An Abridged Index to Gilleland Records at the State Library of Virginia

Kate's notes: Be aware that this is not a complete listing of 
Gilleland records held at the State Library of Virginia but a sampling 
of the index of Gilleland records. For a complete list and to view the 
documents themselves please visit the web site of the State Library of 
Virginia at http://www.lva.lib.va.us/  Microfilms are available for 
interlibrary loan and a photocopying service is available for documents 
and maps. There are many additional records for Gillilands, Gillands, 
and other surname variations.

1)
URL (Click on link)  
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=32&last=&g_p=G77&collection=LO Grant 
Title  
Gilleland, John. 
Publication  
25 March 1828.
Other Format  
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Note  
Location: Botetourt County.
Description: 300 acres on James River.
Source: Land Office Grants No. 77, 1827-1828, p. 32 (Reel 143).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal  
Gilleland, John. grantee. 
Subject - Topical  
Land titles. -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Botetourt County 
Subject -Geographic  
Botetourt County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century. 
Genre/Form  
Land grants -- Virginia -- Botetourt County. 
Added Entry  
Virginia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779- 
Library of Virginia. Archives.

2)
URL (Click on link)  
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=183&last=&g_p=G77&collection=LO Grant 
Title  
Gilleland, Jas. 
Publication  
9 July 1828.
Other Format  
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Note  
Location: Marshall County.
Description: 20 acres on the south east side of Potts Creek.
Source: Land Office Grants No. 77, 1827-1828, p. 183 (Reel 143).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal  
Gilleland, Jas. grantee. 
Subject - Topical  
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- West Virginia -- Marshall County 
Subject -Geographic  
Marshall County (W. Va.) -- History -- 19th century 
Genre/Form  
Land grants -- West Virginia -- Marshall County. 
Added Entry  
Virginia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779- 
Library of Virginia. Archives.

3)
URL (Click on link)  
 http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=532&last=&g_p=G76&collection=LO Grant 
Title  
Gilleland, Jas. 
Publication  
7 July 1827.
Other Format  
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Note  
Location: Albemarle County.
Description: 189 acres on Potts Creek.
Source: Land Office Grants No. 76, 1827, p. 532 (Reel 142).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal  
Gilleland, Jas. grantee. 
Subject - Topical  
Land titles. -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Albemarle County 
Subject -Geographic  
Albemarle County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century. 
Genre/Form  
Land grants -- Virginia -- Albemarle County. 
Added Entry  
Virginia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779- 
Library of Virginia. Archives. 

4)
Call Number  
28553
Author  
Lemon, Conrad, d. 1843. 
Title  
Surveys : 1822 Feb. 18 and 22. Botetourt County, Virginia, 
Material  
4 leaves.
Summary  
Includes two surveys for land in Botetourt County, Virginia granted in Treasury Warrant No. 6675 to Conrad Lemon on 11 May 1821. The surveys of the 10 acres and 90 acres of land were completed on 18 February 1822 and 22 February 1822, respectively.
Cite As  
Conrad Lemon. Surveys: Botetourt County, Virginia, 18 and 22 February 1822. Accession 28553. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Format  
Photocopies.
Biog./Hist. Note  
Conrad Lemon lived in Botetourt County, Virginia until Alleghany County was formed from that county in 1822. He married Nancy Gilleland (Gilland) on 14 April 1801. He died in 1843.
Subject - Personal  
Lemon, Conrad, d. 1843 
Subject -Geographic  
Botetourt County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century 
Genre/Form  
Personal papers -- Virginia. 
Surveys -- Virginia -- Botetourt County. 
Series  
Personal papers collection; 28553 
holdings (1)  
All items 
System Number  
000493224

5)
Call Number  
E354 .G47 1817 
Author  
Gilleland, J C 
Title  
History of the late war, between the United States and Great Britain. Containing an accurate account on the most important engagements by sea and land. Interspersed with interesting geographical sketches of those parts of the country where the principal battles were fought. 
Publication  
Baltimore, Schaeffer & Maund, 1817.
Material  
151 p. front. 17 cm.
Gen. note  
"Appendix. Treaty of peace": p. [137]-151.
Subject -Geographic  
United States -- History -- War of 1812. 
holdings (1)  
All items 
System Number  
000130495

6)
URL (Click on link)  
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=158&last=&g_p=G58&collection=LO Grant 
Title  
Gilleland, James. 
Publication  
18 June 1809.
Other Format  
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Note  
Location: Greenbrier County.
Description: 50 acres in the fork of Spring Creek and Greenbrier River on the southeast side of a ridge adjoining the land of Jacob Chapman (formerly said Gillelands).
Source: Land Office Grants No. 58, 1809, p. 158 (Reel 124).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal  
Gilleland, James. grantee. 
Chapman, Jacob. 
Subject - Topical  
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- West Virginia -- Greenbrier County 
Subject -Geographic  
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) -- History -- 19th century 
Genre/Form  
Land grants -- West Virginia -- Greenbrier County. 
Added Entry  
Virginia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779- 
Library of Virginia. Archives. 
System Number  
000758304
 
