Orange County
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Orange County was founded in 1734, county seat is Orange

Bible Records
Description Size Date Submitter
Bramham Family 4K Aug 2009 Eliz Hanebury
Walker and Mary Maury 3K Apr 2003 Joan Renfrow

Biographies
Description Size Date Submitter
Beazley, Dr. Robert Sanford 4K Mar 2009 Alice Warner The Registry
Head, Benjamin 2K Mar 2009 Alice Warner The Registry
Lee, John Hancock 1805 - 1873 2K Aug 2010 Alice Warner Brosey The Registry
Absalom Waller, b. 1860 10K Feb 2008 Joy Fisher The Registry

Cemeteries
Description Size Date Submitter
Cemetery Records (See the Tombstone Project)      

Census
Description Size Date Submitter
1850 Census Index 10K Mar 1999 S-K Publications
1782 Heads of Families - Orange County 25K Aug 1998 Harriet Welch
1734 - 1739 Orange County, VA - Tithe Lists 19K Jul 2000 Kathy Merrill

Court Records
Description Size Date Submitter
Miscellaneous Court Records 17K Nov 1997 Sam
Early Court Documents 41K Sept 1998 Sam
Estes vs Golding ~ Amended bill [of complaint] 1823 13K Nov 1998 Scott Simpson
Chancery - Thomas Harris 25 Aug 1803 6K Feb 2003 Carol Barron
Chancery - Thomas Harris 24 Oct 1803 5K Apr 2003 Carol Barron
Lee family chancery case 2K Mar 1997 Harriet Welch
Records relating to Honorias Powell 4K April 1998 Ruth S. Porter
LITIGATION: Jeremiah and Margaret SIMS, 1836 4K June 2001 Scott Simpson
Stover, John Gasper August 17, 1841 1K Dec 2006 Lynn Beatty

Deed & Land Records
Description Size Date Submitter
Boston, Joseph - Spotswood, Executors Of John April 13, 1767 6K Mar 2011 Judy Kellar Fox
Brockman, Et Al - Smith, Thomas Sr. June 10, 1799 4K Nov 2009 Linda Deppner The Registry
William Chisholm to James Rains 2K Feb 2000 Karan Callaway
Crawford, William - Phillips, William August 16, 1736 1K Dec 2006 Lynn Beatty
GRANTEE Index to Deeds 1 & 2 - Shifflet - 1734-1848 13K Feb 2001 Ruth Swortzel Porter
Gholson Deeds of Gift 10K Mar 1997 Fleta Aday
Headrights of Orange County 8K Apr 1997 Lois Masters
Hubert, Peter - Smith, James May 13, 1801 4K Nov 2009 Linda Deppner The Registry
Landgrant-David Magart 1K July 1997 Kenneth Maggard
Robert Miller Deed 3K Aug 1997 George B. Miller
GRANTOR Index to Deeds: Shifflet Surname 1734 - 1848 4K Feb 2001 Ruth Swortzel Porter
Smith, James - Smith, Thomas Sr. June 10, 1799 2K Nov 2009 Linda Deppner The Registry
John Smith, Jr. to Francis Thornton, 26 July 1746 5K Apr 2002 Marcine Lohman
Smith, Thomas - Smith, Benjamin July 22, 1741 9K Nov 2009 Linda Deppner The Registry
Henry Snyder - 1734- Landgrant 4K Aug 1999 Dr. Stephen Brian Hodson
Alexander Spotswood Lease to Thomas Thornton, 27 August 1746 3K Apr 2002 Marcine Lohman
Stratton to Gentry - 1879 5K Feb 2003 Tosca K. Simms
Taylor, James - Smith, Thomas March 28, 1755 5K Nov 2009 Linda Deppner The Registry

Historical Records
Description Size Date Submitter
Taylor Letter 7K July 1998 Margaret Newman
Taylor letter 3K July 1998 Margaret Newman

Military Records - Civil War
Description Size Date Submitter
Civil War
Orange County VA - Civil War History 39K Mar 1999 Doris Fountain
Orange County VA - Civil War History 28K Mar 1999 Doris Fountain
Orange County VA - Civil War History 19K Mar 1999 Doris Fountain
ORANGE COUNTY - CONFEDERATE PENSION ROLES, VETERANS AND WIDOWS 10K Nov 2002 Joan Ackermann Renfrow
Civil War Muster Rolls: John J. Sorrell 3K Feb 2003 Lillie Ruby

Military Records - Revolutionary War
Description Size Date Submitter
Revolutionary War Pension Aff - James Catlett 2K Apr 2003 Janet  Neville
Revolutionary War Pension Aff - John Groom 2K Feb 2003 Janet  Neville
Revolutionary War Pension Aff - Catlett James 1K Apr 2003 Janet  Neville
Revolutionary War Pension Aff - James MacKrell 2K Apr 2003 Janet  Neville
Revolutionary War Pension Aff.- John Miller 2K Feb 2003 Janet  Neville
Revolutionary War Pension Aff.- William Palmer 1K Feb 2003 Janet  Neville
Colonial War & Revolutionary War Pensioners from the Court Minutes 24K Mar 2007 Harriet Welch
Newman Family Military records 4K Nov 1999 Roy Wheeler

