Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Rockingham County (Va.) Summons, 1881. Local government records collection, Rockingham County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 37657.

Historical Information

Rockingham County was formed in 1778 from Augusta County.

Scope and Content

Rockingham County (Va.) Summons, 1884. Consists of a summons for John Matheny, William Matheny, Fielding Matheny, Oliver Matheny, Joseph Matheny, Sarah Allen and her husband, Elijah Matheny, Josephine Cave, Marcellus Ward Cave, Isaac Fleming, Malinda Sprouse, the unknown heirs of Margaret Cave, and the unknown heirs of Barbara Whitesell by both Swink and Whitesell, to answer an original and amended bill in chancery exhibited against them in the cause of Williams and Minor vs. George W. Rumsey, etc.

Related Material

Additional Rockingham County Court records can be found with Rockingham County Court records on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Rockingham County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Rockingham 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.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Rockingham County (Va.)--Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Equity--Virginia--Rockingham County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Court records-Virginia--Rockingham County.
• Courts of chancery--Virginia--Rockingham County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Rockingham County.
• Summonses--Virginia--Rockingham County.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

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