Lee County Microfilm

County and City Records on Microfilm › VA › Lee County

Date of Formation: 1792

Formed From: Russell County. Part of Scott County was added in 1823.

Lost Records Note:

A significant number of loose records prior to 1860 are missing, including chancery and court judgments. They were probably destroyed when Union forces burned the courthouse in 1863.

Reel No.	ILL indicates a copy is available for loan	Local Records Categories and Contents
Reel No.		Bonds/Commissions/Oaths
69	ILL available	Bond Book, 1893-1901 (includes Receivers' and Fiduciary Bonds), pp. 451-476
66	ILL available	Bond Book, 1893-1905 (includes Officials' and Fiduciary Bonds), pp. 1-109
69	ILL available	Bond Book, 1894-1903 (includes Officials', Receivers' and Fiduciary Bonds), pp. 423-450
69	ILL available	Commissioners' Bond Book, 1893-1899, pp. 110-312
64	ILL available	Commissioners' Bond Book, 1899-1916, index, pp. 1-310
77	ILL available	General Index to Bond Books, 1838-1900, 153 p.
65	ILL available	Officials' Bond Book, 1838-1883, index, 349 p.
63	ILL available	Officials' Bond Book, 1884-1911, index, 390 p.
64	ILL available	Officials' Bond Book, 1911-1927, index, 412 p.
63	ILL available	Officials' Bond Book, 1927-1938, index, 506 p.
64	ILL available	Officials' Bond Book, 1975-1976, index, 58 p.
Reel No.		Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships
67	ILL available	Jonesville Butter and Cheese Factory Co. Ledger, 1895-1896, 10 p.
75	ILL available	Record of Partnerships, 1926-1976, index, 206 p.
77	ILL available	Unidentified Contract Book, 1907-1936, 11 p.
Reel No.		County Administrative Records
23	ILL available	Order Book 1, 1870-1886, 390 p.
20	ILL available	Overseers of Poor Record Book, 1838 - 1870, Unpaged
65	ILL available	Overseers of Poor Record Book, 1838 - 1889, 83 p.
77	ILL available	Treasurer's Account Book, 1903-1908, 434 p.
Reel No.		Court Records
		County Court
		Order Book
14	ILL available	Order Book 1, 1808 - 1811, 359 p.
14	ILL available	Order Book 2, 1814 - 1818, 456 p.
14	ILL available	Order Book 3, 1826 - 1834, 548 p.
15	ILL available	Order Book 4, 1834 - 1839, 455 p.
15	ILL available	Order Book 5, 1840 - 1846, Unpaged index, 514 p.
16	ILL available	Order Book 6, 1847 - 1853, Unpaged index, 406 p.
16	ILL available	Order Book 7, 1853 - 1857, p. 5-322
17	ILL available	Order Book 8, 1857 - 1860, 463 p.
17	ILL available	Order Book 9, 1860 - 1867, p. 1-496, 513-653
24	ILL available	Order Book 10, 1867-1870, 700 p.
24	ILL available	Order Book 11, 1870-1872, 520 p.
25	ILL available	Order Book 12, 1872-1874, 560 p.
25	ILL available	Order Book 13, 1874-1877, 576 p.
26	ILL available	Order Book 14, 1878-1885, 600 p.
26	ILL available	Order Book 15, 1883-1886, pp. 1-571.
27	ILL available	Order Book 15, 1883-1886 (continued), pp. 572-640.
27	ILL available	Order Book 16, 1886-1889, 601 p.
28	ILL available	Order Book 17, 1889-1891, 590 p.
28	ILL available	Order Book 18, 1891-1893, 597 p.
29	ILL available	Order Book 19, 1893-1894, 497 p.
29	ILL available	Order Book 20, 1894-1897, 615 p.
30	ILL available	Order Book 21, 1897-1900, index, 600 p.
30	ILL available	Order Book 22, 1901-1905, index, 600 p.
		Superior Court of Law
18	ILL available	Law and Chancery Order Book B, 1817 - 1831, 218 p.
18	ILL available	Law Order Book A, 1809 - 1816, 229 p.
		Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery
