Has anyone had the opportunity to review the FRANKLIN Co., VA personal property tax lists for 1786-1803 and the land tax records for 1786-1805? The LDS library has the personal property tax records on microfilm: FHL US/CAN Film 2024540; and, "The Library of Virginia" has the land tax records on microfilm: Reel 102 Land tax records, 1786-1805A. Following are films available either through interlibrary loan from "The Virginia Library" or rental through the LDS Family History Center. If anyone has data from any of the records, please consider sharing the information. Happy Huntin' Jim Young HENRY COUNTY was created in 1776 from Pittsylvania Co., VA FRANKLIN COUNTY was created in 1785 from Bedford Co. and Henry Co., VA ================= ================= The following microfilm may be borrowed from the Library of Virginia via the interlibrary loan system. Your local library can provide information on interlibrary loan services and procedures. When requesting the loan of microfilm through the interlibrary loan system, please specify Franklin County, dates, and reel number(s) of the records desired. The Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000 Franklin County Court Records on Microfilm Reel 1 Deed Book No. 1, 1786 - 1789 Unpaged index, 472 p. Reel 1 Deed Book No. 2, 1789 - 1793 Unpaged index, 547 p. Reel 2 Deed Book No. 3, 1793 - 1800 Unpaged index, 722 p. Reel 2 Deed Book No. 4, 1800 - 1804 Unpaged index, 643 p. Reel 3 Deed Book No. 5, 1804 - 1811 Unpaged index, 730 p. Reel 3 Deed Book No. 6, 1811 - 1814 Unpaged index, 413 p. Reel 15 General Index to Deeds, No. 1, 1786 - 1897, Grantor, A - K Reel 15 General Index to Deeds, No. 1, 1786 - 1897, Grantor, L - Z Reel 16 General Index to Deeds, No. 1, 1786 - 1897, Grantee, A - K Reel 16 General Index to Deeds, No. 1, 1786 - 1897, Grantee, L - Z Reel 17 District Court Deed Book No. 1, 1789 - 1802 Unpaged index, [1], 357 p. Reel 17 District Court Deed Book No. 2, 1802 - 1814 Unpaged index, 111 p. Reel 18 Will Book No. 1, 1786 - 1812 Unpaged index, 455 p. Reel 18 Will Book No. 2, 1812 - 1825 Unpaged index, 647 p. Reel 25 General Index to Wills, 1786 - 1948, A - K Reel 25 General Index to Wills, 1786 - 1948, L - Z Reel 26 Circuit Court Will Book No. 2, 1804 - 1901 Unpaged index, 233 p. Not covered by General Index to Wills Reel 27 Order Book, 1786 - 1789 c [cii] index (typescript), [2], 342 p. Reel 27 Order Book, 1789 - 1793 [xcii] index (typescript), p. 2-264 [1] Reel 27 Order Book, 1793 - 1799 [cv] index (typescript), 426 p. Reel 28 Order Book, 1800 - 1805 [cxcii] index (typescript), 451 p. Reel 28 Order Book, 1806 - 1811 465 [2] p. (For index, see Reel 33) Reel 33 Order Book, 1860 - 1865 [cxvii] index (typescript), 544 p. (A typescript index to Order Book, 1806 - 1811, follows p. 544) Reel 35 Order Book (District Court) No. 1, 1789 - 1793 Unpaged index, 369 p. Reel 35 Order Book (District Court) No. 2, 1794 - 1796 Unpaged index, 267 p. Reel 35 Order Book (District Court) No. 3, 1797 - 1802 Unpaged index, 349 p. Reel 36 Order Book (District Court) No. 4, 1802 - 1804 Unpaged index, 143 p. Reel 36 Order Book (District Court) No. 5, 1804 - 1809 Unpaged index, 337 p. Reel 38 Marriage Bond Book, No. 1, 1786 - 1853 Unpaged index, 111 p. Reel 38 Marriage Register No. 1, 1853 - 1898 318 fo. Reel 40 District Court, Land Suits, 1805 - 1818 Unpaged index (typescript) p. 1-163, 1-12 Reel 40 Plat Book, No. 1, 1792 - 1811 Unpaged index (typescript), 200 fo., [v] index Reel 40 Plat Book No. 2, 1809 - 1891 11-145 fo., [iv] index Reel 102 Land tax records 1786-1805A Reel 103 Land tax records 1805B-1818A ============= ============= Film available through the LDS Family History Center. ================= Title: Personal property tax lists, 1786-1850 