A Guide to the Goochland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1799-1870 Goochland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1799-1870 41008

A Guide to the Goochland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1799-1870

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 41008


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
41008
Title
Goochland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1799-1870
Physical Characteristics
Miscellaneous reel 4609
Collector
Robert Alonzo Brock
Language
English
Note

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.


Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.

Preferred Citation

Goochland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1799-1870, 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

Goochland County was formed in 1728 from Henrico County.

Scope and Content

Records, 1799-1870, of Goochland County consist of tax and fiscal records (1804), application for appointment as deputy marshal for taking the census of Goochland County (1870), criminal papers (1839), fiduciary records (1820), papers related to miscellaneous suits including judgments (1827, 1852, 1857, 1859) and chancery causes (1863, 1869), miscellaneous papers (1799, 1805, 1868), and wills (1824, 1856.)

Chancery papers include a copy of the decree and affidavit, 1863, in the chancery cause Samuel C. Greenhow versus Administrator of Thomas Crouch and others and the bill, 1869, in the chancery cause James W. Logan and another versus William Crutchfield and another.

Will, 1824, of Thomas Hawthorne and a copy of the will, 1856, of John Martin.

Related Material

See also Goochland County chancery suit entitled Samuel C. Greenhow versus Administrator of Thomas Crouch and others found in the Local Government Records Collection at the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1860-015.

Access Terms

    Corporate Name

  • Goochland County (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subject Terms

  • Equity--Virginia--Goochland County.
  • Estate settlement costs--Virginia--Goochland County.
  • Judgments--Virginia--Goochland County.
  • Public records--Virginia--Goochland County.
  • Geographic Terms

  • Goochland County (Va.)--History.
  • Record Type

  • Courts of chancery--Virginia--Goochland County.
  • Judicial records--Virginia--Goochland County.
  • Wills--Virginia--Goochland County.
  • Added Entry - Personal Name

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

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Location of Originals

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