Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1759-1897

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:

Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1759-1897, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Summary

Creator:
Robert Alonzo Brock
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Cumberland County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1759-1897, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1759-1897, of Cumberland County consist of free negro and slave records (1799), court papers related to judgments (1787, 1850, 1881) and chancery suits (1847), papers related to court finance (1809), tax and fiscal records (1759, 1775, 1894, 1897), and wills (1793, 1892.)

Free negro and slave records, 1799, consist of a list of the number of slaves over twent and under fifty owned in the First Cumberland Assessment District. The list records the name of the slave-owner, name of superintendant, residence, and number of slaves.

Copy of a bill, 1847, in the chancery cause Widow of John B. Seay versus Administratix of Thomas T. Mayo and others heard in the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.

Copies of John Woodson's will, 1793 and Elvira Jackson's will, 1892.

Biographical / historical:

Cumberland County was formed in 1749 from Goochland 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.