18	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 1, 1832 - 1868 (includes Circuit Court), 530 p.
32	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 1, 1832 - 1868 (includes Circuit Court), 530 p.
31	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 1, 1831-1843, index, 450 p.
31	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 2, 1843-1858 (includes Circuit Court), 384 p.
44	ILL available	General Index to Chancery Order Books, 1832-1901.
		Circuit Court
69	ILL available	Attachment Bond Book, 1893-1908, pp. 367-386
38	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 10, 1913-1917, index, 624 p.
39	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 11, 1917-1923, index, 601 p.
39	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 12, 1923-1928, index, pp. 1-323.
40	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 18, 1947-1951 (continued), pp. 300-600.
40	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 19, 1951-1954, index, 550 p.
33	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 2, 1868-1878 (continued), pp. 586-784.
32	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 2, 1868-1878, index, pp. 1-587.
33	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 3, 1878-1886, 588 p., index.
34	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 4, 1887-1894, index, 604 p.
35	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 5, 1894-1897 (continued), pp. 422-600.
34	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 5, 1894-1897, index, pp. 1-423.
35	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 6, 1897-1901, index, 599 p.
36	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 7, 1901-1905, index, 600 p.
37	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 8, 1905-1910 (continued), pp. 272-600.
36	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 8, 1905-1910, index, pp. 1-271.
38	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 9, 1910-1913 (continued), pp. 500-600.
37	ILL available	Chancery Order Book 9, 1910-1913, index, pp. 1-501.
18	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, 1832 - 1868, 530 p.
32	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, 1832 - 1868, 530 p.
31	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 2, 1843 - 1858, 384 p.
41	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 3, 1854-1872, 591 p.
41	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 4, 1874-1886, 545 p., index.
42	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 5, 1887-1895, 603 p.
43	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 6, 1898-1907 (continued), pp. 550-600.
42	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 6, 1898-1907, index, pp. 1-551.
43	ILL available	Common Law Order Book 7, 1907-1912, index, 600 p.
44	ILL available	General Index to Chancery Order Books, 1832-1901.
44	ILL available	General Index to Chancery Order Books, 1901-1939 (A - P, H)
45	ILL available	General Index to Chancery Order Books, 1901-1939 (continued) (P, H - Z)
69	ILL available	Injunction Bond Book, 1893-1904, pp. 313-367
Reel No.		Fiduciary Records
70	ILL available	Fiduciary Bond Book, 1895-1913, index, 398 p.
71	ILL available	Fiduciary Bond Book, 1895-1927, index, 398 p.
71	ILL available	Fiduciary Bond Book, 1927-1945, index, 249 p.
23	ILL available	Fiduciary Settlement Book 1, 1860-1872, index, 615 p.
