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A Guide to the James City County/Williamsburg (Va.) Records, circa 1831-1959, undated James City County/Williamsburg (Va.) Records, circa 1831-1959, undated 1153856, 1167494, 1169698

A Guide to the James City County/Williamsburg (Va.) Records, circa 1831-1959, undated

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the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1153856, 1167494, 1169698


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1153856, 1167494, 1169698
Title
previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg (Va.) Records, circa 1831-1959, undated
Physical Characteristics
3 boxes--2 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 1 (1167494) found at Library of Virginia.
Collector
previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamburg (Va.) Records, circa 1831-1959, undated. Local government records collection, previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

Two boxes came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg. One box (1167494) came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 42169.

Historical Information

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named for King previous hit James  next hit I. The previous hit county  next hit was one of the original eight shires, or previous hit counties  next hit, enumerated in 1634. Parts of York previous hit County  next hit and New Kent previous hit County  next hit were added later.

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. Middle Plantation was renamed Williamburg in honor of William III in 1699. Although its actual status was a borough, it was declard a " previous hit city  next hit Incorporate" by a royal charter in 1722. Williamsburg served as the state's capital from 1699-1780. It was incorporated as a previous hit city  next hit in 1884. The previous hit city's  next hit area was enlarged by annexations from both York and previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit counties  next hit in 1915, 1924, 1942 and 1964 and from previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit alone in 1983.

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 on 3 April 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.) Records, circa 1831-1959, undated, consist of the following series: Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Business Records, previous hit County  next hit/ previous hit City  next hit Administrative Records (subfield series include Commissioner of the Revenue Records, Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records and Sheriff's Records), Fiduciary Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Miscellaneous Records, Public Buildings and Ground Records, Court Records (subfield series include Chancery Records, Clerks' Records, Court Finance and Criminal Records.)

Related Material

Additional previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit and Williamsburg 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  next hit Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection .

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.
  • Williamburg (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • 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.
  • Williamsburg (Va.)--History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Williamsburg.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • James City County (Va.)--History.
  • Williamsburg (Va.)--History.
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Contents List

Barcode number 1153856: Records, 1859-1959

Bonds/Commissions/Oaths: Appointment Bonds, Officials' Bonds, 1870-1871; Business Records: Certificates of Charter, 1958-1959; previous hit County  next hit Administrative Records: Commissioner of Revenue Records: List of Persons Assessed, 1911; Fiduciary Records: Guardian Accounts, 1858-1859; Tax and Fiscal Records: Contracts for Personal Property and Financing Statements, 1869-1927; Miscellaneous Records: Mechanics' Liens, 1869-1927; Public Buildings and Grounds Records: Reports of Jail Inspection, 1869-1927; previous hit County  next hit Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records, 1903-1906; Tax and Fiscal Records: Claims Against the Commonwealth, 1870.

Barcode number 1167494: Records, 1831-1901, undated

Court Records: Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery Extract of Decree for Trustee of Roscoe Cole and others v. Admr of previous hit James  next hit Davis and others, 1846; Court Records: Chancery Records: Circuit Court: Admr of E.M.J. Bright vs. Ann S. Mutter, 1858; Court Records: Clerk's Records: Fees for Services, 1831-1856, Fees, 1834-1843, Miscellaneous Receipts and Accounts, 1835, 1838, 1850, 1852, n.d. and List of Fees Due the Clerk From Residents of Other previous hit Counties  next hit (Gloucester, Matthews, Warwick, York), 1835-1850, n.d.; previous hit County  next hit Administrative/ previous hit City  next hit Administrative Records: Sheriff's Records: 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 (Gloucester, Henrico), 1841, n.d.and Writ, Taxes , 1855-1856; Court Records: Clerk's Records: Correspondence, 1855-1858, n.d. and Clerk's Fees Insolvents, n.d.; Fiduciary Records: Estate of Joseph C. Hubbard, 1852-1853; Miscellaneous Records: Agreement between William McMoody and S.T. and S.W. Bowman in re: house building and accounts of payments, 1853-1854, Assignment of Claim from Jacob Shook and Robert H. Crockett to J.B. Alexander, 1858 and Letter to Judge Smith from Scott Brothers, General Contractors, 1901.

Barcode number 1169698: Records, circa 1868-1944, undated

Court Records: Clerk's Records: Clerk's correspondence, 1919; Court Records: Court Finance, 1868 ca., 1927, 1928; Court Records: Criminal Records: Jailor's Report to the Circuit Court, 1919; Miscellaneous Records: Petitions To Carry Weapons, 1919 (1 item); Tax and Fiscal Records: Erroneous Assessment of Taxes, 1920-1944, n.d.