General index to deeds and wills, 1759-1899; mixed probate and land records, 1642-1859

Format

Microfilm 35mm

Language

English

Physical

20 microfilm reels : maps ; 35 mm.

Notes

Records, 1684-1699 (transcript) also mentions an Orphans Court in Elizabeth City County.

Some documents are torn and hard to read.

The re-recorded deeds are listed with the original date of recording. They were re-recorded in 1884-1887.

The mixed dates are not in chronological order or record type.

Elizabeth City County became extinct in 1952, when it was incorporated into independent city of Hampton.

Some volumes are individually indexed. Includes partial indexes in some volumes.

Microfilm of original records at the Elizabeth City County Courthouse (now Hampton City Courthouse) in Hampton, Virginia. Microfilm of original records and photostat copies at the Virginia State Library in Richmond, Virginia.

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NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFormat
General index to deeds & wills, Vols. 1-2 1759- 1899Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31142 7644484
Records, 1684-1699 (transcript) (book has 2 parts: orders, Feb. [1692/3? or 1693/4?]-Feb 1699/1700, and wills, deeds, bonds, etc., March 1692/3, Oct 1684-Aug 1699 (dates out of order?)).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31120 7644465
Deeds, wills, inventories & orders, 1715-1721, part 1 (photostat copies (made 1937) of original book) (part 1: deeds, wills, inventories, etc., Jul 1715-Jul 1721; many pages missing pieces) -- Deeds, wills, inventories & orders, 1715-1721, part 2 (photostat copies (made 1937) of original) (part 2: orders, Jul 1715-Jul 1721; many pages missing pieces).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31123 7644468
Deeds, wills, etc. 1689-1699Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31145 7675986
Record Book, no. 10, 1721-1723 (index to part 2 at beginning; book has 2 parts: orders, Aug 1721-Jan 1723/4, and wills, bonds, deeds, inventories, etc., Jul 1721-Feb 1723/4).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31119 7644464
Deeds & wills, 1704-1730, part 1 (photostat copies (made 1937) of original book) (contains mostly deeds & wills, 1723-1730, also certain ejectments 1736-1770 (wills, inventories, appraisements, deeds, pleas, ejectments, etc. [Feb 1723/4?-Oct 1748, May 1768-Feb 1770]; pleas and ejectments contain supporting documents dated much earlier); some pages missing pieces) -- Deeds & wills, 1704-1730, part 3 (photostat copies (made 1937) of original book) (part number may be wrong; contains orders [Feb 1723/4-Nov 1729]).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31122 7644467
Deeds and wills 1737 [May]-1749 [Oct], also bonds 1743 [actually 1744 Nov]-1756 [June] (photostat copies (made 1939) of orig. bk.) (missing p. 1) -- Recopy [of] Deeds and wills 1737-1749 also bonds 1743-1756 (photostat copies (made 1939)).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31124 Items 2 - 37675984
Record Book, no. 10, 1721-1723 (photostat copies (made 1941) of original bk.) (index to pt. 2; part 1: orders, Aug 1721-Jan 1723/4; part 2: deeds, wills, Inventories, etc., Jul 1721-Feb 1723/4).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31124 Item 17675984
Deeds, wills, and bonds 1737-1756Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31147 Item 27675987
Deeds, wills, inventories, and orders with mixed dates 1715-1721Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31147 Item 17675987
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFilmImage Group Number (DGS)Format
General index to deeds & wills, Vols. 1-2 1759- 1899Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31142 7644484
Records, 1684-1699 (transcript) (book has 2 parts: orders, Feb. [1692/3? or 1693/4?]-Feb 1699/1700, and wills, deeds, bonds, etc., March 1692/3, Oct 1684-Aug 1699 (dates out of order?)).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31120 7644465
Deeds, wills, inventories & orders, 1715-1721, part 1 (photostat copies (made 1937) of original book) (part 1: deeds, wills, inventories, etc., Jul 1715-Jul 1721; many pages missing pieces) -- Deeds, wills, inventories & orders, 1715-1721, part 2 (photostat copies (made 1937) of original) (part 2: orders, Jul 1715-Jul 1721; many pages missing pieces).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31123 7644468
Deeds, wills, etc. 1689-1699Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31145 7675986
Record Book, no. 10, 1721-1723 (index to part 2 at beginning; book has 2 parts: orders, Aug 1721-Jan 1723/4, and wills, bonds, deeds, inventories, etc., Jul 1721-Feb 1723/4).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31119 7644464
Deeds & wills, 1704-1730, part 1 (photostat copies (made 1937) of original book) (contains mostly deeds & wills, 1723-1730, also certain ejectments 1736-1770 (wills, inventories, appraisements, deeds, pleas, ejectments, etc. [Feb 1723/4?-Oct 1748, May 1768-Feb 1770]; pleas and ejectments contain supporting documents dated much earlier); some pages missing pieces) -- Deeds & wills, 1704-1730, part 3 (photostat copies (made 1937) of original book) (part number may be wrong; contains orders [Feb 1723/4-Nov 1729]).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31122 7644467
Deeds and wills 1737 [May]-1749 [Oct], also bonds 1743 [actually 1744 Nov]-1756 [June] (photostat copies (made 1939) of orig. bk.) (missing p. 1) -- Recopy [of] Deeds and wills 1737-1749 also bonds 1743-1756 (photostat copies (made 1939)).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31124 Items 2 - 37675984
Record Book, no. 10, 1721-1723 (photostat copies (made 1941) of original bk.) (index to pt. 2; part 1: orders, Aug 1721-Jan 1723/4; part 2: deeds, wills, Inventories, etc., Jul 1721-Feb 1723/4).Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31124 Item 17675984
Deeds, wills, and bonds 1737-1756Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31147 Item 27675987
Deeds, wills, inventories, and orders with mixed dates 1715-1721Granite Mountain Record VaultUnited States & Canada Film31147 Item 17675987

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