A Guide to the Goochland County (Va.) Oyer and Terminer Commissions, 1745-1779 Goochland County (Va.) Oyer and Terminer Commissions, 1745-1779
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Goochland County (Va.) Oyer and Terminer Commissions, 1745-1779. Local government records collection, Goochland County Court
Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court records from Goochland County.
Goochland County was named for Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. It was formed from Henrico
County in 1728. The county seat is Goochland.
In 1723 and 1748, the General Assembly passed acts directing the trial of slaves accused of committing capital crimes and
for the more effectual punishing of conspiracies and insurrections.
Goochland County (Va.) Oyer and Terminer Commissions, 1745-1779, records the appointment of individuals to a court of oyer
and terminer whose purpose was to try slaves accused of committing capital offenses. Information found in the commissions
include the names of individuals appointed to the court, names of slaves to be tried, names of slaveowners, crimes committed
by slaves, and trial dates.