Isle of Wight County Microfilm

Date of Formation: 1634 (original shire)
Formed From: Part of Nansemond County was added in 1769

Lost Records Note:

Most pre–Revolutionary War–era loose records are missing.

[Bonds/Commissions/Oaths] [Court Records] [Election Records] [Fiduciary Records]
[Land Records] [Marriage Records and Vital Statistics] [Military and Pension Records]
[Organization Records] [Tax and Fiscal Records] [Wills] [Miscellaneous Records]

REELS 63 - 83 ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH INTERLIBRARY LOAN

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Local Records Categories and Contents
Reel
No.
 Bonds/Commissions/Oaths
   SEE Fiduciary Records
Reel
No.
 Court Records
  County Court
   FOR ORDERS, 1693-1695 SEE DEED BOOK 1, 1688-1704 (REEL 2)
34 ILLOrder Book, 1746 - 1752 c, Unpaged index, 434 p.
   FOR ORDERS, 1755-1757 SEE DEED BOOK, NO. 14, 1755-1782 (REEL 8)
34 ILLOrder Book, 1759 - 1763 c, Unpaged index, 533 p.
34 ILLOrder Book, 1764 - 1768 c, [1], [xxvi] index, 527 p.
35 ILLOrder Book, 1768 - 1769 c, [xxiv] index, 152 p.
35 ILLOrder Book, 1772 - 1780 c, [lxi] index, 511 p.
35 ILLOrder Book, 1780 - 1783 c, 222 p.
35 ILLOrder Book, 1795 - 1797 c, [lxvi] index, 552 p.
36 ILLOrder Book, 1797 - 1801 c, 693 p.
36 ILLOrder Book, 1801 - 1803, 523 p.
37 ILLOrder Book, 1803 - 1806, 528 p.
37 ILLOrder Book, 1806 - 1809 c, 526 p.
37 ILLOrder Book, 1810 - 1813, Unpaged index, 418 p.
38 ILLOrder Book, 1814 - 1816, 316 p.
38 ILLOrder Book, 1816 - 1818, Unpaged
38 ILLOrder Book, 1818 - 1820, p. 1-19, remainder unpaged
38 ILLOrder Book, 1821 - 1826, Unpaged index, p. 1-10, remainder unpaged
39 ILLOrder Book, 1826 - 1829, Unpaged
39 ILLOrder Book, 1830 - 1834, Unpaged index, [16], p. 1, 4-358
94 aILLOrder Book, 1830 - 1834, Unpaged index, [16], p. 1, 4-358
39 ILLOrder Book, 1834 - 1838, Unpaged index, 462 p.
94 bILLOrder Book, 1834 - 1838, Unpaged index, 462 p.
