County Microfilm Results : James City County

James City County Microfilm

Date of Formation: 1634 (original shire)
Formed From: Part of New Kent County was added later. Part of York County was added in 1852

Lost Records Note:

All county court records were destroyed by fire in 1865.

[Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships] [Census Records] [County Administrative Records]
[Court Records] [Land Records] [Marriage Records and Vital Statistics]
[Tax and Fiscal Records] [Wills] [Miscellaneous Records]

	ILL indicates a copy is available for loan	Local Records Categories and Contents
Reel No.		Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships
13	ILL	Charter Book, 1884-1909, index, 55 p.
Reel No.		Census Records
19	ILL	County Census Record, 1880, 85 p.
Reel No.		County Administrative Records
2	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #1, 1887-1908 [Road Book], 300 p.
2	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #2, 1895-1908, 300 p.
2	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #2a, 1908-1925, 545 p.
2	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #3, 1926-1930, 604 p.
3	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #4, 1931-1945, 398 p.
3	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #5, 1945-1958, 417 p.
3	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #6, 1958-1966, 591 p.
4	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #7, 1966-1971, 536 p.
4	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #8, 1971-1974, 500 p.
5	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #9, 1974-1977, 500 p.
5	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #10, 1978, 276 p.
5	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #11, 1978-1979, 300 p.
6	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #12, 1979-1980, 300 p.
6	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #13, 1980-1981, 300 p.
6	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #14, 1981-1982, 296 p.
6	ILL	Board of Supervisors Minutes, #15, 1982-1983, 300 p.
7	ILL	Electoral Board Minutes, 1927-1979, 298 p.
Reel No.		Court Records
		Various Courts
14	ILL	Chancery Order Book 1, 1865-1873, index, pp. 49-480.
14	ILL	Chancery Order Book 2, 1873-1882, index, 576 p.
15	ILL	Chancery Order Book 3, 1882-1895, index, 558 p.
16	ILL	Chancery Order Book 4, 1895-1906, index, 551 p.
17	ILL	Judgment Lien Docket Book, 1866-1907, index, 309 p.
18	ILL	Order Book, 1865-1870, index, 319 p.
19	ILL	Order Book, 1874-1879, index, 400 p.
Reel No.		Land Records
1	ILL	Deed Book 1, 1854-1861, 484 p.
1	ILL	Deed Book 2, 1865-1874, [638] p.
8	ILL	Deed Book 3, 1874-1880, 528 p.
8	ILL	Deed Book 4, 1880-1887, 816 p.
9	ILL	Deed Book 5, 1888-1895, 720 p.
10	ILL	Deed Book 6, 1895-1899, 651 p.
10	ILL	Deed Book 7, 1899-1901, 652 p.
20	ILL	Grantor-Grantee Index to Deeds, 1852-1914
22	ILL	Oyster Book, 1884-1892, 17 p.
22	ILL	Oyster Book, 1894-1937, index, 154 p.
11	ILL	Plat Book 1, 1898-1906, 30 p.
11	ILL	Plat Book 2, 1905-1919, 50 p.
11	ILL	Plat Book 3, 1919-1926, 50 p.
11	ILL	Plat Book 4, 1926-1930, 50 p.
12	ILL	Processioners' Book 1, 1890, unpaged.
12	ILL	Processioners' Book 2, Powhatan District, 1890, unpaged.
12	ILL	Processioners' Book 3, Stonehouse District, 1890, unpaged.
12	ILL	Processioners' Book 4, Jamestown District, 1891, unpaged.
12	ILL	Processioners' Book 5, Jamestown District - Precinct I, 1903-1904, unpaged.
12	ILL	Processioners' Book 6, Stonehouse District, 1903-1904, unpaged.
12	ILL	Processioners' Book 7, Jamestown District, 1903-1904, unpaged.
12	ILL	Processioners' Book 8, Powhatan District, 1904, unpaged.
21	ILL	Release Deed Book 1, 1885-1920, index, 499 p.
Reel No.		Marriage Records and Vital Statistics
29	ILL	Death Register, 1864 - 1884
23	ILL	Register of Births, 1865-1878
24	ILL	Register of Marriages, 1865-1920
Reel No.		Tax and Fiscal Records
23	ILL	Table of Town Lots, 1865 (Williamsburg)
23	ILL	Tracts of Land Record, 1866
895 Misc. Reel		Williamsburg-James City County Tax Books, 1768-1769, Unpaged index, [312] p.
Reel No.		Wills
28	ILL	General Index to Wills & Fiduciaries, 1865-1987, A-Z, 96 p.
25	ILL	Will Book 1, 1865-1887, 479 p. (includes Appraisements, Estate Inventories, Estate Accounts, Estate Sales, etc.)
26	ILL	Will Book 2, 1887-1917, index, 717 p. (includes Appraisements, Estate Accounts, Estate Sales, etc.)
27	ILL	Will Book 2, 1892-1921, index, 718 p. (includes Appraisements, Guardians' Accounts, Settlements of Estates, Estate Inventories, etc.)
23	ILL	Will Book 2 A, 1867-1902, index, 100 p. (includes Appraisements, Estate Inventories, Estate Accounts, Estate Sales, etc.)
27	ILL	Will Book 3, 1921-1930, index, 400 p. (includes Appraisements, Estate Inventories, Estate Sales)
Reel No.		Miscellaneous Records
17	ILL	Mechanics' Lien Book 1, 1872-1917, index, 73 p.