Botetourt County (Va.) Land Grants, 1797 and 1822

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Robert Alonzo Brock
Abstract:
This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Botetourt County (Va.) Land Grants, 1797 and 1822. The collection contains three land grants, as follows: a fragment of a land grant to John Neel, 1790 24 Aug.; a land grant to William Mitchell, 1819 Nov. 13; and a land grant to John Maguire, 1797 Dec. 23.

Biographical / historical:

Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor who served from 1768 to 1770. It was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and a part of Rockbridge County was added later.

Created by an act of 1769 to take effect on February 13, 1770. Many of the loose records including pre-1830 chancery and pre-1854 judgments suffered tremendous water damage as a result of a courthouse fire on December 15, 1970. Because of the near loss of records, the General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975 for the purpose of preserving local records. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

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.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 microfilm reel (7 images)