Richmond County (Va.) Court Records, 1794-1960

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
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Preferred citation:

Richmond County (Va.) Court Records, 1794-1960. Local Government Records Collection, Richmond County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Richmond County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Richmond County (Va.) Court Records, 1794-1960. Local Government Records Collection, Richmond County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Richmond County (Va.) Court Records, 1794-1960, include the following records: Judgments, 1795, 1859-1901; Commonwealth Causes, 1878, 1887 ca.; Chancery Decrees (copies), 1869-1872; Plat of Sabine Hall, 1833 ca.; Register of Deaths, 1876; Register of Births, 1893-1899; The Times (Richmond, Va.), 1902 March 4; Miscellaneous Plats, 1794-1846, undated; Lists of Conveyances, 1816-1836, 1888, undated; Deeds, 1802-1871; Unrecorded Deed, 1871; Processioners' Returns, 1797, 1817, 1821, 1831, 1839; Journal of the House of Delegates, Partial, undated; Road Report, undated; Board of Supervisors Records, 1871; Plat of Prison Bounds, 1800 ca.; Chancery Commissioner Appointment, 1871; Clerks Records, 1930s ca. and undated; Miscellaneous Court Papers, 1869-1960; Oaths of Office and Related Documents, 1902-1912; Marriage Consents, 1902-1919, undated; Minister's Returns, 1812-1837, undated; Certificates of Death, 1932-1936; Assignments of Dower, 1871-1872; Report of Division of Slaves, 1822; Erroneous Assessment of Land, 1872-1904; Correspondence to Treasurer, 1904.

Plat of Sabine Hall, 1833, is copy of the original made in 1820. It was delivered to Robert W. Carter in pursuance of an order made in Richmond County Court on 2 December 1833. The plat records a map, surveyor's notes, and names of property owners.

Biographical / historical:

Richmond County may have been named for Richmond borough in Surrey, England, or for Charles Lennox, first duke of Richmond and a son of King Charles II. It was formed from Old Rappahannock County in 1692. The county seat is Warsaw.

Some volumes were burned and mutilated through unknown causes; in addition, the will books prior to 1699 were missing as early as 1793, and order books for the period 1794-1816 are also missing. Numerous loose records prior to 1781 are missing as well.

Sabine Hall is a plantation established in the 1730's in Richmond County, Virginia and owned by the Carter family.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1.25 cu.ft.