Updated November 25, 2022
Background
As Buckingham is a "burned" county, few land records exist prior to 1869. One Plat Book survived and some deeds were later recorded. Below is a table of land records extracted and compiled from
- Land Tax Summaries and Implied Deeds, Volumes 1 (1782-1814) and 2 (1815-1840) by Roger G. Ward, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, GA
- Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants/Northern Neck Grants and Surveys, Library of Virginia
- Surveyor's Plat Book, 1762-1858,Transcribed and edited by Eric G. Grundset
- 1815 Landowners’ Directory, Volume 1, Central Region, by Roger G. Ward.
Editorial comments are set off in [brackets]. Locations are measured from the Courthouse. E.g. Planterstown, 16S is at Planterstown, 16 miles south of the Courthouse.
| First Name | Year | Acre | Location | Misc. | Purchased from | Sold to |
| Abner | 1837 | 24.5 | Adj Col. Watts | |||
| Abner | 1837 | 96 | Planterstown, 16S | Isham Gilliam | ||
| Abner | 1837-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| Albert | 1830 | 201 | D. Guerrant | |||
| David | 1795 Jan 8 | 460 | Adj Richard Gilliam; and lines of Joseph Brown, William Morris, Jr., Crouch's, James Walker, David McCormack, and Olive Branch | |||
| David | 1797 Feb 7 | 460 | on Holliday River and south side of the Buckingham Road, adj Brown, Morriss and others. | Grant | ||
| David | 1801-1802 | 400 | New Grant | |||
| David | 1801-1802 | Taxes | ||||
| Edward | 1836 | 199 | Slate River, 4W | Isham Gilliam | ||
| Edward | 1836-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| Edward J. | 1826 | 199 | Willis River, 11S | Robert S. Brown | ||
| Edward J. | 1826-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| Edward J. | 1835 | Interest of George M. Goodman and wife and children in estate of Henry Kidd | ||||
| Edward J. | 1836 | Interest of J. M. Goodman and wife’s estate of Henry Kidd, deceased | ||||
| Elizabeth | 1816 | 7 | Randolph’s Creek, 25E | E. Farmer | ||
| Elizabeth | 1816-1840 | Taxes, Non resident for several years | ||||
| Elizabeth | 1821 | Cartersville Road, 25E | ||||
| Elizabeth | 1826-1833 | Cartersville Road, 25E, adj John B. Sadler | ||||
| Elizabeth | 1827-1830 | Adj Drury Woodson | ||||
| Epaphroditus | 1782-1788 | Taxes | ||||
| Epaphroditus | 1784 | 40 | Sherwood McCormack | |||
| Epaphroditus | 1790-1803 | Estate | ||||
| Hobson | 1834 | 290 | Appomattox River, 16S | Isham Gilliam | ||
| Hobson | 1834-1836 | Taxes | ||||
| Isham | 1801 | 482 | Walker | |||
| Isham | 1801-1814 | Taxes | ||||
| Isham | 1806 | 185 | Johns | |||
| Isham | 1811 | 321 | Gilliam [likely John] | |||
| Isham | 1813-1814 | Buckingham Road, 13S, adj Walker and O[live] Branch | ||||
| Isham | 1813-1814 | Buckingham Road, 12S | ||||
| Isham | 1813-1814 | Planterstown, 16S | ||||
| Isham | 1814 | 94 | Adjacent Planterstown | Jeffrey Gannaway Formerly charged to Ichabod Hunter | ||
| Isham | 1815 | Buckingham Road, Planterstown, 13S | ||||
| Isham | 1815 | Buckingham Road, Planterstown, 16S | ||||
| Isham | 1815 | Adj John Walker and Olive Branch | ||||
| Isham | 1815 | 506 | Residence of Philemon Anderson, 12S | |||
| Isham | 1815 | Lot in Planterstown | ||||
| Isham | 1815-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| Isham | 1816 | Johns’ old place | ||||
| Isham | 1816 | 6 | 16S | John Walker | ||