40 ILLOrder Book, 1838 - 1842, Unpaged index, 584 p.
40 ILLOrder Book, 1842 - 1845, 529 p.
41 ILLOrder Book, 1845 - 1849, Unpaged index, 543 p.
41 ILLOrder Book, 1849 - 1852, Unpaged index, 297 p.
41 ILLOrder Book, 1852 - 1854, Unpaged index, 322 p.
128 ILLOrder Book, 1853 - 1854, pp. 150-322
42 ILLOrder Book, 1854 - 1857, Unpaged index, 359 p.
42 ILLOrder Book, 1857 - 1860, Unpaged index, 374 p.
42 ILLOrder Book, 1861 - 1866, 533 p., index
128 ILLOrder Book, 1861 - 1866, 533 p., index
132 ILLOrder Book, 1866 - 1868, index, 334 p.
128 ILLOrder Book, 1868 - 1869, index, pp. 1-161
129 ILLOrder Book, 1869 - 1871 (continued), pp. 162-454
129 ILLOrder Book, 1871 - 1873, index, 584 p.
130 ILLOrder Book, 1873 - 1879, index, 793 p.
131 ILLOrder Book, 1879 - 1881, index, 473 p.
131 ILLOrder Book, 1882 - 1884, index, pp. 1-479
132 ILLOrder Book, 1884 - 1886 (continued), pp. 480-785
89 ILLCourt Judgments, August 1816.
147 ILLExecution Book, 1842-1870, index, 186 p.
63  Judgment Papers, 1799-1800, No index.
64  Judgment Papers, 1800, No index.
65  Judgment Papers, 1800, No index.
66  Judgment Papers, 1800-1801, No index.
67  Judgment Papers, 1801, No index.
68  Judgment Papers, 1801, No index.
69  Judgment Papers, 1802, No index.
70  Judgment Papers, 1802, No index.
71  Judgment Papers, 1802-1803, No index.
72  Judgment Papers, 1803, No index.
73  Judgment Papers, 1803, No index.
74  Judgment Papers, 1803-1804, No index.
75  Judgment Papers, 1804, No index.
76  Judgment Papers, 1804-1805, No index.
77  Judgment Papers, 1805, No index.
78  Judgment Papers, 1805-1806, No index.
79  Judgment Papers, 1806, No index.
80  Judgment Papers, 1806, No index.
81  Judgment Papers, 1806-1807, No index.
82  Judgment Papers, 1807, No index.
83  Judgment Papers, 1807, No index.
94 ILLMiscellaneous Court Records, 1842-1900, unpaged.
  Superior Court of Law
94 aILLOrder Book, 1828-1830, index, 72 p.
  Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery
125 ILLIndex to Chancery Causes, 1839-1986, A-Z
94 bILLOrder Book, 1831-1832, 301 p.
  Circuit Court
123 ILLChancery Order Book 4, 1878-1884, index, 469 p.
123 ILLChancery Order Book 5, 1884-1886, index, pp. 1-151
124 ILLChancery Order Book 5, 1886-1895 (continued), pp. 144-626
124 ILLChancery Order Book 6, 1895-1909, index, 640 p.
143 ILLChancery Order Book 7, 1909-1920, index, 563 p.
126 ILLCommon Law Order Book, 1855-1885, index, 609 p.
127 ILLCommon Law Order Book, 1885-1907, index, 640 p.
125 ILLIndex to Chancery Causes, 1839-1986, A-Z
123 ILLJudgment Lien Docket & Execution Book, 1934-1956, pp. 5-203
123 ILLJudgment Lien Docket & Execution Book, 1956-1965, 506 p.
Reel
No.
 Election Records
133 ILLContested Election [Loose Papers], 1887
Reel
No.
 Fiduciary Records
  FOR ACCOUNTS SEE Wills
89 ILLEstate Paper, 1787
126 ILLFiduciary Bond Book, 1841 - 1889, index, 187 p. (includes Officials' Bonds)
142 ILLFiduciary Bond Book, 1866 - 1877, 355 p., index (includes Officials' Bonds)
126 ILLFiduciary Bond Book, 1883 - 1887 (includes Officials' Bonds)
146 ILLFiduciary Bond Book, 1884 - 1899 (includes Officials' Bonds)
134 ILLFiduciary Bond Book, 1904 - 1908, 40 p. (includes Officials' Bonds)
94 ILLFiduciary Bonds, 1820-1837, unpaged.
1 ILLGuardians' Accounts, [1741 - 1766], Unpaged index, 408 p. (following Deeds & Wills)
46 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1767 - 1782, [1], unpaged index, 337 p.
46 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1782 - 1789 c, [1], [i] index, 250 p.
46 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1789 - 1807, Unpaged index, 352 p.
46 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1807 - 1817, [1], unpaged index, 345 p.
47 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1818 - 1826, [1], unpaged index, 531 p.
47 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1826 - 1833, Unpaged index, 425 p.
47 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1833 - 1840, Unpaged index, 533 p.
48 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1840 - 1846, Unpaged index, 628 p.
48 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1846 - 1851, Unpaged index, 481 p.
49 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1851 - 1857, Unpaged index, 740 p.
49 ILLGuardians' Accounts, 1857 - 1861, Unpaged index, p. 2-554
Reel
No.
