Chesterfield County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1752-1893

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

Should you wish to quote from or reproduce images of any of the materials, you must write to the Librarian of the Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, requesting formal permission to do so. Please note that you do not have to obtain permission if you are quoting fewer than fifty words, or if you are only citing the document. Images made with microfilm-reader printers are for research use only and may not be used for publication without permission.

Preferred citation:

Chesterfield County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1752-1893, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Summary

Creator:
Robert Alonzo Brock
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Chesterfield County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1752-1893, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1752-1893 and undated, of Chesterfield County consist of claims against the county and the commonwealth (1752, 1757, 1759, 1761, 1821), court papers related to judgments (1785) and chancery suits (1846, 1849), fiduciary records (1782, 1823, 1828, 1840-1847, 1855), free negro records (1844), wills (undated, 1799, 1820, 1828, 1849), and a petition (1893.)

Copies of inventories and appraisements, 1782, 1855, of the estates of Claiborne Anderson and John Watkins.

Copy of will, inventory, and appraisment, 1820, 1823, of Abram Sublett's estate.

Copies of wills, 1799, undated, of Samuel Nivins and John Burton.

Copies of the will, inventory, and appraisement of Edith Sublett's estate, 1828, as well as copies of depositions and memorandum, 1846, used as exhibits in the chancery cause Sublett versus Sublett heard in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District.

Copy of will of Caroline M. R. Johnson and notes for answer to bill, 1849, used as exhibits in a chancery cause P. T. Johnson versus Edward Johnson.

Accounts, 1840-1847, related to the estate of Mary McCollum.

Registration of a free negro, 1844, named Isaac Moss.

Petition, 1893, requesting the appointment of John Lester as deputy inspector under the Collector of Internal Revenue.

Biographical / historical:

Chesterfield County was formed in 1749 from Henrico County.

Acquisition information:
The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.
Physical description:
Miscellaneous reel 4608
Note:

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.