| Isham | 1817 | Johns’ old tavern | ||||
| Isham | 1818 | 320 | Appomattox River near Planterstown [Tongue Quarter Creek, 16S] | Thomas Wood and wife | ||
| Isham | 1822 | 26 | Slate River, 4W | Thomas Glover | ||
| Isham | 1825 | 332 | Ducker’s Creek, 14S | David Sudsberry | ||
| Isham | 1827 | 332 | Ducker’s Creek, 14S | Wyatt Smith | ||
| Isham | 1831 | 80 | William D. Jones | |||
| Isham | 1833 | 8 | Tongue Quarter Creek, 7SE | J. Boatwright for taxes | ||
| Isham | 1833 | 1/40000 | Planterstown, 16S | Richard Fariss for taxes | ||
| Isham | 1833 | 1/120 | Planterstown, 16S | Richard Fariss for taxes | ||
| Isham | 1834 | 526 | 13S, adj John Walker estate | Isham Gilliam [Junior] | ||
| Isham | 1834 | 290 | Hobson Gilliam | |||
| Isham | 1834 | 40 | John J. Gilliam | |||
| Isham | 1834 | 20 | 20SW, adj Joseph Watkins | For taxes | ||
| Isham | 1837 | Tongue Quarter Creek, 16S | ||||
| Isham | 1837 | 20 | 20SW, adj Joseph Watkins | Balance transferred to sons | ||
| Isham AND John | 1806 | 321 | Edmund Johns, et al | |||
| Isham, Junior | 1834 | 526 | 13S, adj John Walker’s estate | Isham Gilliam | ||
| Isham, Junior | 1834-1838 | Taxes | ||||
| Isham, Junior | 1839 | 526 | 13S, adj John Walker’s estate | Thomas J. Davidson | ||
| J. | 1801 | 150 | Richard Gilliam | |||
| J. | 1805 | 100 | Hudson Morris | |||
| J[likely James] | 1801 | 700 | John Morain | |||
| James | 1794 | 50 | [John] Morain | |||
| James | 1794-1814 | Taxes | ||||
| James | 1801 Oct 15 | 100 | Adj John Miller, Taylor and Harrison; and John Webb. | |||
| James | 1802 Dec 22 | 100 | adj Alexander Faubush (?), John Webb, Joseph Woldridge and Thomas McCormack | |||
| James | 1804 Aug 25 | 100 | adj Thomas McCormick, Alexander Faubush et al | Grant | ||
| James | 1815 | 12S | ||||
| James | 1815 | 12S, adj John Johns | Taxes | |||
| James M. | 1836 | 264.75 | Appomattox River, 20SW | |||
| James M. | 1836 | 165.33 | Burnett’s Road, 20SW | Isham Gilliam | ||
| James M. | 1836-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| John | 1782-1788 | Estate | ||||
| John | 1789-1797 | Taxes | ||||
| John | 1803 | 50 | William Gilliam | |||
| John | 1803 | Taxes | ||||
| John | 1805 | 122 | F. W. Childress | |||
| John | 1806 | 30 | P. A. Winston | |||
| John | 1806 | 321 | Edmund Johns, et al | |||
| John | 1807-1814 | Taxes | ||||
| John | 1813-1814 | Ducker’s Creek 15S | ||||
| John | 1815 | Ducker’s Creek, 15S | ||||
| John | 1815 | 400 | Near Ca ira, Cumberland County | Peter Francisco | ||
| John | 1815-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| John | 1818 | 7.5 | Julius Coleman | |||
| John | 1819 | One moiety | Willis River | Glover Johns | ||
| John | 1823 | 100 | Edmund Winston | |||
| John | 1827-1829 | Dr. Jackey Spencer listed on property | ||||
| John | 1828-1837 | Non resident | ||||
| John | 1831 | Payne’s Creek, 16SE | ||||
| John | 1834 | 100 | John Gary | |||
| John (SD) | 1814 | 110 | Buck and Doe Creek 10S | |||
| John AND David Sudsberry, William Davis | 1814 | 509 | Formerly William B. Hare | |||
| John AND Glover Johns | 1816 | 342 | Willis River | Benjamin Carrington | ||
| John C. | 1833 | 204 | Mayo’s Branch, 15S | Richard C. Gilliam | ||
| John C. | 1833-1838 | Taxes | ||||
| John C. | 1839-1840 | Estate | ||||
| John C. | 1840 | Ducker’s Creek | ||||
| John D [Sr. and possibly Jr. estate of J. D. Gilliam in 1837] | 1835-1840 | |||||