 Land Records
ILLDeed Book, Accounts, Book A, 1636 - 1767, [1], Unpaged index, p. 1-115 (Deeds & Wills); unpaged index, p. 1-408 (Guardian's Accounts)
ILLDeed Book, No. 1, 1688 - 1704 c, Unpaged index, p. 1-423 (Deeds); p. 1-88 (Court Orders 1693 - 1695, follows p. 423)
ILLDeed Book, No. 2, 1704 - 1715 c, [2], [i-v], [2], [vii-xiii] index, 335 [4] p. (A transcription of the index is found in the photostatic copy of this volume in the Reading Room)
ILLDeed Book, 1715 - 1726, Great Book, Vol. 2, Pt. 1, Unpaged index, followed by a typescribed duplicate index, p. 1-495
ILLDeed Book, 1715 - 1726, Wills, Great Book, Vol. 2, Pt. 2, p. 496-747; p. 1-200 (Wills, 1720-1729 [1725?] follows page 747)
ILLDeed Book, No. 4, 1729 - 1736, [1], unpaged index, 530 [1] p.
ILLDeed Book, No. 5, 1736 - 1741 c, Unpaged index, [1], transcribed duplicate index, [1], 639 p.
ILLDeed Book No. 6, No. 6, 1741 - 1744 c, [viii] index, 554 p.
ILLDeed Book, No. 7, 1744 - 1747 c, [1], [vii] index, 538 p.
ILLDeed Book, No. 8, 1747 - 1752 c, Unpaged index, 519 p.
ILLDeed Book, No. 9, 1752 - 1758 c, Unpaged index, 544 [1] p.
ILLDeed Book, No. 10, 1758 - 1762 c, [1], [xi] index, 349 p.
ILLDeed Book, No. 11, 1761 - 1765 c, [xi] index, 362 p.
ILLDeed Book, No. 12, 1765 - 1772, [1], unpaged index, [2], 529 p.
ILLDeed Book, No. 13, 1772 - 1778 c, Unpaged index, [2] p., p. 2-548
ILLDeed Book, No. 14, 1779 - 1782 c, [1], unpaged index, p. 1-221 (Deeds, 1778 - 1782); unpaged index, pp. 1-221, (Orders, 1755 - 1757, follows p. 221) Volume contains Deeds from 1755 - 1782 c.
ILLDeed Book, No. 15, 1782 - 1786, Unpaged index, followed by transcribed duplicate index, 709 p.
ILLDeed Book, No. 16, 1786 - 1793, Unpaged index, 352 p.
