Botetourt County Microfilm

Date of Formation: 1770
Formed From: Augusta County. Part of Rockbridge County was added in 1785

Lost Records Note:

Many of the loose records suffered tremendous water damage as a result of a courthouse fire in 1970.

[Bonds/Commissions/Oaths] [Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships]
[Court Records] [Fiduciary Records] [Free Negro and Slave Records] [Health and Medical Records]
[Land Records] [Marriage Records and Vital Statistics] [Military and Pension Records]
[Tax and Fiscal Records] [Wills]

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Local Records Categories and Contents
Reel
No.
 Bonds/Commissions/Oaths
65 ILLBond Book 1, 1850-1870 (County Court) index, 63 p.
65 ILLBond Book 2, 1870-1879 (County Court)index, 211 p.
65 ILLBond Book 3, 1879-1884 (County Court) index, 329 p.
66 ILLBond Book 4, 1884-1890 (County Court) index, 400 p.
66 ILLBond Book 5, 1890-1896 (County Court) index, 392 p.
67 ILLBond Book 6, 1896-1902 (County Court) index, 296 p.
67 ILLBond Book 7, 1902-1903 (County Court) index, 73 p.
68 ILLCircuit Court Bond Book, 1866-1890 index, 332 p.
68 ILLCircuit Court Bond Book, 1890-1902 index, 400 p.
68 ILLCircuit Court Bond Book, 1902-1910 index, 404 p.
67 ILLCircuit Court Bond Book A, 1853-1870 index, 403 p.
Reel
No.
 Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships
157 ILLAccount Book, 1797-1798, 90 p (part of Order Book, 1801-1810.)
157 ILLRecord of Co-Partnership, 1922-1973, index, 95 p.
Reel
No.
 Court Records
  County Court
27 ILLOrder Book, 1770 - 1771 Part 1 c p. 1-276
27 ILLOrder Book, 1770 - 1771 Part 2 c p. 277-556
27 ILLOrder Book, 1771 182 p.
27 ILLOrder Book, 1772 - 1776 c 651 p.
27 ILLOrder Book, 1772 209 p.
28 ILLOrder Book, 1776 - 1780 375 p.
28 ILLOrder Book, 1780 - 1784 660 p.
28 ILLOrder Book, 1784 - 1785 279 p.
28 ILLOrder Book, 1785 - 1786 287 p.
29 ILLOrder Book, 1786 - 1787 183 p.
29 ILLOrder Book, 1788 - 1792 Unpaged index, 563 p.
29 ILLOrder Book, 1793 - 1797 Unpaged index, 471 p.
30 ILLOrder Book, 1797 - 1800 747 p.
30 ILLOrder Book, 1800 - 1804 Unpaged
158 ILLOrder Book, 1801-1810.
31 ILLOrder Book, 1804 - 1807 Unpaged
31 ILLOrder Book, 1807 - 1808 Unpaged
31 ILLOrder Book, 1808 - 1811 Unpaged
157 ILLOrder Book, 1811-1815.
31 ILLOrder Book, 1812 - 1813 Unpaged
31 ILLOrder Book, 1815 - 1817 Unpaged
32 ILLOrder Book, 1820 - 1822 Unpaged
32 ILLOrder Book, 1823 - 1825 Unpaged
32 ILLOrder Book, 1828 - 1831 Unpaged
32 ILLOrder Book, 1831 - 1839 Unpaged
33 ILLOrder Book, 1839 - 1846 Unpaged index, 467 p.
33 ILLOrder Book, 1851 - 1857 Unpaged index, 295 p. followed by ca. 100 unnumbered p.
33 ILLOrder Book, 1857 - 1867 662 p.
198 ILLOrder Book, 1865, 1867
69 ILLChancery Orders, 1870-1873 index, 116 p.
70 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1846-1850 index, 309 p.
71 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1867-1873 index, 601 p.
72 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1873-1878 index, 547 p.
71 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1883-1887 index, 497 p.
73 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1887-1891 index, 493 p.
74 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1891-1895 index, 490 p.
74 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1895-1899 index, 494 p.
75 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1899-1904 index, 387 p.
