Records that survive
These are the record series the Library of Virginia has on microfilm for Greensville County, with the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps; it doesn't mean every year in between survives.
Land and deeds
- Deed Book1781–1902
- General Index to Deeds1781–1878
- General Index to Deeds and Deeds of Trust1781–1983
- Processioners' Returns1796–1857
- Index to Deed Book1848–1862
- Index to Deeds and Deeds of Trust1887–1902
Wills
- General Index to Wills1781–1904
- Will Book1781–1921
- Common Law Will Book1824–1876
Estates and guardianships
- Guardians' Book1801–1877
- List of Fiduciaries1850–1903
- Fiduciary Accounts1877–1911
- Bond Book1880–1994
- Fiduciary Settlement Book1911–1927
Marriages, births and deaths
- Index to Marriage Register1781–1853
- Marriage Bonds and Consents1781–1842
- Marriage Register1781–1853
- Ministers' Returns1781–1859
- Register of Births1853–1860
- Register of Deaths1853–1860
- Index to Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths1854–1858
- General Index to Marriage Certificates1861–1930
- Marriage License Book1861–1901
Tax lists
- Land Sold for Delinquent Taxes1865–1883
Court orders and minutes
- Order Book1781–1904
- Minute Book1816–1858
- Chancery Order Book1831–1907
- Common Law Order Book1831–1908
- Execution Book1839–1895
- Judgment Lien Docket Book1875–1916
- Criminal Register1879–1891
- Clerk's Order Book1936–1940
Military and pensions
- Muster Roll, WWI1917–1918
County government and the poor
- County Account Book1890–1915
- Local Board of Review of Assessments1915
- Finance Board Minute Book1932–1955
See every volume and reel number at the Library of Virginia
Source: Library of Virginia, County and City Records on Microfilm. Reels marked for interlibrary loan can be borrowed through your local library.
Where to find the records
- Greensville County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the circuit court clerk's office, and any online record search the county offers.
- The circuit court clerk's office
Virginia's deed, will and marriage books are usually kept by the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city, though many older records have been moved to the Library of Virginia. Call before you visit; hours and access to older volumes vary.
- Library of Virginia: Greensville County records on microfilmfree
Every filmed volume with its years and reel number. Use the reels in Richmond; many can be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
- Library of Virginia: Chancery Records Indexfree
Search equity court suits by name. They're rich in family detail: estate divisions, heirs and land disputes. Many localities' suits are scanned and free to view.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Virginia, Greensville" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Brunswick County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Brunswick County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1781, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Start with the deed and will books: they name relatives, neighbors and land. Then try the court order books, which mention almost everyone in the county sooner or later, as witnesses, jurors, road workers or parties to a suit.