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A Guide to the James City County/ Williamsburg (Va.) Court Records, 1831-1901 James City County/ Williamsburg (Va.) Court Records, 1831-1901 1167494

A Guide to the James City County/ Williamsburg (Va.) Court Records, 1831-1901

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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1167494
Title
previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/ Williamsburg (Va.) Court Records, 1831-1901
Physical Characteristics
.45 cu. ft. (1 box)
Collector
previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.). Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/ Williamsburg (Va.) Court Records, 1831-1901. Local government records collection, previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg ( previous hit City  next hit) (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

On loan from Terri Layden, 16 September 2005. Accession 42169.

Historical Information

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named for previous hit James  next hit I. It was one of the eight shires established in 1634. Parts of New Kent and York previous hit Counties  next hit were added later. The previous hit City  next hit of Williamsburg, in previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit and York previous hit Counties  next hit, was established by the General Assembly as Middle Plantation in 1633. After the capitol building at Jamestown burned in 1698, the assembly decided to move the capital of the colony to Middle Plantation, which was renamed Williamsburg in 1699 in honor of William III. Williamsburg was established in 1699 and declared a " previous hit city  next hit Incorporate" in 1722, although its actual status was that of a borough. It served as the capital of Virginia from 1699 until 1780. Williamsburg was incorporated as a previous hit city  next hit in 1884.

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit was recognized in 1634 as an original shire. Williamsburg was founded in 1699 and declared a “ previous hit city  next hit Incorporate” by a royal charter in 1722, although its actual status was that of a borough. Beginning in 1770, the courts of previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit and Williamsburg shared a common courthouse. During the Civil War, the records of both localities were transferred to Richmond for safekeeping, but were destroyed by fire there on April 3, 1865. The records of the superior court of chancery for the Williamsburg district were destroyed by a courthouse fire in April 1911.

Scope and Content

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg (Va.) Court Records, 1831-1901 and undated, consist of Court Records including Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery extract of decree for Trustee of Roscoe Cole, etc. vs. Admr of previous hit James  next hit Davis, etc., 1846; Chancery Court: Admr of E.M.J. Bright vs. Ann S. Mutter, 1858; Clerk's Records including Clerk's fees for services, 1831-1856; Clerk's fees, 1834-1843; Miscellaneous receipts and accounts, 1835, 1838, 1850, 1852, n.d.; List of fees due the clerk from residents of other previous hit counties  next hit (Gloucester, Matthews, Warwick, York), 1835-1850, n.d.; Settlement of sheriff and sergeant accounts ( previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit Co. sheriff, York Co. sheriff, previous hit City  next hit of Williamsburg sergeant), 1836; Sheriff's receipts from residents of other previous hit counties  next hit (Gloucester, Henrico), 1841, n.d.; Writ, Taxes, etc., 1855-1856; Clerk's Correspondence, 1855-1858, n.d.; Clerk's fees insolvents, n.d.; Fiduciary Records including Estate of Joseph C. Hubbard, 1852-1853; Miscellaneous Records including Agreement between William McMoody and S.T. and S.W. Bowman concerning house building and accounts of payments, 1853-1854; Assignment of claim from Jacob Shook and Robert H. Crockett to J.B. Alexander, 1858; Letter to Judge Smith from Scott Brothers, General Contractors, 1901.

Related Material

Additional previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County  next hit and previous hit City Records on Microfilm."

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.). Circuit Court.
  • Williamsburg (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Courts of chancery -- Virginia -- previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Courts of chancery -- Virginia -- Williamsburg.
  • Public records -- Virginia -- previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Public records -- Virginia -- Williamsburg.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
  • previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.
  • Williamsburg (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
  • Williamsburg (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Civil court records -- Virginia -- previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Civil court records -- Virginia -- Williamsburg.
  • Estate records -- Virginia -- previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Estate records -- Virginia -- Williamsburg.
  • Fees (compensation) -- Virginia -- previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Fees (compensation) -- Virginia -- Williamsburg.
  • Letters (correspondence) -- Virginia -- previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Letters (correspondence) -- Virginia -- Williamsburg.
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Williamsburg.
  • Sheriffs -- Virginia -- previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Sheriffs -- Virginia -- Williamsburg.

    • Added Entry - Corporate Name:

  • previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • James City County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
  • James City County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.
  • Williamsburg (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
  • Williamsburg (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.
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