Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Halifax County (Va.) Various Court Records, ca. 1764-ca. 1800. Local government records collection, Halifax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 41493.

Historical Information

Halifax County was formed in 1752 from Lunenburg County.

Scope and Content

Halifax County (Va.) Various Court Records, ca. 1764-ca. 1800. Consists of petitions from the debt cases Matthew Marable vs. Patrick Bradie, n.d., William Astin vs. Abraham Ardin, n.d., and Thomas Billings vs. Elizabeth Billings, 1764; a bill from the chancery case, Obadiah Smith vs. Solomon Sizemore, etc., 1800; and a land partition suit, John Roberts and Mary Roberts vs. Orphans of Matthew Sims, 1791.

Related Material

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

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

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

Subjects:

• Courts of chancery--Virginia--Halifax County.

Geographical Names:

• Halifax County (Va.)--History--18th century.
• Halifax County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Court records--Virginia--Halifax County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Halifax County.

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