10 ILLDeed Book, No. 17, 1791 - 1796, Unpaged index, 360 p.
10 ILLDeed Book, No. 18, 1796 - 1802, Unpaged index, 725 p.
11 ILLDeed Book, No. 19, 1802 - 1805, Unpaged index, 351 p.
11 ILLDeed Book, No. 20, 1805 - 1808, Unpaged index, 603 p.
12 ILLDeed Book, No. 21, 1809 - 1812, Unpaged index, 541 p.
12 ILLDeed Book, No. 22, 1813 - 1817, Unpaged index, 444 p.
13 ILLDeed Book, No. 23, 1816 - 1818, Unpaged index, 442 p.
13 ILLDeed Book, No. 24, 1818 - 1821, Unpaged index, 640 p.
14 ILLDeed Book, No. 25, 1821 - 1823, Unpaged index, 352 p.
14 ILLDeed Book, No. 26, 1823 - 1825, Unpaged index, 437 p.
14 ILLDeed Book, No. 27, 1825 - 1828, Unpaged index, 422 [1] p.
15 ILLDeed Book, No. 28, 1828 - 1830, Unpaged index, 438 p.
15 ILLDeed Book, No. 29, 1830 - 1831, Unpaged index, 361 p.
15 ILLDeed Book, No. 30, 1831 - 1834, [1], unpaged index, 489 p.
16 ILLDeed Book, No. 31, 1834 - 1837, Unpaged index, 622 p.
16 ILLDeed Book, No. 32, 1837 - 1839, Unpaged index, 493 p.
17 ILLDeed Book, No. 33, 1839 - 1841, Unpaged index, 542 p.
17 ILLDeed Book, No. 34, 1841 - 1842, Unpaged index, 563 p.
18 ILLDeed Book, No. 35, 1842 - 1844, Unpaged index, 493 p.
18 ILLDeed Book, No. 36, 1844 - 1846, Unpaged index, 674 p.
19 ILLDeed Book, No. 37, 1847 - 1850, Unpaged index, 567 p.
19 ILLDeed Book, No. 38, 1850 - 1854, Unpaged index, 520 p.
20 ILLDeed Book, No. 39, 1854 - 1858, Unpaged index, 711 p.
20 ILLDeed Book, No. 40, 1858 - 1866, [iii-xlviii] index, p. 51-646
135 ILLDeed Book, 41, 1866 - 1871, 591 p., index
136 ILLDeed Book, 42, 1871 - 1873, 640 p.
137 ILLDeed Book, 43, 1873 - 1876, index, 715 p.
138 ILLDeed Book, 44, 1876 - 1879, 800 p.
95 ILLDeed Book, 45, 1879-1881, 795 p.
96 ILLDeed Book, 46, 1881-1882, 800 p.
97 ILLDeed Book, 47, 1883-1884, 799 p.
98 ILLDeed Book, 48, 1884-1885, 640 p.
99 ILLDeed Book, 49, 1885-1886, 639 p.
100 ILLDeed Book, 50, 1885-1887, 640 p.
101 ILLDeed Book, 51, 1886-1887, 637 p.
102 ILLDeed Book, 52, 1887-1888, 641 p.
103 ILLDeed Book, 53, 1888-1889, 640 p.
104 ILLDeed Book, 54, 1888-1890, 600 p.
105 ILLDeed Book, 55, 1890-1891, 500 p.
106 ILLDeed Book, 56, 1890-1892, 640 p.
107 ILLDeed Book, 57, 1892-1893, 640 p.
108 ILLDeed Book, 58, 1893-1894, 640 p.
109 ILLDeed Book, 59, 1894-1895, 640 p.
110 ILLDeed Book, 60, 1895-1896, 640 p.
111 ILLDeed Book, 61, 1896-1897, 640 p.
112 ILLDeed Book, 62, 1897-1898, 637 p.
113 ILLDeed Book, 63, 1898-1899, 640 p.
114 ILLDeed Book, 64, 1899-1900, 640 p.
115 ILLDeed Book, 65, 1899-1900, 640 p.
21 ILLGeneral Index to Deeds, Vol. 1, 1688 - 1830.
21 ILLGeneral Index to Deeds, Vol. 2, 1830 - 1890.
90 ILLIndentures, 1782-1833, 603 p.
91 ILLIndentures, 1839-1897, 1841, 1845, 542 p.
139 ILLIndex to Deeds, 1865-1914, A-I
140 ILLIndex to Deeds, 1865-1914, J-Y
141 ILLOyster Inspectors' Report, 1883-1892, index, 137 p.
134 ILLProcessioners' Book, 1778-1824, 136 p.
143 ILLProcessioners' Book, 1824-1844
147 ILLProcessioners' Book, 1848-1875
142 ILLProcessioners' Book, 1882-1889, 605 p.
84 ILLRecorded Deeds, 1741-1772, 543 p.
85 ILLRecorded Deeds, 1773-1793, 528 p.
86 ILLRecorded Deeds, 1795-1804, 418 p.
87 ILLRecorded Deeds, 1805-1842, 735 p.
88 ILLRecorded Deeds, 1842-1854, 689 p.
141 ILLRecords of Oyster Planting Grounds, 1893-1914, index, 495 p.
144 ILLRelease Deed Book 1, 1886-1901, index, 472 p.
89 ILLUnrecorded Deeds, 1765-1814.
93 ILLUnrecorded Deeds, 1804-1847, 330 p.
  SEE ALSO Wills
Reel
No.
