PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi01669::A Guide to the Isle of Wight County (Va.) Deed Books, 1688-1793)//EN" "vi01669.xml" A Guide to the Isle of Wight County (Va.) Deed Books, 1688-1793 Isle of Wight County (Va.) Deed books, 1688-1793 Barcode numbers 1146546-1146559/Isle of Wight County (Va.) Reels 2-9 Sherri Bagley Library of Virginia © 2007 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Sherri Bagley, 08/22/2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Isle of Wight County (Va.) Deed Books, 1688-1793 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Barcode numbers 1146546-1146559/Isle of Wight County (Va.) Reels 2-9 Sherri Bagley

Library of Virginia 2007 Sherri Bagley Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Isle of Wight County (Va.) Deed Books, 1688-1793 Barcode numbers 1146546-1146559/Isle of Wight County (Va.) Reels 2-9 Library of Virginia 14 v. (6479 p.); 7 microfilm reels (7209 images) English Isle of Wight County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Isle of Wight County (Va.) Reels 2-9.

Preferred Citation

Isle of Wight County (Va.) Deed Books, 1688-1793. Isle of Wight County (Va.) Reels 2-9, Local government records collection, Isle of Wight County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

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

Historical Information

Isle of Wight was formed in 1634 (original shire). Part of Nanesmond County was added in 1769. Previous names Warrosquyoake from 1634 to 1637.

Scope and Content

Deed books, 1688-1793, of Isle of Wight 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. Deed Book No. 1, 1688-1704 has order book information (1693-1695) and Deed Book No. 14, 1757-1781 also has order book information (1755-1757). The order book records all matters brought before the court when it was in session. It provides a synopsis of cases in a neater, more organized form. The volumes are indexed; more rarely, there is a comprehensive index. A wide variety of information is found in the order book including: deeds, chancery causes, judgments, records of legal disputes heard before the county court, and road orders.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Isle of Wight 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: Isle of Wight County (Va.) Circuit Court. Geographical Names: Isle of Wight County (Va.) -- History. Genre and Form Terms: Deeds -- Virginia -- Isle of Wight County. Land records -- Virginia -- Isle of Wight County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Isle of Wight County. Contents List Deed Book #1 and Orders 1688-1704;1693-1695 1146546 Deed Book #5 Part 1 1736-1741 1146547 Deed Book #5 Part 2 1736-1741 1146548 Deed Book #6 1741-1744 1146549 Deed Book #9 1744-1747 1146553 Deed Book #8 1744-1747 1146552 Deed Book #7 Part 1 1744-1747 1146550 Deed Book #7 Part 2 1744-1747 1146551 Deed Book #14 and Orders 1755-1757; 1757-1781 1146557 Deed Book #10 1758-1762 1146554 Deed Book #13 1761-1765 1146556 Deed Book #11 1761-1765 1146555 Deed Book #15 1782-1786 1146558 Deed Book #16 1786-1793 1146559