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Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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State and local government records. Private Papers, including family records, personal papers, business, and organizational records. Prints & photographs, maps, architectural drawings & plans, state artwork, rare books.
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The Library of Virginia is one of the oldest agencies of Virginia government, founded in 1823 to preserve and provide access to the state's incomparable printed and manuscript holdings. Our collection, which has grown steadily through the years, is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government.
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Start Over Repository Library of Virginia Creator Garnett Ryland

Garnett Ryland Essex County Records, 1685-1796

Garnett Ryland

Essex County, Virginia, records, 1685-1796, collected by Garnett Ryland (1870-1962) of King and Queen County and Richmond, Virginia, consisting of bonds, 1685-1774, recorded in (Old) Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia; wills, 1715-1796, of John Fargeson, James Jameson, Thomas Garnett, Daniel Gaines, John Webb, John Farguson, John Garnett, Joseph Ryland, and Nathaniel Fogg, all of Essex County; inventories, orders, accounts of sales, and divisions, 1744-1773, of decedents' estates in Essex County; a power of attorney, 16 May 1720, of Margaret Jameson to Samuel Stalard, both of Essex County; a deed, 5 March 1772, for her estate rights from Mary Garnett to Reuben Garnett, both of Essex County; a deed, 16 November 1778, for 240 acres in Essex County from Reuben and Mary Garnett and his wife Mary to Hancock Lee; and a marriage agreement, 23 October 1778, between Richard Cheek of King and Queen County, Virginia, and Elizabeth Ryland of Essex County.

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