A Guide to the Richmond County (Va.) Deed Books, 1692-1774
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode Numbers 1153824, 1146851-1146856
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Processed by: Sherri Bagley
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Use microfilm copies, Richmond County, Reels 1-8.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Richmond County Deed Books, 1692-1774. Richmond County Reels 1-8, 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 Richmond County.
Historical Information
Richmond County may have been named for Richmond borough in Surrey, England, or for Charles Lennox, first duke of Richmond and a son of King Charles II. It was formed from Old Rappahannock County in 1692. The county seat is Warsaw.
Some volumes were burned and mutilated through unknown causes; in addition, the will books prior to 1699 were missing as early as 1793, and order books for the period 1794-1816 are also missing. Numerous loose records prior to 1781 are missing as well.
Scope and Content
Deed books, 1692-1774, of Richmond County Court. The deed record the name of the grantor and grantee, the residence of both individuals and the description of property being sold or transferred. The volumes have indexes which contains the first and last names of both parties. It is arranged alphabetically from A-Z. The second half of Volume 2, 1692-1693 is not available and the first half of Volume 14, 1772-1779 is not available.
Arrangement
Chronological.
Related Material
Additional Richmond County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Richmond County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Richmond County 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
- Deed books--Virginia--Richmond County.
- Land records--Virginia--Richmond County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Richmond County.
- Richmond County (Va.)--History.
- Richmond County (Va.). Circuit Court.