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Preferred Citation

Montgomery County   (Va.) Court Records, 1788-1847. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These records were replevined by the Library of Virginia following the trial entitled Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Larry I. Vass heard in Henrico County Circuit Court in November 1972.

Biographical Information

Motgomery County   was named for Richard Montgomery, who was killed in the American assault on Quebec late in 1775. It was formed from Fincastle County   in 1776, and parts of Botetourt and Pulaski   Counties   were added later. Some of these record were created by the Montgomery County   (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

Scope and Content

Montgomery County   (Va.) Court Records, 1788-1847. The collection contains various documents removed from Montgomery County   court records. The records include two letters, 1816, from P. Smith to Colonel James Preston of Smithfield concerning his interest in purchasing Solitude, a nearby small plantation house. Also included, in chronological order, are: a land grant to the Assignee of Thomas Madison, Agent for the Lead Mine Company, 1788; a land grant to Peter Whitecar, Assignee of Jonathan Stamper, 1793; two letters from James King to Samuel Shields, 1810-1811; a letter from William Everly to Robert King, 1811; a deposition of James Tiffany and an affidavit of Jacob Herrell, 1825, from the court case Jacob Harrell vs. Peter Fizer, 1825; a bill from the chancery case Thomas Simpkins, etc. vs. Garnett Peyton, 1829; the deposition of Francis Huff from the case Executor of Henry Trout vs. Francis Huff, 1830; an envelope with the surname Phlegar, 1835; a court order from the case King vs. Kent, concerning the estate of Robert Harvey, 1835; a deposition of John Holmes from the Montgomery County   Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery cause Hiram Haney vs. James Overstreet, 1841; the will of John Heaven of Putnam County  , Indiana, 1841; a summons for Thomas Donoho from the chancery cause Nancy Robinson vs. Thomas Donoho, 1845; a letter pertaining to the John Smith and heirs estate, 1847; the deposition of Edward Lambeth from the Montgomery County   Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery case Trustee of Nancy Webb vs. Charles B. Reynolds, 1847; and a deposition of Lewis Griner from the Montgomery County   Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery case Thomas J. Wall vs. Samuel Coffee, 1847. In part, photocopies.

These items form part of the Local Government Records Replevin Collection.

Originals refiled with suit papers in Montgomery County   Chancery Causes, including chancery cause 1830-009 Jacob Harrell vs. Peter Fiser; 1841-016 Joseph King vs. Jacob Kent etc; chancery cause 1846-013 Hiram Haney vs. James Overstreet etc; 1847-007 Thomas J. Wall vs. Samuel Coffee; 1848-015 Nancy Robinson vs. Admr of James Barnett; 1849-005 Thomas Greer etc vs. Charles B. Reynolds etc.

Related Material

For additional information concerning the replevin of these items see Larry I. Vass Case records, 1781-1973, found at the Library of Virginia.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Preston, James Patton, 1774-1843.

Corporate Names:

• Montgomery County   (Va.). Circuit Court.
• Smithfield Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)
• Solitude Plantation House (Blacksburg, Va.)

Subjects:

• Equity -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Lead mines and mining -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Plantation owners -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Replevin -- Virginia.

Geographical Names:

• Montgomery County   (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
• Putnam County   (In.) -- History -- 19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Affidavits -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Chancery causes -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Depositions -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Envelopes -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Judicial records -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Land grants -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Letters (correspondence) -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .
• Wills -- Virginia -- Montgomery County  .

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