Surry County Microfilm

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Date of Formation: 1652

Formed From: James City County

Lost Records Note:

Order books for 1718–1741 and various other early volumes are fragmentary. Most loose records prior to 1806 are missing.

Reel No.	ILL indicates a copy is available for loan	Local Records Categories and Contents
Reel No.		Bonds/Commissions/Oaths
	ILL not available
73	ILL available	Officials' Bond Book, 1895 - 1922, index, 214 p.
73	ILL available	Officials' Bond Book, 1904 - 1949, index, 53 p.
73	ILL available	Officials' Bond Book, 1951 - 1970, index, 146 p.
73	ILL available	Special Commissioners' Bond Book, 1875 - 1930, index, 405 p.
		SEE LAND RECORDS and FIDUCIARY RECORDS
Reel No.		Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships
75	ILL available	Partnership Record, Vol. 1, 1922 - 1973, index, 70 p.
Reel No.		County Administrative Records
75	ILL available	Finance Board Record Book, 1932 - 1962, 59 p.
61	ILL available	Road Book, 1888 - 1890, index, 27 p.
Reel No.		Court Records
		County Court
		Order Book
28	ILL available	Orders, 1671 - 1691, Parts 1 & 2, Pt. 1, unpaged index (typescript), unpaged duplicate index, p. 1-396; Pt. 2, p. 397-826
29	ILL available	Orders, 1691 - 1713, [1], unpaged index, p. 1-419 [1] (Orders, 1691 - 1713); Unpaged index, 1-4 fo., [4] p. (Orders, 1699 - 1700, follows p. 419)
