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With the disestablishment of the Anglican church after the American Revolution and the rise of other religious denominations, the record-keeping process for vital statistics fell more and more to the individual family. By the mid-nineteenth century, however, medical science began to recognize the advantages of accurate birth and mortality information in controlling and treating communicable diseases. Pressure from local and national health organizations and medical professionals resulted in the passage of vital statistics registration laws. Virginia was one of the earliest states to pass such a law.","A law requiring the systematic statewide recording of births and deaths was passed by the General Assembly on April 11 1853. Every commissioner of revenue registered births and deaths in his district annually, at the same time personal property subject to taxation was ascertained. The commissioner recorded births and deaths that had occurred prior to 31 December of the preceding year and returned the record to the clerk of court by 1 June. Information was obtained from heads of family, physicians, surgeons, or coroners. The law imposed penalties for failing to furnish or collect the information.","The clerk of court in each locality entered the information supplied by the commissioner into registers and prepared an accompanying alphabetical index. A copy of each register was forwarded to the Auditor of Public Accounts. The law went into effect on 1 July 1853, and continued until 1896, when an economy-conscious legislature repealed the recording provisions.","There was no statewide recording of births and deaths between 1896 and 1912. Several metropolitan areas continued to keep records of births and deaths for all or part of the period between 1896 and 1912. Systematic statewide registration began again in June 1912.","Most county court records, particularly deeds, wills, and marriage records, were destroyed by fire in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War. The circuit court records were not moved to Richmond and were relatively unscathed. Consequently, there is a strong run of common law papers and chancery papers after 1831 that were generated by the circuit superior court of law and chancery and its successor, the circuit court.\n"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHanover County (Va.) Birth and Death Records, 1918-1927. Local government records collection, Hanover County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Hanover County (Va.) Birth and Death Records, 1918-1927. Local government records collection, Hanover County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.\n"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHanover County Vital Statistic Records can be obtained through the \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"http://www.vdh.state.va.us/\"\u003eVirginia Department of Health.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditional Hanover County Vital Statistic Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA119\"\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":["Hanover County Vital Statistic Records can be obtained through the  Virginia Department of Health.","Additional Hanover County Vital Statistic Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult  \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","See the  Lost Records Localities Digital Collection  available at Virginia Memory.\n","For more information and a listing of lost records localities see  Lost Records research note . \n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHanover County (Va.) Birth and Death Records, 1918-1927, consist of birth and death registers.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInformation is occasionally missing from the records. If an infant had not been named at the time of birth or death, the entry would record only the surname or note \"Smith, infant.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Hanover County (Va.) Birth and Death Records, 1918-1927, consist of birth and death registers.\n","Information is occasionally missing from the records. If an infant had not been named at the time of birth or death, the entry would record only the surname or note \"Smith, infant.\""],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRESTRICTED Birth records are closed for 100 years after the date of birth. (Code of Virginia 32.1-271, 42.1-78).\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor copies of birth certificates within the 100 year restriction, contact the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Health Statistics.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["RESTRICTED Birth records are closed for 100 years after the date of birth. (Code of Virginia 32.1-271, 42.1-78).\n","For copies of birth certificates within the 100 year restriction, contact the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Health Statistics.\n"],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Location\"\u003eState Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia\n\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia\n"],"names_ssim":["Hanover County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"corpname_ssim":["Hanover County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T11:12:54.166Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi03253"}},{"id":"vi_vi02652","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Hanover County (Va.) 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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. \u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi02652#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vi_vi02652","ead_ssi":"vi_vi02652","_root_":"vi_vi02652","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi02652","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi02652.xml","title_ssm":["Hanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1831-1913"],"title_tesim":["Hanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1831-1913"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Hanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1831-1913"],"text":["Hanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1831-1913","Digital images; 1.45 cubic feet (3 boxes).","Hanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1831-1913, use digital images found on the  Chancery Records Index  available electronically at the website of the Library of Virginia.\n","Organized by case, of which each is assigned a unique index number comprised of the latest year found in case and a sequentially increasing 3-digit number assigned by the processor as cases for that year are found. Arranged chronologically.\n","Arrangement of documents within each folder are as follows: Bill, Answer, and Final Decree (if found.)","Context for Record Type:  Chancery Causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are \"administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law.