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Preferred Citation

Warren County (Va.) Land Records, 1788-1937 (bulk 1836-1937). Local government Records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Warren County.

Historical Information

Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1836.

Deeds of bargain and sale are the most commonly recorded deed in which one individual sells property, usually land, but occasionally personal property, to another individual. Such deeds show the names of the grantor and grantee, the residence of both parties, a description of what is being sold, the consideration (or price), the location of the tract of land, the tract's boundaries, and any limitations on the property being sold. The deed was signed by the grantor, and possibly his wife or anyone else having a claim to the property, and by at least two witnesses. Appended to the deed may be a memorandum of livery of seisin, stating that the property has changed hands and that peaceful possession has taken place.

Deeds of gift are often found transferring property, either real or personal, from one individual to another "for love and affection." The degree of kinship, if any, between the grantor and grantee is sometimes stated.

Mortgages and deeds of trust were deeds where one party is indebted to another and transfers or mortgages property to a third party to secure the debt. Deeds of release were made by the trustees after payment of the debt, for the purpose of divesting themselves of the legal title and revesting it in the original owner.

Scope and Content

Warren County (Va.) Land Records, 1788-1937 (bulk 1836-1937) contains Index to Deeds, 1839-1901 circa, A-C; Index to Deeds, 1839-1901 circa, D-J; Index to Deeds, 1839-1901 circa, K-R; Index to Deeds, 1839-1901 circa, S-Z; General Index to Deeds,1839-1923; Records of Releases; List of Conveyances; List of Conveyances Posted Monthly; Conveyances Admitted to Record in the Clerk's Office of the Warren County Court; County Land Records; lose deeds from Deed Books A-D and Deed Books 15-42; Old Deeds-Bill of Sale Agreements; Plats and Surveys made by the county surveyor; Release Deeds; Plats; Grants; List of Grants; and four Deeds for land formerly in Shenandoah County.

Related Material

Additional Warren County Court 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:

• Warren County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Deeds--Virginia--Warren County
• Plats--1875-1927
• Public Records--Virginia--Warren County

Geographical Names:

• Warren County (Va.)--History

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government Records--Virginia--Warren County

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