29	ILL available	Orders, 1713 - 1718, Unpaged index, [1], 148 p.
	ILL not available	NOTE: NO ORDERS FROM, 1718 - 1741
29	ILL available	Orders, 1741 - 1744, Unpaged index, 245 [1] p.
30	ILL available	Orders, 1744 - 1749, Unpaged index, [3], 601 p.
30	ILL available	Orders, 1749 - 1751, Unpaged index, 316 p.
31	ILL available	Orders, 1751 - 1753, Unpaged index, 504 p.
31	ILL available	Orders, 1753 - 1757, Unpaged index, 527 p.
32	ILL available	Orders, 1757 - 1763, Unpaged index, [1], 386 p.
32	ILL available	Orders, 1764 - 1774, Unpaged index, 461 p.
32	ILL available	Orders, 1775 - 1785, Unpaged index, unpaged duplicate index, 474 [49] p.
33	ILL available	Orders, 1786 - 1789, Unpaged index, 613 p.
33	ILL available	Orders, 1789 - 1794, Unpaged index, 525 p.
34	ILL available	Orders, 1795 - 1800, Unpaged index, 595 p.
34	ILL available	Orders, 1801 - 1804, Unpaged index, 687 p.
35	ILL available	Orders, 1804 - 1807, Unpaged index, 523 p.
35	ILL available	Orders, 1807 - 1811, Unpaged index, 487 p.
36	ILL available	Orders, 1811 - 1815, Unpaged index, 403 p.
36	ILL available	Orders, 1815 - 1820, Unpaged index, 618 p.
37	ILL available	Orders, 1820 - 1822, Unpaged index, 482 p.
37	ILL available	Orders, 1823 - 1825, Unpaged index, 587 p.
38	ILL available	Orders, 1826, [1], unpaged index, 128 [2] p.
77	ILL available	Minute Book, 1826 - 1829, index, 557 p.
38	ILL available	Orders, 1829 - 1833, Unpaged index, 568 p.
39	ILL available	Orders, 1833 - 1838, Unpaged index, 632 p.
39	ILL available	Orders, 1838 - 1843, Unpaged index, 434 p.
40	ILL available	Orders, 1843 - 1852, Unpaged index, 559 p.
40	ILL available	Orders, 1853 - 1861, Unpaged index, 499 p.
41	ILL available	Orders, 1862 - 1877, Unpaged index, 779 p.
78	ILL available	Minute Book, 1882, index, pp. 344-480 Pages 1-344 are recorded in Orders 1877 - 1881
78	ILL available	Minute Book, 1882 - 1887, index, 480 p.
78	ILL available	Minute Book, 1887 - 1892, index, 477 p.
79	ILL available	Orders, 1892 - 1897, index, 478 p.
79	ILL available	Orders, 1898 - 1902, index, 487 p.
61	ILL available	Criminal Proceedings Against Free Persons, Slaves, etc., 1742-1822, paged.
77	ILL available	Orders, 1877 - 1881, index, 378 p.
		Superior Court of Law
76	ILL available	Order Book, 1809 - 1823, index, 389 p. Supplemental index at end of volume.
76	ILL available	Order Book, 1824 - 1830, index, 381 p.
		Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery
42	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, 1831 - 1874, Unpaged index, 504 p.
		Circuit Court
42	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, 1831 - 1874, Unpaged index, 504 p.
56	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, Vol. 1, 1871 - 1873, 38 p.
56	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, Vol. 2, 1874 - 1890, index, 632 p.
56	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, Vol. 3, 1890 - 1905, index, pp. 1-401.
74	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, Vol. 3 (continued), 1905 - 1910, pp. 400-638
