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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Roanoke County (Va.) Circuit Court. Land Grants, 1848-1856, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller-Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Roanoke County was named for the Roanoke River. The name is an Indian word meaning shell money. The county was formed from Botetourt County in 1838, and part of Montgomery County was added later.

Scope and Content

Roanoke County (Va.) Land Grants, 1848-1856, as follows: to William Painter, 1848 Apr. 7; Joseph Moore, 1854 Jan. 27; William Craighead, 1853 Apr. 25; Benjamin Sackett, 1853 Nov. 11; and Alexander Sarver, 1850 Oct. 10.

Related Material

Additional Roanoke County Land 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:

• Roanoke County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Public records-- Virginia--Roanoke County.

Geographical Names:

• Roanoke County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Land records-- Virginia--Roanoke County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Roanoke County.

Adjunct Descriptive Data