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Essex County (Va.) Chancery Dockets, Vols. 1-2, 1831-1847. Local government records collection, Essex County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These volumes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Essex County.
Essex County was formed from old Rappahannock County in 1692. The county was probably named for the English county or perhaps for Algernon Capell, second earl of Essex.
These volumes were originally created by the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.
Essex County (Va.) Chancery Dockets, Vols. 1-2, date from 1831-1847. A chancery docket is a brief formal record of proceedings in a court of judicial equity; an entry of all acts in the conduct of a case, from inception to conclusion.
Additional Essex County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.