Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Grayson County (Va.) Court Records, 1817-1858. Local government records collection, Local Government Records Replevin Collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in 2004 in a transfer.

Historical Information

Grayson County was named for William Grayson, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. It was formed from Wythe County in 1792, and a portion of Patrick County was added later.

Scope and Content

Grayson County (Va.) Court Records, 1817-1858. The collection contains various documents removed from Grayson County court records. The collection contains a land grant to Jonathan Thomas, 1817; a letter from Mary Bedwell to William and Caty Bedwell, 1819; a letter from Hannah Boyd (nee Harlan) and Mary Nichol (nee Harlan), to Thomas Baldwin, 1830; a deposition from the chancery cause Charlton's Representative vs. Charlton and Miller, etc., 1830; a subpoena from the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Grayson County chancery cause Robert Gibboney vs. Abram Colley and Edward Ustick, 1837; an envelope from a deposition from the chancery cause Cox vs. Cox, 1840; a notice from the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Grayson County suit involving the estate of David Prier, 1841; a deposition and letter from the chancery cause Joshua Cox vs. Lacy Austin, 1842; a court record of the Ashe County, North Carolina case, Dewalt vs. Goso, 1846; a receipt for payment from the Administrator of the estate of Mary Ann Linton of Grayson County, 1847; and a letter with the surnames Nuckols, Carlton, Dickerson, Hubbard, and Gardner, 1858.

Related Material

For additional information concerning the replevin of these items see Larry I. Vass Case records, 1781-1973, found at the Library of Virginia.

Additional Grayson 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:

• Ashe County (N.C.) Superior Court of Law.
• Grayson County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Equity--Virginia--Grayson County.
• Replevin--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

• Ashe County (N.C.)--History--19th century.
• Grayson County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Chancery Causes--Virginia--Grayson County.
• Envelopes--Virginia--Grayson County.
• Fiduciary records--Virginia--Grayson County.
• Judicial records--Virginia--Grayson County.
• Land grants--Virginia--Grayson County.
• Legal notices--Virginia--Grayson County.
• Letters (correspondence)--Virginia--Grayson County.
• Local government records--Virginia-Grayson County.
• Subpoenas--Virginia--Grayson County.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Grayson County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

Adjunct Descriptive Data