46	ILL available	Fiduciary Settlement Book 2, 1873-1888, index, 608 p.
68	ILL available	Fiduciary Settlement Book 4, 1899-1904, index, 500 p.
46	ILL available	Fiduciary Settlement Book 5, 1901-1915, index, 502 p.
68	ILL available	General Index to Fiduciary Settlements, 1843-1911, 291 p.
68	ILL available	List of Fiduciaries, 1858-1898, index, 31 p.
		SEE ALSO Land Records and Wills
Reel No.		Health and Medical Records
69	ILL available	Medical Register, 1912-1976, index, 142 p.
75	ILL available	Register of Physicians, 1888-1915, 5 p.
Reel No.		Land Records
		Deed Subgroup
1	ILL available	Deed Book 1, 1793 - 1804, Unpaged index, 345 p.
1	ILL available	Deed Book 2, 1804 - 1813, Unpaged index, 471 p.
2	ILL available	Deed Book 4 1/2, 1810 - 1860, Unpaged index, 2-145 [2] p.
1	ILL available	Deed Book 3, 1813 - 1820, Unpaged index, 469 p.
2	ILL available	Deed Book 4, 1817 - 1821, Unpaged index, 232 p.
2	ILL available	Deed Book 5, 1821 - 1827, Unpaged index, 478 p.
3	ILL available	Deed Book 6, 1827 - 1834, 539 p.
3	ILL available	Deed Book 7, 1834 - 1838, Unpaged index, 433 p.
4	ILL available	Deed Book 8, 1838 - 1840, Unpaged index, 534 p.
4	ILL available	Deed Book 9, 1841 - 1844, Unpaged index, 384 p.
5	ILL available	Deed Book 10, 1844 - 1847, Unpaged index, 401 p.
5	ILL available	Deed Book 11, 1847 - 1852, Unpaged index, 432 [1] p.
6	ILL available	Deed Book 12, 1852 - 1856, 635 p.
6	ILL available	Deed Book 13, 1856 - 1858, Unpaged index, 595 p.
7	ILL available	Deed Book 14, 1858 - 1860, Unpaged index, 438 p.
7	ILL available	Deed Book 15, 1860 - 1869, 768 p.
45	ILL available	Deed Book 16, 1870-1873, index, 717 p.
47	ILL available	Deed Book 17, 1873-1876, index, 640 p.
47	ILL available	Deed Book 18, 1876-1880, pp. 1-537.
48	ILL available	Deed Book 18, 1876-1880 (continued), pp. 538-639.
48	ILL available	Deed Book 19, 1880-1882, index, 638 p.
49	ILL available	Deed Book 20, 1882-1884, 639 p.
49	ILL available	Deed Book 21, 1884-1886, index, 608 p.
50	ILL available	Deed Book 22, 1886-1887, index, 599 p.
50	ILL available	Deed Book 23, 1887-1889, index, pp. 1-517.
51	ILL available	Deed Book 23, 1887-1889 (continued), pp. 518-599.
51	ILL available	Deed Book 24, 1889-1890, index, 600 p.
51	ILL available	Deed Book 25, 1890, index, pp. 1-351.
52	ILL available	Deed Book 25, 1890 (continued), pp. 352-599.
52	ILL available	Deed Book 26, 1890-1891, index, 599 p.
53	ILL available	Deed Book 27, 1891-1892, index, 599 p.
53	ILL available	Deed Book 28, 1892-1893, index, pp. 1-553.
54	ILL available	Deed Book 28, 1892-1893 (continued), pp. 552-600.
54	ILL available	Deed Book 29, 1892-1894, index, 600 p.
54	ILL available	Deed Book 30, 1894, index, pp. 1-251.
55	ILL available	Deed Book 30, 1894 (continued), pp. 252-500.
55	ILL available	Deed Book 31, 1894-1895, index, 608 p.
55	ILL available	Deed Book 32, 1895-1897, index, pp. 1-105.
56	ILL available	Deed Book 32, 1895-1897 (continued), pp. 106-608.
56	ILL available	Deed Book 33, 1896-1897, index, 600 p.
72	ILL available	Deed Book 34, 1897-1899, index, 600 p.
72	ILL available	Deed Book 35, 1898-1900, pp. 1-501
57	ILL available	Deed Book 35, 1900 (continued), pp. 502-598.
57	ILL available	Deed Book 36, 1900, index, 600 p.
57	ILL available	Deed Book 37, 1900-1901, index, pp. 1-419.
73	ILL available	Deed Book 37, 1901 (continued), pp. 420-600
73	ILL available	Deed Book 38, 1901-1902, index, 600 p.