| John D. [likely Jr.] | 1837 | 197 5/8 | Slate River, 11SW | Bernard Hill | ||
| John D. [likely Jr.] | 1837 | 105.75 | 11SW | Estate of J.D. Gilliam, deceased | ||
| John D. [likely Jr.] | 1838 | 184 | Adj Slate River, 11SW | William B. Moseley | ||
| John D. [referred to as Sr. in 1835] | 1835 | Taxes | ||||
| John D. [Sr.] AND Richard J. Davis | 1836 | 140 | Buck and Doe Creek, 10S | |||
| John J. | 1831 | 40.5 | On Slate River, 7SW | A. Branch, sold by James Isbell | ||
| John J. | 1831-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| John J. | 1832 | 100 | On Slate River, 7SW | Mrs. Walker | ||
| John J. | 1833 | 145 | On Slate River, 7SW Edward Branch’s lot | Estate of A. Branch | ||
| John J. | 1834 | 80 | Adj Moses Spencer, 6SW | Isham Gilliam | ||
| John J. | 1835 | 75 | Adj Moses Spencer, 6SW | Edward M. Branch | ||
| John J. | 1835 | 80 | Adj Moses Spencer, 6SW | Isham Gilliam | ||
| John R. | 1836 | 554 | Ducker’s Creek | Isham Gilliam | ||
| John R. | 1836-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| John, [son of John] | 1815-1836 | Taxes | ||||
| John, [son of John] | 1816 | 70 | Adj Cason and Johns, 15S | John Johns | ||
| John, [son of John] | 1816 | 188 | Mayo’s Creek, 15S | Edmond Winston | ||
| John, [son of John] | 1823 | 264.75 | Appomattox River, 20SE | S. W. Lewis | ||
| John, [son of John] | 1823 | 165 1/8 | Burnett’s Road, 20 SE | S. W. Lewis | ||
| John, [son of John] | 1824 | Portion of Hunting Tower | ||||
| John, [son of John] | 1831 | 188 | Wilson Gilliam | |||
| John, [son of John] | 1831 | Portion of Hunting Tower | ||||
| John, son of David | 1815 | |||||
| John, son of David [John D. Gilliam, Sr.] | 1818 | 30 | John Hooper | |||
| John, son of David [John D. Gilliam, Sr.] | 1819 | 333.5 | Buck and Doe Creek | John Hooper | ||
| John, son of David [John D. Gilliam, Sr.] | 1822 | 148 | Son, Littleberry Gilliam | |||
| John, son of David [John D. Gilliam, Sr.] AND R[ichard]. J. Davis | 1829 | 140 | Buck and Doe Creek, 10S | James M. Anderson, trustee for Dunnivant | ||
| John, son of David [John D. Gilliam, Sr.] | 1815-1834 | Taxes | ||||
| John, son of John | 1815 | |||||
| John, son of John | 1817 | |||||
| John, son of William | 1792 Oct 17 | 482 | Adj James Walker (son and heir of Henry Walker) on Holliday River and on both sides Buckingham Road adj Hodge's old tract; other neighbors, John Walker, Dec'd., John Childress, Thomas Grigory, and William Morris, Jr. | |||
| John, son of William | 1795-1812 | Taxes | ||||
| Johns, Gilliam and Anderson | 1811-1812 | |||||
| Littleberry | 1822 | 148 | Buck and Doe Creek, 10S | His father, John Gilliam, son of David [John David Gilliam, Sr.] | ||
| Littleberry | 1822-1823 | Taxes | ||||
| Nancy | 1811 | Taxes | ||||
| Nancy | 1812-1814 | Estate | ||||
| Nancy | 1813-1814 | 6N, adj Josiah Hatcher | ||||
| Nancy | 1815 | Ripley’s Creek, 6N | Estate | |||
| Nancy | 1815 (bef) | Ripley’s Creek, 6NW, adj Josiah Hatcher | ||||
| Nancy | 1815-1829 | Estate | ||||
| Richard | 1795 Feb 25 | 241.75 | both sides of a fork in the Willis River adj William Morris, Sr., Thomas Blackburn, James Routon, and Epaphroditus, dec’d; surveyed for Richard Gilliam (son and heir at law of the said Epaphroditus Gilliam, dec'd.) | |||
| Richard | 1795 Jan 16 | 261 | on waters of Slate River and adj lines of Robert Smith, Uriah Smith and Charles Patteson | |||