74	ILL available	Chancery Order Book, Vol. 4, 1910 - 1921, index, 599 p.
76	ILL available	Record Book, 1870 - 1941, index, 153 p. Deeds from 1810 found at beginning of volume.
		Various Courts
75	ILL available	Index to Ended Chancery Suits, Vol. A-Z, 1833 - 1963
75	ILL available	Register of Convicts, Vol. 1, 1872 - 1903, index, 21 p.
75	ILL available	Register of Convicts, Vol. 2, 1904 - 1929, 7 p.
75	ILL available	Rough Docket, 1832 - 1868
Reel No.		Fiduciary Records
53	ILL available	Administrators' Bonds, 1797 - 1815, [xiv], [1] index, 129 p.
53	ILL available	Administrators' Bonds, 1815 - 1826, Unpaged index, 197 [4] p.
53	ILL available	Administrators' Bonds, 1826 - 1836, Unpaged index, [2], 184 p.
53	ILL available	Administrators' Bonds, 1836 - 1846, Unpaged index, 193 p.
53	ILL available	Administrators' Bonds, 1846 - 1859, Unpaged index, 176 [2] p.
53	ILL available	Administrators' Bonds, 1859 - 1891, Unpaged index, 138 p., [ii] supplemental index
54	ILL available	Executors' Bonds, 1798 - 1816, [1], [xvii] index, 135 p.
54	ILL available	Executors' Bonds, 1816 - 1831, [1], unpaged index, [1], 185 p.
54	ILL available	Executors' Bonds, 1832 - 1858, Unpaged index, 189 p.
52	ILL available	Fiduciary Account Book 1, 1849 - 1868, Unpaged index, 698 p.
57	ILL available	Fiduciary Account Book 2, 1867-1897, index, 319 p.
58	ILL available	Fiduciary Account Book 3, 1897-1909, index, 499 p.
58	ILL available	Fiduciary Account Book 4, 1909-1922, index, 522 p.
59	ILL available	Fiduciary Account Book 7, 1947, index, 58 p.
52	ILL available	Fiduciary Accounts, 1831 - 1839, Unpaged index, 412 p.
52	ILL available	Fiduciary Accounts, 1840 - 1848, Unpaged index, 329 p.
73	ILL available	Fiduciary Bond Book, 1891 - 1909, index, 71 p.
85	ILL available	Fiduciary Bond Book, 1969 - 1973, index, 166 p. Also includes Officials' Bonds
48	ILL available	Guardians' Accounts, 1672 - 1750, Unpaged index, unpaged duplicate index, p. 1-18, remainder unpaged
48	ILL available	Guardians' Accounts, 1744 - 1762 c, [xx] index, [2], p. 2-307
48	ILL available	Guardians' Accounts, 1762 - 1783, Unpaged index, unpaged duplicate index, 453 [44] p.
49	ILL available	Guardians' Accounts, 1783 - 1803 c, [xiv] index, 211 [34] p.
49	ILL available	Guardians' Accounts, 1804 - 1820, Unpaged index, 349 [2] p.
49	ILL available	Guardians' Accounts, 1821 - 1831, Unpaged index, unpaged supplemental index, 491 [1] p.
	ILL not available	Guardians' Accounts, 1831 - 1847, SEE FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS
50	ILL available	Guardians' Accounts, 1847 - 1865, unpaged index, 565 p.
60	ILL available	Guardians' Accounts 5, 1871-1902, index, 639 p.
60	ILL available	Guardians' Accounts 6, 1902-1926, index, pp. 1-451.
51	ILL available	Guardians' Bonds, 1797 - 1814, [xvii] index, 138 p.
51	ILL available	Guardians' Bonds, 1814 - 1830, Unpaged index, 189 p.
51	ILL available	Guardians' Bonds, 1830 - 1846, [2], unpaged index, 187 p.
51	ILL available	Guardians' Bonds, 1846 - 1859, Unpaged index, 110 p.
51	ILL available	Guardians' Bonds, 1859 - 1906, Unpaged index, 114 [35] p.
		FOR ADDITIONAL FIDUCIARY RECORDS SEE ALSO WILLS
Reel No.		Free Negro and Slave Records
49	ILL available	Register of Free Negroes, 1794-1803, unpaged
61	ILL available	Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1847, index, 398 p.
57	ILL available	Register of Free Negroes, 1847-1862, index, 232 p.
		See also County Court Records
Reel No.		Health and Medical Records
77	ILL available	Medical Register, 1913 - 1972, index, 26 p.
75	ILL available	Register of Persons Practicing Optometry, 1917 - 1924, index, pp. 1, 97-101
77	ILL available	Register of Physicians and Surgeons, 1888 - 1913
Reel No.		Land Records
		Deed Subgroup
15	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 4, 1741 - 1746, [xx] grantor index, [ix] grantee index, 511 p.
15	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 5, 1746 - 1749 c, Unpaged grantee & grantor indexes, 456 p.
16	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 6, 1749 - 1753, Unpaged grantee & grantor indexes, 695 p.
16	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 7, 1753 - 1760, Unpaged grantor & grantee indexes, 526 p.
17	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 8, 1760 - 1769, [iii] index, 437 p.
17	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 10, 1769 - 1778, 538 p.
18	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 12, 1783 - 1787 c, [xviii] grantor index, [iv] duplicate grantor index, 350 p.
18	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 13, 1788 - 1792, Unpaged grantee & grantor indexes, (the grantor index is duplicated), 361 [1] p.
19	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 1, 1792 - 1799, Unpaged grantor & grantee indexes, 732 p.
19	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 2, 1799 - 1804, Unpaged grantor index, 531 p.
20	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 3, 1804 - 1811, Unpaged grantor index, 632 p.
20	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 4, 1811 - 1815, Unpaged grantor index, 504 p.
21	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 5, 1815 - 1818, Unpaged grantor index, duplicate grantor index, 539 [1] p.
21	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 6, 1818 - 1823, Unpaged grantor index, 517 p.
22	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 7, 1823 - 1826, Unpaged grantor index, 523 [1] p.
22	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 8, 1826 - 1830, Unpaged grantor index, 725 p.
23	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 9, 1830 - 1834, Unpaged index, 625 p.
	ILL not available	DEED BOOK, Vol. 10, 1834 - 1836, IS NOT ON MICROFILM [CONTACT CLERK'S OFFICE]
23	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 11, 1839 - 1843, Unpaged index, 608 p.
24	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 12, 1843 - 1848, Unpaged index, 615 p.
25	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 13, 1848 - 1857, Unpaged index, 760 p.
25	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 14, 1857 - 1864, Unpaged index, 453 [1] p.
26	ILL available	Deeds, Vol. 15, 1864 - 1873, Unpaged index, 623 p.
62	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 16, 1873 - 1879, (includes Liquor License Bonds and Officials' Bonds), 800 p.
63	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 17, 1879 - 1881, (includes Liquor License Bonds, Marriage Bonds, and Officials' Bonds), 800 p.
64	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 18, 1881 - 1883, (includes Liquor License Bonds and Officials' Bonds), 800 p.
