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From: Hal McCawley <>
Subject: Re: pre-1760 records
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 14:25:41 -0700


John it is great to get the "straight scoop" as I plan to visit Orange Co, VA
this Summer to research my SEEs from Hardy Co, WV as well as my MCCAULEYs from
Frederick Co, VA, both of which came out of old Orange Co.
Thanks, Hal McCawley in CA

John C. E. Christensen wrote:

> >From: Melanie Jean Barnett <>
> >Hello to all, I have a general question about the state of older records
> >in the Frederick Co, VA area. (snip snip)
> > I am especially interested in records from
> >about 1720 to about 1760. Another Gore researcher told me that "Frederick
> >County was formed between 1738 and 1743 from parts of the
> >counties of Orange and Augusta but records from this period to 1772 are
> >practically non-existent in the courthouses."
>
> Not true, I have been in both courthouse and have found them to full of
> "stuff", both Orange and Augusta counties have wonderful records, neither
> county courthouse has been touched by fire or war. Before the Revolution
> records were far and few because the courts were not required to create and
> keep them.
> The "Preliminary Guide to Pre-1904 County Records" published by the
> Virginia State Library and Archives (now known as the "Virginia Library")
> shows that Orange County has some of the following...
> Order books starting 1734 with only a few minor gaps
> Deed books starting 1734 with no gaps
> Tithables, lists of, various, beginning in 1736
> Augusta is much the same in terms of the wealth of its records. The
> inventory printed in the Preliminary Guide is slightly misleading because
> it only shows what the Virginia Library has from the courthouse, it doesn't
> show what is still in the courthouse, and both Orange and Augusta are among
> that small group of Courts that have kept most of their records at "home",
> sending very little to Richmond. Unlike some courthouses which seemed to
> ship everything off to Richmond.
> I hope this was of some help.
> Please keep in mind that the records you are looking for may not have
> existed during the time period you are interested in.
> Peace
> John
>
> **********************************************
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> Metcalf, LaRue, Eck & Davenport.
> John C. E. Christensen
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