| Richard | 1797 Aug 21 | 261 | adj Robert Smith, Charles Patteson and Uriah Smith. | Grant | ||
| Richard | 1797 Oct 20 | 241.75 | on both sides of a fork of Willis's River | Grant | ||
| Richard | 1801 Jan 19 | 234 | Adj William Morris, Thomas Blackburn and others. | Grant | ||
| Richard | 1816-1839 | Taxes | ||||
| Richard | 1818 | 137 | On Willis River, 10S | Gabriel Walker | ||
| Richard | 1819 | 75 | Adj land purchased of Benajah Brown | George W. Hardiman, sold by Samuel Hardiman | ||
| Richard | 1820 | 87.5 | Holliday River, 12 SW | Uriah Smith and then Smith to S. Hardiman | ||
| Richard | 1823 | 100 | Should be charged to S. B. Hardiman | |||
| Richard | 1839 | 23.75 | Thomas Routon | |||
| Richard | 1840 | Estate | ||||
| Richard Curd | 1798 | 209 | John Richardson | |||
| Richard Curd | 1798-1814 | Taxes | ||||
| Richard Curd | 1810 | 100 | Susannah Gilliam | |||
| Richard Curd | 1813-1814 | Willis River 15S | ||||
| Richard Curd | 1815 | Willis River, 15S | ||||
| Richard Curd | 1815 | 114 | Willis River, 15S | E. Winston | ||
| Richard Curd | 1815-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| Richard Curd | 1816 | 204 | On Mayo’s Creek, 15SE | Edmund Winston | ||
| Richard Curd | 1826 | 224 | Main Road | Edward Winston estate by his Admin or by Samuel Branch | ||
| Richard Curd | 1831 | Main Road, 13S | ||||
| Richard Curd | 1831 | Willis River, 15S | ||||
| Richard Curd | 1833 | 91.75 | Ducker’s Creek | Robert K. Davis and John? Gregory | ||
| Richard Curd | 1833 | 204 | John C. Gilliam | |||
| Richard Curd | 1839 | 60 | Of Robertson’ from N. Robertson’s estate | |||
| Richard Curd | 1839 | 60 | Adj S. Garrott | Jas. Robertson [same as land from N. Robertson’s estate?] | ||
| Richard Gilliam (son of Epaphroditus) | 1798 Jan 5 | 232 | agreeable to a court order bearing the date of December Court, 1797 and directed to the surveyor of the county aforesaid or his deputy and is adj the lines of the widow Johns, Samuel Saunders, Epaphroditus Gilliam, William Morris, Thomas Blackburn and James Routon. Note: A new certificate was issued 10 Apr. 1800 | |||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1796 Dec 27 | 413.75 | on branches of Slate River; adj William Morris, Sr., Olive Branch Road, Robert Smith and John Webb. | Grant | ||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1797 | 100 | John Patteson | |||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1797-1814 | Taxes | ||||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1801 | 150 | J. Gilliam | |||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1801 | 60 | F. McCraw | |||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1802 | 232 | New Grant | |||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1804 | 32 | New Grant | |||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1807 | 100 | Green | |||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1809 | 20 | Green | |||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1813-114 | 138.5 | 8S, adj Flood and Bondurant | J. W. Green (legatees of Green) | ||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1813-1814 | 362 | Willis River, 8S with 362 acres adjacent | |||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1813-1814 | 75 | 8S | Benajah Brown | ||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1814 | 58 | Green’s legatees | |||
