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Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommonly found surnames among the plaintiffs and defendants include Baylor, Beazley (also spelled Beazeley), Boulware, Buckner, Burrus (also spelled Burruss), Carter, Catlett, Chiles, Coleman, Collins, Estes (also spelled Estis), Gatewood, Gray, Hackett, Harris, Johnston, Jones, Kidd, Long, Mason, Miller, Norment, Pare, Peatross, Rennolds, Robinson, Sale, Samuel, Smith, Southworth, Sutton, Taliaferro, Taylor, Timberlake, Tompkins, Turner, Woolfolk, Wright, and Yates.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese records contain 1 folder of “Orphan Chancery” which is processed but not indexed. 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The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.\n"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional Caroline County Marriage Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.  Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA051\"\u003e\"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm\"\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/lost\"\u003eLost Records Localities Digital Collection\u003c/extref\u003e available at Virginia Memory.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor more information and a listing of lost records localities see \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/rn30_lostrecords.pdf\"\u003eLost Records research note\u003c/extref\u003e. \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Additional Caroline County Marriage Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.  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