 Marriage Records and Vital Statistics
44 ILLIndex to Births, Deaths, Marriages, 1853 - 1900.
51 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1772-1790, No index.
52 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1790-1793, No index.
53 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1793-1798, No index.
54 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1798-1811, No index.
55 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1811-1818, No index.
56 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1818-1822, No index.
57 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1823-1829, No index.
58 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1829-1833, No index.
59 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1834-1838, No index.
60 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1838-1841, No index.
61 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1842-1846, No index.
62 ILLMarriage Bonds, 1846-1850; Ministers' Returns, 1810-1859, No index.
92 ILLMarriage Records, 1774, 1776-1777, 1779, 1793-1794, 1800, 1810, 280 p.
43 ILLMarriage Register, 1772 - 1853 c (VSL compilation), Index, 156 p. ; Marriage Register, 1772 - 1853, pp. 1-424 and 510-535; Ministers' Returns, 1785- 1853, pp. 431-509 and 536-539
145 ILLMarriage Register, 1850 - 1862, index, 81 p.
45 ILLMarriage Register, A, 1854 - 1900, 87 p.
146 ILLMarriage Register, A, 1854 - 1900, 87 p.
134 ILLMinisters' Returns, 1786 - 1837
45 ILLRegister of Births, 1853 - 1876, 89 fo.
146 ILLRegister of Births, 1853 - 1885, 158 p.
45 ILLRegister of Deaths, 1853 - 1874, 51 fo.
134 ILLRegister of Deaths, 1853 - 1876, 59 p.
Reel
No.
 Military and Pension Records
147 ILLRecords of Confederate Veterans from Smithfield, 1861-1865, pp. 200-263
Reel
No.
 Organization Records
50 ILLRecord of the Proceedings of the Vestry Meetings of Christ Church, Newport Parish, From the 18th April, 1836 to 31st Dec., 1894, Unpaged.
147 ILLRecord of United Daughters of the Confederacy, Isle of Wight Chapter, 1903, pp. 150-151
147 ILLRecords of Confederate Veterans of Robert E. Lee Camp No. 4, 1903-1912, pp. 1-25
Reel
No.
 Tax and Fiscal Records
127 ILLLiquor License Bond Book, 1887-1889 (partial)
Reel
No.
 Wills
23 ILLWill Book, Vol. 3, 1726 - 1734 c, [1], [viii] index, 398 p.
24 ILLWills and Accounts, Vol. 4, 1733 - 1745, Unpaged index, 547 p.
24 ILLWills and Accounts, Vol. 5, 1745 - 1752 c, [xi] index, [xi] duplicate index, 460 p.
25 ILLWill Book, Vol. 6, 1752 - 1760 c, [1], unpaged index, 540 p.
25 ILLWill Book, Vol. 7, 1759 - 1769 c, Unpaged index, 548 p.
26 ILLWill Book, Vol. 8, 1769 - 1779 c, Unpaged index, [2], unpaged duplicate index, 529 p.
26 ILLWill Book, Vol. 9, 1779 - 1785, Unpaged index, followed by duplicate unpaged index, 340 p.
26 ILLWill Book, Vol. 10, 1785 - 1796, Unpaged index, 406 p.
27 ILLWill Book, Vol. 11, 1794 - 1802, Unpaged index, p. 1-486, 587-592, 693-804 (There are no pages missing from this volume, this is merely a mistake in pagination)
