Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Albemarle County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1824-1870, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.

Historical Information

Albemarle County was formed in 1744 from Goochland County. Parts of Louisa County were added in 1761 and 1838.

Scope and Content

Records, 1824-1860, of Albemarle County consist of copies of wills, administrators' bonds, and papers related to miscellaneous suits.

Papers, 1824, related to a criminal case entitled Commonwealth of Virginia versus Johnson Mitchell.

Three administrator's bonds, 1836, 1853, two granted to Craven Peyton in 1836 to oversee the estates of George Peyton and Robert Peyton and one granted to Anna M. Moon in 1853 to oversee the estate of Edward H. Moon.

Decree, 1854, in the chancery cause Executrix of David Higginbotham versus George D. Fisher and others.

Copy of will and two stock certificates of the Virginia Central Railroad Company, 1860, of John Black.

Affidavit, 1867, in a suit heard in the Circuit Court of Goochland County entitles Richard Sclater versus James M. Moran.

Copy of will, 1870, of William Cowherd.

Papers, 1870, related to an issue out of chancery in the chancery cause, Administrator of George Rives versus Administrator of William P. Farish.

Related Material

See also Albemarle County chancery suit entitled Executrix of David Higginbotham versus George D. Fisher and others found in the Local Government Records Collection at the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1895-153 CC.

Albemarle County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Albemarle County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.

Access Terms

Corporate Name

• Albemarle County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subject Terms

• Equity--Virginia--Albemarle County.
• Public records--Virginia--Albemarle County.

Geographic Terms

• Albemarle County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Record Type

• Courts of chancery--Virginia--Albemarle County.
• Judicial Records--Virginia--Albemarle County.
• Performance bonds--Virginia--Albemarle County.
• Stock certificates--Virginia--Albemarle County.
• Wills--Virginia--Albemarle County.

Added Entry - Personal Name

• Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914, collector.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Originals are located at the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.