On 12 Feb 2000, Tom Spradling indicated that Henry SUMPTER and some family members of Henry Co., VA migrated to Lee Co., VA before moving on to Hawkins Co., TN. How many family members remained in Lee Co., VA during the early 1800s? Has anyone had the opportunity to review the Lee Co., VA personal property tax lists for 1795-1829 and the early 1800s land tax records? The LDS library has the personal property tax records on microfilm: FHL US/CAN Film 2024603; and, "The Library of Virginia" has the land tax records on microfilm: Reel 167 Land tax records, 1800-1838A. Following are films available either through interlibrary loan from "The Library of Virginia" 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 LEE COUNTY was created in 1793 from Russell 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 Lee County, dates, and reel number(s) of the records desired. The Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000 Lee County Court Records on Microfilm Reel 1 Deed Book 1, 1793 - 1804 Unpaged index, 345 p. Reel 1 Deed Book 2, 1804 - 1813 Unpaged index, 471 p. Reel 1 Deed Book 3, 1813 - 1820 Unpaged index, 469 p. Reel 2 Deed Book 4, 1817 - 1821 Unpaged index, 232 p. Reel 2 Deed Book 4 1/2, 1810 - 1860 Unpaged index, 2-145 [2] p. Reel 2 Deed Book 5, 1821 - 1827 Unpaged index, 478 p. Reel 8 General Index to Deeds 1, 1793 - 1844 Reel 8 General Index to Deeds 2, 1844 - 1886 Reel 13 Miscellaneous Wills (Loose Papers), 1794 - 1832 c [xii] index, [131] p. (The above wills are for the period of Will Book 1, which is missing.) Reel 14 Order Book 1, 1808 - 1811 359 p. Reel 14 Order Book 2, 1814 - 1818 456 p. Reel 14 Order Book 3, 1826 - 1834 548 p. Reel 167 Land tax records, 1800-1838A ================= ================= Film available through the LDS Family History Center. Title: Deed books, 1793-1897 ; general indexes to deeds, 1793-1886 Authors: Lee County (Virginia). County Clerk (Main Author) Virginia. Superior Court of Law (Lee County) (Added Author) Virginia. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery (Lee County) (Added Author) Lee County (Virginia). County Clerk (Added Author) General indexes to deeds, v. 1-2 1793-1886 (Indexes deed books, v. 1-21.) FHL US/CAN Film 32426 Deed books, v. 1-3 1793-1820 FHL US/CAN Film 32427 Deed books, v. 4 1810-1821, 1860 (Contains County Court deeds 1819-1821, Superior Court of Law deeds 1810-1817, and Circuit Court deed, 1860.) Deed books, v. 5 1821-1827 FHL US/CAN Film 32428 Item 1 Deed books, v. 4 1810-1821, 1860 (Contains County Court deeds 1819-1821, Superior Court of Law deeds 1810-1817, and Circuit Court deed, 1860.) Deed books, v. 5 1821-1827 FHL US/CAN Film 32428 Item 3 ================= Title: Deeds by sheriff, v. 4 1/2, 1803-1860 Authors: Virginia. Superior Court of Law (Lee County) (Main Author) Virginia. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery (Lee County) (Added Author) Lee County (Virginia). County Clerk (Added Author) Virginia. Circuit Court (Lee County) (Added Author) Deeds by sheriff, v. 4 1/2, 1803-1860 FHL US/CAN Film 32428 Item 2 =============== Title: Entry books, 1793-1919 Authors: Lee County (Virginia). County Surveyor (Main Author) Entry books, 1793-1919 FHL US/CAN Film 1993749 ================= Title: Personal property tax lists of Lee County, 1795-1850 Authors: Virginia. Commissioner of the Revenue (Lee County) (Main Author) Personal property tax lists, 1795-1829 FHL US/CAN Film 2024603 Personal property tax lists, 1830-1850 FHL US/CAN Film 2024604 Another filming. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1947. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Personal property tax lists, 1795-1813 FHL US/CAN Film 29301 Item 2 ========= Title: Surveyors records, 1794-1918, 1944 Authors: Lee County (Virginia). County Surveyor (Main Author) Surveyors records, v. 1-2 1794-1815, 1820-1833 FHL US/CAN Film 32434 Surveyors records, v. 3-4 1833-1918, 1944 FHL US/CAN Film 32435 ============ Title: Will books, 1793-1930, 1957-1963; general index to wills, 1793-1944 Authors: Virginia. Circuit Court (Lee County) (Main Author) Cridlin, George P (Added Author) Sexton, Melinda (Added Author) Virginia. County Court (Lee County) (Added Author) General index to wills 1793-1944 (Indexes will books, v. 1-7.) FHL US/CAN Film 32423 Item 1 Miscellaneous wills 1793-1832 (Contains a typescript (11 leaves) and approximately 50 loose wills.) FHL US/CAN Film 32424 Item 2 Will book, v. 2 1833-1861 FHL US/CAN Film 32423 Item 2 Will book, v. 3 1862-1888 FHL US/CAN Film 32424 Item 1 Will book, v. [3?] 1800-1832 (Contains loose wills which were placed in protective coverings, and the coverings then bound into a book. Includes Index, wills 1800-1832 / compiled by Melinda Sexton. 1973. 2 leaves.) Will book, v. 4 1888-1903 FHL US/CAN Film 1993746 ================= Title: Lee County, Virginia, court records Authors: Catron, Ada Grace , 1909-1972 (Main Author) Notes: Title varies: cover of v. 1 "Early court records, Lee County, Virginia" and title page of v. 2 "Early records of Lee County, Virginia". Includes indexes. Contents: v. 1. Death records, 1853-1897 -- v. 2. Marriages 1830-1836, 1850-1853; wills 1794-1828, 1846-1900; deeds 1793-1804; delinquent lands 1886; tombstone inscriptions, ca. 1845-1970; petition to form Scott County in 1814; and notes of G.V. Sage. Vol. 1 also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. FHL US/CAN Film 897480 Item 1 Vol. 2 also on microfiche. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. 3 microfiches. FHL US/CAN Fiche 6125661 Another filming, 1970, of v. 1. (Filmed at the National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution.) FHL US/CAN Film 849508 Item 4 ===============