Henrico County (Va.) Records, circa 1801-1900

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Henrico County (Va.) Records, circa 1801-1900. Local government records collection, Henrico County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Henrico County (Va.) Records, circa 1801-1900. Local government records collection, Henrico County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Henrico County (Va.) Records, circa 1801-1900, consist of the following series: Miscellaneous Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Court Records (subfield series Judgments and Criminal Records), Fiduciary Records, Road and Bridge Records, Land Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Overseers of the Poor Records, Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records and Board of Supervisors Records), Military and Pension Records, Election Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths and Justice of the Peace Records.

Miscellaneous Records: Estray papers; Tax and Fiscal Records; Court Records: Judgments, Criminal Records, Writs, etc.; Fiduciary Records; Road and Bridge Records - UNPROCESSED.

Court Records: Judgments (Forthcoming bonds, attachment bonds, indemnifying bonds, suspending bonds, etc.), Miscellaneous Criminal Records; Land Records: Boundary Line Establishments, Deeds, Inquisitions on Escheated Land, Miscellaneous Land Records; Miscellaneous Records: Notary Public Reports, Powers of Attorney; County Administrative Records: Overseers of the Poor Reports; Military and Pension Records: Militia Roll (1854), Militia Bonds; Tax and Fiscal Records: Ordinary Bonds and Licenses and Miscellaneous Tax and Fiscal Records; Election Records: Election District Boundary Reports (1852) and Miscellaneous Election Records; Bond/Commission/Oaths; County Administrative Records: Board of Superviors Records: Road and Bridge Records: Road Commissioner and Road Viewer Reports.

Justice of the Peace Records: Executions, 1881-1883; Court Records: Judgments: Executions, 1870 -1874, 1888; Extracts of Judgments, 1868-1901 ca.; Judgments Docketed to Constitute a Lien on Real Estate, 1874-1882; Miscellaneous Records: Estrays, 1820 ca. UNPROCESSED.

Tax and Fiscal Records; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records; County Administrative Records: Board of Supervisors Records. UNPROCESSED.

Biographical / historical:

Henrico County was named for Henry, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King James I. The county was one of the eight original shires, or counties, first enumerated in 1634.

All county court records prior to 1655 and almost all prior to 1677 are missing. Many records were destroyed by British troops during the Revolutionary War. Post-Revolutionary War county court records exist. Almost all circuit superior court of law and chancery and circuit court records were destroyed by fire during the evacuation of Richmond on 3 April 1865, during the Civil War. The county's circuit court held its sessions at the state courthouse in Richmond.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Henrico County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
4 boxes--3 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 1 (1047781) found at Library of Virginia.