Shannon, You can find images of the original land grants here: http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas30& local_base=CLAS30&_ga=1.238534784.1840862589.1473261357 This is the Library of Virginia website, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants database. Carla Cegielski On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Shannon Green <shangreen@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, everyone. I am hoping someone is familiar with the Sims Index of > Land Grants in West Virginia, a copy of which is here: > https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE93462 > > This index is arranged by county, then alphabetically by name. It includes > name of grantee, acres, local description, year, book, page. I am > interested in looking up an original grant that is referenced in this > collection, specifically for Brooke County, Anthony Wilcoxon, 1803, book 1, > page 478 (see pg. 42 of Sims index). > > However, when they reference "Book 1, page 478" what Book 1 is that? It > does not appear to be the Brooke County Deed books as v. 1-3 covers > 1797-1805 yet there are other listings on the page for 1843 records also in > "Book 1." I am not understanding to what "Book 1" refers. The introduction > was vague to me. Can anyone help? > > Thank you in advance. > > Shannon > > > Shannon Green | Genealogist > 203-502-9584 > www.greenwichgenealogy.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message