27 ILLWill Book, Vol. 12, 1804 - 1808, Unpaged index, 536 p.
28 ILLWill Book, Vol. 13, 1809 - 1815, Unpaged index, 526 p.
28 ILLWills & Accounts, Vol. 14, 1815 - 1817, [1] unpaged index, 353 p.
28 ILLWill Book, No. 15, 1817 - 1821, Unpaged index, 544 p.
29 ILLWill Book, Vol. 16, 1821 - 1824, Unpaged index, 367 p.
29 ILLWills and Accounts, Vol. 17, 1824 - 1827, Unpaged index, 520 p.
29 ILLWills and Accounts, Vol. 18, 1828 - 1831, Unpaged index, 421 p.
30 ILLWills and Accounts, No. 19, 1831 - 1834, Unpaged index, 428 p.
30 ILLWills and Accounts, No. 20, 1834 - 1837, Unpaged index, 351 p.
30 ILLWills and Accounts, Vol. 21, 1837 - 1841, Unpaged index, 468 p.
31 ILLWills and Accounts, Vol. 22, 1841 - 1844, Unpaged index, p. 1-343, [64], 344-351
31 ILLWill Book, Vol. 23, 1844 - 1847, Unpaged index, 468 p.
31 ILLWill Book, Vol. 24, 1847 - 1851, Unpaged index, 470 p.
32 ILLWill Book, No. 25, 1851 - 1855, [1], unpaged index, 502 p.
32 ILLWill Book, No. 26, 1855 - 1859, Unpaged index, 566 p.
33 ILLWill Book, Vol. 27, 1859 - 1863, [1], [iii-xlvi] index, p. 55-578
144 ILLWill Book, Vol. 28, 1863 - 1866, 400 p., index
33 ILLWill Book, Vol. 28, 1863 - 1866, Unpaged index, 400 p.
148 ILLWill Book, 29, 1866 - 1868, index (pp. 1-43), pp. 48-303
149 ILLWill Book, 29, 1868 - 1870 (continued), pp. 294-639
149 ILLWill Book, 30, 1870 - 1878, index, 798 p.
149 ILLWill Book, 31, 1878 - 1881, index, pp. 1-347
150 ILLWill Book, 31, 1881 - 1886 (continued), pp. 344-799
150 ILLWill Book, 32, 1886 - 1893, index, 800 p.
150 ILLWill Book, 33, 1893 - 1896, index, pp. 1-201
151 ILLWill Book, 33, 1896 - 1904 (continued), pp. 194-752
151 ILLWill Book, 34, 1904 - 1915, index, 293 p.
151 ILLWill Book, 35, 1916 - 1948, index, 557 p.
22 ILLRecord of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 1, Pt. 1, 1662 - 1715 c, Unpaged index, p. 1-311
22 ILLRecord of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 1, Pt. 2, 1662 - 1715 c, p. 312 - 591; [32] p., (Deeds, 1715 - 1716) follow p. 591
23 ILLRecord of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 2, Pt. 1, 1661 - 1719 c, Unpaged index, p. 43-395
23 ILLRecord of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 2, Pt. 2, 1661 - 1719 c, p. 396-663 (Wills, Deeds, Etc., 1661 - 1719); [3], 86 p. (Commissions of Administrators, 1661 - 1701) (For Wills, 1720 - 1729 [1725?] See separately paged Wills at end of Deeds, Wills, Great Book, Vol. 2, Pt. 2, 1715 - 1726, on Reel 3)
33 ILLCommon Law Will Book, 1833 - 1902, Unpaged index, 118 p.
117 ILLGeneral Index to Wills, 1850-1985 - Devisees.
116 ILLGeneral Index to Wills, 1850-1985 - Devisors.
89 ILLRecorded Wills, 1780-1782.
  SEE ALSO Land Records
Reel
No.
 Miscellaneous Records
50 ILLHistorical Sketch of the Origin and Progress of Newport Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, From the Year 1606 to the Year 1826. By Dr. John R. Purdie. [2], p. 1-20, [28], 21-384. (pp. 383-384 are in index)
152 ILLVirginia WPA Historical Inventory Project, 1937 (includes inventories of household furnishings, books, family bibles, churches and church sites, cemeteries, deeds, mills and mill sites, memorial windows, business records, church minutes, wills and architectural descriptions of buildings)
153 ILLVirginia WPA Historical Inventory Project, 1937 (inventories contain mainly architectural descriptions of buildings)

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