Authors: Virginia. Commissioner of the Revenue (Franklin County) (Main Author) Personal property tax lists, 1786-1803 FHL US/CAN Film 2024540 Personal property tax lists, 1804-1821 FHL US/CAN Film 2024541 ============== Title: Will books, 1786-1906 ; general index, 1786-1948 Authors: Virginia. County Court (Franklin County) (Main Author) Virginia. Circuit Court (Franklin County) (Added Author) General index to will books 1786-1948 (gives name of decedent, type of probate record, book and page numbers.) FHL US/CAN Film 31485 Will books, v. 1-2 1786-1825 FHL US/CAN Film 31486 ============== Title: Deed records, 1789-1814 Authors: Virginia. Superior Court of Law (Franklin County) (Main Author) Virginia. District Court (Franklin County District) (Added Author) Deed records, 1789-1814 FHL US/CAN Film 31510 ============ Title: General index to deeds, 1786-1897; deeds, 1786-1895 Authors: Franklin County (Virginia). County Clerk (Main Author) General indexes to deeds, grantor 1786-1897 FHL US/CAN Film 31494 General indexes to deeds, grantee 1786-1897 FHL US/CAN Film 31495 Deed records, v. 1-2 1786-1792 FHL US/CAN Film 31496 Deed records, v. 3-4 1793-1804 FHL US/CAN Film 31497 Deed records, v. 5-6 1804-1814 FHL US/CAN Film 31498 ============ Title: Land suits, 1805-1818, 1821-1822 Authors: Virginia. Superior Court of Law (Franklin County) (Main Author) Virginia. District Court (Franklin County District) (Added Author) Land suits, 1805-1818, 1821-1822 FHL US/CAN Film 31511 Item 1 ============= Title: Personal property tax lists, 1786-1850 Authors: Virginia. Commissioner of the Revenue (Franklin County) (Main Author) Personal property tax lists, 1786-1803 FHL US/CAN Film 2024540 Personal property tax lists, 1804-1821 FHL US/CAN Film 2024541 ============= Title: Plat books, 1792-1891 Authors: Franklin County (Virginia). Surveyor (Main Author) Plat books, 1792-1891 FHL US/CAN Film 31511 Items 2-3 ================= Title: Will books, 1786-1906 ; general index, 1786-1948 Authors: Virginia. County Court (Franklin County) (Main Author) Virginia. Circuit Court (Franklin County) (Added Author) General index to will books 1786-1948 (gives name of decedent, type of probate record, book and page numbers.) FHL US/CAN Film 31485 Will books, v. 1-2 1786-1825 FHL US/CAN Film 31486 ================ Title: Additional index to An Old Virginia court of Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1789 : being a transcript of the records of the first court with biographies of the justices and stories of famous cases transcribed, annotated, glossarized and indexed Authors: Wingfield, Marshall (Main Author) Virginia. County Court (Franklin County) (Added Author) Also on microfiche. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. 1 microfiche ; 11 x 15 cm. FHL US/CAN Fiche 6017852 ================ Title: Order books, 1786-1865 Authors: Virginia. County Court (Franklin County) (Main Author) Order books 1786-1799 FHL US/CAN Film 31515 Order books 1800-1811 FHL US/CAN Film 31516 ================== Title: Order books, 1789-1809 Authors: Virginia. District Court (Franklin County District) (Main Author) Virginia. Superior Court of Law (Franklin County) (Added Author) Order books, v. 1-3, 1789-1802 FHL US/CAN Film 31512 Order books, v. 4-5, 1802-1809 FHL US/CAN Film 31513 ================ Title: General index to deeds, 1786-1897; deeds, 1786-1895 Authors: Franklin County (Virginia). County Clerk (Main Author) General indexes to deeds, grantor 1786-1897 FHL US/CAN Film 31494 General indexes to deeds, grantee 1786-1897 FHL US/CAN Film 31495 Deed records, v. 1-2 1786-1792 FHL US/CAN Film 31496 Deed records, v. 3-4 1793-1804 FHL US/CAN Film 31497 Deed records, v. 5-6 1804-1814 FHL US/CAN Film 31498 ===================