A Guide to the Warren County (Va.) Justice of the Peace Records, 1850-1907 (bulk 1882-1907)
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the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1013632-1013633, 1096466-1096467, 1096493
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Preferred Citation
Warren County (Va.) Justice of the Peace Records, 1850-1907 (bulk 1882-1907). Local government records collection, Warren County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Warren County.
Historical Information
Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Frederick and Shenandoah counties in 1836.
Justices of the Peace were first known as Commissions of the Peace when this position was formed in 1623. The Commissioners of the Peace replaced the Commanders of Plantations who served from 1607 to 1629. The name Justices of the Peace was used from 1662 through 1974, when they were replaced by Magistrates. They traditionally had both civil and criminal jurisdictions. They served other functions, including performing coroners and lunacy inquisitions; and performing civil marriages. Until 1869, justices served as both judges of the county court and as individual justices; since then they have only served as justices.
Scope and Content
Warren County (Va.) Justice of the Peace Records, 1850-1907 (bulk 1882-1907), consists of Magistrates Executions, Constable's Executions Returned, and Cases Disposed of by Justices.
Related Material
Additional Warren 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
- Warren County (Va.) Circuit Court
- Public records--Virginia--Warren County
- Warren County (Va.)--History
- Local government records--Virginia--Warren County
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Contents List
Barcode Number 1013633 contains Magistrates Executions from the 1850s and 1880s, Box 244. Barcode Number 1013632 contains Magistrates Executions from the 1880s, Box 245.
Barcode Number 1096466 contain Constable's Executions Returned, 1882-1895. Barcode Number 1096467 contains Constable's Executions Returned, 1896-1907.
This volume contains civil and criminal records.