\" A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case; however, the judge is basing the decision on findings compiled and documented by Commissioners. Chancery causes are useful when researching local history, genealogical information, and land or estate divisions. They are a valuable source of local, state, social, and legal history and serve as a primary source for understanding a locality's history. Chancery causes document the lived experiences of free and enslaved individuals; women; children; people living with physical disabilities or mental health struggles; people living in poverty; defunct institutions and corporate entities; or those that may not have otherwise left traditional written histories. \n","Locality History:  Hanover County was named for George I, who at the time of his ascent to the English throne was elector of Hanover in Germany. The county was formed from New Kent in 1720. The county seat is Hanover.\n","Lost Locality Notes:  Most county court records, particularly deeds, wills, and marriage records, were destroyed by fire in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War. The circuit court records were not moved to Richmond and were relatively unscathed. Consequently, there is a strong run of common law papers and chancery papers after 1831 that were generated by the circuit superior court of law and chancery and its successor, the circuit court.\n","The vast majority of the Hanover County Chancery Causes remain in the locality. Contact the County Clerk for access.\n","Hanover County Chancery Causes were processed in the locality by field processors prior to 2007. Additional records were found at the Library of Virginia after the initial scanning and were processed by Library of Virginia staff.\n","Digital images were generated in 2008 by PTFS through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program.","Additional digital images were generated in 2012 by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program.","Encoded by G. Crawford: 2008; updated by J. Taylor: November 2023.","Additional Hanover County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia.  Consult  \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","See the  Lost Records Localities Digital Collection  available at Virginia Memory.\n","Hanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1831-1913, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. 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","Due to Hanover County's proximity to Richmond, a center for the American slave trade, many chancery causes prior to 1865 contain information concerning enslaved Black men, women, and children. While there are several suits concerning the freedom of enslaved individuals, these cases largely represent the perspective of white enslavers and their disputes involving the sale, hiring, financial responsibilities, and legality of ownership of Black individuals. Many specifically involve the business of selling enslaved people further south to resolve debts and increase wealth. \n","In the chancery causes from before 1865, a number of enslaved individuals are described as being hired out by their enslavers to do work such as building a road or rail line. Many enslaved people are also described as knowing a trade, such as carpentry and smithing. ","Mahala, a \"free woman of color,\" lived in Hanover County prior to her death in 1831. John Bowe, Mahala's enslaver, emancipated Mahala in 1824. Col. Thomas Tinsley enslaved Mahala prior to John Bowes. John Bowe additionally emancipated an unnamed \"mulatto\" girl, after purchasing her from Mrs. Bowler which was documented in the Hanover Court. John Bowe wished to educate both Mahala and the unnamed girl. Mahala died and her will was recorded in 1831. In her will, Mahala states that she purchased her children from Col. Thomas Tinsley.\n","Betsey Bazinett stated that she was a \"free woman of color\" because she was the daughter of Matilda Bazinett, also free.  John, Betsey's father, was enslaved by Charles Tinsley and worked as a blacksmith. Due to their circumstances, Betsey's parents  were separated. Betsey was put into the custody of her father's mother. Betsey fled from Tinsley's property upon discovering that he wished to deprive Betsey of her freedom and planned to remove her to parts unknown. Betsey was afraid that she would be seized upon and sold.\n","Military Bounty Land Warrant No. 6908 was granted to the heirs of Ella Jones, who was herself an heir of Absalom Jones. Absalom Jones was given the bounty land warrant for his service as a private in the Revolutionary War. \n","John Gaines sold Beverly, Nancy, and her two children, all of whom were enslaved by John. John did this to prevent Robert B. Gaines, his brother, from  selling the foud of them in Norfolk. Maria and Isbell, two enslaved women, were taken to King William County by Robert B. Gaines and sold by the county sheriff. Hetty, an enslaved woman, was sold in 1808 to pay John Gaine's expenses as a student at William and Mary.  \n","Lucy Dickinson was the aunt of James B. Cason.  Lucy was said to be a weakly woman, illiterate and under his influence. James was said to be a gambler and drinker. John was said to verbally abuse Dickinson and had forged Virginia Central Railroad stock in her name. Dickinson also owned a considerable number of enslaved persons who helped her manage her plantation known as \"Queens.\" These enslaved individuals used to drive a cart and team in hauling coal and wood and going to the mill. Cason considered them \"burdensome, unmanageable and unproductive\" primarily because Dickinson was said to \"indulge\" the people she enslaved and managed them through leniency. Cason sold and hired out a number of these individuals  for money, such as Fanny, who was sold to Fendall Carpenter, a slave trader from Tennessee.  \n","Petition of George W. Doswell, a former county sheriff. He sold the personal and real estate of Thomas L. Page, but had difficulties with distributing the funds. The funds were in the only current circulating currency-Confederate Treasury notes which were quickly depreciating. Additional problems included many parties entitled to the funds, but resided in Union territory and parties entitled to the funds, but were in military service and could not be located.  \n","There are no restrictions.\n","Library of Virginia\n","English\n"],"collection_title_tesim":["Hanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1831-1913"],"collection_ssim":["Hanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1831-1913"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"creator_ssm":["Hanover County (Va.) Circuit Court\n"],"creator_ssim":["Hanover County (Va.) Circuit Court\n"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Digital images were generated in 2008 by PTFS.\n","Additional digital images were generated in 2012."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["Digital images; 1.45 cubic feet (3 boxes)."],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHanover County (Va.) 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According to Black's Law Dictionary they are \"administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law.\" A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case; however, the judge is basing the decision on findings compiled and documented by Commissioners. Chancery causes are useful when researching local history, genealogical information, and land or estate divisions. They are a valuable source of local, state, social, and legal history and serve as a primary source for understanding a locality's history. Chancery causes document the lived experiences of free and enslaved individuals; women; children; people living with physical disabilities or mental health struggles; people living in poverty; defunct institutions and corporate entities; or those that may not have otherwise left traditional written histories. