1748. 1 121 Oversize. Whitney, Jeremiah, Richard Taylor, and Thomas Mathews. Buckingham County, 22 June 1768. 1 122 Williams, Henry. Rappahannock County, 19 May 1758. 1 123 Williams, John, and Israel Brown. Lunenburg County, 28 Feb. 1750. 1 124 Willis, John (assignee of John and Mary Coleman, and Isaac and Sarah Read, coheirs of Henry Embry). Halifax County, 15 March 1749. 1 125 Winfrod, Mary (assignee of Thomas Winford). Bedford County, 7 Dec. 1763. 1 126 Winston, Anthony. Hanover County, 12 Sep. 1751. 1 127 Wood, Christopher. Louisa County, 21 March 1771. 1 128 Wood, William Jr. Albemarle County, 22 Oct. 1772. 1 129 Woods, Samuel (assignee of Edward Stephenson). Albemarle County, 10 March 1756. 1 130 Wynne, Samuel. Brunswick County, 21 Dec. 1741. 1 131