70 ILLMinute Book, 1817-1819 87 p.
70 ILLPlea Book, 1807-1844 unpaged.
  Superior Court of Law
76 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1809-1823 index, 551 p.
157 ILLOrder Book, 1811-1815.
  Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery
34 ILLChancery Order Book, 1831 - 1846 530 p.
34 ILLChancery Order Book, 1846 - 1852 Unpaged index, 1-235, 336-419 p.
77 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1831-1838 index, 504 p.
78 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1838-1843 index, 481 p.
77 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1843-1849 index, 403 p.
72 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1850-1857, index, 463 p.
161 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1832-1834
162 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1833-1836
163 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1834-1836
164 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1836-1837
165 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1837
166 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1838
167 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1838
168 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1838
169 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1838-1839
170 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1839
171 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1839
172 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1839
173 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1840
174 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1840
175 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1840-1841
176 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1840-1842
177 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1841-1842
178 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1842-1843
179 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1843
180 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1843-1844
182 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1843-1845
181 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1844-1845
184 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1844-1846
183 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1845-1846
185 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1847
186 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1847
187 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1847
189 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1847-1848
188 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1847-1849
190 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1849
191 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1850
192 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1850
193 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1850-1851
194 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1851
195 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1851
196 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1851-1852
  Circuit Court
34 ILLChancery Orders, 1846 - 1852 Unpaged index, 1-235, 336-419 p.
34 ILLChancery Orders, 1853 - 1869 Unpaged index, 586 p.
79 ILLChancery Orders, 1870-1875 index, 454 p.
80 ILLChancery Orders, 1877-1881 index, 488 p.
80 ILLChancery Orders, 1881-1887 index, 638 p.
81 ILLChancery Orders, 1887-1891 index, 615 p.
81 ILLChancery Orders, 1891-1896, index, pp. 1-450.
82 ILLChancery Orders, 1891-1896, pp.451-610 (continued)
82 ILLChancery Orders, 1896-1901 index, 631 p.
72 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1850-1857, 463 p.
83 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1857-1878 index, 567 p.
76 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1878-1887 index, 447 p.
83 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1878-1887 index, 447 p.
84 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1887-1904 index, 620 p.
84 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1904-1911 index, pp. 1-471.
85 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1918-1924 index, 643 p.
85 ILLCommon Law Orders, 1924-1930 pp. 1-501.
196 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1851-1852.
86 ILLGeneral Index to Judgment Lien Dockets and Execution Books, Defendants, 1961-1972
  Various Courts
155 ILLDefendant Index to Judgment Lien Docket and Execution Book, 1843-1922, 400 p.
87 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1812-1839
88 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1840-1851
89 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1851-1852
90 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1854-1856
91 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1855-1857
92 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1855-1857
93 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1857-1859
94 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1859-1860
95 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1859-1862
96 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1860
160 ILLEnded Chancery Cases, 1860-1867.
97 ILLJudgment Docket 1, 1843-1855 index, 62 p.
157 ILLJudgment Docket 2, 1855-1866, index, 181 p.
97 ILLJudgment Docket 3, 1866-1877 index, 203 p.
97 ILLJudgment Docket 4, 1877-1890 index, 223 p.
98 ILLJudgment Docket 5, 1890-1903 index, 158 p.
155 ILLJudgment Lien Docket and Execution Book E, 1948-1856, plaintiff and defendant indices, 203 p.
156 ILLPlaintiff Index to Judgment Lien Docket and Execution Book, 1854-1888, 305 p.
Reel
No.
 Fiduciary Records
99 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1842-1846 (includes some wills)
100 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1846-1849 (includes some wills)
101 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1850-1852 (includes some wills)
102 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1852-1855 (includes some wills)
103 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1855-1857 (includes some wills)
104 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1858-1860 (includes some wills)
105 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1861-1868 (includes some wills)
106 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1864-1869 (includes some wills)
107 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1869-1873 (includes some wills)
108 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1870-1875 (includes some wills)
109 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1876-1879 (includes some wills)
110 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1879-1881 (includes some wills)
111 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1881-1883 (includes some wills)
112 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1883-1885 (includes some wills)
113 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1885-1887 (includes some wills)
114 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1888-1890 (includes some wills)
115 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1891-1893 (includes some wills)
116 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1893-1895 (includes some wills)
117 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1895-1897 (includes some wills)
118 ILLAudits, Appraisements, Inventories, and Accounts of Sales, 1898-1901 (includes some wills)
41 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1799 - 1839 Unpaged index, 64 [1] p.
