Here is the first page from the Abstract of Deeds from Deed Book I of
Russell Co., Va. 1787 - 1795 Theis is from a booklet written by Lois K. Nix
of Amarillo, Texas that was in my aunts papers. INTRODUCTION
The deed information on the following pages was abstracted from microfilm
of the actual deed book in Russell Co., Va. Unless otherwise stated,
persons making land transfers are assumed to be residence of Russell Co.
I tried to copy all names as written, and carefully studied the old
handwriting so the names would be accurate. Although there may be typing
errors, differences in spelling are not necessarily errors. Spellin was at
the discretion of the recorder and his idea of how a name would be written.
Much of the spilling was phonetic. Some examples of variations in
spelling found are as follows:
OSBAND -OSBORN OXER - AUXER WALLENS, WALLINS, WALLINGS,
WALDINGS CREEK
POWEL, POWELLS, POWELLS'S VALLEY
MOCQUESON, MOKERSON, MOKENSON, MOCCASIN CREEK
HOLSTEN, HOLSTEIN, HOLSTON RIVER DISKIN - DESKIN ARTHER - ARTHUR
PRISCILLA - PRISCYLA DAVSON - DAVERSON
The original index was in one handwriting and not the same as that of the
early clerk. It was small, neat and very legible. The index was done some
time after the deed book was completed.
Speilling of names in the index does not always match those in the diids,
but the person writing the index seemed to have more knowledte of correct
spelling than the early clerk recorder. # + the pound sign is used to
denote the pound note monetary unit still in use in VA. It was no longer
the English Pound, but Va. money. Va. money was considered the most stable
and most valuable of all monies used in the southern states at that time.
Although the United States federal government was orgaized in 1790, the Va.
Commonwealth did not give up the ppounds and shillings as currency for
several years.
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Russell County Va. Deed Book I 1787 - 1795 Original Index to Book I
Asberry, William 27
Asberry, George 26
Arbuckle, James 65 - 268
Alderson, Aaron 80
Auxer, SAmuel26
Anderson, Euracus 326
Bush, James 9
Blanton, William 45, 90
Buster, William 70
Beavers, Abraham 80 Burk, Henry 82
Barns, Robert 98
Brown, James 167
Ball, Moses 86, 269
Bush, Austin 186, 269
Benham, John 234
Buckey, John 301
Brown, Robert 318
Belshey, Robert 333
Belsher, George 355, 356