Virginia, Isle of Wight County Records, 1634-1951
Images from original records at the Circuit Court in Isle of Wight, Virginia. Records include marriages, guardianships, military lists, court orders, dockets, bonds, fees, and judgments. This collection is being published as images become available.
Virginia, Isle of Wight County Records
What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of images from original records at the Circuit Court in Isle of Wight, Virginia. The records include:
- Marriages
- Guardianships
- Military lists
- Court orders
- Dockets
- Bonds
- Fees
- Judgments
- Land and Property
- Tax
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Virginia, Isle of Wight County Records, 1647-1951. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of primary persons
- Names of heirs, such as spouse, children, other relatives, or friends
- Names of the executor, administrator, or guardian
- Names of witnesses
- Dates the documents were written and recorded (used to approximate event dates since a will was usually written near the time of death)
- Description and value of property or land
Collection Content
Sample Images
1877 Sample Record
Coverage Table
| Record | Record Types | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Church | Records | 1884-1899 |
| Church | Vestry book | 1724-1772 |
| Court | Chancery | 1831-1909 |
| Court | Charter book | 1870-1905 |
| Court | Circuit Court | 1889-1905 |
| Court | Common law | 1846-1875 |
| Court | County court | 1832-1907 |
| Court | County executions | 1849-1869 |
| Court | County funds | 1913-1919 |
| Court | Cases book | 1797-1807 |
| Court | Docket | 1871-1894 |
| Court | minute book | 1826-1830 |
| Court | Papers-miscellaneous | 1746-1903 |
| Court | Papers | 1846-1914 |
| Court | Rule book | 1828-1873 |
| Court | Execution book | 1838-1906 |
| Court | Executions returned | 1883-1898 |
| Court | Fee book | 1773-1879 |
| Court | Fiduciaries | 1906-1930 |
| Court | Hardy District road fund | 1914-1919 |
| Court | Index to fee book | 1780-1781 |
| Court | Index to judgement docket | 1871 |
| Court | Index to reservations of title | 1891-1905 |
| Court | Index to venders and vendees | 1850-1950 |
| Court | Index | 1900 |
| Court | Judgment docket and index | 1841-1897 |
| Court | Judgments | 1833-1834 |
| Court | List of warrants | 1884 |
| Court | Miscellaneous | 1847-1943 |
| Court | Newport district road fund | 1914-1919 |
| Court | Order book and index | 1879-1881 |
| Court | Poor fund | 1914-1919 |
| Court | Criminal cases | 1888-1901 |
| Court | Register of convicts | 1871-1917 |
| Court | Reservations of title | 1891-1905 |
| Court | Supreme court rule book | 1900 |
| Court | Windsor district road fund | 1914-1919 |
| Court | Witness docket | 1871-1916 |
| Inventories and catalogs | Historical inventory | 1634-1937 |
| Land and properties | American Indian deeds | 1743-1749 |
| Land and properties | Deed | 1742-1926 |
| Land and properties | Deed -bargain and sale | 1858-1903 |
| Land and properties | Deed-release | 1801-1903 |
| Land and properties | Deed vol A-E | 1790-1904 |
| Land and properties | Deeds various vol | 1704-1912 |
| Land and properties | General index to deeds | 1890-1913 |
| Land and properties | Land survey book | 1829-1893 |
| Land and properties | Miscellaneous Deeds and bonds | 1796-1932 |
| Land and properties | Processioners reports | 1847-1889 |
| Lineage society papers | United Daughter of the Confederacy applications | 1905-1927 |
| Maps | Plot of the town of Smithfield Virginia | 1891 |
| Military | Applications for military exemptions | 1862 |
| Military | Civil War veterans list (Comp I, 13th Reg, Virginia Cavalry) | 1861 |
| Military | Civil War veterans list | 1861-1925 |
| Military | Constitution and bylaws for RE Lee Camp | 1903-1912 |
| Military | Muster roll of Capt. James F Chalmers | 1864 |
| Probate | Bonds | 1837-1903 |
| Probate | Guardian | 1766-1871 |
| Probate | Index to bonds | 1900 |
| Probate | Index to wills | 1900 |
| Probate | Wills and administrations | 1647-1800 |
| Probate | Wills | 1769-1779 |
| Slavery | Register of free negro certification | 1859-1862 |
| Slavery | Slaves and free negroes | 1785-1870 |
| Tax | Delinquent lands | 1916-1927 |
| Tax | Land books | 1824-1901 |
| Tax | Land books (reassessments) | 1850 |
| Tax | List of taxable property | 1830 |
| Tax | Record of insolvent capitation & property tax | 1886 |
| Tax | Smithfield accounts | 1900 |
| Tax | Account book | 1894-1898 |
| Tax | Tax book | 1891-1909 |
| Tax | Receipts | 1909 |
| Tax | Tax, marriage, processioner reports, committee meeting minutes | 1775-1837 |
| Vital | Coroner's inquisition | 1925-1944 |
| Vital | Register of births | 1867-1893 |
| Voting | Voter register | 1902-1951 |
| Voting | Voting totals | 1900 |
Collection Details
Record Type: Legal
110,540 Images
Location of Original Records
Isle of Wight County Courthouse
Cite This Collection
"Virginia, Isle of Wight County Records, 1634-1951." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2024. Isle of Wight County Courthouse, Isle of Wight.