70 ILLRecord of Fiduciaries, 1870-1882 index, 21 p.
78 ILLRecord of Fiduciaries, 1922-1946 index, 81 p.
Reel
No.
 Free Negro and Slave Records
   SEE ALSO Military and Pension Records
Reel
No.
 Health and Medical Records
157 ILLBoard of Examiner's Book, 1892-1932.
Reel
No.
 Land Records
ILLDeed Book 1, 1770 - 1773 c [xxxii] index, 546 p.
ILLDeed Book 2, 1773 - 1780 Unpaged index, 565 p.
ILLDeed Book 3, 1780 - 1788 Unpaged index, 533 p.
ILLDeed Book 4, 1788 - 1793 Unpaged index, 548 p.
ILLDeed Book 5, 1793-1796 Unpaged index, 457 p.
ILLDeed Book 6, 1796 - 1799 Unpaged index, 743 p.
ILLDeed Book 7, 1799 - 1802 Unpaged index, 1-129, 200-809 p.
ILLDeed Book 8, 1802 - 1805 Unpaged index, 633 p.
ILLDeed Book 9, 1805 - 1809 Unpaged index, 656 p.
ILLDeed Book 10, 1809 - 1812 Unpaged index, 625 p.
ILLDeed Book 11, 1812 - 1816 Unpaged index, 725 p.
ILLDeed Book 12, 1816 - 1817 Unpaged index, 514 p.
ILLDeed Book 13, 1817 - 1819 Unpaged index, 582 p.
ILLDeed Book 14, 1819 - 1821 Unpaged index, 743 p.
ILLDeed Book 15, 1821 - 1824 Unpaged index, 666 p.
ILLDeed Book 16, 1824 - 1826 Unpaged index, 1-509, 600-608 p.
ILLDeed Book 17, 1826 - 1828 Unpaged index, 535 p.
ILLDeed Book 18, 1828 - 1829 Unpaged index, 628 p.
ILLDeed Book 19, 1829 - 1832 Unpaged index, 963 p.