64	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 19, 1883 - 1884, (includes Liquor License Bonds), pp. 1-401.
65	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 19, 1883 - 1884, (includes Liquor License Bonds), pp. 400-816. (continued)
65	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 20, 1884 - 1885, (includes Liquor License Bonds and Will Renunciations), 800 p.
66	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 21, 1885 - 1887, (includes Liquor License Bonds and Officials' Bonds), 816 p.
67	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 22, 1887 - 1888, (includes Liquor License Bonds and Officials' Bonds), 800 p.
67	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 23, 1888 - 1890, (includes Liquor License Bonds and Officials' Bonds), pp. 1-401.
68	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 23, 1888 - 1890, (includes Liquor License Bonds and Officials' Bonds), pp. 400-800. (continued)
68	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 24, 1890 - 1891, (includes Liquor License Bonds and Officials' Bonds), 800 p.
69	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 25, 1891 - 1893, (includes Liquor License Bonds, Marriage Bonds, and Officials' Bonds), 800 p.
69	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 26, 1893 - 1895, (includes Marriage Bonds and Officials' Bonds), pp. 1-450.
70	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 26, 1893 - 1895, (includes Marriage Bonds and Officials' Bonds), pp. 450-800. (continued)
70	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 27, 1895 - 1898, 800 p.
71	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 28, 1898 - 1900, (includes Officials' Bonds), 800 p.
71	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 29, 1900 - 1902, pp. 1-425.
80	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 29 (continued), 1902 - 1903, pp. 424-798
80	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 30, 1903 - 1906, 800 p.
83	ILL available	Deed Book, Vol. 60, 1963 - 1964, 108 p.
		FOR ADDITIONAL DEEDS SEE ALSO Circuit Court Records
83	ILL available	Deed of Trust Book, Vol. 1, 1900 - 1905, 799 p.
82	ILL available	Deed of Trust Book, Vol. 23, 1963 - 1964, 322 p.
1	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 1, 1652 - 1672, Unpaged index (typescript), p. 3-405 [6] (Deeds, Wills, Etc., 1652-1672); p. 1-53 (Copies of Acts of the Virginia Legislature, follows the Deeds, Wills, Etc.)
1	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 2, 1671 - 1684, c, Unpaged index, [1], p. 1-15 [4] (Administrators Bonds, 1679); 1-14 p., 15-352 [14] fo. (Deeds, Wills, Etc., 1671 - 1684, follows the Administrators Bonds)
1	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 3, 1684 - 1687, Unpaged index, 91 fo., [2] p.
2	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 4, 1687 - 1694, Unpaged index, unpaged duplicate index, 356 fo., [1] p.
3	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 5, 1694 - 1709, Parts 1 & 2 c, Pt. 1, [1], unpaged index, fo. 1-226; Pt. 2, fo. 227-446
3	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 6, 1709 - 1715, c, [vi] index, 265 p.
4	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, 1715 - 1730, Parts 1, 2 & 3 c, Pt. 1, [xxi] index, p. 1-328; Pt. 2, p. 329-674; Pt. 3, p. 675-1024
5	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 8, 1730 - 1738, Parts 1 & 2 c, Pt. 1, unpaged index, p. 1-469; Pt. 2, p. 470-927
6 a	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, 1738 - 1754, Transcript
6	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 9, 1738 - 1754, Unpaged index, 874 p.
7	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 10, 1754 - 1768 c, Unpaged index, 503 p.
7	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 10[a], 1768 - 1779 c, 524 p.