58	ILL available	Entry Book 1, 1793-1822, 281 p.
58	ILL available	Entry Book 2, 1822-1833, pp. 282-399.
58	ILL available	Entry Book 3, 1836-1853, index, pp. 468-865.
58	ILL available	Entry Book 4, 1853-1912, index, 126 p.
8	ILL available	General Index to Deeds 1, 1793 - 1844.
8	ILL available	General Index to Deeds 2, 1844 - 1886.
74	ILL available	General Index to Deeds 3, 1887-1900, 492 p.
74	ILL available	General Index to Deeds 4, 1900-1906, 474 p.
59	ILL available	Land Transfers, 1877-1890 (includes accounts, appraisements, inventories, and sales, 1857-1858), unpaged.
65	ILL available	List of Land Grants, 1783-1917, 85 p.
75	ILL available	Surveyors' Book, 1814-1820, 36 p.
21	ILL available	Surveyors Record 1, 1794 - 1815, [xxv] index, [2], 462 [5] p.
21	ILL available	Surveyors Record 2, 1820 - 1833, [iv] index, 125 p.
22	ILL available	Surveyors Record 3, 1833 - 1849, p. 647-652 (index), 655-960 (Surveyors Record 1833 - 1849); p. 401-406 (index), 409-447 (Surveyors Record 1833 - 1836)
22	ILL available	Surveyors Record 4, 1849 - 1944, Unpaged index, p.3-213 [1]
75	ILL available	Unacknowledged Deed Book, 1918-1952, index, 10 p.
Reel No.		Marriage Records and Vital Statistics
19	ILL available	Marriage Record 1, 1830 - 1836, Unpaged.
19	ILL available	Marriage Record 1-A, 1850 - 1854, p. 1-39 (Marriage Records, 1850 - 1853); p. 1-8 (Estrays, 1858 - 1893, follow p. 39); p. 56 (Marriage Records, 1854, follow p. 8), unpaged index to Marriage Record at end.
19	ILL available	Marriage Register 2, 1853 - 1916, Unpaged index, 160 fo.
19	ILL available	Register of Births, 1853 - 1877, Unpaged index, 176 fo.
76	ILL available	Register of Births, 1878 - 1897
19	ILL available	Register of Deaths, 1853 - 1877, Unpaged index, 53 fo.
Reel No.		Tax and Fiscal Records
67	ILL available	Land Tax Assessment Book, 1903
67	ILL available	Land Tax Book, 1914
60	ILL available	Tax Book, (RUSSELL COUNTY), undated, 1815-1816
60	ILL available	Tax Book, (SCOTT COUNTY), 1816
60	ILL available	Tax Lists, First District, 1815
Reel No.		Township Records
77	ILL available	Rocky Station Township Minute Book, 1870-1875, 95 p.
Reel No.		Wills
		Will Subgroup
61	ILL available	Will Book 1, 1800-1832, index, various pages. see also Reel 13.
9	ILL available	Will Book 2, 1833 - 1861, Unpaged index, 430 p.
10	ILL available	Will Book 3, 1861 - 1888, Unpaged index, p. 3-374, 381-714
61	ILL available	Will Book 4, 1888-1903 (includes accounts, appraisements, inventories, and sales), index, 600 p.
62	ILL available	Will Book 5, 1903-1918 (includes accounts, appraisements, inventories, and sales), index, 599 p.
62	ILL available	Will Book 6, 1918-1931 (includes accounts, appraisements, inventories, and sales), index, pp. 1-559.
59	ILL available	Will Book 10, 1957-1963 (includes accounts, appraisements, inventories, lists of heirs, and sales), index, 504 p.
12	ILL available	(Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery and Circuit Court) Will Book, 1846 - 1901, Unpaged index, 144 p.
11	ILL available	General Index to Wills, 1793 - 1944.
65	ILL available	Loose Will, 1903
13	ILL available	Miscellaneous (Loose) Wills, 1794 - 1833 c, [xii] index, [131] p.
Reel No.		Miscellaneous Records
	ILL not available	FOR ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS (ESTRAYS, 1858-1893) SEE Marriage Records 1-A, 1850-1854 (REEL 19)

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