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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Catherine G. OBrion, 21 December 2006 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Frederick County (Va.) Deed and Land Grants, 1789-1853 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 41008 Catherine G. OBrion

Library of Virginia 2006 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Frederick County (Va.) Deed and Land Grants, 1789-1853 41008 Library of Virginia 1 microfilm reel (12 images) English This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Robert Alonzo Brock Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Frederick County (Va.) Deed and Land Grants, 1789-1853, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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.

Historical Information

Frederick County was named in honor of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and eldest son of George II. It was formed from Orange County in 1738, but, because the region was sparsely settled, county government was not organized until 1743. Part of Augusta County was added later.

Scope and Content

Frederick County (Va.) Deed and Land Grants, 1789-1853. The collection contains four land grants and one deed, as follows: a land grant to George Kiger, 1793 Jan. 29; a land grant to Alfred Orndorff, 1853 Sept. 1; a land grant to John Fyfe, 1789 June 30; a land grant to Robert Macky, 1815 Apr. 26; and a deed between John Magill and Thomas Barclay, 1790 Dec. 14.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Frederick County Land 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: Frederick County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records-- Virginia--Frederick County. Geographical Names: Frederick County (Va.)--History--18th century. Frederick County (Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Deeds-- Virginia--Frederick County. Land grants-- Virginia--Frederick County. Land records-- Virginia--Frederick County. Local government records--Virginia--Frederick County.