7	ILL available	Deeds, Wills, Etc, Vol. 11, 1778 - 1783, [1], unpaged index, unpaged duplicate index, 392 p.
81	ILL available	General Index to Deeds, Vol. 2, 1897 - 1913, 560 p.
27	ILL available	General Index to Deeds 1, 1848 - 1898.
84	ILL available	Index to Plats, Vol. Vols. 1-5, 1810 - 1964
44	ILL available	Plat Book, Vol. 1, 1810 - 1852, [1940], 165 p.
84	ILL available	Plat Book, Vol. 2, 1870 - 1900, 91 p.
84	ILL available	Plat Book, Vol. 3, 1900 - 1905, 195 p.
84	ILL available	Plat Book, Vol. 4, 1905 - 1946, 188 p.
84	ILL available	Plat Book, Vol. 5, 1946 - 1964, 158 p.
43	ILL available	Processioners' Returns, 1796 - 1828, [1], unpaged index, 91 [355] p.
43	ILL available	Processioners' Returns, 1832 - 1844, Unpaged index, 455 [3] p.
85	ILL available	Processioners' Returns, 1847 - 1915, index, 539 p.
82	ILL available	Release Deed Book, Vol. 1, 1885 - 1945, 790 p.
81	ILL available	Release Deed Book, Vol. 2, 1945 - 1963, 209 p.
Reel No.		Marriage Records and Vital Statistics
59	ILL available	Freedman's Marriage Register, 1866, index, 79 p.
47	ILL available	Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1853 - 1939.
45	ILL available	Marriage Register, 1768 - 1853 c (VSL Compilation), [cxiv] index, 281 p.
46	ILL available	Marriage Register 1, 1853 - 1939, 220 fo.
59	ILL available	Marriage Register 2, 1940-1974, index, 102 p.
46	ILL available	Register of Births, 1853 - 1896, 118 fo., [2] p.
46	ILL available	Register of Deaths, 1853 - 1896, 68 fo.
		FOR ADDITIONAL MARRIAGE RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS SEE ALSO LAND RECORDS
Reel No.		Military and Pension Records
59	ILL available	Induction and Discharge Record, 1946-1950, index, 522 p.
55	ILL available	Militia Records, 1840 - 1861, Unpaged
59	ILL available	Muster Roll in the War With Germany, 1917-1918, paged.
59	ILL available	Roster of Surry Cavalry, Troop B, 1st Cavalry, Virginia Volunteers, 1884-1905, unpaged.
Reel No.		Wills
		Will Subgroup
8	ILL available	Wills, etc., 1783 - 1792, Unpaged index, 344 p.
8	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 1, 1792 - 1804, Unpaged index, 738 p.
9	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 2, 1804 - 1815, Unpaged index, 620 p.
9	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 3, 1815 - 1821, Unpaged index, 550 p.
10	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 4, 1822 - 1827, 1822 - 1827, Unpaged index, 626 p.
10	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 5, 1827 - 1830, 1827 - 1830, Unpaged index, 621 p.
11	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 6, 1830 - 1834, 1830 - 1834, Unpaged index, 634 p.
11	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 7, 1834 - 1840, 1834 - 1840, Unpaged index, 685 p.
12	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 8, 1840 - 1845, Unpaged index, 629 p.
12	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 9, 1845 - 1852, Unpaged index, 626 p.
13	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 10, 1852 - 1863, Unpaged index, 624 p.
13	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 11, 1864 - 1875, Unpaged index, 383 [1] p.
72	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 12, 1876 - 1888, (includes Accounts of Sale, Appraisements, and Inventories), index, 480 p.
72	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 13, 1888 - 1906, (includes Accounts of Sale, Appraisements, and Inventories), index, pp. 1-601.
86	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 13 (continued), 1906 - 1912, (includes Accounts of Sale, Appraisements, and Inventories), pp. 600-800.
86	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 14, 1912 - 1926, (includes Accounts of Sale, Appraisements, and Inventories), index, 820 p.
86	ILL available	Wills, etc., Vol. 14, 1912 - 1926, (includes Accounts of Sale, Appraisements, and Inventories, index, 820 p.
77	ILL available	General Index to Wills and Fiduciaries, 1959 - 1973, 195 p.
14	ILL available	Superior Court of Law, Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery, and Circuit Court Will Book, 1809 - 1870, Unpaged index, 94 [1] p.
		FOR ADDITIONAL WILLS SEE ALSO LAND RECORDS
Reel No.		Miscellaneous Records
75	ILL available	Estray Records, 1916 - 1921, 3 p.
60	ILL available	Miscellaneous Liens 2, 1937-1949 (continued), pp. 560-604.

ILL indicates a copy is available for loan.