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(not inclusive); Wills: nuncupative will and depositions about will, 1686/7, 1712;  Land Records: deed of release, 1715:  Land Records: fragment of unidentified index to deeds, etc., n.d.;  Miscellaneous Records:  document fragments, account, earmarks, 1685-1728, n.d. (not inclusive);  Miscellaneous Records: Correspondence from Robert Carter, 1728;  Organization Records:  fragment of list from St. Anne's Parish, 1726; Letter from James W. Keeble to unidentified, 10 March 1861. Wrappers: 1712, 1715, 1723, 1728.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnprocessed Miscellaneous Records; Court Papers; Board of Supervisors Records; Tax and Fiscal Records\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnprocessed Court Records; Bonds, Commissions, Oaths; Miscellaneous Records.  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Miscellaneous Records:  Proclamations and Orders of Council (13 items), 1692-1758;  Miscellaneous Records:  letter from Alexander Spotswood, 1718;  Miscellaneous Records:  Resolution of Council concerning Essex request for new courthouse, 1726.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBonds/Oaths/Commissions: Commission for Robert Brooke as sheriff, 1722; Commission for Benjamin Robinson as sheriff, 1724; Commission for Justices of the Peace, 1735; Commission for Justices of the Peace, 1750 (accession 29400); Commission for Justices of the Peace, 1752; Dedimus for Justices of the Peace, 1752.  Clerk's Records: List of Essex County Court Records, 11th March 1716.  Court Records: Commmissions of Oyer and Terminer (3 items), 1707;  Oyer and Terminer trial of Nan and Harry (7 items), 1734; General Court Indictment for Riot, 1766 (accession 33281);  Election Records: Poll taken at an election of Burgesses, 1769.  Land Records:  Deeds: deed and bond from John Bates Senior to Pittman Scandrett, 1731; deed from John Bagge to Andrew Bagge (2 items), 1736.  Land Records: Plats: survey and division of land between James Banks and the Orphans of Martin Conner, 1764; division of land and slaves of Major Lafon, 1773; Survey Book, 1792-1797 (photostat, accession 25394); Miscellaneous Records: Proclamations and Orders of Council (12 items), 1700, 1710, 1715, 1722, 1727, 1730, 1736-1739, 1742; Power of Attorney William Evered to William Dangerfield, 1721.  \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBonds/Commissions/Oaths, Court Records, Land Records and Wills.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Essex County (Va.) 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(not inclusive); Wills: nuncupative will and depositions about will, 1686/7, 1712;  Land Records: deed of release, 1715:  Land Records: fragment of unidentified index to deeds, etc., n.d.;  Miscellaneous Records:  document fragments, account, earmarks, 1685-1728, n.d. (not inclusive);  Miscellaneous Records: Correspondence from Robert Carter, 1728;  Organization Records:  fragment of list from St. Anne's Parish, 1726; Letter from James W. Keeble to unidentified, 10 March 1861. Wrappers: 1712, 1715, 1723, 1728.\n","Unprocessed Miscellaneous Records; Court Papers; Board of Supervisors Records; Tax and Fiscal Records\n","Unprocessed Court Records; Bonds, Commissions, Oaths; Miscellaneous Records.  Items contain accession number 21817.\n","Bonds/Oaths/Commissions:  Commissions for Thomas Hodges as Coroner of Norfolk Co., 1705/06; John Lomax as sheriff, 1708; John Lomax as sheriff, 1709; Robert Coleman as sheriff, 1710; Richard Covingon as sheriff, 1711; Richard Tunstall as deputy clerk of court, 1720; William Beverley as clerk of court, 1723; James Webb as sheriff, 1762; William Roane as deputy attorney general, 1770.  Land Records:  Plats:  Joseph Reeves, 1759; Robert Brooke and Elias Newman, 1761; Mary Pamplin and William Porter, 1762; land and slaves of John Smith, 1766; Thomas Haddon and William Porter, 1770; William Hawkins (2 items), 1772; dower of Rosanna Butler from Thomas Butler, 1773; Samuel Brookes, 1778; unidentified plat that mentions the Rappahannock River, n.d.  Miscellaneous Records:  Proclamations and Orders of Council (13 items), 1692-1758;  Miscellaneous Records:  letter from Alexander Spotswood, 1718;  Miscellaneous Records:  Resolution of Council concerning Essex request for new courthouse, 1726.