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Williamsburg, City of Microfilm

Date of Formation: 1699
Lost Records Note:
Records were destroyed by fire in 1865. The records of the Superior Court of Chancery for the Williamsburg District were destroyed by fire in 1911.
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No.		   City Administrative Records
4 City Council Records, 1879, - 1895, 318 p.
4 City Council Records, 1895, - 1906, 297 p.
4 City Council Records, 1906, - 1919, 400 p.
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No.		   Land Records
1 Deed Book 1, 1865-1883, [634] p.
1 Deed Book 2, 1883-1896, 640 p.
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No.		   Marriage Records and Vital Statistics
5 Death Register, 1865, - 1878
3 General Index of Marriage Register Vol. 1, 1854-1920, [128] p.
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No.		   Tax and Fiscal Records
MISC. REEL 895 Williamsburg-James City County Tax Book, 1768-1769, Unpaged index, [312] p.
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No.		   Wills
2 Will Book 1, 1858-1892, 481 p.
2 Will Book 2, 1892-1921, [27] p., index; 719 p.
2 Will Book 2A, 1869-1902, [14] p., index; 100 p.
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