10 ILLDeed Book 20, 1832 - 1834 Unpaged index, 655 p.
10 ILLDeed Book 21, 1834 - 1836 Unpaged index, 633 p.
11 ILLDeed Book 22, 1836 - 1837 Unpaged index, 478 p.
11 ILLDeed Book 23, 1837 - 1838 Unpaged index, 544 p.
11 ILLDeed Book 24, 1838 - 1841 Unpaged index, 558 p.
12 ILLDeed Book 25, 1841 - 1842 Unpaged index, 542 p.
12 ILLDeed Book 26, 1842 - 1844 Unpaged index, 560 [1] p.
13 ILLDeed Book 27, 1844 - 1846 Unpaged index, 558 p.
13 ILLDeed Book 28, 1846 - 1847 Unpaged index, 558 p.
14 ILLDeed Book 29, 1847 - 1849 Unpaged index, 598 p.
14 ILLDeed Book 30, 1849 - 1851 Unpaged index, 607 p.
15 ILLDeed Book 31, 1851 - 1852 Unpaged index, 552 p.
15 ILLDeed Book 32, 1852 - 1854 Unpaged index, 675 p.
16 ILLDeed Book 33, 1855 - 1857 Unpaged index, 747 p.
17 ILLDeed Book 34, 1857 - 1862 Unpaged index, 863 p.
17 ILLDeed Book 35, 1862 - 1869 Unpaged index, 768 p.
119 ILLDeed Book 36, 1869-1872 index, 596 p.
119 ILLDeed Book 37, 1872-1874 index, 635 p.
120 ILLDeed Book 38, 1875-1877 index, 590 p.
120 ILLDeed Book 39, 1877-1879 index, 599 p.
121 ILLDeed Book 40, 1879-1881 index, 628 p.
121 ILLDeed Book 41, 1881-1882 index, 637 p.
122 ILLDeed Book 42, 1882-1884 index, 640 p.
122 ILLDeed Book 43, 1884-1886 index, 640 p.
123 ILLDeed Book 44, 1886-1888 index, 640 p.
123 ILLDeed Book 45, 1888-1889 index, 640 p.
124 ILLDeed Book 46, 1889-1890 index, 640 p.
125 ILLDeed Book 48, 1890 index, 305 p.
124 ILLDeed Book 47, 1890-1891, index, pp. 1-450.
125 ILLDeed Book 47, 1890-1891, pp. 450-644 (continued)
125 ILLDeed Book 49, 1890-1891 index, 374 p.
126 ILLDeed Book 50, 1890-1891 index, 285 p.
126 ILLDeed Book 51, 1891-1892 index, 640 p.
127 ILLDeed Book 52, 1892-1893 index, 638 p.
127 ILLDeed Book 53, 1893-1894, index, pp. 1-611.
128 ILLDeed Book 53, 1893-1894, pp. 611-656 (continued)
128 ILLDeed Book 54, 1894-1896 index, 676 p.
129 ILLDeed Book 55, 1896-1897 index, 659 p.
129 ILLDeed Book 56, 1897-1898 index, 593 p.
130 ILLDeed Book 57, 1898-1900 index, 600 p.
130 ILLDeed Book 58, 1900-1901 index, 600 p.
131 ILLDeed Book, 1810-1841, 17 p.
18 ILLGeneral Index to Deeds, 1770 - 1889 Grantee A - L
18 ILLGeneral Index to Deeds, 1770 - 1889 Grantee M - Z
18 ILLGeneral Index to Deeds, 1770 - 1889 Grantor A - L
18 ILLGeneral Index to Deeds, 1770 - 1889 Grantor M - Z
136 ILLGrantee Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (A-B)
136 ILLGrantee Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (C-D)
153 ILLGrantee Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (E-G)
153 ILLGrantee Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (H-K)
153 ILLGrantee Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (L-M)
154 ILLGrantee Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (N-R)
154 ILLGrantee Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (S)
154 ILLGrantee Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (T-Z)
86 ILLGrantee Index to Deeds, 1972, (A-K)
86 ILLGrantee Index to Deeds, 1972, (L-Z)
131 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (A-B)
132 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (C-D)
132 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (E-G)
133 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (H-K)
133 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (L-M)
134 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (N-R)
134 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (S)
134 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (T-Z)
135 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1890-1971, (T-Z) continued
135 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1972, (A-K)
135 ILLGrantor Index to Deeds, 1972, (L-Z)
19 ILLSuperior Court of Law Deed Book 1, 1810 - 1813 Unpaged index, 16 [1] p.
42 ILLSurveyors' Record Book, 1, 1774 - 1808, Unpaged index, pp. 11-408.
158 ILLSurveyors' Record Book, 1, 1774 - 1808, Unpaged index, pp. 11-408.
42 ILLSurveyors' Record Book, 1799 - 1822 Unpaged index, 1-221, 322-652 p.
42 ILLSurveyors' Record Book, 1821 - 1833 Unpaged index, 5-233, 334-342 p.
43 ILLSurveyors' Record Book, 1833 - 1842 Unpaged index, 335 p.
43 ILLSurveyors' Record Book, 1842 - 1914 Unpaged index, 538 p.
Reel
No.
 Marriage Records and Vital Statistics
159 ILLFincastle County Marriage Bonds, 1773 and 1775.
36 ILLIndex to Marriage Register, 1770 - 1853 c 384 p. (typescript)
37 ILLIndex to Marriage Register 1, 1787 - 1844 Unpaged
40 ILLIndex to Register of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1853 - 1913 Unpaged
137 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1770-1815.
138 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1816-1837.
139 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1838-1850.