7)
URL (Click on link)  
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=539&last=&g_p=G17&collection=LO Grant 
Title  
Lane, Thomas. 
Publication  
4 August 1788.
Other Format  
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Note  
Location: Greenbrier County.
Description: 1000 acres on Gauley River adjoining the land of George Clendenen and a survey of 5000 acres made for Wm. Gilleland on the north side the river including the mouth of Strouds Creek and the mouth of the Cherrytree Meadow Creek.
Source: Land Office Grants No. 17, 1788, p. 539 (Reel 83).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal  
Lane, Thomas. grantee. 
Gilleland, Wm. 
Clendenen, George. 
Subject - Topical  
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- West Virginia -- Greenbrier County 
Subject -Geographic  
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) -- History -- 18th century 
Genre/Form  
Land grants -- West Virginia -- Greenbrier County. 
Added Entry  
Virginia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779- 
Library of Virginia. Archives. 
System Number  
000782827

8)
URL (Click on link)  
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=242&last=&g_p=G13&collection=LO Grant 
Title  
Gilleland, Samuel. 
Publication  
11 July 1787.
Other Format  
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Note  
Location: Greenbrier County.
Description: 560 acres in the fork of Spring Creek adjoining the lands of George Kincaid, James Snodgrass &c.
Source: Land Office Grants No. 13, 1787, p. 242 (Reel 79).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal  
Gilleland, Samuel. grantee. 
Kincaid, George. 
Snodgrass, James. 
Subject - Topical  
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- West Virginia -- Greenbrier County 
Subject -Geographic  
Greenbrier County (W. Va.) -- History -- 18th century 
Genre/Form  
Land grants -- West Virginia -- Greenbrier County. 
Added Entry  
Virginia. Land Office. Register. Land grants, 1779- 
Library of Virginia. Archives. 
System Number  
000758308

9)
Title  
Gilleland, Capt. 
Gen. note  
Place of residence at time of death: Florida.
Other Format  
The Visitor (1809-1810) is available on microfilm (Richmond Virginia Newspapers, Misc. Titles, reel 320). The Enquirer (1804-1815) and the Richmond Enquirer (1815-1860) are available on reels 1-39 of microfilm number 23a which is labeled Richmond Enquirer.
Biog./Hist. Note  
Part of an index compiled by Library of Virginia staff. The index references obituaries appearing in the Richmond Enquirer (1804-1860) and the Richmond Visitor (1809-1810). The Richmond Enquirer was published as the Enquirer from May 9, 1804-Sept. 16, 1815.
Note  
Newspaper title: Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, Va. : 1815 : Semiweekly).
Note  
Publication Date: August 18, 1837, page 2, column 4.
Subject - Personal  
Gilleland, Capt. 
Subject - Topical  
Newspapers. -- Indexes. -- Indexes. 
Newspapers. -- Virginia -- 19th century. 
Genre/Form  
Newspapers -- Virginia -- Richmond. 
Obituaries -- Virginia. 
Added Entry  
Library of Virginia. 
Added Title  
Obituary index: Richmond enquirer 1804-1860, Richmond visitor 1809-1810. 
System Number  
001236027

10) 
Title  
Gilliland [Gilleland], Eleanor. 
Publication  
1776
Gen. note  
Part of index to Amherst County Wills and Administrations (1761 - 1800)
Note  
p. 266-267. Adm. bond rec. 3 Oct. 1776.
Note  
Will Book No. 1, 1761-1780 (Reel 17)
Subject - Personal  
Gilliland [Gilleland], Eleanor. 
Subject -Geographic  
Amherst County (Va.) 
Genre/Form  
Estate administration records. 
Subject  
Gilleland, Eleanor. 
Added Title  
Virginia wills and administrations. 
System Number  
000530758

11) & 12)
Legislative Petitions Database Petitioner
Petitioner/Locality/Date/Description/Reel#/Box/Folder
Griffith, Orlando & Gilleland, Shepherd
Alleghany County
1847/03/05
Citizens of Bath County ask to be attached to Alleghany County instead. Includes notice. (See Bath Co.)
7/8/50

Griffith, Orlando & Gilleland, Shepherd
Bath County
1847/03/05
Citizens of Bath County ask to be attached to Alleghany County instead. Includes notice.
16/22/42

13) & 14)
Legislative Petitions
Pardons/Release from Fines, Judgments, etc.
Gilleland, Nathan
Mason County
1813/12/14
Asks that the money recovered against him on his recognizance be remitted & refunded and that further proceedings on the recognizance of his securities may be stayed.
121/157/18

Gilleland, Nathan
Mason County
1815/12/22
Asks for a law releasing him from paying a sum of money from an indictment in failing to appear before a Grand Jury.
121/157/20