Newspapers
Description Size Date Submitter
Newspapers Can Be Seen Here      

Obituaries
Description Size Date Submitter
Obituaries Can Be Seen Here      

Vital Records - Births
Description Size Date Submitter
1866-1896 Birth Record Index (Lee surname) 2K Jan 1997 Harriet Welch

Vital Records - Marriages
Description Size Date Submitter
Beckham, Annie - Beckham, P. S. January 9, 1868 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Brockman, Lou - Graves, Thomas E. November 26, 1867 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Brockman, Lou - Graves, Thomas E. November 26, 1867 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Campbell, Mary - Smith, L. Jacquelin June 11, 1868 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Collins, Surname Marriages 3K June 2000 Judy  Purcell
Goodwin, Jane - Jackson, Joseph November 27, 1867 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Jameson, Lillie - Burrows, H. C. February 12, 1868 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Landran, Mary C. - Gibson, John W. 27 Oct 1863 2K Jul 2005 Thomas Lee Bailey
Landran, Mary C. - Gibson, John W. October 27, 1863 2K Jul 2005 Thomas Lee Bailey
Parrott, Surname Marriages 1803-1849 2K Aug 1999 John Parrott
Payne, Willie E. - Belger, Edward A. April 29, 1868 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Peyton, Virginia H. - Chancy, John F. June 14, 1868 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Powers, Amanda - Collins, Isaac September 1, 1847 2K Jul 2005 Thomas Lee Bailey
Powers, Amanda - Collins, Isaac 1 Sep 1847 2K Jul 2005 Thomas Lee Bailey
Priest, Mary Ella - Yowell, William L. February 16, 1869 1K Aug 2022 Donald Buncie The Registry
Sanford, Jane B. - Rowe, James W. December 12, 1867 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Shifflet, Surname Index to Marriage Bonds 1775-1854 4K Feb 2001 Ruth Swortzel Porter
Shifflet, Surname Marriage Records 4K Nov 1997 Ruth Porter
Sparks, Marieta - Jones, Alphonso N. February 13, 1868 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Stanard, M. Champe - Rawlins, William February 12, 1868 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Thomas, Sarah T. - Browning, G. J. April 1868 1K Mar 2023 Angie Rapids
Waugh, Mary E. - Priest, A. Tellus February 18, 1869 1K Aug 2022 Donald Buncie The Registry

Vital Records - Deaths
Description Size Date Submitter
1864-1896 Death Record Index (Lee surname) 4K Jan 1997 Harriet Welch

Will & Estate Records
Description Size Date Submitter
JOHN BARNETT will - 1750 3K May 1998 Janelle Swearingen
Robert Bickers will 1808 4K Nov 1997 Russ Bickers
John Nicholas Blankenbaker 1743 3K Feb 2003 McCachern
Bohanon, Dunkin will 1753 7K April 1997 Glenn Gohr
CLAIBORNE GRAVES 1776-1839 2K June 1998 Patti Kruger
WILL of ROBERT GREEN 20K Feb 2000 Ken Green
Will of Thomas Harris 1782 4K Aug 2001 Carol E. Barron
John Henderson (1779) & Sarah Henderson (1790) wills 3K Mar 2004 Deborah Parks
William Johnson, 1766 5K July 1998 Polly A. Menendez
Hugh Jones 1788 3K Feb 2003 Steve Jones
John Leathers will, 1818 2K Oct 1997 grvtrain@wizrealm.com
Charles Lee will, 1775 2K Mar 1997 Harriet Welch
John Lee will, 1789 6K Mar 1997 Martina Carpenter
William Lee will, 1810 2K Jan 1997 Harriet Welch
Charles Pearsey, 1792 6K Jan 2006 Patrick R. Pearsey
William Pollard, 1746 4K Aug 1999 James H. Maloney
General Index to Orange County Will Books 1734-1995 – Powell 2K Feb 2001 Ruth Swortzel Porter
Joseph Roberts 1777 3K Apr 2003 Julia Ryden
General Index to Orange County Will Books 1734-1995 - Shifflett 1K Feb 2001 Ruth Swortzel Porter
Daniel Singleton will, 1792 4K Sept 1997 Tom Land
Stover, John Gasper Bet 1735-1743 1K Dec 2006 Lynn Beatty
Strother, Jeremiah June 7, 1740 3K Dec 2007 Edward L Strother
Strother, Jeremiah June 7, 1740 3K Mar 2008 Edward L Strother
Robert Thomas will 1788 8K April 1998 Anne Baker
Daniel Thornton (1733-1821) 4K Apr 2002 Stan Thornton
James Thornton (08 Aug 1731 -1791) 3K Apr 2002 Stan Thornton
John WOOD will, 1779 3K Nov 1999 Judy Prince
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