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A Guide to the Essex County (Va.) Court Records, 1765-1888 Essex County (Va.) Court Records, 1765-1888 1101661, 1101665 and 1130779

A Guide to the Essex County (Va.) Court Records, 1765-1888

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Barcode numbers: 1101661, 1101665 and 1130779


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1101661, 1101665 and 1130779
Title
Essex previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Court Records, 1765-1888
Physical Characteristics
2 v.; 1 record center box (1 cu. ft.) (Box 1130779 is found at the Library of Virginia.)
Collector
Essex previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Essex previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Court Records, 1765-1888. Local government records collection, Essex previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Essex previous hit County  next hit.

Historical Information

Essex previous hit County  next hit was formed from old previous hit Rappahannock  next hit previous hit County  next hit in 1692. The previous hit county  next hit was probably named for the English previous hit county  next hit or perhaps for Algernon Capell, second earl of Essex.

These volumes were originally created by the previous hit County  next hit, Superior Court of Law, Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery and Circuit Courts.

Scope and Content

Essex previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Court Records are comprised of the following: Unprocessed Executions, 1765-1846; a Chancery Rule Docket, 1831-1888 and a Chancery Docket, Vol. 2, 1848-1862.

A chancery docket is a brief formal record of proceedings in a court of judicial equity; an entry of all acts in the conduct of a case, from inception to conclusion. A chancery rule docket deals with the orders or directions made by a chancery court regulating court practices or the actions of parties; also deals with those sessions of court. An execution is a court order directing a sheriff or other officer to enforce a judgment, usually seizing and selling the judgment debtor's property.

Related Material

Additional Essex previous hit County  next hit Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Essex previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Public records--Virginia--Essex previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Essex previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia--Essex previous hit County  next hit.

    • Added Entry - Corporate Name:

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

    • Added Entry - Corporate Name:

  • Essex previous hit County  next hit (Va.) previous hit County  next hit Court.

    • Added Entry - Corporate Name:

  • Essex previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Superior Court of Law.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Essex County (Va.)--History.
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