Northern Neck Surveys, 1697,1722-1781.

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Northern Neck Surveys, 1697,1722-1781.

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These records consist of original plats and accompanying papers pertaining to land grants. Included among the supplemental papers, in addition to warrants and assignments, are transcripts of official records from England and several of the colonies, a small number of Bible leaves, affidavits, and letters. The major subjects of these documents are family relationships, social and economic situations in the area, and interpretation of verbal contracts. Each folder is labeled with the name of the grantee, the names of all persons who held the warrant or survey, the county in which the land was situated, the date of the survey or warrant, the number of acres in the tract, and the number of items in the folder.

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Library of Virginia

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Library of Virginia

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Northern Neck Land Office.

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Recorded copies of grants issued for land in the Northern Neck from 1692 to 1862 when the territory encompassing the present state of West Virginia withdrew from the commonwealth to enter the Union are indexed. The formation of West Virginia eliminated the major source of wasteland available in Virginia. Eighteen additional instruments dated as late as 1874 were entered in the final volume before these books were closed. All subsequent grants are recorded in the volumes ...

Virginia. Land Office.

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