Warwick County (Va.) Court Orders, 1688 Sep.-Nov.

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Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
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Summary

Creator:
Newport News (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Warwick County (Va.) Court Orders, 1688 Sep-Nov. This record appears to be a part of or a copy of an order book. Order books record all matters brought before the court when it was in session. They provide synopses of cases in a neater, more organized form. These orders pertain mostly to judgments and estate settlements.

Biographical / historical:

Warwick County (extinct) was named either for Robert Rich, earl of Warwick, a prominent member of the London Company, or for the county of Warwick in England. The county was originally called Warwick River and was one of the original shires, or counties, first enumerated in 1634. The shorter name was adopted in 1643. Warwick County became extinct in 1952, when it became the city of Warwick. The new city was consolidated with the city of Newport News in 1958 and took the latter's name. Denbigh was the county seat.

County court records were destroyed at several times with most destruction occurring during the Civil War. The clerk's office was burned on 15 December 1864. County court minute books and loose records from 1787 to 1819 were destroyed by the fire. Additional records were burned in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 44232.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
4 p.