Collections : [Library of Virginia]

Deed books, 1738-1759, of Orange County Court. The deed books 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 and are arranged alphabetically from A-Z. Deed Book No. 11 (1734-1760) have records of land improvement.

Orange County (Va.) Deed of Emancipation, 1784 Mar. 27, liberating Presilar, age 24, and Sarah, age 22, from Thomas Coppedge. The deed (photocopy) is worded as follows: "I Thomas Coppedge of Orange County from a deliberate consideration and conviction of my own mind am willing to fulfil that injunction of our Lord do unto all men as I would they should do unto me and having under my care one negro woman named Presiler twenty four years old and one ditto named Sarah twenty two years old, I do now for myself and my heirs release and discharge from being my property hereafter forever the above named negroes."

Orange County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1848-1905, include miscellaneous records filed in a local court by trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, and committees that related to the performance of their duties managing a person's estate. These records typically include the following; bonds, appraisements, audits, inventories, accounts, estate divisions, settlements, dowery records, etc. Information related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

Orange County (Va.) Lists of Tithables, 1736-1755, 1782 and undated. Consists of a photostat images of the list of tithable heads of household in the county for the years 1736-1755, 1782 and undated.

Orange County (Va.) Organization Records, 1866-1897, typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

Orange County (Va.) Records, 1738-1901, undated, consist of the following series: Business Records (Swift Run Gap Turnpike Company, 1820-1841 and Orange Humane Society); Justice of the Peace Records, 1809; School Records, 1764-1901; Court Records (subfield series include Clerks' Records, 1785-1807) and a petition to incorporate town of Orange, 1872; Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, 1816-1897; Wills, 1801-1903; County Administrative Records (subfield series include Sheriff's Records, 1738-1740) and 2 undated record fragments.