Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Use microfilm copies, Culpeper County, Reels 1-4 and 9.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Culpeper County Deed Books, 1749-1794. Culpeper County Reels 1-4 and 9, 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 Culpeper County.

Historical Information

Culpeper County probably was named for Catherine Culpeper, or for her mother, Margaret Lady Culpeper, or for Thomas Culpeper, second baron Culpeper of Thoresway, governor of Virginia from 1677-1683 or for their family, which long held proprietory right in the Northern Neck. It was formed from Orange County in 1749. Its area is 389 square miles, and the county seat is Culpeper. The population is 34,262 according to the 2000 census.

Created in 1749. A significant number of loose records are missing for the period prior to 1840. They were stolen, mutilated, and/or destroyed during the Civil War. Culpeper was the site of several military engagements and experienced widespread pillaging by both Union and Confederate troops. The county courthouse was used as a jail for Confederate prisoners by Union forces. Volumes that record deeds and wills from the formation of the county exist. Minute books for the periods 1749–1762, 1765–1797, 1812–1813, and 1817 are missing.

Scope and Content

Deed Books, 1749-1794, of Culpeper County court. The deed books records the name of the grantor and grantee, the county of residence of both individuals and the description of property being sold or transferred. Deed Book F. (1769-1773 Pt. 1) has an index.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Related Material

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

Culpeper County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Culpeper 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.

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