140 ILLMarriage Bonds and Licenses, 1840-1867.
141 ILLMarriage Licenses, 1867-1871.
142 ILLMarriage Licenses, 1872-1882.
143 ILLMarriage Licenses, 1883-1889.
144 ILLMarriage Licenses, 1889-1894.
145 ILLMarriage Licenses, 1895-1899.
146 ILLMarriage Licenses, 1900-1924.
35 ILLMarriage Register, 1770 - 1830 Part 1 c p. 1-346
35 ILLMarriage Register, 1831 - 1853 Part 2 c p. 347-705
38 ILLMarriage Register, 1853 - 1913 Unpaged index, 157 fo.
37 ILLMarriage Register 1, 1787 - 1844 72 fo.
38 ILLMarriage Register 2, 1844 - 1853 Unpaged index, 18 fo.
139 ILLMinisters' Returns, 1782-1854
39 ILLRegister of Births, 1853 - 1870 98 fo.
39 ILLRegister of Deaths, 1853 - 1870 47 fo.
Reel
No.
 Military and Pension Records
148 ILLGeneral Index to Induction and Discharge Records, World War II , 350 p.
147 ILLInduction and Discharge Records, World War I index, pp. 1-239, 632-663
198 ILLMinute Book for Court of Exemption from Militia Draft, 1862 - 1863, partial index only pages 1-37 numbered. Volume contains information on Free Negroes.
198 ILLMinutes of the Provisional Committee, 1861 - 1865
Reel
No.
 Tax and Fiscal Records
149 ILLTithables, 1770-1782 344 p.
149 ILLTithables, 1783-1789 334 p.
Reel
No.
 Wills
20 ILLWill Book A, 1770 - 1801 550 p.
20 ILLWill Book B, 1801 - 1815 458 p.
20 ILLWill Book C, 1815 - 1824 Unpaged index, 591 p.
21 ILLWill Book D, 1824 - 1829 Unpaged index, 653 p.
21 ILLWill Book E, 1829 - 1838 Unpaged index, 929 [3] p.
22 ILLWill Book F, 1838 - 1843 Unpaged index, 628 [1] p.
22 ILLWill Book G, 1843 - 1849 Unpaged index, 688 [1] p.
23 ILLWill Book H, 1849 - 1853 Unpaged index, 535 p.
23 ILLWill Book I, 1853 - 1857 Unpaged index, 650 p.
24 ILLWill Book K, 1857 - 1864 Unpaged index, 854 p.
24 ILLWill Book L, 1864 - 1869 Unpaged index, 499 [1] p.
150 ILLWill Book M, 1868-1875, index, 579 p.
150 ILLWill Book N, 1875-1882, index, 593 p.
151 ILLWill Book O, 1882-1886, index, 477 p.
151 ILLWill Book P, 1886-1893, index, 635 p.
152 ILLWill Book Q, 1893-1898, index, 504 p.
152 ILLWill Book R, 1898-1904, index, 344 p.
25 ILLGeneral Index to Wills 1, 1770 - 1952
131 ILLGeneral Index to Wills and Fiduciaries, 1953-1972 200 p.
26 ILLWill Book 1, 1835 - 1854 Unpaged index, p. 1-218 [1] (Wills, 1835 - 1854); [51] p. (Orders, 1828 - 1831, follows the Wills, 1835 - 1854) (includes Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery and Circuit Court)
26 ILLWill Book 2, 1855 - 1903 Unpaged index, 303 p. [Circuit Court]
44 ILLWills, 1770-1808 No index
45 ILLWills, 1770-1815 No index
46 ILLWills, 1800-1820 No index
47 ILLWills, 1809-1820 No index
48  Wills, 1820-1823 No index
49  Wills, 1824-1825 No index
50  Wills, 1825-1829 (continued) No index
51  Wills, 1830-1832 No index
52  Wills, 1833-1836 No index
53  Wills, 1836-1839 No index
54  Wills, 1839-1842 No index
55  Wills, 1842-1846 No index
56  Wills, 1846-1849 No index
57  Wills, 1850-1852 No index
58  Wills, 1852-1855 No index
59  Wills, 1855-1857 No index
60  Wills, 1858-1860 No index
61  Wills, 1861-1868 No index
63  Wills, 1864-1869 No index
63  Wills, 1869-1873 No index
64  Wills, 1870-1875 No index
  SEE ALSO Fiduciary Records

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