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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Louise Jones, 17 May 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Halifax County (Va.) Land Records, 1746-1901 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1103289-1103290, 1103293 Louise Jones

Library of Virginia 2012 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Halifax County (Va.) Land Records, 1746-1901 1103289-1103290, 1103293 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 3 volumes. English Halifax County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Halifax County (Va.) Land Records, 1746-1901. Local government records collection, Halifax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

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

Historical Information

Halifax County was named for George Montagu Dunk, second earl of Halifax, who was president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1752.

Scope and Content

Halifax County (Va.) Land Records, 1746-1901, consist of Deed Book, Volume 8, 1770-1772, Deed Book, Volume 44, 1837-1838, and Survey Book, Volume 1, 1746-1901.

The deed book records the names of the grantors and grantees, the county of residence of each individuals and the description of property being sold or transferred. The book may include agreements, contracts, deeds of gift, deed polls, and deeds of trust.

Survey Books contain plats and surveys for tracts of land within the county.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Halifax County Court 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: Halifax County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Halifax County Geographical Names: Halifax County (Va.)--History Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Halifax County Contents List Deed Book, Volume 8, 1770-1772

This volume is a negative photostat copy of Halifax County Deed Book, Volume 8, 1770-1772.

Deed Book, Volume 44, 1837-1838

This volume is a negative photostat copy of Halifax County Deed Book, Volume 44, 1837-1838.

Survey Book, Volume 1, 1746-1901

This volume is a negative photostat copy of Survey Book, Volume 1, 1746-1901.