Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Use microfilm copies, Caroline County, Reel 6.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Caroline County Deed Book, 1758-1845. Caroline County Reel 6, Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Caroline County.

Historical Information

Caroline County was formed in 1728 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William Counties. Additional parts of King and Queen County were added in 1742 and 1762.

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.

Scope and Content

Deed Book, 1758-1845, of Caroline County Court. The deed book records the name of the grantor and grantee, the county of residence of both individuals and the description of property being sold or transferred. It also contains the first and last names of both parties and is arranged alphabetically from A-Z.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Related Material

Additional Caroline County Deed Books can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. See A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm

Caroline County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Caroline County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Access Terms

• Caroline County (Va.)--History.
• Caroline County (Va.). Circuit Court.
• Deed books--Virginia--Caroline County.
• Land records--Virginia--Caroline County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Caroline County.

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