| Richard, son of Epaphroditus | 1815 | Willis River, 8S | ||||
| Richard, son of Isham | 1837 | 295.5 | On Appomattox River, 16S | Thomas Wood | Isham Gilliam | |
| Richard, son of Isham | 1837-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| S. of Prince Edward | 1827 | 150 | On Appomattox River, 15S | O. Hurt estate | ||
| Susannah | 1787-1814 | Taxes | ||||
| Susannah | 1795 | 236 | William Chamberlayne | |||
| Susannah | 1810 | 100 | Richard Curd Gilliam | |||
| Susannah | 1813-1814 | Willis River, 15S | ||||
| Susannah | 1815 | Willis River, 15S | ||||
| Susannah | 1815-1818 | Taxes | ||||
| Susannah | 1821-1823 | Willis River | ||||
| Susannah, widow | 1782 | Adj William Gilliam, infant | Taxes | |||
| Unknown | 1800 | 120 | Dudley Brooks | |||
| Unknown | 1802 | 361 | John Buchanan | |||
| Unknown [Richard] | 1810 | 137 | Willis River | Gabriel Walker | ||
| Unknown [John AND Isham] | 1811 | 321 | Isham Gilliam | |||
| Unknown | 1814 | Adj Philip Watkins and Coleman | ||||
| Unknown [John son of David] | 1829 | 148 | Pemberton Dunnivant sold by J. M. A., trustee | |||
| Unknown | 1837 | Esther Anderson | ||||
| William | 1764 Feb 7 | 240 | south branches of Wreck Island Creek; John Gannoway, John Cox, James Phelps, neighbors | |||
| William | 1764 Feb 7 | 187 | south side Wreck Island Creek; John Coleman, John Cox's new lines | |||
| William | 1769 Nov 25 | 46 | branch of Holiday Creek and ridges adjacent to his own lines | |||
| William | 1786 | 150 | Powell Hues [Powell Hughes who leaves and estate at Wreck Island] | |||
| William | 1793 | 50 | John Gilliam | |||
| William | 1803 | 50 | “from John” Gilliam? | |||
| William | 1806 | 162.5 | Anthony J? Woodson Anderson Woodson (1813) | |||
| William | 1813 | Appomattox River, 17SW, adj James Coleman, Sr. | ||||
| William | 1813-1814 | Appomattox River 14S, Prince Edward County | ||||
| William | 1837 | 105.75 | On Willis River, 11S | Estate of J. D. Gilliam, deceased | ||
| William | 1837-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| William | 1838 | 150 | Adj J. D. Gilliam’s estate | J. D. Gilliam | ||
| William from upper end of county | 1782-1787 | Taxes | ||||
| William of Goochland | 1782-1784 | Taxes | ||||
| William of Goochland | 1784 | 120 | Robert Moseley | |||
| William of Prince Edward | 1815 | Appomattox River, 14S | ||||
| William of Prince Edward | 1815-1836 | Taxes | ||||
| William of Prince Edward | 1836 | 133 | On Appomattox River, 20 SW | R. J. Gillespie | ||
| William of Prince Edward | 1837-1840 | Estate | ||||
| William R. | 1837 (abt) | 500 | Stage Road, 12S | Isham Gilliam | ||
| William R. | 1837-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| William, infant | 1782-1794 | Taxes | ||||
| William, infant | 1795-1797 | Estate | ||||
| Wilson | 1831 | 188 | Mayo’s Creek, 15S | John Gilliam | ||
| Wilson | 1831-1840 | Taxes | ||||
| Wilson | 1840 | Ducker’s Creek |
Sources
- Grundset, Eric G. Surveyor's Plat Book, 1762-1858
- Library of Virginia. Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants/Northern Neck Grants and Surveys.
- Ward, Roger G. 1815 Landowners’ Directory, Volume 1, Central Region
- Ward, Roger G. Land Tax Summaries and Implied Deeds, Volumes 1 (1782-1814) and 2 (1815-1840) by Roger G. Ward, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, GA