\n","Bonds/Oaths/Commissions: Commission for Robert Brooke as sheriff, 1722; Commission for Benjamin Robinson as sheriff, 1724; Commission for Justices of the Peace, 1735; Commission for Justices of the Peace, 1750 (accession 29400); Commission for Justices of the Peace, 1752; Dedimus for Justices of the Peace, 1752.  Clerk's Records: List of Essex County Court Records, 11th March 1716.  Court Records: Commmissions of Oyer and Terminer (3 items), 1707;  Oyer and Terminer trial of Nan and Harry (7 items), 1734; General Court Indictment for Riot, 1766 (accession 33281);  Election Records: Poll taken at an election of Burgesses, 1769.  Land Records:  Deeds: deed and bond from John Bates Senior to Pittman Scandrett, 1731; deed from John Bagge to Andrew Bagge (2 items), 1736.  Land Records: Plats: survey and division of land between James Banks and the Orphans of Martin Conner, 1764; division of land and slaves of Major Lafon, 1773; Survey Book, 1792-1797 (photostat, accession 25394); Miscellaneous Records: Proclamations and Orders of Council (12 items), 1700, 1710, 1715, 1722, 1727, 1730, 1736-1739, 1742; Power of Attorney William Evered to William Dangerfield, 1721.  \n","Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Court Records, Land Records and Wills.\n"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Location\"\u003eLibrary of Virginia (Boxes 1017407 and 1030780 are found at the State Records Center.  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It was formed from old Rappahannock County in 1692.\n","The Virginia Constitution of 1870 mandated Virginia's first statewide public school system. The schools were racially segregated by law until the mid-twentieth century.","The 1870 Virginia Constitution required that each county in the state be divided into no less than three townships (see Article VII, section 2). Based on the New England administrative organization of a county, each township would elect the administration officials for the offices of supervisor, clerk, assessor, collector, commissioner of the roads, overseer of the poor, justice of the peace, and constable. The supervisors of each township would comprise the board of supervisors for the county, and would be responsible for auditing the county accounts, examining the assessors' books, regulating property valuation, fixing the county levies. The Acts of Assembly provided that each township be divided into school and electoral districts (see Acts of Assembly 1869-1870, Chapter 39). A constitutional amendment in 1874 changed the townships into magisterial districts and each district elected one supervisor, three justices of the peace, one constable, and one overseer of the poor. The supervisors of the districts made up the county board of supervisors whose duties were identical as those set out in 1870. The published Acts of Assembly appended a list of township names by county following the acts for every year that townships existed in Virginia.","Essex County (Va.) School Records, 1835-1907 (bulk 1871-1899.) The collection contains financial records documenting teacher salaries and other expenses paid to operate schools in three school districts in the county: Central and Rappahannock Districts, 1870-1907 and the Occupacia District, 1872-1873; 1879-1880 in addition to two townships, Rappahannock and Central, 1871. 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The Acts of Assembly provided that each township be divided into school and electoral districts (see Acts of Assembly 1869-1870, Chapter 39). A constitutional amendment in 1874 changed the townships into magisterial districts and each district elected one supervisor, three justices of the peace, one constable, and one overseer of the poor. The supervisors of the districts made up the county board of supervisors whose duties were identical as those set out in 1870. The published Acts of Assembly appended a list of township names by county following the acts for every year that townships existed in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information\n"],"bioghist_tesim":["Essex County probably was named for the English county. It was formed from old Rappahannock County in 1692.\n","The Virginia Constitution of 1870 mandated Virginia's first statewide public school system. 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