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eLocality History:\u003c/title\u003e Hanover County was named for George I, who at the time of his ascent to the English throne was elector of Hanover in Germany. The county was formed from New Kent in 1720. The county seat is Hanover.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"bold\"\u003eLost Locality Notes:\u003c/title\u003e Most county court records, particularly deeds, wills, and marriage records, were destroyed by fire in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War. The circuit court records were not moved to Richmond and were relatively unscathed. 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Chancery causes document the lived experiences of free and enslaved individuals; women; children; people living with physical disabilities or mental health struggles; people living in poverty; defunct institutions and corporate entities; or those that may not have otherwise left traditional written histories. \n","Locality History:  Hanover County was named for George I, who at the time of his ascent to the English throne was elector of Hanover in Germany. The county was formed from New Kent in 1720. The county seat is Hanover.\n","Lost Locality Notes:  Most county court records, particularly deeds, wills, and marriage records, were destroyed by fire in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War. The circuit court records were not moved to Richmond and were relatively unscathed. 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Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA119\"\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"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material\n"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Additional Hanover County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia.  Consult  \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","See the  Lost Records Localities Digital Collection  available at Virginia Memory.\n"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1831-1913, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. 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\u003eDue to Hanover County's proximity to Richmond, a center for the American slave trade, many chancery causes prior to 1865 contain information concerning enslaved Black men, women, and children. While there are several suits concerning the freedom of enslaved individuals, these cases largely represent the perspective of white enslavers and their disputes involving the sale, hiring, financial responsibilities, and legality of ownership of Black individuals. Many specifically involve the business of selling enslaved people further south to resolve debts and increase wealth. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the chancery causes from before 1865, a number of enslaved individuals are described as being hired out by their enslavers to do work such as building a road or rail line. Many enslaved people are also described as knowing a trade, such as carpentry and smithing. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMahala, a \"free woman of color,\" lived in Hanover County prior to her death in 1831. John Bowe, Mahala's enslaver, emancipated Mahala in 1824. Col. Thomas Tinsley enslaved Mahala prior to John Bowes. John Bowe additionally emancipated an unnamed \"mulatto\" girl, after purchasing her from Mrs. Bowler which was documented in the Hanover Court. John Bowe wished to educate both Mahala and the unnamed girl. Mahala died and her will was recorded in 1831. In her will, Mahala states that she purchased her children from Col. Thomas Tinsley.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBetsey Bazinett stated that she was a \"free woman of color\" because she was the daughter of Matilda Bazinett, also free.  John, Betsey's father, was enslaved by Charles Tinsley and worked as a blacksmith. Due to their circumstances, Betsey's parents  were separated. Betsey was put into the custody of her father's mother. Betsey fled from Tinsley's property upon discovering that he wished to deprive Betsey of her freedom and planned to remove her to parts unknown. Betsey was afraid that she would be seized upon and sold.\n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMilitary Bounty Land Warrant No. 6908 was granted to the heirs of Ella Jones, who was herself an heir of Absalom Jones. Absalom Jones was given the bounty land warrant for his service as a private in the Revolutionary War. \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Gaines sold Beverly, Nancy, and her two children, all of whom were enslaved by John. John did this to prevent Robert B. Gaines, his brother, from  selling the foud of them in Norfolk. Maria and Isbell, two enslaved women, were taken to King William County by Robert B. Gaines and sold by the county sheriff. Hetty, an enslaved woman, was sold in 1808 to pay John Gaine's expenses as a student at William and Mary.  \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy Dickinson was the aunt of James B. Cason.  Lucy was said to be a weakly woman, illiterate and under his influence. James was said to be a gambler and drinker. John was said to verbally abuse Dickinson and had forged Virginia Central Railroad stock in her name. Dickinson also owned a considerable number of enslaved persons who helped her manage her plantation known as \"Queens.\" These enslaved individuals used to drive a cart and team in hauling coal and wood and going to the mill. Cason considered them \"burdensome, unmanageable and unproductive\" primarily because Dickinson was said to \"indulge\" the people she enslaved and managed them through leniency. Cason sold and hired out a number of these individuals  for money, such as Fanny, who was sold to Fendall Carpenter, a slave trader from Tennessee.  \n\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetition of George W. Doswell, a former county sheriff. He sold the personal and real estate of Thomas L. Page, but had difficulties with distributing the funds. The funds were in the only current circulating currency-Confederate Treasury notes which were quickly depreciating. Additional problems included many parties entitled to the funds, but resided in Union territory and parties entitled to the funds, but were in military service and could not be located.  \n\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content\n"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Hanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1831-1913, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. 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","Due to Hanover County's proximity to Richmond, a center for the American slave trade, many chancery causes prior to 1865 contain information concerning enslaved Black men, women, and children. While there are several suits concerning the freedom of enslaved individuals, these cases largely represent the perspective of white enslavers and their disputes involving the sale, hiring, financial responsibilities, and legality of ownership of Black individuals. 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