Land deeds and grants - Fayette County.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Fayette County (W. Va.) Court Records and Miscellaneous Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0362
Overview
County court and public records primarily concerning deeds, estates, guardianships, executors, poor and paupers, roads, and “scalp certificates” for various animals. There are also record books, predominantly personal property and land books, and a few private accounts. There is also a breadth of material concerning records of personal property; county courthouse and jail; marriages; liquor, attorney, minister, and professional licenses; apprenticing; surveys and plats; lunacy;...
Dates:
1787-1923; Majority of material found within 1870-1923
Reverend C. Shirley Donnelly Collection
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4590
Scope and Contents
Reverend C. Shirley Donnelly, a Baptist minister and local historian, collected these materials for his own research and interest in West Virginia history. The collection contains various materials pertaining to coal mining and West Virginia history, especially in the New River area and Fayette County. It includes correspondence, land grant and deed records, pamphlets, journals, local histories, records, photographs, and art relating to mining and life in the New River area. One set of...
Dates:
1731, 1781-1992, and undated; Majority of material found within 1860-1980
William Bennett Land Grant
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2665
Overview
A grant of land from the State of Virginia to William Bennett for 400 acres in Fayette County, March, 1780. The document bears Governor Patrick Henry's name.
Dates:
1780